LancasterHistory has announced two events.
C. Emlen Urban: Lost & Found will be held via Zoom on Thursday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m. The speaker will be architect Gregory J. Scott. In 2010, there were 104 architectural commissions attributed to C. Emlen Urban. Recent research, however, has increased that number to well over 350 commissions representing 45 building types in 21 different architectural styles. In this lecture, Scott will reveal many commissions that have been lost or unaccounted for since Emlen's passing in 1939, such as the Summer Theater at Rocky Springs Amusement Park, the Captain Peoples' Skating Rink, the Hershey Cow Barn and the 1909 Lancaster County Fair Grand Stand.
The program is free and open to the public but requires advance registration. To register, visit http://www.lancasterhistory.org/events or call 717-392-4633.
Yuletide at Wheatland will be held on Wednesdays to Saturdays from Wednesday, Nov. 24, to Thursday, Dec. 30. Tours will begin every half hour, with the first tour at 10 a.m. and the last tour at 3 p.m. LancasterHistory will offer additional Yuletide tours on Mondays, Dec. 20 and 27, and Tuesdays, Dec. 21 and 28, only.
A historically costumed guide will take visitors through both floors of the decorated mansion, sharing stories and histories of Buchanan's public and personal life through the lens of Yuletides past. From gift giving to trimming the tree, visitors will find out how Yuletide traditions developed over the course of the mid-Victorian era in America. Yuletide at Wheatland general admission tickets also include self-guided access to LancasterHistory's museum exhibitions.
Tickets are available online or by calling 717-392-4633. Separate ticket fees have been set for people age 14 and up and for children ages 6 to 13. Admission is free for children age 5 and under. Family passes are available as well. For more information, visit http://www.lancasterhistory.org/yuletide.
President James Buchanan's Wheatland will be closed to the public on Sunday, Nov. 14, to Tuesday, Nov. 23, in preparation for Yuletide at Wheatland. All operations of LancasterHistory will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 25, for Thanksgiving.
LancasterHistory is open on Wednesdays to Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tours of Wheatland are available on Wednesdays to Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Capacity is limited, and reservations are recommended. To learn more, visit http://www.lancasterhistory.org.
Visitors should review the health and safety protocols at http://www.lancasterhistory.org/visit/visitor-covid-guidelines.
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