the legacy - hershey story

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This is the second in a series of four articles to appear in The Legacy. Each article highlights oneof the four corners at Chocolate and Cocoa Avenues.

The Northwest CornerUnlike the other corners of Chocolate

and Cocoa Avenues, only one building hasgraced the northwest corner. However, thatsingle building has had several tenants duringits lifetime.

Milton Hershey was more than adreamer; he was a man of action. While thechocolate factory was still under construction,he began to implement his ideas for a modelindustrial community.

In 1905, the Hershey Chocolate factorybegan operations. That same year, Milton Hershey established Hershey Trust Companyto accommodate the community’s financial

needs. A state charter was granted on April 27,1905 and Hershey Trust Company opened forbusiness on June 15, 1905 in offices located inthe Cocoa House, on the northeast corner ofChocolate and Cocoa Avenues. A publishedbrochure advertised a wide scope of bankingservices. In addition to handling the Hersheybusiness payrolls, the Trust Company offeredsavings accounts, mortgages, and commercialand personal loans.

Hershey Trust Company quickly becamethe town’s financial center, playing an important

role in financing Milton Hershey’s con-struction and development plans. Fromits beginning, the Trust Company wasinstrumental in the growth and develop-ment of the town, advertising mortgagesthat encouraged people to build a homein the new community.

Business grew rapidly and in 1910 asecond clerk was added to the staff. Thatsame year, the board voted to appropriate$20,000 to build a new facility to housethe Trust Company offices. After nearly

Milton Hershey wasmore than a dreamer;

he was a man of action.

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Indians and Animals: Sharing the Earth as EqualsFeaturing Objects from Milton Hershey’s First Collection

Hershey Trust Company, ca. 1925-1930

The Hershey Story’s Current Special Exhibit

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Open free to the public!

Milton Hershey established the Ameri-can Indian Museum in 1933 with assistancefrom a knowledgeable collector who had first-hand experience with native cultures. This fall,The Hershey Story is proud to display artifactsfrom this founding museum collection in thespecial exhibit Indians and Animals: Sharing theEarth as Equals.

“When you look at objects produced bythe Indians, it’s impossible not to notice howvital animals were in their lives,” said LoisMiklas, public programs manager and curatorof this exhibit. “They used animals for food,clothing and tools, yet always demonstratedgreat respect for their spirits.”

Chocolate Crossroads:The history of Chocolate and Cocoa Avenues

Explore Hershey’s Visual History Online

HersheyArchives.org NowFeatures Photographs

More than 550 images from the Hershey Community Archives’ photo-graph collection are now available online.

The historic images, which date fromthe late 1800s to 1930, include portraitsof Milton S. Hershey andhis wife,Catherine.Photographsof the HersheyChocolate factory indowntownHershey andearly recreationin Hersheyparkare also available.

“The Archives’ extensive photographcollection is frequently utilized by theHershey community,” said Pam Whitenack, director of the Archives. “Thedatabase enables researchers who areunable to visit the Archives in person tohave access to the archival resources.”

To search the collection, visit HersheyArchives.org and click the “Collections & Research” tab to access thecollections database. Users may browsethe database using the “Digital Content”or “Subject” tabs or search by keyword.

Special thanks to Jennifer Dutch, anAmerican Studies doctoral candidate at

Penn StateHarrisburg,who com-pleted theproject aspart of herinternshipexperience.

Catherine Sweeney Hershey, 1910

Hershey Transit Company Trolley Car, ca.1913

Hershey Men's Club Junior Squad, 1912-1913

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THE LEGACY m s h e r s h e y F o u n d a t i o n . o r g

The abstract shapes on the basketry hat depict the raven, an important cultural hero of the Northwest Coast.

The HersheyStory’s CurrentSpecial Exhibit

Indians and Animals: Sharing the Earth as Equals

In on-going efforts to preserve Milton Her-shey’s legacy, The Hershey Story continuesto conserve and stabilize items from the

Native American collection. Most recently, 11additional pieces were treated at a local con-servation lab in preparation for the currentexhibit, Indians and Animals: Sharing theEarth as Equals.

“We want objects to look their bestwhile preserving their historic in-tegrity,” said Valerie Seiber,collections manager.“Many of the objects arequite delicate and requirecustom mounts for ade-quate support and properdisplay.”

These issues present an interestingchallenge to conservators. One such ex-ample is a painted basketry hat made bythe Haida people of the NorthwestCoast. “The hat was displayed for manyyears at the former Hershey Museum,”said Seiber. “The twined spruce roots thatmake up the hat are dry and fragile. Aprevious tear in the basketry was poorlyrepaired and the crown has suffered someloss of material.”

The hat’s weight must be equallysupported so as not to place too muchstress on one area, such as the brim, andcause additional damage. Repairs to other

objects are relatively simple, such as re-attachingloose fletching made from feathers and sinew

binding on the shaft of anarrow.

All of these pieces, in-cluding a pair of mukluksand a seal skin parka used

by Alaskan natives, arepart of The Hershey’s

Story’s newestexhibit.

Conservation of American Indian Artifacts Continues

The exhibit displays objects from five cul-tural regions - Eastern Woodlands, GreatPlains, Southwest, Northwest Coast and Arc-tic. Many of the objects, such as deer skinmoccasins and bone harpoon points illustratehow animal parts were transformed intoeveryday necessities. Other objects, such astotem poles and pottery, reflect the beauty thatthe Indians saw in the animal life that sur-rounded them.

The exhibit is open through November18. It is located in the Special Exhibit Galleryoff the Grand Lobby.

“They used animals for food, clothing and

tools, yet alwaysdemonstrated great

respect for their spirits.”

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Discover the many ways animals were used in the American Indian culture in five regions of the United States.

