Published August 24. 2022 10:50AM
There were five weekends in July where select local historic sites offered free admission during the Lehigh Valley Passport to History’s 2022 flagship event. As one of more than 36 participating historic organizations and museums, Governor Wolf Historical Society welcomed visitors to three historic buildings at 6600 Jacksonville Road, East Allen Township, July 16.
Members of the public toured the one-room Wolf Academy historic site built by George Wolf in 1785 before he became Pennsylvania’s seventh governor. Visitors also trekked through the circa-1795 Ralston-McKeen Georgian-style limestone house and the three-room Monocacy School that serves as the society’s headquarters.
Lehigh Valley Passport to History is a partnership of historic sites and resources in and around Pennsylvania’s Lehigh and Northampton counties, and Passport to History Month celebrates local history and the community that brings Lehigh Valley history to life with free tours, interactive exhibits, children’s activities and more.
Some of the others museums and organizations involved with the monthlong celebration of local history were Whitehall Historical Preservation Society, Northampton Area Historical Society and the George Taylor House, Catasauqua.
Set up in the parlor of the Ralston-McKeen House, located on the grounds of the Governor Wolf Historical Society, 6600 Jacksonville Road, East Allen Township, Jean Decker, of Catasauqua, dressed in colonial attire for the Passport to History program July 16, explains how the early residents of the Lehigh Valley used locally grown herbs in food preparation and medicinal treatments, as well as to ward off bad smells.
PRESS PHOTOS BY ED COURRIER Bath resident and historical society member Bob Swan talks about an antique hand saw, also known as a buck saw or bow saw, from a collection of vintage tools on display in the Wolf Academy.
