Dozens attended Saturday's Caring for Heritage, a celebration of local history helping area non profits raise funds for their organizations. Participants included The Lancaster Fencibles, Invalid Corp, Susquehanna Gateway Heritage, and Columbia Historic Preservation Society. The event at Columbia River Park included reenactors, demonstrations, sale items, exhibits, and refreshments.
A reencator showed this American(?) Flag he recently bought at Root's Market. Apparently, the 40-something number of stars represent our 40-something number of states, and the 44 stripes represent the original 44 colonies. Would anyone be upset if this "flag" were burned, since it's already a desecration?
Larry Hoover of Elizabethtown demonstrated bullet-making techniques.
An assistant lined up the finished products.
Bullets were made from 700-degree lead.
Tom Hambleton of Willow Street took over bullet-making duties.
A short clip of the demo.
Rifles used by Union infantry in the Civil War
Larry Hoover of Elizabethtown
Columbia history
Civil War-era belles, one with period sunglasses
Chris Vera, president of the Columbia Historic Preservation Society, gave a thumbs-up after another successful event.
A former WGAL employee is facing multiple charges after being accused of stalking an ex-coworker and vandalizing her car.
Bernard W. Gutwald, 56 of Manheim Township, is accused of stalking a female WGAL employee and keying her car on multiple occasions causing more than $1,700 in damage.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians will soon be able to register online to vote.
Gov. Tom Wolf's administration plans to launch the system Thursday, making Pennsylvania the 23rd state to offer Internet-based registration, officials told The Associated Press.
