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Mark your calendars for January 22, for our first public meeting of 2026! Hollis Bedell will present the second part of her program on Canals. If you attended part one, you know how interesting this slice of local history is.

The meeting starts at 7:00 at St John’s UCC, 161 N Main St, in Red Lion. There is a parking lot behind the building and the entry is right there. No stairs. Everyone is welcome at no charge.

If the weather is bad, we will cancel if Red Lion District cancels or dismisses early. Check FB if you’re in doubt.

Join us on November 15, 2025, to visit the Mausoleum and other graves at the Red Lion Cemetery. We’ll meet at 1:00 p.m. at the Mausoleum. Dress warmly and wear comfortable shoes.

Join us on Thursday, May 22, at 7:00 for our monthly meeting. Our topic will be a show and tell of photos. Bring a picture of something significant or silly, a relative or a building, a farmstead or a piece of furniture. Share with the group and enjoy the fellowship!

Join us on March 27, at 7:00 for our Open House. Parking beside the building or on the street. Everyone is welcome!

Join us for our annual Show and Tell. Bring an item, maybe something old, something interesting or something strange. Or bring something that you simply love. This meeting is free; you don’t have to be a member of the RLAHS. You can tell us about your item and maybe our audience will tell you something you didn’t know!

For many years around the turn of the last century, Seth Minnich was Red Lion’s Justice of the Peace. His logs and ledgers were well preserved. Our presentation this month will be by his great-great-grandson Bill Frey. Join us to learn of the misconduct of long ago citizens.

This meeting will be held on Thursday, January 23, at 7PM at St. John UCC Church North Main and Gay Streets, Red Lion. Parking is provided in the alley behind the building.  Please enter through the alley door. The meeting is free and open to the public as always!

In Colonial times, the Susquehanna Valley was the “bread basket” of the Eastern Seaboard of the new country.  This was in large part  due to the presence of large farms in the area.  In fact, William Penn, in founding the province of Pennsylvania sent agents into Central Europe, mostly the German states, to invite the region’s farmers who were the best on that continent, to come and settle in the hinterland of his new colony to provide food for the inhabitants. Over time, surplus food, fruit, vegetables and grain were shipped out of the area.  Numerous canneries sprang up over the years safely preserving food for shipment.

Don Linebaugh will give us a perspective on how these firms contributed to the local economy. Join us on Thursday, October 24 at 7PM at St. John UCC Church North Main and Gay Streets, Red Lion. Parking is provided in the alley behind the building.  Please enter through the alley door.