The Confederates Come to Town!
Join the 5th Texas Company F for a weekend camp site reenactment September 25-27. During the Gettysburg Campaign, General Rodes' Confederate division marched through Biglerville (then known as Middletown) after camping near the town on the night of June 30. Saturday will be filled
The Confederates Return to Town!
Join the 5th Texas Company F for a weekend camp site reenactment September 25-27. During the Gettysburg Campaign, General Rodes' Confederate division marched through Biglerville (then known as Middletown) after camping near the town on the night of June 30. Saturday will be filled
Historic Barn Tours Today!
While we are not an official "tour stop" on this year's Historic Barn Tour, we're open and ready to show off our historic barn today from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Restoring the National Apple Museum’s Eastern Wall
Biglerville Historical and Preservation Society (BHPS) has begun to restore the siding of the National Apple Museum’s eastern wall. Funding for this project was made possible through the sponsorship of the Gettysburg Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Biglerville: Not a Crossroads Town
Biglerville, originally called Middletown (also known as Sugartown), was not established as a crossroads town. Around 1756, the "Menallen Road" extended to the Menallen Friends Meeting House, near Friend's Grove. The road ended just before entering the boundary of land
Grandpa’s Apple Butter Traditions by Moriah Conley
Around 1907, long ago, my great-great-grandmother, Maria Mellott, was born. Our family tradition of making apple butter started when she was a very young girl. Maria grew up being a
Boyer’s Crate Factory in Biglerville
In 1936, Charles Boyer and his brother, Elton, started a crate factory on North Main Street in Biglerville. After a year, they founded Guernsey Crate Factory (Charles G. Boyer Box Factory), which made crates and pallets. At one time, the building
Mt Olivet UB Church, The First 100 Years
While working in the Biglerville Historical an Preservation archives we discovered that Mt. Olivet United Brethren Church in Guernsey is celebrating their 130th Anniversary this year. We thought we’d honor that with this blog post. The church was established when a
Hamlet History, Part 4 (Arendtsville, Aspers, Beecherstown, Bendersville, Brysonia, Butler Township)
Arendtsville Settled in 1810 Originally called John's Pursuit Incorporated in 1896 Named for early settler, John Arendt Post office established 9/16/1841 On November 22, 1918, Arendtsville resident, Ira E. Lady, died of wounds sustained in World War I. The Biglerville American Legion is named in his
Hamlet History, Part 3 (Center Mills, Flora Dale, Gardners, Guernsey)
Center Mills Originally called Menallen The existing mill was built by Henry Duttera in 1821 The mill has served as a grist mill, saw mill, distillery, and a hemp mill Source: Tidbits, History, Morsels by Larry Kennedy 2009 Flora Dale Once called Wrightsville Located south of
