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PARTNERS
Historic Rock Ford
Historic Rock Ford is a valued partner of the African American Historical Society of South Central Pennsylvania in the Witness Stones Project, collaborating to research, commemorate, and interpret the lives of enslaved people connected to Lancaster’s history through education, public programming, and community engagement.
SUPPORTERS
BASE, Inc. (Building and Supporting Entrepreneurship) is a nonprofit community economic development organization in Lancaster dedicated to opening doors to opportunity through business incubation, technical assistance, housing counseling, and financial literacy services that strengthen local entrepreneurship and neighborhood stability.
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Chuch of Lancaster, PA has been a longstanding supporter of the African American Historical Society of South Central Pennsylvania, partnering with us on numerous educational programs, community events, and public history initiatives that uplift and preserve African American history in Lancaster.
Community Action Partnership of Lancaster County is Lancaster County’s largest anti-poverty organization, dedicated to activating community, mobilizing resources, and empowering families through education, health, household stability, and safety programs to ensure all neighbors can thrive.
The original home of the Society, the Crispus Attucks Community Center provided some financial and administrative support as a fiscal agent. The Society is now an independent organization.
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church generously supports the African American Historical Society of South Central Pennsylvania and proudly serves as a featured site on the African American Heritage Walking Tour of Downtown Lancaster, welcoming participants and helping to share the rich history of the community.
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The Lancaster County Community Foundation is a valued supporter of the African American Historical Society of South Central Pennsylvania, strengthening our work through philanthropy that advances history, culture, and community engagement across Lancaster County.
The Lancaster City Visitor Center at Penn Square hosts our African American history exhibit in their gallery and acts as a staging area for the African American Heritage Walking Tour Downtown.
​Lancaster History is the Society's current fiscal agent, receiving grants on behalf of the Society and dispensing funds for the Society related projects. The Lancaster History website hosts the Society background reports on historical markers.
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society is a direct financial supporter and was an organizational partner in our successful Underground Railroad Learning Tour of Columbia in October 2020. The one-day event was attended by well over 80 people. the Society hopes to collaborate again in 2021 to repeat this the tour. An online illustrated summary of the Underground Railroad Learning Tour of Historic Columbia Borough, Lancaster County was produced by Randolph Harris, former Archivist, African American Historical Society of South Central Pennsylvania.
Saint James Episcopal Church is a valued supporter of the African American Historical Society of South Central Pennsylvania and a proud site host for the African American Heritage Walking Tour Downtown. Through its partnership, the church helps preserve and share Lancaster’s rich African American history by opening its doors as a place of reflection, education, and community engagement.
​The Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology hosts the Society's meetings at their Grisom Education Center campus. The college print shop also provides very low cost printing services for Society brochures and historic tour marketing material.
​The Underground Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, located in Columbia, PA, is a valued supporter of the African American Historical Society of South Central Pennsylvania, partnering in the preservation and interpretation of Underground Railroad history through education, research, and public engagement
Waller Tax & Financial Services is a trusted community partner of the African American Historical Society of South Central Pennsylvania, supporting our mission and contributing to the success of programs that preserve and share African American history, culture, and community heritage.
