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"APPALACHIAN TRAIL MUSEUM UPDATES", April 30, 2021

4/30/2021

SPRING ! ~ A. T. MUSEUM & IRONMASTER'S HOSTEL OPEN
SPECIAL - JULIE'S DCNR ARTICLE - WEEKLY NEWS - VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT
~ GENE ESPY & NIMBLEWILL NOMAD INTERVIEWS
~ WILLIAM KEMSLEY, JR. ARTICLE
~ IAT (INTERNATIONAL APPALACHIAN TRAIL) 27th. ANNIVERSARY !
~ DAMASCUS, VA TRAIL DAYS FESTIVAL SOON - OFFICIAL LINK
~ ONLINE MUSEUM STORE ~ & MUCH MORE ! ~ & LOTS OF MUSIC !

Dear Appalachian Trail Museum Friends,

The April 30, 2021 edition of
Appalachian Trail Museum Updates
is ready for your review !

FYI ~ PART 1 - A. T. MUSEUM UPDATES ~ click on,
PART 1 - "A. T. MUSEUM UPDATES", April 30,2021

FYI ~ PART 2 - A. T. MUSEUM UPDATES ~ click on,
PART 2 - "A. T. MUSEUM UPDATES", April 30, 2021

SPECIAL: - JULIE QUEEN & VOLUNTEER WEEKLY, click on,
JULIE QUEEN DCNR ARTICLE & MANAGER'S WEEKLY NEWS

FYI ~ "A.T. VISTA NEWSLETTER" INTRO ~ click on,
"A. T. VISTA NEWSLETTER", April 2021

FYI ~ 2021 TRAIL DAYS FESTIVAL, click on,
WWW.TRAILDAYS.US

MUSIC TO ENJOY - 3 PERFORMANCES, click on,
1.) ARCANGELO CORELLI ~ CONCERTO IN D MAJOR

2.) 2 MUSIC VIDEOS WITH VISUALIZER EFFECTS

FYI ~ ONLINE STORE - APRIL 2021, click on,
A.T.MUSEUM ONLINE STORE - APRIL 2021

HAPPY TRAILS !

Robert "RED WOLF o'da SMOKY'S" Croyle
A. T. Museum Membership Secretary
email: atmuseumfriends@gmail.com

U S Mail Address:
A. T. Museum
1120 Pine Grove Road
Gardners, PA 17324

F.Y.I. ~ If you wish to receive this Appalachian Trail Museum newsletter,
click on & complete with name and email only, SUBSCRIBE.
Then add atmuseumupdates@gmail.com to your “contacts”
so newsletter is not blocked by your server. ~ "Red Wolf"

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Volunteer Opportunity For A Tech Savvy Person

4/28/2021

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Are you a lover of hiking and the A.T. who is also a technology geek? We have a volunteer opportunity for you.

Back in 2011, the Museum received funding from the Quimby Family Foundation to set up the site http://www.athikerpictures.org/ It is a searchable database of all the thru-hiker photos taken at ATC headquarters at Harpers Ferry, WV. The database has not been updated with new hiker photos since 2008.

We would like to update the database with photos since 2008. The site was written using a program called Ruby on Rails. We would also like to upgrade the site to the current version of RoR.
Does this sound like a project you would be interested in tackling? If so, contact us at [email protected]

By the way, we have a complete archive of hiker photos available to search and view on a computer at the A.T. Museum.

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"APPALACHIAN TRAIL MUSEUM UPDATES", April 23, 2021

4/22/2021

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SPRING !
~ MUSEUM OPEN & BUSY - HOURS – DOCENTS NEEDED
~ STATE PARK ACTIVITIES ~ TRAIL DAYS SOON
~ 5-YEAR CAMPAIGN NEARS GOAL / THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
~ MUSIC (3 CONCERTOS, 1 FUGUE, & 2 MOUNTAIN BALLAD VIDEOS !)
& MORE !

Dear Appalachian Trail Museum Friends,

The April 23, 2021 edition of
Appalachian Trail Museum Updates
is ready for your review !

