Lower Saucon Township Historical Society

PO Box 176, Hellertown, PA 18055 ~ 610-625-8771

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The Lutz Franklin School is located at 4216 Countryside Lane, Hellertown
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Calendar of Events

Wednesday February 8 ~ LSTHS Monthly meeting at 7:00 pm in Seidersville Hall. (The Board of Directors will meet at 6:00PM).  CThe 7:00PM membership meeting will be held to plan History Day and the Alumni Get-Together. (Our annual Alumni Get-Together will be held at Lutz-Franklin Schoolhouse in June.  Look for additional information soon.) Guests are welcome and refreshments will be served.       
Saturday March 10 ~ Lehigh County Bicentennial Celebration at Allentown Fairgrounds.   
Wednesday March 14 ~ LSTHS Monthly meeting at 7:00 pm in Seidersville Hall. (The Board of Directors will meet at 6:00PM).  Our membership meeting will follow at 7:00PM featuring Joe Sofka showing his beautiful watercolors of scenes around Lower Saucon Township.  Joe will discuss his painting and the inspiration behind the landscapes he chooses. Guests are welcome and refreshments will be served. 
restored school desk
Saturday April 7 ~ Lehigh County Historical Society's Annual Open House at Lehigh County Historical Society Museum, Walnut St., Allentown. Come visit us at our table. Free demonstrations, tours and museum admission for this event.
Wednesday April 11 ~ There will be no Board of Directors meeting.  LSTHS members will meet at the Sigal Museum, 342 Northampton St., Easton, for a behind the scenes tour of the museum led by museum curator, Andria Zaia.  We will provide more details about this event in the coming months.         

Saturday April 14 ~ Adopt-A-Road Cleanup LSTHS members will meet at 10:00AM at Lutz-Franklin Schoolhouse to pick up litter along Applebutter Rd. as part of the Adopt-A-Road Program.  Rain date will be April 15th at 1:00PM.
restored school seat

Saturday April 28 ~ Saucon Valley's Annual History Day will be held at Lutz-Franklin Schoolhouse, Heller Homestead, and the Wagner Grist Mill in Hellertown.  The event will take place at each site from 9:00AM - 2:00PM with tours and activities for all age groups.  It is a good day to come out and support the history of our local community.
Wednesday May 9 ~ LSTHS Monthly meeting at 7:00 pm in Seidersville Hall. (The Board of Directors will meet at 6:00PM).   Bud Prosser will be our guest speaker telling his personal story of growing up in Hellertown.  Guests are welcome and refreshments will be served.               

Save the Date:
Membership picnic at the schoolhouse on July 11, 2012
Apple Festival at the schoolhouse on September 29, 2012
Alumnae day Visitors looked through scrapbooks and reminisced at the Alumni Day event on Valentine's Day

alumnae day Former one-room schoolhouse attendees got together at the Alumni Day reunion held at Seidersville Hall. A good time was had by all as they caught up with old acquaintances.

costumed school kids
Name the School Kids Contest during the 2010 Saucon Valley History Day. The wonderful period costumes for the kids were made by our office secretary, Joan.


book coverImages of America: Lower Saucon Township
A pictorial essay featuring 250 pictures of Lower Saucon throughout the years. It will also include documents, some as old as 1829.

Contact Lee Weidner at 610-417-9886 to get your copy today. $20


Books are available at:
Lower Saucon Township Town Hall - Old Philadelphia Pike, Bethlehem
Lost River Caverns - Durham St. Hellertown
Bergy's "Mall" - Wassergass Rd. Hellertown

emailEmail us at lutzfran@lutzfranklin.com

Mission Statement
The Lower Saucon Township Historical Society seeks to preserve and maintain the Lutz-Franklin Schoolhouse as an example of 19th century Pennsylvania architecture, to utilize it as a place of public education, to acquire, conserve and archive artifacts, manuscripts, photographs, recordings and ephemera relevant to the history of Lower Saucon Township and to make them available for research, study and education.

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How to get to Lutz Franklin School:
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How to get to Seidersville Hall:
Our monthly meetings are held the 2nd Wednesday each month at 7:00pm at Seidersville Hall located at the Lower Saucon Township Municipal Complex at 3700 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bethlehem, PA. To get there:

FROM THE NORTH

From Route 22 take PA 378 South towards Bethlehem. After crossing the Hill-to-Hill bridge, with its steel superstructure, continue south on Route 378 up the mile-long hill to the top. After crossing the top of the hill and starting down the hill about 1 block, bear to the right onto the two-lane road (Old Philadelphia Pike) and continue past the stop intersection for about two city blocks to Town Hall on the right.
FROM THE SOUTH From Route 309, turn onto Route 378 North and continue northward for about three miles. After you pass under the I-78 overpass, turn left at the traffic signal on to Black River Road. At the stop sign turn right onto Old Philadelphia Pike. Continue northbound for about two city blocks to Town Hall on the left.
FROM I-78 Interstate 78 West to Hellertown/Bethlehem Exit 67. Follow Route 412 South, which becomes Main Street in Hellertown. Turn right at traffic light at Water Street, which becomes Friedensville Road after crossing Saucon Creek. Follow Friedensville Road to Hickory Hill Road. Continue straight ahead to Route 378. Continue through the traffic signal to the stop sign at Old Philadelphia Pike. Turn left and continue downhill on Old Philadelphia Pike for about two city blocks to Town Hall on the right.



 
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