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We will be doing our annual lending of coats, gloves and scarves from November 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025.

Promotes the discovery, collection, preservation, archive, display, interpretations and publication of the history, historical records, culture, landmarks, artifacts, memorabilia, and data of, and relating to Weisenberg and Lowhill Townships and their surrounding areas.

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Take a look at the rooms inside the Historical Society.

This Tallboy Clock is located in 2nd floor Parlor.

All events are at Historical Society headquarters unless otherwise indicated.

Genealogy Networking Sessions…2nd Sunday of every month, 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm..    

October 20th Open Gate Farm Tour

October 27th Halloween Spooktacular, Noon to 5:00 P.M. Preview our Little Shoppers Village…Noon to 5 PM.

Fall Basket Social November 3 to November 9….Sunday Noon to 4…Wednesday 1 PM to 6 PM…Friday 1PM to 6 PM…Saturday 9 AM to Noon. Good Egg Food Truck will be on site on Saturday.

November 23 Store is open and “Early Bird” opening of our Little Shoppers Village Saturday 1 PM to 5 PM.

November 24 Annual Banquet at the Lynnport Fire Company Starting at 2:00 PM… Speakers are David and Jean Adam The topic is Having Fun With Dialect .Cost $30 a person…Call Althea Hahn 610-398-1665 for tickets. Deadline is November 13, 2024.

December 7th…2nd Annual Christmas Tree Lighting 5:30 PM to 8 PM. Store and Little Shoppers Village will be open from 5 PM. Along with Artisans selling their handcrafted wares.

December 14th Christmas Cookie, Candy and Soup Sale..9 AM to 2:00 PM Store and Little Shoppers Village will be open. Winner of the quilt raffle and other prizes will be chosen at 2 PM. Proceeds from the Little Shoppers Village benefit our children’s activities/programs.

January 16, 2025 Red Robin Fundraiser, 4688A Broadway, Allentown. 20% of food sales comes back to us, simply mention the fundraiser to your server.

Werleys Corner sign used in the 20’s, 30’s and 40’s. This is hanging in the Pole Building.

The carriage was owned by Dr. Daniel E. Reinert, Veterinarian

Many pictures of our local Veterans, now deceased, who served our Country in various branches are posted.

Stop in to see our store. There are some great things to look at and buy.

Just a few local books that we sell: History of Weisenberg Township  Northwestern Lehigh County,

  Old Northwestern High School Yearbooks,  

 “A Taste of History” Cookbook,

 Various Post Cards.

 

You can buy a map of Weisenberg and Lowhill Townships

2023 Quilt was “Friendship”

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2022 Quilt was “Lone Star”

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2021 Quilt was “Americana”

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2019 Quilt was “Bridges and Barns”

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2018 Quilt was “Hummingbirds”.

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2017 Quilt was “Lovers’ Knot”

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2016 Quilt was “Log Cabin”

Usually the 2nd Sunday of each month 1:30 to 4:30 PM

Contact Justine Bachman at HxSeeker@gmail.com or 610-760-1175 to reserve your spot.

Wi-Fi Internet Access is Available

Laptop and Ancestry.com is Available

Open to everyone

Membership not required, but we would love to have you join us

at 4585 Werleys Corner Road, New Tripoli 18066

Come when you want, leave when you must.

Left to right are David Neimeyer, Denise Drabick, Justine Bachman

These people can help you if you need assistance.

Take a look inside our library. A lot of information for you to gather to work on your family tree.

This event just ended for 2023. Hope to see you in 2024.

Email: weislowths@gmail.com

Address:

Our physical address is 4585 Werleys Corner Road, New Tripoli, PA 18066

Our mailing address is PO Box 91, New Tripoli, PA 18066

Board of Directors:

Donald Breininger, President Emeritus & Historian

Gloria Zimmerman, President

Nancy Handwerk & Sterling Reinert, Co-Vice Presidents

Ann Wertman, Secretary

Althea Hahn, Treasurer

Jim Bachman

John Baush

Bill Beitler, Emeritus

Keith Breininger

Ralph Dengler

Helen Donmoyer

Terry Hausman

Ronda Koepke

Mark Miller

Glenn Reeder

Marlene Ritter

Tony Werley, Weisenberg Township Representative

Membership application for joining the Historical Society.

Financial donations are welcomed and appreciated.

WLTHS Membership also makes a perfect gift.

WLTHS is incorporated as a non-profit charitable organization in the Commonwealth of PA, and has been designated as a 501 (c) (3) charitable organization by the IRS. All contributions are considered tax deductible for federal tax purposes under current IRS regulations. 

Thank you for your support!

Here is an exciting video created by the New Tripoli Bank. Click on the link below to view.

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Our very 1st basket weaving class was a success.

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A few pictures from our Spring Basket Social Event. These are always enjoyed by everyone who attends.

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We had a book signing by Shannon W. Helzer on May 2, 2023. The book is a Historical Fiction with a local family woven into the plot.

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Plow Boys

The Plow Boys held their event at the Historical Society August of 2023.

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We had three Farmer’s Markets this year.

Our first ever tree lighting before Christmas 2023