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May Program: A Special Evening with Hollywood/Broadway Actor Mark Zimmerman
By: Dylan Bowman, HAHS Board Member May 28, 2025 Halifaxians look on as Mark Zimmerman stuns the crowd with a Broadway tune. Photograph...

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May 315 min read
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April Program: Enders Family History
By: Dylan Bowman, HAHS Board Member May 27, 2025 HAHS Vice President Austin Enders and Enders Family Association Secretary and...

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May 275 min read
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Halifax Community Comes Together to Remember the Fallen
By: Dylan Bowman, HAHS Board Member May 26, 2025 Participants in the Halifax Memorial Day Parade pass out flags and interact with fellow...

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May 262 min read
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The President's Letter - April 2025
By: Ryan Bowman, HAHS President April 8, 2025 From the president: As I write these words, warm weather has finally begun to return to the...

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May 253 min read
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HAHS Thanks Community by Hosting FREE DINNER
By: Dylan Bowman, HAHS Board Member March 4, 2025 Halifaxians grab a warm bowl of soup on a cold night. Photograph by Dylan Bowman. Soup,...

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Mar 42 min read
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The President's Letter - January 2025
By: Ryan Bowman, HAHS President January 7, 2025 Arnold Friberg's “The Prayer at Valley Forge” (1975). From the president: Over the years,...

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Feb 164 min read
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The Belsnickel Would, Once Again, Like to Thank His Sponsors!
By: Dylan Bowman, HAHS Board Member January 18, 2025 The Belsnickel and Uncle Sam of Keystone - DS&T Insurance (Dylan Troutman) switching...

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Jan 181 min read
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To Those Souls Who Returned to Help at the 21st Annual Belsnickel Parade & Festival...
By: Dylan Bowman, HAHS Board Member January 6, 2023 Volunteers Emma Bowman and Graylee Dobbin make a signature hot chocolate for...

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Jan 63 min read
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THE BELSNICKEL HAS RETURNED! 21st Annual Parade & Festival SWEEPS Central PA!!
As the winds turned bitter with the arrival of winter, bells, ever so lightly ringing, could again be heard descending from the highest poin

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Dec 13, 20244 min read
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November Program: The History & Significance of Harman Stove Co.
By: Dylan Bowman, HAHS Board Member December 1, 2024 The Harman family at the HAHS November Program. Photograph by Dylan Bowman. Winter...

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Dec 11, 20243 min read
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Of Muckles and Rats: A Hidden History - Pt. I
In the days of my youth, there was war.
Not real war mind you, but rather the kind that exists between factions of young boys who, within

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Nov 23, 20244 min read
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In Memory of Robert "Bob" Warfel - A True Historian and Friend
On September 24th, 2024, the Historical Society lost a long time board member, co-laborer, 6 year museum curator, and above all - one of our

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Nov 10, 20242 min read
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The President's Letter: October 2024
I am an lover of records.
Phonograph recordings in one way or another have been around since the late 1800’s. By the 1930’s the company RCA

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Nov 3, 20244 min read
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The Belsnickel RETURNS for the Halifax Halloween Parade!
With Halloween upon us, one thing is certain within American society as the leaves continue to fall and Autumn winds sweep through the month

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Oct 31, 20242 min read
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Boys & Girls of Halifax SCRAMBLE for a Glimpse of The Belsnickel!!
This past Friday was another incredible success for the whole town of Halifax, as hundreds of families, friends and individuals came out for

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Oct 29, 20242 min read
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October Program: John Harris Jr. (Founder of Harrisburg) Visits Halifax
Whenever I think about the town of which I am from, I always consider it's conjunction to our state's Capitol, "just over The Mountain" as I

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Oct 27, 20244 min read
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Taylor's Schoolhouse Treasure UNCOVERED: The Dig Begins
Halifax's favorite archaeologist, Dane Snyder, dug into local history this past weekend by starting the excavation of a portion of land near

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Oct 11, 20242 min read
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30th Anniversary Showing of "Round the River's Bend" a SMASH Hit!
By: Dylan Bowman, HAHS Board Member September 25, 2024 (Top)Members of the cast and crew of "Round the River's Bend" gather for a group...

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Sep 25, 20243 min read
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The President's Letter: July 2024
By: Ryan Bowman, HAHS President July 4, 2024 "Declaration of Independence" by John Trumbull, circa 1817-1818. Change. A single word with...

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Aug 15, 20243 min read
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The Society Gathers Once More...
By: Dylan Bowman, HAHS Board Member July 17, 2024 HAHS Members gather for an evening of food, fun, and fellowship. Photograph by Dylan...

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Jul 17, 20242 min read
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