FYI ~ A. T. MUSEUM UPDATES ~ click on,
"A. T. MUSEUM UPDATES", APRIL 23, 2021

FYI ~ PARK'S ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE, click on,
STATE PARK'S ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE, APRIL-MAY

FYI ~ 2021 TRAIL DAYS SCHEDULE, click on,
2021 TRAIL DAYS SCHEDULE - APRIL 16, 2021

MUSIC TO ENJOY - 3 PERFORMANCES, click on,
1.) BIBER: CONCERTO IN C MAJOR FOR TRUMPET & STRINGS

2.) TORELLI: TRUMPET CONCERTO IN D MAJOR

3.) FUGUE IN G MINOR - REVISION

FYI ~ ONLINE STORE - APRIL 2021, click on,
A.T.MUSEUM ONLINE STORE - APRIL 2021

HAPPY TRAILS !

Robert "RED WOLF o'da SMOKY'S" Croyle
A. T. Museum Membership Secretary
email: atmuseumfriends@gmail.com

U S Mail Address:
A. T. Museum
1120 Pine Grove Road
Gardners, PA 17324

F.Y.I. ~ If you wish to receive this Appalachian Trail Museum newsletter,
click on & complete with name and email only, SUBSCRIBE.
Then add [email protected] to your “contacts”
so newsletter is not blocked by your server. ~ "Red Wolf"

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Volunteer Spotlight - Becky

4/21/2021

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Becky on a paddlewheel cruise on the Mississippi River in Lacrosse, WI

Name: Becky

How long you've been volunteering for the museum and in what capacity: I started volunteering as a museum docent in 2019. I spent the pandemic summer of 2020 volunteering in the museum library doing an inventory of the latest library donations and of the "Book Sale" books. Then I spent the winter of 2020/21 assisting Sam and two other volunteers inventorying the museum archives, including more than 1000 Shelter Registers that have been donated to the museum over the years.

Favorite place to hike in PA: Other than following the AT through Pennsylvania during my 1992 AT Thru-Hike, I've not yet explored too much of PA. My wife and I bicycled the Pine Creek Trail that runs through the Grand Canyon of PA. While we were bicycling it last fall, I learned of the West Rim Trail of the Canyon, so now I want to go back someday to backpack it; perhaps, when the autumn leaves are at their peak.

Favorite place to hike outside of PA: Oh so many places come to mind, but if I must choose just one, I'll go with Grayson Highlands, VA. Though the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu ranks high as well.

Other hobbies (besides hiking): Bicycle Touring (mostly on rails-to-trail), Canoeing, Reading/Writing, and Genealogy.

A fun fact or other information that you're interested in sharing with the group: Being a genealogist, I've traced my family's ancestry back to the arrival of the Mayflower, specifically to John and Priscilla Alden, Richard Warren, and several others. There was to be a 400th celebration of the Mayflower's arrival in 1620 last year (2020) in Plymouth, MA, but as so many other things were, it was cancelled due to the pandemic. I had planned a walking/bicycling/canoeing journey retracing the path of 12 generations of my ancestors from Plymouth, MA to central, Ohio where I grew up. My route (in reverse of what they did, starting in Ohio and ending in MA) would have followed back roads, rivers, rail trails, and footpaths like the Tuscarora and Appalachian Trails. The plan was to visit historical societies and sites along the way and join a few family and pioneer reunions that I had learned of in several states along my route. I wanted to camp and walk on the lands where my ancestors had homesteaded. I would have arrived in Plymouth just in time for the planned 4-day, 400th Anniversary Event. Alas, all that planning, both my own and that of the event organizers, was for naught due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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"APPALACHIAN TRAIL MUSEUM UPDATES", April 16, 2021

4/16/2021

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TRAIL DAYS PHOTOS, 2 VIDEOS, & SCHEDULE
~ MUSEUM'S MISSION, VISION, & HISTORY
~ MUSEUM MANAGER JULIA’S WEEKLY EMAIL
~ HER INTERVIEW WITH LOCAL PRESS !
~ MUSEUM GARDEN’S NEWS "THE BUZZ" !
~ SOME MUSIC & MUCH MORE !

