National Medal of Honor Day was celebrated earlier this week, marking more than 55 years since Marquette Lake at Fort Indiantown Gap was renamed for Lebanon County’s first Medal of Honor recipient.
History
A look back at Lebanon Valley College’s trip to the NCAA Tournament
A look back at Lebanon Valley College’s trip to the 1953 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.
Historic Schaefferstown seeking state grant for Schaeffer House fireplace restoration
The historic Alexander Schaeffer House in Lebanon County will be the focus of further restoration efforts, assuming a proposed grant from the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission goes through.
This Presidents’ Day, remembering Lebanon’s links to our country’s highest elected office
Although Lebanon County hasn’t produced one (yet), we have plenty of ties to the nation’s highest elected office: The Presidency.
The Meaning of St. Valentine’s Day, from the Daily News in 1914
We are re-publishing a column today that ran more than a century ago in the Lebanon Daily News.
Historic Annville mill in need of buyer to maintain “longest operating” status
An Annville landmark needs a new owner to maintain its status as the longest operating mill in the United States.
Colebrook Mill deemed “At Risk” by PA preservation nonprofit
The Colebrook Mill is one of five state landmarks to be placed on Preservation Pennsylvania’s 2019 At Risk list.
Ever wondered how ice would have been harvested at the Colebrook Ice Dam?
Before it was Lake Duffy, it was the Colebrook Ice Dam. But how did the ice actually get harvested?
A still unrecognized victory: When Pottsville “won” the NFL Championship
This Super Bowl weekend, we are looking back to a time when the NFL Championship was “won” by a team based just 30 miles away from Lebanon.
Before the Pennsylvania Farm Show, there was the Mt. Gretna Farmers’ Encampment
The Mt. Gretna Farmers’ Encampment preceded the Pennsylvania Farm Show and for a time was the state’s largest agricultural gathering.
LCBC plans to open a renovated Tabor Church as its 14th campus on April 7th
The historic Tabor Church at 124 S. 10th Street is currently undergoing a $1.2 million renovation by Lancaster-based Lives Changed By Christ (LCBC).
How a Christmastime brawl in Myerstown ended up catching the attention of a few Pennsylvanian Founding Fathers
Constructing what would become the Union Canal required a massive labor effort in Myerstown, which would lead to a historic Christmas-time riot between the local Pennsylvania Germans and migrant Scots and Irishmen.
Need a holiday read? Clive Cussler’s 2007 ‘Navigator’ has climatic ending in rumored northern Lebanon County gold mine
Like an aquatic Tom Clancy, Clive Cussler writes the type of fiction perfect to bring along on your next vacation (at least if you like thrillers)
110 years since the Lebanon Court House burned
Today marks 110 years since the Lebanon County Court House burned.
Paxton Boys incident that disturbed colonial Lebanon to be told in comic book form thanks to $300k grant
The Pew Center for Arts and Heritage will fund a comic book artist and writer to tell the story of the Paxton Boys as a graphic novel.