Welcome back to the Antique Toolbox! Jennifer Royer, museum curator at Landis Valley Village and Farm…
Year: 2025
The 10-Hour House: How a Bet Built Lancaster’s Fastest Home
What happens when a daring Lancaster businessman bets he can build a house faster than anyone…
Grant Noll Sycamore: The Oldest Tree in Lancaster County
🌳 Lancaster’s 375-Year-Old Giant 🌳 Tucked at the end of Plane Tree Drive in Lancaster stands…
Penn Rock: Where William Penn Reaffirmed Peace on the Edge of the Frontier
Tucked along a curve in Chestnut Street in Gap lies an unassuming flat boulder—Penn Rock—a forgotten…
Pequea’s Fountain of Youth
💧 The Healing Waters of York Furnace Spring Hidden in the rolling hills of Martic Township,…
The Fall of Billmeyer and the Rise of the White Cliffs of Conoy
Rising 30 feet above the Susquehanna River, the White Cliffs of Conoy look like something out…
The Petrified Corpse of Fulton Township
In the final days of 1884, a Lancaster County farmer digging a drainage ditch stumbled upon…
The Black River Beast of Bainbridge
A Beast in the River: The 1885 Black Sea Dog Encounter of Bainbridge. In the spring…
Fossil Hunting Along the Shores of Canandaigua Lake
Here’s a recent story from our sister site, Uncharted History: Fossil-Finding Adventure at Canandaigua Lake! A…
The Earth Mirror Treasure of Martindale
🌕✨ Just south of Martindale in northeastern Lancaster County, locals once whispered of a glowing ring…
July 23: Mysterious Petroglyphs of Safe Harbor Presentation
Join me at the Exeter Community Library in Reading on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at 1:00…
August 16: Book Signing at the Lititz Historical Foundation
📚 I’m excited to invite you to a special book signing event on Saturday, August 16,…
‘Ghosts, Monsters, and Tales of Adventure’ Book
I’m excited to share some big news—my latest book is officially available! 📖 Uncharted Lancaster’s Ghosts,…
Lady Liberty of the Susquehanna
Rising from the Susquehanna River near Dauphin, PA, the miniature Lady Liberty has stood as a…
Antique Toolbox: July Mystery Tool
Welcome back to the Antique Toolbox! Jennifer Royer, museum curator at Landis Valley Village and Farm…
Madame Ann LeTort: Lancaster County’s First Lady of the Frontier
🚨 History You’ve Probably Never Heard—But Should. Meet Madame Ann LeTort, Pennsylvania’s original frontier matriarch. In…
July 24: So You Want to be an…Adventurer
📣 Calling All Young Adventurers! Join Me for an Unforgettable Children's Program in Mount Joy Get…
July 20: Tunnels of Enola Group Hike
Join Adam Zurn on Sunday, July 20, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. for the adventure of a…
From Lancaster to the Constitution: How a 1744 Native American Speech Shaped a Nation
From June 22 to July 4 of 1744, the streets of Lancaster, PA, became the stage…
Now Available! ‘Canassatego and his Six Arrows’ children’s book
📚 Now Available! Canassatego and his Six Arrows — A New Children’s Book Inspired by Lancaster’s…