The Red Lion Area Historical Society will hold their final presentation of 2018 on Thursday, November 15, at 7:00 pm. The featured speaker will be Society member, Tom Brenner.  Tom’s presentation will discuss the Miller Brothers and how they helped shape early Red Lion.  He will give a brief history of the Miller family beginning from the 1780s. Tom will tell us about three Miller brothers, William H., Jacob A., and David A., who moved into Red Lion in the early 1880s.  They had an impact on the early development along East Broadway, on well-known town landmarks, and on early town organizations and elected offices.

The meeting is free and open to the public at St John’s UCC, 161, North Main Street, Red Lion, PA. There is abundant parking at the rear of the church. If Red Lion Area Schools are canceled, the meeting will be canceled too. For more information, please call Robin Miller, 717-244-1912.

Please join us on May 24, 2018, for a tour of the Red Lion Train Station Museum.  Instead of our usual speaker, docents will direct visitors on a tour of the Museum. Since consolidating all artifacts from the Center Square Museum, the Station Museum has undergone remarkable changes. Items that had never been displayed in the past, are now on view.

The meeting will begin at 7:00, at 73 North Main Street, Red Lion. Parking is at the metered spots (no charge) and beside the Station. For more information, call the RLAHS at 717-244-1912.  Meetings are free and open to the public; membership is not a requirement to attend.

Join us on March 22, 2018, at 7:00 p.m., at St. John’s UCC, 161 North Main Street, Red Lion PA. Our speaker will be genealogist Jerry Smith. His topic is Pitfalls in Genealogy Research (with a Few Horrid & Humorous Examples.)   We will explore common misconceptions, mistakes and traps that researchers unwittingly include in their own family history research. Being aware of these is the first step in making sure your own family history is accurate. Using the right resources and techniques may get you through your brick wall. Discussion will include readily available, but lesser used resources often overlooked in family research.

All budding, as well as, experienced genealogists are invited to attend. Our meetings are free and open to the public. Parking is available at the rear of the church.

Tom showing an antique baseball uniform.

Please join us on February 22, 2018, for our annual Show and Tell meeting! Just like in grade school, bring an interesting, unique, or antique item and tell us about it. It is so much fun to see what everyone brings. Meetings start at 7:00.

Our meeting will be held at St John’s UCC, 161 North Main Street, Red Lion, PA. Meetings are free and open to the public. In the event of snow, we’ll cancel if Red Lion Area Schools cancel or let out early. If they are only delayed a couple hours, we’re still on.

Please join us on Nov 16, at 7:00 to hear Mr. Scott Butcher’s presentation “Belsnickel & Belly-Guts: Holiday Traditions of the Pennsylvania Dutch.” We meet at St. John’s UCC, 161 N Main Street, Red Lion, PA. Parking is behind the church and we meet on the ground level of the building. Our meetings are free and open to the public. We’d love to see you!