Heritage Highlights

Written by in the Heritage Highlights category and the Spring 2000 issue Topics in this article: American Civil War, American Revolution, Boalsburg, Brandywine Battlefield Park, Chadds Ford, Fort Pitt, Fort Washington, Graeme Park, Hope Lodge, Horsham, Pennsylvania Military Museum, Pittsburgh, Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Somerset Historical Center, State Museum of Pennsylvania, Strasburg
Heritage Highlights is a list of forthcoming exhibits, events and programs at PHMC sites and other statewide historical organizations.

Brandywine Battlefield Park, Chadds Ford

  • Battlefield Van Tour, April 22, 2000

Fort Pitt, Pittsburgh

  • Fort Pitt Colonial Fair, May 20-21, 2000
  • Lecture: “The American Revolution and the Plain People”, June 14, 2000

Graeme Park, Horsham

  • Native American Cultural Festival, April 29, 2000
  • Crafts and Activities of the Eighteenth Century, May 20, 2000
  • Scottish Heritage Festival, July 22, 2000
  • “Hands-On” History Day, August 20, 2000

Hope Lodge, Fort Washington

  • “The Brits Are Back at Hope Lodge”: English Car Show, May 27, 2000
  • Concert on the Lawn, July 12, 2000

Pennsylvania Military Museum, Boalsburg

  • Battery B Drill Weekend, April 22-23, 2000
  • A Celebration of Service: Honoring Our Veterans, May 21, 2000
  • Military History Weekend and Civil War Encampment, May 27-29, 2000
  • Lecture: “So Far From Home: Pennsylvania Soldiers in The Civil War”, June 22, 2000

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Strasburg

  • Pennsylvania Railroad “Pennsy” Days, June 3-4, 2000
  • Reading Railroad Days, June 30-July 2, 2000
  • Railroad Circus Days, August 17-20, 2000

Somerset Historical Center, Somerset

  • Program: “Maple Sugarin’ – The Old Way vs. The New”, April 29, 2000
  • Hitch ‘Em Up! Living History Farm Demonstration, June 10, 2000
  • Preserving Om Heritage: Meet the Museum Curator, July 13, 2000

The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg

  • Exhibit: “aMAZE and Beyond”, through June 4, 2000