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Born near Voganville in 1862, Salome Buck was one of five daughters born to George and Mary Hess Buck. She married Abraham Whitman in New Holland on August 2, 1883. In August of 1884, she became the first woman in Pennsylvania to be jailed for stealing horses. According to local newspapers, Salome was […]
Read MoreFeeling a bit sluggish or stiff? Need to get your circulation going? If it’s the 1870s, take a stroll on over to Dr. Frank F. Frantz’s office at 226 West King Street in Lancaster and try out The Equalizer. You’ll be feeling better in no time! Beginning in January 1873, Dr. Frantz purchased the exclusive license […]
Read More“This won’t hurt a bit.” I’m sure those words of comfort were spoken as Nurse Landis, overseen by Dr. Stephen Lockey Jr., administered a polio vaccine shot to this youngster sometime around 1955. Dr. Lockey was a pioneer in the field of allergy and immunology who began his 51 year medical career as an intern […]
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again. No, not just springtime. That time of year when folks gather at their favorite stream, creek, pond or other favorite body of water and sit silently awaiting a nibble. The tiniest of bites leading to that moment of frantic reeling and tugging, tugging and reeling, only to find you’ve […]
Read MoreIt’s that time of year. Rushing around, doing all that last minute Christmas shopping. Baking all the cookies. Making sure the stockings are hung by the chimney with care. And picking out the best Christmas tree on the lot. Or, in the case of this photograph, on the square. Taken some time after 1889, when […]
Read MoreThe summer of 2018 may have broken a record. It’s been our wettest summer. Ever. The previous high water mark? The summer of 1972 – the year of Agnes. While our rain has been spread out pretty evenly over the last three months, Hurricane Agnes plowed through Pennsylvania at the end of June 1972, dumping […]
Read MoreIt’s a hot one out there, folks! And what better way to stay cool and have fun than to get together with your friends and family and jump in a pool? Just look at this group of bathers in their 1920s style swimming suits, hanging out and cooling off at Henry B. Keiper’s pool. Well, […]
Read MoreWhat’s a perfect way to spend a summer weekend with your best friends? Hanging out in the woods, preferably near a lake, and most definitely with good food and cold beverages. Pictured here around 1920 or so, Fanny Stauffer, along with her sisters Arline and Dorothy and friends Mabel Myer, Irene Johnson and Irene Numbers, […]
Read MoreIt’s a lovely spring day in 1877 and you’re looking for a lovely spot to enjoy nature and maybe read that book you’ve been toting around for the last few weeks. Why not visit your local cemetery? It’s outdoors. It’s quiet. You might even find a nice bit of relaxing shade. Since public parks weren’t […]
Read MoreSince it’s Women’s History Month, I thought it only appropriate to highlight some lovely stained glass dedicated to the women of the world. These particular panes are found in the Women’s Memorial Room at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Lancaster. Located at the corner of Pine and West Chestnut Streets in Lancaster, the church is […]
Read MoreThe movie Beloved was filmed at Landis Valley Farm Museum in 1998.