SHIREMANSTOWN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Upcoming Events
Spring Time in the Park
May 20, 2017 11 am to 4 pm Hope to see you there! Shiremanstown Clock & Historical Markers Ceremony
April 22, 2017 at 1:00 P.M. A dedication ceremony will be held to celebrate the placement of the Historical Town Clock and two additional Historical Markers presented by the Shiremanstown Historical Society and your presence is requested. The event is also open to the public so please feel free to invite a neighbor or friend. The dedication of the clock will take place first the site is located at 3 West Main Street in front of the Shiremanstown Fire Company Building. The first marker will be “St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church” located at 44 West Main Street. The marker will be located to left facing the front door entrance by the lamp post. The second marker will be the “Christian Stoner Home” located at 316 East Main Street, the home is the residents of Sylvia and Victor Funk. That marker will be placed at the front of the home on Main Street. In the event of inclement weather the ceremony will be held at the Shiremanstown Historical Society Museum, which is located at 41 South Locust Street, Shiremanstown, PA, in the River Rock Academy. The Museum will be open following the dedication for tours and refreshments. Note: Additional markers of several historical buildings are being considered. Date, time and location of those markers will be announced at a later date. Joan Runkle, President 717-571-3375 Lucy Getz, Vice President 717-761-0567
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Mission Statement
The Mission Statement of The Shiremanstown Historical Society “The purpose or purposes for which said corporation is formed are: The investigation, collection, acquisition, and preservation of interesting historical information, facts, documents, real and personal property having historical value, and especially such as relate to the early history of Shiremanstown, PA; and the publication and dissemination of historical data, the collection of moneys, the receiving of gifts and bequests for historical purposes, and the doing of all things necessary and incident thereto, including but not limited to purchasing, acquiring, holding, conveying, leasing, mortgaging, or borrowing money and issuing, selling, or pledging bonds, promissory notes, indebtedness, payable at a specified time(s), or payable upon the happening of specific event(s), whether secured by mortgage, pledge or otherwise, or unsecured.”
· EIN and 501 ( c ) These are available upon request
· EIN and 501 ( c ) These are available upon request
