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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Welcome to the Education /

School Visits Page

kids

Coal bucket

The coal bucket is an important part of our Heritage Education Program.  The coal bucket is filled with activities for the classroom teacher to use pre- and post- visit to the schoolhouse.  Children have a chance to look at an eighth grade diploma, grade cards, and pictures of students from the 1930s – 1950s.  The children can read journal entries from a student in 1952.  The student’s October, 1952 entry told that lights had been put in the school for the first time.

There are many items in the coal bucket for the students to manipulate.  The coal bucket has a piece of coal, a reader, and a fountain pen for the students to examine and touch.  The coal bucket includes marbles and jacks for the classroom children to play.
A timeline spanning the years of the Lutz-Franklin School is also included.  Along with the timeline, pictures of the three schoolhouses, important dates in history, and pictures of famous inventions, have been included to tape on the timeline.  

A copy of A Country Schoolhouse by Lynne Barasch is in the coal bucket.  After reading the story to the students, the teacher will have the students compare and contrast the one-room schoolhouse experience to their present day classroom.

Timeline

The Lutz-Franklin Schoolhouse is open for classroom visits this school year. 

Teachers and students can step back in time to experience the learning environment of students who attended the one-room schoolhouse during the years 1930-1958.  Teachers and students are able to investigate the cultural, historical, geographic, and economic background of the school and its community.  Artifacts and documents, including textbooks, maps, and photographs, allow visitors to develop a chronology of the schoolhouse and to construct a timeline that reveals changes that occurred in education in Lower Saucon Township.
The Historical Society invites teachers and students to experience lessons at the one-room schoolhouse.  Teachers may also choose to conduct lessons and engage students in typical outdoor games of the period.  In addition, the Historical Society with Dr. Patricia Coughlin, Assistant Professor of Education at DeSales University, has developed lesson plans and materials for pre-and post- visit use.
The lesson plans and materials developed for third grade classes address the following Pennsylvania Academic Standards.

kids on Lutz Franklin porch

School visits:

Mid-September to Mid-November,
April and May.

A suggested donation of $3.00 per child will be appreciated. For additional information or to schedule a visit contact: Sue Horiszny at 610-625-8771 inside of school

 

2008 Available School Visit Dates (Dates shown in Green are available)

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emailEmail us at lutzfran@lutzfranklin.com

Mission Statement
The Lower Saucon Township Historical Society is a registered Pennsylvania charity dedicated to restoration and preservation of the Lutz-Franklin Schoolhouse, located in Lower Saucon Township, Pennsylvania. Upon the successful restoration of the schoolhouse, the Lower Saucon Township Historical Society will provide heritage education to school children and adults through the establishment of the Lutz-Franklin Schoolhouse Museum. The Museum will display artifacts (such as desks, maps, quill pens) used while the schoolhouse was in operation from 1880 to 1957. We will archive, maintain and display records and material documenting the early history of Lower Saucon Township. We will encourage school groups and other visitors to attend class and experience first hand a day in the Lutz Franklin School in 1880.

 

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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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