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The Thaddeus Stevens & Lydia Hamilton Smith Center for History and Democracy
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Stevens & Smith changed the landscape of the United States. We’ve made it our mission to carry on their work for the next generation—but we can’t tell their stories without your support.

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Donations fund important, ongoing work at the Center. Your gift provides access to history for school children, the conservation of historic objects and documents, and creates research opportunities for LancasterHistory.

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