Dear Appalachian Trail Museum Friends,

The April 16, 2021 edition of
Appalachian Trail Museum Updates
is ready for your review !

FYI ~ A. T. MUSEUM UPDATES ~ click on,
"A. T. MUSEUM UPDATES", April 16, 2021

FYI ~ PARK'S ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE, click on,
STATE PARK'S ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE, APRIL-MAY

FYI~ THE MUSEUM GARDEN'S NEWS, click on,
THE A. T. MUSEUM GARDEN'S "LATEST BUZZ", late April-May

FYI ~ 2021 TRAIL DAYS SCHEDULE, click on,
2021 TRAIL DAYS SCHEDULE - APRIL 16, 2021

MUSIC TO ENJOY TODAY, click on,
SOME MUSIC FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2021

UPDATES SUPPLEMENT, click on, (ONLINE STORE),
SHOP ONLINE IN A. T. MUSEUM STORE

HAPPY TRAILS !

Robert "RED WOLF o'da SMOKY'S" Croyle
A. T. Museum Membership Secretary
email: [email protected]

U S Mail Address:
A. T. Museum
1120 Pine Grove Road
Gardners, PA 17324

F.Y.I. ~ If you wish to receive this Appalachian Trail Museum newsletter,
click on & complete with name and email only, SUBSCRIBE.
Then add atmuseumupdates@gmail.com to your “contacts”
so newsletter is not blocked by your server. ~ "Red Wolf"

~ "PRESERVE - PROTECT - WILDERNESS !" ~

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On May 7, Support The Museum At Give Local York. DO IT FOR EARL!!

4/15/2021

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For 24 hours on May 7, 2021, the Appalachian Trail Museum is honoring Earl Shaffer, a York, Pennsylvania, hometown boy who, after serving 4 ½ years in the US Army during World War II, made Trail history by becoming the first person to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail.

York was always home to Earl, from youthful wanderings through woods to his spartan living as an adult. His history-making thru-hike in 1948 from Georgia to Maine was followed in 1965 with another thru-hike from Maine to Georgia and then again in 1998 at age 79 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his initial trek.

Earl’s history-making adventures always brought him back to York. Your Give Local York online donation to the museum on May 7 celebrates Earl’s story and supports the work of the museum to tell the stories of hikers who have followed in his footsteps. Please give to Give Local York by following THIS LINK. Do it for Earl!

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SPECIAL EDITION "A. T. MUSEUM UPDATES", April 9, 2021

4/9/2021

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2021 SEASON APPALACHIAN TRAIL MUSEUM OPENING !
~ OPEN SAT & SUN, 12 NOON - 4 PM, EACH APRIL WEEKEND
~ ALL FOUR LEVELS NOW OCCUPIED WITH A.T. EXHIBITS
~ & MORE NEW EXHIBITS COMING !

Dear Appalachian Trail Museum Friends,

The 2021 MUSEUM OPENING SPECIAL EDITION of
Appalachian Trail Museum Updates
is ready for your review !

2021 MUSEUM OPENING SPECIAL ! ~ click on,
SPECIAL "A. T. MUSEUM UPDATES", April 9, 2021

UPDATES SUPPLEMENT, click on, (ONLINE STORE),
SHOP ONLINE IN A. T. MUSEUM STORE 2-5-21

HAPPY TRAILS !

Robert "RED WOLF o'da SMOKY'S" Croyle
A. T. Museum Membership Secretary
email: atmuseumfriends@gmail.com

U S Mail Address:
A. T. Museum
1120 Pine Grove Road
Gardners, PA 17324

F.Y.I. ~ If you wish to receive this Appalachian Trail Museum newsletter,
click on & complete with name and email only, SUBSCRIBE.
Then add [email protected] to your “contacts”
so newsletter is not blocked by your server. ~ "Red Wolf"

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2021 Opening Weekend

4/8/2021

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From new Museum manager Julie Queen:
Opening weekend was a success! We had a little over 50 visitors on Saturday and 29 on Sunday and beautiful weather both days. Thank you to EVERYONE who made the weekend a success! I have attached a few photos from Saturday and Sunday. In one photo you'll see myself, Becky Foreman, and Red Wolf (visiting all the way from Savannah, GA!) and in the second you'll see Red Wolf, museum treasurer Jay Sexton, and his daughter.

