YouTube Videos
LancasterHistory on YouTube
Looking for an educational video or past recording of a lecture? Check out LancasterHistory’s YouTube channel to watch videos at your leisure, on-demand, and with no account or sign in required.
We’ve also compiled a list of links directly to specific videos or playlists below.
Past Lectures
Click the accordion below to unfold more information about each series. Please Note: All lectures are recorded with permission from their respective speaker.
"Traveling Black: A Story of Race and Resistance" featuring Dr. Mia Bay (originally presented on February 3, 2022)
"Hang Tough: The WWII Letters & Artifacts of Major Dick Winters" featuring Erik Dorr and Jared Frederick (originally presented on March 24, 2022)
"Civil War & Civil Rights in Philadelphia" featuring Dr. Judith Giesberg (originally presented on April 7, 2022)
"Ghost River: From Colonial Past to Native Present" featuring Will Fenton (originally presented on May 12, 2022)
"Veteran Reconciliation After the Civil War" featuring Jack Brubaker (originally presented on September 15, 2022)
"Out in Central Pennsylvania: A History of the LGBTQ Community" featuring Barry Loveland and William Burton (originally presented on October 13, 2022)
"Trading Freedom: How Trade with China Defined Early America" featuring Dr. Dael Norwood (originally presented on November 3, 2022)
"Charlotte Atlee White Rowe: The Story of America's First Appointed Woman Missionary" featuring Dr. Reid Trulson (originally presented on December 1, 2022)
"Was Buchanan A Slaveholder? (And Why That Matters)" by Dr. Matthew Pinsker - September 30, 2021
"James Buchanan and Partisan Politics" by Dr. John Quist - January 20, 2022
"Harriet Lane: The Original First Lady of Washington" featuring Bob O'Connor (originally presented on October 20, 2022)
The below videos were all recorded with the permission of the speaker in the year 2020 at LancasterHistory. Videos will link through to LancasterHistory's YouTube or Facebook. Videos are free to watch and do not require an account to access.
January 2020 **Available Until April 27, 2020**: Science, Stage, & Spectacle in Antebellum Philadelphia, 1820-1860
February 2020: Washington Brotherhood
"Congress at War" featuring Fergus Bordewich - January 14, 2021
"Down Along with that Devil's Bones" featuring Connor Towne O'Neill - February 18, 2021
"Thaddeus Stevens: Civil War Revolutionary" featuring Dr. Bruce Levine - March 18, 2021
"Birthright Citizens" featuring Dr. Martha S. Jones - April 15, 2021
"Lancaster's Forgotten Architect: James Warner" featuring Gregory Scott - May 11, 2021
"The First Reconstruction" featuring Dr. Van E. Gosse - September 16, 2021
"A History of the Fulton Theatre" featuring Leslie Stainton - October 21, 2021
"C. Emlen Urban: Lost & Found" featuring Gregory Scott - November 18, 2021
"The Music of Ephrata Cloister" featuring Christopher Dylan Herbert - December 9, 2021
The below videos were all recorded with the permission of the speaker in the year 2019 at LancasterHistory. Videos will link through to LancasterHistory's YouTube or Facebook. Videos are free to watch and do not require an account to access.
March 2019: Embattled Freedom
April 2019: Surrogate First Ladies
May 2019: Slavery & The Declaration of Independence
October 2019: All The Presidents' Gardens
December 2019: A Revolutionary Idea: The Birth of Freedom of Speech in America
Bosom Friends: The Intimate World of James Buchanan & William Rufus King
James Buchanan & The Preservation of the White Man's Republic
The below videos were all recorded with the permission of the speaker in the year 2018 at LancasterHistory. Videos will link through to LancasterHistory's YouTube or Facebook. Videos are free to watch and do not require an account to access.
Demystifying the Underground Railroad
Fugitive Slaves & The Struggle Against Slavery
- "A Slave For Life If I So Chuse": Slavery & Abolition in Lancaster County - February 27, 2020
- "The Election of 1852: The Road to Disunion" - October 28, 2020
- "Pennhurst & The Struggle for Disability Rights" - November 19, 2020
Educational Shorts
2020 Yuletide Virtual Extras, YouTube playlist
- 2020 Yuletide Virtual Extras explore different seasonal topics at Wheatland, including decorating, entertainment, gift giving, and how the domestic servants prepared for Christmas.
Buchanan Basics, YouTube playlist
- Buchanan Basics explores different aspects of President Buchanan's life and lifestyle at Wheatland.
Harriet Lane: Fair First Lady of the Land
- Learn more about Harriet Lane's life and legacy as America's first First Lady.
Wheatland in Detail, YouTube playlist
- Explore the nooks and crannies and small details at Wheatland. From portraits to meal service to hygiene, learn more about life in the home during the Victorian-era.
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