CLOSED ON JULY 4th | All operations of LancasterHistory, including President James Buchanan’s Wheatland, will be closed on Friday, July 4 for Independence Day. We will reopen for normal business hours on Saturday, July 5. Thank you!
Open Mon – Sat, 9:30am – 5pm | Wheatland Tours 10am – 3pm
Feeling a bit sluggish or stiff? Need to get your circulation going? If it’s the 1870s, take a stroll on over to Dr. Frank F. Frantz’s office at 226 West King Street in Lancaster and try out The Equalizer. You’ll be feeling better in no time! Beginning in January 1873, Dr. Frantz purchased the exclusive license […]
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 More“This won’t hurt a bit.” I’m sure those words of comfort were spoken as Nurse Landis, overseen by Dr. Stephen Lockey Jr., administered a polio vaccine shot to this youngster sometime around 1955. Dr. Lockey was a pioneer in the field of allergy and immunology who began his 51 year medical career as an intern […]
Read MoreWith the inauguration of 46th President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on Wednesday, January 20, much attention has been turned to learning the history of previous American presidents. Former President James Buchanan is no exception. Much attention, specifically, has been turned to the fact that Biden joins Buchanan as the second president to have been born […]
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 MoreIn 1882, Abe Buzzard and seven other prisoners tunneled in to the Lancaster County Prison’s chicken coop to make their escape.