Speaker Meeting - Sep 11, 2025 7:00 pm - Ben Thomas
Allison-Antrim Museum, 365 South Ridge Avenue, Greencastle, Pennsylvania 17225 will hold its September 11, 2025, speaker meeting in the German Bank Barn beginning at 7 p.m. The facility is wheelchair accessible.
As the speaker for the September speaker meeting, Mayor Ben Thomas will give a first-person presentation – “The Burgesses: From England to Greencastle, circa 1945.”
Who were the political figures that held the office of "Burgess" here in Greencastle, PA? Did the burgess form of government begin in England, Ireland, and Scotland? How did the position of burgess come to North America and to Greencastle? Who were the burgesses here at home and what were their responsibilities. Visitors will be able to discuss Greencastle during this period with Burgess Thomas.
Dr. Thomas H. Gilland, Greencastle Burgess