This exhibition is part of a yearlong celebration commemorating the opening of the Lancaster County House of Employment in 1800 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and the subsequent 200 years of continuous care for the county's disadvantaged citizens on this site. This 200-year history designated the County Home and Hospital (as it was known in the 19th century) as the second oldest continuously operating hospital in the nation, predated only by the Pensylvania Hosptial in Philadelphia. The tradition of care at this location is today carried on at Conestoga View, built in 1969, as a long-term nursing facility for 450 residents.

This exhibition opened on March 22, 2000 and will be on view at the Lancaster County Hisotorical Society until June 26, 2000. The exhibit, curated by Dr. Page Talbott of Bala Cynwyd, PA, features over 200 objects and images from Lancaster County museums and historical organizations, as well as from other museums in southeastern Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic region.