August 2025 Speaker Series featuring Charles Stewart

What really happened to the Native American tribe for whom our local rivers—the Conestoga and Susquehanna—are named? Join the Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County on Wednesday, August 13, for an evening of discovery as we welcome local author, researcher, and podcast host Charles Stewart for our August Speaker Series presentation. 📅 Date: Wednesday, August…

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July Speaker Series: Featuring Nancy Groff on Watt & Shand

July Speaker Series: The Preservation Palette – Colors of Our Past Featuring Nancy Groff on Watt & Shand Join the Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County for a captivating evening as we welcome local author and historian Nancy Groff for our July installment of the 2025 Speaker Series, The Preservation Palette: Colors of Our Past.…

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Explore the Architecture of Columbia during Riverfest

Explore the Architecture of Columbia with the Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster CountySaturday, June 28 & Sunday, June 29, 2025 | 10 AM & 1 PMTickets: $10 per personTour Begins at Columbia Crossing River Trails Center (41 Walnut Street, Columbia) Join us for a fascinating stroll through time during the Columbia Architectural Walking Tour, part…

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Experience the Historic Bowmansville Roller Mill on May 17

CLICK HERE to register. Are you ready for a journey back in time? Mark your calendars for Saturday, May 17, 2025, because the Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County is inviting you to experience the magic of the 1850 Bowmansville Roller Mill. From noon to 5 pm, visitors will have the unique opportunity to step…

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Intern Spotlight: Eric Schubert

Intern Spotlight Meet Eric Schubert. Public Historian Eric Schubert is an internationally recognized genealogist and forensic genetic genealogist. A recent graduate of Elizabethtown College, he is a current History M.A. candidate at Millersville University. His journey helping individuals through genealogy began at the age of ten and has led to countless reunifications – as well…

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Board Member Spotlight: Peter Wertz

Board Member Spotlight Meet one of our newest board members: Peter Wertz Peter is a Lebanon County native. He grew up in a 19th-century farmhouse in Schaefferstown and attended ELCO as a member of the class of 2010. He received his undergraduate degree in political science (with an unofficial minor in history) from DeSales University in 2014…

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Intern Spotlight: Sofia Portillo

Intern Spotlight Meet Sofia Portillo. My name is Sofia Portillo, and I am a senior History and International Studies major with a minor in Latinx Studies at Franklin & Marshall College. I am originally from York, Pennsylvania, but I live on the F&M campus. I am passionate about Latin American History and am currently writing…

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