During the this year, Northampton Community College will be exploring the topic “Off to War and Coming Home: Historical perspectives on Military Veterans During and After Their Service, 1946-Present” through a series of discussions, and presentations made possible by a grant form the National Endowment for the Humanities matched by generous donors. (more…)
Until June 2014, the Sigal Museum — Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society’s flagship facility and headquarters — 
is presenting a series of films which document some of the significant events related to World War II. A local company, Reda Productions, produced the films while working with the History Channel. This series is free and open to the public and will run continuously during museum hours. (more…)
“American involvement in the Vietnam War (1955-1975) was one of the most tumultuous events in modern history. More than fifty years since the war began, Vietnam remains an emotional topic. The goal of this exhibit is to enlarge perspective for this unresolved era … The content will be visual, highly educational, and extremely patriotic. This is exhibit will open in early 2014,” states the exhibit synopsis from the Lehigh County Historical Society (LCHS). (more…)
Retired Flag Ceremonies to Occur in June; Recognizing the Fifth Anniversary of the Program
Boy Scout of America Troop 57, jointly sponsored by Union Evangelical Lutheran Congregation of Schnecksville and Union United Church of Christ of Neffs, will incinerate American flags at its Fifth Annual Flag Retirement Ceremony at 7:00pm on Tuesday, June 11th on the grounds of the Schnecksville Fire Company.
On June 18th, it will conduct its “Ashes to Graves” ceremony, at which time the incinerated ashes will be spread on Veteran Memorials and veterans’ graves in various church cemeteries located in the Lehigh Valley. In the opinion of Mr. Peter Hermany, Event Coordinator, and others, this is much more fitting way to dispose of the ashes than dumping them in a trash can, as has occurred.
This year’s Flag Retirement Ceremony will include various tributes honoring the history of our flag, a special salute to military, and a review of the five year history of the “Ashes to Graves” program in addition to the cremation of the flags. The Troop is therefore asking veterans and veterans organizations to participate in attending this event.
Flags will be collected starting the first week of May. See below for contacts.
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This trip is for World War II veterans. The WWII Homefront Gals and Guys organization, operating out of Berks and Lancaster County, is sponsoring a trip to the World War II Memorial on 27 April 2013. For a few in our area of operations, the pick up points at the Berkshire Mall and the Lancaster Shopping Center are reasonably close. We hear they are having trouble filling the bus. So maybe you can bring your own “chaperone”? (more…)
An Event Honoring Those Who Have Served
On 26 February the Argument Court of the PA Superior Court is coming to Northampton County and will begin its special session by hosting an open program to honor our veterans. The event is called, “Honoring Those Who Serve – A Tribute to Our Veterans.” The purpose of the event is to publicly acknowledge the military service and sacrifices made by veterans and their families. During the program, three veterans of different wars will speak. (more…)