The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission has recognized 32 volunteers for their work supporting the state’s historical sites and museums in 2024. Several Lancaster County volunteers are among ...

EPHRATA, Pa. (WHTM) – An award of $488,816 was given to the rehabilitation of the Ephrata Cloister in Lancaster County by the National Park Service, announced yesterday by the Pennsylvania Historical ...

The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission has named longtime historian and curator Bradley Smith as the new site administrator of the Ephrata Cloister, elevating a veteran insider ...

EPHRATA, Pa. (WHTM) — It was one of Pennsylvania’s early experiments in religious freedom. “Ephrata Cloister was an early religious community, established in 1732 by a German immigrant named Conrad ...

Pennsylvania’s state-run historic sites and museums will re-open Friday, April 30. Over the past year, staff have worked behind closed doors to maintain historic buildings and collections. In a few ...

EPHRATA, Pa. — Historic Ephrata Cloister is hosting their annual lantern tours this week, returning to an in-person format after going virtual last year due to the pandemic. The cloister was built as ...

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- On this edition of One Tank Trips, Action News journeyed to Lancaster County. There, the Historic Ephrata Cloister explores the roots of Pennsylvania's founder ...