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Lewis Named Railroad Museum Volunteer of the Year BY GEORGE DEIBEL
Dave Lewis hails from Hazleton, which is in the heart of coal country. Both of his grandfathers worked in the coal industry. He noted that it’s natural that he became fascinated by trains. “Where you have coal, you have trains,” Lewis said. “It didn’t take much for me to want to watch trains.” Decades later, he moved to Willow Street following retirement, and four years ago, he began volunteering at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. Now he’s being feted for his community service. Lewis will be honored as the museum’s Volunteer of the Lewis grew up around trains, and he Year by the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission Dave is now sharing his love with others as a
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Staffers Make Aaron’s Acres Camp Special Experience BY JEFF FALK
It’s a great place for hands-on activities. It’s a great place to take a dip. It’s a great place to get outside and recreate. New Holland Community Park is a great place to attend summer camp. “New Holland is an amazing, welcoming community,” said Risa Paskoff, who’s been the executive
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doorway to George Ross’ Lancaster home, courtesy of LancasterHistory; Benjamin West’s portrait of Ann Wood Henry, courtesy of the Atwater Kent Collection at Drexel; and a 1780 letter Edward Hand wrote to his wife reacting to Benedict Arnold’s treason, courtesy of The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. The exhibit will run until Saturday, Oct. 31. In addition to the new exhibit, Historic Rock Ford will host more than 60 events to celebrate America250, including lectures, theater, living history, and concerts. The season’s three programming series are America250, Historic Fashion, and Untold Stories of the Revolution. The America250 event series will highlight the culture and society of Colonial America and the early republic, the political events that made the revolution possible,
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istoric Rock Ford, 881 Rockford Road, Lancaster, will open on Wednesday, April 1, for its 2026 season, with a focus on celebrating America’s semiquincentennial. This year’s new exhibit in the Snyder Gallery, “Lancaster’s Revolutionaries,” will focus on the many individuals from Lancaster who made significant contributions to the patriot cause. Their motivation reflected a deep commitment to the ideals set forth in the Declaration of Independence. Two guest curators will contribute signature sections to the exhibit: Leroy Hopkins Jr. on the Black community in Lancaster at the time of the Revolution and Jess McPherson on the Indigenous community of Lancaster in the 18th century. Some of the loans featured in the exhibit include the