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NOVEMBER 2024 EVENT CALENDAR: Fall Activities at 70+ Historic Sites in 9 Counties

November 1 @ 8:00 AM - November 30 @ 5:00 PM

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Explore the Past with Passport to History Partner Sites

NOVEMBER 2024
Fall is one of the most beautiful times of year to visit our partner sites and museums. Take in a special exhibition or bundle up in a sweater, grab a cup of cocoa, and enjoy a historic walking tour. This month is filled with fascinating talks, crafty workshops, harvest and holiday festivals, and special programs to honor our nation’s veterans. Enjoy the abundance you’ll find in the Events Calendar below, and don’t forget to check out the “Save the Dates” section at the end of this email. You’ll find a host of holiday programs to add to your calendar!

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ALL MONTH LONG

1758 Sun Inn – Book a Private Dinner and Spirits Tasting at the

Sun Inn Museum

564 Main Street, Bethlehem

$25 per person

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1758 Sun Inn – Trivia Night with Mark Will-Weber

Wednesdays

7 p.m.

564 Main Street, Bethlehem

Reservations are recommended. Call 610-419-8600

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Atlas Cement Company Memorial Museum

Private and Group Tours (10 or more) and Field Trips are available.

1401 Laubach Avenue, Northampton

Call 610-262-2576 or email through the website.

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Emmaus Historical Society

Open Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

218 Main Street, Emmaus

Free admission

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Horner’s Cemetery Historical Society – Tours in Celebration of 296 Years of Craig’s Settlement, the oldest permanent settlement in the Lehigh Valley

Tours by appointment

4965 Nor Bath Boulevard, Northampton

Free admission – donations welcome

Call Peggy at 610-984-4532 to schedule a tour.

Lower Macungie Township Historical Society

Open Sundays from 1-4 p.m. (except holidays)

Camp Olympic barn, lower level, 3120 South Cedar Crest Boulevard, Emmaus

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Learn more about the Fries Rebellion Film Project & Screenings

Moravian Historical Society – Guided Museum Tour

Daily, 1-4 p.m.

214 E. Center Street, Nazareth

Enjoy a guided tour of the 1740-1743 Whitefield House Museum and learn about the significant contributions Moravians made to music, art, education, and culture in early America. Our museum features an outstanding collection of objects related to early Pennsylvania history.

$8 Adults | $6 Students and Seniors | Free MHS Members and Children (Under 5)

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Slate Belt Museum and Historical Society

Open Sundays (May-November), 1-4 p.m.

2214 N. Delaware Drive, Mount Bethel

Free admission

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Washington Crossing Historic Park Tours

Crossing the Delaware, Thompson-Neely Grist Mill, and Bowman’s Hill Tower and Wildflower Preserve Tours

1112 River Road, Washington Crossing

Prices and times vary

Reservations and More Info

SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS

from Return to “The Land of Genuine Freedom,” Lafayette College Art Galleries

Berks History Center – The Art of Berks History

In partnership with Plein Air West Reading

Wednesdays-Saturdays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

940 Centre Ave, Reading, PA 19601

$7 Adults (Ages 18-64) | $5 Seniors | $4 Children (Ages 4-17) | Free Members and Children under 3

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Coopersburg Historical Society – Leaders and Legends of Coopersburg

Now through 2024

Town Hall, 5 North Main Street, Coopersburg

Free admission, donations welcome. By appointment

Email Coopersburghistory@gmail.com to schedule.

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Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites – Checking In? Bethlehem’s Alluring Accommodations

Now through January 26, 2025

“Check in” at the Moravian Museum, 66 W Church Street, Bethlehem

Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts, 427 N. New Street, Bethlehem

Free Members | $20 Non-Members | $12 Child

More Info & Tickets

Historic Trappe – Valley Culture: Constructing Identity Along the Great Wagon Road

Explore the evolution of Pennsylvania German Folk Art as settlers moved west.

Now through August 2025

Dewees Tavern, 301 W. Main Street, Trappe

Included with $10 Museum Admission

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Lafayette College Art Galleries – Fabulous You

Now through November 23, 2024

Grossman Gallery, 243 N. 3rd Street, Easton

Free admission

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Lafayette College Art Galleries – The New Carboniferous Age

Now through December 6, 2024

Williams Center for the Arts, 317 Hamilton Street, Easton

Free admission

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Lafayette College Art Galleries – Return to “The Land of Genuine Freedom”

Now through December 6, 2024

Williams Center for the Arts, 317 Hamilton Street, Easton

Free admission

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Moravian Historical Society – Grounds for Meditation: Moravian Pleasure Gardens

Now through February 16, 2025

Daily 2-4 p.m.

