Memorial Day Observance in Williams Township
Williams Township residents will hold a Memorial Day Ceremony on Sunday, May 26, at 6 p.m. to honor fallen heroes, living veterans, and service persons on active duty. The sunset ceremony will be held at the Williams Twp. Municipal Building, 655 Cider Press Rd. Robert Wagner, retired Captain, U.S. Army and township resident, will deliver [...]
OPENING THE DOORS OF HISTORY
Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society Participates in International Museum Day In partnership with more than 30,000 museums around the world, Northampton County Historical Society will open the doors of the Sigal Museum and the 1753 Bachmann Publick House on Saturday, May 18 with free admission for all. Established by the International Councils of Museums [...]
Just in time for Mother’s Day! Welcome the zoo’s new arrivals.
Meet our new Baby Aoudad One of our 24 animals classified as endangered, threatened or species of concern, our Kordofan Aoudads are part of Lehigh Valley Zoo’s Species Survival Plan® (SSP) Program administered by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. The mission of an AZA Species Survival Plan® (SSP) Program is to cooperatively manage specific, [...]
Honors Servicemen Who Have Served Our Country
EMBASSY BANK INVITES COMMUNITY TO SUBMIT IMAGES ‘OUR HOMETOWN HEROES’ Photo Display at SteelStacks Memorial Day Weekend Embassy Bank is inviting the community to submit photos of family members, neighbors and friends who have served or are currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces for the third-annual ‘Our Hometown Heroes’ display at SteelStacks Memorial Day [...]
History and Hospitality
Bachmann Publick House hosts Colonial Tea Party It will be like “old times” when the guests of Katrinna Bachmann enjoy a springtime tea party with a colonial flair. Set in the 1753 Bachmann Publick House, the tea party will give guests the opportunity to experience the hospitality of this historic tavern, while enjoying colonial era [...]
Visit Historic Bethlehem Museums Free This Saturday
Enjoy FREE access to Historic Bethlehem Museums and Sites! Date: Saturday, April 6, 2013 Time: 11am to 5pm * Moravian Museum of Bethlehem – dress-up like children during the Civil War! * 1810 Goundie House-Join Mrs. Goundie in her Kitchen as she creates a special treat * 1750 Smithy – Make an authentic colonial style [...]
Lafayette Senior Erin D’Amelio Named Fullbright Scholar
Judith’s Reading Room’s 2012-2013 intern, Erin D’Amelio, a senior at Lafayette College, has recently been named a Fulbright Scholar. Erin will travel to Malaysia in January 2014 to serve as an English teaching assistant as a part of the Fulbright’s U.S. Student Program. Erin will assemble a hand-picked collection of children’s books from the Judith’s [...]
Spring into the Season at the Lehigh Valley Zoo
Join us this Saturday for our Season Opening. We will begin the celebration at 10:45 a.m. followed by a Real Life Wolf Feed. The day will include Native American Dancing, the Pennsylvania Game Commission, S’mores samples from Pennsylvania Camping, Cabela’s, Army & Navy Store, a K’NEX Tinkertoy Play Area, Radio Disney, Lehigh Valley Cloggers, Lehigh [...]
Bethlehem’s Judith’s Reading Room Military Program Expands
Book Donation Aimed at Young Vets with Children in VA Waiting Rooms Judith’s Reading Room, a nonprofit literacy organization that serves active-duty military and returning vets, expands to New York. Canandaigua VA, New York, is the eighth VA hospital to join its “VA 100” book donation program. The latest request for books came from the [...]
Coming Events at Easton’s Sigal Museum in April and May 2013
April 7 “Moon Shining: Conserving the Portraits,” illustrated talk by artist-conservator Tom Burke, 1 pm, Sigal Museum, 342 Northampton St., Easton. Free with admission to the museum or $5 donation requested. The portraits by Easton artist, Samuel Moon (1805-1860), housed in the collection of the Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society, have been subject to [...]
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