Events

Amanda Frost, Professor of law at University of Virginia, who specializes in immigration, citizenship and constitutional law, joins LancasterHistory to examine the legal and historical significance of birthright citizenship for the nation, as well as its prospects for the future. Exact site of lecture has not yet been announced.

Begins at 4:00 PM TICKETS SALES OPEN IN OCTOBER. Donations $7/per person. Children under 5yrs are free. Children under 12 yrs must be accompanied by an adult. Follow our guides as you explore the Blairsville Cemetery and meet figures from the Underground Railroad, nationally famous businessmen, & prominent Blairsville citizens. Space is limited. Tours depart […]

Living the Experience is a creative, spiritual, and interactive historical reenactment of the Underground Railroad, as it occurred on-site, at the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in the City of Lancaster. Living The Experience (LTE) is the first Underground Railroad reenactment in Central Pennsylvania made available with a regular schedule of performances. $38.50 for ages 13+ […]

Gibson House Manor. Learn about Dr. and Mrs. Gibson and the house they designed with 11 secret design elements to protect and hide runaway slaves before the Civil War, along with Pennsylvania’s contributions to the period before and during the Civil War. Tours also include presentation on 12 quilting symbols used by slaves on a […]

Purvis was a member of the Byberry Library Company, whose book collection is still preserved at Byberry Meeting and whose circulation records are at the Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore. Purvis checked out about 100 books in the 1850s and 1860s and the Poquessing Trail of History is building a program around this, including displaying […]

The next Writers’ Roundtable meeting will be 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4. The presenter will be Scott Deisley, who will speak about the new Crispus Attucks York History and Culture Center. Scott Deisley is a former superintendent at Red Lion Area School District and is a former member of History Center Board of Directors. This […]

On December 5th the William Goodridge Freedom Center and Underground Railroad Museum will reopen with a new exhibit and host the  2035 Festival of Trees. The event will run from 4-8PM. Additional exhibit dates are December 6,,10,13,17, and 20.

Bethel AME Historical Services Presents: The "Living the Experience" Underground Railroad Reenactment & Interactive Experience. Bethel AME Historical Services Presents: The "Living the Experience" Underground Railroad Re-enactment & Interactive Experience. One of Lancaster County's most moving and powerfully significant hidden gems. Living the Experience is a creative, spiritual, and and interactive historical re-enactment of the […]

Immerse yourself in West Chester’s festive holiday atmosphere with this 90 minute walking tour, brought to you by the Chester County History Center. Your costumed guides will take you to West Chester’s early churches, department stores and UGRR cultural sites, learning about what the winter holidays meant to the people of West Chester from the […]

Our American democracy is worth fighting for, and it has been since 1776. That struggle has produced heroes, all worthy. It has spawned foes – some with good intentions, others certainly not. Historians participating in the York County History Storytellers evening are returning to explore what has worked in York County’s history and those times […]