18th Century Law

  • September 7, 2025 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

  • Historic Rock Ford

    881 Rockford Road
    Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17602
Ticket Price $0.00-$5.72 Register Now
Description

Historic Rock Ford welcomes Paul Trainor as he presents “18th Century Law.” This lecture and show-and-tell presentation will discuss 18th Century Pennsylvania Law and include original and reproduction period law books and legal documents.

This lecture is part of our 2025 Lecture Series and will be held in the Langmuir Education Room located on the first floor of the Rock Ford Barn.

Paul Trainor is a college professor of business and paralegal studies, a retired lawyer, and a researcher and living history presenter on many 18th Century topics. Paul volunteers at several Pennsylvania historic sites.  

Your ticket is for the lecture only and does not include the Hand Mansion or Snyder Gallery. 

Date & Time

Sun, Sep 7, 2025 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Venue Details

Historic Rock Ford

881 Rockford Road
Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17602 Historic Rock Ford
Rock Ford Foundation

Historic Rock Ford is comprised of the circa 1794 General Edward Hand Mansion and the John J. Snyder, Jr. Gallery of Early Lancaster County Decorative Arts. Our historic site is situated on 33 acres of gardens, woods and grounds surrounded by Lancaster County Central Park located in the southeast corner of Lancaster City.  This remarkable estate offers visitors the opportunity to encounter the outstanding original late-Georgian style architecture of the Hand Mansion, to experience its rooms furnished in exquisite period style while, in the Snyder Gallery, to explore a nationally recognized collection of Lancaster County decorative arts dating from circa 1760 to 1820 including furniture, portraiture, long rifles, tall case clocks, silver, and much more. 


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