Today, King Street in Lancaster, PA is one way going east, but, in honor of its…
Year: 2020
Vote for your favorite #HauntedLancaster photo
Vote for your favorite #HauntedLancaster photo submission. May the spookiest photo win. Boo! đź‘»
Video: Tunnels of Enola Adventure with Hiker Dude Dad
Hiker Dude Dad and Dr. Mom hit the Enola Low Grade Trail in search of a…
In the News: ‘Making History Fun’ from the Warwick Merchandiser
In the News: 'Making History Fun' from the Warwick Merchandiser
Seeing Lancaster County from a Trolley Window
While researching Lancaster County’s trolley service, a repeatedly referenced resource was Seeing Lancaster County from a…
#HauntedLancaster Photo Contest
With October in full swing, it's time for a new season of Haunted Lancaster stories. This…
Peruse the 1976 edition of the ‘Watt & Shand Employee Handbook’
At this year’s The Friends of the Lancaster Public Library book sale, I came into possession…
River Guide: I Can See the Bridge. So, where’s the Port?
If you drive into or out of Lancaster on East King Street, you might not even…
Pop Quiz: Tallest buildings in Lancaster
How well do you know Lancaster City's skyline? What about Lancaster in 1794? Test your skill…
Would you believe cowboys fought in the American Revolution…and on the side of the British?
The American Revolution produced the first "cowboys." But these hard riding, clever guerrilla fighters worked for…
Painting shows how the Sehner-Ellicott-von Hess House in Lancaster likely looked in the late 1700s
Richard G. Hess painting shows how the Sehner-Ellicott-von Hess House in Lancaster likely looked in the…
View the only contemporary image of Lancaster’s first “real” courthouse
View the only contemporary image of Lancaster's first “real” courthouse in this 1757 sketch by Nicolaus…
Architectural Tour: The Historic Village at Safe Harbor
The hydroelectric plant across the Susquehanna was not the only construction project taking place at Safe…
Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Uncharted Lancaster
If you've talked to me in person, you know that I start many conversations with "I…
Water Week Adventures
Grab your fedora intrepid explorers because Lancaster Conservancy and Uncharted Lancaster have partnered to create two brand new…
Aiden Lair Lodge and Theodore Roosevelt’s Midnight Ride to the Presidency
During a recent trip to the Adirondacks, I retraced Theodore Roosevelt's historic midnight ride to the…
Were the Susquehannocks really giants?
Captain John Smith wrote that the Susquehannocks are a giant-like people. Were they?
How the Susquehannocks became known as the Conestoga
Would you be surprised to know that the Native American tribe known as the Susquehannocks never…
A Brief History of ‘Black Diamond’ Dredging on the Susquehanna
Believe it or not, between the early 1900s and 1972, there were numerous coal dredging operations…
Lancaster Central Market: The oldest, continuously running public farmers’ market in the country
Lancaster Central Market is the oldest continuously operating farmers market in the United States with fresh…