Call For Journal Papers

Each fall the Society publishes "A Journal of Franklin County History." Papers may be submitted throughout the year on the following topics:

-Politics

-Culture

-Science

-Education

-People

-Religion

Articles may address Franklin County’s role in national events or look at Franklin County history from a comparative perspective.

Submitted essays will be reviewed by the Franklin County Historical Society—Kittochtinny’s Publication Committee.

Essays should be no more than 30 typed, double-spaced pages (12,000 words) including endnotes; shorter works are welcomed. All works should be prepared according to Kate L. Turabian’s, A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 7th edition (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007).

All submissions should include a cover letter containing the title of the essay and the author’s address, phone number, and email address.

Formatting:

Please format your paper in a word document (Word or Google Docs)
Please use Chicago-style endnotes www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html
Please use only one space after sentences.
Please use Word or Google Docs references tool to create your endnotes (there are many tutorials on YouTube, if you need further assistance please contact Shandra at 717-264-1667)

Call for Papers - Society Journal
Kittochtinny Papers Volume XXXVII- 2025

March 19, 2025

Franklin County Historical Society is eager to receive your local history papers for publication in upcoming journals. For publication in 2025, please contact us with your project by June 1. Partially completed works may be held for a future year. The members of the Publication Committee will work with you such that the final product shall be as comprehensive and as well-referenced with end notes as possible. There can only be one publication for each article, no second editions. Essays should be no more than 30 typed, double-spaced pages (12,000) words) including endnotes; shorter works are welcomed. Electronic submissions are encouraged in WORD format with graphics digitized. All papers should include a cover letter with author’s home and email addresses, and phone number.

Please consider your family stories, as well as stories of events and places, yet stay around Franklin County, which remains our mission. Ideas ought to reflect some general interest to our Franklin County readership. Remember that history begins yesterday and you may be the primary source for recent stories. Every time a building is torn down, or a person dies, stories die as well.

Sue Burkey, Dave Smith and myself will review your ideas and articles submitted. We are supported by a talented staff. We shall all commit ourselves to the welfare of your ideas through final publication.

Inquiries about this or future issues of Kittochtinny Papers may be directed to:
James Druckenbrod at druckijj@gmail.com or
Ann Hull at history@franklinhistorical.org