The program includes a guided tour through the new special exhibit Indians and Animals: Sharing theEarth as Equals.

Additional activities include participating in an interactive storytelling session and making a parfleche.

Complete your visit with an exploration of he Museum Experience on the second level.

Cost: $8.50 per student; one free adult with each family Additional adults: $8.50

KEEpEr of the AnImAlSFriday, November 11, 2011

9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.For kindergarten through grade 6

Registration is required by Monday, November 7.Please call 717.520.5588 or email [email protected].

Homeschool Dayat t h e h e r s h e y s t o r y

The silk lining of these deer skin moccasins will be repaired by conservators.

From Field to Feast: Pennsylvania German FoodJanuary 14 through June 10, 2012

Coming Soon – The Hershey Story’s Next Special Exhibit

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Just what is “schnitz und knepp” and “hogmaw?” Perhaps scrapple, shoo-fly pie and rivelssound more familiar? The Hershey Story’s up-

coming exhibit, From Field to Feast, will examinethe unique culture surrounding Pennsylvania Ger-man food during the 18th and 19th centuries.

In this new exhibit, guests can explore plant-ing and harvesting, as well as food preparation andpreservation through dozens of artifacts from themuseum’s Pennsylvania German collection, whichwas purchased by Milton Hershey in 1935.

The Pennsylvania German people remaindeeply connected to the soil through the cropsthey grow, the animals they raise and the foodthey consume. Every member of a Pennsylvania German household had a role in keeping the fam-ily fed. What might your role have been? As thesaying goes, “Bussie waiirt ows, kocha dut net” or“Kissing wears out, cooking doesn’t!”

The exhibit is free with admission to theMuseum Experience. (Free for members of TheHershey Story)

Go behind-the-scenes at The Hershey Storyfor a look at some rarely seen artifacts during aspecial collections storage tour.

The storage facility holds 25,000museum objects, consisting of per-sonal items that belonged to Milton and Catherine Hershey, aswell as ceramics, glassware, textiles,agricultural tools and maps andrecords that document Hershey. Thefacility, which is located inside The HersheyStory, is 4,000-square-feet with a dedicatedHVAC system.

A new tour for 2012 will include recentlyconserved objects from the Native Americancollections of the Great Plains. Join our collec-tions staff as they discuss some of the conser-vation work performed and examine delicatequill work and elaborate beading on clothingand accessories.

Also new for 2012 is the February tourwhich focuses on superb examples of quilts,coverlets, samplers and show towels from thePennsylvania German collection. Spinningwheels, sewing implements and other textile-working tools will also be featured.

Each 45-minute tour will feature specificitems. Adults (13+) are $5; Hershey Storymembers are free. Advance ticket purchase rec-ommended; please call 717.520.5722 to makeyour reservation. Please check the activities

calendar at HersheyStory.org for additionaltour dates and themes for 2012.

Friday, October 21, 2011 at 11:00 a.m.Join our staff for a look at artifacts from

the Southwest United States. Visitorswill glimpse hand-made items such asbaskets, pottery, kachina dolls and

rugs.

Saturday, November 12, 2011 at 1:00 p.m.See rarely exhibited items from the museum’scollection, with a focus on medicine and reme-dies in the 1800s and 1900s. View items suchas apothecary jars and bottles, medical anddental tools, and documents containing folkremedies and cures.

Friday, January 27, 2012 at 11:00 a.m.Examineclothing andaccessoriesdecoratedwith delicatequill workand elaboratebeading. Sev-eral recentlyconserveditems will befeatured. Join

Food processing and serving implements common in a Pennsylvania German household

our collections staff for a discussion about theconservation of these pieces and the culture ofthe Great Plains Indians.

Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 11:00 a.m.This tour will focus on sewing and textilesfrom the 1800s and early 1900s. View beauti-ful objects from the museum’s PennsylvaniaGerman collection, including quilts, sewingimplements, spinning wheels and samplers.

Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 11:00 a.m.See objects from the Native American collec-tions from the Northwest Coast, includingitems that were part of daily life, such as bas-kets, hats, carvings and masks.

Friday, April 27, 2012 at 11:00 a.m.The tour will focus on the life of George H.Danner and his unique collection of Pennsyl-vania German artifacts. Hear stories abouthow Danner collected his “relics” and how the collection became part ofThe Hershey Story.

Get a Glimpse of History during a Collection Storage Tour

the hershey storyMember Reception

Thursday, May 24, 2012 | 6:30-8:00 p.m.

Members, Save the Date!

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Regular visitors to The Hershey Story may wonder about a noticeable absence fromthe museum’s Grand Lobby. The historic 133-year old Apostolic Clock traveled tothe National Assoviation of Watch Clock Collector’s School of Horology for a

thorough evaluation and cleaning. Frequent and re-occurring mechanical problemsprompted the museum to consult with experts about the long-term preservation and operation of the monumental-style clock.

“Since moving to The Hershey Story in2009, the clock has been cleaned and repairedfrequently,” said Valerie Seiber, collections manager. “However, it was time for an entireinternal cleaning because dust build-up beganto impede the clock’s operation. We’re hopefulthe clock will be returned to the lobby by December.”

Built by John Fiester from 1867-1878, the clock displays a mechanical procession ofChrist’s twelve apostles at 45 minutes past each

hour. Fiester transported the clock in a horse-drawn wagon and charged people ten cents toview its wondrous operations.

Milton Hershey acquired the clock as part of the George H. Danner collection in1935 to be displayed at Hershey Museum.

Apostolic Clock to Receive “Monumental” Cleaning

Clock purchased by Milton S. Hershey

&Spooky Spiders Sprinkled Snowflakes:The Chocolate Lab Has It All!

