Winters Heritage House Museum

We are Elizabethtown History!

Published quarterly by the Elizabethtown Preservation Associates, Inc. Autumn 2018

In This Issue — We Participate!

 Elizabethtown Goes to War!
 Land Grab Avoided!
 Dear Elizabeth!
 2018 Fall Calendar!

November 16, 2018

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Fun Findings From the Seibert Library

This article is from the archives of the Seibert

Library, and is continued on the next page.
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The shaded area of the map above shows the land that would have been
lost to the Munitions Plant if the local population hadn’t resisted the
government’s plan.

Story Hour Program 2018

Our Story Hour program for children ages 4-6 will begin
November 16, 2018 on Friday, October 12. Each Story Hour lets children join
in an activity or craft, hear a story about local history or
tradition, and share in a snack.
To participate in this year’s ExtraOrdinary Give:
Story Hour runs several times throughout the day,
On November 16, 2018, log onto www.ExtraGive.org and parents can plan to attend at 9:30 or 10:45 in the
Click on the donate button. Select the non-profits you wish to morning,
support. or in the afternoon at 1:00pm.

(Don’t forget us! Scroll waaaaay down to find the Winters There is a $2 cost for each participating child.
Heritage House Museum.)
Adults should plan to stay, and are free.
Enter your ExtraGive donation.

If you want to put your Extra Give contribution towards your Please call the museum to register
membership, please give us a call and let us know. We’re happy to in advance.
do that! … and THA NK Y OU!!!
Gardens Ho(e)! 2018 Workshops and Classes
A Green Space Update Museum classes run on an ‘as-requested’ basis. Round up 3 to
5 friends and set a date with us. There is a single flat fee per
class, regardless of your participant numbers.
The community garden plot, located along East High Workshops and classes may be scheduled during or outside of
Street beside P&J Pizza’s parking lot, was a success! museum hours. To learn more about these or to organize a
class, please contact the museum or visit our website.
The garden, barely the size of a single parking space, Children and Family Workshops (ages 15 and younger ) —
for up to 8 children with 2 adults. Workshops offer plenty of
grew an abundance of groceries for anyone who cared hands-on opportunities. These are fun and educational
to stop and help themselves. In addition to marigolds gatherings for scouts, homeschool students, birthday parties,
families, and friends.
and zinnias, there were tomatoes, zucchini and acorn
Wool to Weaving—See how wool is processed into yarn, try
squash. each step, and learn some weaving basics. Many of the
steps were children’s chores, long ago!

The museum’s backyard garden continues to supply the Scherenschnitte – Pennsylvania German Scissors cutting. We’ll
teach you the tricks to cutting intricate designs from paper.
Elizabethtown Community Food Pantry with fresh Several levels of difficulty are offered.
vegetables, as well. We grew the most productive German Folded Paper Stars – Learn to fold traditional
Moravian-style paper stars from strips of paper. Especially
cucumber plant ever noted in recent history. Also fun for pre-teens and up. Once mastered, this is an
harvested were potatoes, carrots, turnips, tomatoes, addictive craft!
Colonial Tea Party – Dress up in our
tomatillos (a first!) and lots of other goodies. early American costumes and
spend an afternoon learning to
embroider and practicing tea-time
manners. A fun birthday idea!

Adult Classes (ages 16 and older )

Classes accommodate from 4 to 6 people and are geared to beginners
interested in developing solid foundation skills.

Hearth Cooking – Spend a day learning to cook over a fire then

invite friends to dine on your efforts in a colonial
Raffle Quilt is up for Chance! atmosphere. We will work in our hearth kitchen to make a
complete meal. Participants may each invite one guest to
come dine (up to 8 total meals).
The Quilt Committee is raffling off an applique quilt
Quilting – Master basic quilting techniques for making your own
titled “Favorite Things.” Pieced by late committee heirloom pieces. Absolute beginners should expect to need
at least 4 sessions. Jo Garvin instructor
member Dottie Leban and sewn in her memory by the
Genealogy Research —Spend time with our research staff
quilt committee, this is a beautiful tribute not only to learning techniques to best uncover your family’s genealogy
using the Seibert Library’s unique resources as well as
Dottie, but to some of life’s best moments. The internet services.
colorful quilt would fit a twin size bed, or make a
Hand-Spinning Wool – Learn the steps to processing fiber, from
wonderful sofa throw or wall hanging. Look for the cleaning a raw fleece to hand spinning yarn. Covers both
drop spindle and spinning wheel techniques. Beginners
quilt at the museum’s front desk. Tickets are $1 each should expect to need at least 4
sessions.
or you can purchase 6 tickets
Scherenschnitte —Work with local
for $5. The drawing will scherenschnitte artist, Joli Miller, to
likely commence following master the skills needed to cut
incredible, beautiful designs from
the museum’s annual paper.

