LancasterHistory has announced the return of the History Happy Hour. The program will be held on Thursday, Dec. 5, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Proof Lancaster, located on the lower level at 30 N. Queen St., Lancaster. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., and the main program will begin at 6 p.m. LancasterHistory's Stephanie Townrow will lead a discussion about the Whiskey Rebellion.

In August 1794, President George Washington sent Lancaster lawyer Jasper Yeates to western Pennsylvania. Yeates' mission was to negotiate with a group of angry frontier settlers who were engaged in violent resistance to the new federal tax on whiskey, an event now known as the Whiskey Rebellion. Unable to find a peaceful solution, Yeates encouraged the president to send federal troops to suppress the insurrection, setting a precedent for the federal government's authority to respond to political resistance with force.

Townrow is the director of interpretation and exhibitions at LancasterHistory's Thaddeus Stevens & Lydia Hamilton Smith Center and a doctoral candidate at the University of Delaware. She applies a deep knowledge of early American food history to local history, uncovering ways that Lancaster's history intersects with major events in the early republic.

Tickets include admission to the event, one beverage, and light appetizers. Attendees may purchase additional food and beverages at the event. The event is suggested for people age 18 or older, and individuals must be at least 21 to consume alcoholic beverages.

To purchase tickets, call 717-392-4633. Advance registration is recommended, and walk-in tickets are not guaranteed.