Mission

TO FOSTER AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE CRUCIAL ROLE GETTYSBURG AND ADAMS COUNTY HAVE PLAYED IN SHAPING OUR COUNTRY'S HISTORY. WE TELL THE COMPREHENSIVE AND INCLUSIVE STORY OF A COMMUNITY THAT LEFT AN INDELIBLE MARK ON OUR NATION. THE ADAMS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OWNS AND OPERATES GETTYSBURG HISTORY - A NETWORK OF MUSEUMS, EVENTS, AND INITIATIVES INCLUDING GETTYSBURG BEYOND THE BATTLE MUSEUM, THE SHRIVER HOUSE MUSEUM, AND THE GETTYSBURG FILM FESTIVAL.