Lehigh County Historical Society is a nonprofit organization, founded in 1904, dedicated to collecting, preserving, and exhibiting the history of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The Historical Society and Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum are located at 432 West Walnut Street in Allentown.
The Lehigh County Historical Society is headquartered in the Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum, a state-of-the-art 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m2) museum facility with four galleries and more than 10,000 square feet (930 m2) of exhibition space.[1] Recent exhibits have included exhibits on General Harry C. Trexler, Native Americans, and American Presidents. The Museum maintains an exhibit on the Lehigh Valley and an extensive collection of local and regional historical materials with more than 30,000 historical artifacts in its collection.
Library and archive
Now one of the sites administered by the Lehigh County Historical Society, Trout Hall served as the organization's home for many years.
The Lehigh County Historical Society's library, the Scott Andrew Trexler II Research Library and Archive, houses 200,000 vintage photographs and nearly three million historical documents.[1] Included in its collections are more than 800 volumes of church and cemetery records for Lehigh and neighboring counties, early county records (tax rolls, wills and land deeds), indexed marriage records and announcements, 800 volumes of family genealogical histories, city directories (1860 onwards), maps, census records and published histories.[2] The library also maintains microfiche versions of several of Allentown's early German and English-language newspapers.[2] Access to the library is free for Society members; a small fee applies for non-members.
Historic sites
Built in 1756, the Troxell-Steckel House is one of the oldest buildings in Lehigh County. It is administered by the Lehigh County Historical Society and is open to the public.
The Lehigh County Historical Society administers several historical sites in the region:
Proceedings, a bi-annual publication of the Lehigh County Historical Society.
Proceedings, the journal of the Lehigh County Historical Society, was published on a bi-annual basis since 1906[3] and featured articles focusing on local and regional history. From 1947 to 1994, the publication was bound in a distinctive blue buckramhardcoverbinding with gilt lettering. In 1994, the journal was published in softcover. Publication of Proceedings was discontinued in 2004.
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January 18, 2023
lehigh, county, historical, society, nonprofit, organization, founded, 1904, dedicated, collecting, preserving, exhibiting, history, lehigh, county, pennsylvania, lehigh, valley, region, eastern, pennsylvania, historical, society, lehigh, valley, heritage, mus. Lehigh County Historical Society is a nonprofit organization founded in 1904 dedicated to collecting preserving and exhibiting the history of Lehigh County Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania The Historical Society and Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum are located at 432 West Walnut Street in Allentown Lehigh County Historical Society HeadquartersLehigh County Historical Society June 2008Established1904Location432 West Walnut StreetAllentown Pennsylvania U S 18102Coordinates40 36 08 N 75 27 57 W 40 60219 N 75 46592 W 40 60219 75 46592TypeHistorical MuseumDirectorJoseph Garrera M A CuratorJill Youngken M A Public transit accessLANta bus 102 107 210 220 324 at 5th and Hamilton Linden streets Websitehttp www lehighvalleyheritagemuseum org Contents 1 Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum 2 Library and archive 3 Historic sites 4 Publications 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksLehigh Valley Heritage Museum EditThe Lehigh County Historical Society is headquartered in the Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum a state of the art 30 000 square foot 2 800 m2 museum facility with four galleries and more than 10 000 square feet 930 m2 of exhibition space 1 Recent exhibits have included exhibits on General Harry C Trexler Native Americans and American Presidents The Museum maintains an exhibit on the Lehigh Valley and an extensive collection of local and regional historical materials with more than 30 000 historical artifacts in its collection Library and archive Edit Now one of the sites administered by the Lehigh County Historical Society Trout Hall served as the organization s home for many years The Lehigh County Historical Society s library the Scott Andrew Trexler II Research Library and Archive houses 200 000 vintage photographs and nearly three million historical documents 1 Included in its collections are more than 800 volumes of church and cemetery records for Lehigh and neighboring counties early county records tax rolls wills and land deeds indexed marriage records and announcements 800 volumes of family genealogical histories city directories 1860 onwards maps census records and published histories 2 The library also maintains microfiche versions of several of Allentown s early German and English language newspapers 2 Access to the library is free for Society members a small fee applies for non members Historic sites Edit Built in 1756 the Troxell Steckel House is one of the oldest buildings in Lehigh County It is administered by the Lehigh County Historical Society and is open to the public The Lehigh County Historical Society administers several historical sites in the region Claussville One Room Schoolhouse 1893 This brick One room schoolhouse was the last in Lehigh County 2917 Route 100 north of Fogelsville Haines Mill Museum ca 1850 rebuilt 1909 Working grist mill 3600 Dorney Park Road Cetronia South Whitehall Township Lockridge Furnace Museum 1868 19th century ironworks now a museum and park dedicated to the anthracite iron industry 525 Franklin Street Alburtis Saylor Cement Industry Museum 1893 Cement kilns built by David O Saylor father of the American Portland cement industry North Second Street Coplay Trout Hall 1770 Colonial stone mansion Home of James Allen son of Allentown s founder William Allen 4th amp Walnut Streets Allentown Troxell Steckel Farm Museum 1756 Pennsylvania Dutch stone farmhouse one of Lehigh County s oldest structures 4229 Reliance Street off Route 329 Village of Egypt Whitehall TownshipPublications Edit Proceedings a bi annual publication of the Lehigh County Historical Society Proceedings the journal of the Lehigh County Historical Society was published on a bi annual basis since 1906 3 and featured articles focusing on local and regional history From 1947 to 1994 the publication was bound in a distinctive blue buckram hardcover binding with gilt lettering In 1994 the journal was published in softcover Publication of Proceedings was discontinued in 2004 See also EditAllentown Pennsylvania Lehigh County Pennsylvania List of historic places in Allentown Pennsylvania List of historical societies Mahlon HellerichReferences Edit a b Welcome to LCHS Retrieved 2008 06 17 a b LCHS Collections Retrieved 2008 06 17 LCHS Publications Retrieved 2008 06 17 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lehigh County Historical Society Official Web Site Google Map location for the museum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lehigh County Historical Society amp oldid 1127331055, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
