>Are there any references available on the German Reformed Church of >Franklin Co, PA? Where would one find info ...> > where is Rocky Springs Church... To all Franklin County researchers: If you are looking for church or cemetery records in Franklin County, you need to contact the Kittochtinny Historical Society - see their webpage at http://www.rootsweb.com/~pakhs/ While the webpage does not go into much detail I can tell you from experience that if church or cemetery records for the county exist, they most likely have it. Very little of this information has been published, but they have an extensive manuscript collection and will do 'lookups' for non-members. If you do much research in this county, it is only $15 a year to join. Included in your dues is a newsletter plus other good stuff. Currently they are abstracting death records from the 1860s. On the manuscript collection. Various people have abstracted and translated the church records and the local chapter of the NSDAR did all the known cemeteries in the county in the 1930s. The cemetery records have been filmed by LDS and are available on loan from Salt Lake. Pennsylvania did not require marriage licensees until a very recent date. A marriage in the church was considered a legal marriage (unlike some states where you must have a license before the church marriage) Kittochtinny has a card file of marriages for the county - taken from church records and other sources. They also have a card file of obituaries. I guess what we really need is a good inventory of what is available in their library. Any volunteers? [Personal note: If there is anyone on this site from the county, please email me privately. We are looking for a land to build a retirement home near Chambersburg. awscks@erols.com About the Rocky Spring Presbyterian Church. I have seen a few records - pew holders in the late 1700s, etc, but no birth or marriages. If anyone knows of these, please post. The church is on the Rocky Spring Road nnw of Chambersburg in Letterkenny Twp. It appears on the map that it is part of Letterkenny Depot, but I know have attended services there and you do not go through any gate as you do for other parts of the Depot, so I would guess that it is outside of the Depot. The church is no longer used for regular services, but they do hold an annual service each fall with a guest minister. The building was damaged by high winds several years ago, but has been beautifully restored. The interior still has the box type of pews with the owners names on the doors. You can recognize lots of Revolutionary War soldiers names there. The church had two original stoves that vent into the attic, the tradition was that they were built that way so that the Indians could not see the smoke when there were services. The man in charge of the restoration said that the smoke 'cured' the beams in the attic and that was one of the reasons they were able to save so much of the original after the wind damage. The graveyard is in good condition. It is one of those copies by the NSDAR so the records are available. Carolyn in VA