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1855

Millersville University began as a teacher's college in 1855.

1859

Originally known as the Lancaster County Normal School, it was renamed the Millersville State Normal School in 1859.

1866

Doctor Lyte entered the normal school in 1866 after serving in the Civil War and teaching for two years.

1886

J.P. Wickersham, A History of Education in Pennsylvania (Lancaster: Inquirer Publishing Co.), 1886.

1894

Completed in 1894, the Biemesderfer Executive Center, also known as the Old Library, is the centerpiece of Millersville University's campus.

1900

Elegant stained glass windows from the early 1900's can be admired in various buildings across Millersville's campus.

1911

He was a Latin professor at Shippensburg State Normal School, dean of Kee Mar College in Hagerstown, MD, and chairman of the English Department at Shippensburg prior to replacing the popular A. R. Byerly as professor of classical languages at Millersville in 1911.

1927

After becoming Millersville State Teacher’s College in 1927, the college began offering baccalaureate degrees.

1932

The original Miller homestead, built in 1763, is now used by Millersville University to house its police department.Millersville was incorporated as a borough in 1932 with Borough Offices located at 25 East Charlotte Street.

1955

Lee Graver, A History of the First Pennsylvania State Normal School, Now the State Teachers College at Millersville (Millersville PA: State Teachers College), 1955.

1966

The iconic swans were purchased in 1966 for only $100 and originally named Fred and Ethel.

1985

Mark Fritz, "The State Normal Schools," Pennsylvania Heritage 9:4 (Fall 1985).

2011

In September 2011, the university closed Ganser Hall for two years for renovations.

2012

In 2012, the Washington Monthly ranked the University 68 out of 682 higher education institutions in the United States for its contribution to serve the public good -- the only one of the 14 Pennsylvania State owned Universities to rank in the top 100.

2013

On August 26, 2013, the Ganser Library reopened as the McNairy Library and Learning Forum at Ganser Hall.

2014

Marauding Historian July 2014

2015

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2016

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2017

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2018

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2019

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2020

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2021

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