On January 31, Seminary Ridge Historic Preservation announced that Barbara Franco will serve as the first Executive Director of the forthcoming Seminary Ridge Museum. Ms. Franco most recently served eight years as the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
The Seminary Ridge Museum is scheduled for a spring 2013 opening. Exhibitions will center on the first day of battle, the role of Schmucker Hall both in battle and as a field hospital, and the religious tensions around slavery, African-American history and the local work of the Underground Railroad.
For more information on Barbara Franco and the Seminary Ridge Museum, visit seminaryridge.org.