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UPCOMING EVENTS

DSC02801-001We’ve planned a full year of programming, much of it related to our theme, the 100th Anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I in 1917. Please join us for a year of fun and enlightenment — and reflection. Check back often, because we may have some surprises up our sleeves!

Click on each calendar entry below for event descriptions and photos. We are looking forward to seeing you. 

 

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Jul 4, 2017

INDEPENDENCE DAY AT THE MANSION

John Harris, Jr. will greet you on the porch of his 1766 stone home along the Susquehanna River. Just as he did for the people of Harris Ferry in 1776, he will read the Declara...
Apr 9, 2017

UNCLE SAM CALLS: DAUPHIN COUNTY IN WORLD WAR I

OUR MUST-SEE ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBIT RUNS THROUGH DECEMBER 22 In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I, the Historical So...
Nov 12, 2017

WHO WAS THADDEUS STEVENS?

2:30 p.m. Victorian Parlor. Ross Hetrick, president of the Thaddeus Stevens Society of Gettysburg, will examine the life of the famous 19th century member of the U.S. House of R...
Oct 8, 2017

HOOKED ON RUGS 2.0

2:30 p.m. Victorian Parlor “Loose Noodles,” a group of Harrisburg area women, returns by popular demand to the mansion's exuberant Victorian mirror to exhibit their latest work ...
Sep 10, 2017

THE LIFE OF JAMES REESE EUROPE

2:30 p.m., Victorian Parlor. Noted Harrisburg African American historian Calobe Jackson, Jr. presents the story of James Reese Europe, an African American ragtime and early jazz b...
Jun 11, 2017

THE LGBT HISTORY PROJECT IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA

2:30 p.m. Victorian Parlor. Admission by donation. Historical Society members admitted free. A presentation by Barry Loveland of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) ...
Jun 9, 2017

A WORLD WAR I CANTEEN

  Whether you're passing through town on a troop train or just looking for a good time - come to the  WORLD WAR I CANTEEN at the John Harris-Simon Cameron Mansion Friday,...
May 13, 2017

A VICTORY GARDEN TEA

The honor of your presence is requested at  A VICTORY GARDEN TEA Saturday, May 13, 2017 2:30 p.m. in the elegant Victorian Parlor of the John Harris-Simon Cameron Mansion ...
Dec 10, 2017

HOLIDAY MARKET and CHRISTMAS AT THE MANSION

SOME OF THE REGION'S FINEST ARTISANS gather at the John Harris-Simon Cameron Mansion to present their traditional/heritage works, such as pottery, folk art, weavings, tin an...
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