The Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum, operated by the Lehigh County Historical Society, is located at 432 West Walnut Street, Allentown, PA.
Museum
- The building is 30,000 square foot climate-controlled museum with 6 galleries and over 13,000 square
- foot of exhibit space, showcasing more than 30,000 historical artifacts.
- Permanent exhibits range from Native American heritage and Pennsylvania German culture to the Industrial Revolution’s boom in cement, iron, and silk production.
- Special exhibit on The American Revolution for America’s 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
- For more information please visit Exhibits page.
Research Library & Archives
- Home to the Scott Andrew Trexler II Research Library and Archive, boasting 200,000 vintage photographs and nearly 3 million historical documents, including newspaper archives, maps, and family histories.
- Provides invaluable resources for genealogists, historians, and students.
- For more information please visit Scott Andrew Trexler II Research Library and Archives page.
Events & Special Exhibits
- The Museum hosts holiday favorite “Pip: The Mouse Before Christmas”, relocated from the Liberty Bell Museum, alongside a Thomas the Tank Engine train room.
- Special exhibits topics such as coin collecting, Lehigh County sites, industrial and manufacturing areas.
- Lectures and special speakers series from authors, researchers, and professors who tell new research on about Lehigh Valley and American history.
- For more information please visit Events and Programs page.
Trout Hall
A preserved Georgian-style stone mansion built in 1770 by James Allen (son of Allentown’s founder), now on the National Register of Historic Places.- Originally the home of the Lehigh County Historical Society, the site is now maintained as a museum which showcases Colonial-era architecture and artifacts. Tours available May through September on Saturdays.
- For more information please visit Museum Sites page.
The Lehigh County Historical Society gratefully acknowledges the following Corporations who support our ongoing activities. Consider their services:
- Allentown Public Library
- AlphaGraphics Lehigh Valley
- Alvin H. Butz, Inc.
- Amaranth Foundation
- Arbor Insurance Group, Inc.
- Belles Tree Service
- Richard Brinckman
- Bucks County Coin Co.
- C. R. Notoris Clock & Coin
- Campbell, Rappold & Yurasits, LLP
- Chris & Hannah’s Coins
- Clausen Auctions, Inc.
- Community Insurance Company
- Coplay Public Library
- Dimmick Memorial Library
- Embassy Bank
- Emmaus Historical Society
- Emmaus Public Library
- Eric Streiner, Inc.
- Eric J. Loch Diamond Jewelers
- Filling Gold & Silver Exchange
- David E. Fisher, Sr.
- Gross McGinley LLP
- Hipps & Sons Coins & Precious Metals, Inc.
- J.S. Burkholder Funeral Home, Inc.
- Jaindl Enterprises
- Jared’s Estate Collectibles
- Jeras Corporation
- Jim Wynn Rare Coins
- Just Born, Inc.
- Keystone Estate Specialists, LLC
- Lehigh County Agricultural Society
- Lehighton Area Memorial Library
- Atty. Buddy Lesavoy
- Lesavoy Butz & Seitz, LLC
- Michael Lopsonzski
- Lower Macungie Library
- MS Coins
- Macungie Historical Society
- McCoole’s at the Historic Red Lion Inn
- Bruce Mayer
- The Morning Call
- The Neffs National Bank
- North East Gold & Silver
- Northampton Coin Exchange
- Olson Technologies, Inc.
- Painting by Randy Ziegler
- Palmerton Area Library
- Parkland Community Library
- PenTeleData
- Phoebe Floral & Home Decor
- Provident Protection Plus
- Public Library of Catasauqua
- Reynolds Business Systems
- Schmoyer Funeral Home
- Schuylkill County Historical Society
- Slatington Public Library
- Atty. Charles F. Smith, Jr.
- Smith Law Offices, P. C.
- Southern Lehigh Public Library
- Stacks-Bowers Numismatics
- Stephen Gehringer Enterprises, Inc.
- Super Heat, Inc.
- Trexler Funeral Home, Inc.
- Weisenberg/Lowhill Historical Society
- Whitehall Township Public Library
- Wood Natural Restorations
- Yocco’s “The Hot Dog King”
- Zettlemoyer Auction Company, LLC