Hanover Area Historical Society Announces Holiday Schedule

[HANOVER, PA – November 16, 2024] – The Hanover Area Historical Society (HAHS) announced their schedule of events for the 2024 holiday season. 
 
Topping the schedule are the 14th Annual Christmas Tree Tours at the Warehime-Myers Mansion, 305 Baltimore Street in Hanover, Pennsylvania. The 1913 neo-classical building will be all dressed up for the holidays. Visitors will see more than 50 trees decorated by different area businesses and non-profit organizations in the Mansion and in the Hanover Area History Museum, located behind the Mansion. There will be musical entertainment on select days. The Museum Gift Shop is open during all Tree Tour hours. Tickets are $7 per person and are available at the door or online at www.hanoverpahistory.org, as is the complete schedule. Children 12 and under are free and must be accompanied by an adult. 
 
Nutcracker Christmas at the Neas House will take place on December 7th, 14th and 21st from 12 to 3 pm. Free with donations encouraged. The 1783 Neas House is located at the corner of High and West Chestnut Streets in Hanover and is on the National Register of Historic Places. 
 
Meet Mamie Eisenhower during Christmas with the Eisenhowers on December 10th, from 5 to 8 pm at the Warehime-Myers Mansion. Coffee, tea and sugary treats will be served and Tree Tours are included. The cost is $20 per person. Spaces are limited so call the HAHS office today at 717-632-3207. 
 
Storytime with Mrs. Claus will be held at the Mansion on December 14th from 6:30 to 8 pm. Children eight and under are invited to wear their pj’s to listen to Mrs. Claus read some favorite holiday stories including The Night Before Christmas. Children must be accompanied by an adult. The fee is $10 per family and includes the Tree Tour, having your picture taken in front of your favorite tree and taking home a bag of Mrs. Claus’s treats. Spaces are limited so call the office today at 717-632-3207. 
 
The Society is also offering their 2024 Christmas ornament, which is a three-inch brass replica of the Warehime-Myers Mansion. The ornament comes with a hanging ribbon in a numbered box. The ornaments are $23 each, including tax. The Mansion ornament is the first in a planned series of ornaments featuring historic or other notable structures in Hanover. They’re available at the Mansion and Museum during Tree Tours, at the Neas House when open for the Nutcracker days, by phone at 717-632-3207, at the Office, 2 Library Place, Hanover on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9 am to 1 pm or online at www.hanoverpahistory.org.  
 
The Hanover Area Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization incorporated in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. ### 
 
HANOVER AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 2 Library Place | PO Box 305 | Hanover, PA 17331 info@hanoverpahistory.org | https://hanoverpahistory.org | 717-632-3207  
 
To preserve, protect and promote the historical story of the Hanover area.