Holiday ClassesCreate A Kris Kringle Mold vintagemilk chocolate Santas to take home,and learn how cocoa beans are grownand transformed into chocolate! (December 3 and 4 only)

Let It Snow Chocolate Create deliciously edible wintery “art”using white and milkchocolate, along withsnowflake candy sprin-kles. Discover howcocoa beans are grown,harvested andprocessed into delicious milk, whiteand dark chocolate varieties.

Make A Very Merry Bar Mold and customize your own milkchocolate bar with a selection of sweet holiday add-ins. Also,learn how chocolate is made, as well as Milton Hershey’s inspirational rags-to-riches story.

New! Candy Cane BarkLayer melted milk and whitechocolates with candy canechunks to create your ownfresh chocolate-peppermintbark to take home. Learnwhere and how chocolate isgrown and processed into milk, dark and white chocolate varieties.

T here’s something for everyone at the Chocolate Lab where fami-lies can explore the unique qualities of chocolate through educa-tional, hands-on classes. For more information on the Chocolate

Lab as well as class schedules, please visit HersheyStory.org.

Halloween ClassesBuild a Batty BarMold your own choco-late bar and then cus-tomize it with yourchoice of Halloween-themed and traditionalcandy ingredients. Findout how cocoa beansare transformed intoyour favorite chocolateconfections.

Chocolate Cobweb CreationsCreate a creepy Halloween spiderweb using white andmilk chocolate, then top it offwith a dark chocolate spider!Also, solve the mystery ofchocolate’s origins and the differences between white,milk and dark chocolates.

Christ and his apostles tell the story of his betrayal.


The Hershey Story’s 2011 “History Contest For YoungWriters” award recipients were recognized at the Business

Partners in Education Annual Breakfast on May 20, 2011.The annual writing contest encourages students to

communicate their interest in and knowledge of history bysubmitting a factual or fictional essay or poem on any topicpertaining to American or world history. Plus, the new History of Science & Health category, which debuted in2011, is sponsored by Penn State Milton S. Hershey MedicalCenter.

Senior Level – Fiction Laura Downer, Eagle View Middle School, “The Golden Gift”

Senior Level – Non-FictionKelvey Croutch, Home School, “My Name is Albert: The Storyof Jennie Hodgers”

Senior Level – PoetryNatalie Kreitzer, Eagle View Middle School, “Remembering thePlague”

Senior Level – Science & HealthVivian Shiffler, Central Dauphin Middle School, “History ofOrgan Transplants”

Junior Level – FictionHope Hensgen, Mountville Elementary School, “Dreaming ofChange”

Junior Level – Non-FictionJordan Brown, South Lebanon Elementary School, “Dick Winters and the Men of Easy Company”

Junior Level – PoetryLouie Horning, Eagle View Middle School, “Legacy”

Junior Level – Science & HealthMatthew Knauer, St. Joseph’s School Dallastown, “The OldestLiving Reptile”

Congratulations to The Hershey Story’s 2011 History Contest Winners

First row: Hope Hensgen, Louie Horning, Vivian Shiffler Second row: Natalie Kreitzer, Matthew KnauerThird row: Jordan Brown, Laura Downer, Kelvey Croutch

Until this year, History Contest entrants were required to submitmultiple paper copies of their entries. In order to ease the entryprocess and save paper, this year’s submission process will nowbe entirely online. Entries will be accepted at HersheyStory.orgbeginning November 1, 2011 until the deadline—February 15,2012. The contest is open to any 5th through 8th grade studentin Adams, Dauphin, Cumberland, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry andYork counties.

2011 Winners

New for 2012 – the History Contest Goes Digital!

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Happenings

Black Cat Alley10/15, 10/16, 10/22, 10/23, 10/29and 10/3011:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.Follow the black cat to Halloween fun! Designa spooky pin that will light up the night andthen choose a black cat, bat or pumpkin box totake it home. Pose against a vintage Hersheyadvertising backdrop and get a head start on trick-or-treating with some delicious Hershey’s treats. en, pick up a Halloween hunt and track theBlack Cat through the museum. Costumes are encouraged for children ages12 and under. $5.00 for all activities, $2.50 for museum members.

Indian Cultures: Family and Cub Scout ProgramSaturday, November 129:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.Explore e Hershey Story’s fall exhibit Indiansand Animals: Sharing the Earth as Equals with ahost of family-friendly activities. Make-and-takestations will include Indian games, headdressesand a longhouse model. Bear Cub Scouts canearn their American Indian Life elective and WolfCub Scouts can earn their American Indian Lore

elective with the help of museum-supplied hand-outs. Activities are free andopen to the general public as well as Scouts. Please call 717.520.5722 forgroup rates.

Little Elves Workshop11/25-27, 12/10, 12/11, 12/17, 12/18, 12/24, 12/26 - 1/211:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.Kids, have some holiday fun asyou journey through the “LittleElves Workshop.” Try out somevintage toys that the elves un-packed from their attic! enlearn some cookie-making tech-niques, as you use chocolate clay,icing and ribbon to fashion a unique ornament to use as a gift or a keep-sake. $5 per ornament, $2.50 for museum members.

Christkindlmarkt Holiday Market & FestivalSaturday, 12/310:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday, 12/4 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.German traditions, holiday treasuresand unique shopping combine for twoexciting days! Additions this year in-clude “Little Germany” authentic German imports as well as fresh wreathsand greens. Christkindlmarkt is included with Museum Experience admission. See page 10 for more details.


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The 2011-12 Broadway Series

is Better Than Ever

For tickets, please call the Hershey Theatre Box Office at 717.534.3405 or visit HersheyTheatre.com.

