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Lancaster County's Historical Society and President James Buchanan's Wheatland are located at the intersection of Marietta and North President Avenues in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. There is ample off-street parking available. The grounds also feature Wheatland's Gardens and the popular Tanger Arboretum, which features more than 100 species of trees from around the world.

Hours of Operation

Lancaster County's Historical Society

Tuesday and Thursday – 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Sunday and Monday – Closed

President James Buchanan's Wheatland

April through October
Tours are offered hourly Monday through Saturday - 10 am to 3 pm

November
Tours are offered hourly Friday and Saturday - 10 am to 3 pm
Tours available on weekdays by appointment.

Yuletide Tours (December)
TBA

January - March
Tours available by appointment.

Tours generally begin every 60 minutes. The first tour begins at 10:00 am the last tour begins at 3:00 pm. On the occasions that we are open on a Sunday the first tour begins at Noon and the last tour begins at 3:00 pm

Closed all major holidays.

Closings because of inclement weather will be posted on our automated voice mail system. Call 392-4633.

Admission

Lancaster County's Historical Society
Exhibitions: Free

Library: $5 per day; Free for members and primary, secondary, and college students

President James Buchanan's Wheatland

Admission:

Admission prices are as follows for the 2010 Tour ofWheatland:
Adults $8.00
Seniors (65+) $7.00
Student (12+) $6.00
Children (ages 6-11) $3.00

For Group Tour Rates & Scheduling please contact Jane Heavner  at (717) 392-8721 extension 223

When you arrive ample free parking is available in the lot behind the President's Shop & Visitor Center, with separate spaces for motor coaches and RVs. All tours of Wheatland begin at the President's Shop & Visitor Center. Be sure to allow at least one hour to enjoy the full tour. Visitors with special physical needs should get more information here.

Please note that you are not permitted to use cameras or video recorders inside Wheatland or in the exhibit gallery at the the President's Shop & Visitor Center. Food and drink are not permitted in the Wheatland mansion or in the the President's Shop & Visitor Center. For your safety and security, all backpacks, camera bags, and large bags must remain in your vehicle. 

 

Our Volunteers & Interns

Living History

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At the time of her internship Katelynn Stauffer will be a rising sophomore at Gettysburg College, where she will be majoring in History and Political Science with minors in Education and Civil War Era Studies. While interning at Wheatland she will be working on the creation of a new living history tour that will examine the war years at Wheatland.  She will be organizing volunteers and setting up a test run of the program for the public.

That girl has Moxie!

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My name is Julianne Petrillo.  I am a freshman at Lancaster Catholic High School.  I enjoy learning about history, so I am volunteering this summer at LancasterHistory.org, Lancaster County’s Historical Society and President James Buchanan’s Wheatland.  At the Historical Society I volunteer in the archives department.  I studied receipts from a store in Lancaster during the 1920s.  I learned so much about items being sold back then and was amazed at how old some of my favorite snacks were such as Life Savers, Oreos, taffy, saltines, and Moxie.  At Wheatland I volunteer for special events giving tours as well as helping dust the antique furniture.  I enjoy working at the Historical Society and Wheatland very much and hope to be back next summer!

Cultural Politics

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My name is Rebecca Macy and I am a rising sophomore at The George Washington University in Washington, DC. I am an American Studies major with a concentration in Cultural Politics. I have a great interest in civil rights, immigration, and the American Presidency. With a love of history, I am so excited to be working in my hometown this summer with LancasterHistory.org, Lancaster County's Historical Society & President James Buchanan's Wheatland!

Parks and Recreation

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Amy Noll is a New Hampshire native who graduated with her B.A. in History and Management from Gettysburg College in 2007.  She received her M.L.S. with a specialization in Archives, Records, and Information Management from the University of Maryland in 2009, and recently moved into the Lancaster area.  She has past experience working at the National Archives and is also a Civil War Reenactor.  In the Archives, Amy is working on the Lancaster Recreation Commission Records manuscript group.  She has found many interesting records about past recreational programming for senior citizens as well as records detailing the creation and acquisition of some of Lancaster’s most well known public parks.

Building a Tour

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Faith McCarrick is a senior history major at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. This semester she has been interning in both the archives and education departments at LancasterHistory.Org. In the archives department, she found herself creating box lists of manuscript groups that covered the history of the United Steel Workers Union in Lancaster and the writings of Jewish World War II veteran and journalist, Charles H. Kessler.  Read more...

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