CORRECTION: Emmaus Historical Society – Funeral Homes of Emmaus presented by Andrew Kerstetter is at 7 p.m. on October 19!

7 p.m.

St John’s Lutheran Church – 5th and Chestnut Sts., Emmaus

Free

Passport to History Month celebration at Historic Washington Crossing Park.

FEATURED EVENTS:

Lehigh Valley Passport to History

Monthly Virtual History Series

~ October Episode ~

Tuesday, October 18, 2022 • 6:30 p.m. on Facebook

The series, hosted by Lehigh Valley with Love Media’s George Wacker,

will air live on third Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. on the Lehigh Valley Passport to History Facebook page. Each 30-minute episode will highlight a different theme and discussion from the night’s participating historic sites.

October’s theme: Haunted Historic Lehigh Valley

Hear from Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm and Sigal Museum and enjoy spooky tales from the Lehigh Valley.

Watch our previous episodes here.

ALL MONTH LONG

National Museum of Industrial History – The Works of a Mechanical Genius: The Legacy of John Fritz

Now through October 2022

602 E 2nd St., Bethlehem

Included in regular museum admission (Children 6 and younger Free

Youth 7 to 17 $10, Students $10, Veterans/Educators/Seniors (65 and older) $12

Adults 18 to 64 $15)

Northampton Historical Society Atlas Cement Museum – School and Group Tours

Beginning October 1, the museum is open for school and group tours for 10 or more people, by appointment only. Public openings resume May 14.

Call for an appointment – 610-262-4562.

Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center – Fall Children’s Workshops

September 7 through November 22

Time varies

105 Seminary St., Pennsburg

$15 per session or $75 for all six

Sigal Museum / NCHGS – Easton Nights at the Sigal Museum exhibition

8/11/2022 – 5/28/2023

Sigal Museum – 342 Northampton St., Easton

$7 adults, $5 children

Coopersburg Historical Society – “Opportunities That Built A Community” exhibit and museum

Now through 2022

By Appointment Only

Town Hall – 5 N. Main St., Coopersburg

Donations Accepted.

Email to book your tour- Coopersburghistory@gmail.com

Horner’s Cemetery – Free Daily Historic Tours

Now through October 2022

4965 Nor Bath Blvd., Northampton

By appointment only. Individuals and Groups encouraged.

Free, donations welcome.

Call Peggy at 610-984-4532.

Moravian Historical Society-Charting the Unknown: Early Moravian Maps

Now through December 31, 2022

1-4 p.m.

214 East Center St., Nazareth

Free

Moravian Historical Society- Guided Museum Tours

Daily, 1-4 p.m.

215 East Center St., Nazareth

$6 | Free for MHS members

Sigal Museum / NCHGS – A Virtual Tour of Historic Easton

Ongoing; online event

Free for NCHGS members or $10 non-members

*Please note that although this tour is virtual, all tickets must be purchased through Eventbrite. You will receive an access token with your order confirmation – you must use this token in order to access the tour content on the Culture Connect platform. Your token will be valid only during the month in which you purchase access. Please feel free to call the Sigal Museum at 610-253-1222 with any questions!

Sigal Museum / NCHGS – From Past to Present: A Virtual Tour of Jewish Easton

Ongoing; online event

Free for NCHGS members or $10 non-members

*Please note that although this tour is virtual, all tickets must be purchased through Eventbrite. You will receive an access token with your order confirmation – you must use this token in order to access the tour content on the Culture Connect platform. Your token will be valid only during the month in which you purchase access. Please feel free to call the Sigal Museum at 610-253-1222 with any questions!

Saturday, October 1

Emmaus Historical Society – Museum Openings

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

218 W. Main St., Emmaus

Free

Whitehall Historical Preservation Society – Fairview Cemetery Tour

10 a.m.

2584 Lehigh St., Whitehall

$5 / Free to WHPS members

Call 610-776-7280

*Rain date October 2, 2022

Catasauqua Preservation Association – Catasauqua Fest O’ Fall Community Street Fair

11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Front St. between Wood and Bridge Sts., Catasaqua

Free

*Rain date October 2, 2022

Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites – The Rise & Fall of Bethlehem Steel Walking Tour

1 p.m.

ArtsQuest Visitor Center – 711 First St., Bethlehem

$12-$30

Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites – Cemetery Tour: Death & Dying

3 p.m.

Moravian Museum of Bethlehem Complex – 66 West Church St., Bethlehem

$10-$15

Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites – Mystery & History Tour

5 p.m.

Historic Bethlehem Visitors Center – 505 Main St., Bethlehem

Sigal Museum/NCHGS – Eerie Easton Walking Tours

6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Sigal Museum – 342 Northampton St., Easton

$15 per person – registration required

Sunday, October 2

Kutztown Area Historical Society – Museum Tours & Model Train Display

1-3 p.m.

