Freedom - A Part of Pennsylvanian Life

Freedom is woven into our region like so many threads in an Amish quilt. In the stories of people whose longing to worship freely led them here. And of those who fought to create and preserve these United States. And of a people whose ticket to liberty was on an Underground Railroad. And it’s in the stories of people who come here to this day to live as free as those who arrived three centuries before them.

The People’s Place

The People's Place is an educational and heritage center focusing on the Amish and Mennonite, who prefer to lead quiet, private …

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St. James Episcopal Church

Lancaster's Saint James Episcopal Church was founded in 1744 by the Reverend Richard Locke who was given 20 pounds from King …

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The Shoehouse

The children’s nursery rhyme will tell you the story of the old woman that lived in a shoe but the Haines Shoe House is a story of …

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Colonial Complex – Colonial Courthouse

America was born in York’s Colonial Courthouse. The original was constructed in what is known today as Continental Square. …

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Freedom - A Part of Pennsylvanian Life

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