Local educators are invited to our annual Teachers’ Night Out, hosted by the National Museum of Industrial History. Enjoy Apple Days and Harvest Fests; Steel Weekend and Coal Miners’ Heritage celebrations; Duryea Day, Cornhole tournaments, and a Revolutionary War Weekend. Head out to Quiet Valley’s Barn Dance, Leesport Community Days, Emmaus Heritage Festival, Bucks County historic house tours, National Canal Museum’s Pirate Day (!), and more.

Fall gala season is also here. Treat yourself to a great night out and raise funds for some of your favorite organizations with cocktail parties, wine auctions, award dinners, and member receptions. Partners also plan a vibrant series of talks, workshops, special exhibitions, live music events, book clubs, and family programs this month.

And be sure to check out the Walking Tour section below for a variety of tours, including new tales of historical hauntings, true crime, and misadventure…

FEATURE EVENT

Whether you are looking for future field trip sites, standards-based curriculum and lesson plans, or classroom programming, you will find a wealth of information and connections.

Enjoy an evening of light refreshments and history with some of your favorite local cultural organizations!

Hosted by:

National Museum of Industrial History

602 E. 2nd Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015

Date: Thursday, September 21

Time: 4:30-7:00 p.m.

Tickets: $18 per person. Pre-registration encouraged.

More Information & Participating Partners

ALL MONTH LONG

Open Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

218 Main Street, Emmaus, PA

More Info

Horner’s Cemetery Historical Society – Tours in Celebration of 295 Years of Craig’s Settlement, the oldest permanent settlement in the Lehigh Valley

Tours by appointment

4965 Nor Bath Boulevard, Northampton, PA

Free

Call Peggy at 610-984-4532 to schedule.

Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm – Summer Season Historic Farm Tours

Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m

Now through September 4

347 Quiet Valley Road, Stroudsburg, PA

$15 Adults |$8 Children (Ages 3-12) | Free Ages 2 and under

More Info

Washington Crossing Historic Park Tours

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

1112 River Rd., Washington Crossing, PA

Prices and times vary

Reservations and More Info.

SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS

Now through fall 2023

940 Centre Avenue, Reading, PA

Free admission

More Info

Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles – Exhibition: Where We’re Going, We Don’t Need Roads: A Back to the Future Tribute

Now through September 3

85 South Walnut Street, Boyertown, PA

$10 Adults | $9 Seniors (60+) or AAA | Free Children under 15 and Members

More Info

Coopersburg Historical Society – Exhibition: Leaders and Legends of Coopersburg

Now through 2024

Town Hall, 5 North Main Street, Coopersburg, PA

Free admission, donations welcome. By appointment.

Email Coopersburghistory@gmail.com to schedule.

More Info

Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites – Exhibition: Unspun: Stories of Silk

Now through January 28, 2024

Presented at the Moravian Museum of Bethlehem (66 W. Church Street), the Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts (427 N. New Street, Bethlehem), and the National Museum of Industrial History (602 E 2nd Street, Bethlehem)

Combination ticket to access all three sites:

$30 for Adults | $22 for Children (7-18) | Children (6 and under) are free. HBMS members and NMIH members get into all sites free for the duration of the exhibition.

More Info & Tickets

Moravian Historical Society – Exhibition: Heartstrings – John Antes: America’s First Luthier

Now through October 29

214 E. Center Street, Nazareth, PA

$6 | Free for MHS members and Children under 5

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National Canal Museum – Exhibition: Coal Country Portraits

Weekends through December 17

2750 Hugh Moore Park Road, Easton, PA

$8 Adults | $7 Seniors (65+) | $6 Children (3-15) | Free Children (under 3), D&L Members

More Info

National Museum of Industrial History – Exhibit: Unspun: Stories of Silk

Now through January 28, 2024

602 E 2nd Street, Bethlehem, PA

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

See Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites above for Unspun: Stories of Silk combination pass

Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society – Exhibition: Forged by Fire: The Heroism, Honor, and History of Firefighting

Open September 21 through July 7, 2024

Sigal Museum, 342 Northampton Street, Easton, PA

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

More Info

Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center – Exhibition: A Culinary Journey from Germany to Pennsylvania

