Top 5 Highlights of June

July 1st, 2016 |

As spring blossomed into summer and the celebration of Bethlehem’s 275^th anniversary is in full swing, Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites is making every month count!

Check out our top 5 highlights of June:

1. Kicking off the summer in style with Rooms to View

Historic Bethlehem commenced the Rooms to View celebration with a fabulous Preview Soirée on Friday, June 3 at Foxfield. This gorgeous Preview home wowed guests with Peter Williams’ oil painting, “The Last Race, Churchill Downs”; the late 18^th century oil on canvas, “Admiral of the Fleet Lord Hugh Thorpe/Chippenham Wiltshire”; an early 19^th century English regency two-pedestal banquet table, fantastic décor and more.

With beautiful weather and magnificent, truly #historic homes, the House Tour was a blast! The celebration ended on a perfect note with the wine & cheese reception at the Apothecary Garden, where guests enjoyed a delicious colonial-inspired menu and the freshly-planted Apothecary Garden. Click here for more photos!

2. Burnside in Full Bloom

Now turning to the outdoors, with the flowers in bloom and the days getting longer, the #BurnsidePlantation is the perfect place to spend a sunny summer day. Here’s why:

The Burnside Open House invited guests to explore the expansive beauty of Burnside through guided tours and the #Colonial #Cooking #Demonstrations showcased delectable colonial recipes in the Summer Kitchen! Click here for our July dates.

Penn State hosted Master Gardener workshops to teach kids and adults more about plants and insects at work in a #garden. Missed our June Master Gardener workshops? Not to worry. Sign up for Butterflies for Children on Saturday, July 23, 10 am – 11 am here.

Garden lovers get together to socialize and garden every Thursday evening from 5:30 – 7:30 pm for Evening Gardening at Burnside. If you’re not a current Burnside garden #volunteer, stop in to learn about the garden and how to get involved or email Pat Corpora at patcorpora@aol.com.

3. Stroll through History

For more ways to enjoy the #outdoors during the summer, June offered these fantastic walking tours:

The Apothecary Tour explores the medical practices used in early Bethlehem and Bethlehem’s oldest standing building. For example, did you know only trained physicians could treat patients in Bethlehem? Physicians and nurses regularly met to discuss their patients’ health in the #Moravian community.

The John Adams Walking Tour reveals Bethlehem through the eyes of the second president, John Adams, with great fun facts like during the #RevolutionaryWar the General Hospital of the American army was moved to #Bethlehem in 1776.

Miss the Apothecary or John Adams walking tour? Click here to schedule an appointment to take the tour today.

Check out our tours at the Steel Stacks! See the heart of Bethlehem Steel with our Hoover Mason Trestle tour or experience a day in the life of a Bethlehem Steel worker with the Rise and Fall of Bethlehem Steel tour. Both tours are held Thursday through Sunday. For more information, click here.

Missed our Apothecary and John Adams Walking Tours? Schedule an appointment today by calling 1-800-360-TOUR.

4. Exhibitions

For a relaxing way to pass an afternoon, visit one of Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites’ exhibitions.

Stop by and see the Bethlehem Back When exhibit, a volunteer-driven project featuring a selection of photos donated by #BethlehemSteel in 1980, at the Luckenbach Mill, which hasn’t been open to the public for tours in over a decade! Click here to learn more about Bethlehem Back When exhibit.

Tracing My Roots: A Family Narrative features 20 prints by artist Lucy Gans displayed on the second floor of 1810 Goundie House. Gans, recipient of the National Association of Women Artists’ Medal of Honor, uses a process called photogravure to explore a sense of self featuring the hands of multiple generations of women in her family. Click here to learn more.

5. Upcoming Events

Independence Day Weekend Celebration

For a perfectly #patriotic weekend, take our John Adams walking tour on July 2 & 3 at 3 pm to see Bethlehem through the eyes of the 2nd President of America. Purchase your tickets now!

Looking for a fantastic way to spend your 4th of July? Start your Independence Day with a blast and take the Hoover Mason Trestle tour at 11 am on July 4 or the Rise & Fall of Bethlehem Steel tour at 1 pm on the same day! To purchase your tickets, click here. Tickets must be purchased in advance or online as the Historic Bethlehem Schropp Dry Goods Shoppe will be closed for the holiday. 

Are you ready for the Sweetest Festival of the Summer?  Because we’re going #blue for blueberries!

Here’s a sneak peek of how we’re #turningtonguesblue this year.

The #BlueberryFestival2016 will feature:

• Culinary Cooking Contest
• Pet Parade
• Family Fun
• Live Music
• The Blueberry Brewery

Skip the line and purchase your tickets now, click here!

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