214 E. Center Street, Nazareth

$8 Adults | $6 Seniors and Students under 18 | Free Members and Children under 5

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National Canal Museum – Putting Down Routes: From Native Trails to Interstates

Now through December 22

2750 Hugh Moore Park Road, Easton

$8 Adult | $7 Senior (65+) | $6 Child (3-15) | Free Members & Children under age 3

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National Museum of Industrial History – The Life & Legacy of Robert Sayre

Now through January 1, 2025

602 E. 2nd Street, Bethlehem

$15 Adults (18-64) | $12 Veterans, Educators & Seniors (65+) | $10 Students & Youth (7-17) | Free Members and Children under 6

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Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center – Elephants, the Michelin Man, and Sunbonnet Sue: 20th-Century Pictorial Embroidered Quilts

Now through November 1

105 Seminary Street, Pennsburg

Free admission

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Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center – Stories Are Made…Loop by Loop

Now through March 28, 2025

105 Seminary Street, Pennsburg

Free admission

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Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center – Next Stop, Pennsburg: A History of Model Trains

Now through April 2025

105 Seminary Street, Pennsburg

Free admission

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Sigal Museum – Warehouse Valley: A Changing Landscape

Now through July 6, 2025

342 Northampton Street, Easton

$10 Adults | $8 Seniors (55+), Students, Teachers, Active Military, Children Ages 6+| Free Members & Children under 5

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Sigal Museum – “I saw Easton the way it could be:” TIM HARE

Now through July 1, 2025

342 Northampton Street, Easton

$10 Adults | $8 Seniors (55+), Students, Teachers, Active Military, Children Ages 6+| Free Members & Children under 5

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Sigal Museum – The Cabinet of Curiosities (Seasonal Exhibit)

Now through November 3

342 Northampton Street, Easton

$10 Adults | $8 Seniors (55+), Students, Teachers, Active Military, Children Ages 6+| Free Members & Children under 5

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Slate Belt Heritage Center – 25 Years: The Slate Belt Heritage Center, Then and Now

Now through 2024

Open Saturdays & Sundays from 12-3 p.m.

30 N 1st Street, Bangor

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Three Church Hill Arts & Historical Society – Landscapes at the Bell

Art Show with Local Artists

November 9, 12-4 p.m.

November 10, 2-4 p.m.

Bell Tower Cultural Center, 2904 Church Road, Bangor

Admission: Donation based

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HISTORIC WALKING TOURS

St. John’s Windish Lutheran Church and Bethlehem Steel Blast Furnace, Steeples & Steel Minibus Tour with the National Museum of Industrial History

1758 Sun Inn – Ghost and Spirit Tours

Tours + Spirits Tasting

September 3-November 3

564 Main Street, Bethlehem

$25 per person. Registration required

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Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites – Historic Walking Tours

Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays

Enjoy themed tours that explore Bethlehem’s past from early Moravian history to the rise and fall of Bethlehem Steel.

Historic Bethlehem Visitor Center, 505 Main Street, Bethlehem

Prices & Departure Sites Vary

THIS MONTH’S TOURS:

Apothecary Tour

Bethlehem By Night Motorcoach Tour (starting late November)

Christmas City Stroll

Colonial Industrial Quarter

Discovering Bethlehem: Interactive Museum Adventure for Kids

Moravian Stories

Old Bethlehem

Playful Pathways: Family-Friendly Tour

Rise and Fall of Bethlehem Steel

Spirits of Christmas Pub Walking Tour (begins November 30)

Heritage Trail

Walk, jog, or bike along the Historic Bethlehem Heritage Trail! Experience Bethlehem on your own time and at your own pace with the use of your own mobile device.

NEW Self-Guided Walking Tours

Monroe County Historical Association – Walking Tours of Historic Stroudsburg

2 p.m. Tuesdays & Wednesdays | 10:30 a.m. Thursdays

Meet at: 748 Main Street (under the blue awning), Stroudsburg

$10 Adults | $8 Seniors 65+ | $5 Kids 7-17 | Free Ages 6 and under

Registration encouraged

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Moravian Historical Society – Historic Nazareth Walking Tour

2 p.m., November 9

Registration is required.

214 E. Center Street, Nazareth

Free for Members and Children 4 and under | $8 ages 5 and up

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National Museum of Industrial History – Steeples & Steel Minibus Tour

Presented by NMIH, Steelworkers’ Archives, and the County of Northampton

November 9: Tours at 9:30 a.m. & 1 p.m.

Bus departs from: 602 E. 2nd Street, Bethlehem

Tickets: $30 (includes “Steelworker overtime lunch and $2 off admission coupon to NMIH). Registration is required.

More Info & Register

Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society –

Easton Historic District Walking Tours

2 p.m., Saturdays

Sigal Museum, 342 Northampton Street, Easton

Pre-registration is required.

Free for NCHGS Members | $10 Non-Members

More Info & Register 

From Spirits to Speakeasies: Easton, PA During Prohibition Walking Tours

6 p.m., November 22 (every Fourth Friday); private tours available

Sigal Museum, 342 Northampton Street, Easton, PA

Pre-registration is required.

$20 Adults (two-hour tour)

*Tour is not recommended for children under 12

Details

Start:
November 1 @ 8:00 AM
End:
November 30 @ 5:00 PM
Cost:
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Organizer

Lehigh Valley Passport to History
Phone
484-894-9116
Email
media@lvhistory.org
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Venue

Lehigh Valley Passport to History
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