Calendar of Events

Eisenhower Society Speaker’s Bureau:  PowerPoint programs on Eisenhower and the Eisenhower Society for service clubs, civic organizations, church groups and others in the area that request a program.

Member Appreciation Reception:  Location to be announced., 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.. Light refreshments and a short Eisenhower history program. Chat with friends and fellow members.

Annual Picnic: Join us for the Eisenhower Society picnic at Eisenhower National Historic Site.
Putting contest, ranger programs, trivia contest, exhibits, after dinner entertainment and picnic foods made from Eisenhower’s recipes. 4:30-8 p.m.

World War II Weekend:  World War II living historians will encamp at the Eisenhower National Historic Site. Demonstrations of military tactics, medicine, communications and more. Tanks, trucks and Jeeps on display.  Learn about the home front. Talks on World War II by authors and educators. Visit us at the Eisenhower Society display at the event. For more details, visit the the Eisenhower National Historic Site website.

Eisenhower Birthday Commemoration: 12:00 noon. Annual Dwight D. Eisenhower Society commemoration and wreath laying at the Eisenhower at Gettysburg statue, 300 Carlisle Street, Gettysburg College. Wreath laying event is free.   1:00 p.m. Buffet Luncheon at the Dobbin House Restaurant, 89 Steinwehr Avenue, Gettysburg. . Luncheon speaker:  Susan Eisenhower, granddaughter of General and President Eisenhower and author of How Ike Led.  Her talk is entitled Contemporary Ike.

An Eisenhower Christmas: The Eisenhower Home will be decorated for Christmas.  Check the Eisenhower National Historic Site website for tour days and times. See PHOTOS here from previous years.