A Christmas Story: The Musical!November 8 to 13, 2011Opening its national tour inHershey, America's #1 Christmas movie comes to life on stage as a hilarious holiday musical. A Christmas Story, The Musical! chronicles young and bespectacled Ralphie Parker as he schemes his way towards the holiday gift of his dreams - a Red Ryder Action Air Rifle BB Gun ("You'll shoot your eye out kid!"). A kooky leg lamp, outrageous pink bunny pajamas, a maniacal department store Santa, and a double-dog-dare to lick a freezing flagpole are just a fewof the distractions that stand between young Ral-phie and his Christmas wish. It's a perennial hol-iday classic that will entertain the whole family.

Shrek The MusicalDecember 27, 2011 to January 1, 2012Based on the Oscar®-win-ning DreamWorks film thatstarted it all, Shrek The Musical is part romance, parttwisted fairy tale and all irreverent fun for everyone!

West Side StoryMarch 20 to 25, 2012More than 50 years agoone musical changed the-ater forever. Now it’s back,and mesmerizing audi-ences once again. Fromthe first note to the finalbreath, West Side Storysoars as the greatest lovestory of all time. The newBroadway cast album of West Side Story won the2010 Grammy® Award for Best Musical ShowAlbum.

Memphis April 10 to 15, 2012

Turn up that dial! From the underground danceclubs of 1950s Memphis, Tennessee, comes a hotnew Broadway musical that bursts off the stagewith explosive dancing, irresistible songs and athrilling tale of fame and forbidden love. Inspiredby actual events, Memphis is about a white radioDJ who wants to change the world and a blackclub singer who is ready for her big break. Win-ner of four 2010 Tony Awards® including BestMusical. Get ready to experience Broadway’smost exciting new destination~ what AP calls“the very essence of what a Broadway musicalshould be.”

Mamma Mia! June 26 to July 1, 2012Mamma Mia! is theultimate feel-goodshow that has audi-ences coming backagain and again to re-live the thrill. Nowit’s your turn to havethe time of your lifeat this smash-hit mu-sical that features ABBA’s greatest hits. Whetherit’s your first visit or your fourteenth, see theshow that has the whole world coming back formore, because every time feels like the first timeat Mamma Mia!

Get that Broadway Feeling…Become a Subscriber!

There’s no better way to enjoy theBroadway Series than becoming a Hershey Theatre Broadway Series Subscriber! A subscription packagecomes with many benefits, includingthe best prices on tickets, no processingfees, exchange privileges - and the bestseats in the house!

This year’s four-show subscriptionpackage includes a ticket to A Christmas Story, The Musical!, West SideStory, Memphis and a flex show ticket of your choice. This year’s flex show op-tions include Shrek the Musical, MammaMia! and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.

Disney’s Beauty and the BeastJuly 24 to 29, 2012Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature film, this eye-popping spectacle has won the hearts of over 35 million people worldwide. This classic musical love story is filled with unforgettable characters, lavish sets and costumes, and dazzlingproduction numbers including “Be Our Guest.”Experience the romance and enchantment ofDisney's Beauty and the Beast.

The BirdsStarring Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor Saturday, October 29, 2011 at7:00 p.m.

Rocky Horror Picture Show (R)Starring Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry BostwickSaturday, October 29, 2011 at 11:59 p.m.

The Bishop’s WifeStarring Cary Grant, Loretta Young, David NivenFriday, November 25, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.

Funny GirlStarring Barbra Streisand, Omar SharifSunday, December 11, 2011 at 2:00 p.m.

A Bridge Too FarStarring James Caan, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Gene Hackman, Laurence Olivier, Robert RedfordSunday, January 8, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.

Pillow TalkStarring Rock Hudson, DorisDay, Tony Randall Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.

Pal JoeyStarring Frank Sinatra, Rita Hayworth, Kim NovakSunday, March 18, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.

Back To The FutureStarring Michael J. Fox, Christopher LloydSaturday, April 21, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.

2011 – 2012 CLASSIC FILM SERIES2011 – 2012 CLASSIC FILM SERIES

General admission tickets are available for$7. Arrive early and enjoy a concert on thehistoric Aeolian-Skinner organ 30 minutesprior to most movie presentations.


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Cheers of support, recognition and pride filledthe air as the curtain rose on the third an-nual Hershey Theatre Apollo Awards on

May 22, 2011. More than 1,500 family mem-bers, friends and supporters attended the liveshow which featured performances from nomi-nated high school students and award presenta-tions to this year’s outstanding performers.

The scholarship program recognizes excel-lence in local high school theater productions andapplauds talented students in Cumberland,Dauphin, Lebanon and Perry counties and Eliza-bethtown Area High School. This year, 53 stu-dent nominees from across the region receivedscholarship monies to support future educationalendeavors and each nominated high school received an award to support its theater arts program.

Participation in the Hershey Theatre ApolloAwards led to another exciting opportunity fortwo students. Joy Christian, a senior at CentralDauphin East High School, and James Stanku-nas, a recent graduate of Milton Hershey School,traveled to New York University in June for theNational High School Musical Theater Awards.During this week-long theater arts training pro-gram, talented students from across the countryparticipated in rehearsals, master classes, privatecoaching and interviews with theater professionals.

Congratulations to the 2011 Hershey Theatre Apollo Award Recipients!The week culminates in a Broadway per-

formance featuring the students. This year’s liveshow was held at the Minskoff Theatre, whereJoy was selected by Carnegie Mellon Universityrepresentatives to receive a full scholarship totheir pre-college drama program next summer.The scholarship will cover all tuition, room andboard for the full six-week program.Congratulations, Joy!

