Heritage Highlights

Written by in the Heritage Highlights category and the Fall 1996 issue Topics in this article: Ambridge, Berks County, Birdsboro, Boalsburg, Brandywine Battlefield Park, Chadds Ford, Christmas, Conrad Weiser Homestead, Cornwall, Cornwall Iron Furnace, Daniel Boone Homestead, Ephrata, Ephrata Cloister, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum, Old Economy Village, Pennsylvania Military Museum, Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, State Museum of Pennsylvania, Strasburg, United States Army, Washington Crossing, Washington Crossing Historic Park, Womelsdorf, World War II
Heritage Highlights is a list of forthcoming exhibits, events and programs at PHMC sites and other statewide historical organizations.

Daniel Boone Homestead, Birdsboro

  • Daniel Boone Birthday Program, November 3, 1996
  • Christmas at the Homestead, December 8, 1996

Brandywine Battlefield Park, Chadds Ford

  • Chadds Ford Candlelight Christmas Tours, December 1, 1996

Cornwall Iron Furnace, Cornwall

  • Christmas at Cornwall Iron Furnace, December 5-6, 1996

Ephrata Cloister, Ephrata

  • Apple Dumpling Festival, October 12, 1996
  • Christmas at the Cloister, December 9-10, 1996
  • Christmas Candlelight Tours, December 26-29, 1996

Landis Valley Museum, Lancaster

  • Days of the Belsnickel, December 5-7, 1996
  • Christmas at Landis Valley, December 17, 1996

Old Economy Village, Ambridge

  • Christmas Candlelight Tours, December 7-8, 1996

Pennsylvania Military Museum, Boalsburg

  • Exhibit: “U.S. Army Ground Forces in World War II”, through April 1997

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Strasburg

  • Pennsylvania Railroad History Symposium, October 11-13, 1996
  • “Home for the Holidays” Program, December 14, 1996

The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg

  • Exhibition: “An Image of Peace: The Penn Treaty Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Meyer P. Potamkin”, through October 20, 1996

Washington Crossing Historic Park, Washington Crossing

  • Christmas Day Crossing Reenactment, December 25, 1996

Conrad Weiser Homestead, Womelsdorf

  • Western Berks County Museum Day, October 29, 1996
  • Conrad Weiser Tricentennial Symposium, November 2, 1996