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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
PASSPORT TO HISTORY WEEKENDS – 2025
Free Admission & Activities at Historic Sites in 9 Counties
PASSPORT TO HISTORY – SPRING WEEKEND
COMING UP ON MARCH 21-23
LEHIGH VALLEY (March 17, 2025) – Our Passport to History Spring Weekend is coming up this Friday, March 21 through Sunday, March 23.
Historic sites in the Lehigh Valley and surrounding counties invite you to step back in time with FREE admission, tours, activities, and programs for visitors of all ages.
Local history is right around the corner! During our spring weekend, explore partner sites in Lehigh, Montgomery, and Northampton Counties. Enjoy hands-on family activities, tours, and programs on Craigs Scotch-Irish Settlement (the oldest in the Lehigh Valley), Helfrich Springs Grist Mill, the 1826 Seipt Family Barn, and Emmaus Historical Society’s museum. Special exhibitions include the history of model trains, pictorial quilts and hooked rugs, and community history and photographs. There will be a kid-friendly scavenger hunt, model train expert, fascinating (and fun!) guided tours, and tales of days gone by.
“As an organization dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of the four counties of Berks, Bucks, Lehigh, and Montgomery, we’ve found this event to be a great way for people to get to know the history of their community,” notes Beth Twiss Houting, Executive Director of the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center.
WAYS TO ENJOY PASSPORT TO HISTORY WEEKENDS
- Visit old favorites or new-to-you sites in your town or region.
- Venture out of town. Use the maps and list of activities on the Passport to History website to plot a course, and make a day of it.
- Follow your interests: What time periods or events in American history interest you? Do you enjoy touring historic buildings and gardens? What kinds of history do you enjoy (e.g., military history, industrial history, Native American history, fraktur or textiles)? Would you like to see living history or heritage skill demonstrations? Our partner sites appeal to a range of interests.
- Take in a special exhibition at one of our partner museums or historical societies.
- Check out family-friendly activities on the Passport to History website and plan a day out with the kids.
- Try something different. Every site has welcoming staff and volunteers eager to share our community history. Visitors will find fascinating stories and people wherever they go.
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