‘m Getting My Act Togetherand Taking it on the Road” maybe the cry of every actor look-

ing for a gig…but it was also thename of a 1982 musical starring ac-tress Connie Stevens that began itsnational tour at Hershey Theatre.

Through the years, many playsand musicals have chosen Hersheyto be the springboard for theirtours – most notably the first post-Broadway performances of The Kingand I starring Yul Brynner in March1954. Actor James Whitmorestarred in Give ‘Em Hell,Harry during its kick-off in1975.

The tradition lives onat Hershey Theatre today.In August, the nationaltour of Peter Pan starringCathy Rigby and Tom He-witt launched at HersheyTheatre. Eventually, the show willplay at New York’s Madison SquareGardens over the holidays.

The new show A ChristmasStory: The Musical will have its open-ing week of performances at Hershey Theatre in November. FromHershey, the show will play in De-troit, Raleigh, Tampa and Chicago.

A Christmas Story is based on

the classic 1983 movie, which itselfwas based on stories by legendaryradio humorist Jean Shepherd. Theoriginal Ralphie was played by actor Peter Billingsley, who alsoportrayed “Messy Marvin,” aspokeschild for Hershey®’s Syrup inan inventive ad campaign duringthe 1980s. Now, Billingsley is com-ing to Hershey as a producer of thenew musical. Hershey Theatre isproud to be the first stop for manynational Broadway tours. Evenworld-class entertainment loves

to visit Hershey, The Sweetest Place on Earth®!

National Tours of Broadway Shows Start…in Hershey!

Peter Billingsley, who played Ralphiein the 1983 movie, produced the upcoming musical A Christmas Story.

Joy Christian, left, as Dorothy from “The Wiz” performs at the NationalHigh School Musical Theater Awards.

James Stankunas performs as Huckleberry Finnin the musical “Big River” .

Outstanding PlayCamp Hill High School, Flowers for AlgernonCedar Crest High School, The Heiress

Outstanding MusicalBible Baptist School, Fiddler on the Roof

Outstanding Lead Actor in a PlayMarcous Marchese, Milton Hershey School, The Elephant Man

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play Anna Carricato, Camp Hill High School, Flowers for Algernon

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical Eric Henry, Bible Baptist School, Fiddler on the Roof

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical Joy Christian, Central Dauphin East High School, The Wiz

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a PlayJeremy Sickles, Cumberland Valley High School, You Can’t Take It With You

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play Erin Campbell, Cedar Crest High School, The Heiress

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical Benton Felty, Central Dauphin East High School, The Wiz

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a MusicalMarie Lewis, Central Dauphin East High School, The Wiz

Outstanding Featured Performer in a Play Matthew Stephenson, Hershey High School, Alice in Wonderland

Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical Nick Lehotsky, Camp Hill High School, Beauty and the Beast

Outstanding Student Orchestra Susquenita High School, Disco Inferno

Outstanding Dance Number Central Dauphin East High School, “Brand New Day (Everybody Rejoice)”from The Wiz

2011 Hershey Theatre Apollo Award Recipients

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A Yard For All SeasonsBy George Weigel, Central Pennsylvania Garden Writer and Horticulturist

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One of the blessings (orcurses) of Central Pennsyl-vania weather is that we

have four very distinct seasons –sometimes all in one day.

Spring is a no-brainer for at-tractive landscapes because so manyplants, trees and shrubs are inbloom. Summer and fall get a bitiffier, and winter interest is themost challenging - without goodplanning.

However, it is possible to have an appeal-ing landscape in all four seasons.

One of the biggest obstacles is that manygardeners limit their planting to just a fewweeks in spring. These gardens end up over-loaded with plants that peak in the same sea-son, such as azalea, rhododendron, lilac andviburnum.

Simply by shopping at different times ofthe year, you can gravitate toward other-seasonpeakers.

This is also one of the benefits of publicgardens such as Hershey Gardens. If you visitat different times throughout the year, you’ll seechoices to brighten your yard in mid-August oradd life to your October landscape.

Just by adding more plants in general,you’ll increase the odds of having more interestover a longer period. Even better is consciouslyseeking plants that peak in each of the differentseasons.

Also helpful is selecting plants that domore than one thing in one season as opposedto “two-week wonders” such as forsythia, peonyand burning bush that offer only oneshort blast of interest.

One good example of an idealmulti-season plant is a dark-leafedninebark shrub, which offers white flow-ers in spring, then red BB-sized seedheads, with burgundy leaves all summer.Fall brings coppery fall foliage and fi-nally, peeling cinnamon-colored barkduring winter.

Here are some season-by-seasonspecifics on how to improve a one-di-mensional landscape.

SpringThis is when the majority of bulbs

bloom and flowering trees flower. Springis also when the first sizeable round ofshrubs and perennials come to life, suchas weigela, viburnum, iris and bleedingheart.

It’s almost hard to be boring with somany choices. Even the lawn is at its bestin May.

Get a jump on Mother’s Day byplanting a few frost-tolerant annuals,such as dusty miller, snapdragon, pansy,viola, alyssum and calendula.

Some other excellent spring peak-ers: fothergilla, dwarf lilac, Virginiasweetspire, deutzia, salvia, brunnera,foamflower, barrenwort, dianthus,

columbine, gaillardia, candytuft,lungwort and Lenten rose.

SummerThere are plenty of perennial

flowers that go in and out of bloomall summer. Watch bloom times soyou spread your choices to have thenext perennial coming into bloomas an earlier one fades.

A sample progression would be daylily( June), black-eyed susan ( July), purple cone-flower (August), sedum (September) and mum(October).

Summer is also peak time for annual flow-ers – most of which bloom non-stop from theday you plant them in mid-May until frost killsthem.

