Image from the National Museum of Industrial History’s April 13th lecture: The Heroic Age of Industry & Engineering – As Documented in Popular 3D Photography (1870-1920)
Spring is here and it’s the perfect season to visit our partner sites. Some are re-opening their doors after a winter break. Others are debuting special exhibitions, and all offer vibrant programming for all ages. You are spoiled for choice this month with living history events, outdoor adventures, festive galas, and fascinating lectures and workshops.
Check our Events Calendar for listings and descriptions of partner activities by date, or search below for quick links to activities for all ages and interests. Events are grouped by category/theme and by county (scroll down).
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SPECIAL EVENTS
Trivia Wednesdays at 1758 Sun Inn – Wednesday Nights with Mark Will-Weber
4/4 – Putting Down Routes: From Native Trails to Interstates Opening Reception – National Canal Museum
4/5 – Season Opening – No. 9 Coal Mine & Museum
4/6 – 17th Annual Share the Heritage Gala (Honoring C.F. Martin IV) – Moravian Historical Society
4/6 & 4/7 – Weatherly Museum Opening Weekend – Eurana Park: Then & Now – Weatherly Area Museum
4/7 – Bingo Fundraiser – Knauss Homestead
4/13 – Berks History Day at Nicholas Stoltzfus Homestead – multiple Passport partner sites participating
4/13 – 2024 Musconetcong River Clean-Up & Volunteer Barbecue – Musconetcong Watershed Association
4/13 – Dedication Ceremony at Pen Argyl Town Hall: Pen Argyl History Displays – Slate Belt Heritage Center
4/13 & 4/14 – 25 Years: The Slate Belt Heritage Center, Then & Now Special Exhibition Opening – Slate Belt Heritage Center
4/13 & 4/14 – Spring Art Exhibit & Show – Three Church Hill Arts & Historical Society
4/14 – Party for Preservation Gala – Historic Trappe
4/14, 4/17, 4/19, 4/20 – 22nd Basket Social – Weisenberg-Lowhill Township Historical Society
4/20 – Lehigh Valley Wine Gala – Sigal Museum
4/20 – Wheat & Sheep Day – Washington Crossing Historic Park
4/21 – Spring Tea – Governor Wolf Historical Society
4/27 & 4/28 – The Old Time Plow Boys Club – Weisenberg-Lowhill Township Historical Society
4/28 – April in Paris – Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites
WALKING TOURS, TRIPS & OUTDOOR ADVENTURES
Historic Bethlehem Themed Walking Tours (multiple tours from the Moravians to the rise and fall of Bethlehem Steel)
Tours in Celebration of 296 Years of Craig’s Settlement, the oldest permanent settlement in the Lehigh Valley – Horner’s Cemetery Historical Society (by appointment; call 610-984-4532 to schedule)
Saturdays – Easton Historic District Walking Tours – Sigal Museum
4/6 – Charles Evans Cemetery Tour – Berks History Center
4/7 – Bethlehem Steel Locomotive Engineer Experience – National Museum of Industrial History
4/13 – Historic Nazareth Walking Tour – Moravian Historical Society
4/13 – 2024 Musconetcong River Clean-Up & Volunteer Barbecue – Musconetcong Watershed Association
4/14 – History Hike – Daniel Boone Homestead
4/20 – Bus Trip to the National Museum of African American History and Culture – Stroudsburg Little Bethel Historical Association
4/20 – Giant in the Parkway (walking tour of the ruins of the Giant Portland Cement Company) – Whitehall Historical Preservation Association
4/21 – Paws on the Path Walk – Daniel Boone Homestead
4/21 – Weekend Wanderers – Historic Easton Cemetery
4/26 – From Spirits to Speakeasies: Easton, PA During Prohibition Walking Tour – Sigal Museum
4/27 – D&L History Hike (Jim Thorpe South Trailhead) – National Canal Museum
CRAFTS, WORKSHOPS & FAMILY ACTIVITIES
4/6 – Intro to Marbling Workshop – Historic Sugartown
4/7 – Paste Paper Workshop – Historic Sugartown
4/6 & 4/7 – Marbling Workshop Weekend (both workshops) – Historic Sugartown
4/6 – Meet Ann King, Tufts & Tassels (Naked Bed Project) – Historic Trappe
4/7 – Free Sundays at the Kemerer Museum: Make Your Own Customized Silk Scarf – Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites
4/7 – Free Sundays at the Moravian Museum – Make Your Own Decorative Silk Paper – Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites
4/7 & 4/21 – Bethlehem Steel Locomotive Engineer Experience – National Museum of Industrial History
4/13 – Berks History Day at Nicholas Stoltzfus Homestead – multiple Passport partner sites participating
4/13 – Earth Day Kids Coin Hunt (with Boyertown Relic Recovery Club) – Boyertown Area Historical Society
4/13 – Second Saturday Art Labs: Miniature Portrait Making – Sigal Museum
4/13 – Creative Jewelry Making for Beginners – Three Church Hill Arts & Historical Society
4/17 – Beekeeping Series – Historic Sugartown
4/18 – American Girl Book and Craft Club – Historic Sugartown
4/18 – Hands-On Heritage: American Girl Tea – Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center
4/20 – Bookbinding Level II – Historic Sugartown
4/20 – Backpack Basket Workshop – Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm
4/20 – Wheat & Sheep Day – Washington Crossing Historic Park
4/21 – S.T.E.A.M. Adventures – Tiny Tug! – National Museum of Industrial History
4/21 – How to Make Your Garden Grow – Whitehall Historical Preservation Society
4/25 – American Girl Book and Craft Club – Historic Sugartown
4/26 – Fourth Friday Night Fireside Reading: Storytime with a Firefighter – Sigal Museum
4/27 – Water Pitcher Basket Workshop – Berks History Center
4/27 – Seasonal Saturdays: Fabric Crafts – Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center
4/27 & 4/28 – The Old Time Plow Boys Club – Weisenberg-Lowhill Township Historical Society
4/28 – Basket Workshop – Daniel Boone Homestead
MUSIC
4/14 – Sunday Sessions at the Bell: Performances by Lilly Moss & Dustin Flyte – Three Church Hill Arts & Historical Society
4/20 – Esoteric Lounge Music Now with Ruth Mascelli & Mary Hanson Scott – Three Church Hill Arts & Historical Society
4/30 – Fellow Pynins Concert in the Big Room – TileWorks of Bucks County
PROGRAMS, LECTURES & FILM
4/3 – Wandering through Mysterious Labyrinths: An Evening with Author and Explorer Bob Scheidt – Longswamp Township Historical Society
4/3 – Bill Vitiello: Wet Plate Collodion Photographic Process & Tintypes – Boyertown Area Historical Society
4/5 – German Clear Candy – Lower Saucon Township Historical Society
4/6 – Human-Powered Toys with Bob Swaim – Coopersburg Historical Society
4/6 & 4/7 – Weatherly Museum Opening Weekend – Eurana Park: Then & Now – Weatherly Area Museum
4/7 – Here & Now: How Old Quilt Designs are as Interesting as Ever with Current Quilters – Kutztown Area Historical Society
4/9 – History of Our American Government (4 lectures) – Kalmbach Memorial Park & Estate
4/9 – River Talk: Birding 101 – Musconentcong Watershed Association
4/10 – Brown Bag Lecture: Development of the Kitchen Cook Stove (in-person & virtual) – Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center
4/11 – 25th Anniversary Program – Remember When…the Start of the Heritage Center – Slate Belt Heritage Center
4/13 – Rigg: From Farmer to Trolley Tycoon (in-person & virtual) – Berks History Center
4/13 – The Heroic Age of Industry & Engineering – As Documented in Popular 3D Photography (1870-1920) – National Museum of Industrial History
4/13 – Vietnam Veterans: Memories of War – Sigal Museum
4/14 – The Revolution’s Last Men: The Soldiers Behind the Photographs (Author Talk-in-person & virtual) – Washington Crossing Historic Park
4/17 – History of Jefferson School, Part 1 – Emmaus Historical Society
4/17 – Beekeeping Series – Historic Sugartown
4/18 – Tocks Island: Damned if You Do: The Homegrown Movement that Defeated the Delaware River Dam – Monroe County Historical Association
4/21 – An Establishment of Order and Prosperity: Outside Visitation to Moravian Bethlehem – Moravian Historical Society
4/21 – The History of Earth Day – National Museum of Industrial History
4/23 – As Good A Clock As Was Ever Made: The Clocks of David Rittenhouse – Historic Trappe
4/24 – Conversations with the Curator: Makerspaces for Museums and Historic Sites (virtual program) – Sigal Museum
4/24 – Abraham Lincoln Visits Gettysburg and the Gettysburg Address – Whitehall Historical Preservation Society
4/25 – Speakers Series: Civil Defense Preparedness History – Hellertown Historical Society
4/25 – The Great Philadelphia Wagon Road – Upper Milford Historical Society
4/28 – Back Porch Conversation: Working for Knoll – Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center
OPEN HOUSES & MUSEUMS
4/6 & 4/7 – Open House at 1858 School Museum – Leesport Area Historical Society
4/6 – Leesport Lock House Open House – Leesport Lock House Foundation
4/7 – Museum Open House & Model Train Display – Kutztown Area Historical Society
4/13 – Open House Museum Tours – Ross Township Historical Society
4/20 – Guided Historical Tours – George Taylor House
4/20 – Open House & Museum Tours – Governor Wolf Historical Society
4/21 – Archive Open House – Upper Milford Historical Society
4/21 – Open Mill & Museum – Whitehall Historical Preservation Society
SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS
A Snapshot in Time: The Photography Collection of Dr. William A Haman – Berks History Center
Leaders and Legends of Coopersburg – Coopersburg Historical Society (by appointment)
Unspun: Stories of Silk – Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites + National Museum of Industrial History
Native Son: The Life and Art of David Ellinger – Historic Trappe
Antique Easter Eggs (through April 14) – Historic Trappe
A History of Local Newspapers – Lehigh County Historical Society
Grounds for Meditation: Moravian Pleasure Gardens – Moravian Historical Society
Putting Down Routes: From Native Trails to Interstates – National Canal Museum
New and Improved! The Age of Convenience in the Home – National Museum of Industrial History
Hidden Gems: Fashioning a Legacy – A Pearl S. Buck Fashion Exhibition (through May 31) – Pearl S. Buck House
Remembering Reading Railroad Rail Rambles – Reading Railroad Heritage Museum
A Culinary Journey from Germany to Pennsylvania – Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center
A Loving Tribute to a Quiltie Lady: The Quilts of Nancy Roan – Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center
Forged by Fire: The Heroism, Honor, and History of Firefighting – Sigal Museum
25 Years: The Slate Belt Heritage Center, Then & Now Special Exhibition Opening – Slate Belt Heritage Center (opens April 13)
WHAT’S GOING ON NEAR ME? Search by County (events sorted by date)
BERKS COUNTY
Special Exhibitions:
A Snapshot in Time: The Photography Collection of Dr. William A Haman – Berks History Center
Remembering Reading Railroad Rail Rambles – Reading Railroad Heritage Museum
4/3 – Wandering through Mysterious Labyrinths: An Evening with Author and Explorer Bob Scheidt – Longswamp Township Historical Society
4/3 – Bill Vitiello: Wet Plate Collodion Photographic Process & Tintypes – Boyertown Area Historical Society
4/6 – Charles Evans Cemetery Tour – Berks History Center
4/6 & 4/7 – Open House at 1858 School Museum – Leesport Area Historical Society
4/6 – Leesport Lock House Open House – Leesport Lock House Foundation
4/7 – Museum Open House & Model Train Display – Kutztown Area Historical Society
4/7 – Here & Now: How Old Quilt Designs are as Interesting as Ever with Current Quilters – Kutztown Area Historical Society
4/13 – Berks History Day at Nicholas Stoltzfus Homestead – multiple Passport partner sites participating
4/13 – Rigg: From Farmer to Trolley Tycoon (in-person & virtual) – Berks History Center
4/13 – Earth Day Kids Coin Hunt (with Boyertown Relic Recovery Club) – Boyertown Area Historical Society
4/14 – History Hike – Daniel Boone Homestead
4/21 – Paws on the Path Walk – Daniel Boone Homestead
4/27 – Water Pitcher Basket Workshop – Berks History Center
4/28 – Basket Workshop – Daniel Boone Homestead
BUCKS COUNTY
Special Exhibition:
Hidden Gems: Fashioning a Legacy – A Pearl S. Buck Fashion Exhibition (through May 31) – Pearl S. Buck House
4/14 – The Revolution’s Last Men: The Soldiers Behind the Photographs (Author Talk-in-person & virtual) – Washington Crossing Historic Park
4/20 – Wheat & Sheep Day – Washington Crossing Historic Park
4/30 – Fellow Pynins Concert in the Big Room – TileWorks of Bucks County
CARBON COUNTY
4/5 – Season Opening – No. 9 Coal Mine & Museum
4/6 & 4/7 – Weatherly Museum Opening Weekend – Eurana Park: Then & Now – Weatherly Area Museum
CHESTER COUNTY
4/6 – Intro to Marbling Workshop – Historic Sugartown
4/7 – Paste Paper Workshop – Historic Sugartown
4/6 & 4/7 – Marbling Workshop Weekend (both workshops) – Historic Sugartown
4/17 – Beekeeping Series – Historic Sugartown
4/18 – American Girl Book and Craft Club – Historic Sugartown
4/20 – Bookbinding Level II – Historic Sugartown
4/25 – American Girl Book and Craft Club – Historic Sugartown
LEHIGH COUNTY
Special Exhibitions:
Leaders and Legends of Coopersburg – Coopersburg Historical Society (by appointment)
A History of Local Newspapers – Lehigh County Historical Society
Open Sundays – Lower Macungie Township Historical Society
4/6 – Human-Powered Toys with Bob Swaim – Coopersburg Historical Society
4/7 – Bingo Fundraiser – Knauss Homestead
4/9 – History of Our American Government (4 lectures) – Kalmbach Memorial Park & Estate
4/14, 4/17, 4/19, 4/20 – 22nd Basket Social – Weisenberg-Lowhill Township Historical Society
4/17 – History of Jefferson School, Part 1 – Emmaus Historical Society
4/20 – Guided Historical Tours – George Taylor House
4/20 – Giant in the Parkway (walking tour of the ruins of the Giant Portland Cement Company) – Whitehall Historical Preservation Association
4/21 – Archive Open House – Upper Milford Historical Society
4/21 – Open Mill & Museum – Whitehall Historical Preservation Society
4/21 – How to Make Your Garden Grow – Whitehall Historical Preservation Society
4/24 – Abraham Lincoln Visits Gettysburg and the Gettysburg Address – Whitehall Historical Preservation Society
4/27 & 4/28 – The Old Time Plow Boys Club – Weisenberg-Lowhill Township Historical Society
4/27 & 4/28 – The Old Time Plow Boys Club – Weisenberg-Lowhill Township Historical Society
MONROE COUNTY
4/13 – Open House Museum Tours – Ross Township Historical Society
4/18 – Tocks Island: Damned if You Do: The Homegrown Movement that Defeated the Delaware River Dam – Monroe County Historical Association
4/20 – Backpack Basket Workshop – Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm
4/20 – Bus Trip to the National Museum of African American History and Culture – Stroudsburg Little Bethel Historical Association
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Special Exhibitions:
Antique Easter Eggs – Historic Trappe (through April 14)
Native Son: The Life and Art of David Ellinger – Historic Trappe
A Culinary Journey from Germany to Pennsylvania – Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center
A Loving Tribute to a Quiltie Lady: The Quilts of Nancy Roan – Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center
4/6 – Meet Ann King, Tufts & Tassels (Naked Bed Project) – Historic Trappe
4/10 – Brown Bag Lecture: Development of the Kitchen Cook Stove (in-person & virtual) – Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center
4/14 – Party for Preservation Gala – Historic Trappe
4/18 – Hands-On Heritage: American Girl Tea – Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center
4/23 – As Good A Clock As Was Ever Made: The Clocks of David Rittenhouse – Historic Trappe
4/25 – The Great Philadelphia Wagon Road – Upper Milford Historical Society
4/27 – Seasonal Saturdays: Fabric Crafts – Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center
4/28 – Back Porch Conversation: Working for Knoll – Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
Special Exhibitions:
Unspun: Stories of Silk – Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites + National Museum of Industrial History
Grounds for Meditation: Moravian Pleasure Gardens – Moravian Historical Society
Putting Down Routes: From Native Trails to Interstates – National Canal Museum
New and Improved! The Age of Convenience in the Home – National Museum of Industrial History
Forged by Fire: The Heroism, Honor, and History of Firefighting – Sigal Museum
25 Years: The Slate Belt Heritage Center, Then & Now – Slate Belt Heritage Center (opens April 13)
Seasonal Festivities & Special Events:
Trivia Wednesdays at 1758 Sun Inn – Wednesday Nights with Mark Will-Weber
4/4 – Putting Down Routes: From Native Trails to Interstates Opening Reception – National Canal Museum
4/6 – 17th Annual Share the Heritage Gala (Honoring C.F. Martin IV) – Moravian Historical Society
4/13 – The Heroic Age of Industry & Engineering – As Documented in Popular 3D Photography (1870-1920) – National Museum of Industrial History
4/13 – Vietnam Veterans: Memories of War – Sigal Museum
4/13 – Dedication Ceremony at Pen Argyl Town Hall: Pen Argyl History Displays – Slate Belt Heritage Center
4/13 & 4/14 – 25 Years: The Slate Belt Heritage Center, Then & Now Special Exhibition Opening – Slate Belt Heritage Center
4/13 & 4/14 – Spring Art Exhibit & Show – Three Church Hill Arts & Historical Society
4/20 – Lehigh Valley Wine Gala – Sigal Museum
4/21 – Spring Tea – Governor Wolf Historical Society
4/21 – S.T.E.A.M. Adventures – Tiny Tug! – National Museum of Industrial History
4/24 – Conversations with the Curator: Makerspaces for Museums and Historic Sites (virtual program) – Sigal Museum
4/28 – April in Paris – Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites
Walking Tours:
Historic Bethlehem Themed Walking Tours (multiple tours from the Moravians to the rise and fall of Bethlehem Steel)
Tours in Celebration of 296 Years of Craig’s Settlement, the oldest permanent settlement in the Lehigh Valley – Horner’s Cemetery Historical Society (by appointment; call 610-984-4532 to schedule)
Saturdays – Easton Historic District Walking Tours – Sigal Museum
4/13 – Historic Nazareth Walking Tour – Moravian Historical Society
4/26 – From Spirits to Speakeasies: Easton, PA During Prohibition Walking Tour – Sigal Museum
Programs, Events, Activities, Family-Friendly:
4/5 – German Clear Candy – Lower Saucon Township Historical Society
4/7 – Free Sundays at the Kemerer Museum: Make Your Own Customized Silk Scarf – Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites
4/7 – Free Sundays at the Moravian Museum – Make Your Own Decorative Silk Paper – Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites
4/7 & 4/21 – Bethlehem Steel Locomotive Engineer Experience – National Museum of Industrial History
4/11 – 25th Anniversary Program – Remember When…the Start of the Heritage Center – Slate Belt Heritage Center
4/13 – Second Saturday Art Labs: Miniature Portrait Making – Sigal Museum
4/13 – Creative Jewelry Making for Beginners – Three Church Hill Arts & Historical Society
4/14 – Sunday Sessions at the Bell: Performances by Lilly Moss & Dustin Flyte – Three Church Hill Arts & Historical Society
4/20 – Open House & Museum Tours – Governor Wolf Historical Society
4/20 – Esoteric Lounge Music Now with Ruth Mascelli & Mary Hanson Scott – Three Church Hill Arts & Historical Society
4/21 – Weekend Wanderers – Historic Easton Cemetery
4/21 – An Establishment of Order and Prosperity: Outside Visitation to Moravian Bethlehem – Moravian Historical Society
4/21 – The History of Earth Day – National Museum of Industrial History
4/25 – Speakers Series: Civil Defense Preparedness History – Hellertown Historical Society
4/26 – Fourth Friday Night Fireside Reading: Storytime with a Firefighter – Sigal Museum
4/27 – D&L History Hike (Jim Thorpe South Trailhead) – National Canal Museum
WARREN COUNTY
4/9 – River Talk: Birding 101 – Musconentcong Watershed Association
4/13 – 2024 Musconetcong River Clean-Up & Volunteer Barbecue – Musconetcong Watershed Association