I talk a lot about the programs offered by the York County Heritage Trust, like this weekend's Book Blast and the recently held "preserving your memories" class.
More recently, the trust issued a release about a new exhibit produced this summer by their Junior Curators, called "From Artists to Athletes: A History of Entertainment in York County."
The exhibit marks the second time the trust has had the Junior Curators put something together; last year's was about the history of the York Fair and was super-well-received.
This year's opens with a free reception, complete with light refreshments and music by the Little Ivory Blues Band, from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 27 at the Historical Society Museum. If you can't make that event, don't worry; the exhibit is open until Oct. 30.
According to the trust: "The Junior Curator Program enables those high school juniors and seniors as well as recent high school graduates with an interest in the museum profession to gain an insider's perspective to the museum field. Meeting two days a week from June to August, teens gained practical experience working with artifacts, creating exhibits, and participating in various other projects they may encounter within the museum profession."
If you head to the museum to check this out, why not take a look for the letterbox that's hidden there?
Oh, and keep an eye out for something that might or might not still be on display - a small "digital exhibit" of Revolutionary War documents called "The Pen is Mightier..." (You can also find a version of it here.) Yours truly made that, way back in 2002 or so! If you happen to see it, let me know. I haven't had a chance to go through the museum in the last couple of years, so I'm not sure if it's still around.
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