WE’VE EXPANDED OUR SOCIAL MEDIA!!

In addition to our Facebook page, you can now find the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley on X https://x.com/HSCV1869  and Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/cocalico.historical.society/.  Be sure to follow us to stay in the loop!

 

LANCASTER COUNTY BARN TOUR

     Looking for a great Christmas gift? The Lancaster County Barn Tour book, created in cooperation between the Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster (HPTLC) and the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley (HSCV) would be the perfect gift for your friends or family who love local history. Or, how about your friend who lived locally and has moved away? The Barn Tour book would surely bring back good memories!

     We’ve got less than 150 remaining from our initial 1,000 copies, and a second printing is not guaranteed. Books are available for $35.00 (pick up in person at the HSCV). Also, the HSCV and HPTLC websites provide the capability to buy and ship your order via their websites. In addition, these local shops have copies for sale: Ephrata Cloister, Mainspring of Ephrata, Lititz Historical Foundation, Landis Valley Farm Museum, Mennonite Life, Lancaster History.org, and Columbia Crossing Center.

Get your copies before we sell the last one!!!

     The tour books are still available to purchase online (click the picture below), at the Historical Society during normal business hours, and at the following locations throughout Lancaster County:

~The Ephrata Cloister
~Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum Store
~Lancaster History
~Historic Preservation Trust
   (by appointment only – call 717-291-5861 or email manager@hptrust.org)
~Mainspring of Ephrata
~Salisbury Township Historical Society
~Caernarvon Twp. Historical Society 
~Columbia Crossing River Trails Center
Order Barn Tour Book Online

 

 

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Museum Hours

Museum Hours

Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., March through December. 

Closed January and February.

 

Other times by appointment with a 24 hour notice.
Schools & organizations welcome!

Free to the public.

Research Library

Research Library

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday

9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Saturday

8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

PLEASE NOTE: The research library will observe the following

schedule for the Thanksgiving holiday:

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 - CLOSING AT 2:00p.m.

Thursday, November 28, 2024 - CLOSED

Our Mission

We are dedicated to discovering, gathering and preserving materials and data relative to the community known as the Cocalico Valley. All items in the museum collection were either made in the Cocalico Valley or were used by and/or owned by people living in the area. The Cocalico Valley encompasses ten municipalities in Northern Lancaster County — the Boroughs of Adamstown, Akron, Denver, and Ephrata and the Townships of East and West Cocalico, Clay, Ephrata, West Earl, and a portion of Earl.

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