http://www.achs-pa.org
Established "to foster interest in the history of Adams County and vicinity, conduct research, preserve records and objects, mark sites, and pursue such activities as may be related to the history of the community." The Society has often been referred to affectionately as the "county's attic" - an archive and museum preserving the rich cultural heritage of Adams County.
Address:
111 Seminary Ridge
P.O. Box 4325
Gettysburg, PA 17325
Phone: 717-334-4723
Handicap Access? N
All Accommodations Nearby
Doubleday Inn (0.4 Miles)
Ghosts of Gettysburg Candlelight Walking Tours (0.68 Miles)
Gaslight (0.69 Miles)
The Gas Light Inn (0.69 Miles)
Brafferton Inn (0.71 Miles)
Sleepy Hollow of Gettysburg Candlelight Ghost Tours (0.72 Miles)
Raphael Inn Bed and Breakfast (0.72 Miles)
Budget Host -Three Crowns Motor Lodge (0.73 Miles)
Brickhouse Inn (0.74 Miles)
Holiday Inn - Battlefield (0.75 Miles)
Quality Inn - Gettysburg Battlefield (0.77 Miles)
Gettysburg Travelodge (0.78 Miles)
Herr Tavern (0.88 Miles)
Econo Lodge - Gettysburg (1 Miles)
Keystone Inn (1.09 Miles)
Super 8 Motel - Gettysburg (1.13 Miles)
Days Inn - Gettysburg (1.53 Miles)
Holiday Inn Express - Gettysburg (1.55 Miles)
Country Inn (1.73 Miles)
Baladerry Inn at Gettysburg (2.1 Miles)
Hampton Inn - Gettysburg (2.25 Miles)
Hotels & Motels Nearby
Quality Inn at General Lee's Headquarters (0.16 Miles)
Budget Host -Three Crowns Motor Lodge (0.73 Miles)
Holiday Inn - Battlefield (0.75 Miles)
Inns of the Gettysburg Area (0.75 Miles)
Colton Motel (0.76 Miles)
America's Best Value Inn - Gettysburg (0.76 Miles)
Quality Inn - Gettysburg Battlefield (0.77 Miles)
Quality Inn Gettysburg (0.77 Miles)
Gettysburg Travelodge (0.78 Miles)
Econo Lodge - Gettysburg (1 Miles)
Econo Lodge (1.02 Miles)
South Ridge Motel (1.12 Miles)
Super 8 Motel - Gettysburg (1.13 Miles)
Comfort Inn - Gettysburg (1.44 Miles)
Days Inn - Gettysburg (1.53 Miles)
Holiday Inn Express - Gettysburg (1.55 Miles)
Hilton Garden Inn - Gettysburg (1.88 Miles)
Hampton Inn Gettysburg (2.2 Miles)
Hampton Inn - Gettysburg (2.25 Miles)
North Ridge Motel (2.36 Miles)
Homestead Motor Lodge (3.01 Miles)
Tours Nearby
Historic Church Walking Tours (0.15 Miles)
Pioneer Lines Railroad (0.55 Miles)
Moonacre Iron Works (0.58 Miles)
Adams County (0.64 Miles)
Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (0.66 Miles)
Ghosts of Gettysburg Candlelight Walking Tours (0.68 Miles)
Schriver House (0.68 Miles)
Shriver House Museum (0.7 Miles)
Sleepy Hollow of Gettysburg Candlelight Ghost Tours (0.72 Miles)
Gettysburg Group Reservations (0.75 Miles)
GettysBike Tours: A Cycles of History Company (0.75 Miles)
Camp Colt (0.85 Miles)
Gettysburg Battlefield Bus Tours (0.88 Miles)
Ghostly Images of Gettysburg (0.89 Miles)
Gettysburg Carriage Company (1.13 Miles)
Gettysbrew Restaurant and Brewery (1.83 Miles)
Segs in the City (1.93 Miles)
All Dining Nearby
Demetri's Greek and American Restaurant (0.2 Miles)
Dunlap's Restaurant and Bakery (0.28 Miles)
McClellan's Tavern (0.66 Miles)
Cannonball Olde Tyme Malt Shoppe (0.67 Miles)
Civil-La-Tea (0.7 Miles)
Friendly's Restaurant - Gettysburg (0.76 Miles)
Garrahy's Fudge Kitchen (0.79 Miles)