211 S. Whiteoak St., Kutztown

Free

Moravian Historical Society – An Ancient American Piano with Clues About Piano Origins

3 p.m.

214 East Center St., Nazareth

Free

National Museum of Industrial History – Metal Melting for Kids

12-3 p.m.

602 E. Second St., Bethlehem

Free with admission

National Canal Museum – Hugh Moore Park History Walk: River & Canal

1-2 p.m.

2750 Hugh Moore Park Rd., Easton

$8 per person (50% off for DLNHC Members)

Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites – The Rise & Fall of Bethlehem Steel Walking Tour

1 p.m.

ArtsQuest Visitor Center – 711 First St., Bethlehem

$12-$30

Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites – Cemetery Tour: Death & Dying

3 p.m.

Moravian Museum of Bethlehem Complex – 66 West Church St., Bethlehem

$10-$15

Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites – Mystery & History Tour

5 p.m.

Historic Bethlehem Visitors Center – 505 Main St., Bethlehem

Sigal Museum/NCHGS – Eerie Easton Walking Tours

5 p.m.

Sigal Museum – 342 Northampton St., Easton

$15 per person – registration required

Thursday, October 6

Longswamp Township Night at the Historic Bowers Hotel

3-8 p.m.

298 Bowers Rd., Bowers

Call for reservations at 610-899-0183

Ten percent of every meal purchased (eat-in only*) will benefit the Longswamp Township Historical Society’s Mertztown Train Station Restoration Project.

* Meal purchases made with Brandywine cards will be excluded.

Friday, October 7

Whitehall Historical Preservation Society – Cash Bingo

6:30 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

St. Peter’s Catholic Church – 4 South 5th St., Coplay

$15 in advance / $20 at the door

Call 610 776-7280 for tickets

Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites – The Rise & Fall of Bethlehem Steel Walking Tour

1 p.m.

ArtsQuest Visitor Center – 711 First St., Bethlehem

$12-$30

Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites – Cemetery Tour: Death & Dying

3 p.m.

Moravian Museum of Bethlehem Complex – 66 West Church St., Bethlehem

$10-$15

Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites – Mystery & History Tour

5 p.m.

Historic Bethlehem Visitors Center – 505 Main St., Bethlehem

Sigal Museum/NCHGS – Eerie Easton Walking Tours

6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Sigal Museum – 342 Northampton St., Easton

$15 per person – registration required

Saturday, October 8

Emmaus Historical Society – Museum Openings

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

218 W. Main St., Emmaus

Free

Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites – Lehigh Valley Antique Treasure Show

12 p.m.

Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts – 427 N New St., Bethlehem

$5-$30

Saucon Valley Conservancy Heller Homestead Park – Fall Fun Day

1-4 p.m.

1890 Friendensville Rd., Bethlehem

Free

Weatherly Area Museum – A Walk Through Historic Cemetery

4 p.m.

Union Cemetery, Weatherly (Located on East Main Street behind The Mrs. C.M. Schwab School)

No admission required. Donations greatly appreciated.

Refreshments afterwards at The Weatherly Area Museum

Sigal Museum/NCHGS – Sachets & Suffrage Tea

2-4 p.m.

Sigal Museum – 342 Northampton St., Easton

$25.00 per person – registration required

Sigal Museum/NCHGS – Second Saturdays at the Bachmann Publick House

9 a.m.-2 p.m.

1753 Bachmann Publick House – 169 Northampton St., Easton

Free Admission

Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites – The Rise & Fall of Bethlehem Steel Walking Tour

1 p.m.

ArtsQuest Visitor Center – 711 First St., Bethlehem

$12-$30

Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites – Cemetery Tour: Death & Dying

3 p.m.

Moravian Museum of Bethlehem Complex – 66 West Church St., Bethlehem

$10-$15

Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites – Mystery & History Tour

5 p.m.

Historic Bethlehem Visitors Center – 505 Main St., Bethlehem

Sigal Museum/NCHGS – Eerie Easton Walking Tours

6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Sigal Museum – 342 Northampton St., Easton

$15 per person – registration required

Sunday, October 9

Jacobsburg Historical Society- 50th Anniversary Dinner Celebration

Holy Family Club Phoenix Room – 515 W. Mauch Chunk St., Nazareth

2:30 p.m.

$35 members, $45 non-members

Lower Macungie Township Historical Society – Harvest Fest at the Bortz Log House

2-4 p.m.

Wescsoville Park, 5047 Hamilton Blvd., Wescosville

Free

Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites – The Rise & Fall of Bethlehem Steel Walking Tour

1 p.m.

ArtsQuest Visitor Center – 711 First St., Bethlehem

$12-$30

Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites – Cemetery Tour: Death & Dying

3 p.m.

Moravian Museum of Bethlehem Complex – 66 West Church St., Bethlehem

$10-$15

Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites – Mystery & History Tour