A THANK YOU TO OUR VISITORS
As I and most historians unanimously agree, the daily newspaper is probably one of the best sources of history. Each day they chronicle events with photos and articles relating to local persons, places, and things. They also thoroughly satisfy the writer or the journalist's necessary question, "Who? What? When? Where? and Why? Microfilm copies are satisfactory for temporary reference purposes, but those scratches and out of focus images are not something one would want to print and save. The Tom Glover collection of actual newspapers in the Hamilton Library Local History archives offers a very rare opportunity to bring crystal clear images from those old volumes and re-introduce them to our
21st century visitors as well as succeeding generations.
Remember: Most of these graphics are being safely preserved within the confines of millions of pages; many as fresh as the day they were published. With the number of visitors to this website approaching the half million mark, I would say it is safe in saying there is an increasing number of citizens who are interested in our local historic heritage. RALPH LUCARELLA said...
HI TOM...I'M ONE GUY WHO WAS BORN AT THE END OF WORLD WAR I AND RECALL MY FATHER GETTING DRAFTED AT FORT DIX. I'M TOLD THEY DRILLED WITH BROOM STICKS IN PLACE OF RIFLES. HE WAS LUCKY TO GET CALLED AT THE END. I CAN REMEMBER CHAMBERSBURG AND THE THANKFUL RESPONSE TO THE ROEBLING PLANT THAT SUPPLIED THE AREA WITH WORK. THE WONDERFUL SMELL OF TOMATO PIES AS YOU WALKED PAST PAPA'S ON BUTLER STREET. THE PUSH CARTS AND STREET CLEANERS THAT KEPT THE STREETS CLEAN AND THE TRUCKS THAT CANVASSED THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. CARS WERE NOT A PROBLEM YET WHILE EVERYONE WALKED OR RODE A BIKE TO WHERE THEY WERE GOING. YOUR SITE BRINGS BACK ALL THOSE MEMORIES FOR THE OLD TIMERS TO CHERISH. MAY GOD BLESS US ALL IN OUR OLD AGE AND PRAY THAT TODAY'S PROBLEMS ARE SOLVED. BEST REGARDS.
A THANK YOU TO OUR VISITORS
HI TOM...I'M ONE GUY WHO WAS BORN AT THE END OF WORLD WAS 1 AND RECALL MY FATHER GETTING DRAFTED AT FORT DIX. I'M TOLD THEY DRILLED WITH BROOM STICKS IN PLACE OF RIFLES. HE WAS LUCKY TO GET CALLED AT THE END. I CAN REMEMBER CHAMBERSBURG AND THE THANKFUL RESPONSE TO THE ROEBLINGS PLANT THAT SUPPLIED THE AREA WITH WORK. THE WONDERFUL SMELL OF TOMATO PIES AS YOU WALKED PAST PAPA'S ON BUTLER STREET. THE PUSH CARTS AND STREET CLEANERS THAT KEPT THE STREETS CLEAN AND THE TRUCKS THAT CANVASSED THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH FRUIT AND VEGTABLES. CARS WERE NOT A PROBLEM YET WHILE EVERYONE WALKED OR RODE A BIKE TO WHERE THEY WERE GOING. YOUR SITE BRINGS BACK ALL THOSE MEMORIES FOR THE OLD TIMERS TO CHERISH. MAY GOD BLESS US ALL IN OUR OLD AGE AND PRAY THAT TODAY'S PROBLEMS ARE SOLVED. BEST REGARDS.
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