Lincolnettes Visit Museum Shop

The Lincolnettes from Oliver Wolcott Technical School are (l-r): Sonja Gajic, Ashley Shopey and Felicia Field.

Spring is a busy time around the Shriver House Museum. Our staff is always excited to get back to work telling the Shriver’s story to thousands of students that visit the museum during their class trip. Most schools visiting Gettysburg come from the surrounding region but we are proud to welcome students from as far away as California, Alaska, and Hawaii. One of the first schools to visit the museum this year was Oliver Wolcott Technical School from Torrington, Connecticut. This photo shows several students modeling one of the newest items in our museum shop – Lincoln hats and beards. A true fashion statement indeed!

In addition to Lincoln hats and beards and our ever-popular “rats”, we have added quite a few new items to the Shriver House Museum shop this year.
-beautiful, ribbon-laced lavender wands hand made in Provence, France. The lavender fragrance is a wonderful addition to a linen closet or lingerie drawer and they will last for many, many years.
-Enamel message boards would look great in the office or the kitchen. It comes with round magnets numbered one through four for everyday reminders.
-“Peanut” erasers look just like the real goober-peas scattered over the floor in Shriver’s Saloon.-We’ve hear the Shriver House is so exciting people just eat it up. Now you can! A custom made mold illustrates even the smallest detail of the Shriver’s home. The molds are filled with delicious chocolate (dark or milk) from Kilwin’s of Gettysburg – our candy-making neighbor on Steinwehr Avenue