In December 1763, the Paxton Boys killed 20 peaceful Conestoga Indians living under government protection in southern Lancaster County. This brutal elimination of an entire tribe was just the beginning of the crime. A larger group of Paxton raiders soon marched on Philadelphia and threatened more Indians there. Turned back by Pennsylvania’s government, they returned to a largely supportive public in Lancaster County. Lancaster’s magistrates and ministers, who had encouraged and enabled the Indian killers, refused to apprehend them or bring them to trial. Later, apologists for the Paxton Boys deliberately distorted the historical record.

Jack Brubaker, an award-winning investigative reporter for Lancaster Newspapers, will relate the chilling but compelling inside story of how the Paxton Boys got away with murder. Mr. Brubaker will also be available to sign copies of his book at the event. You may preorder copies of the book until March 30. A limited number will be available for purchase at the lecture.