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Vol. 4, Issue 5

From the President's Desk

Welcome to your "hometown" museum, Allison-Antrim Museum, during this 34th Triennial Old Home Week in 2001!

Every three years it always seems that something 'magical' happens in Greencastle-Antrim.

 

It is something that has happened every three years for the past 99 years since 1902. It's something that's hard to describe to people who don't live here and who have never attended or participated in any of the weeklong events. I've tried to explain it to others not from this area and they just smile and nod their heads, not really understanding. I've likened it to "Brigadoon", that sleepy little town, which comes alive every so many years. That's not quite it either.

When I read in the Echo Pilot an account of Old Home Week 1905, it became quite clear, in one word, what Old Home Week is and what makes it so special. The author mentioned the word 'spirit'. There is an Old Home Week Spirit. It is akin to the Christmas Spirit that everyone feels at that time of the year. It is anticipation. It is anxiousness waiting for the day to come. It is being very busy preparing for out-of-town family and friends. It is getting involved in any of the many Old Home Week events. Everyone has a smile on their face and is cordial. It is looking forward to seeing old friends from childhood - that time in everyone's life when the strongest friendships and bonds are made. It makes one feel good inside. The Old Home Week Spirit takes pride in Greencastle and Antrim's history and ancestors, always remembering those who came before us. The Old Home Week Spirit honors our past just as museums honor the past. If we do not remember our past, then our today and our future will have no meaning or purpose. I believe that Allison-Antrim Museum is honoring Greencastle-Antrim's past.

We, the Board of Directors of Allison-Antrim Museum, hope your visit during Old Home Week 2001, helps you make a connection with your community's past. Catch the Spirit and carry it forward for future generations.

Bonnie A. Shockey,
President of Allison-Antrim Museum

 

About Allison-Antrim Museum Membership

In July 2001, Allison-Antrim Museum started its fifth membership campaign. Great strides have been made since that first meeting in 1994 to talk about establishing a museum for Greencastle and Antrim Township. The accomplishments that have been achieved would not have been possible without the help, in many different ways, of our members.

Over the past year, the successful monthly-meeting speaker series continued with a wide variety of topics and one Thursday was added each month to our second Sunday of the month open house schedule. A full-color brochure was published and distributed throughout the area. An $821 Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts grant was received for the purpose of purchasing display panels on which to exhibit works of art as well as other displays.

Beginning with this membership year, Allison-Antrim Museum will be initiating a volunteer recognition program as a way of saying thank you for their time. In September, AAMI will be inviting other museums and historical organizations in the region to join together in an effort to create co-operative programs for the public and to jointly promote our organizations. By the end of 2001, AAMI will have established an endowment fund.

The community's help and support, as well as that of family and friends who formerly lived here, are very important to the success of the museum in the realization of all our goals.

If you would like to contribute to the success of Allison-Antrim Museum, the Board of Directors invites you to join our membership for the year July 2001 - June 2002 by completing and returning the membership application. We thank you very much for helping preserve our local heritage for future generations.

 

"My Walnut Hill Property"

This information is being published for the first time in this special issue of the "Annals". It has taken three years to compile and there are still missing pieces to find, that I'm sure will be discovered in time.