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BOOK 1
GREENCASTLE-ANTRIM $20.00 Located in the heart of Pennsylvania’s picturesque and historic Cumberland Valley, Greencastle and neighboring Antrim Township are all-American communities with a rich heritage that spans several centuries. Using rare images, many never before published, Greencastle-Antrim is a tapestry of visual history that stretches from the early settlement of the region into the 1960s. The area witnessed American Indian raids, the Civil War, agricultural and industrial growth and decline, the heyday of the iron horse, and many other events linked directly with the history of the nation BOOK 2
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Greencastle-Antrim Revisited includes photographs which were edited out of the first pictorial history book (released in 2004) because of space. Of interest to the Baby Boomers of the area and their parents are the focus placed on the 1950s and 1960s, like favorite hangouts at the Cubby Hole, the Corner, and Greenpoint, the inside of the State Theater, and the faces of the voices heard on WKSL. Aerial views of the town and the township prior to Route 81 and housing developments, photographs of events such as an accident on the five-arch limestone bridge, flooding of the Conococheague, and hurricane Agnes are included in the book.
After choosing 13 photographs for submission
to Arcadia for the cover photograph, the Shockeys were aware that if it wasn’t
for the individuals behind the cameras’ eyes, a large percentage of what is
considered to be part of history would not exist. Greencastle-Antrim
Revisited is a tribute to Greencastle-Antrim photographers, going back as
far as George F. Ziegler I and to other local photographers, as late as the mid
20th century. The final decision for the cover photograph was based
not only upon its clarity but also upon the rarity of the photograph. It is rare
because there are no adult men, only women and children in the picture. Out of
hundreds of glass plate negatives in the Ziegler collection from this time
period, it is the only one which features women involved in an activity not of a
social nature, such as a picnic. It is also very rare to see a woman behind the
lens of a camera and for a photographer to be photographed taking a picture.
The titles of the 10 chapters are: Antrim Township Revisited; Greencastle Revisited; Business and Industry Revisited; Highways and Byways; “V” is for Victory, Valor, and Peace; The Irwins, Snivelys, and Zieglers; Noteworthy Individuals, Signs of the Times; Events and Pastimes Revisited; Old Home Week Revisited.
Bonnie and Ken Shockey are natives of the Greencastle-Antrim area with their family roots going back to the founding of Franklin County. Bonnie serves as the president of Allison-Antrim Museum and writes and lectures frequently on the history of the Greencastle-Antrim area. Ken is a software engineer and a partner in Industrial Control and Computer Consultants in Waynesboro, and he has been influential behind the scenes at the museum. They have both been active in local civic affairs since the early 1980s. Bonnie and Ken shared equally in the book – she wrote the text and he scanned all the photographs, many of which were loaned from members of the community.