Roses – especially the long-bloomingshrub types – are summer-staple shrubs as wellas hydrangea, clethra, butterfly bush, crape myrtle and Japanese spirea.

Water features are at their most welcomein summer’s heat, and a few hanging baskets,window boxes and flower pots are other greatways to add summer color.

FallFall can be the most eye-grabbing season

if you’ve planned for it.The brilliant reds, golds and oranges of fall

foliage highlight this season. This includeslandscape shrubs as well as trees.

Fothergilla, Virginia sweetspire, oakleafhydrangea, ninebark, witch hazel and even

blueberry offer some of the best fall foliage inshrubs. Maple, dogwood, stewartia, parrotia,sweetgum, serviceberry and flowering cherryare some of the showiest fall landscape trees.

Fall also is a time of “berried” treasures.Consider the fruits of viburnum, beautyberry,dogwood, heavenly bamboo, St. Johns Wort,holly and juniper.

A few shrubs wait until fall to bloom(most notably, the blue mist shrub), but manybutterfly bushes, roses and hydrangeas are ei-ther re-blooming or still going strong fromsummer.

Don’t forget a few of the latest-bloomingperennials, including mum, aster, Japaneseanemone and goldenrod. Some perennial fo-liage even turn in fall like their woodier cousins,such as the glossy red fall leaves of leadwort, thewispy golden fall foliage of threadleaf bluestarand the burgundy changeover of some euphor-bias.

WinterYou’ve got more to pick from than you

might think.The most obvious is a wide selection of

needled and broadleaf evergreens, includingmany that come in colors other than green,such as golden Hinoki cypress, blue spruce anda little-used, white-and-green-leafed hollylook-alike called ‘Goshiki’ osmanthus.

Some trees and shrubs are good at holdingtheir fall fruits well into winter, especially win-terberry holly, hawthorn, juniper and heavenlybamboo.

Winter also is the season when the moresubtle beauty of bark gets toshow off. Among the barkstars are birch, paperbark andcoralbark maples, stewartia,crape myrtle, Kousa dogwoodand Persian ironwood.

A few woody plants ac-tually look their best whenbare in winter. Two prime ex-amples are the red-twig dog-wood with its bright-redupright branches and theHarry Lauder’s walking stick,which is a type of shrubby fil-bert with twisted branches.

Not all perennial flowersdie back to the ground at frost,so they can add spots of win-ter interest when snow doesn’tcover them. Among them areliriope, coralbells, foamybells,Lenten rose, lamium, theChristmas and autumn fernsand some euphorbias.

Finally, winter is whenthe “bones” of your landscapeare most important. These arethe permanent, non-plant fea-tures such as pathways, stonewalls, gazebos, arbors, pergolasand benches.Photos courtesy of George Weigel

The same plant in summer with its BB-sizedred seed clusters.

Ninebark ‘Diabolo’ in spring with its burgundy leavesand white flower clusters.

‘Diabolo’ then turns a coppery color in fall, shown herebehind the scarlet fall foliage of Virginia sweetspire.

In winter, ‘Diabolo’s’ leaves drop to allow the plant’speeling bark to shine.


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s the autumn and winter seasons ap-proach, we look for those last linger-ing spots of outdoor color. From

flowers to grasses to trees, Hershey Gardensoffers some of Mother Nature’s most dra-matic fall color displays.

The Perennial Favorite – As the daysget shorter, Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ broccoli-like flower buds open to show off the pink

Hershey Gardens in the Fall:Dramatic Color and Subtle Beauty

flowers inside followed by a rich cinna-mon brown that lasts into winter.

Tender Extenders – The lateblooming salvias have a magnificent longbloom period, often extending their coloruntil frost. Besides being some of theshowiest fall bloomers, salvias also add awonderful height, style and texture to anyautumn garden.

Mum’s the Word – There’s no bettercomplement to Hershey Gardens’ autumncolor than the hundreds of mums scat-tered throughout the gardens. Various colors ofthese perennial beauties are on display, as well asearly and late bloomers.

Trees – Among the many deciduous trees atHershey Gardens, the maples bring the most fallcolor. Adorned in colors of red, yellow and or-ange, this vibrant tree is a fall favorite. Othernoteworthy fall trees are the sassafras, fringe treeand tulip poplar, as well as the Japanese maples,dogwoods and sourwood trees. Some trees, suchas the golden ginkgo, don’t display their colorsuntil November. The dawn redwood tree hasfern-like needles that turn cinnamon brown be-fore falling to the ground. These towering trees

are pyramidal in shape with beautiful reddish-brown bark that looks outstanding in thewinter landscape.

Ornamental Grasses – The OrnamentalGrass Garden is at the peak of perfection inthe fall. Most seed heads form in late summerand will remain until the heavy snows of winter.

Berries, Fruits, Cones and Buds – Fromautumn through winter, both trees and shrubsprovide an abundance of food for birds, squir-rels and other animals. The fruit of crabappletrees, for example, are often eaten by birds enroute to their way to their winter retreats.

Bonsai: Living Art of Central Pennsylvania Bonsai Clubs ExhibitOctober 7 through November 13Visit HersheyGardens.org for hoursFeaturing dozens of bonsai trees invarious shapes and sizes, this popularannual exhibit provides informationon bonsai, what they are and howthey are grown. e exhibit will behoused in the outdoor Butterfly House. Included with admission.

Pumpkin GlowOctober 14-15, 21-22, 28-29 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.Kids 12 and under are invited tobring flashlights and come in cos-tume to trick-or-treat throughoutthe Gardens. Enjoy more than

150 carved, illuminated pumpkins along our path and participate inHalloween-themed activities. Included with admission.