Herr Tavern (0.88 Miles)
Gettysbrew Restaurant and Brewery (1.83 Miles)
Breweries Nearby
Gettysbrew Restaurant and Brewery (1.83 Miles)
Monfort Farmhouse (1.84 Miles)
Arts & Entertainment Nearby
Moonacre Iron Works (0.58 Miles)
The Arrow Horse (0.59 Miles)
Antique Center of Gettysburg (0.66 Miles)
Explore and More Hands-On Children's Museum (0.69 Miles)
Mel's Antiques and Collectibles (0.69 Miles)
Arbor House at Gettysburg (0.74 Miles)
Gettysburg Brass Band Festival (0.74 Miles)
Jennie Wade House Museum (0.76 Miles)
Garrahy's Fudge Kitchen (0.79 Miles)
Soldier's National Museum in Gettysburg (0.89 Miles)
Ghostly Images of Gettysburg (0.89 Miles)
Adams County Heritage Festival (1.11 Miles)
Annual Civil War Gettysburg Battle Reenactment (1.13 Miles)
Monfort Farmhouse (1.84 Miles)
Eisenhower Christmas (2.15 Miles)
American Crafters (2.59 Miles)
Hope Springs Antiques (3.4 Miles)
Gettysburg Bike Week (3.5 Miles)
Hartlaub's Antiques (3.51 Miles)
Museums Nearby
General Lee's Headquarters (0.15 Miles)
Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (0.66 Miles)
Lincoln Room Museum (0.67 Miles)
American Civil War Museum (0.75 Miles)
Gettysburg Gift Center (0.76 Miles)
Jennie Wade House Museum (0.76 Miles)
Lincoln Train Museum (0.76 Miles)
Gettysburg Vol. Fire (0.77 Miles)
Jennie Wade House (0.77 Miles)
Soldier's National Museum in Gettysburg (0.89 Miles)
Eisenhower National Historic Site (3.49 Miles)
Boyds Bear Country (3.71 Miles)
Historic Places Nearby
Lutheran Theological Seminary (0.04 Miles)
"Hike with Ike" Walks (0.56 Miles)
Moonacre Iron Works (0.58 Miles)
Bike the Battlefield (0.64 Miles)
Adams County Courthouse (0.66 Miles)
Schriver House (0.68 Miles)
Luminaria (0.73 Miles)
Habitat Located in Three Historic Houses (0.73 Miles)
Arbor House at Gettysburg (0.74 Miles)
Jennie Wade House Museum (0.76 Miles)
Soldier's National Museum in Gettysburg (0.89 Miles)
Ghostly Images of Gettysburg (0.89 Miles)
Adams County Heritage Festival (1.11 Miles)
Annual Civil War Gettysburg Battle Reenactment (1.13 Miles)
Eisenhower Christmas (2.15 Miles)
Battlefield Bed & Breakfast Inn (3 Miles)
Eisenhower National Historic Site (3.49 Miles)
Great Conewago Chapel (4.9 Miles)
Historic Towns Nearby
Lutheran Theological Seminary (0.04 Miles)
Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (0.66 Miles)
Ghosts of Gettysburg Candlelight Walking Tours (0.68 Miles)
Luminaria (0.73 Miles)
Gettysburg Group Reservations (0.75 Miles)
Soldier's National Museum in Gettysburg (0.89 Miles)
Adams County Heritage Festival (1.11 Miles)
Eisenhower Christmas (2.15 Miles)
Battlefield Bed & Breakfast Inn (3 Miles)
Great Conewago Chapel (4.9 Miles)
History Museums Nearby
The House of Bender (0.64 Miles)
Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (0.66 Miles)
Lincoln Room Museum (0.67 Miles)
The Great T Shirt Co. (0.72 Miles)
The Inkwell Autograph Gallery (0.74 Miles)
American Civil War Museum (0.75 Miles)
Gettysburg Gift Center (0.76 Miles)
Soldier's National Museum in Gettysburg (0.89 Miles)
Eisenhower Christmas (2.15 Miles)
Eisenhower National Historic Site (3.49 Miles)
History Tours Nearby
Lutheran Theological Seminary (0.04 Miles)
