Heritage Highlights

Written by in the Heritage Highlights category and the Summer 1998 issue Topics in this article: abolitionism, Ambridge, American Civil War, architecture and architects, Birdsboro, Brandywine Battlefield Park, Chadds Ford, Conrad Weiser Homestead, Daniel Boone, Daniel Boone Homestead, Eckley Miners' Village, Erie, Erie Maritime Museum, Fort Washington, French and Indian War, Graeme Park, Hope Lodge, Horsham, Lancaster, Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum, Old Economy Village, Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Somerset, Somerset Historical Center, Strasburg, Womelsdorf
Heritage Highlights is a list of forthcoming exhibits, events and programs at PHMC sites and other statewide historical organizations.

Daniel Boone Homestead, Birdsboro

  • Independence Day Program, July 4, 1998
  • Summer Sundays Interpretive Programs, July-August, 1998
  • Fall Nature Program, September 27, 1998
  • Candlelight Tours, October 10, 1998
  • Architectural Heritage Day, October 18, 1998
  • Daniel Boone Birthday Program, November 1, 1998

Brandywine Battlefield Park, Chadds Ford

  • “Revolutionary Times at Brandywine”, September 20, 1998

Eckley Miners’ Village, Weatherly

  • Family Sunday, July 26, 1998
  • Civil War Encampment, August 29-30, 1998

Erie Maritime Museum, Erie

  • Return of the U.S. Brig Niagara!, September 23, 1998

Graeme Park, Horsham

  • Scottish Heritage Festival, July 19, 1998
  • 18th Century Hands-On-History Day, August 15, 1998
  • English Car Show, September 26, 1998

Hope Lodge, Fort Washington

  • Children’s Summer History Seminar, August 3-7, 1998
  • Lecture: “Abolitionists and Anti-Slavery Organizations in Pennsylvania”, September 18, 1998

Landis Valley Museum, Lancaster

  • Landis Valley: A Civil War, July 18-19, 1998
  • Village Harvest Days, October 10-11, 1998

Old Economy Village, Ambridge

  • Erntefest, October 13, 1998

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Strasburg

  • Railroad Circus Days, August 13-16, 1998

Somerset Historical Center, Somerset

  • Mountain Craft Days, September 11-13, 1998
  • Harvest Day, October 18, 1998

Conrad Weiser Homestead, Womelsdorf

  • French and Indian War Encampment and Treaty Reenactment, August 15-16, 1998