Blue Rock Heritage Center

The person who has created all the new identity and who's been doing all the posting since February is no longer available. Anyone with a passion for social media and has a basic grounding in simple design, typography, photoshop, etc... we want to know about you. Of course, like so many such entities, this is volunteer work, we're sorry to say. However, there's great latitude to express yourself in a style consistent with our overall identity we've recently established.

A short, but interesting, article about BENJAMIN HENRY LATROBE and his work surveying the lower part of the Susquehanna River around 1801. Be sure to click the tab "Painting While He Worked" for some lovely watercolor sketches he did in the area of Washington Boro. https://www.susquehannaheritage.org//latrobes-view-of-the/

REMEMBERING LANCASTER COUNTY: Stories from Pennsylvania Dutch Country by Jack Brubaker Fiery Patriots, resourceful inventors and brilliant artists have all hailed from Lancaster County. The lives and deeds of such famous and ordinary folk of Pennsylvania Dutch country are chronicled by Jack Brubaker in this collection of fascinating vignettes drawn from his Lancaster New Era column, "The Scribbler." From tales of President James Buchanan's youthful antics to the attempted de...livery of the nation's first airmail by hot-air balloon, Brubaker creates a compelling and entertaining narrative of the history of Lancaster City and County. Memories of the original Brunswick Hotel's shoofly pie and the Horse Thief Association of Intercourse will transport readers to a Lancaster from days gone by. 128 pages / 2010 / The History Press

SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA LEGENDS & LORE by David Puglia Powwow practitioners of York County, the headless ghost of a murdered girl that roams the back roads of Schuylkill County and the Hummelstown Hermit who still lingers in Indian Echo Caverns--these tales are all part of the lore of South Central Pennsylvania. Such legends offer a fuller history of the region, from the folkways of the Pennsylvania Dutch to the stories of the rocky relations between German and English set...tlers and local tribes. Folklorist David J. Puglia reveals this lore to a new audience and explores the region's more recent legends like the Wizard of Cumberland County" and Milton Hershey's narrow miss with the Titanic. Join Puglia as he tracks through the hills, houses and hollows of South Central Pennsylvania in search of its legends and lore." 160 pages / 2012 / The History Press

From 1960, a 'flood marker' labeled as being at the "intersection of Susquehanna Avenue and Elizabeth Street."

Fall has arrived! Welcome to the colorful palette of changing leaves. Artist Lloyd Mifflin (1846 1921) spent most of his life in Columbia, Lancaster County. ...This close proximity to the Susquehanna River provided Mifflin with the opportunity to study the waterway throughout the changing seasons. An Autumn Afternoon captures the beauty of a sunny fall day in Pennsylvania. For his location, Mifflin chose the bank opposite of a ridge with colorful foliage from the skyline to the water’s edge. Lloyd Mifflin has the largest representation of any artist in the fine art collection. The Mifflin collection includes work he created during a European Grand Tour as well as portraits and landscapes. The largest portion of the Mifflin collection was donated to the museum by Grace and Loretta Minich in 1962. #CuratorsChoice #SeePAArt #Fall Explore this piece and others in our online collections database -> http://ow.ly/jCjN50BI0oQ

All three are labeled as "Edwin L. Kise, Jr. / Proprietor" and were shot in 1960. We've colorized them to help with clarity. Two of the images are obviously the front and back of the same structure. The all-white house appears to be another structure. I'm sure there are some of you who can elucidate further.

The band is from the early 1900s. The news article is from 1985.

A few more photos from Blue Rock friend, Carl Foltz. These are from the 1959 flood. In his words: Here are some 1959 Susquehanna flood pics I came across. The first is a work train clearing the tracks of ice from the Susquehanna ice jam. I believe it was taken at the Shultztown riverfront. The next is along River Road near the Charlestown Road. You can see the store/post office. The third one is taken near the Creswell/Turkey Point area. The 4th one was taken along Long Level on the west bank. You can see the damage caused by huge chunks of ice piled up by the river. When they say "ice jam," they're not kidding. Again, thanks to Carl for sharing images and memories.