Sunday, March 29, 2026

 Schoolwork Accomplished:

 Field Trip Day!

 

Jacob:

*Sigal Museum:  (1:30-4:30)-3 hours (History, Civics, gym,)

*Silent Reading- a story of britain- 30m

*Duolingo- 5m

*Silent Reading- blame it on the rain- 35m

*liz B article 10- 35m 

*viking page- 20m

*Sketching- 20m

*Beowulf- 25m

Daily Totals: English: 1 hour; American History (and civics): 3 hours; Early British History: 30 min.; World History: 20 min.; Science: 35 min.; German: 5 min.; Art: 20 min.;   Total Hours: 5 hours, 50 min.  

 

Lorelei: *Sigal Museum:  (1:30-4:30)-3 hours

 

Remembering 1776: Commemoration & Memory of the Revolution   January 15 – December 31, 2026

How do we remember the American Revolution—and why does that story keep changing?

Remembering 1776, a new exhibition at Sigal Museum, invites visitors to explore how Northampton County has marked the nation’s founding across three major anniversaries: the Centennial in 1876, the Bicentennial in 1976, and today’s Semiquincentennial in 2026. Along the way, you’ll encounter commemorative souvenirs, publications, keepsakes, and everyday objects created to mark each celebration—items meant to preserve memory, inspire pride, and tell a story about their own time. From parades and pageantry to monuments and missed moments, the exhibition reveals that history isn’t just about the past; it’s shaped by the hopes, anxieties, and values of the present.

Step in, look back, and discover what our changing traditions say about us today.

 

Read This! The History of Media in Northampton County

September 25, 2025 – July 4, 2026

Just in time for 2026, the 250^th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, Read This! The Power of Media in Northampton County explores the power of print, information, and misinformation in Northampton County during the American Revolution. Discover the power of communication through newspapers, pamphlets, prints, and letter. Witness the documents that shaped public opinion, sparked revolutions, and connected a rapidly changing world.

While today we have access to the internet and cell phones, and can spread information quickly and efficiently, in the eighteenth-century, news and information moved more slowly. Letters and information traveled, but only at the speed a horse (or boat) could take them. While global networks existed, news, rumor, speculation, and information moved slowly, and geography, individuals, and time controlled their spread. The information of the eighteenth-century created the world of today: with technology, we can post something online, and it can be read on the other side of the world instantly. News spreads, people communicate, ideas are shared, and rumors circulate in real time in a connected world.

Highlights of the exhibition include a working replica of an eighteenth-century printing press, one of Northampton County’s first ballot boxes, a Moravian hymnal written in Lenape, and several documents connected to Northampton County’s role in the American Revolution.