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UPCOMING EVENTS
and early closings
April 28, 2008
10 am - 12 pm or 7 pm - 9 pm
CLASS: Becoming the Family Archivist
Learn how to preserve your family's history for future generations. This workshop will cover the preservation and organization of documents such as letters, deeds, and newspaper clippings. Please bring examples from your collection. Photographs and textiles will not be covered in this class. Instructor: Heather Tennies.
May 10, 10 am to 12 pm
CLASS:
The Taxman Cometh
Taxes have always been with us. Learn how to understand and interpret what tax records can show us about our ancestors. Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of genealogy. Instructor: Jim Landis.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Regional History Colloquium
Daniel Strickler
Speaker: Crystal Bollinger
Crystal Bollinger will kick off the weekend’s festivities with a lecture about the life of General Daniel Strickler as interpreted through his scrapbooks. Refreshments at 4:00 p.m., lecture at 4:30.
May 17 and 18, 2008
World War II Encampment
A whole host of events is scheduled for the weekend of May 16 through May 18, so come and learn a thing or two about Lancaster’s part in World War II. The encampment will run Saturday May 17, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday May 18, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Call 717-392-4633 for more information.
May 17, 2008, 3 pm - 5 pm
CLASS: Whispering Down the Lane: How to Conduct an Oral History
Join Stauffer Curator Barry Rauhauser on Saturday May 17 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. for a lesson on interviewing your favorite veteran – or any other member of your family or the community. Cost for the class is $20 for members of the Historical Society and $25 for non-members. To register, call 717-392-4633.
May 17, 2008, 7 pm - 10 pm
Get Your Swing On!!
Break out your dancing shoes and join our soldiers on the lawn on Saturday night from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m for our U.S.O. Dance. Music provided by the Moonlighters will get you in the mood for cuttin’ a rug. Admission is $5.00. Bring lawn chairs.
May18, 2008, 1 pm - 4 pm
PhotoFest 2008
Capping off our weekend of wartime activities is our annual photo harvest. In preparation for the Historical Society’s fourth photographic history book, Lancaster At War, we’re looking for a little help from our friends. If you have photos of wartime activities from the Civil War to the present, from life on the homefront in Lancaster County or service overseas, we’d love to take a look. We’ll scan the best and return them. PhotoFest will run from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday May 18. Help us preserve Lancaster County’s visual history and your family photo might appear in our next book!
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Spring Has Arrived !
Visit the
Louise Arnold Tanger Arboretum
The Louise Arnold Tanger Arboretum on the grounds of the Lancaster County Historical Society was designed by Gustaf Malmborg of Manheim, PA. Malmborg also designed the beautiful grounds of the Masonic Homes in Elizabethtown, PA.
New Director of
Library Services
Welcome, Rob!
Robert Weber joined the historical society staff in March as the new Director of Library Services. Rob comes to Lancaster from Savannah, Georgia, where he served as Special Collections Librarian at the Georgia Historical Society. Prior to his tenure at GHS, Rob held positions as Senior Librarian at the National Center for State Courts in Williamsburg, Virginia, and as Librarian at the National Sporting Library in Middleburg, Virginia. Rob holds a master’s degree in Library Science from the University of Kentucky (1999) and a master’s degree in American History from the College of William & Mary (1998). He graduated from Wabash College with a bachelor’s degree in History in 1995.
We are always searching for VOLUNTEERS
at the
Lancaster County Historical Society!
You may inquire about our various volunteer opportunities by stopping by the Historical Society front desk or by downloading and mailing a completed Volunteer Application Form.
(PDF requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).
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Come catch a glimpse of living history as the Donut Dollies, paratroopers, pilots, and GIs once again set up camp on the lawn of the Lancaster County Historical Society.
May18, 2008, 1 pm - 4 pm
PhotoFest 2008
Capping off our weekend of wartime activities is our annual photo harvest. In preparation for the Historical Society’s fourth photographic history book, Lancaster At War, we’re looking for a little help from our friends. If you have photos of wartime activities from the Civil War to the present, from life on the homefront in Lancaster County or service overseas, we’d love to take a look. We’ll scan the best and return them. PhotoFest will run from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday May 18. Help us preserve Lancaster County’s visual history and your family photo might appear in our next book!
EVEN MORE LANCASTER NEWS AVAILABLE ONLINE!
The INTELLIGENCER JOURNAL from 12/28/1847 through 12/27/1871 has now been digitized as part of the Pennsylvania Civil War Newspaper Project.
Search or Browse the complete texts of some of Pennsylvania's Civil War Newspapers including the Intelligencer Journal.
Be sure to also check out:
The Columbia Spy Online
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or browse the complete text of an historic Lancaster County newspaper |
