Ticket link – https://www.historicalsociety.com/product/an-evening-with-jeff-shaara/

Stop by and pick up the perfect gift for that history lover! Books!!! Prints!!! Sheepford Road Bridge Ornaments and Puzzles!!! Snow Globes!!! Tea Towels and…

SPECIAL PRESENTATION at the Sheepford Road Bridge – Tuesday October 24, 2023 – 1:00 PM. More info to come….

On Monday September 25, 2023 the Friends of Sheepford Road Bridge/West Shore Historical Society received the State Historic Preservation Office Community Initiative Award at the…

You and/or your child can make this Plant A-Head craft at Arbor Day in Lemoyne’s Memorial Park on April 29 from 10:00 – 2:00! Lot’s…

The bidding period on our bridge, originally set to open in August 2023 will now be delayed to February 2024. This delay is due to…

After visiting the Historical Society of East Pennsboro, who have been assisting us with our inventory project, we were treated to a tour of the…

At their meetings in February and March, respectively, the Borough of Lemoyne and Hampden Township approved donations to WSHS. We are very grateful for these…

WSHS has been very fortunate! We recently received donations of a new computer and printer/scanner to further our inventory project. Our office now has wi-fi…

For those interested in purchasing tickets to Preservation Pennsylvania Awards Ceremony! Join us and support preservation in Pennsylvania! WSHS is honored to be receiving the…

We’re pleased to be partnering with the Cumberland County Historical Society for Historically Inappropriate Comedy: Hilarious Heroes Edition. This event takes place on Veteran’s Day,…

On July 2nd, WSHS took part in an event organized by Lemoyne Borough Council, scheduled to take place in Negley Park but moved indoors due…

A ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at the Slate Hill Road Bridge on Tuesday, May 31 @ 3:00 PM to celebrate completed restoration project.

WSHS is working with Silver Spring Township and taking the lead on efforts to complete the restoration of the Huston Mill, and assisting with a…

Stay tuned for more information!

As part of “Round and About with the West Shore Historical Society,” a collaboration between West Shore Historical Society (WSHS,) West Shore Photography Club (WSPC,)…

Thanks to Tom & Matt Basehore for allowing our visit and for their wonderful speech on the history of the farm.

WSHS is pleased to be a recipient of a Pennsylvania Historic Museum Commission grant! This $5000 grant will allow us to inventory and properly store…

WSHS President Don Paul Shearer and Executive Director Janice Lynx gave a short presentation at the Fairview Township Supervisor’s meeting on Monday, Dec. 6. After…

On Saturday, November 13th WSHS hosted the West Shore Photography Club at the Peace Church as the kick off to our collaboration “Round and About…

Here is a link to the October 27th Sentinel article ref: Sheepford Road Bridge. https://cumberlink.com/news/local/funding-sought-for-project-to-restore-sheepford-road-bridge-into-bicycle-and-pedestrian-crossing/article_6b93fb34-6f03-5cf9-9ce3-9c89fe0edae9.html

Our Annual Meeting will take place on Wednesday, October 27 at 7:00 PM on ZOOM. Use the link below to attend: https://zoom.us/j/93311300821?pwd=eDJ2QWM1cld1Z3UyV2lXd2RsMWNBUT09

Cumberland County Historical Society will present the 2021 William Foshag Preservation Award to the Friends of Sheepford Road Bridge/WSHS at their annual meeting on Tuesday…

Friends of Sheepford Road Bridge, now a committee of WSHS, are the recipients of the Cumberland County Historical Society’s 2021 William Foshag Preservation Award. The…

WSHS spent a few hours updating the Kiosk in Wormleysburg, located in front of the Walnut Street Bridge on Front Street. Secretary Warrenette Sprenkle, Vice…

We had a great day participating in the BTI Open House on August 23rd! Visit our Gallery page for more photos!

York & Cumberland Counties exploring state/federal funding for the Sheepford Road Bridge! https://www.pennlive.com/news/2021/07/cumberland-york-counties-exploring-grant-to-rehabilitate-sheepford-road-bridge-for-pedestrians.html

WSHS Executive Director Janice Lynx & Secretary Warrenette Sprenkle visit BTI, located at the old Wormleysburg Elementary School. Thank you BTI CEO Paul Eschbach for…

On Thursday, July 15th WSHS visited East Pennsboro Historical Society. Executive Director Jim Leonard and his staff hosted this meeting to show us how they…

Come take a journey back in time when going to the gas station was an experience. From the time you hear the “Ding! Ding!” when…

Our event on Wednesday, June 2, commemorating the placement of the Sheepford Road Bridge on the Cumberland County Register of Historic Places far exceeded our…