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 Sigal Museum
- The Sigal Museum is the leading institution of local history in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, and home to significant collections of pre-European settlement artifacts, decorative arts, textiles, farming implements, colonial furniture and much more. On Heritage Day, the Sigal Museum will be offering interactive exhibits, museum tours and special children’s programs.
- Hours: 11:30 am – 6 pm
- Price: $5 admission or $10 for all four locations (Sigal Museum & 3 historic sites)
The 1753 Bachmann Publick House
- This stone tavern, built in 1753 by Jacob and Katrina Bachmann, stands at the corner of Fermor (now Second) and Northampton Streets. Local politicians met here to exchange news or to conduct meetings, and the tavern hosted important dignitaries like John Adams and Benjamin Franklin. The building also serves as the site of the first courtroom in Northampton County.
- Hours: 1 – 4 pm
- Price: $5 admission or $10 for all four locations (Sigal Museum & 3 historic sites)
The 1833 Mixsell-Illick House
- Located at Fourth & Ferry Streets, the Mixsell-Illick House long served as the headquarters of Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society, until the opening of the Sigal Museum in 2010. In 1928, sisters Emilie Mixsell Lalor and Mary Mixsell gifted the Society with their grandfather’s Victorian residence. This two and one-half story structure was to remain the home of the Society for the next 80 years.
- Hours: 1 – 4 pm
- Price: $5 admission or $10 for all four locations (Sigal Museum & 3 historic sites)
The Jacob Nicholas House
- The Jacob Nicholas House is one of the only buildings remaining in Easton from the Federal Period. Still retaining its original stone entryway, the building is notable for always being the home of a working class family.
- Hours: 1 – 4 pm
- Price: $5 admission or $10 for all four locations (Sigal Museum & 3 historic sites)
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