Allen/East Allen townships: Area attractions participating in Passport to History program
Gov. Wolf Historical Society will be participating in Passport to History 10 a.m.-3 p.m. July 15 at its campus, 6600 Jacksonville Road, East Allen Township.
Lehigh Valley Passport to History is a partnership of more than 50 historic sites and resources in and around Lehigh and Northampton counties. The program’s website, lvhistory.org, highlights historical activities, events, tours and exhibitions throughout the area. Website visitors can sign up for Passport to History’s email newsletter covering upcoming events.
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Horner’s Cemetery Historical Society continues its extended historical tour days and hours every Saturday and Sunday in July at 4965 Nor-Bath Blvd., East Allen Township.
Tours are planned for 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Admission is free, but donations are accepted.
This area was first founded and called Craig’s Scotch-Irish Settlement. It is the oldest, permanent village of the Lehigh Valley.
Have questions? Want to reserve a spot? Call Peggy Moser at 610-984-4532.
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Lappawinzo Fish and Game Association, 25 Lappawinzo Road, Allen Township, will have its monthly breakfast, set for 8-11 a.m. July 16. It is open to the public.
There is a cost.
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The eighth annual Northampton Area School District Student Council car show, set for 9 a.m.-3 p.m. July 29 at Bicentennial Park West, 5351 Park West Lane, East Allen Township, welcomes all makes, models and years of cars, motorcycles and antique tractors. Registration is 9 a.m.-noon.
The rain date is set for July 30.
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The 295th anniversary festival of Craig’s Scotch-Irish Settlement, hosted by Horner’s Cemetery Historical Society, is 1 p.m. Sept. 9. Visit the grave site of Jane Horner, the first woman killed by Native Americans in Northampton County. Listen to the story and gift giving between George Washington and Gen. Robert Brown. Learn about the ancestors of Theodore Roosevelt and Harry Truman. Hear the story about John Hays and Ben Franklin.
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Please email all community, church or social events for Allen and East Allen townships to jennrago615@gmail.com.