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Our Society
The Hanover Area Historical Society was founded in 1965 by local citizens interested in protecting and promoting the historical heritage of the greater Hanover area.
The Society selectively acquires, preserves, and provides access to historical buildings and sites and to artifacts and archives that have unique historical significance for this area. The Society also undertakes related programs and activities for the educational, recreational, and cultural benefit of the people of the greater Hanover Area. The Society acquired and restored the Neas House at the corner of W. Chestnut and High Sts. In October 2007, the Society was given the Warehime-Myers Mansion at 305 Baltimore St. The Mansion is regularly open for public tours and rental. The Society also has an 1890’s house at 105 High St. where it has its office and a small library. The library holds small collections pertaining to the area’s history, and is available to the public by appointment.
Summer Lawn Concerts
Pack a Picnic! The Warehime/Myers Mansion offers the community spectacular evening Lawn Concerts 
again this summer. Performances will be the first Wednesday evening of each month (thru September) from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM. Rain dates are the Thursdays following.
Our August 4 Concert will bring back the Black Rose Brass, a favorite of everyone.
Our July 7 Concert drew over a hundred spectators, a smaller than expected number because of the extreme heat. The young seemed to enjoy the music as much as the elders. Under the lively direction of Dr. Galen Leitzel, the Lyric Band regaled us with rousing marches and tunes with a patriotic flavor. Enjoy the 21 pictures. They are displayed at random so you may see some twice before you see all.
Dutch Days Attractions
The Society will contribute several interesting activities and displays to Hanover's Dutch Days on July 31. The side yard and garden of the Neas House (Chestnut and High Streets in Hanover) will feature skilled craftsmen exhibiting their wares. In the Neas House Garden, The Victorian Parlour Ensemble will present a lively noon hour musical program on the banjo, dulcimer, fiddle and concertina. There will be reduced admission tours ($5.00) of the Neas House, Hanover's 18th century Federalist style home.
Eaken Piano Trio Returns in September
The popular Eaken Piano Trio will return September 26 for an afternoon of exquisite entertainment at the Warehime-Myers Mansion. The Grammy-nominated artists John Eaken (violin), Gloria Whitney (piano), and Andrew Rammon (cello) performed at the Mansion during October to the delight of all. Tickets will go on sale soon. For further information, contact Courtney Brickman at (717) 637-1370.
Tour Committee
The Tour Committee is busy planning trips for 2010. On Thursday, July 29, we motor to Philadelphia to visit the Late Renoir Exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum 
of Art. On display are approximately eighty paintings, drawings and sculptures by Renoir alongside twenty works by younger artists--Aristide Maillol, Henry Matisse and Pablo Picasso among them--to illustrate, illumine and celebrate Renoir's legacy.
On September 30, Bill Swanger will conduct a Pennsylvania History, Part 2 Tour to Daniel Boone’s Homestead, near Reading and the Yuengling Brewery, America's Oldest Brewery in Pottsville, PA. Look for details on these trips at the HAHS Office, the Hanover Market House on Saturday mornings, the HAHS web site at www.hanoverareahistoricalsociety.org and in the February newsletter. The Tour Committee welcomes new members, and suggestions for future trips. Contact Chairperson, Debra Markle, or any committee member, Monna Hormel, Al and Irene Jochen, Betty Sterenberg, Bill Swanger, Bob Wagner, Gary and Pat Waltman and Liz Webb.
Volunteers Welcome!
Workers are needed at the Market House on Saturdays, 7 AM-11:30 AM. During this brief period, you present the face of HAHS to the community. Taking a shift once or twice a year helps provide the necessary coverage. Contact Myrt Small at 637-1705 or the HAHS Office at 632-3207.
Docents have become extremely important. They are needed at both the Neas House and the Warehime-Myers Mansion. 
Tour hours are: Neas House, Saturdays, 12 noon to 3:15 PM. A minimum of 2 are needed per shift. At the WMM, 3 are needed per shift Wednesdays 10AM - 3:15 PM, Saturdays 12N - 3 PM. Doors close at 3:15. the latest a tour should begin. It takes from 45 to 90 minutes for a tour depending on the location and the inquisitiveness of the visitor. Interested? Please leave a message on the Mansion phone: 637-6413