Lewis & Clark: Preparation for Discovery

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As part of the Lancaster Bicentennial Celebration of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the Lancaster County Historical Society will be presenting in 2003:

A major exhibition, the Worlds of Jacob Eichholtz: Portrait Painter of the Early Republic. Eichholtz was a contemporary of Lewis and Clark. He painted a portrait of Andrew Ellicott, the surveyor who served as instructor in the use of navigational instruments for Meriwether Lewis during Lewis’ visit to Lancaster. The Eichholtz portrait of Andrew Ellicott will be included in the exhibition. The exhibition will run concurrently at three locations: Lancaster County Historical Society from April 9-December 31, 2003; Heritage Museum of Lancaster County from April 15-December 31, 2003; Franklin & Marshall Phillips Museum of Art, April 25-December 20, 2003.

A Regional History Colloquium on Friday, May 2, 2003 at 4:30 p.m. at the Lancaster County Historical Society. Barry Rauhauser, Stauffer Curator of the Lancaster County Historical Society will present Quadrature of the Lune: Surveying the Life of Andrew Ellicott.

A bibliography of resources available in the historical society library relating to the Lewis & Clark Exhibition.

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