Cory Van Brookhoven

Author, historian, President of the Lititz Historical Foundation. Drive in movie buff.

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United We Quiz! Join us June 30th in the ballroom of The Lititz Springs Inn for a special trivia night hosted by yours truly. There will be many Lititz questions in the game and I promise it will be fun! Proceeds benefit The Lititz 4th of July celebration.

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The Lititz Historical Foundation and America250PA will join forces on May 16th for a special flag placement ceremony at the Revolutionary War Memorial Park in Lititz. This event is free and open to the public. https://t.co/yBZjUlguG0

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The Lititz Historical Foundation and America250PA will join forces on May 16th for a special flag placement ceremony at the Revolutionary War Memorial Park in Lititz. This event is free and open to the public. https://t.co/i2CAGGScC6

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Paul E. Beck (center, back row) organized and led this concert band for many years and played concerts throughout Pennsylvania. In 1915, he was also appointed the Pennsylvania State Supervisor of Music and Art.

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Join us for Celebrate Lititz Weekend June 12-14th! There's LOTS going across three busy days as we mark four big milestones this year! More: https://t.co/hTC8BjuPLh

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Come visit me along with 30+ local authors at the 2026 Book Fest at Luther Acres in Lititz on March 28th. We hope to see you there! https://t.co/YWkyJY4to3

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I’ll be speaking on Lancaster County milestone markers tomorrow evening at Garden Spot Village. We hope to see you there!

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Several decades ago, this Western Auto store was open for business at 46 East Main Street in downtown Lititz. At the time this photo was taken, the Hagy family ran the business.

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Thanks to Ethan Smith and Jim Wolfe for discussing the legacy of local distilling to a capacity crowd at the Lititz Public Library today!

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Thanks to WHTM for the story on our Pretzel Sister partnership with Freeport, IL! https://t.co/QbT4uvvoyt

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Signups are now live for this program coming up in two weeks. Follow the registration link in the event below! https://t.co/19gaHhkyJR

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Here is my most recent list of upcoming book signings and presentations. Interested in hiring me to speak to your group about Lititz or Lancaster County history? Please reach out!

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In 2026, we have A LOT of special events and surprises planned! It’s gonna be EPIC! Bookmark this website below, save the dates, and keep checking back as we add even more! https://t.co/ggqV04vAN4

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Recently, my friend Jim allowed me to take a photo of his wallet. I think he gives George Costanza a run for his money.

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From all of us here at the Lititz Historical Foundation, we want to wish you a very Merry Christmas!

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We’ve hit a NEW record! 🎉
We have surpassed over 10,000 visitors to our museum in 2025! As of today, we have welcomed guests from 39 countries and 48 US states! (We are only missing Wyoming and Alaska). All we can say is THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts!

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Our Christmas decorations are up! We’d like to extend a HUGE THANKS to Esbenshade's Garden Centers & Greenhouse for donating a live tree for our museum.

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Tickets for our Annual Christmas Candlelight tour are going fast! Grab yours below while you still can. https://t.co/cyoXbiAAId

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Huge thanks to everyone who donated to us yesterday during the 2025 Extra Give! Through your generosity, we were able to raise $5,730. We cannot thank you enough!

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Still plenty of time to donate to us today via the 2025 Extra Give! https://t.co/FcYIw0SlRH