General Lee's Headquarters (0.15 Miles)
Pioneer Lines Railroad (0.55 Miles)
"Hike with Ike" Walks (0.56 Miles)
Moonacre Iron Works (0.58 Miles)
Bike the Battlefield (0.64 Miles)
Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (0.66 Miles)
Ghosts of Gettysburg Candlelight Walking Tours (0.68 Miles)
Schriver House (0.68 Miles)
Shriver House Museum (0.7 Miles)
Sleepy Hollow of Gettysburg Candlelight Ghost Tours (0.72 Miles)
Habitat Located in Three Historic Houses (0.73 Miles)
Gettysburg Group Reservations (0.75 Miles)
GettysBike Tours: A Cycles of History Company (0.75 Miles)
American Civil War Museum (0.75 Miles)
Gettysburg Gift Center (0.76 Miles)
Jennie Wade House Museum (0.76 Miles)
Jennie Wade House (0.77 Miles)
Soldier's National Museum in Gettysburg (0.89 Miles)
Ghostly Images of Gettysburg (0.89 Miles)
Railroads Nearby
Pioneer Lines Railroad (0.55 Miles)
Lincoln Train Museum (0.76 Miles)
Camping Nearby
Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (0.66 Miles)
Artillery Ridge Camping Resort (1.63 Miles)
Gettysburg Campground (2.04 Miles)
Drummer Boy Camping Resort (2.39 Miles)
Round Top Campground (2.56 Miles)
Gettysburg K.O.A. Kampground (4.14 Miles)
Granite Hill Campground & Adventure Golf (4.61 Miles)
Granite Hill Camping Resort (4.65 Miles)
Campgrounds Nearby
Artillery Ridge Camping Resort (1.63 Miles)
Gettysburg Campground (2.04 Miles)
Drummer Boy Camping Resort (2.39 Miles)
Round Top Campground (2.56 Miles)
Gettysburg K.O.A. Kampground (4.14 Miles)
Gettysburg KOA (4.2 Miles)
Granite Hill Campground & Adventure Golf (4.61 Miles)
Granite Hill Camping Resort (4.65 Miles)
Shopping Nearby
The Arrow Horse (0.59 Miles)
Lord Nelson's Gallery (0.61 Miles)
Antiques at 17 on the Square (0.64 Miles)
The House of Bender (0.64 Miles)
Antique Center of Gettysburg (0.66 Miles)
Mel's Antiques and Collectibles (0.69 Miles)
Just Jennifer Gallery (0.7 Miles)
The Great T Shirt Co. (0.72 Miles)
Country Curiosity Store / Dobbin House Tavern (0.73 Miles)
Gallon Historical Art (0.73 Miles)
Habitat Located in Three Historic Houses (0.73 Miles)
The Inkwell Autograph Gallery (0.74 Miles)
Blue and Grey Gift Shop (0.74 Miles)
Gettysburg Gift Center (0.76 Miles)
Garrahy's Fudge Kitchen (0.79 Miles)
Bigham's Lighting (1.03 Miles)
Farnsworth Military Gallery (1.1 Miles)
Quilt Patch Village Shoppes (1.11 Miles)
American Crafters (2.59 Miles)
Battlefield Harley-Davidson/Buell (3.15 Miles)
Hope Springs Antiques (3.4 Miles)
Country Markets Nearby
Antiques at 17 on the Square (0.64 Miles)
The House of Bender (0.64 Miles)
Country Curiosity Store / Dobbin House Tavern (0.73 Miles)
Blue and Grey Gift Shop (0.74 Miles)
Quilt Patch Village Shoppes (1.11 Miles)
Caprine Delight Goat Dairy (2.48 Miles)
An Apple A Day Farm Market (3.9 Miles)
Brownvalley Farms (5.26 Miles)
Boyer Nursery and Orchards, Inc. (5.9 Miles)
National Apple Harvest Festival (5.99 Miles)
Antiquing Nearby
Antiques at 17 on the Square (0.64 Miles)
The House of Bender (0.64 Miles)
Antique Center of Gettysburg (0.66 Miles)
Mel's Antiques and Collectibles (0.69 Miles)
Civil-La-Tea (0.7 Miles)
The Great T Shirt Co. (0.72 Miles)
Habitat Located in Three Historic Houses (0.73 Miles)
