Susanna Wright: Colonial Frontier Polymath

At the edge of the Pennsylvania frontier, Susanna Wright built a life powered by ideas. From…

William Campbell: The Dying Man Who Carved His Own Tombstone

More than 250 years ago, a trapper named William Campbell realized he was going to die.…

On this Day in History: George Washington Visits Lancaster

It was on this day—July 3, 1791—that George Washington made his most triumphant visit to Lancaster.…

Mr. Washington Goes to Lancaster

It's Presidents' Day! As such, we celebrate the life of George Washington. But did you know…

Haunted Lancaster: How a doomed ferry crossing, dynamite, and grief lead to watery deaths on the Susquehanna

At its peak before the completion of Columbia's first bridge in 1814, 15 different ferries were…