La Festa Italiana!
Sat., Oct. 10, 2020
As part of our year-long celebration, La Festa Italiana, the annual Preservation Tour will recount the experiences of Hershey’s Italian families and revisit memorable businesses, landmarks, and features that represent their deep roots in the community.
Italian immigrants endured hard labor in local stone quarries when they came to the area in search of prosperity. Their opportunities for success changed dramatically as the growing chocolate empire of Milton S. Hershey and the town of Hershey began to take shape. As a result, many Italian families conceived of business opportunities and developed our community’s most vibrant and enduring cultural traditions.
Preservation Gala Banner Auction - Online!
Every year the Society hosts a themed Gala, our largest annual fundraiser, to support operations and programming. To compliment the celebrated themes, we develop authentic, historic reproductions of respective collection material from our museum and archive as large-scale banners.
We have outgrown the space to store these banners and are now offering them as a unique fundraising opportunity, especially during this unprecedented time when our finances have been compromised due to COVID-19 closures.
Consider bidding on these one-of-a-kind decorative banners that will lend a historic nod to any Hershey home or business. The auction runs now through September 16th.
Register HERE for this online auction and take home a piece of Hershey history!
La Festa Italiana fashion tip: Consider an Italian-themed face covering!
As we celebrate Hershey’s Italian community during this time of caution, be appropriately protected (and attired) in our hand-crafted Italian themed masks, available in the museum gift shop.
The zesty Italian Chef mask $5
The more refined Olives mask $8
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2018 film B'ars to Bears
Hockey is back – and our 2018 film B'ars to Bears: Hershey's Hockey Dynasty, is still available on DVD in our museum gift shop. Your favorite hockey fan will love it!
Pick up a copy in our gift shop or purchase online with the PayPal BUY NOW button below. Cost is $20. +tax and shipping.
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