Is scrapple the hot dog of breakfast? 🐖 Some folks think so, thanks to the old…
Month: September 2025
Money Rocks: Treasure and Outlaws of the Welsh Mountains
High in the rugged Welsh Mountains of eastern Lancaster County sits a jagged spine of stone…
October 25: Marietta History Hike with Jeffrey Hudson
Demand for this event has been incredible, so we’ve added a fourth tour date! Join retired…
Robert Fulton Birthplace: Where a Boy’s Curiosity Launched a New Age of Invention
🚂 From Lancaster Fields to World-Changing Invention 🌎 Born in 1765 in a stone farmhouse in…
The Eavesdropper’s House: Lancaster’s Oldest Townhouse is For Sale
👀 Ever feel like someone’s listening? In downtown Lancaster, a sandstone townhouse built in 1762 has…
Happy Birthday, Johnny Appleseed! Fact, Folklore, and Pennsylvania’s Apple Heritage
🎉 Happy Birthday, Johnny Appleseed 🎂 On September 26, 1774, John Chapman was born in Leominster,…
October 18: An Evening at Lancaster Theological Seminary’s Dietz Refectory
✨ Raise a Glass to Preservation! ✨ Uncharted Lancaster is proud to sponsor a one-of-a-kind evening…
October 4: Marietta Industry History Hike with David Haneman
Step back in time with Uncharted Lancaster! 🏭 On Saturday, October 4 (10 am–12 pm), join…
The Ornament Gamble: How the Lancaster Woolworth Sparked a Christmas Tradition
It’s the autumn of 1880 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. A young businessman has recently opened a store…
1719 Herr House: The Oldest Mennonite Meetinghouse in America
Built in 1719, the Herr House is Lancaster County’s oldest surviving dwelling and the oldest Mennonite…
October 18: Marietta History Hike with Jeffrey Hudson
There’s been an enormous demand for this event, so we’ve added another tour date! Join retired…
Haunted for 300 Years: The Ghosts of White Chimneys
On the rolling farmland outside Gap stands White Chimneys, a 300-year-old estate where history and the…
Strasburg Rail Road: America’s Oldest Short Line
🚂✨ All aboard history! Imagine the sound of a steam whistle echoing across Lancaster’s rolling farmland.…
The Cursed Photograph of the Lancaster Witch
In 1921, Berks County photographer Phil A. Gelul ventured into the wooded ridges north of Reinholds…
The Middle Creek Millstone: A Broken Stone with a Forgotten Story
High on the ridge above Middle Creek, hikers stumble across an odd relic: a massive circular…
Antique Toolbox: September Mystery Tool
Welcome back to the Antique Toolbox! Jennifer Royer, museum curator at Landis Valley Village and Farm…