Earned Media & Press Release Archive | 2019
Press Releases
- Yuletide at Wheatland 2019 to feature the traditions of James Buchanan’s German and Irish domestic servants | Released November 6, 2019
- LancasterHistory to open new exhibition, Lancaster in the ’60s, on November 22 | Released November 6, 2019 | This press release was released on November 6 to make a correction to a previous release on November 4th.
- Last Presidential Lecture of 2019 to discuss how Buchanan and fellow Democrats influenced populist politics to secure power in the mid-1800s | Released October 22, 2019
- Penn State Scholar to discuss Indigenous feminists and suffrage at November lecture | Released October 17, 2019
- Celebratory book launch, panel discussion of new Buchanan and Stevens scholarship to be held at LancasterHistory | Released October 7, 2019
- Celebrated Landscape Historian to speak at LancasterHistory on the transformation of the White House grounds | Released October 3, 2019
- Scholar to join LancasterHistory to discuss new book on the relationship between bachelor politicians Buchanan and King | Released October 2, 2019
- LancasterHistory’s Civil War Living History Encampment returns for 2019 with new educational programs, activities | Released September 16, 2019
- Fall LancasterHistory Colloquia to kick off September 19 with lecture on the transformation of citizenship | Release August 21, 2019
- Acclaimed quilter, author Kyra Hicks to discuss 200 years of African American quilting in America at LancasterHistory | Released August 16, 2019
- LancasterHistory announces speakers for the 2019 Presidential Lecture Series | Released August 3, 2019
- LancasterHistory receives $150k in local and federal grants for Stevens & Smith Historic Site Planning | Released May 6, 2019
- Scholar to discuss anti-slavery sentiment in the original draft of the Declaration of Independence | Released April 23, 2019
- Friends of Tanger Arboretum announce 2019 Nature Series | Released April 3, 2019
- President Buchanan’s 228th Birthday Celebration to be held on April 27 | Released March 27, 2019
- Scholar to discuss the “other women” of the White House at April free lecture | Released March 20, 2019
- Scholar to analyze how production and consumption of goods tied a community, an empire, together | Released February 21, 2019
- Lecture to shed light on racial politics and social codes endured by fugitive slaves in PA | Released February 20, 2019
- LancasterHistory, Wacker Brewing Co, Thistle Finch Distillery to host Presidents’ Day History Happy Hour | Released on January 24, 2019
- History of PA German groundhog lodges to be focus of free February lecture | Released on January 21, 2019
- LancasterHistory.org launches new artifact-focused program series to center on decorative arts, material culture | Released on December 21, 2018
- January free lecture to detail the life and experiences of a Moravian single sister | Released on December 20, 2018
Media Calendars
- December 2019 Events & Story Ideas | Released 11/26/19
- November 2019 Events & Story Ideas | Released 10/29/19
- October 2019 Events & Story Ideas | Released 9/26/2019
- September 2019 Events & Story Ideas | Released 8/29/2019
- August 2019 Events & Story Ideas | Released 7/23/2019
- July 2019 Events & Story Ideas | Released 6/19/2019
- June 2019 Events & Story Ideas | Released 5/20/2019
- May 2019 Events & Story Ideas | Released 4/25/2019
- April 2019 Story Ideas & Events | Released 3/25/2019
- March 2019 Story Ideas & Events | Released 2/19/2019
- February 2019 Story Ideas & Events | Released 1/28/2019
LancasterHistory In The News
Earned media from 2019 featuring or mentioning LancasterHistory will appear below, most recent first:
- Country Idyll | Appeared in Baltimore Magazine in December 2019 by Janelle Erlichman Diamon
- Come celebrate Yuletide at Wheatland | Appeared in LancasterOnline on November 27, 2019 by Jane Holahan, Entertainment Reporter
- Keeping Traditions Alive: Celebrating Lancaster County’s Christmas Past | Appeared in the December 2019 issue of Lancaster County Magazine and online by Michael C. Upton
- Coverage related to Lancaster in the ’60s:
- ‘Lancaster in the ’60s’ exhibit opens Friday at LancasterHistory | Appeared on LNP/LancasterOnline on November 21, 2019 by Kathy Daminger, Staff Writer
- The history of Lancaster in 4 objects | Appeared on LNP/LancasterOnline on November 17, 2019 by Mary Ellen Wright, Staff Writer
- 4 centuries of local history in 4 decades, 1 exhibit: ‘Lancaster in the ’60s’ | Appeared on LNP/LancasterOnline on November 17, 2019 by Mary Ellen Wright, Staff Writer
- LancasterHistory’s new ’60s’ exhibit: A slideshow of items and displays | Appeared on LNP/LancasterOnline on November 17, 2019 by Suzette Wenger, Staff Photographer
- Native Americans’ role in women getting right to vote is topic of history lecture Thursday | Appeared on LNP/LancasterOnline on November 13, 2019 by Mary Ellen Wright, Staff Writer
- LNP|LancasterOnline high school Democracy Day focuses on George Washington and civil discourse | Appeared on LNP/LancasterOnline on November 5, 2019
