Our Heritage Partnership Program draws partners together to collaborate and highlight stories of national significance. Find below a wealth of resources that are useful to heritage nonprofit organizations, local governments, historical societies, museums, and other cultural entities.

National Heritage Area Plans & Studies

Our National Heritage Management Plan offers a wealth of information about regional work that will uplift stories of national significance through 2034. Find below links to the entire plan, executive summary, interpretative themes, and inventory.

– SNHA National Heritage Area Management Plan (410 pages)
– SNHA Management Plan – Executive Summary (12 pages)
– SNHA Interpretive Themes & Descriptions (24 pages)
– SNHA Historic Resources Inventory (9 Pages)

Regional Plans

– Lower Susquehanna River Segment Plan
– Municipal Comprehensive Plans in Lancaster County
– Places 2040 (Lancaster County Comprehensive Plan)
– York County Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan
– York County Economic Action Plan
– York County Heritage Preservation Plan
– York County Open Space & Greenways Plan

Research Repositories

Regionally there are few major historical research repositories. SNHA has also included a few online resources.

– Lancaster County Archives
– Lancaster History Library & Archives
– Library of Congress
– Mennonite Life Research Center
– National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors Library and Research Center
– Pennsylvania State Archives
– Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office
– Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies
– York County Archives
– York County History Center Library & Archives
– York County Libraries Research Databases

Funding/Grant Opportunities

While SNHA is launching a Heritage Partnership Grant Program, we also provide listings for grant opportunities that could be useful for our heritage partners.

– Department of Conservations & Natural Resources Grants
– Explore York Grant Program
– National Park Service Chesapeake Gateways Grant Program
– Pennsylvania History Museum Commission Grants
– Susquehanna Greenway Partnership Program Mini-Grant Program