Intern Spotlight: Odette Wakefield

Intern Spotlight Meet Odette Wakefield. Wakefield is finishing her last summer at Millersville University. She majored in English with a concentration in Linguistics and minored in History. Wakefield loves traveling. Her goal for the next two years is to travel to Africa and Asia. She also loves working out, exploring any and everywhere, and trying…

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Project Archivist Spotlight: Liz McIlhenney Gemmell

Project Archivist  Elizabeth (“Liz”) McIlhenney Gemmell will be in charge of overseeing the Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County’s (HPTLC) digitization project and the establishment of an archives program. Liz is currently a graduate student at Simmons University and is in the process of earning her Master’s in Library & Information Sciences (MLIS) in Archives…

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Lancaster County Barn Tour

Dear Friends of Preservation, As you may have heard by now, the Trust has partnered with the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley to plan an ongoing, self-guided, exterior-only, driving tour of the beautiful historic barns of Lancaster County. We are planning for a launch date of October 21, 2023 (stay tuned for more details). The Lancaster…

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Treasure hunting returns to the Susquehanna Valley with Uncharted Lancaster’s Quest for the Jewel of the Susquehanna

We are excited once again to partner with Uncharted Lancaster for their annual treasure hunt—Jewel of the Susquehanna!  With $2,000 up for grabs and four ways to win, this promises to be their most exciting adventure yet! Click here to begin your adventure. Register your team. | Order your treasure map. Profits from this year’s…

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Thomas Foster Hermansader to be featured artist at Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County’s April First Friday Open House

Join us on Friday, April 7, 2023, from 5 to 8 pm for a First Friday open house at the beautiful Sehner-Ellicott-von Hess House located at 123 N. Prince Street, Lancaster, PA, in the heart of Gallery Row. We will be hosting artist Thomas Foster Hermansader for a one-night-only pop-up art show. Thomas Foster Hermansader…

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