Events Calendar
Hellertown Historical Society @ Community Day
Hellertown Historical Society will be participating in Dimmick Park for the Borough-wide Community Day celebration on August 17, 2024 10AM-3PM.
We will be offering info materials, kiddie activities, coloring books and sales of antique and collectibles from our archive collection. If you’re looking for the unique piece to decorate your home, this is where you will find it!
Stop at Dimmick Park for a fun day of entertainment, food and fellowship!
Hellertown Historical Society Speaker Series Continues
When – Tuesday September 10, Doors Open 6PM, Presentation begins at 6:30.
Where – Hellertown Historical Society Tavern in the lower level of the historic Heller-Wagner Grist Mill, 150 West Walnut Street, Hellertown PA 18055
What – A presentation on the agricultural and industrial development along the Saucon Creek watershed area.
Complimentary light refreshments will be served during the evening.
Frank J Pazzaglia
-Born 09 May 1964 (60 yrs old) in New Jersey, raised in Peckville, PA.
-Married to Kristen K Pazzaglia, three grown children (Sara, Alessandra, Giacomo)
-B.S. Penn State University, 1986
Regulatory Geologist, New Jersey DEP, 1986-87
M.S. University of New Mexico, 1989
-Ph.D. Penn State University, 1993
-NSF Post-doctoral Research Fellow, 1993-94
-Assistant Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of New Mexico, 1994-99
Associate Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh, 1999-2007
Full Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University, 2007-present
-Chair, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University, 2008-2013.
-Director of Academic Planning, College of Arts and Sciences, Lehigh University, 2023-present.
-Research interests in geology, geomorphology, and active tectonics with active research projects in the Appalachians, Italy, Idaho, and Mongolia.
Rivers, Soil, and Iron: How geology laid the foundation for the development of the Saucon Valley
In this presentation, Hellertown resident and Lehigh Professor Frank J Pazzaglia, will explore human history in the Saucon Valley from the perspective of the geologic template upon which it is imprinted. The reasons for the agricultural and industrial development, along with water power as an energy source in our backyard are all rooted in the particular distribution of rocks and the unusual steepness of streams for this part of eastern Pennsylvania. The presentation will be interactive and include examples of the natural resources that have been used by humans in both pre- and post-colonial development of the Saucon Valley.
2024 Speaker Series Concludes November 7
When – Thursday November 7, Doors Open 6PM, Presentation begins at 6:30.
Where – Hellertown Historical Society Tavern in the lower level of the historic Heller-Wagner Grist Mill, 150 West Walnut Street, Hellertown PA 18055
What – A presentation on Creating Your Family History
Complimentary light refreshments will be served during the evening.
Meet Our Guest Speaker...
Ken Raniere
A former art teacher and graphics editor of The Morning Call newspaper, Ken Raniere has been an advocate of historic preservation and has served on the boards of local historic organizations. Ken has been a design editor of Southern Exposure, newsletter of South Bethlehem Historical Society and design editor of the Look Back Again newsletter of Lower Saucon Township Historical Society.
He is the author of A living Legacy: The Architecture of A.W. Leh and co-author of the Arcadia Book, South Bethlehem with journalist and local historian, Karen M. Samuels. Ken has given presentations pertaining to local history and recently created family histories in keepsake booklets.
Ken resides in Coopersburg, PA.
