Gettysburg’s Schmuck Lumber Company reopens as an ACE Hardware Store

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Gettysburg’s branch of the Schmuck Lumber Company, located at 615 York St., re-opened today with a soft opening. Addition to its existing line of lumber products, the location now includes a full-service ACE Hardware Store. The store contains wide variety of top brands, including Stihl power tools and Benjamin Moore paints. “It’s going to be

Weikert’s Egg Farm celebrates 72 years serving the county

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Weikert’s Egg Farm, located at 2559 Fairfield Rd, Gettysburg, has been a family affair since its founding. “Weikerts built the farmhouse in 1884,” said owner Mahlon Weikert, “Since then the farm’s been passed down through family members.” From the first chicken house in 1952 to now, the Weikerts have been perfecting the craft. “My grandfather

“Ticket to the Past:” An Unforgettable Journey at the Gettysburg Lincoln Railroad Station

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In its third season, “Ticket to the Past: Unforgettable Journeys” at the historic Gettysburg Lincoln Railroad Station at 35 Carlisle Street offers an immersive trip into the past while stepping boldly toward the future of storytelling and museum design. Designed by TimeLooper, Inc. — an Interpretive Experience Design firm located in New York City —

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Gets New Lease on Life

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Great news! Ike’s namesake ship in the U.S. Navy fleet, the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, is now going to be plying the seas until perhaps the early 2030s. It had previously been scheduled to be decommissioned as early as 2027, according to Navy officials and the military newspaper Stars and Stripes. The USS Eisenhower, the

General Lee (Martin Sheen) Returns to Gettysburg

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Perhaps no one was more surprised than Martin Sheen when he got the call to play General Robert E. Lee for the movie Gettysburg. “I thought I’d be the last guy,” says Sheen, chuckling. “And I’ve always suspected and I’m going to have to ask Ron Maxwell (Gettysburg director) to be straight with me someday

Miss Gettysburg and Miss Gettysburg Teen 2024 Are Crowned

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Gettysburg Community Theatre (GCT), the non-profit 501c3 organization located at 49 York Street within the first block of Lincoln Square in Gettysburg, PA, is now celebrating its 16th Season as the year-round community theatre in Adams County. GCT is the producer of the first EVER Miss Gettysburg Scholarship Competition within the legendary Miss America System.

Thaddeus Stevens Museum opens in Gettysburg

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On April 4, something will happen that should have happened a long time ago — the grand opening of the first Thaddeus Stevens museum at 46 Chambersburg Street in Gettysburg, PA. The event from 5 to 7 p.m. will include music by noted musician Tom Jolin and the singing of the Star-Spangled Banner by Jesse