The Open House will be running from 10am to 8pm on Friday, May 3rd at 157 W. Market Street. The activities will include Hands on History Activities, free first floor tours, a Colonial Court House artifact highlight walkthrough, a cooking demo, our pop in "Tavern Talk" to discuss 18th century taverns, walking tours, and a camp fire.

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May 5, 2024 - A Visit to Conewago Chapel, the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Please meet at the church.  The tour begins at 2:00.

No registration needed.

Hosted by the Pastor of the Church, Fr. Dwight Schlaline
30 Basilica Drive, Hanover, PA, 17331

Directions 

The Sacred Heart Basilica is a Roman Catholic minor basilica dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The church was built and founded by the Jesuit Order and opened in 1787. It has recently undergone extensive restoration of the ornate interior paintings and artwork. It is located in Irishtown near Hanover and McSherrystown in Conewago Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. The church is now a part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg.

The South Central Pennsylvania Genealogy Society holds monthly meetings in the Meeting Hall of the York County History Center, at 250 East Market Street, York, Pennsylvania unless otherwise noted. Meetings are FREE and open to the public. For more information visit the SCPGS website http://www.scpgs.org.

South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society, Inc. (SCPGS) is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization of genealogists. Their purpose is to encourage and promote an interest in genealogy by collecting and preserving materials related to genealogy, encouraging the compilation and publication of family genealogies and histories, publishing materials of interest and benefit to members, holding meetings for the education of members and the public, and offering financial and volunteer support to the library at the York County History Center.