Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Welcome!

To all those who have ‘Googled’ Shickshinny and came up with few places to go – welcome! To those of you who know the address of our site – welcome! To those of you who are here to learn about local history – welcome!
The Historical and Preservation Society of the Greater Shickshinny Area was created in the early part of the new millennium to help share the knowledge of the local history of the ‘land of the five mountains.' So far, we’ve been able to collect pictures and artifacts as well as oral histories from some of our older members.
We’ve come a long way.
We started out hopping to different venues around the area and we now have a home. Even though it’s not quite ready, the FLT Building (the former Odd Fellow’s Building next to the CVS) is where we hold meetings. Soon, we'll have a museum for everyone to see.
We did this in conjunction with the Business Association of the Greater Shickshinny Area to help save an old building from the wrecking ball and to add community space for our little corner of the world. When it’s done it will be the cornerstone of the community and something that everyone will be proud of.
If you'd like to join, drop us an email and we’ll be more than happy to get you involved!
Everyone has something to share, regardless of their roots and regardless of their abilities.
In the next days and weeks, you can read about local history, find out about our upcoming meetings, and other things that we’re doing.
Our email address is: shickshinnyareahistory@gmail.com
Meetings are held on the second Sunday of the month at 1 PM at the FLT Building and usually have a speaker. We do not have meetings in June, July, or August.
Thanks for stopping by and make sure you bookmark us!