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From Portugal to Lancaster and Around the World with the Armstrong Cork Company Written by James McMahon, Ph.D. 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 […]
Read MoreArticle Written by James McMahon, Ph.D. Posted by Emily Miller Introduction 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 […]
Read MoreA Titanic Story – Milton Hershey’s Near Sail on RMS Titanic Written by James McMahon, Ph.D. Milton and Catherine Hershey loved to travel. From the time of their marriage on May 28, 1895 until Catherine’s Hershey death on March 25, 1915, the Hersheys embarked on multiple tours of the United States, Europe, the Middle East, […]
Read MoreWritten by James McMahon, Ph.D. “… no man stands higher in business and social circles in the city of Lancaster than this man, who has been crowned with success.” Portrait and Biographical Record of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1894 Milton Snavely Hershey, the man behind the chocolate bar, was in many ways a son of Lancaster. […]
Read MoreLancaster City’s first female police officer, Agnes Ferriter, served on the force from 1923 to 1946.