From Colonies to Constitution

The Amazing Story of American Becoming a Nation, presented by Richard Morrison

Tuesdays, September 11, 18, 25, and October 3

10am – noon

Until the eve of the Revlutionary War, most colonial Americans did not want to separate from Great Britain. They thought of themselves as loyal British citizens and wanted to remain within the British Empire. At the same time, events both in America and in Britain were making a split inevitable. In this course, America’s beginnin is told in four parts:

September 11 – “A New World”- exploration, settlement, and the dynamic growth of British Colonies in North America

September 18 –  “Awakenings” – tension builds between the Colnies and the Mother Country

September 25 – “Against all Odds” – how and why America won out in an unequal contest in the hard-fought War for   Independence

October 1: “A Republic to be Kept” – the infant republic almost falls apart as it struggles to replace a weak Articles of Confederation with a true Constitution

$20 Early Registration, through September 10

After September 10, $10 per session or $30 for full series

Register: 610 253-1222, or director@northamptonctymuseum.org

This educational program is provided by the Northampton County Histoorical & Genealogical Society through the courtesy of Richard Morrison

2nd Birthday Celebration!

August 11 & 12 – 10am to 5pm  Join in the celebration! Special programs both days:

8/11 – 10am   Opening parade, comments and birthday cake

10am – 3pm   Fraktur Mini-Workshop

1 pm                Sullivan’s Campaign, presented by John Moore

8/12 – 11am   Women’s Fashion “Colonial and Victorian Dress and Undress”

2pm                Fashion Show – Women’s Fashions of the 1940′s and 1950′s – sponsored by Phyllis Vintage Clothing

All this and more!

Celebrating Roseto’s Cent’Anni

Saturday, July 21  1:30pm  History of Roseto, Part I

Roseto residents are celebrating their Cent’Anni – the 100^th anniversary of their town’s incorporation. Mayor Desiree DeNicola will recount and illustrate with photographs the coming of the first immigrants from RosetoValfortore, Italy, and the incorporation on January 2, 1912, of their community, then a few houses along dirt streets. She will describe the activities and fundraisers that the current residents have been conducting since January: a borough-wide dinner, 5K run/1 mi. walk, walking tours, talk by guest author Adriana Trigiani, 3-day August celebration, and gala in September.

Thursday, July 26 7pm   History of Roseto, Part II

Mayor DeNicola  continues her account of the celebration of Roseto’s Cent’ Anni, the  100th anniversary of the incorporation of Roseto. She will use photos, artifacts and articles about the residents and the DeNicola family itself, and discuss the contents of the 1987 time capsule.

What the Rocks Tell Us About the Lenape (Tuesdays & Fridays, 10:00am)

Presented by Ed Henning, a Lenape Lifeways talk

at the Lithics Display at the Sigal Museum.  Free with Museum Admission

The Lenape – Pa-Dutch Survival Story (Wednesdays, 9:30am)

Presented by Carol Kuhn at the Lenape Exhibit.  This is a Lenape Lifeways talk.

Free with Museum Admission.