Join Lehigh Valley Passport to History partners for a virtual night on the town. We’ll be sharing tales of Valley history – from the strange to the heroic – that will transport you back in time from the comfort of your living room.
This six-part summer series, hosted by Lehigh Valley with Love Media’s George Wacker, will air live on Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. on the Lehigh Valley Passport to History Facebook page. Each 30-minute episode will highlight a different theme and discussion from the night’s host museum, as well as a featured drink from the night’s drink sponsor. The drinks will be shared on social media a few days prior, and attendees are invited to drink along during the show. Each featured drink comes from a local Lehigh Valley brewery, winery, or distillery.
Schedule:
July 16: John Sebastian Goundie, Town Brewer with Ted Moyer of Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites, Bethlehem.
Drink Sponsor: Cave Brewing Company
Click here for the video recording of the event.
July 23: Hugh Moore –The Slightly Wacky Inventor of the Dixie Cup with Martha Capwell Fox of the National Canal Museum, Easton.
Drink Sponsor: County Seat Spirits
Featured Drink: Mango Mule (in honor of Hank and George, the canal boat mules)
The Mango Mule Recipe:
2 oz Mango Infused Zero G Vodka
1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
Fill with Q Mixer Ginger Beer
Build in Copper Mug
Garnish with Dehydrated Citrus and Mint Sprig
*or drink out of a Dixie Cup for extra credit!
Click here to view a recording of the event.
July 30: Early Pennsylvania Dutch Therapies for Pandemics (and other diseases) with Dr. Ned Heindel of Williams Township Historical Society.
Drink Sponsor: Social Still
Featured Medicinal Beverage: Tomboy Straight Bourbon + onion
Click here to view a recording of the event.
August 6: American Revolutionary War – Henry Gun-making Family, Revolution, and Re-enacting with Adam Stephan of Jacobsburg Historical Society.
Drink Sponsor: The Colony Meadery
Click here to view a recording of the event.
August 13: History’s Heroic First Responders – Firefighters with Karen Samuels of Lower Saucon Historical Society and Slate Belt Heritage Center.
Drink Sponsor: Bangor Trust Brewing
Click here to view a recording of the program.
August 20: Christian’s Spring, An Exploration of the Brewery and Other Trades in this Lost Moravian Settlement with the Moravian Historical Society.
Drink Sponsor: Birthright Brewing Company
Click here to view the livestream program.
Follow “Lehigh Valley Passport to History” on Facebook. Check back a few days prior to the event to learn more about the drink sponsor and their featured beverage.
To learn more, please visit lvhistory.org.