Community Calendar
The Community Calendar
A central part of LancasterHistory’s mission is to support the needs and interests of history-oriented organizations in our region and to bring into greater focus the extraordinary opportunities for learners of all ages to experience America’s past in Lancaster County and the surrounding region. LancasterHistory is proud to provide this Community Calendar to highlight upcoming events of history-focused institutions and organizations. Looking for LancasterHistory’s main events calendar? View events calendar.
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Strasburg Holiday Home Tour
The annual Strasburg Holiday Home Tour will be held on Saturday, December 6th this year. Seven lovely homes will be open for your enjoyment from 10 AM to 4 PM. The homes vary in age and style, and will be beautifully decorated for the holiday season. Most of this year’s homes are new to our tour and are in Strasburg’s Historic District, which makes the tour very walkable. At the Event Center at the First Presbyterian Church on S. Decatur Street, tour tickets, lunch, greens, and craft vendors will be available from 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM.
Tickets go on sale November 8 for $20 if purchased in advance, or $25 at the door. Advance tickets can be purchased in person at Main Street Antiques (2 W. Main St.) or Speckled Hen Coffee (141 E. Main St.), on online for a small fee (see below). This is a great day when local folks as well as out-of-towners stroll the streets and enjoy the historic town as well as the homes. Come to Strasburg and get in the holiday spirit!
“From Pennsylvania to Custer’s Last Stand and Back”
The Millersville Area Historical Society will host a free presentation titled “From Pennsylvania to Custer’s Last Stand and Back” when it meets at 9 a.m. Saturday, December 13, in the Millersville Borough Administration & Police Building, 100 Municipal Drive (doors open at 8:30 a.m. and close at 9:15 a.m.).
The speaker will be longtime “Custeriana” student Steve Custer, whose grandfather and General Custer were third cousins. With the aid of PowerPoint, he will discuss the many connections between Pennsylvania and General Custer (some in Lancaster), as well as linkages to other individuals involved with the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Custer indicated that several of these relationships are well known, but most are surprising and include sites in Pennsylvania that are open to visitors. A Q & A period will conclude the meeting.
Steve Custer became interested in General Custer at a very young age when his mother traced the family’s genealogy to him. Since then he has accumulated a large assortment of Custer-related books that he started collecting while in high school. Retired from a career in agriculture, he now spends time buying and selling rare and collectible books and serves on the board of directors of the Little Big Horn Associates, a decades-old organization dedicated to the study of General Custer’s life.
Although admission is free, donations are appreciated. For more details, contact Phil Gerber at 717.872.8837 before noon or at pge8507@aol.com.