{"id":934,"date":"2018-06-29T12:13:16","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T12:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lehighcountyhistoricalsociety.org\/?page_id=934"},"modified":"2026-04-17T14:01:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T18:01:38","slug":"about-the-museum-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lehighcountyhistoricalsociety.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum headquarters of the Lehigh County Historical Society."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>The Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum is open to visitation on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.&nbsp; The Museum is closed on Sunday and&nbsp;Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Research Library is open for visitation on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Friday visitation must be scheduled at least 24 hrs. in advance. To schedule an appointment for a Friday visit, please call 610-435-1074 between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm, Tuesday through Friday. Please schedule at least 24 hrs. in advance. Please note, the archives are not open on Fridays, only the library<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jim Higgins, Ph.D.<\/strong><br><strong>Executive Director<\/strong><br><strong>Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum<br>Lehigh County Historical Society<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>Admission is <strong>Free<\/strong> to members, non-member adults pay $10.00 per visit. Children ages 2-11 $3.  Under age 2 Free.  We appreciate the opportunity to be of service, and thank you for your interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum, Research Library, and outlying sites are normally closed major holidays.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\" method=\"post\" target=\"_top\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><input name=\"hosted_button_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"7VJQPWZBBP4G4\" \/><br \/><input title=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!\" alt=\"Donate with PayPal button\" name=\"submit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_donateCC_LG.gif\" type=\"image\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>I<\/strong><strong>f you&#8217;d like to renew your membership, please call 610-435-1074.<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>The Donate button above cannot be used to renew your membership; however you can download a Membership Form using the link below.\u00a0 We appreciate your support.\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Thank you.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/form>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-44763b02-e262-433f-b7d9-9b236e3ca3f5\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lehighcountyhistoricalsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/membershipform2-1.pdf\">Membership Form<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lehighcountyhistoricalsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/membershipform2-1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-44763b02-e262-433f-b7d9-9b236e3ca3f5\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Funding for the Lehigh County Historical Society is supported by grants from:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8211;&nbsp;The Century Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8211; The Charles H. Hoch Foundation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>-The Julius &amp; Katheryn Hommer Foundation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>-The Harry C. Trexler Trust<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>-The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitpa.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lehighcountyhistoricalsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Full-Logo-Full-Color.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1466\" style=\"width:400px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Activities are also supported in part by a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum is open to visitation on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.&nbsp; The Museum is closed on Sunday and&nbsp;Monday. 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