Now through May 10, 2024

105 Seminary Street, Pennsburg, PA

Free admission

More Info

Sundays from September 3 – November 5

$25 Adults

564 Main St., Bethlehem, PA

More Info & Tickets

Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites – Old Bethlehem Walking Tours

1-2:30 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays; other tours also available

Historic Bethlehem Visitor Center, 505 Main Street, Bethlehem

$10/$6 Adult & Child Members | $15/$9 Adult & Child Non-Members

More Info, Tickets

Moravian Historical Society – Historic Nazareth Walking Tours

4:00 p.m., June 10, and every second Saturday of the month

214 East Center Street, Nazareth, PA

Free for Members and Children under 5 | $10 Non-Members

Tickets & Info

Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society –

Easton Historic District Walking Tours

2 p.m., Saturdays

Sigal Museum, 342 Northampton Street, Easton, PA

Pre-registration is required.

Free for NCHGS Members | $10 Non-Members

More Info & Register 

Eerie Easton Walking Tours

Multiple Time Slots, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays

September 15 – October 29

Sigal Museum, 342 Northampton Street, Easton, PA

Pre-registration is required.

$15 Adults

*Tour is not recommended for children under 12.

More Info & Register 

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

Fourth Fridays, 6 p.m.; private tours available

September – December

Sigal Museum, 342 Northampton Street, Easton, PA

Pre-registration is required.

$20 Adults (two-hour tour)

*Tour is not recommended for children under 12.

More Info & Register 

Event Calendar

Friday, September 1

5:30-8:30 p.m.

347 Quiet Valley Road, Stroudsburg

$10 admission (ages 3 & up). $12 Picnic Box Dinner add-on

More Info & Tickets

Saturday, September 2

Antique & Classic Car and Truck Show + Flea Market

9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Boyertown Community Park, 417 S Madison Street, Boyertown

$10 Adults | Free for Children ages 15 and under

More Info

Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites – Saturdays at Burnside Plantation:

Colonial Farming, Tours, Crafts, and Garden

10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Burnside Plantation, 1461 Schoenersville Rd, Bethlehem

Free admission

More Info

Sunday, September 3

1-2 p.m.

2750 Hugh Moore Park Road, Easton

Free. Registration required

More Info & Register

No. 9 Coal Mine & Museum – 16th Annual Coal Miners’ Heritage Festival & Picnic

10 a.m.-5 p.m.

9 W. Dock St., Lansford

More Info

Friday, September 8

5-10 p.m.

Washington Road, Leesport

More Info

Saturday, September 9

10 a.m.

940 Centre Avenue, Reading

$5 Members | $8 Non-members

More Info

Horner’s Cemetery – 295th Anniversary Festival & Tours

sponsored by Horner’s Cemetery Historical Society

1-4 p.m. (Tours at 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00)

Rain Date: September 10

4965 Nor Bath Boulevard, Northampton

Free admission. Donations welcome.

More Info – See Passport to History Partner Event Spotlight below

Leesport Area Historical Society – 15th Community Days & Fireworks

4-9 p.m.

Washington Road, Leesport

More Info

Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society –

Lehigh Valley Wine Auction

6-9 p.m.

Tickets from $100

Registration Required

More Info & Tickets

Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society –

Second Saturdays at the 1753 Bachmann Publick House: Tours + Colonial Embroidery & Needlework

9 a.m.-2 p.m.

169 Northampton St., Easton

Free; donations welcome

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Whitehall Historical Preservation Society – Fall Flea Market

8 a.m.-1 p.m.

506 Mickley and Lehnert Rd., Whitehall

Free to attend. $15 to reserve a space/table, $20 to set up day of event

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Sunday, September 10

1-3 p.m.

1401 Laubach Ave., Northampton

Free

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Daniel Boone Homestead Fall Lecture Series –

The 1777 Philadelphia Campaign

2-3 p.m.

400 Daniel Boone Rd., Birdsboro

$2 suggested donation

More Info & Registration

National Museum of Industrial History – Corliss Comes Alive!

11:30 a.m. & 2:30 p.m.

602 E. 2nd Street, Bethlehem

Included in museum admission

More Info

Wednesday, September 13

The Story of Corn: Its Origin, Cultivation, and Use

12-1 p.m.

105 Seminary Street, Pennsburg

Free program – in-person & virtual

To register or to receive the link, call 215-679-3