Winter WalkFridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, November18 through December 18 and daily from December 26 through December 30 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.Need a respite from the hustle and bustle of the holiday season?Enjoy our natural splendor as Mother Nature opens a beautiful winterworld at Hershey Gardens. Experience the stunning winter vistas asyou stroll the Gardens’ walkways this holiday season. Vote for your favorite trimmed Christmas Tree in the second annual “Trim-A-Tree”decorating contest. Included with admission.

Classic ChristmasSaturday, December 10 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.Kick off the holiday season with nature’sbeauty, music and decorated Christmastrees, as well as children’s crafts and activities. Included with admission.

Hershey Gardens will be closed for the winter beginning Saturday, December 31 and will re-open for the season on Saturday, March 31, 2012.

Adult Education ProgramsMark your calendars! Join us for these

spring classes with local garden writer and horticulturist George Weigel. Whether you'rea homeowner or simply enjoy nature's beauty,you'll discover useful and practical information.

Pre-payment and registration are required by calling 717.508.5972 or [email protected].

Grow Your Own Dinner Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 10 a.m. $15 for non-members, $5 for members

Walk and Talk: Proper Plant Pruning Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 2 p.m. $10 for non-members, $5 for members

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Guests can connect with thepast during The HersheyStory’s Chriskindlmarkt

Holiday Market & Festival. Thisyear’s show will feature such art-forms as carpentry, theorem paint-ing, wood carving, blown glass,quilting, tinsmithing, needlework,felting, pottery and weaving.

Christkindlmarkt exhibitor Denise Wilz ofGreen Lane, Pennsylvania, works with redwarepottery, a type of earthenware that was producedby 18th and early 19th century PennsylvaniaGermans for use in their kitchens and pantries.

In the late 1930s, Milton Hershey pur-chased several pieces of redware pottery as partof a larger collection of Pennsylvania Germanobjects from the Danner Museum in Manheim,Pa. One particular piece in the collection is aredware ceramic plate that displays a bird, tulips

and a heart; all motifs that are hallmarksof Pennsylvania German folk art.

The potter who created this plateinscribed its year of creation -1773 -along with an enigmatic inscription,

“This dish & hart shall never part.”The words and decorations were cre-ated with the “sgraffito” technique.Sgraffito comes from the words “to

scratch” and refers to the method the potter usesto cut his designs into a top layer of “slip,” whichis a mixture of clayand water thatprovides a coloredsurface to incise.

Few peopleknow that thisplate inspired achildren’s book.Around 1940,Caldecott award-

Christkindlmarkt’s Redware Artisan Connects to Museum Collection

1773 plate serves as inspiration for children’s book

“Lovina” the book by Katherine Milhous

winning author Katherine Milhous visited Her-shey Museum and was so intrigued by the platethat she made it the topic of a picture book called“Lovina.”

A modern practitioner of the redware pot-tery tradition, Denise Wilz has a studio art de-gree fromMoravian College.She was drawn toworking with redearthenware manyyears after collegeand is inspired byhistoric potteryseen in books, mu-seums and her own collection.

“Because many of the Pennsylvania Germanartists were creating the work for their own pleas-ure - not necessarily to sell - and their skill levelsvaried, I find the designs innocent, pure and un-complicated,” says Wilz. “For me, this art embod-ies the spirit of a people who loved life with theirhearts, tulips and birds. I love the simple lines andbeautiful intense red-brown and yellow colors ofredware. I also like that perspective, proportionand perfection are not required to make a beauti-ful design. It gives the image a sense of fun andlightheartedness.”

Redware plate by artisan Denise Wilz

Exhibitors include:L.W. Crossan, 18th century furniture

Marc Daniels, Oil-painted folk art

Mark Hamm, Handmade kitchen utensils andboards

Rolf A. Hofer, 18th/19th century Windsor chairs

Karen Hurd, Tin

Jason Klein, Handblown glass

Donna Kriebel, American folk art paintings & prints

William Leinbach, Handwoven coverlets

Kathie Ratcliffe, Miniature quilts

Janet Stanley Reid, Hooked rugs

Andy Smith, Watercolor paintings and prints

Lynn Taylor, Historically inspired fine ceramics

Deborah Watson, Hand felted designs—wool & silk

Denise Wilz, Pennsylvania redware

And featuring:Little Germany, Imported German nutcrackers, pyramids, toys and more

Entertainment ScheduleSaturday, December 311:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.Carolers from Hershey Lodge’s “Christmas in Chocolatetown” 2:00 p.m.Egerlander German BandSway to the oom-pah sounds of German brass instruments as they play both German and Christmas favorites.3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.Children’s Craft: Paper Heart OrnamentsLearn a traditional Pennsylvania German craft that you can hang on your tree!

Sunday, December 411:00 a.m. to 1 p.m.Children’s Craft: Paper Heart Ornaments

2:00 p.m.Hobby ChorThis popular men’s chorus of the Lancaster Liederkranz Club will fill the lobby with the sounds of rousing German favorites.

Save the Date!Hershey Story Member Preview:

Saturday, December 3 from 9 to 10 a.m.Featuring the Hershey Community Chorus

The Hershey Story’s ChristkindlmarktHoliday Market & Festival

Saturday, December 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, December 4 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Christkindlmarkt is included with MuseumExperience admission:

Adult: $10 Senior: $9 Junior: $7.50 Hershey Story members:Free

Christkindlmarkt to Feature German Traditions and Holiday Treasures

The Hershey Story's traditional holiday celebration, Christkindlmarkt, will feature skilled artisansselling unique handmade items that exemplify the colonial Pennsylvania craft tradition. Visitors canenjoy traditional German food from Café Zooka as well as scheduled entertainment. A unique displayof handmade Pennsylvania German style ornaments will also be on display.

