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Ancient Eel Weirs of the Susquehanna River
Season 1 Episode 34
Long before dams and modern fisheries, the Susquehanna River was home to an ingenious system of stone fishing traps built by Indigenous peoples to ha…
5 months ago
The Safe Harbor Petroglyphs: A Sacred River Landscape
Season 1 Episode 33
Along the lower Susquehanna River, carved into exposed rock shelves and river islands, sits one of Pennsylvania’s most remarkable Indigenous heritage…
5 months, 1 week ago
The Great Susquehanna Ice Flood of 1904
Season 1 Episode 32
In the spring of 1904, the Susquehanna River turned into a force of near unimaginable destruction. In this episode, we dive into the catastrophic ice…
5 months, 1 week ago
The Sorceress of Lititz and Pennsylvania Dutch Powwowing
Season 1 Episode 31
This episode explores the strange and captivating story of Hannah Hetherley, the so-called “Sorceress of Lititz.” In late March of 1879, newspaper ac…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
The Lancaster County Ironmaster Who Inspired Charles Darwin
Season 1 Episode 30
This episode explores the remarkable life of Samuel Stehman Haldeman, a 19th-century polymath whose intellectual curiosity knew few boundaries. Born …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Roslyn Mansion: Laura Watt's Gilded Age Birthday Present
Season 1 Episode 29
When my wife turned 38, I bought flowers and took her out for a fancy dinner. When one of the county’s most successful merchants, Peter T. Watt, cele…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
1777: War Comes to Lancaster County
Season 1 Episode 28
This episode explores how Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, became a critical sanctuary and supply hub during the darkest moments of the American Revol…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
George Ross: Lancaster's Revolutionary Patriot and Signer
Season 1 Episode 27
This episode explores the life and transformation of George Ross, one of Lancaster’s most important Revolutionary figures and a signer of the Declara…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
When the U.S. Army Went to War with the Susquehanna River
Season 1 Episode 26
This episode explores one of the most dramatic—and unusual—responses to a natural disaster in Susquehanna Valley history: the March 1920 bombing of a…
6 months ago
Susanna Wright: The Silk Queen of the Pennsylvania Frontier
Season 1 Episode 25
This episode explores the extraordinary life of Susanna Wright, an 18th-century polymath who emerged as one of the most remarkable—and overlooked—fig…
6 months ago