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A Brief History of Lampeter, PA
Blink while driving on 741, and you'll miss the small hamlet of Lampeter. However, the area…
Portage Party: Retracing the path of early fur traders between the Conestoga and Schuylkill watersheds
On December 30, "a group of intrepid history buffs" met in Berks County to reenact a…
Enjoy the 40-page 1929 City of Lancaster Comprehensive Plan
Enjoy the 40-page 1929 City of Lancaster Comprehensive Plan. It's data analysis and policies guided the…
Graveyard vs. Cemetery: What’s the difference?
Graveyard vs. Cemetery. What's the difference? It's subtle, but there is one.
Welcome to Camp Pequea! Lancaster County’s first Boy Scout camp
Camping has always been high adventure. But Lancaster County's first Boy Scouts at Camp Pequea took…
Side Quest: Artifact Hunt for a Mason-Dixon Line Stone Marker
This side quest has you doing an artifact hunt for one of the Mason-Dixon line stone…
Soldiers and Sailors Monument: honoring America’s veterans
It's Veterans Day. Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Penn Square was originally built to honor Lancastrian…
Video: Watch the ‘Ghost Stories & Tales of Adventure’ presentation
If you missed Saturday's 'Ghost Stories & Tales of Adventure' presentation, don't despair because you can now…
Don’t miss Saturday’s ‘Ghost Stories & Tales of Adventure with Uncharted Lancaster’ presentation
Don't miss this fun and educational program of Ghost Stories & Tales of Adventure with Uncharted…
Lancaster’s King Street: Gateway to the West!
Today, King Street in Lancaster, PA is one way going east, but, in honor of its…
Seeing Lancaster County from a Trolley Window
While researching Lancaster County’s trolley service, a repeatedly referenced resource was Seeing Lancaster County from a…
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…
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…
Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Uncharted Lancaster
If you've talked to me in person, you know that I start many conversations with "I…
Unraveling the Myth: Were the Susquehannocks True 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…