# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 12th Annual Luncheon
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 24 Oct, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Join the African American Historical Society of South Central Pennsylvania for an inspiring afternoon of history, scholarship, and community.

This year’s featured speaker is Dr. Erica Armstrong Dunbar, award-winning historian and author of Never Caught, whose groundbreaking work reveals the extraordinary story of Ona Judge—an enslaved woman who escaped from the household of George and Martha Washington and refused to return to bondage.

📅 Saturday, October 24, 2026
📍 Holiday Inn Lancaster – Imperial Blue Ballroom
26 E. Chestnut Street, Lancaster, PA

Each year, our Annual Luncheon brings together educators, historians, and community members committed to preserving and sharing African American history. Proceeds from this event support AAHSSCPA’s public programming, youth initiatives, research, and community storytelling projects.

🎟 Tickets:
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We hope you will join us for this meaningful afternoon of history, reflection, and purpose.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lancaster/12th-annual-luncheon/200030823959839
- **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Lancaster
- **state**: PA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Holiday Inn Lancaster
- **lat**: 40.041246965682
- **long**: -76.305195359409
- **full address**: Holiday Inn Lancaster, 26 East Chestnut Street,Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is 12th Annual Luncheon being held?
  - **A:** 12th Annual Luncheon takes place on Sat, 24 Oct, 2026 at 01:00 pm to Sat, 24 Oct, 2026 at 01:00 pm at Holiday Inn Lancaster, 26 East Chestnut Street,Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing 12th Annual Luncheon?
  - **A:** 12th Annual Luncheon is organized by African American Historical Society of South Central Pennsylvania.

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