The Inkwell Autograph Gallery (0.74 Miles)
Gettysburg Gift Center (0.76 Miles)
Bigham's Lighting (1.03 Miles)
Hope Springs Antiques (3.4 Miles)
Hartlaub's Antiques (3.51 Miles)
Monuments Nearby
Lutheran Theological Seminary (0.04 Miles)
Adams County Courthouse (0.66 Miles)
Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (0.66 Miles)
Camp Colt (0.85 Miles)
Great Conewago Chapel (4.9 Miles)
Diners Nearby
Lincoln Diner (0.66 Miles)
Family Restaurants Nearby
Demetri's Greek and American Restaurant (0.2 Miles)
Dunlap's Restaurant and Bakery (0.28 Miles)
The Blue Parrot Bistro (0.61 Miles)
Centuries on the Square (0.67 Miles)
Ping's Cafe (0.67 Miles)
Friendly's Restaurant - Gettysburg (0.76 Miles)
May Flowers Asian Buffet & Restaurant (0.78 Miles)
Olivia's (4.56 Miles)
Fine Dining Nearby
The Blue Parrot Bistro (0.61 Miles)
Dobbin House Tavern (0.73 Miles)
Festivals & Fairs Nearby
Gettysburg Brass Band Festival (0.74 Miles)
Adams County Heritage Festival (1.11 Miles)
American Crafters (2.59 Miles)
Gettysburg Bike Week (3.5 Miles)
42ND ANNUAL APPLE HARVEST FESTIVAL (5.13 Miles)
National Apple Harvest Festival (5.99 Miles)
Biking Nearby
Bike the Battlefield (0.64 Miles)
Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (0.66 Miles)
GettysBike Tours: A Cycles of History Company (0.75 Miles)
Segs in the City (1.93 Miles)
Gettysburg Bike Week (3.5 Miles)
Driving Tours Nearby
Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (0.66 Miles)
Horseback Riding Nearby
National Riding Stables (1.68 Miles)
Land of Little Horses Farm Park (3.42 Miles)
Hunting & Fishing Nearby
Granite Hill Campground & Adventure Golf (4.61 Miles)
Granite Hill Camping Resort (4.65 Miles)
Accommodations & Dining Nearby
Ragged Edge Coffeehouse (0.52 Miles)
The Blue Parrot Bistro (0.61 Miles)
McClellan's Tavern (0.66 Miles)
Centuries on the Square (0.67 Miles)
Cannonball Olde Tyme Malt Shoppe (0.67 Miles)
Ping's Cafe (0.67 Miles)
The Gas Light Inn (0.69 Miles)
Brafferton Inn (0.71 Miles)
Raphael Inn Bed and Breakfast (0.72 Miles)
Friendly's Restaurant - Gettysburg (0.76 Miles)
May Flowers Asian Buffet & Restaurant (0.78 Miles)
Garrahy's Fudge Kitchen (0.79 Miles)
Super 8 Motel - Gettysburg (1.13 Miles)
Holiday Inn Express - Gettysburg (1.55 Miles)
Country Inn (1.73 Miles)
Cornerstone Farm Bed and Breakfast (2.72 Miles)
Brierfield To Country (2.75 Miles)
Battlefield Bed & Breakfast Inn (3 Miles)
Battlefield Motel (3.3 Miles)
The Lightner Farmhouse Bed and Breakfast (3.3 Miles)
Lightner Farmhouse Bed and Breakfast (3.42 Miles)
Amusement & Theme Parks Nearby
Historical and Genealogical Societies Nearby
Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (0.66 Miles)
All Tours Nearby
General Lee's Headquarters (0.15 Miles)
Moonacre Iron Works (0.58 Miles)
Ghosts of Gettysburg Candlelight Walking Tours (0.68 Miles)
Schriver House (0.68 Miles)
Farnsworth House Inn (0.7 Miles)
Sleepy Hollow of Gettysburg Candlelight Ghost Tours (0.72 Miles)
Gettysburg Group Reservations (0.75 Miles)
Jennie Wade House Museum (0.76 Miles)
Ghostly Images of Gettysburg (0.89 Miles)
Annual Civil War Gettysburg Battle Reenactment (1.13 Miles)
Segs in the City (1.93 Miles)
