Hello!

Welcome to Messiah College History:  An Audio-Guided Tour.  I created this tour as my senior honors project, and it has been the focus of my senior year.  My tour stops at fifteen sites around campus and presents the history of the buildings and the stories of the people associated with them. 

My tour is both audio and self-guided.  This allows you to explore the campus at your own time and pace.  You can also skip around to the buildings you are most interested in, which allows you to make your experience more personal.  Please download the audio tour onto an mp3 player, burn it onto a CD, or print out the transcript to use as a tour.  You may also download a campus map to guide you through the tour.

Whether you are an alum, a local resident, a current student, or just someone interested in the college, I hope you enjoy your time exploring our campus and find the tour both informational and entertaining.

If you would like to learn more about the history of Messiah College, please read Morris Sider’s Messiah College:  A History, or check out any of the sources listed in the bibliography of the transcript.

Enjoy!

Mary Lee Shade ‘08

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I would like to thank all of the people who assisted me in the production of this project.  My narrators: Eric Schaefer '08 and Andy Havingtion '09.  Those I interviewed:  Dr. Cynthia Wells, Dr. William Strausbaugh, and Prof. Terry Stoudnour.  My webmaster:  Dr. David Pettegrew.  Dr. Ed Arke and the WVMM Radio Station.  Glen Pierce of the Brethren in Christ and Messiah College Archives.  My friends who know lots about technology:  Zach Wachter '09 and David Drumm '08.  And most importantly, my advisor, Dr. Jim LaGrand.