Winters Heritage House Museum
47 East High Street, Elizabethtown PA 17022
Tel: (717) 367-4672 Email: winters-hh@embarqmail.com Fax: (717) 367-9991

 
 

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Schedule of Events

Fall 2009 Events Brochure Download Here


Story Hour for children, ages 4-6, will resume in September with a free trial class on Friday, September 18, entitled Meet Winters Heritage House. Any parent who enrolls his or her child for subsequent monthly sessions will pay just $2 per child per class.

Read complete details about the Story Hour program at the bottom of our Homepage.
Download the 2009-2010 brochure from this link.



Heritage Artisans Guild

Meet artisans from the Guild Friday, October 23
6 :00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
for the Fall Art Opening. Works of art will be exhibited and offered for sale. Wine and cheese will be served to guests that evening.



Elizabethtown History Books on Sale Now!


Winters Heritage House
News and Initiatives

19th Annual
Holiday Craft Show
December 3,4 & 5, 2009

Thursday, December 3, 2009: Sneak-Peek & Reception
(For Museum Members Only Night)
Join at any level of membership beginning at $15 Individual to receive special invite to early bird shopping, wine, hors d’oeuvres, and holiday music

Friday, December 4, 2009: Public Holiday Craft Show Day 1—9 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 5, 2009: Public Holiday Craft Show Day 2—9 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Greetings, Crafters:
We are already preparing for the 2009 Holiday Craft Show at Winters Heritage House Museum. We invite you to participate: December 3,4 & 5, 2009 (Thu-Sat).
We are honored to welcome back those of you who have participated in past years. We are looking for new vendors, too, and we welcome referrals. If you know of anyone who might be interested in this event, please call us. As in past years, vendors set up their displays up to a week before the show, provide us with a detailed inventory list that is entered into our database, and we do the rest of the work.


Museum Story Hour for Early Childhood


The Museum Story Hour program is designed to engage children ages 4- to 6-years old in a curriculum that uses authentic props, a storybook, and age-appropriate hands-on crafts and activities to teach young children about history and traditions.

During a one-hour session on the second Friday of each month from September to May, children explore historical themes with certified instructors. Retired elementary school teachers Romaine Campbell and Barbara Eberly and Mary Ann Stanley, Children’s Librarian, Elizabethtown Public Library, serve as teachers for the program. Story Hour is held on site at the museum at 47 East High Street in downtown Elizabethtown. Each month, three sessions are offered on a Friday at 9:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m., and 1:00 p.m.

The Story Hour schedule follows the Elizabethtown Area School District calendar. Consequently, if school is closed for inclement weather or for a holiday recess, Story Hour will not be held on that day—usually, it is scheduled for the previous or following Friday. Check schedule or call museum to confirm all schedule changes.

The registration fee is $2 per child for each month’s class. Class size is limited, so advance registration is highly encouraged. This fall 2009, the following themes will be explored: Meet Winters Heritage House, Scots-Irish, Native Americans and Corn, Colonial Toys and Games, Colonial Music, Valentines and Keeping in Touch, Spring Cleaning, Spinning and Weaving, Herbs and Gardens.
A new schedule of classes will be available later this summer online and at the Museum Welcome Desk,
so check back for dates.

The staff extends Thanks! to Elizabethtown Child Care Center, GEARS Kid Center, St. Peter School Kindergarten, and Mt. Calvary Christian School Kindergarten for their continued participation in the museum’s early learning programs. Although classroom groups do register, any child from the public is invited to join the program.

For more information on Story Hour or any museum
program, please call 717-367-4672

You could own this beautiful red wagon made by the Lapp Family of Ephrata, PA and valued at over $300 with a handmade fabric covering. This sturdy covered wagon, designed for youngsters, is currently on display at the museum and will be on display at the museum’s children-themed booth in Ag Hall at the Elizabethtown Fair during the week of August 24-August 29. Raffle tickets will be sold at $3 per ticket or two for $5. A winner will be drawn on Saturday evening, August 29. Advance tickets are on sale at the museum.


Research your family history at the
Seibert Library

Elizabethtown, PA…Did you know that an opportunity exists in your own community to begin or to continue researching your own family history. At Winters Heritage House, 41-47 East High Street, the on-site Seibert Library is an important resource for residents living in the greater Elizabethtown area and surrounding counties.

Visitors will find a number of paper and electronic resources as well as access to census records and many relevant websites on the Internet.


The Seibert Library’s collection includes books, periodicals, over 50 oral histories on tapes and transcripts, maps, photographs, yearbooks, family histories, and other historical documents and valuable artifacts.

An archive of local and family history was established at the Museum when the Heritage House Genealogy Library Committee was
formed on September 4, 1990. Several volunteers from the community, some librarians, committed to developing a genealogy library at the then fledgling museum. In 1991 a lifetime resident of Elizabethtown presented the first book of the library's collection. Another prominent resident donated a collection of materials that became the nucleus of the library.

Over the years, the size and scope of the library collection has grown under the direction of Mary Karnes. In 1998, with generous contributions from the Seibert family, the Heritage House Genealogy Library moved to a larger remodeled space within the first floor of the museum. As a tribute to the Seibert family benefactors, the Board of Directors rededicated and renamed the library. Ruth Seibert continues to support the library operation.

In recent weeks, Judy Kay Bard has joined the Seibert Library staff as volunteer librarian, replacing Mary Karnes, who has presided over the library operation since the early 1990’s. Mary’s knowledge and perspective have continued to advance the mission of the Seibert Library and Resource Center for over 15 years. New genealogy librarian Judy Kay Bard brings her own library experience and a contagious enthusiasm for history to her new role.

When Winters Heritage House and the Seibert Library resume regular visiting hours on Thursday, March 9, the public is invited to meet Judy Kay Bard and Mary Karnes from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. that day. Library volunteers work on site weekly on Thursdays and Fridays from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Saturday mornings from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon. New volunteers are always welcome.

Many thanks from the Seibert Library Nook, more...


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Vendor Opportunities

19th Annual Holiday Craft Show Craft Vendors Contracted to Date for Our Show…

Nancy Stohler—Stitched Pillows & Decorations
Dottie Pedersen/Penn Grant Services—Sterling Silver Jewelry & Holiday Greens
Michael Feldser—Photography/Knit Items
Sue Zurin—Alpaca sweaters, gloves, and socks
Stanley Newcomer, Blacksmith, Hand-Forged Iron*
Jennifer Ruch—Art and Jewelry*
Tammy Hoover—Hoover Hollow Gifts and Collectibles
Nancy Bryant—Fine Handcrafted Original Design Jewelry
Elizabeth Rohrbach—Candle Scentsations by Lizz
Pam Potts/Alpaca and Beyond—Alpaca Products*
Karen Karnes/Humane Society—Pet Supplies, treats, apparel
Clare Swift—Ceramics
Till Brendle-Ratcliff—Cookies
Walter P. Honsinger—Author, Books
Gerry Kershner—Lancaster County Calendars, Books, Notecards
Karren Wonders—Birdhouses, Leather Art
Mata Stroup—Handmade, Custom Jewelry
Barbara Paules—Pottery
Patty Kile—Scherenschnitte*
Sue Steffy—Handmade Soaps
Nancy Landis—PA German Fraktur*
Pat Kline—Watercolors, Leather Kits*
Selene Kite—Book, Buddez gifts

*Member, Heritage Artisans Guild