Shippensburg History Center

09/10/2026

We had a wonderful visit by one of the classes of Dr. John Bloom from the history department at the Shippensburg University.

09/09/2026

Wooden Nickel Wednesday: what do you remember about this business?

09/08/2026

Thank you Mechanicsburg Learning Center for these wonderful thank you cards. We enjoyed reading them all.

09/08/2026

Stewart House Sold!
Library is still available for $40.00

Today, we have an offering of two of the more rare pieces of the Shippensburg ceramic houses. We are asking $40 a piece or $75 for the two. The first one is the Doctor Alexander Stewart house, the headquarters of the Shippensburg History Center. The second house is the George Stewart Mansion, the home of the Shippensburg public library.

09/06/2026

The last entry! We hope you enjoyed following the soldiers who served in Pennsylvania during the War of 1812, in the year 1814.

September 6, This day we Came into Franklin County Came through Strawsburg and the horse valley into Path valley & into the town of Fannetsburg, 17 miles. and that is an End to my Six Months tour of duty.

This Journel is the trouth and Nothing but the Trouth John Withrow Junr. Fannetsburg (Junr)
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A Soldier’s Diary for 1814

09/05/2026

The Carlisle and Shippensburg Infantry is now home!

September 5, This day we Came through Carlisle and Came into Shippensburg, 26 miles. (Junr)
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A Soldier’s Diary for 1814

09/04/2026

September 4, This day we Came through Dauphin County and Into Cum berland. we Crossed Sweetara Creek the Susquhanah river, and Came through Middletown and Harrisburg and Came within 4 miles of Carlisle, 25 miles. (Junr)
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A Soldier’s Diary for 1814

09/04/2026

Just a heads up, here's our Labor Day weekend closure schedule.

09/03/2026

Some interesting information regarding the private business of a Revolutionary War soldier.

Where did Revolutionary War soldiers go to the bathroom? The 18th-century answer turns out to be a matter of military doctrine, discipline, and survival. In Fort Ticonderoga's latest YouTube video, discover how the sweeping saga of building the Continental Army in 1776, included building, "necessaries".
Watch our newest video to learn more! https://youtu.be/CRs4ZeWtDCs?si=7cQLLKoMf9bjBB5A

09/03/2026

September 3, we Crossed the Canistoga Creek, went through Lancaster & Elizabethtown to Sweetara [Swatara] hill. 28 miles.. (Junr)
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A Soldier’s Diary for 1814