Landis Valley Posts Schedule

Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum, 2451 Kissel Hill Road, Lancaster, will offer a variety of events to the community. There is a per-person fee for each event, unless otherwise noted. For details and registration, visit http://www.landisvalleymuseum.org.

Hands-on Crafts at the Museum Store will be offered in November. Felted Wool Christmas Tree will be held on Saturday, Nov. 5, and Christmas Tree Basket will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 9.

The annual meeting of the Landis Valley Associates, the museum's friends' group, will be held in the Visitor Center auditorium at 6 p.m. on Nov. 9. The 30-minute meeting will be followed by guest speaker Dominish Marie Miller, whose presentation is titled "Women At War: The Female Soldiers of the American Civil War and Those That Wished They Were." The presentation is free and open to the public.

The free annual holiday bonfire will take place on Friday, Dec. 9, from 6 to 8 p.m. Attendees are asked to bring a nonperishable food item for donation to the Lancaster County Food Hub. The evening will feature music and refreshments.

The Belsnickle: Pennsylvania German Holiday Traditions and the Winter Solstice will be held on Friday, Dec. 16, and Saturday, Dec. 17. Both tours will be held rain, snow, or shine and involve two hours of walking around the museum grounds. Participants should wear clothing and footwear appropriate for the event. Both events will also include refreshments, making a punched tin ornament, shopping at the Museum Store, and learning about Pennsylvania German holiday and agricultural traditions and meeting the Belsnickle.

The "Landis Valley Late Night with the Belsnickle" tour on Dec. 16 will begin at 7 p.m. and is open to adults age 21 and older only. The "Putz'n and Brutz'n with the Belsnickle" tour will start at 1 p.m. on Dec. 17 and is family-friendly. Space is limited for both tours, and reservations are required.

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