Chambersburg remembers repatriated Italian prisoners of war, who built Letterkenny Chapel.
In May 1944, 1250 repatriated Italian soldiers came to Letterkenny Depot. Out of a melancholy and somber time when war encircled the world and thousands of miles separated the Italian service men from their families, a good and lasting accomplishment emerged.–Letterkenny Chapel.
Sunday, September 20, is a special fundraiser in downtown Waynesboro where participants eat blindfolded and begin to understand the challenges of eating without sight. It is the third annual “Dining in the Dark.” The charity event is a benefit for Curing Retinal Blindness Foundation and is also a way for sighted-participants to experience the impact…
Congratulations to Tuscarora Mountain Winery for medaling at the Tasters Guild Wine Competition, PA Wine Contest, and Finger Lakes Wine Competition.
1864 celebrates community and human spirit–its resiliency, faith, courage and effort. After the Confederate ransoming and burning on July 30, 1864, the spirit of Chambersburg’s people rebuilt Chambersburg. The town rose from the ashes and became known as the “Queen City of the Cumberland Valley with prosperous industries, natural resources, transportation facilities, and educational advantages.…