Press Room
Welcome to LancasterHistory’s Press Room! This space is a repository for the latest press releases and other information related the organization as a whole, particularly with public outreach and the LancasterHistory brand.
If you have any questions and concerns, or are a partner or media outlet with a request for images or logos, please contact Emily Miller, Director of Marketing & Communications, at emily.miller@lancasterhistory.org.
The LancasterHistory Name & Brand
In 2025, the LancasterHistory brand underwent a refresh to better reflect the transformation of the organization within recent years. The LancasterHistory name represents the entire non-profit history organization, and is comprised of the following sites or aspects of the organization: the LancasterHistory Museum & Research Center, President James Buchanan’s Wheatland, the Louise Arnold Tanger Arboretum, and the Thaddeus Stevens & Lydia Hamilton Smith Center for History and Democracy.
LancasterHistory used to be known as the Lancaster County Historical Society or Lancaster County’s Historical Society. The Historical Society name should not be used in a contemporary context to refer to the organization. It may be used in a historic context with the recommended addition of a clarifying statement such as: “Lancaster County Historical Society, now LancasterHistory” or “LancasterHistory, formerly the Lancaster County Historical Society.”
If you have questions about the LancasterHistory brand, please contact Emily Miller, Director of Marketing & Communications, at emily.miller@lancasterhistory.org.
Partners and agencies wishing to use LancasterHistory’s logo or receive an updated logo should contact Emily Miller to obtain permission and receive high-quality files.
Media/Press & Advertising Contacts
For all media and press inquiries, marketing, or advertising-related business, please contact Emily Miller, Director of Marketing & Communications, at 717.392.4633, ext. 133 or by email (Email preferred).
Recent Press Releases & Media Calendars
Statements
- LancasterHistory stands with those who denounce and resist the violence and racism, from any source, that puts the lives of Black and Brown people at risk. Read our Statement of Solidarity. [Posted June 12, 2020]
Press Releases
- Influential Attorney, Law Professor Amanda Frost to Give Free Lecture on the History of Birthright Citizenship | Released September 29, 2025
- LancasterHistory to Host Two Family-Friendly Events for Capital Day on September 27 | Released September 4, 2025
- Republication of James Buchanan Biography to debut on September 6 with book signing, remarks | Released September 2, 2025
- Friends of the Tanger Arboretum to Host Wine & Cheese Event on September 5 | Released August 12, 2025
- Fall Lectures at LancasterHistory To Begin with August Presentation on Environmental History | Released August 11, 2025
- ‘Music on the Lawn’ Returns at LancasterHistory for Fourth Summer Season | Released July 1, 2025
- Tanger Arboretum Nature Programs from July to December Now Available | Released June 26, 2025
- LancasterHistory’s History Happy Hour To Be Held at Stevens & Smith Center on July 10 | Released June 23, 2025
- Stevens & Smith Center Joins National Park Service Reconstruction Era National Historic Network | Released June 16, 2025
- LancasterHistory to Host June Fundraiser at Headquarters Location with Games, “Pet Project” Adoption Fair | Released June 3, 2025
- LancasterHistory to Host Film Screening, Discussion on the History of Race and Baseball in Lancaster County | Released June 2, 2025
- May Lecture at LancasterHistory to Focus on Freedom Seeker Eliza Parker and the Christiana Resistance | Released May 13, 2025
- LancasterHistory to Host Classes on Historic Government Records for Research | Released May 1, 2025
- County Founding Day to Celebrate the 296th Birthday of Lancaster County | Released April 29, 2025
- LancasterHistory To Present “The Nation Is Plunged in Grief” Living History Tour | Released April 28, 2025
- LancasterHistory, Woodward Hill Cemetery to Honor President James Buchanan with Wreath-Laying Ceremony on April 19 | Released April 14, 2025
- LancasterHistory To Host Series of Events, Open Houses to Raise Awareness and Funds for New Museum | Released March 31, 2025
- Discover the History of Wheatland as a Farm in Upcoming Special Subject Tour at LancasterHistory | Released March 24, 2025
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster AAPI to Host Open House and Reception at Museum Celebrating New Exhibit | Released March 20, 2025
- Fundraising Dinner For Local Arboretum Set for April 16 at Willow Street DoubleTree Resort | Released March 19, 2025
- April Lecture to Explore the Political Contributions of Congressman George S. Boutwell, A Contemporary of Thaddeus Stevens | Released March 18, 2025
- March Panel Discussion at LancasterHistory to Explore the Marquis de Lafayette and His Time in Lancaster | Released February 25, 2025
- LancasterHistory’s ‘History Happy Hour’ Series ‘Levels Up’ at Decades with History, Video Game Connections | Released February 10, 2025
- Wheatland to Host Special Subject Tours on Presidents’ Day | Released January 30, 2025
- LancasterHistory to Host Inaugural Wreath-Laying, Family-Friendly Events Honoring Lydia Hamilton Smith | Released January 27, 2025
- LancasterHistory Fundraiser to Be Held February 15 at New Stevens & Smith Center | Released January 23, 2025
- Friends of the Tanger Arboretum Nature Series to Begin January 25 with Bats | Released January 13, 2025
Media Calendars
Our Media Calendars show you upcoming LancasterHistory events, a month at-a glance.
