For more than 40 years, Lancaster’s Law and Order Society made efforts to censor popular entertainment including magazines, comic books, and films. The Society aimed to keep Lancaster a “Clean and upstanding city,” free from immorality and vice. In this program, attendees will view items from LancasterHistory’s archives and learn more about how the Law and Order Society successfully waged campaigns to ban films and magazines in Lancaster.

In Collections Up Close programs, LancasterHistory staff and visiting experts highlight documents, photos, and artifacts from LancasterHistory’s vast collections. In a conversational setting, participants will hear the stories of these objects and what they reveal to us about the history of Lancaster County and its place in American history.

“Censorship and the Lancaster Law and Order Society,” a Collections Up Close program, takes place on Saturday, April 6 at 2pm at LancasterHistory. Tickets are $10/LancasterHistory Members and $15/Non-Members. Tickets can be purchased or reserved online or by calling (717) 392-4633. Capacity is limited, so advance registration is strongly recommended.