Upcoming Events


  
Members, friends and the general public are welcome to join us at the following events at our headquarters located at 1932 Robert Fulton Highway (Route 222) near Swift Road, Fulton Township, across from the Robert Fulton Birthplace. Attendance at the Society's business meeting after each monthly program is optional.  The meeting room at the archives warehouse is handicapped-accessible and refreshments are served after each program. If you have any questions, please call our office on any Wednesday morning between 9:00 a.m. and noon at 717-548-2679 or at any other time and leave a message. 

Monthly programs and business meetings have resumed following the Covid-19 pandemic.  Members and visitors are requested to wear
a mask if you have not been vaccinated against the virus due to the close seating environment in our buildings.  We'd appreciate your cooperation for the safety of all. 


            
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 Sundays 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Robert Fulton Birthplace open to the public Solanco Historical Society Docents Video program and house museum tour Robert Fulton Birthplace, Rt. 222 & Swift Rd., 6 mi. south of Quarryville, Pa. 
 Every Wednesday 9 a.m. to noon Genealogy and historical research Historical society archivists  Research via computer and paper copy on a first-come, first-served basis. $5 access fee plus copying costs (Society members receive free access).  Brick archives building across from the Robert Fulton Birthplace, 6 mi. south of Quarryville, PA on Route 222/Robert Fulton Hwy. & Swift Rd. 
July 16, 2022 1:30 p.m. Free Program - "A Powder Horn Story" and Business Meeting Dr. Christian Keller  Solanco Historical Society archives building at Rt. 222 near Swift Rd., 6 mi. s. of Quarryville, PA, across from the Robert Fulton Birthplace 
August 20, 2022 1:30 p.m. Free Program - "The Holtwood Story" and Business Meeting Stanley T. White  Solanco Historical Society archives building at Rt. 222 near Swift Rd., 6 mi. s. of Quarryville, PA, across from the Robert Fulton Birthplace 
September 17, 2022 1:30 p.m. Free Program - "The Trolley to Strasburg" and Business Meeting Mark Arbogast  Solanco Historical Society archives building at Rt. 222 near Swift Rd., 6 mi. s. of Quarryville, PA, across from the Robert Fulton Birthplace 
October 15, 2022 1:30 p.m. Free Program - "Dressing for the Photographer" and Business Meeting Carolyn Bausinger  Solanco Historical Society archives building at Rt. 222 near Swift Rd., 6 mi. s. of Quarryville, PA, across from the Robert Fulton Birthplace 
November 19, 2022 1:30 p.m. Free Program - "Native American Carvings on the Lower Susquehanna River" and Business Meeting Adam Zurn  Solanco Historical Society archives building at Rt. 222 near Swift Rd., 6 mi. s. of Quarryville, PA, across from the Robert Fulton Birthplace 
May 19, 2023 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. Civil War Living History Event (set-up day)   Robert Fulton Birthplace grounds; access via Swift Rd. off Rt. 222, 6 mi. south of Quarryville 17566 
May 20, 2023 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Civil War Living History Event   Robert Fulton Birthplace grounds; access via Swift Rd. off Rt. 222, 6 mi. south of Quarryville 17566 
May 21, 2023 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Civil War Living History Event   Robert Fulton Birthplace grounds; access via Swift Rd. off Rt. 222, 6 mi. south of Quarryville 17566 
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