A History of the Adams County Historical Society: 1888-2017

Filmed January 2nd, 2018, 7 PM at Valentine Hall at the Lutheran Theological Seminary (now United Lutheran) in Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania.

Event Description:

Join historians Tim Smith and Andrew Dalton for a history of the Adams County Historical Society. Their program will focus on the early years of ACHS, including its earliest members, donations, and an overview of how the society began its operations decades ago. We will discuss the development of the organization and its holdings over the course of the past eight decades and discuss the challenges and opportunities we have moving forward.

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The Adams County Historical Society is an archival research library officially recognized as the repository for Adams County records. These county materials include selected birth, marriage, and death records, estate papers, tax books, and deeds. In addition to county documents, the archives contain record and manuscript collections for local businesses, clubs and organizations, families, and Battle of Gettysburg-related materials like civilian accounts and damage claims. The society is also home to a collection of photographic prints and negatives that exceeds 200,000 images.

[wordcarr]

It seems ACHS has very limited resources. So perhaps it's impossible to even think about, not only cataloging by computer, but also scanning all documents, diaries, photos etc.? Thus there would ultimately be a digitized record of everything on file. Then ACHS could additionally profit by (for a price) making this digitized material available online.

[DCSportRyder]

A perfect profile shot I say, at 10:51. Check it out!