1. St. Valentine’s Day
February 14, 2014

2. Many people around the world celebrate
St. Valentine’s Day. They usually give all
kinds of presents to their loved ones.

3. A very popular gift is…

5. …but who created the Hershey Kisses?

6. Milton Hershey

8. Hometown
Milton Snavely Hershey was born on
September 13, 1857 on a farm outside
of
Derry
Church
(County
of
Westmoreland), Pennsylvania.
He was the only surviving child of
Veronica ("Fanny“) Snavely and Henry
Hershey.

9. Hometown
Pennsylvania

10. Hometown
Westmoreland

11. Hometown
Derry Church

12. Derry Church School was built in 1844. It was in continuous use from 1844 to
1904. Milton S. Hershey attended this one-room, schoolhouse during winter
1863-1864. In 1964 it was restored by the Milton Hershey School.

13. Childhood
Milton Snavely Hershey as a
young boy. Image courtesy of
the
Hershey
Community
Archives, Hershey, PA.

14. Childhood
Milton Hershey as a
candymaking apprentice
at Royer’s Ice Cream
Parlor. Image courtesy of
the Hershey Community
Archives, Hershey, PA.

15. Youth
Milton Hershey as a
young
man.
Image
courtesy of the Hershey
Community
Archives,
Hershey, PA.

16. Business: founded in 1883
The Lancaster Caramel Company.

17. Business: founded in 1894

18. Hershey Chocolate Factory

19. Marriage
In 1898 he married the
love of his life, Catherine
“Kitty” Sweeney.

20. In February, 1900, some months before the sale of the Lancaster Caramel
Company, Milton Hershey brought the first automobile to Lancaster, and
used it to advertise his product.

21. The Hershey Industrial School
In 1909, he started the school not only to help orphaned boys get a good
education, but to fill the gap in his heart because his wife Kitty could
not bear children.

22. In 1912 Milton was saved from boarding the British new ship Titanic
because his wife was ill, postponing the trip at the last minute. Instead,
they booked passage on the German luxury liner Amerika.

23. Milton S. Hershey in 1923 with students from the Hershey
Industrial School for orphan boys.

24. Recipe pamphlets offered
cooks new recipes using
Hershey products.
Hershey's Syrup recipe
pamphlet. 1936-1945

25. Hershey Chocolate World

26. Hershey Chocolate World

27. Hershey Chocolate World

28. Late Years
He made his home into a golf club and stayed in one room as a
quiet lonely man. He died on October 13, 1945 of old age.

29. He was honored by the U.S. Postal Service
with a series of 32¢ Postcard Series: Great
Americans series (1980-2000).

32. In 1907, Hershey’s Kisses were introduced to American
consumers. Milton named it himself. The trademark foil
wrapper was added in 1924.

33. Before the Hershey Kisses
plume was introduced, a
small square of printed
tissue was included with
every
foil
wrapped
Hershey's Kiss. 1907-1921

35. God bless
You!