Second Saturday to bring Underground Railroad to life

Join us at Second Saturday Aug. 9 for Living the Experience, an immersive Underground Railroad reenactment that brings Lancaster’s hidden history to life through interactive storytelling and first-person interpretation. This acclaimed program, housed at Lancaster’s historic Bethel AME Church, has captivated audiences from around the world with its powerful portrayal of the people and events that made Lancaster a crucial stop on the Underground Railroad.

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Revolutionary Thinkers Summer Camp

York County History Center Museum 121 North Pershing Ave., York, PA, United States

Calling all 4th – 6th graders who love history! The York County History Center is proud to offer a brand-new day camp this summer!

In advance of America’s 250th celebration next year, the History Center’s Revolutionary Thinkers Summer Camp will explore how the core founding documents of the Articles of Confederation, the US Constitution, and the Declaration of Independence helped shape the nation we know today.

$20.00
Graphic image showing figures and historical actors from Underground Railroad

Second Saturday- August

Living the Experience joins us to highlight their interactive historical reenactment of the Underground Railroad. This Underground Railroad living history program is presented interactively in first-person interpretation in an effortContinue reading "Second Saturday- August"

August Walking Tour

York County History Center Museum 121 North Pershing Ave., York, PA, United States

When the British captured Philadelphia in the fall of 1777, the Continental Congress made York the capital from which it would conduct the war, and take the first step toward creating the United States as we know it.

$10
Cradle Of Conservation

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York County History Center Museum 121 North Pershing Ave., York, PA, United States

Shippensburg University Professor Dr. Allen Dieterich-Ward with a specialization in environmental history joins us August 25. Join the discussion of his new book Cradle of Conservation: An Environmental History of Pennsylvania.

Free

August Walking Tour

York County History Center Museum 121 North Pershing Ave., York, PA, United States

When the British captured Philadelphia in the fall of 1777, the Continental Congress made York the capital from which it would conduct the war, and take the first step toward creating the United States as we know it.

$10

Writers’ Roundtable

York County History Center Museum 121 North Pershing Ave., York, PA, United States

Writers' Roundtable

Free
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First Friday-September

York County History Center Museum 121 North Pershing Ave., York, PA, United States

First Friday is a celebration of our downtown! Each month the York County History Center offers activities to highlight history and fun. See our friends at the front desk toContinue reading "First Friday-September"

York Civil War Roundtable

York County History Center Museum 121 North Pershing Ave., York, PA, United States

York Civil War Roundtable

Free
Phil Cooper performs on the History Center's Tannenberg Organ in June 2025.

Tannenberg Organ Concert Series

York County History Center Museum 121 North Pershing Ave., York, PA, United States

Experience a live performance by Anna Smith on York's only remaining Tannenberg Organ, built here in York in 1804.