Pennsbury Manor [PA]

Description

The recreated country home of William Penn provides a peaceful contrast to the hurry of modern American life. The construction of the original manor was an expression of Penn's belief that life in the country was more wholesome than in the worldly atmosphere of crowded cities. Pennsbury Manor is permeated with the spirit of this kindly, devout humanitarian, and it gives the visitor a sense of the unhurried grace and charm of those years when Pennsylvania was William Penn's "Holy Experiment."

The site offers tours, demonstrations, workshops, educational programs, and recreational and educational events (including living history events).

Huntingdon County Historical Society [PA]

Description

The Huntingdon County Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the historical heritage of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. The society seeks to achieve this aim through special presentations and through the society's three properties, the Mc Murtrie House Museum, the 1823 Shaver's Creek Presbyterian Church, and the J.C. Blair Company Museum.

The society offers guided tours of all of their properties, periodic lectures on local history, historical exhibits, and a research library. The website offers visitor information, genealogical research resources, and general information regarding the society.

Lower Saucon Township Historical Society [PA]

Description

The Lower Saucon Township Historical Society is dedicated to the preservation of the historical heritage of the Lower Saucon Township as well as the larger Bethlehem area. The society owns and operates a local one room schoolhouse, which has been renovated recently and is open to the public.

The society offers guided tours and field trip programs. The website offers visitor information as well as a brief history of the Lower Saucon Township.

Joseph Priestley House [PA]

Description

When Joseph Priestley (1733–1804) is remembered today, it is usually for his 1774 discovery, in England, of oxygen. Few know he was a noted theologian, political progressive, and prolific author whose scientific contributions include the development of the carbonation process, the identification of carbon monoxide, and early experiments in electricity. He counted Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and James Watt among his friends. Yet Priestley was also a controversial figure whose views were so odious to some of his countrymen that his house, Fair Hill in Birmingham, was burned in a riot, and he and his family left England. Priestley spent the last 10 years of his life in Northumberland, PA, where he continued his work in science, religion, and education. But even in this democratic republic his liberal ideas were frequently received with intolerance, and the peace that he so ardently desired was often elusive. Today, the Joseph Priestley House is an historic site that preserves and interprets the contributions and significance to American history of Joseph Priestley, noted English theologian, educator, natural philosopher, and political theorist.

The house offers a short film, exhibits, tours, educational programs, research library access, and occasional recreational and educational events (including living history events).

Monroe County Historical Association [PA]

Description

The Monroe County Historical Association is dedicated to the preservation of Monroe County history. The association is headquartered in the Stroud Mansion, which is located in downtown Stroudsburg. The Stroud Mansion also serves as a historic house museum and houses the association's research library. The association also owns the Bell School, a one-room schoolhouse used for tours, and the Driebe Freight Station which now houses an art museum.

The society offers guided tours, exhibits in the Stroud Mansion and Driebe Freight Station, and special events. The website offers visitor information, an extensive photo album, and a calendar of events. In order to contact the association via email, use the "contact us" link located at the top of the webpage.

Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation

Description

The Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation is located within Pennsylvania's 2,606-acre Ridley Creek State Park. The 112-acre Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation itself is a living history farm, depicting life in the region circa 1760 through 1790. Demonstrations include food preservation, open hearth cooking, fiber processing, and farming.

The park offers 12 miles of trails, gardens, and 14 picnic areas. The plantation offers costumed living history interpreters; demonstrations; educational programs which meet state history, geography, environment, and ecology standards; workshops; lecture, demonstration, and/or hands-on outreach programs; summer camps; Scout programs; and group tours. Reservations are required for group tours, and on site educational programs are available between April and mid-November only.

Brandywine Battlefield Park [PA]

Description

The Brandywine Battlefield Historic Site brings to life the largest engagement of the Revolutionary War, fought on September 11, 1777, between the Continental Army led by General George Washington and the British forces headed by General William Howe.

The site offers a short film, exhibits, tours, educational programs, and occasional recreational and educational events (including living history events).

Richland Historical Society [PA]

Description

The Richland Historical Society was founded in 1958 by a group of former teachers in order to aid in the preservation of the Shelly One-Room School. Today, the society continues to work towards preserving the history of the one-room school system.

The society offers guided tours of the Shelly One-Room School as well as special events. The website offers visitor information and a brief history of the society. In order to contact the society via email, use the "contact us" link located on the left side of the webpage.

Soldiers and Sailors Military Museum and Memorial [PA]

Description

The Soldiers and Sailors Military Museum and Memorial presents the military history of Pennsylvanians from the Civil War to the War on Terrorism, and commemorates the veterans and fallen of past and present military action. Exhibits include a wide range of wartime artifacts and artwork, including a comprehensive range of prosthetic limbs and military headgear. All military branches are represented.

The museum offers exhibits, one-hour or 270-minute guided educational tours, 150-minute guided educational tours with hands-on activities, outreach presentations, camps, and Scout programs. Tour topics include both World Wars, the Homefront, the Civil War, women and war, African Americans and war, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The website offers veteran and fallen solider listings.

Delaware Canal State Park [PA]

Description

The Delaware Canal State Park preserves the Delaware Canal. Completed in 1832, the canal was used to transport coal to Philadelphia, New York, and the eastern seaboard.

The park offers hands-on activities; guided walks; guided bicycle tours; guided digital photography hikes; outreach programs; educational programs on the watershed, the environment, and history; mule-powered barge rides; continuing professional education workshops; curriculum development assistance; and trails. The park does not rent bicycles for the tour programs. The website offers a watershed and land use curriculum.