{"id":21816,"date":"2026-06-15T08:11:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T12:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/?p=21816"},"modified":"2026-06-15T08:31:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T12:31:27","slug":"elizabethtown-college-recognizes-juneteenth-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/elizabethtown-college-recognizes-juneteenth-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabethtown College Recognizes Juneteenth 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elizabethtown College honors Juneteenth, observed this year on Friday, June 19, an annual observance of the 161st anniversary of Union troops arriving in Galveston, Texas, to enforce emancipation. The day serves as a time to commemorate liberation and an opportunity to reflect on our shared responsibility to uphold freedom, justice, and human dignity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In observance of the federal holiday, non-essential administrative offices will close on Thursday, June 19, at noon and reopen for normal hours on Monday, June 22. Summer classes will continue on their regular schedules. The Marketplace will be closed on Friday, June 19, and reopen on Saturday, June 20, at 7 a.m. The Jay\u2019s Nest will be closed on Friday, June 19, and reopen for summer modified hours on Monday, June 22.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The High Library will be closed at noon on Thursday, June 18, and will remain closed on Friday, June 19. The Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness, &amp; Well-Being will close at 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 18, and reopen for normal summer hours on Monday, June 22.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We encourage the Etown community to reflect on Juneteenth\u2019s history and legacy and to engage in local events and resources that foster learning, reflection, and meaningful dialogue:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Events in Lancaster\/Lebanon:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverlancaster.com\/events\/juneteenth-celebration-landis-valley\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Juneteenth Celebration at Landis Valley<\/span> <\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">| Friday, June 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Landis Valley Village &amp; Farm Museum, 2451 Kissel Hill Rd.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverlancaster.com\/blog\/juneteenth-celebrations-events-in-lancaster-pa\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Juneteenth Block Party<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> | Friday, June 19, from 2 to 6 p.m. | 466 Rockland St.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverlancaster.com\/blog\/juneteenth-celebrations-events-in-lancaster-pa\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Flag Raising Ceremony &amp; Reception<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> | Friday, June 19, at 9 a.m. | Lancaster City Hall, 120 N. Duke St.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lebtown.com\/2026\/06\/12\/before-the-dream-had-a-name-a-pa-civil-rights-pioneer-and-americas-250th-birthday\/?srsltid=AfmBOorqUFhjDjG-5J5HiJ5TIkQi5ebYhs-lbZqMyUSIb2Z7DI_es97H\">&#8220;The Prospect for Freedom: W. Miller Barbour\u2019s Human Rights Journey&#8221; Documentary Film Screening<\/a> | Friday, June 19, at 10 a.m. | Pennsylvania Chautauqua Hall of Philosophy, 212 Gettysburg Avenue, Mount Gretna<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caplanc.org\/event\/5th-annual-juneteenth-cultural-mixer\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">5th Annual Juneteenth Cultural Mixer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> | Saturday, June 20, from 1 to 5 p.m. | Crispus Attucks Community Center, 407 Howard St.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visitlancastercity.com\/calendar\/official-events\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Freedom Jazz Festival<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> | Sunday, June 21, from 3 to 7 p.m. | Binns Park &amp; Ewell Plaza, 145 N. Queen St.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Events in Harrisburg:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.explorehbg.com\/event\/detail\/juneteenth-jubilee\/28348\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Juneteenth Jubilee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> | Friday, June 19, from 2 to 8 p.m. | Riverfront Park, 200 S. Front Street<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visithersheyharrisburg.org\/event\/detail\/juneteenth-parade\/28340\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Juneteenth Parade<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> | Saturday, June 20, at noon | Downtown Harrisburg, starting at the Capitol Complex<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paonstage.com\/shows\/2026\/harrisburg\/sankofa-looking-back-reaching-forward\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Looking Back, Reaching Forward<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> | Saturday, June 20, at 6 p.m. | Open Stage, 25 N. Court St.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ypoc-hbg.org\/%23juneteenthhbg\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Juneteenth HBG Grand Finale Concert<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> | Saturday, at 8 p.m. | Capital City Music Hall, 234 N. 2nd St.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Online Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmaahc.si.edu\/visit\/museum-store\/juneteenth-reading-list\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Juneteenth Reading List<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmaahc.si.edu\/explore\/moments\/juneteenth\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virtual Education Resources \u2013 National Museum of African American History and Culture<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/item\/afc1941016_afs05496a\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Voices of Slavery: Interview with Laura Smalley, Hempstead, Texas, 1941<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=E7UaaAyPqPY\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What is Juneteenth and Why Does it Matter: A Short History | Journey to American Democracy with Historian Heather Cox Richardson<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elizabethtown College honors Juneteenth, observed this year on Friday, June 19, an annual observance of the 161st anniversary of Union troops arriving in Galveston, Texas, to enforce emancipation. 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