Historic Rock Ford, 881 Rock Ford Road, Lancaster, will present "A Landscape of 'Incalculable Advantage': How the Lime Industry Shaped Everyday Life in 18th- and 19th-Century Southeastern Pennsylvania" by Peter Glogovsky on Sunday, Aug. 17, from 6 to 8 p.m.

Glogovsky will discuss the importance of the limestone industry for everyday life in the 18th and early 19th centuries. The program will highlight the people who quarried stone, burned lime, and used these commodities and will show the extent to which this industry contributed to Pennsylvania's rural and urban cultural landscapes and industrial development.

Glogovsky is a public historian and museum professional whose work focuses on Pennsylvania industrial history, cultural landscapes, and public memory. Glogovsky received a doctorate in American studies from Penn State University, with his dissertation focusing on the Pennsylvania limestone industry; a Master of Arts in museum studies from the Cooperstown Graduate Program; and a Bachelor of Arts in art history and anthropology from Franklin & Marshall College. He first discovered his interest in historic landscapes while growing up in rural Berks County, where he explored old farmsteads, fields, and woodlands.

The lecture will take place in the Langmuir Education Room on the first floor of the Rock Ford Barn. Before the lecture, the Snyder Gallery will be open from 5 to 6 p.m. so that attendees may see the 2025 focus exhibit, "1825: Lafayette in Lancaster."

There is a fee for admission. To purchase tickets, visit http://www.historicrockford.org/special-events.