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My name is James McMahon and for the past year I have been working as a project archivist for LancasterHistory. My responsibilities include cataloguing and digitizing a vast collection of archival materials that document the significant role of the cork industry in the local economy. As Women’s History Month draws to a close, I want […]
Read MoreCatherine Hershey, Philanthropic Catalyst Catherine Sweeney Hershey married Lancaster confectioner Milton S. Hershey on May 25, 1898. Prior to his marriage, Milton Hershey showed little interest in philanthropy. Soon after his marriage, however, the successful businessman and proprietor of both the Lancaster Caramel Company and the Hershey Chocolate Company made his first verifiable charitable gift—a […]
Read MoreThe 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition & The 1964 New York World’s Fair My name is James McMahon and for the past year I have been working as a project archivist for LancasterHistory. My responsibilities include cataloguing and digitizing a vast collection of archival materials that document the significant role of the cork industry in […]
Read MoreThe 1939 New York World’s Fair Written by James McMahon, Ph.D. Posted by Emily Miller My name is James McMahon and for the past year I have been working as a project archivist for LancasterHistory. My responsibilities include cataloguing and digitizing a vast collection of archival materials that document the significant role of the cork […]
Read MoreThis Program Brought To You By: Armstrong Cork Company & The Programs and Personalities of Classic Television Written by James McMahon, Ph.D. Posted by Emily Miller My name is James McMahon and for the past year I have been working as a project archivist for LancasterHistory. My responsibilities include cataloguing and digitizing a vast collection […]
Read MoreThis Program Brought To You By: Armstrong Cork Company & the Golden Age of Television Written by James McMahon, Ph.D. Posted by Emily Miller My name is James McMahon, and for the past several months I have been working as a project archivist for LancasterHistory. My responsibilities include cataloguing and digitizing a vast collection of […]
Read MoreThis Program Brought To You By: Armstrong Cork Company and the Golden Age of Radio Written by James McMahon, Ph.D. Posted by Emily Miller My name is James McMahon, and for the past several months I have been working as a project archivist for LancasterHistory. My responsibilities include cataloguing and digitizing a vast collection of […]
Read MoreArmstrong, Australia, and the US Navy Goodwill Tour of 1925 Written by James McMahon, Ph.D. Posted by Emily Miller My name is James McMahon and for the past few months I have been working as a project archivist for LancasterHistory. My responsibilities include cataloguing and digitizing a vast collection of archival materials that document the […]
Read MoreWritten by James McMahon, Ph.D. Posted by Emily Miller My name is James McMahon and for the past few months I have been working as a project archivist for LancasterHistory. My responsibilities include cataloging and digitizing a vast collection of archival materials that document the significant role of the cork industry in the local economy. […]
Read MoreFrom Portugal to Lancaster and Around the World with Dodge Cork Written by James McMahon, Ph.D. Posted by Emily Miller My name is James McMahon and for the past few months I have been working as a project archivist for LancasterHistory. My responsibilities include cataloging and digitizing a vast collection of archival materials that document […]
Read MorePresidential hopeful Theodore Roosevelt made a stop in Lancaster while campaigning for the Bull Moose Party in April 1912.