Schuylkill notes are small pieces of paper with symbolism-oriented conspiracy theories printed on them which have appeared in many locations in the United States in different forms. Authorship of the notes is unknown, with them often being found inside food packaging, hanging from trees along hiking trails and in state parks. They have been discovered primarily in northeastern and central Pennsylvania. The earliest social media report of a found note was in 2019, though some reports indicate that similar notes appeared as early as 2015 and just weren't reported. In 2020, the majority of the notes were reportedly discovered within the packaging of food products purchased from grocery stores in Schuylkill County, which is why they were dubbed “Schuylkill Notes.” After a local news station reported the story in 2023, the FDA conducted an investigation due to food tampering being a federal crime. No conclusions were ever reached. The notes have also been reported as being found in New Jersey, New York, and Maryland, but the vast majority of the notes have been discovered in Pennsylvania. They usually contain 19 lines of text seeming to combine multiple conspiracy theories. The products containing the notes were purchased in multiple grocery stores such as Walmart, Target, Giant, Weis Markets, Wegmans, Trader Joe's, Dollar General, CVS, Kohl's, Goodwill, Lowe's, Cabela's and Aldi. Though there have been groups online that have investigated the notes, no one has ever been able to trace them back to the perpetrator. Until further information is discovered, the Schuylkill Notes will remain one of Pennsylvania’s more intriguing mysteries.
