What's New?
Note: starting in December, we are holding our monthly lectures on the 2nd Sunday of the month at 2:00 pm.
On April 11th, 2010, we launched the fourth of our ethnic heritage books: From the Slate (O'r Llechen): The Welsh and the Folk Art of Pennsylvania's Slate Belt by author John Reinhart.
It is available for sale at the Heritage Center and Merchants Bank.
We will have a new addition to the Welsh Display from the National Welsh Society and the Welsh Association of Wales. It is a traveling exhibit that will open at the Heritage Center on July 17 to Aug 1. A ribbon cutting will take place on July 23 at 11:00 a.m. by the Slate Belt Welsh Society.
Anyone planning to attend the Wheat Weaving program on Thursday Sept. 9 , 7:00 p.m. at the Heritage Center should email lgbray@hotmail.com or phone 610-588-3745. We need to know so that we have enough wheat for everyone in attendance.
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:
Aug.12th, Walter Emery
Tour Around Portland
*SPECIAL DATE*
Aug. 28th, Cheryl Statham
Class: Preserving Tomatoes by Canning
Sep. 9th, Cheryl Statham
Wheat Weaving
Anyone planning to attend the Wheat Weaving program on Thursday Sept. 9 , 7:00 p.m. at the Heritage Center should email lgbray@hotmail.com or phone 610-588-3745. We need to know so that we have enough wheat for everyone in attendance.
Oct. 14th, Jodi Pysher
Bangor Then and Now
Nov. 14th, Russ Stout
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Current Collections
Our collections are constantly changing. The next collections include:
Mar. 28th - Jul. 31th
Welsh Display
We will have a new addition to the Welsh Display from the National Welsh Society and the Welsh Association of Wales. It is a traveling exhibit that will open at the Heritage Center on July 17 to Aug 1. A ribbon cutting will take place on July 23 at 11:00 a.m. by the Slate Belt Welsh Society.
Aug. 9th - Nov. 20th
"That's Entertainment"
The Story of Music and Entertainment in the Slate Belt.
See Photo Gallery of Past Exhibits
TheThe Homefront room depicts the origin and history of the Homefront magazine which was a non-profit endeavor carrying news, letters, messages of inspiration, and the popular "Fairest of the Month" to Slate Belt servicemen during World War II. Officially recognized as "the only magazine of its kind in America," it was founded by J. Horace Strunk and wife, Mona at 118 Pennsylvania Avenue in Bangor, Pennsylvania
The Homefront was published from 1942 to 1946 and greatly boosted morale helping the war effort. It's hard to put into words what this magazine meant to our troops in a time when our young men were fighting to preserve freedom. This "piece of home," a "furlough in a magazine," provided them with a purpose and something to fight for.
The notable exhibits on display are original Homefront magazines, WWII memorial, uniforms, correspondence, V-mail, and a letter from Norman Rockwell. Also displayed is constantly updated research on Slate Belt servicemen who served in World War II. The Homefront provides later generations with an unequalled slice of life in a typical small American town during the 1940's and personalizes sacrifices made by all Americans on the war front and the home front.