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New owners keeping memories alive

MIFFLINTOWN — More than 100 years of history and memories adorn the walls of the Annsfield mansion in Mifflintown. The new owners have chosen to keep the memories alive with black and white photos in plain view in the mansion now operating as a wedding/event venue. Brent Bobb and brothers, Andy and Mark, were left with boxes full of newspaper clippings and old photos and 50 to 80 negatives. Brent’s daughter, Rachel Glendye, a photographer, has been happy to sift through the memories. By browsing through the materials and talking with previous owners, the Bobbs and Glendye ...

Memorial Day in Mifflintown

Photo submitted by SUE SHELLEY The 2019 Memorial Day ceremony at Presbyterian Cemetery in Mifflintown included officers from the American Legion Post 298 in Mifflintown, from left, John Breon, commander; Connie Huff, auxiliary; Derek Batt, SONS and Dan Jackson, SONS.

An army is born

It is difficult to comprehend the amount of information there is out there on our American history. Researching and reading information takes me from one exciting event to another, eventually reaching our current history. For example, June 14, 1775, became an important date in American history and the events of that day impact us today. It is the date that the newly commissioned Gen. George Washington reached Massachusetts to take over as commander of the new Army and its Revolutionary War. The battles of Lexington and Concord had already happened. If you haven’t already guessed it, ...

Lincoln Funeral Train

Editor’s note: The following was written by longtime Civil War infantry re-enactor Donald “Red” Husler, of Mifflintown, who is now portraying a Civil War-era civilian war correspondent. Although it’s been 154 years, the memories still lay fresh in the minds of many generations that ...

Seven Mountains

BELLEVILLE — How did Seven Mountains get its name? A room full of people wanting to know the answer attended the annual Kishacoquillas Valley Historical Society meeting Monday, where guest speaker and local historian Paul Fagley presented the facts. After establishing with the crowd ...

Life Changes

Author’s note: Imagine it is 1994, and you are 17 years young with a child of your own. This is my mother, Stephanie's, story that I chose to write about to send out a message. Her story is not trying to persuade you to become a teenage parent, but is letting those who are pregnant at a ...