The Northampton Area Historical Society will hold its fall garage sale 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Siegfried Station, 21st Street.

Organizers will be accepting donations from the public for its sale. Donations may be dropped off at the station 6-8 p.m. Sept. 19 and 20.

On the day of the garage sale, preordered mums will be available for pickup 8-11 a.m. at the station. Extra mums will also be available for purchase.

For more information about the historical society events, call 610-262-8198.

***

Quota Club of Northampton will hold a yard sale 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 21 at Northampton Fire Department, 4 Lerchenmiller Drive.

Organizers are looking for vendors of yard sale items as well as crafts and other specialty items. There will be both indoor tables and outdoor spaces for vendors available for a fee.

Contact Sharyn at 610-261-1277 for more information or to reserve a space.

Funds from the yard sale help support Quota community service projects.

***

There will be a dedication of a Slavic memorial linden tree 1 p.m. Sept. 21 at Municipal Park, Smith Lane and Laubach Avenue.

The tree was donated by the Rev. Jerry Mraz, former pastor of Holy Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church, and his family.

The dedication plaque was sponsored by members of the Northampton Slavic heritage churches: St. John the Baptist; Holy Trinity Slovak Lutheran; Queenship of Mary; Assumption of the Virgin Mary; and Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

The plaque reads: “The Linden Tree (Lipa) is the ‘Tree of Freedom’ for the peoples of the Slovak and Czech Republics. Here, in Northampton, it commemorates the Slovak and all other Slavic citizens of the borough, who came to the United States in the late 1800s and early 1900s seeking freedom and opportunities unavailable to them in their ethnic homelands. They found employment in the local quarries, cement plants, steel mills and clothing factories. The gifts they brought with them included a longing to be free, a strong work ethic and a deep religious faith. Planted in 2019, this Freedom Tree also memorializes the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution that helped pave the way for Slovakia’s independence.”

***

Northampton Area Food Bank is sponsoring a penny party Sept. 22 at Hope Lutheran Church, 4131 Lehigh Drive, Cherryville.

Doors open 1 p.m., and the fun begins 2 p.m. There will be refreshments, a raffle and a bake sale.

Call Kelly at 484-644-0455 for directions and information.

***

Grace United Church of Christ, 902 Lincoln Ave., will hold a halupki dinner 5-7 p.m. Oct. 12.

The meal includes two halupkies, mashed potatoes, roll and butter, a cupcake and a beverage. Takeouts are available.

Tickets can be purchased at the door.

For more information, call 610-262-7186.

***

Email information to tklutter@ptd.net, and I’ll include it in an upcoming column.