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He was honored by the [[United States Postal Service]] with the issue on September 13, 1995 of a 32¢ [[Great Americans series]] (1980–2000) [[definitive stamp | definitive postage stamp]] (Scott #2933).<ref>[http://arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=1&cmd=1&tid=2043103 "32-Cent Milton S. Hershey, Philanthropist"] Smithsonian National Postal Museum, Washington, D.C.</ref> |
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He was honored by the [[United States Postal Service]] with the issue on September 13, 1995 of a 32¢ [[Great Americans series]] (1980–2000) [[definitive stamp | definitive postage stamp]] (Scott #2933).<ref>[http://arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=1&cmd=1&tid=2043103 "32-Cent Milton S. Hershey, Philanthropist"] Smithsonian National Postal Museum, Washington, D.C.</ref> |
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==Early life== |
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Milton S. Hershey was born on September 13, 1857 to Henry and Veronica "Fanny" Snavely Hershey. His family were members of Pennsylvania's Mennonite community. His ancestors were Swiss and German and had settled in Pennsylvania in the early 1700s. He grew up speaking [[Pennsylvania German language|Pennsylvania Dutch]].<ref>[http://www.mhskids.org/about/school-history/milton-s-hershey/ "Milton S. Hershey", Milton Hershey School]. Mhs-pa.org. Retrieved on 2013-07-23.</ref> Like many rural young people of the time, Milton was expected to help out on the family farm, and he learned early on of the value of hard work and perseverance. Henry Hershey rarely stayed anywhere very long, and was prone to leaving his wife and child for long periods. Because of this, Hershey had a very limited education with no schooling after 4th grade. |
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Milton S. Hershey was born on September 13, 1857 to Henry and Veronica "Fanny" Snavely Hershey. His family were members of Pennsylvania's Mennonite community. His ancestors were Swiss and German and had settled in Pennsylvania in the early 1700s. He grew up speaking [[Pennsylvania German language|Pennsylvania Dutch]].<ref>[http://www.mhskids.org/about/school-history/milton-s-hershey/ "Milton S. Hershey", Milton Hershey School]. Mhs-pa.org. Retrieved on 2013-07-23.</ref> Like many rural young people of the time, Milton was expected to help out on the family farm, and he learned early on of the value of hard work and perseverance. Henry Hershey rarely stayed a for long periods. Because of this, Hershey had a very limited education with no schooling after 4th grade. |
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In 1871, Milton Hershey left school for good and was apprenticed to a local printer who published a German-English newspaper. He did not like that kind of work and he thought it was very boring. One day at work there, he accidentally dropped his hat in one of the machines. Because his boss was hot-tempered, he was fired shortly after. He was worried to see how his parents would react. His father asked Sam Ernst to take him back, and he did decide to give him a second chance, but his Aunt Mattie and mother had a different idea. They wanted him to learn the trade of candy making instead.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Chocolate by Hershey|last = Burford|first = Betty|publisher = Carolrhoda Books|year = 1994|isbn = 9780876148303|location = Minneapolis|pages = 15}}</ref> So, his mother arranged for the 14-year-old Hershey to be apprenticed to a Lancaster County confectioner named Joseph Royer. Over the next four years, Hershey learned the craft of creating confections. In 1876, he moved to Philadelphia to start his first confectionery business. |
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In 1871, Milton Hershey left school for good and was apprenticed to a local printer who published a German-English newspaper. He did not like that kind of work and he thought it was very boring. One day at work there, he accidentally dropped his hat in one of the machines. Because his boss was hot-tempered, he was fired shortly after. He was worried to see how his parents would react. His father asked Sam Ernst to take him back, and he did decide to give him a second chance, but his Aunt Mattie and mother had a different idea. They wanted him to learn the trade of candy making instead.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Chocolate by Hershey|last = Burford|first = Betty|publisher = Carolrhoda Books|year = 1994|isbn = 9780876148303|location = Minneapolis|pages = 15}}</ref> So, his mother arranged for the 14-year-old Hershey to be apprenticed to a Lancaster County confectioner named Joseph Royer. Over the next four years, Hershey learned the craft of creating confections. In 1876, he moved to Philadelphia to start his first confectionery business. |
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