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Why is Friday the 13th considered unlucky?
It's Friday the 13th! A day full of dread and possible horror. But have you ever…
Peculiar Names: Mount Joy
Lancaster County is full of communities with peculiar names. This series examines their curious etymology. Up…
On this Day in History: Lancaster County is Born!
Happy Birthday, Lancaster County! It was on May 10, 1729, that Lancaster became a county carved…
Secrets Revealed! The riddles from the hunt for my $1,500 Easter Egg explained
After 29 days of treasure hunting, my $1,500 Easter egg has been located. Many players requested…
Who will find my $1,500 Easter Egg? Follow contestants’ progress live
As the real-life treasure hunt for my $1,500 Easter Egg enters the home stretch, click the…
Week 5: The hunt for my $1,500 Easter Egg comes to its thrilling conclusion!
Greetings, gunters! Today, the hunt for my $1,500 Easter Egg comes to its thrilling conclusion! The…
Week 4: The hunt for my $1,500 Easter Egg enters its penultimate phase!
Greetings gunters. The hunt for my $1,500 Easter Egg has entered its penultimate phase! Winning is…
Week 3: The Hunt for my $1,500 Easter Egg is now afoot!
Greetings gunters. The hunt for my $1,500 Easter Egg is now afoot as we enter week…
The Conestoga Area Historical Society Adventure
Celebrate the Conestoga Area Historical Society's opening weekend for the 2022 season with a brand new…
Week 2: The hunt for my $1,500 Easter Egg continues!
Greetings fellow gunters. The hunt for my $1,500 Easter Egg continues! A real-life chance at fortune…
Milanof-Schock Library Book of Secrets Adventure
This brand new Uncharted Lancaster adventure will have you exploring Mount Joy, Marietta, and Maytown as…
April 18: Mysterious Petroglyphs of Safe Harbor Presentation
Join me at the Milanof-Schock Library in Mount Joy for my "Mysterious Petroglyphs of Safe Harbor"…
Conowingo Dam: Power on the Susquehanna
The many tales surrounding Conowingo Dam's unique history take center stage in this one-hour documentary. From…
Easter Egg Treasure Hunt: Gunter Leaderboard
Keep track of fellow gunters as they search for my $1,500 Easter egg with this leaderboard…
Week 1: The hunt for my $1,500 Easter Egg begins!
It's finally here—Week 1 of my Easter Egg Treasure Hunt! An adventure that ends with a…
Safe Harbor Archives: Native American Discoveries
In the early 1930s, Donald Cadzow led an archaeology team to survey the areas that would…
Art: Occupation of Wrightsville by Lee’s Army, June 28, 1863
A brief skirmish in Wrightsville and the burning of its covered bridge—immortalized in this print by…
The Lower Susquehanna before the dams
I have often wondered what the Lower Susquehanna looked like before the dams at Holtwood (1905)…
April 1: First Friday Open House event at the historic Ellicott House
Join me on April 1, 2022, at the beautiful 1787 Sehner-Ellicott-von Hess House in downtown Lancaster…