March 27-29, 2026
Our seasonal Passport to History Weekends are a celebration of the places, stories, and community that bring local history to life.
For three seasonal weekends throughout the year, 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 our March Spring Weekend below:
Participating Historic Sites
1753 Bachmann Publick House
(Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society)
Friday, March 27 & Saturday, March 28 — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m, Sunday, March 29 — 12 to 4 p.m.
169 Northampton Street, Easton, PA 18042
Located at the corner of 2nd & Northampton Streets in downtown Easton, the 1753 Bachmann Publick House offers an immersive experience into 18th-century life. Visitors can walk the same floors that once echoed with the footsteps of John Adams, hear fascinating tavern tales, and explore one of the oldest surviving buildings in Northampton County. Discover the colonial roots of Easton, the Revolutionary War connections that shaped our nation, and the everyday lives of the people who built our communities. Friendly interpreters are ready to share the National Historic register structure with you and your family.
National Canal Museum
Saturday, March 28 — 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m
2750 Hugh Moore Park Road, Easton, PA 18042
Take a trip back to America’s golden age of canals when mules pulled canal boats on narrow towpaths and helped fuel America’s Industrial Revolution. Enjoy free admission to the museum and explore fun, hands-on exhibits highlighting 19th-century canal life and technology. Explore the 520-acre Hugh Moore Park, nestled between the Lehigh Canal and Lehigh River. Be the first to see our new Lehigh Valley 250 exhibition, America’s Second Revolution!
Special Exhibition information: America’s Second Revolution
Sigal Museum
(Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society)
Friday, March 27 & Saturday, March 28 — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m, Sunday, March 29 — 12 to 4 p.m.
342 Northampton Street, Easton, PA 18042
Take a walk through 250+ years of Northampton County history with interactive exhibitions, Discovery Room, and children’s activities. Be sure to check out our special exhibitions: Read This! The History of Media in Northampton County, which explores the power of print, information, and misinformation in Northampton County during the American Revolution, and Remembering 1776: Commemoration and Memory of the Revolution. Read This! is a part of the Lehigh Valley 250 initiative to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence.
You can also learn more about (or snag tickets to) their popular walking tours: Easton Historic District, From Spirits to Speakeasies: Easton, PA During Prohibition, and Eerie Easton. Or sign up for their upcoming Second Saturday bus tours, “In Search of the Declaration: A Historic Tour of Easton, Trenton, and Philadelphia.”
Special Exhibition information:
Read This! The History of Media in Northampton County
Remembering 1776: Commemoration and Memory of the Revolution
Whitehall Historical Preservation Society – Helfrich Springs Grist Mill & Peter Grim House
Sunday, March 29 — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
501 Mickley Rd.,Whitehall, PA 18052
The 1807 Helfrich Springs Mill/Museum will be open to tour. The mill houses artifacts that detail Whitehall’s past from the indigenous Lenni Lenape to the wave of immigrants from Germany’s Palatinate to the modern day. Learn about the town’s early agricultural roots, the discovery of iron ore deposits that ushered in the Industrial Revolution, and the rise of Portland Cement. Across the street, the 1834 Peter Grim House will also be available for tours. Step back in time to the 19th century and learn more about the life of a miller and his family.
*Lehigh Valley Passport to History is supported in part with funding received through the County of Northampton Hotel Tax Program and the County of Lehigh Tourism Development Program.