Heritage Highlights

Written by in the Heritage Highlights category and the Fall 1997 issue Topics in this article: Ambridge, American Revolution, anthracite, Brandywine Battlefield Park, Chadds Ford, Christmas, coal, Delaware River, Eckley Miners' Village, Ephrata, Ephrata Cloister, Fort Washington, Graeme Park, Hope Lodge, Horsham, Joseph Priestley House, Lancaster, Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum, Northumberland, Old Economy Village, Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum, Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Scranton, Strasburg, Washington Crossing, Washington Crossing Historic Park
Heritage Highlights is a list of forthcoming exhibits, events and programs at PHMC sites and other statewide historical organizations.

Brandywine Battlefield Park, Chadds Ford

  • Revolutionary Times at Brandywine, September 21, 1997
  • Candlelight Christmas in Chadds Ford, December 6, 1997

Eckley Miners’ Village, Weatherly

  • A Children’s Christmas in Eckley, December 6-7, 1997
  • Christmas in Eckley, December 14, 1997

Ephrata Cloister, Ephrata

  • Bread and Butter “Hands-On” Activities for Young Visitors, November 15, 1997
  • Christmas at the Cloister, December 8-9, 1997
  • Christmas Candlelight Tours, December 26-27, January 2-3, 1998, 1997

Graeme Park, Horsham

  • English Car Show, September 27, 1997
  • Ghost Stories at Graeme Park, October 17, 18, 24, 25, 1997
  • Candlelight Program at the Keith House, December 7, 1997

Hope Lodge, Fort Washington

  • 1777 Military Encampment Reenactment, November 1-2, 1997
  • Hope Lodge Holidays, December 10-28, 1997
  • Candlelight Evenings at the Keith House, December 13-14, 1997

Landis Valley Museum, Lancaster

  • Days of the Belsnickel, December 4-6, 1997
  • Christmas at Landis Valley, December 16, 1997

Old Economy Village, Ambridge

  • A Candlelight Christmas, December 6-7, 1997

Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum, Scranton

  • Lecture: “The Road from Lattimer: Conflict, Compromise, and Unionization in the Anthracite Coal Industry”, October 26, 1997

Joseph Priestley House, Northumberland

  • Holiday Candlelight Tours, December 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 1997

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Strasburg

  • “Home for the Holidays”: One Hundred Years of Holiday Rail Travel, December 13, 1997

Washington Crossing Historic Park, Washington Crossing

  • Annual Reenactment of the Crossing of the Delaware River, December 25, 1997