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The Fulton Theatre set sail for its 2018-2019 season with Treasure Island on September 18, 2018. If you joined LancasterHistory.org for Thirsty for History Thursday at the Fulton on Thursday, September 27, you would have been regaled with plethora of historical information, tying Lancaster County’s history with elements, themes, and motifs from Treasure Island. If you […]
Read MoreThe Farmers’ Fair Collection, MG-146 written by Elizabeth McIlhenney, Archives Volunteer LancasterHistory.org is home to the extensive Farmers’ Fair Collection. The collection contains premium lists, fliers, stock certificates, entry blanks, and much more memorabilia from Farmers’ Fairs in Lancaster County spanning many years. A premium list is a guide to the fair containing entry categories […]
Read MoreSharing the history of Lancaster County is at the heart of LancasterHistory.org’s mission. From porcelain plates to portraits to priceless furniture, LancasterHistory.org’s historic collections have thousands of items that tell the story of Lancaster County. In the paragraphs below, we’ll give you more in-depth information about each of the historic artifacts featured in our advertisement […]
Read MoreThe summer of 2018 may have broken a record. It’s been our wettest summer. Ever. The previous high water mark? The summer of 1972 – the year of Agnes. While our rain has been spread out pretty evenly over the last three months, Hurricane Agnes plowed through Pennsylvania at the end of June 1972, dumping […]
Read MoreWas President Buchanan a patriot? Although his presidency is widely criticized, there is little doubt that Buchanan devoted much of his life to serving his country. He famously remarked, as things were heating up in South Carolina in 1861, that “whatever the result may be, I shall carry to my grave the consciousness that at […]
Read MoreIt’s a hot one out there, folks! And what better way to stay cool and have fun than to get together with your friends and family and jump in a pool? Just look at this group of bathers in their 1920s style swimming suits, hanging out and cooling off at Henry B. Keiper’s pool. Well, […]
Read MoreWhat’s a perfect way to spend a summer weekend with your best friends? Hanging out in the woods, preferably near a lake, and most definitely with good food and cold beverages. Pictured here around 1920 or so, Fanny Stauffer, along with her sisters Arline and Dorothy and friends Mabel Myer, Irene Johnson and Irene Numbers, […]
Read MoreThe grand inaugural parade on March 4, 1857 included marching bands, floats, and many elaborate horse-drawn carriages. One particular carriage – in line just behind the one that conveyed President Pierce and President-Elect Buchanan – carried a man few knew even existed: Dr. Jonathan Foltz. Dr. Foltz was there to perform an important duty – […]
Read MoreIt’s a lovely spring day in 1877 and you’re looking for a lovely spot to enjoy nature and maybe read that book you’ve been toting around for the last few weeks. Why not visit your local cemetery? It’s outdoors. It’s quiet. You might even find a nice bit of relaxing shade. Since public parks weren’t […]
Read MorePast visitors to Wheatland may remember the remarkable portrait of President Buchanan that has hung above the mantle in our west parlor since 1945. This portrait was painted by the artist William E. McMaster, who spent three weeks in residence at Wheatland in the summer of 1856 creating the painting from life. McMaster made this […]
Read MoreThe great train wreck of 1919 earned the nickname “The Kidney Wreck” because its cargo of meat products were strewn throughout nearby fields as a result of the crash.