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Hershey Community Archives

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

Hershey Community Archives is currently open by appointment ONLY. Please contact us for more information.

Hershey Community Archives

17 hours ago

Hershey Community Archives
It’s the last day of #MuseumWeek2021, and we hope you’ve learned something interesting! Today’s theme is #WordsForTheFutureMW … so we thought we’d share with you some wise “words for the future” from Milton S. Hershey. ... See MoreSee Less

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Hershey Community Archives added 6 new photos from June 12 at 10:16 AM.

2 days ago

Hershey Community Archives
Welcome to Day 6 of #MuseumWeek2021! Today’s theme is #ArtIsEverywhereMW.Art really is everywhere if you look for it! While Hershey Community Archives doesn’t focus on collecting art, there are many artworks in our collections that document aspects of Hershey history. Here are a few of our favorites—be sure to click through to learn about each item! ... See MoreSee Less

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Hershey Community Archives

3 days ago

Hershey Community Archives
It's Day 5 of #MuseumWeek2021! Today’s theme is #CaptionThisMW. So… #CaptionThis! ... See MoreSee Less

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4 days ago

Hershey Community Archives
Welcome to Day 4 of #MuseumWeek2021! Today’s theme is #EurekaMW.Did you know that it took Milton Hershey several years of trial and error experimentation to develop his chocolate formula? We can only imagine the #EUREKA! moment when he finally tasted the perfect Hershey’s Milk Chocolate bar. Read about his journey to the perfect formula in a new article on our website: ... See MoreSee Less

Origins of Hershey’s Milk Chocolate – Hershey Community Archives

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While Hershey’s Milk Chocolate is perhaps The Hershey Company’s most iconic product, perfecting the formula was one of the biggest challenges of Milton Hershey’s career. His interest in chocolat...
Hershey Community Archives

5 days ago

Hershey Community Archives
It’s Day 3 of #MuseumWeek2021! Today’s theme is #ChildrensEyesMW.Primary sources such as archival materials can be an extraordinary teaching tool for children. Letters, documents, photographs, films, and more can help kids connect with and understand history in new ways.For instance, looking at these two photographs of young Milton Hershey, how might kids be able to imagine how different life was for children in the late 1800s? ... See MoreSee Less

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