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"APPALACHIAN TRAIL MUSEUM UPDATES", April 30, 2021

Volunteer Opportunity For A Tech Savvy Person

"APPALACHIAN TRAIL MUSEUM UPDATES", April 23, 2021

SPRING !
~ MUSEUM OPEN & BUSY - HOURS – DOCENTS NEEDED
~ STATE PARK ACTIVITIES ~ TRAIL DAYS SOON
~ 5-YEAR CAMPAIGN NEARS GOAL / THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
~ MUSIC (3 CONCERTOS, 1 FUGUE, & 2 MOUNTAIN BALLAD VIDEOS !)
& MORE !

Volunteer Spotlight - Becky

"APPALACHIAN TRAIL MUSEUM UPDATES", April 16, 2021

TRAIL DAYS PHOTOS, 2 VIDEOS, & SCHEDULE
~ MUSEUM'S MISSION, VISION, & HISTORY
~ MUSEUM MANAGER JULIA’S WEEKLY EMAIL
~ HER INTERVIEW WITH LOCAL PRESS !
~ MUSEUM GARDEN’S NEWS "THE BUZZ" !
~ SOME MUSIC & MUCH MORE !

On May 7, Support The Museum At Give Local York. DO IT FOR EARL!!

SPECIAL EDITION "A. T. MUSEUM UPDATES", April 9, 2021

2021 SEASON APPALACHIAN TRAIL MUSEUM OPENING !
~ OPEN SAT & SUN, 12 NOON - 4 PM, EACH APRIL WEEKEND
~ ALL FOUR LEVELS NOW OCCUPIED WITH A.T. EXHIBITS
~ & MORE NEW EXHIBITS COMING !

2021 Opening Weekend

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TRAIL DAYS PHOTOS, 2 VIDEOS, & SCHEDULE~ MUSEUM'S MISSION, VISION, & HISTORY ~ MUSEUM MANAGER JULIA’S WEEKLY EMAIL~ HER INTERVIEW WITH LOCAL PRESS !~ MUSEUM GARDEN’S NEWS "THE BUZZ" !~ SOME MUSIC & MUCH MORE !

2021 SEASON APPALACHIAN TRAIL MUSEUM OPENING !~ OPEN SAT & SUN, 12 NOON - 4 PM, EACH APRIL WEEKEND~ ALL FOUR LEVELS NOW OCCUPIED WITH A.T. EXHIBITS~ & MORE NEW EXHIBITS COMING !

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SPRING !
~ MUSEUM OPEN & BUSY - HOURS – DOCENTS NEEDED
~ STATE PARK ACTIVITIES ~ TRAIL DAYS SOON
~ 5-YEAR CAMPAIGN NEARS GOAL / THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
~ MUSIC (3 CONCERTOS, 1 FUGUE, & 2 MOUNTAIN BALLAD VIDEOS !)
& MORE !

TRAIL DAYS PHOTOS, 2 VIDEOS, & SCHEDULE
~ MUSEUM'S MISSION, VISION, & HISTORY
~ MUSEUM MANAGER JULIA’S WEEKLY EMAIL
~ HER INTERVIEW WITH LOCAL PRESS !
~ MUSEUM GARDEN’S NEWS "THE BUZZ" !
~ SOME MUSIC & MUCH MORE !

2021 SEASON APPALACHIAN TRAIL MUSEUM OPENING !
~ OPEN SAT & SUN, 12 NOON - 4 PM, EACH APRIL WEEKEND
~ ALL FOUR LEVELS NOW OCCUPIED WITH A.T. EXHIBITS
~ & MORE NEW EXHIBITS COMING !