- October 2025 Event Calendar | Released September 29, 2025
- September 2025 Event Calendar | Released on September 3, 2025
- August 2025 Event Calendar | Released on August 5, 2025
- July 2025 Event Calendar | Released on June 30, 2025
- June 2025 Event Calendar | Released on May 29, 2025
- May 2025 Event Calendar | Released on April 25, 2025
- April 2025 Event Calendar | Released April 1, 2025
- March 2025 Event Calendar | Released February 27, 2025
- February 2025 Event Calendar | Released January 28, 2025
- January 2025 Event Calendar | Released January 8, 2025
LancasterHistory In The News
Earned media from 2025 featuring or mentioning LancasterHistory will appear below, most recent first:
- Landis Valley celebrates Juneteenth with visit from historical figures | Appeared on LNP/LancasterOnline on June 20, 2025 by Meryl Li, Staff Writer
- Good things in Lancaster County: museum joins National park Service network [editorial] | Appeared on LNP/LancasterOnline on June 20, 2025 by LancasterOnline Staff
- New initiatives highlight the importance of baseball’s Negro League ties to central Pennsylvania | Appeared on Fox43 by Ryan Ye
- Lancaster’s Stevens-Smith history center joins National Park Service network on Reconstruction | Appeared on LNP/LancasterOnline on June 17, 2025 by Mary Ellen Wright, Staff Writer
- Keeping history of Negro League’s Harrisburg Giants and their time at Lancaster’s Rossmere Base Ball Park alive | Appeared on LNP/LancasterOnline on June 15, 2025 by Brian Smith, Staff Writer
- Lancaster County Juneteenth events to include block party, music festival, Landis Valley celebration | Appeared on LNP/LancasterOnline on June 10, 2025 by Mary Ellen Wright, Staff Writer
- Lancaster County to celebrate 296th birthday | Appeared on WGAL on May 12, 2025
- Exploring LancasterHistory with CEO Robin Sarratt | Appeared on WITF on May 6, 2025
- Progress update on Stevens-Smith History Center | Appeared on One United Lancaster on April 16, 2025 by Brian McCloud
- Tens of thousands of dollars revoked in Lancaster County as Trump dismantles humanities agency | Appeared on LNP/LancasterOnline on April 11, 2025 by Sarah Nicell, Staff Writer
- This week’s good things: Celebrating Thaddeus Stevens’ birthday, First Friday events and more [editorial] | Appeared on LNP/LancasterOnline on April 4, 2025 by The LancasterOnline Editorial Board
- Wheatland: All about President James Buchanan’s home in Lancaster | Appeared on WGAL on April 3, 2025
- Distress for Lancaster County museums and libraries as Trump dismantles federal agency | Appeared on LNP/LancasterOnline on April 3, 2025 by Sarah Nicell, Staff Writer
- Construction wrapping up at Thaddeus Stevens-Lydia Hamilton Smith museum in Lancaster ahead of tours | Appeared on LNP/LancasterOnline on April 2, 2025 by Mary Ellen Wright, Staff Writer
- Lancaster’s Asian American/Pacific Island community to be celebrated at a pair of April events | Appeared on LNP/LancasterOnline on March 24, 2025 by Mary Ellen Wright, Staff Writer
- Wreath-laying ceremony planned at Lancaster grave of Lydia Hamilton Smith | Appeared on LNP/LancasterOnline on February 3, 2025
- How an important Penn letter found its way to LancasterHistory [The Scribbler] | Appeared on LNP/LancasterOnline on January 27, 2025 by Jack Brubaker, The Scribbler
- Outgoing LancasterHistory CEO proud of group’s growth, collaborations, culture [Q&A] | Appeared on LNP/LancasterOnline on January 5, 2025 by Mary Ellen Wright, Staff Writer
Earned Media & Press Release Archive
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