DELAYED OPENING ON MAY 13 | All operations of LancasterHistory will have a delayed opening on Monday, May 13. The organization will be closed to the public from 9am – 1pm. We will reopen to the public at 1pm. There will be a 1pm, 2pm, and 3pm tour of Wheatland. Thank you!
Open Mon-Sat, 9:30am-5pm | Wheatland Tours Mon-Sat, 10am-3pm
ARCHIVES The Archives has over 600 manuscript groups that contain the records of individuals, families, businesses, social organizations, and City and County Government of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. These records range in date from the incorporation of the county in 1729 to the present. Letters, diaries, estate papers, business records, trade cards, Civil War muster rolls, love […]
Read MoreLIBRARY The 16,000-volume library includes an extensive collection of materials on Lancaster County, the history of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania German history, religion, and decorative arts. The map collections include warrant maps for Lancaster County, Lancaster City and County maps, and Sanborn fire insurance maps. There are also extensive collections of church records and Lancaster County newspapers. […]
Read MorePHOTOGRAPHS The photographic collections of LancasterHistory contain more than 90,000 historic images around the County, with over 78,000 of them digitized and available in our online catalog. Included are early tintypes, daguerreotypes, stereographs, cartes de visite, and cabinet cards taken by Lancaster County, PA, nineteenth century photographers. You can also view a list of Lancaster County […]
Read MoreOBJECTS Since 1886, LancasterHistory has been collecting objects for research and exhibition. Today there are thousands of items that pertain to the history of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the life of President James Buchanan, First Lady Harriet Lane Johnston, Congressman Thaddeus Stevens, Lydia Hamilton Smith and so many more. Need additional assistance? Please don’t hesitate to reach […]
Read MoreMcCaskey High School track star Barney Ewell won a gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics.