July 29 & 30
Passport to History Month is a celebration of the places, stories, and community that bring local history to life.
Each weekend in July, participating historic and cultural sites in the Lehigh Valley and surrounding counties will open their doors to the public with free tours, activities, and programs for visitors of all ages. See the schedule for Weekend 5 below:
Participating Historic Sites
Horner’s Cemetery
Sunday, July 30 — by appointment only
4965 Nor Bath Blvd., Northampton, PA 18067
Horner’s Cemetery Historical Society is celebrating the 295th anniversary of the founding of Craig’s Scotch-Irish Settlement – the oldest, longest, permanent settlement in the Lehigh Valley – with tours available Sundays between 1- 4 p.m. (*By appointment only). Meet General Brown, friend of President George Washington. Hear about the gift Washington gave to Brown. Visit with the ancestor of President Roosevelt. Learn about Ben Franklin’s tie to Weaversville. Meet a Gregg family, ancestor of President Truman. Please call Peggy Moser at 610-984-4532 to schedule your tour.
Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum
Saturday, 29 — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Museum: 432 West Walnut Street, Allentown, PA 18102
Trout Hall: 414 Walnut St., Allentown, PA 18102
Enjoy free admission to Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum on Saturday. Visitors can also tour the newly refurbished 1770 Trout Hall, the oldest home in Allentown and the summer estate of Allentown’s founder’s son, James Allen.
Lower Saucon Township Historical Society: Lutz-Franklin Schoolhouse
Saturday, July 29 — 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
4216 Country Side Lane, Hellertown, PA 18015
Visitors can step back in time to experience the learning environment of students who attended the one-room schoolhouse during the years 1880-1958. Artifacts and documents, including textbooks, maps, and photographs, allow visitors to develop a chronology of the schoolhouse and to construct a timeline that reveals changes that occurred in education in Pennsylvania.
Quakertown Historical Society
Saturday, July 29 — 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
26 N. Main Street, Quakertown, PA 18951
Tour the Burgess Foulke House, home of the first Burgess of Quakertown, and learn the history of the town and its people.
Please park at Upper Bucks Chamber of Commerce, across the street, 21 N. Main St., Quakertown.
Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center
Saturday, July 29 — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Sunday, July 30 — 1 to 4 p.m.
105 Seminary Street, Pennsburg PA 18073
Take “A Culinary Journey from Germany to Pennsylvania” and from farm to table. Explore our galleries of farm and food production equipment with hunt sheets to learn how food was made as well as a brand-new exhibit on Pennsylvania German food. Take home a special gift (one per child). On Saturday, also enjoy tours of a Pennsylvania bank barn and visit the Education Room for activities.
The TileWorks of Bucks County
Saturday, July 29 — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
130 E Swamp Road, Doylestown, PA 18901
Established in 1912, Henry Mercer’s Moravian Pottery and Tile Works produces unique, artistic tiles that epitomized the ideals of the American Arts & Crafts movement: craftsmanship, simplicity, beauty, utility, and the importance of nature. His tiles were sought after by leading architects and tastemakers and adorned public and private buildings across the country. Visit for tours on Saturday, July 29 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (tours begin every half hour). Learn about the Spanish Mission architecture and watch the artisans make the heritage tiles.
Whitehall Historical Preservation Society
Saturday, July 29 & Sunday, July 30 — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
501 Mickley Rd., Whitehall, PA 18052
Tour Helfrich Springs Grist Mill and the Peter Grim House.
Saturday only: Meet members of the 153rd Civil War PA Volunteer Infantry Regiment re-enactor group.
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*Lehigh Valley Passport to History is funded in part with funding received through the County of Northampton’s Hotel Tax Program, and the County of Lehigh Tourism Development Program.