<< PHMC BULLETIN - SEPTEMBER 11 EVENTS September 4, 2002 News from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission www.phmc.state.pa.us Check for events on the Pennsylvania Trail of History® at www.state.pa.us/PAPower/ical/calendar_v3.asp?calendar_ID=1193 A DAY OF REMEMBRANCE: FREE ADMISSION TO THE PENNSYLVANIA TRAIL OF HISTORY INCLUDES SPEAKERS, MUSIC, CONTEMPLATION In cooperation with the American Association of Museums, the historic sites and museums on the Pennsylvania Trail of History® will join countless others in observing the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Each historic site or museum will be open free of charge from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., next Wednesday, September 11. "Celebrate America's Freedoms: A Day of Remembrance" underscores museums' roles as stewards of the nation's stories and special places where communities can reaffirm and examine our: freedom to assemble freedom to create freedom to worship freedom to inquire freedom to express ideas freedom from fear Museums are centers of community life with programs and services for families, lifelong learners, schools, and others. Their responses to the September 11 attacks were as diverse as the communities they serve and underscored the central role these institutions play in people's lives. Now museums seek to unite with their communities once again, this time to mark the anniversary of the attacks and celebrate the freedom's that sustain the nation's strength. While all of the historic sites and museums will be open for free visitation, some will offer speine Battlefield; reading of "Spirit of Brandywine," a sermon and prayer read just before the Battle on September 11, 1777. BUSHY RUN BATTLEFIELD Harrison City Showing of the HBO presentation "In Memoriam: New York City, 9/11/01" upon request in the Visitor Center. DRAKE WELL MUSEUM Titusville Magic lantern show on a patriotic theme; outdoor illumination as a visible expression of hope for the nation and community. ECKLEY MINERS' VILLAGE Weatherly 7:00 p.m. Showing of the HBO presentation "In Memoriam: New York City, 9/11/01" in the Visitor Center. EPHRATA CLOISTER Ephrata 7:30 p.m. "Reluctant Heroes: Ephrata's Role in America's First September 11," a look at those who served at the Revolutionary War hospital at Ephrata following the Battle of Brandywine, September 11, 1777. HOPE LODGE AND MATHER MILL Fort Washington 6:45 p.m. Flag lowering and memorial wreath laying ceremony, with music and poetry. JOSEPH PRIESTLEY HOUSE Northumberland 6:30 p.m. Annual meeting of Friends of the Joseph Priestley House and guest speaker Dr. Michael Payne on "Priestley and Jefferson: Traces of the Their Correspondence." LANDIS VALLEY MUSEUM Lancaster 7:00 p.m. "Religious Intolerance: The Pennsylvania Dutch Experience Prior to 9/11,' a lecture on the historical pacifism of the Anabaptists, by Stephen Miller, a member of the Plain Anabaptist Sect. MUSEUM OF ANTHRACITE MINING Ashland 7:00 p.m. Showing of the HBO presentation "In Memoriam: New York City, 9/11/01." OLD ECONOMY VILLAGE Ambridge After dusk The glow of lanterns in the village garden will provide a peaceful atmosphere for contemplation and reflection. STATE MUSEUM OF PENNSYLVANIA Harrisburg 12:30 p.m. Lecture: Friends of The State Museum present Dr. Jack Fischel of Millersville University speaking on The US and the Middle East Peace Process in the museum auditorium. 7:00 p.m. Choral music by the Susquehanna Chorale 7:30 p.m. Emergency Responder Plaza, at Museum entrance "A Celebration of Hope and Freedom" with Gov. and Mrs. Mark Schweiker, music, poetry, candle lighting http://www.state.pa.us/papower/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=431084 through October 2: "Flight 93 Remembered," a display of items left by visitors to the Flight 93 crash site near Shanksville, Somerset County. WASHINGTON CROSSING HISTORIC PARK Washington Crossing 5:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Candlelight tours of historic structures. For more information on the Pennsylvania Trail of History, visit http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bhsm/trailofhistory.asp?secid=14 or call the historic site or museum nearest you. ANTHRACITE HERITAGE MUSEUM Scranton, Lackawanna County (570) 963-4804 BRANDYWINE BATTLEFIELD PARK Chadds Ford, Delaware County (610) 459-3342 BUSHY RUN BATTLEFIELD Harrison City, Westmoreland County (724) 527-5584 CONRAD WEISER HOMESTEAD Womelsdorf, Berks County (610) 589-2934 CORNWALL IRON FURNACE Cornwall, Lebanon County (717) 272-9711 DANIEL BOONE HOMESTEAD Birdsboro, Berks County (610) 582-4900 DRAKE WELL MUSEUM Titusville, Venango County (814) 827-2797 ECKLEY MINERS' VILLAGE Weatherly, Luzerne County (570) 636-2070 EPHRATA CLOISTER Ephrata, Lancaster County (717) 733-6600 ERIE MARITIME MUSEUM AND U.S. BRIG NIAGARA Erie, Erie County (814) 452-2744 FORT PITT MUSEUM Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (412) 281-9285 GRAEME PARK Horsham, Montgomery County (215) 343-0965 HOPE LODGE AND MATHER MILL Fort Washington, Montgomery County (215) 646-1595 LANDIS VALLEY MUSEUM Lancaster, Lancaster County (717) 569-0401 MORTON HOMESTEAD AND GOVERNOR PRINTZ PARK Prospect Park, Delaware County (610) 583-7221 MUSEUM OF ANTHRACITE MINING Ashland, Schuylkill County (570) 875-4708 OLD ECONOMY VILLAGE Ambridge, Beaver County (724) 266-4500 PENNSBURY MANOR Morrisville, Bucks County (215) 946-0400 PENNSYLVANIA LUMBER MUSEUM Galeton, Potter County (814) 435-2652 PENNSYLVANIA MILITARY MUSEUM Boalsburg, Centre County (814) 466-6263 JOSEPH PRIESTLEY HOUSE Northumberland, Northumberland County (570) 473-9474 RAILROAD MUSEUM OF PENNSYLVANIA Strasburg, Lancaster County (717) 687-8628 SOMERSET HISTORICAL CENTER Somerset, Somerset County (814) 445-6077 WASHINGTON CROSSING HISTORIC PARK Washington Crossing, Bucks County (215) 493-4076 Share your PHMC Bulletin! 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