- How the White House gardens have grown through 5 presidents and 150 years | Appeared on LNP/LancasterOnline on October 31, 2019 by Erin Negley, Staff Writer
- Historic Wheatland, home of President James Buchanan, gets much-needed roof repair | Appeared on WGAL on October 30, 2019
- Old railroad bridge and cavern discovered beneath busy road in Lancaster | Appeared on Fox43 on October 8, 2019 by Grace Griffaton
- Railroad bridge found buried in Lancaster; PennDOT will close Lime Street to fill in cavity below | Appeared in LNP/LancasterOnline on October 8, 2019 by Lindsey Blest, Staff Writer
- St. James Episcopal Church begins year-long 275th anniversary celebration | Appeared in LNP/LancasterOnline on October 4, 2019 by Earle Cornelius, Staff Writer
- Intimate friendships subject of new James Buchanan book; part of LancasterHistory lecture series | Appeared in LNP/LancasterOnline on September 22, 2019 by Mary Ellen Wright, Staff Writer
- We praise the excellent storytelling of the ‘7th Ward Oral History Project’ [editorial] | Appeared in LNP/LancasterOnline on September 2, 2019 by the LNP Editorial Board
- Neighborhood memories: They recall growing up in diverse, close 7th Ward community | Appeared in LNP/LancasterOnline on August 25, 2019 by Mary Ellen Wright, Staff Writer
- 7th Ward Oral History Project records residents’ stories, celebrates ‘unsung heroes,’ 1930-80 | Appeared in LNP/LancasterOnline on August 25, 2019 by Mary Ellen Wright, Staff Writer
- Lancaster, PA: Arts, Crafts and Theater Getaway | Appeared in GetawayMavens.com by Malerie Yolen-Cohen
- Big Boy Brass provides fanfare for new LNP exhibit at LancasterHistory | Appeared in LNP/LancasterOnline on June 20, 2019 by Staff
- These 9 objects from a new exhibit help tell the story of Lancaster newspapers after 225 years | Appeared in LNP/LancasterOnline on June 17, 2019 by Staff
- Flag Day 2019: A look at what might be Lancaster County’s oldest American flag (it’s 158 years old) | Appeared in LNP/LancasterOnline on June 14, 2019 by Colin Evans
- Excited to see Thaddeus Stevens/Lydia Hamilton Smith project move forward [opinion] | Appeared in LNP/LancasterOnline on June 11, 2019 by The LNP Editorial Board
- Who’s News: Lancaster County hirings and promotions | Appeared in LNP/LancasterOnline on June 10, 2019
- Historians, community weigh in on Thaddeus Stevens-Lydia Hamilton Smith museum site | Appeared in LNP/LancasterOnline on June 9, 2019 by Mary Ellen Wright, Staff Writer
- LancasterHistory gets $150K in planning grants for Thaddeus Stevens-Lydia Hamilton Smith site | Appeared in LNP/LancasterOnline on June 4, 2019 by Mary Ellen Wright, Staff Writer
- What To Do: It’s Summer and the strawberries are ripe | Appeared online on The Unionville Times on May 31, 2019 by Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor
- Lancaster film adds depth to portrait of James Buchanan; to be shown to Wheatland visitors | Appeared on LNP/LancasterOnline on May 31, 2019 by Mary Ellen Wright, Staff Writer
- Plans for Buchanan’s Lancaster County homestead will restore Wheatland to what Pa.’s only president saw | Appeared on LNP/LancasterOnline on April 23, 2019 by Mary Ellen Wright, Staff Writer
- LancasterHistory has dropped the ‘dot-org’ from its name | Appeared on LNP/LancasterOnline on April 23, 2019 by Mary Ellen Wright, Staff Writer
- Beards, Buggies, and Beyond: How to Spend a Weekend in Amish Country | Appeared on Frommers.com
- What’s the history of your house? How to use local records to find out | Appeared on LNP/LancasterOnline on March 21, 2019 by Erin Negley, Staff Writer
- Black History Month Exhibit Focuses on Freedom | Appeared on WGAL on February 21, 2019 by Anne Shannon
- Thaddeus Stevens Society now supports naming Lancaster Square for Barney Ewell | Appeared in LNP/LancasterOnline on February 18, 2019 by Tim Stuhldreher
- How to See a Dozen Presidential Homes in One Road Trip for Less Than $220 | Appeared on Mental Floss on February 15, 2019 by Emily Petsko
- These 3 Road Trips Will Take You to the Homes of 21 U.S. Presidents | Appeared on Wanderu, Inc.
- Lancaster’s African-American heritage tours return in May | Appeared in LNP/LancasterOnline on February 8, 2019
- Who Slept Here? | Appeared in TrailBlazer Magazine, Jan/Feb. 2019 Issue
- On Buchanan and Queen Victoria (letter) | Appeared in LNP/LancasterOnline on February 8, 2019 in Letters to the Editor
- History Happy Hour: Buchanan campaign songs paired with Old Buck lager at Wacker Brewing Co | Appeared in LNP/LancasterOnline on February 8, 2019 by Mary Ellen Wright, Staff Writer
- A new character in the ‘Buchanan was gay’ narrative [The Scribbler] | Appeared in LNP/LancasterOnline on January 30, 2019 by Jack Brubaker, The Scribbler
- 20 Top Places to Visit in the US in 2019 | Appeared on TripAdvisor on January 28, 2019
- Over the Fence: Ready for some ‘Serious Nonsense’? | Appeared in the Reading Eagle online on January 22, 2019 by Stacie Jones, Berks Country Editor
- Lancaster’s own Buchanan collection will soon be digitized, giving a new look at the ‘worst president’ | Appeared in LNP/LancasterOnline on January 22, 2019 by Erin Negley, Staff Writer