Redware plate from The Hershey Story Collection


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Set on the Grand Stage of Hershey Theatre, the thirdannual “Beyond the Footlights” celebration cabaret features performances by the stars of the 2011 Hershey

Theatre Apollo Awards. The event includes a silent auction,elegant hors d’oeuvres, cabaret fare, fine wine and musicalperformances by these young performers. The event gives theaudience a special opportunity to experience musical talentwhile seated on the stage. All proceeds benefit the HersheyTheatre Apollo Awards program. Due to the unique natureof this event, a limited number of tickets are available.

"Beyond the Footlights" offers guests a rare opportunity to enjoy live performances as they dine onHershey Theatre's Grand Stage.

Get your tickets now!Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets: $75Auditorium seating*: $10 (for show only)On sale now at the Box Office or by calling 717.534.3405.

*These seats are located behind the performer

Volunteers are a vital part of The M.S. Hershey Foundation. Many of our volunteers have introduced a child to history, nature or live theater. Others have helped beautify Hershey

Gardens, ushered a show at Hershey Theatre or proudly answered questions about our community’s rich history at The Hershey Story.

As a volunteer, you’ll make new friends as you give back to your community. For many,it’s a great way to explore career and personal interests as well as develop job skills – and havefun doing it!

Volunteers are especially needed at Hershey Gardens and The Hershey Story. If you areinterested in joining our team, please email [email protected] or call717.508.5958. We’d love to hear from you!

Thank you to our current volunteers! Over the past year, you gave more than 10,300 hoursof your time to Hershey Gardens, The Hershey Story, Hershey Theatre and HersheyCommunity Archives.

Guests explore the origins of cocoa beans with avolunteer at the Chocolate Lab cart.

Volunteers prune the rose bushes at Hershey Gardens.

Hello, Ms. Amy,

I came to Hershey Gardens

with Schaeffer Elementary.

I know, I'm just a kid, but

when I was there, we planted

beans. It grew fast!

It's awesome! We are going

to plant it in our vegetable

garden.

Thanks for the bean,

Josephine

Join Our Team;

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Hershey Gardens is proud to offer the “Green Thumbs” program for pre-school and early elementary schoolgroups. Always eager to learn aboutnature, these young students maketheir own bean seed necklaces aswell as learn what they must providefor their plant to grow: soil, seed,water, sun, time and love.

To learn more, visit HersheyGardens.org.

Damon McToy performs a solo at last year's event.

“beyond the footlights”a celebration cabaret

The M.S. Hershey Foundation Board of ManagersJim Sheehan, Esq., President and ChairpersonFormer General Counsel, Milton Hershey School

James M. Mead Retired CEO, Capital BlueCross

Velma Redmond, Esq. Vice President, Pennsylvania American Water Company

Richard C. Zilmer Retired Lieutenant General, USMC

LeRoy S. Zimmerman, Esq. Senior Counsel, Eckert Seamans

Don PapsonExecutive Director, The M.S. Hershey Foundation

The M.S. Hershey Foundation prints most materials on recycled paper using environmentally friendly soy-based ink.

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two years of planning and development, groundwas broken on August 20, 1912 for a new bankbuilding at the northwest corner of Cocoa andChocolate Avenues.

Like other financial institutions of the time,the Trust Company building was designed toimpress the public. It was designed by C. EmlenUrban, a noted Lancaster architect. Urban wasresponsible for all of Hershey’s major buildingsdesigned before 1926, including the original fac-tory and offices, the original Hershey Inn, theHershey Press Building, the Community Build-ing and High Point.

The building design incorporated Renais-sance-style elements and was constructed ofmarble and brick on a granite foundation. Thefloor plan included separate office space forother Hershey businesses. Large windows, mas-sive interior pillars, bronze grill work, mahoganydesks and trim, and marble flooring decoratedthe bank space. The bank vault was a particu-larly impressive feature of the building. A SethThomas 30-day clock was positioned above thevault door, guarded by two magnificent lions,representing time and strength.

While Trust Company operations werehoused on the first floor, the second floor wasoccupied by various departmentsof Hershey’s non-chocolate busi-nesses such as the billing andcredit departments for the Hershey Improvement Com-pany and various Hershey utili-ties. In addition, Milton Hersheymaintained an office on the sec-ond floor. In 1927, the non-chocolate businesses wereconsolidated under the umbrellaof Hershey Estates. Hershey Es-tates administrative offices con-tinued to occupy the second flooruntil a new office building wasbuilt at 1 Chocolate Avenue in

1965.In 1925, a new occupant moved into the

building. To free the Hershey Trust Company forits duties as Trustee of the Milton HersheySchool Trust, Hershey National Bank, a nation-ally chartered institution, was established to pro-vide for the town’s banking needs. The TrustCompany continued to maintain offices in theBank/Trust building at the northwest corner ofChocolate and Cocoa Avenues.

As the Hershey National Bank grew, needfor space increased and, in 1967, the HersheyTrust building expanded with two single-storyadditions that flanked the east and west sides ofthe building.

In 1986, Hershey Trust Company sold itsownership of the Hershey Bank to PNC Corpo-ration. Following the sale, Hershey Trust Com-pany moved to High Point in 1991. The moveprovided the Trust Company with much-neededspace to serve their growing pool of privateclients. In 2010, Hershey Trust’s Private WealthGroup moved back into the second floor of theTrust Building. Earlier this year, this division wassold to the Bryn Mawr Trust, who continues toprovide services to private clients from this sec-ond floor location.

Hershey National Bank lobby, 1975

This holiday season, consider giving a membership to The Hershey Story, Hershey Gardens or Hershey TheatreGuild.

Call membership specialist BarbaraLatz at 717.520.5581 for more information.

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