Explore the diverse history of York and beyond
This Second Saturday series is taking on a new look as we offer Second Saturday: Family Days in March, July, September and December. The lecture portion of this series that many enjoy will return in May and be offered the months we do not have family programming.
Aug. 9 | 10:30 AM
Return on Aug. 9 to hear from Living the Experience, a creative, spiritual, and interactive historical reenactment of the Underground Railroad. According to its website, Living the Experience is the first Underground Railroad reenactment in central Pennsylvania made available with a regular schedule of performances. It has been presented to groups from all over the nation, and as far away as Australia, Alaska, Africa, and Europe.
This Underground Railroad living history program is presented interactively in first-person interpretation in an effort to bring alive the people, places, and events of Lancaster. The program actively engages its audiences in the learning of Lancaster’s involvement in the Underground Railroad and also its involvement as a free community of Africans. The program is housed at the Bethel AME Lancaster Church, the oldest Black church in Lancaster dating to 1817.
Coming to the History Center
From Militia to National Guard
The National Guard of Pennsylvania History Project will be tabling in the lobby of the History Center Museum on July 19. Come see the uniforms, arms, and equipment carried by the national guard during it’s early history, and learn about the companies that called York County home.
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