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Annual Meeting: 02/05/2023 4-6PM, Trinity Episcopal Church
Sunday, February 5, 2023 Trinity Episcopal Church. Market St 4-6PM BHDA Annual General Meeting. Open to all members of the BHDA. Neighbors who are interested in socializing and learning more about the BHDA are also welcome. Join or renew your membership! Please join us for a brief business meeting with time to socialize at the […]
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Save the Date Historic District Neighborhood Yard Sale
Save The Date Historic District Neighborhood Yard Sale September 16th, 2023 (8am-1pm) The 2023 Neighborhood Yard Sales is now scheduled for Saturday, September 16th. Save the date on your calendar and start putting away those valuable items you no longer need, but essential to yard sale shoppers. Last year 45 homes participated in this fun […]
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Winners 2022 Holiday Decorating Contest
Congratulations to our four winners and many thanks to all of our neighbors who participated in the 2022 Holiday Decorating Contest. Also a special thanks to this year’s judges Stephen Zieniewicz, SVP of LVHN & President of Cedar Crest Hospital and his wife, Dr. Linda Hipps. Lastly, much appreciation to Dayna Plocus for organizing and […]
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Holiday Social
BHDA hOLIDAY SOCIAL December 11, 2022 4pm – 6pm
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Burnside You Point, We Pick
You Point, We Pick at Burnside Colonial Garden! The Colonial Garden at Burnside Plantation will soon is bursting with organically grown vegetables, herbs, and flowers now available to all visitors! You can point out something you’d like to take home, and our volunteers will pick it for you in exchange for a donation (cash only) […]
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Holiday Decorating Contest from 2020- Click to see the winners
We had some fun, decorating the Neighborhood on Saturday, December 12, 2020 The contest was open to all residents of Bethlehem’s Historic District. Although all of the decorations were wonderful, the judges have selected the following winners: Best Door Decoration: 425 Center StreetBest Planters/Urns: 27 E. Church Street Most Elegant: 438 High Street Most […]
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Historic Bethlehem Antique Treasure Show
Curious about the carnival glass vase you got from your great Aunt? How about the cast iron firetruck you found in your basement? Mysteries no more! Unravel the mystery with our team of expert appraisers at the Antique Treasure Show, presented by Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites (HBMS).On October 8, from 12:00 – 3:00 PM, […]
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Musikfest Parking Permit
Big Thank You to Emily Schenkel for agreeing to help again this year with the Musikfest Parking. The City of Bethlehem has allowed BHDA to close High Street from Market to Wall Streets. Only cars with permits may park in that area during the festival. Click here for the Parking Permit Application. Emily is out of […]
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Candles in Windows
TRADITIONAL WHITE LIGHTS AND CANDLES IN THE WINDOWS For those that have lived in the Historic District for the holiday season, you are aware that residents decorate their homes with white lights and candles in the windows. For those new to the neighborhood, the tradition of candles in the windows goes back to a cold Christmas […]
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Bees in Your Garden
by Sheri Murphy Plant a garden and they will come—honey bees, bumble bees, and solitary bees. All bees are pollinators. Unfortunately, their numbers have decreased in recent years due to Colony Collapse Disorder, habitat loss, pollution, pesticides, and climate change. Honeybees and bumblebees live in colonies. Honeybees may live in hives but can be found […]
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The Single Sisters’ House
by LoriAnn Wukitsch The next time you walk down Church Street just before Main, take time to look at your surroundings. You will see historic clapboard and stone buildings – all in the same Colonial Germanic style of architecture constructed by the Moravians between 1741 and 1772. These are the finest examples of this architectural […]
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Window Candles
For those that have lived in the Historic District for the holiday season, you are aware that residents decorate their homes with candles in the window, and outside decorations that are enhanced with white lights. For those new to the neighborhood, this tradition of candles in the window goes back to a cold Christmas Eve […]
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Christmas Traditions in Bethlehem
Christmas Traditions Charlene Donchez Mowers, President, Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites The year was 1937. Bethlehem was still suffering from the effects of the Great Depression. The city and the Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce were seeking ways to attract visitors to our city. Vernon Melhado, then President of the Chamber conceived the idea of branding […]
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Musikfest Parking Permits
The Musikfest parking permit provides for permit only parking during the days of Musikfest. The 400 block of High Street (between Market and Wall) is blocked off for permit holders during the 10 days of Musikfest. Please be advised that the permits are non-transferable and there is a limit of 2 per household. The street is […]
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The Little House on the Little Street
Have you ever noticed the little house with the red tile roof on Heckewelder Place? This little house has fascinating story. It was built in 1758 in the Christianized American Indian village of Nain, located approximately one mile northwest of its present location. When the village was dismantled in 1765 and the American Indians moved […]
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