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The mission of LancasterHistory.org is to educate the public about the heritage and history of the people, places, and events that shaped our region, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the United States of America. We achieve this mission by actively collecting, preserving, interpreting, and making accessible materials representing Lancaster County's past and by preserving and sharing the home, life, and legacy of President James Buchanan.  We promote this heritage and history through a research library, changing exhibitions, public and,school programs, archival and artifact collections, the Louise Arnold Tanger Arboretum, and Wheatland. 

Through your support as a member of LancasterHistory.org, you play a significant role in the success of this mission.   You can join us by downloading and printing a copy of our Membership Form or by using our Online Membership Form and PayPal. 


 

Membership Benefits

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Annual Cost $50 $75 $125 $250 $500 $1000 $2500 $5000
  • Admission to President James Buchanan's Wheatland (4/1 - Thanksgiving)
  • Unlimited use of the historical society's research library
  • 10% Discount at the President's Bookstore and the Historian's Book Shop
  • Access to members only section at www.LancasterHistory.org
  • Subscription to the Journal of Lancaster County's Historical Society
  • Subscription to The Historian award-winning newsletter
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  • Invitations to special events
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  • Complimentary Family membership to be given as a gift
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  • Private Tour of President James Buchanan's Wheatland for you and a guest
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  • Private Tour of President James Buchanan's Wheatland for you and 5 guests
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  • Invitation to be a guest of James Buchanan for a "Presidential Evening"
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  • A portion of your membership fee will go toward acquisitions
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We are currently raising funds for the purchase of the George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records

This collection contains 6,000 19th and early 20th century documents pertaining to the business of Lancaster City.

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Our Volunteers & Interns

Building a Tour

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Faith McCarrick is a senior history major at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. This semester she has been interning in both the archives and education departments at LancasterHistory.Org. In the archives department, she found herself creating box lists of manuscript groups that covered the history of the United Steel Workers Union in Lancaster and the writings of Jewish World War II veteran and journalist, Charles H. Kessler.  Read more...

Parks and Recreation

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Amy Noll is a New Hampshire native who graduated with her B.A. in History and Management from Gettysburg College in 2007.  She received her M.L.S. with a specialization in Archives, Records, and Information Management from the University of Maryland in 2009, and recently moved into the Lancaster area.  She has past experience working at the National Archives and is also a Civil War Reenactor.  In the Archives, Amy is working on the Lancaster Recreation Commission Records manuscript group.  She has found many interesting records about past recreational programming for senior citizens as well as records detailing the creation and acquisition of some of Lancaster’s most well known public parks.

Living History

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At the time of her internship Katelynn Stauffer will be a rising sophomore at Gettysburg College, where she will be majoring in History and Political Science with minors in Education and Civil War Era Studies. While interning at Wheatland she will be working on the creation of a new living history tour that will examine the war years at Wheatland.  She will be organizing volunteers and setting up a test run of the program for the public.

Cultural Politics

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My name is Rebecca Macy and I am a rising sophomore at The George Washington University in Washington, DC. I am an American Studies major with a concentration in Cultural Politics. I have a great interest in civil rights, immigration, and the American Presidency. With a love of history, I am so excited to be working in my hometown this summer with LancasterHistory.org, Lancaster County's Historical Society & President James Buchanan's Wheatland!

That girl has Moxie!

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My name is Julianne Petrillo.  I am a freshman at Lancaster Catholic High School.  I enjoy learning about history, so I am volunteering this summer at LancasterHistory.org, Lancaster County’s Historical Society and President James Buchanan’s Wheatland.  At the Historical Society I volunteer in the archives department.  I studied receipts from a store in Lancaster during the 1920s.  I learned so much about items being sold back then and was amazed at how old some of my favorite snacks were such as Life Savers, Oreos, taffy, saltines, and Moxie.  At Wheatland I volunteer for special events giving tours as well as helping dust the antique furniture.  I enjoy working at the Historical Society and Wheatland very much and hope to be back next summer!

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