National Historic Parks Nearby
Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (0.66 Miles)
Luminaria (0.73 Miles)
Gettysburg National Cemetery (0.82 Miles)
Annual Civil War Gettysburg Battle Reenactment (1.13 Miles)
Eisenhower National Historic Site (3.49 Miles)
Nature & Outdoors Nearby
"Hike with Ike" Walks (0.56 Miles)
Lord Nelson's Gallery (0.61 Miles)
Bike the Battlefield (0.64 Miles)
Segs in the City (1.93 Miles)
Lightner Farmhouse Bed and Breakfast (3.42 Miles)
Gettysburg Bike Week (3.5 Miles)
State & National Parks Nearby
Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (0.66 Miles)
Segs in the City (1.93 Miles)
Haunted Happenings Nearby
Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (0.66 Miles)
Ghosts of Gettysburg Candlelight Walking Tours (0.68 Miles)
Farnsworth House Inn (0.7 Miles)
Sleepy Hollow of Gettysburg Candlelight Ghost Tours (0.72 Miles)
Farnsworth House Ghost Walks & Mourning Theater (0.73 Miles)
Gettysburg National Cemetery (0.82 Miles)
Ghostly Images of Gettysburg (0.89 Miles)
Golfing Nearby
Mulligan MacDuffer Adventure Golf (1.67 Miles)
Cedar Ridge Golf Course (4.7 Miles)
The Links at Gettysburg (4.99 Miles)
Galleries Nearby
Lord Nelson's Gallery (0.61 Miles)
Gallon Historical Art (0.73 Miles)
The Inkwell Autograph Gallery (0.74 Miles)
Battlefields Nearby
Lutheran Theological Seminary (0.04 Miles)
Lincoln Cemetery (0.5 Miles)
Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (0.66 Miles)
Annual Civil War Gettysburg Battle Reenactment (1.13 Miles)
Battlefield Bed & Breakfast Inn (3 Miles)
Great Conewago Chapel (4.9 Miles)
Theatre Nearby
Gettysburg Stage (0.69 Miles)
Farnsworth House Inn (0.7 Miles)
Patriot Point/Patriot Point Theater (0.75 Miles)
A. Lincoln Place (0.79 Miles)
African American Heritage Nearby
Lincoln Cemetery (0.5 Miles)
St. Paul's AME Zion Church (0.58 Miles)
Lectures & Seminars Nearby
Ghosts of Gettysburg Candlelight Walking Tours (0.68 Miles)
Luminaria (0.73 Miles)
Arbor House at Gettysburg (0.74 Miles)
Music Nearby
Ragged Edge Coffeehouse (0.52 Miles)
The Arrow Horse (0.59 Miles)
Gettysburg Brass Band Festival (0.74 Miles)
Kids Nearby
Explore and More Hands-On Children's Museum (0.69 Miles)
Nightlife Nearby
The Arrow Horse (0.59 Miles)
Colleges & Universities Nearby
Action Sports Nearby
Segs in the City (1.93 Miles)
County Fairs Nearby
42ND ANNUAL APPLE HARVEST FESTIVAL (5.13 Miles)
Cabins Nearby
Lightner Farmhouse Bed and Breakfast (3.42 Miles)
Granite Hill Campground & Adventure Golf (4.61 Miles)
Hiking Nearby
Segs in the City (1.93 Miles)
Lightner Farmhouse Bed and Breakfast (3.42 Miles)
Farm Tours Nearby
Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (0.66 Miles)
Gettysburg Group Reservations (0.75 Miles)
Resorts Nearby
Eisenhower Hotels, Conference Center & Resort (3.5 Miles)
Mountain Biking Nearby
Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (0.66 Miles)
GettysBike Tours: A Cycles of History Company (0.75 Miles)
Skiing & Winter Sports Nearby
Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (0.66 Miles)
Nature Centers Nearby
Lord Nelson's Gallery (0.61 Miles)
Zoos & Animal Parks Nearby
Land of the Little Horses (3.28 Miles)
