Barn
You may drive by anytime to observe the barn progress.
A walkway (Eagle Scout project) has recently been completed
which connects the museum, the barn, and the parking. It is
handicapped approved.
Please be aware of any caution and danger signs. This barn remains under construction. The area is under video surveillance.
You may arrange for a private tour to learn about the barn and future goals.
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Thursday, September 11, 2008: Evangelical Lutheran Church 7 p.m.
Allison-Antrim Museum, Greencastle, Pennsylvania will resume its speakers series for the fall on Thursday, September 11, 2008 in the downstairs social room of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, 130 North Washington St, Greencastle, Pennsylvania beginning at 7 p.m. The facility is wheelchair accessible.
The golden days of radio in the
Greencastle-Antrim community began in 1967 when WKSL, 94.3 FM, went on the air.
Brothers Ben Jr. and Bob Thomas will talk about the 30 wonderful years that WKSL
filled the airwaves 24 hours a day. The radio station was built by their late
father, Ben Thomas Sr., and Roy Grove. The presentation will include the
display of several original artifacts of the broadcast facilities, including the
original control board used by radio personalities “Cousin Harry," “Big Bad
Burt,” “Shelly and Don,” Greg Hoover, and dozens of other men and women who
entertained and inspired the community during those golden years. Guests will
even hear the story of an interview with a rookie baseball player known as Cal
Ripken Jr.
How did radio come to Greencastle? What actually happened behind the microphone during those 30 years? How did Ben Thomas Sr. obtain his interest in radio? The Thomas brothers, Ben Jr. and Bob, will share these and other stories on September 11.
The meeting is free and open to the public. For more information call the museum at 717-597-9010 or visit the website at www.greencastlemuseum.org.
Tuesday, August 5 (1-4);
Thursday, August 7 (noon – 3 pm);
Sunday, August 10, 1 – 4 pm
During the month of August, Allison-Antrim Museum, 365 South Ridge Avenue, Greencastle, PA will celebrate 10 years of discovering Greencastle-Antrim's heritage! The museum opened on August 1, 1998, the first day of the 1998 Old Home Week celebration.
During the past 10 years, through the generosity of community members and former Geencastle-Antrim residents, its collections have grown to include one of the largest collections of Pennsylvania governors' signatures; a premier Civil War collection with uniforms, sabers, and personal artifacts that belonged to local veterans, a field surgeon's surgical kit, 12 Philadelphia Inquirer newspapers chronicling the death and burial of President Abraham Lincoln, Civil War letters, and an early 1800s slave collar; the Carl's Drug Store collection; and a collection of paintings by Walter Washington Smith, an African American artist from Greencastle. Two pictorial history books were written and published about the history of Greencastle-Antrim and the monthly speaker series, which is open to the public, has sponsored both local historians and nationally known speakers such as Ed Bearss, Dennis Frye, Andy Waskie, and Ted Alexander.
It was the foresight of the 1998 board of directors which developed the long range plan for Allison-Antrim Museum that has guided and steered succeeding boards in carrying out the 1998 board's vision for preserving Greencastle-Antrim's history and heritage for future generations. The saving of and reconstruction of the mid-1800s German bank barn on the museum's property is the culmination of providing a safe, climate-controlled storage facility for Allison-Antrim Museum's collections.
In addition to the Civil War collection, a special exhibit on agriculture will be opened during the month of August. Agriculture was the primary industry from the time the early settlers came to Antrim Township, the western edge of the frontier, in the early 1730s. Agriculture in turn spawned other industries like the water-powered grist mills which peppered the countryside of Franklin County until the discovery of electricity. At that time, grist mills became more centrally located in towns.
Over 12,000 acres of land was being used in Antrim Township during the mid-1920s for fruit production, which in turn supported such agricultural-related businesses as fruit processing plants. A clover header, flail, and a Henry S. Walck grain cradle will be exhibited. Also on display will be the 1877 public sale broadside for the estate of Samuel C. Walck, Henry's father. A photo gallery of agricultural-related photographs, which date from the late 1800s into the mid 20th century, will be exhibited. A visit to Allison-Antrim Museum in August promises discovery of Greencastle-Antrim's heritage and America's history.
Beginning in August, Allison-Antrim Museum will be open a third day each month. The dates and times in August will be Tuesday, August 5 from 1 – 4 pm; Thursday, August 7, noon to 3 pm; and Sunday, August 10, 1 – 4 pm. Both the museum house and the barn will be open.
Open House Schedule
September
Sunday, 14th, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Tuesday, 16th, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Thursday, 18th, Noon to 3:00 pm
October
Sunday, 12th, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Tuesday, 14th, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Thursday, 16th, Noon to 3:00 pm
November
Thursday, 6th, Noon to 3:00 pm
Sunday, 9th, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Tuesday, 11th, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
December
Thursday, 4th, Noon to 3:00 pm
Friday, 5th, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, Heritage Christmas
Sunday, 7th, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Tuesday, 9th, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm