Lehigh Valley Passport to History’s flagship event Passport to History Month will return this July, featuring five weekends of fun. To date, thirty-six historic sites have signed on to open their doors for free tours, activities and programs for visitors of all ages.

The event, which originally began as a one-day event in 2019, has quickly grown in popularity. By the second year, it turned into a weekend event and now it’s a month-long event.

Passport to History Month is a celebration of local history, stories, and the community that brings Lehigh Valley history to life. The event gives an opportunity for visitors, regardless of family size or income, to explore local history through a variety of museum tours, interactive exhibits, children’s activities, and more.

To date, participating locations include:

Weekend 1: July 2 & 3

Friends of Washington Park
George Taylor House
Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites
Horner Cemetery – Saturday Only. By appointment.
Longswamp Township Historical Society

Weekend 2: July 9 & 10

Easton Cemetery
Horner Cemetery – Saturday Only. By appointment.
Lower Saucon Township Historical Society at the Lutz-Franklin Schoolhouse
National Canal Museum – Saturday, July 9 only.
Sigal Museum
Parsons-Taylor House
Whitehall Township Historical Society Helfrich Springs Grist Mill, Saturday Only, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Weekend 3: July 16 & 17

George Taylor House – Sunday, July 17 only.
Governor Wolf Historical Society – Saturday, July 16 only.
Horner Cemetery – Saturday Only. By appointment.
Jacobsburg Historical Society
Monroe County Historical Association, presenting at Quiet Valley – Saturday, July 16 only.
Moravian Historical Society
Northampton Area Historical Society
Quiet Valley Living & Historical Farm – Saturday, July 16 only.
Williams Township Historical Society – Saturday, July 16 only.
Whitehall Township Historical Society Helfrich Springs Grist Mill, Saturday Only, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Weekend 4: July 23 & 24

1803 House
Atlas Cement Company Memorial Museum
Emmaus Historical Society
Hellertown Historical Society Grist Mill – Saturday, July 23 only.
Horner Cemetery – Saturday Only. By appointment.
Knauss Homestead
Lower Macungie Township Historical Society
Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center
Shelter House in Emmaus
Slate Belt Heritage Center
Whitehall Township Historical Society Helfrich Springs Grist Mill, Saturday Only, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Weekend 5: July 30 & 31

Coopersburg Historical Society – Saturday, July 30 only.
Forks Township Historical Society
Horner Cemetery – Saturday Only. By appointment.
National Museum Industrial History
Whitehall Historical Preservation Society with The 153rd Civil War Reinactors, 10-4 p.m.

Unless noted, sites will be open Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays 12 to 4p.m.

*Passport to History is supported in part with funding received through the County of Northampton and Lehigh’s Hotel Tax Program, and the Institute of Museum & Library Services.