Campus of History Cheer
- December 7, 2024
- LancasterHistory, 230 N. President Avenue, Lancaster, PA
- 5-7pm
- $20 Adults (14+) | $10 Youth (6-13) | FREE Children (5 & Under)
Get in the holiday spirit with Campus of History Cheer, a festive evening event filled with fun for the whole family! From twilight tours of Wheatland to live music and kids activities, there’s something merry and bright for everyone.
At Campus of History Cheer, you can move about three locations on Campus and choose your own holiday adventure!
- Museum & Ware Commons | Check in and purchase tickets. Enjoy hot chocolate and delicious cookies. Get crafting with the Friends of the Tanger Arboretum and make a holiday nature craft in Buckwalter Theater. View exhibits, including “The Store With More,” a special exhibit about Watt & Shand Department Store, based on Nancy Groff’s “Watt & Shand: East, West, Hame’s Best” book. Listen to Music for Everyone’s Ukelele Uprising play a selection of up-beat Christmas songs. Shop local at LancasterHistory’s Museum Store.
- President James Buchanan’s Wheatland | Enjoy at-your-own-pace tours of Wheatland, festively decorated for Yuletide. Tour guides will be available in each room to talk about Yuletide traditions during the 1870s-80s. A strings duet from Seasons, a local Celtic and American folk music ensemble, will also set the musical ambiance at Wheatland.
- The Wheatland Carriage House | Holiday shop for the perfect handcrafted, local gifts with a selection of vendors from the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen.
Tickets to Campus of History Cheer are $20/Adults (14+), $10/Youths (6-13), and FREE for Children (5 & Under). LancasterHistory and Friends of the Tanger Arboretum Members receive discounted admission commensurate to the number of individuals on the membership, $5 off/Adult and/or $2 off/Youth tickets.
To purchase tickets to Campus of History Cheer, please click the button below or call (717) 392-4633. Advance tickets are recommended. Walk-in tickets may be available at the door.
Thank You to Our Campus of History Sponsors!
Thank you to our Hot Cocoa Sponsor, Haller Enterprises, for keeping the Campus of History warm!
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On Saturday, December 7 we’re excited to welcome local author and architect Gregory J. Scott, FAIA for a book signing of his latest book, Urban Alphabet. Scott will be available to sign copies of his books, Urban Alphabet and Urban Legend, at LancasterHistory’s Museum Store from 10am – 2pm.
On Saturday, December 7, join us for “at-your-own-pace” tours of Yuletide at Wheatland! With guides stationed throughout rooms in the historic mansion, you can travel from space to space to learn about how Harriet Lane Johnston and James Buchanan “Buck” Henry, James Buchanan’s niece and nephew, celebrated Christmas in the late 1800s.
Help us on our hunt for candy canes across the Campus of History! Children will listen to a story read aloud, complete a holiday craft to take home, and enjoy a hot cup of cocoa.