Slate Belt Heritage Center

What's New?


Note: starting in December, we are holding our monthly lectures on the 2nd Sunday of the month at 2:00 pm.

New Bus Tours!

On April 4th, 2009, we launched the third of our ethnic heritage books: At the Blue Hills Above the Forks: Pennsylvania Dutch Culture in Northampton County’s Slate Belt by author Melissa E. Hough.

It is available for sale at the Heritage Center, Merchants Bank, and Chocolates on Broadway.




Monthly Lecture Series


Summer lectures are the 2nd Thursday of the month from April to November at 7:00 pm.

Winter lectures are the 2nd Sunday of the month at 2:00 pm.

Check the schedule often as lectures may change.

Upcoming lectures feature:

NOTE: The Feb. (2/14) and Mar. (3/14) lectures have been cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control. Please check back to see when they may be rescheduled.

Apr. 15th, John Reinhart
The Welsh of the Slate Belt

May 10th, Cheryl Statham
Preserving Food our Great Grandparents Way

Jun. 10th, Mike Piersa
Topic on Slate




Current Collections


Our collections are constantly changing. The next collections include:

Dec. 7th - Mar. 28th
Toys of Christmas Past

Mar. 28th - Jul. 31th
Welsh Display

See Photo Gallery of Past Exhibits

Bus Tours


Each year we sponser several bus day trips to historical or scenic areas. For 2009, we have the following trips planned. Note: early sign-up will ensure the trip will happen.

  • Holiday Tour, Mansions on the Delaware, December 9th, 2009. Includes Andalusia Mansion, Glen Ford Mansion and Pennsbury Manor. Price $89.00 - Last year's price was $97.00!
    For more details or to sign-up.

    The bus will Mr. Z's Parking Lot at 7:45 am, returning at approximately 8:30 pm.