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 ReinhartThe 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
The Council Chamber Room was designed in the likeness of Independence Hall in Philadelphia. The room has a colonial motif and was once used as the meeting room for the Bangor Borough Council. A copper inset dome draws elegance to the center of the room and is enhanced by a stained glass panel. The original mahogany desks used by former councilmen are now being utilized as bases for display cases.
An original council chamber chair sits in prominence at the front of the room. Currently the chamber room serves as a meeting room for the Heritage Center in addition to a presentation room where visitors can view a 20-minute video highlighting the museum and as a display room for monthly artifact exhibits. The Chamber Room is housed on the second floor and is handicap accessible.