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UPCOMING EVENTS
and early closings

June 11 - August 9, 2008
Exhibition
Wish You Were Here: Lancaster County Post Cards

September 10, 2008
Exhibition Opening
See How They Run: Campaigning for President in Lancaster County
an exhibition that takes a look at some of our nation’s presidential campaigns from a Lancastrian perspective, will open on September 10th and run to spring of 2009.  The exhibition will feature presidential campaigning ephemera and other presidential artifacts.

September 12 - 14, 2008
Civil War Encampment
On the lawn of the Historical Society and Wheatland.

September 19 - 20, 2008
The President James Buchanan National Symposium

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REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!

September 19 - 20, 2008 The President James Buchanan National Symposium President James Buchanan’s Wheatland and the Lancaster County Historical Society present a two-day symposium to examine the political crisis of the 1850s and the presidency of James Buchanan. Registration for the Symposium opens June 1, 2008. Funding for the Symposium & Educators In-Service has been generously provided by the Richard C. von Hess Foundation and the Lancaster County Community Foundation. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD BROCHURE FOR SCHEDULE AND REGISTRATION For more information please contact Patrick Clarke or call 717-392-8721, ext. 222.

New Holland Clarion Digitized with LSTA Support

NOW ONLINE ! CLICK HERE !

Published weekly in New Holland from 1873-1984, The New Holland Clarion was the lone source of community information and news in the eastern part of the county until the late 1950s when competition began to appear. The newspaper provided local, world, and regional news, as well as marriage announcements, obituaries, and information on social events. Articles and advertisements in the Clarion chronicle the history of local businesses such as Storb, Snader & Company silk mill, the Wright Bakery, and the New Holland Machine Company. Historical sketches of the town contain unique information and editorials provide insight into how people in the community addressed major issues.

The project to digitize The New Holland Clarion, 1873-1950, was a collaborative effort between The Lancaster County Historical Society and the Eastern Lancaster County Library, with assistance from the Lancaster County Digitization Project. The project has been partially funded with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds administered by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries.