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Winters Heritage House Museum

Two of Elizabethtown's original log structures dating to the 1760s! A doorway to Elizabethtown's history since 1990.

09/04/2026

Exciting News! The Trolley Is Coming!

We have added a Trolley Tour Night to the 2nd Annual Historic Lantern Tour of Elizabethtown!

Tickets are now available!

Visit www.wintersheritagehouse.org
to purchase your tickets.

Once on our website:

1. Click Events at the top of the home page.
2. Select Historic Lantern Tour of Elizabethtown.
3. Click Book Now.
4. You will be taken to our ticket sales page, where you can purchase tickets and read the full description of the 2026 Historic Lantern Tours.

Join us as we travel back to 1700s Elizabethtown and the Road to Liberty!

Space is limited, so reserve your tickets early!

Winters Heritage House Museum
Where history, heritage, and community come together!

09/01/2026

The Elizabethtown Fair 2026 is now a part of history!

What a wonderful week filled with fun, friends, rides, food, music, exhibits, demonstrations, animals, and so many great memories!

A very special thank you to all of our Winters Heritage House Museum volunteers! Your time, enthusiasm, and dedication made our booth a fun and welcoming place throughout the week. We couldn’t have done it without you!

Thank you, too, to everyone who stopped by our booth—whether you shared a story with us, picked up information about the Museum, built with Lincoln Logs, or tried your luck at our always-popular dime toss!

We loved being part of this wonderful Elizabethtown tradition and spending the week with our community.

Until next year, Elizabethtown Fair!

08/28/2026

History from the Hearth!

On the Fourth Friday of each month, we’ll “cook up” a little local history to share with you!

The photographs, books, historical documents, and artifacts we feature are all housed in the Seibert Genealogy and Research Library at Winters Heritage House Museum.

This month, enjoy a little history about the Elizabethtown Fair! The wonderful Fair Book covers were created by local artist and former Winters Heritage House Museum Director Nancy Landis.

We hope you’re enjoying some time at the Elizabethtown Fair this week!

What is your favorite Elizabethtown Fair memory?
We’d love to hear it! Share your memory in the comments and help us preserve the stories of Elizabethtown.

08/25/2026

Beautiful weather, delicious food, games, rides, friends, and family—that’s what opening night at the Elizabethtown Fair was all about!

Be sure to stop by the Winters Heritage House Museum booth and join in the fun!

Try your luck at our Dime Toss! Land your dime in a glass or dish and win it!

Create a Log Cabin! Kids can make their own little log cabin and add a light to make it glow.

Build & Play! Have some hands-on fun with our train table and Lincoln Logs.

Tonight promises to be just as much fun as opening night. Come enjoy the Fair and be sure to stop by and say hello—we’d love to see you!

08/22/2026

Welcome, Elizabethtown College Students!

The Blue Jay Walk came through downtown Elizabethtown on Saturday, August 22, and Winters Heritage House Museum was excited to be part of the welcome!

We set up a table to introduce students to the many educational, historical, and research resources available right here at the Museum and the Seibert Genealogy Research Library.

Did you know that Winters Heritage House also offers internships and volunteer opportunities in a variety of areas? Whether you’re interested in history, education, museum studies, historic preservation, genealogy, research, communications, or simply getting involved in the Elizabethtown community, we’d love to welcome you!

Come research, learn, volunteer, explore, and experience all that Winters Heritage House Museum has to offer.

To all of our Elizabethtown College Blue Jays—we wish you a successful, memorable, and fun year ahead!

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08/21/2026

It’s Elizabethtown Fair Time!

Come join the fun at the Winters Heritage House Museum booth in Memorial Hall during the Elizabethtown Fair.

Volunteers will be overseeing our booth:
Monday, August 24 – Friday, August 28
5:00–9:00 PM

Saturday, August 29
1:00–6:00 PM

Bring the family, stop by our booth, say hello, and enjoy all the fun of the Fair!

We can’t wait to see you!

For further fair information visit…

https://www.google.com/search?q=elizabethtown+fair+2026&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari&authuser=1&sp_pids=11754,11771 =0

08/17/2026

Our Lantern Tour Committee is hard at work preparing for the 2026 Historic Lantern Tour of Elizabethtown!

And this year, one of our exciting historical resources is all the way across the Atlantic — the Donegal County Museum in Letterkenny, Ireland!

Just a little over a month ago, members of our Elizabethtown delegation were in Letterkenny strengthening the special connection between our two communities. We could not be more excited that this relationship is now helping us explore the history behind the stories we will share during this year’s Lantern Tour.

History connects people, places, and generations — sometimes from Elizabethtown to Letterkenny and back again!

Stay tuned as we reveal more about the people, places, and stories you’ll encounter on our 2026 Historic Lantern Tour.

08/12/2026

Glassware Needed for a Fun Fair Activity!

It’s almost time for the Elizabethtown Fair, and that means it’s time for some old-fashioned fun!

A favorite activity is the Winters Heritage House Dime Toss! There’s just something special about tossing a dime and trying to land it in a dish or glass—and if you do, you win it!

We need your help stocking our Dime Toss! If you have glassware, small bowls, dishes, cups, or glasses that you would like to donate, we would be very grateful.

Donations can be dropped off at the Winters Heritage House Museum on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday from 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Questions or need help with a donation? Call the Museum at 717-367-4672.

Thank you for helping us keep this favorite fair tradition going! We can’t wait to see you at the Dime Toss!

08/09/2026

A Special Gift from Letterkenny, Ireland!

When our Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania delegation traveled to Letterkenny, Ireland, to celebrate the establishment of our Twin Town relationship, we were treated to a wonderful evening with local historian and author Kieran Kelly. What a memorable part of our visit!

The Winters Heritage House Museum was honored to receive a signed copy of one of Kieran’s books as a gift. We are delighted to add it to the collection in our Seibert Genealogy Research Library, where it will serve as a lasting reminder of the friendship and shared appreciation for history between Elizabethtown and Letterkenny.

We invite you to stop by the Library, take a look at this special addition, and read it for yourself!

From Elizabethtown to Letterkenny, history continues to bring people—and communities—together.

08/07/2026

Today is the last day of the Winters Heritage House Summer Kids Camp—and we don’t want it to end!

Our theme this summer was Colonial Life in the 1700s, and our campers were busy discovering, creating, exploring, and having fun every day!

Throughout camp, our young historians:
- Examined historical images to discover what everyday colonial life was like
- Played history-themed games enjoyed by children in the 1700s
- Read true stories about courageous men, women, and teenagers who contributed to the fight for independence
- Recreated colonial tools and kitchen utensils using clay and play dough
- Toured our original 1700s log cabins
- Put together tents to learn about life in the Continental Army
- Tried their hand at sewing
- Wrote messages with quill feathers and ink
- Learned about spies during the American Revolution and created secret messages—just like those used by George Washington and his network of spies!
- Discovered the stories of our Founding Fathers and their families

And one of our campers’ favorite projects was helping to decorate our First Ladies Doll Exhibit in the hallway of the Winters Heritage House Museum!

We invite you to stop by and see their work. The First Ladies dolls will be on display through September.

We will certainly miss our summer campers—their questions, creativity, enthusiasm, and laughter brought history to life at Winters Heritage House!

Thank you to all of our campers and families for making this summer so special. We hope you had as much fun as we did!

Sharing the stories of Elizabethtown—one young historian at a time.

Address

47 E High Street
Elizabethtown, PA
17022

Opening Hours

Wednesday	10am - 3pm
Thursday	10am - 3pm
Friday	10am - 3pm

Telephone

+17173674672

Website

http://wintersheritagehouse.org/

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