Women in the Pennsylvania Silk Industry

May 21, 2022, 1:00 pm, John R. Austen Auditorium

Silk production was the first industry to employ Pennsylvania’s women.  Between 1913 and 1930, Eastern Pennsylvania was the world’s leader in silk goods production, and the vast majority of the workers …

Heritage Day

July 11, 2021, 11:30 am – 6:00 pm, Easton's Heritage Day

Join us to celebrate Easton’s Heritage Day event! Visit the event’s official website at https://heritageday.org/ for full details including programming and schedules. NCHGS is pleased to offer the following: The …

Oilcloth Stories

November 9, 2019, 10:30-11:30 am

Carol Dean Henn’s Oilcloth Stories – part fiction, part memoir – tells the tales of the men, women, and children who came to America from Central Europe and settled in …