Eisenhower Home Tours and Ranger Programs are offered on select dates. A full schedule can be found below for the Spring and Summer 2024 season. Group ToursGroups of ten or more must book separate tours for the Eisenhower home. For more information on how to arrange a group tour, visit us here. Education and Scout GroupsEisenhower NHS offers a variety of free education programs, which can be viewed on our education webpage here. School groups, youth groups, and scout groups should contact us here about programs and tour availability. Inquiries should include preferred dates, contact information for a group leader who will be with the group on the day of the visit, and an overall number of those in the group. Spring 2024 Eisenhower Home Tours and ProgramsApril 5 through May 26
Spring 2024 Special EventsIn addition to the tours listed above, Eisenhower NHS will offer additional special events and programs on the following days: Memorial Day Tours: Monday May 27Join Eisenhower NHS for special programming and home tours on Monday, May 27, for Memorial Day. Home tours will take place at 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, and 2 pm. 80th Anniversary of D-Day: June 6-9Commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Europe with special ranger programs and living history at Eisenhower NHS. The keynote event of this commemoration is a naturalization ceremony at Eisenhower NHS on June 6 at 10 am. For more information, visit us here. Summer 2024 Schedule: Thursday, May 30 through Sunday, August 4NOTE: From June 6 through June 9, Eisenhower NHS is hosting special ranger programs and home tour times. For a schedule of those times, visit us here. Eisenhower NHS will offer free tours of the Eisenhower home on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 10 am, 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, 2 pm, and 3 pm.
Summer Reading Adventures: Imagining Our FutureThis summer, we will be "imagining our future" during our six-week Summer Reading Adventure series! Children ages 2-7 and their families are invited to join us for story time, and a hands-on learning activity on Tuesday mornings (dates listed below). These forty-five-minute-long programs will explore problem solving, and ideas and inventions from Eisenhower's time that shaped the world we live in today. Ranger Guided Walking Tours of Eisenhower FarmWednesdays at 10 am. Join a park ranger for this free guided walking tour exploring the grounds of the farm that Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower loved. Visit the Eisenhower Show Barn, learn about Ike the farmer, and see how he connected with this peaceful landscape. This one-hour long program will meet in our gravel visitor parking lot. TapsJoin a park ranger from Eisenhower National Historic Site as we partner with Gettysburg National Military Park and the Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania for the annual 100 Nights of Taps Gettysburg 2024 program. On Thursday nights at 7 pm in Gettysburg National Cemetery, Eisenhower NHS staff will present stories of fallen service members buried in Gettysburg National Cemetery as part of the Taps program. These programs run nightly from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Meet at the Soldiers National Monument in Gettysburg National Cemetery. |
Last updated: May 16, 2024