Heritage Highlights

Written by in the Heritage Highlights category and the Spring 1996 issue Topics in this article: Art of the State, Drake Well Museum and Park, Eckley Miners' Village, Fort Washington, Graeme Park, Harrisburg, Hope Lodge, Horsham, Lancaster, Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum, Native Americans, Old Economy Village, Pennsylvania Dutch (Pennsylvania German), Pennsylvania Railroad, Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, State Museum of Pennsylvania, Strasburg, Titusville, Washington Crossing Historic Park
Heritage Highlights is a list of forthcoming exhibits, events and programs at PHMC sites and other statewide historical organizations.

Drake Well Museum, Titusville

  • Heritage Lecture Series, April 11, 18, 25, 1996
  • Engine Start-Up Day, April 27, 1996

Eckley Miners’ Village, Weatherly

  • Patch Town Day, June 30, 1996
  • Community Family Picnic, July 28, 1996

Graeme Park, Horsham

  • Native American Cultural Festival, April 27, 1996
  • Living History Day at Graeme Park, June 23, 1996
  • History Camp for Children, July 11, 18, 25, 1996

Hope Lodge, Fort Washington

  • Summer Evening Concert, June 26, 1996

Landis Valley Museum, Lancaster

  • Institute of Pennsylvania German Life and Culture, June 17-21, 1996

Old Economy Village, Ambridge

  • Gartenfest, May 18-19, 1996
  • Children’s Day, June 16, 1996

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Strasburg

  • Pennsylvania Railroad Days, June 8-9, 1996
  • Pennsylvania Railroad History Symposium, October 11-13, 1996

The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg

  • Exhibition: “An Image of Peace: The Penn Treaty Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Meyer P. Potamkin”, April 14 through October 20, 1996
  • Sixth Annual Space Day, May 4, 1996
  • Exhibition: “Art of the State: Pennsylvania ’96”, June 16 through September 15, 1996

Washington Crossing Historic Park, Washington Crossing

  • Sheep Shearing Demonstrations, May 3-4, 1996
  • Revolutionary 1OK Run, July 4, 1996
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