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.
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.
Writers' Roundtable
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
Experience a live performance by Anna Smith on York's only remaining Tannenberg Organ, built here in York in 1804.
Visit the Antietam Battlefield Museum, then receive a three-hour guided bus tour of the battlefield. After the tour, stop at Cracker Barrel for lunch (lunch is not included in the tour ticket price).
The York County History Center is proud to welcome acclaimed constitutional scholar and author Jeffrey Rosen as the featured guest in this year’s Distinguished Speaker Series, Friday, November 14 atContinue reading "Distinguished Speaker Series"
Celebrate the adoption of the Articles of Confederation with us! Adults and families can participate in hands-on activities that help us understand the place of the Articles of Confederation in American history and learn about York’s Revolutionary past!
More details coming soon.
Author of seven books, Jack Brubaker has written a variety of history focused books. His book Massacre of the Conestogas: On the Trail of the Paxton Boys in Lancaster CountyContinue reading "Bookmarked"