Heritage Craft show in Rug Braiding —Learn the skills for

braiding beautiful rugs and mats.
November. Carolyn Newcomer, instructor.
Here is a sneak peek at our fall exhibit; Fall Exhibit:

Elizabethtown Goes to War Elizabethtown Goes to War

The effects of WWII on our Community
Harvey Eshelman explains how
to land a Navy Blimp. September 7 through
October 5, the
Erma Risser discusses museum will present
rationing cards and panty hose an exhibit that
shortages. explores the effects
of WWII on this
Meet Elizabethtown’s own community. The
Rosie the Riveter, Dorothy exhibit will use audio
Stoner. recordings from our
And watch recently found footage
collection of oral
from Elizabethtown’s biggest histories. These
parade—The 1946 Victory Parade memories were A photo from Elizabethtown’s 1946 Home-
gathered through coming Parade, passing Keener’s Restaurant
interviews of
Elizabethtown
citizens, many of whom are no longer with us. Also
included will be images, documents, letters and other
WWII memorabilia.
From Clyde Barnhart’s Scrap Book: The exhibit opens Friday, September 7th with a public
reception from 5pm-8pm. It will run through Friday,
Left image; October 5. People may also stop by to view the exhibit
5 fellows from
during regular museum hours, and by appointment.
Elizabethtown Friday, September 14, from 5-8pm, the museum will be
all ended up open, as well.
serving together
over in Saipan. The exhibit is free to museum members or we request a donation of
your choice for admission. Thank you for supporting the Winters
Below image: Heritage House Museum!
Some of the
WWII bomber
plane nose art.
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Elizabethtown Heritage
Craft Show
At the Winters Heritage
House Museum
47 East High St.,
Elizabethtown, PA

Friday, November 9,
4-8pm and
Saturday, November10,
9am-3pm

Over 30 local craftspersons

and artists provide shoppers with their many handmade
gifts, decor, foods, and clothing. Visit our website for
further information.
www.ElizabethtownHistory.org
Stories from local veterans and home front civilians
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Fall Calendar Museum Happenings Page
September
7— Exhibit opens! Runs thru Oct. 5 Volunteer Committees at the Winters
This exhibit explores the effect of WWII on our community. Heritage House Museum
Listen to recorded accounts of WWII memories, literature, and
photos from our community during this trying era. Exhibit runs These are the people that keep this place buzzing
through October 5. along! If you are interested in helping out, please
call to learn more about these valuable
14— E-town Second Friday -Additional hours for folks committees!
to explore our WWII exhibit. Open 5pm-8pm
Front Desk and Museum Support staff — Each
of our front desk helpers generally assist one day
October a week.

11— Plugged in E-town Lecture 7pm Oya Ozcanca of Genealogy Library staff — These folks are
Elizabethtown College discusses Turkish foreign policy. Please invaluable helping others research during
call ahead to RSVP and come to the community room at 33 museum hours.
East High Street.
Museum Docents — Active for scheduled tours
12 — Haunted Museum and the 3rd Grade Walking Tours in October.
Open during the Elizabethtown Second Friday, from 5-8pm.
Enjoy some fun spooky family time! Textile Group — Meets the third Wednesday
evening each month. Provides demonstrations at
15-19 — Third Grade Walking Tours of special events, and enjoys all sorts of textile
Elizabethtown adventures. (knitting, crochet, weaving, spinning)
The museum provides a tour of the downtown to all EASD 3rd
Grade classes. Students learn lots about our town’s history, Quilt Committee — Meets the 2nd and 3rd
study three Wayne Fettro murals, and visit four historic Monday evenings of each month. Always eager
hotspots. If you are interested in helping, please contact the to teach newbies/entertain old hands.
Winters Heritage House Museum. We need all hands on deck
Herb Garden Committee — Meets as needed
for this very worthy program!
April through October. This group eats well.

