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Hershey Community Archives

Located in The Hershey Story 63 West Chocolate Avenue Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033

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We love assisting our sister organization, The Hershey Story, The Museum on Chocolate Avenue. Thanks for this great post about something tiny, but very iconic! ... See MoreSee Less
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2 months ago

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Grab a Hershey’s bar and enjoy National Milk Chocolate Day! ... See MoreSee Less
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2 months ago

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Hinkle’s Twinkles have been restored! Learn more about the streetlights here: https://hersheyarchives.org/encyclopedia/hersheyarchives30-27-hersheys-kiss-streetlights/. ... See MoreSee Less
Hershey Community Archives

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Hershey Community Archives
Happy to help our sister organization, The Hershey Story, celebrate #CowAppreciationDay! ... See MoreSee Less
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2 months ago

Hershey Community Archives
Today is a very special day for the Hershey community—Kitty Hershey’s 150th birthday!Catherine Elizabeth Sweeney, known as “Kitty” to her friends and family, was born on July 6, 1871 in Jamestown, New York. The daughter of Irish immigrants, Kitty was a working-class girl who left school early to work in a shop and contribute to her family.Kitty met Milton Hershey at a candy shop while he was traveling through Jamestown on business. You could say that it was “love at first sight” – Milton made a point of traveling through Jamestown quite often over the next year. After about a year of courtship, they married on May 25, 1898 in the rectory of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. Because Milton was not Catholic, they could not be married in the cathedral proper. Kitty was 26 and Milton was 40.Milton and Kitty’s marriage was as if from a fairy tale. However, they sadly only had about 17 years together. Kitty died on March 25, 1915 after battling a long illness. Milton never re-married, and always carried his picture with him until the end of his life.While their time together was short, Kitty’s impact on Milton and the Hershey community was significant. After all, Milton always said that starting the Milton Hershey School was “Kitty’s idea.” So, today we celebrate Kitty Hershey’s life and legacy.🎂🎂 Happy birthday, Kitty! 🎂🎂Read more about Kitty on our website: https://hersheyarchives.org/encyclopedia/hershey-catherine-sweeney-1871-1915/ ... See MoreSee Less

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