Heritage Day Thanks!

Heritage day took place on Saturday, September 10th. Our thanks to all who participated, visited and supported the 4oth Annual Strasburg Heritage Day Antique and Craft Fair.

The 2nd Annual Holiday Home Tour

The Holiday Home Tour will be held on Saturday, December 3, 2011 from 10am to 4pm. The 9 homes on the tour, decorated for the season, include outstanding examples of historical preservation as well as designs for modern living.

A Holiday Craft Market will open at 9:30am in the fellowship hall of the Wesley United Methodist Church at 40 West Main Street. Local craftsman and vendors will offer handmade crafts for your holiday shopping. In addition, decorated wreaths and other holiday trimmings, created from natural greens, will be on sale at the 1792 Shroy House at 122 South Decatur Street. Cooking demonstrations in the open fireplace are planned for this event.

The three 19th century churches in the borough will open their doors for visitors to see the beautiful sanctuaries decorated for joyous worship. The congregation of St. Michaels Luthern Church at 40 East Main Street will serving lunch.

Tickets are $17 on the day of the tour, available only at Tour Headquarters in Fellowship Hall at 40 West Main Street. Tickets may be purchased in advance in November for $15 at The Finishing Touch on 9 Main Street, Petals and Beans Flower Shop at 10 East Main Street, and Eldreth Pottery at 246 North Decatur Street. For information about ordering in advance by mail, send an email to strasburgholidaytour@gmail.com or leave a message at 717-687-3534.

The Heritage Museum

With much regret, the Society has found that it is unable to continue to operate the Heritage Center Museum for public visits. We continue to see adequate funding to permit the museum to be open. In the meantime, work continues on researching and restoring the circa 1790 "Shroy House", at 122 South Decatur Street, the first historic property purchased by the Society. On the days of our special events listed above and on Saturdays you can see the clues to life in the 18th and 19th centuries that have been uncovered by architectural history detectives. When restoration is completed, this building will be our museum, housing the many antiques, artifacts and documents that the society has acquired.