Hearth Cooking Committee (currently inactive,

but we are willing to train! Another well-fed
November crew)
9 & 10 — Heritage Craft Show Property Committee — Meets as needed. Motto:
All local and all handmade! Friday evening from 4-8pm, and The only thing in an old house that works….is
Saturday from 9am-3pm. A wonderful display of some of our you! (If you are handy around old stuff, please
area craftsperson’s best efforts. Support the museum, local consider volunteering here.)
artists, and the community cupboard. Admission is $2.00 or a
food bank contribution. Free admission after noon on Saturday. Pre-School Story Hour — This group of
energetic ladies provides the pre-school
16 — ExtraOrdinary Give community youth with our
Please remember to support your local non-profits on this day Story Hour program
of matched giving by the Lancaster Community Foundation. throughout the school year.
A fun and valuable way to
help out!
December
Our volunteers are the
31 — New Year’s Eve with Letterkenny Ireland backbone of our efforts to
In conjunction with the Christ Lutheran Church, the museum preserve our town’s history.
provides a warm place to enjoy crafts and hearth foods while
awaiting the rising of the New Year’s star at 9pm. A fun family We need you!
-geared evening. No Cost.
 the following;
Dear Elizabeth Our best winter storage system is
Our Historic Advice Column in our root cellar. This is a room
The spirit of our town founder, Elizabeth built under ground, so that the
Hughes, residing here from 1750 to stored food may set below the frost
1760, offers her advice to our generation. line where it will not freeze, nor
Please send your questions to Dear will it be too warm. Vegetables may
Elizabeth, c/o Winters Heritage House be preserved in crocks of salt
Museum email; water. Often I will stretch a pig
Winters-HH@ElizabethtownHistory.org bladder across the top to keep out
dirt and mice. We also pack
potatoes, turnips and other roots in
baskets of loose dirt and straw and
set them in the root cellar. Some
Dear Elizabeth,
The carriage should be light and fruits such as apples will store well
My wife drives an old worn out
suitable for both travel and local in baskets.
Toyota. I am thinking of surprising
visits. Be certain the springs are
her with a new vehicle. My one
good and the wheels large, for Another method we use is to dry
thought is that she would be happiest
country roads can be very rutted and things overnight in a cooling bake
with a newer similar car, but I tend to
bumpy. oven. Softer fruits such as peaches
feel that we should always purchase
If you are purchasing for town travel or grapes are best dried this way.
American products. For that reason,
only, do consider a team of four-in- Some of our herbs, beans and other
I think a Ford or Chevrolet might be
hand hackneys! They are quite stylish vegetables also can be laid in the
better. Do I just go ahead and hope oven or strung and dried from
and she will look every bit the
she will like what I choose, or ruin kitchen rafters. When we are
pampered wife! Don’t forget to hire a
the surprise and ask her what she ready to use them we simply add
footman and groom, as well!
prefers? them to a stew where the hot liquid
brings them back. Some medicinal
Signed,
herbs are more effective once
Helpful Hubby Yours, dried, and the cooking herbs, too,
Elizabeth seem to have more flavor.
Dear Hubby,
My goodness! What a lovely gift Our butchered meat we will smoke
idea! Your wife is most fortunate to or store in salt or both. Smoking
have her own carriage. I am happy to Dear Elizabeth, requires a smokehouse, of course,
advise you on what any woman I suppose that this is the time of year and one must tend the smoldering
would find ideal; when you are setting things aside for coals for many days. Once cured
Please consider the following; A winter. What do you use to store your the meat will last quite a long time.
single horse carriage is lovely, but a food, and how do you prepare it? I We butcher in the fall and once the
pair will pull much nicer than just the like to can fruits in jars and put air cools for the season we will
one. They can take you further with vegetables in the freezer, but I know hang those meats in the house attic
less work, but be sure they pull your era (1760s) does not have glass over winter.
evenly and truly work as a team. I jars or freezers. Best of luck with your harvest.
think a Morgan team would be best if
you like American made. The Polly Preserves
Yours,
Conestoga horse, too, is a noble
beast, though they tend to be a bit Dear Polly,
Elizabeth
heavier in build, therefore requiring We do set quite a bit of our garden
more oats. Both breeds are very aside for the colder seasons. We
reliable and versatile and can even be also butcher several pigs and cure
put to farm duties quite readily. the meats. In this way, we preserve
 Museum Needs List
We are seeking help in the following areas;
Keep your  We can use a few extra gardeners, quilters, story hour
helpers, and property volunteers.
Membership  We need volunteers with a background in education to
help us with children’s programs and the annual 3rd Grade
Walking Tours.

 We need someone who can help with our library system

and cataloging.
Memberships are our primary
 We have openings for craftspeople and artists to display
resource for maintaining the and sell handmade items during our annual Heritage Craft
Show (November 9 & 10)
museum. Please take the time to renew your
annual membership, or consider becoming a  We are seeking volunteers to assist with the Heritage Craft
Nogging Brick member and auto-contributing Show this coming November 9&10.
monthly. If you renew early we will add the
membership year to your existing due date.
Please call or email if you can help! Thanks!!!
Membership Form NEW ReNEW
Craft Show is
Name: _________________________________________
Coming Soon!
Address: _______________________________________ The museum is already
working on the
Phone: ________________________________________
2018 Elizabethtown
Email: _________________________________________ Heritage Craft Show
This year’s show runs
Membership level (circle one) Fri., Nov. 9, 4pm-8pm &
Individual—$25 Patron — $100 Sat., Nov. 10, 9am-3pm
Family — $40 Sponsor — $250
Sustaining — $60 Benefactor — $500
Nogging Brick Membership at $_______/ Month The show features over 30
vendors displaying local and handmade items that exhibit
quality craftsmanship. Jewelry, clothing, crafts, and food
Thank you for your support! items, are just some of the unique merchandise you will find.

Please find the coupon for free admission in this newsletter.

Check enclosed # _________ Amount : ____________
Our members already receive free admission, but it is our hope
Or Credit Card: __________________________________ that you will share this coupon with a friend.
We hope to see you there!
Expiration: _____

All members receive free admission to museum events,

and unlimited research time in the Seibert Library. Be
sure to use these and other membership benefits!
Winters Heritage House Museum
Please send this form to the address provided here. The P.O. Box 14 / 47 East High Street
museum does not have an on-site mailbox. Elizabethtown, PA 17022
717 367-4672
Winters Heritage House Hours: Wed., Thur s., Fr i., 9:30am to 3pm and
Museum by appointment
P.O. Box 14
Website: www.ElizabethtownHistory.org
Elizabethtown, PA 17022 Email: Winters-HH@ElizabethtownHistory.org