PAST EVENTS
The LTHS has held over 80 programs and events over its 10-year history. Below are some recent ones the society has held.
Last Year:
2019:
- November 18: Retired Colonel Willard (Bill) Dellicker shared his military career as a fighter pilot and a landing signal officer in the U.S. Navy (Tailhooker: From Pre-flight to Vietnam)
- October 10: Township ghost from long ago haunts the Great Pumpkin Hunt (event hosted by the Parks and Recreation Committee)
- September 26: Sausage Sandwich Sale
- September 13: Historic Scavenger Hunt, museum item display, and chance auction fundraiser at Swamp Fest event hosted by the Parks and Recreation Committee.
- August 2: Mertztown Train Station Open House
- June 27: Sausage Sandwich Sale
- February: A brief history of Longswamp Township (a presentation for the Heritage Keepers of the Greater LV)
- February 5: Members-only (guests) tour of The National Museum of Industrial History (Bethlehem, Pa.)
2019:
- December 18: Annual Members Meeting and Holiday Party
- Thursdays in December: LTHS Pop-Up Shop
- November 20: "Mennonites: Among Us but Apart," a presentation by James Weaver
- November 3: Group Hike to Flat Rock & Big Rock
- October 5: Community Yard Sale
- September 28: Sausage Sandwich Sale
- June 29: Swamp Fest
- June 22: Sausage Sandwich Sale
- May 15: Keith Schaffer: Dowsing Clinic
- May 11: Sausage Sandwich Sale
- April 17: Uhma Ruth Py: Native American Storyteller
- April 17: Pennsylvania Dutch All-You-Can-Eat Buffet