The Walpack Historical Society believes everyone has a story worth sharing. We invite you to join us for the Return of The Spirits of Lower Walpack Cemetery program on Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 6 pm – 9 pm at the Lower Walpack Cemetery.
The Walpack Historical Society invites you to join us as we visit the Moravian Church Settlements in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on Sunday, July 20, 2025. The group will meet at God’s Acre, also known as The Moravian Cemetery, located at 2 W. Market St., Bethlehem, PA, 18018 at 9:30 am. The Walpack Historical Society’s “Road Trip” to Bethlehem invites guests to step back to the mid-1700s as we explore some of
The Walpack Historical Society invites guests to “peek” INSIDE THE WALPACK ARCHIVES on Sunday, June 22nd, 2025. The program will begin at 1 pm. Guests are welcome to come early to socialize and browse our bookstore. The majority of the event will take place in the Walpack Center Church. The Barn and Rosenkrans Museum will be open for tours as well. Over the past 41 years the Walpack Historical Society
The Walpack Historical Society is excited to once again be participating in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area’s Science Summer Camp. Come visit us in Walpack Center for Week 5 of Camp, which will focus on Geology. The Rosenkrans Museum and the General Store/Post Office will also be open for tours from 10 am – 2 pm.
Walpack Historical Society in cooperation with the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area NPS, will honor the history of African American Residents in Walpack Township in observance of Juneteenth on Friday, June 20, 2025 from 11 am – 2:00 pm. Guided tours will be conducted of the Black/Slave Cemetery where the remains of up to 50 individuals are interred in unmarked graves. Some are believed to have been former slaves.
presentation of “Shapanack, a location in Walpack”. Shapanack, a Lenape word meaning “out-stretched arms” or “the place where the river spreads out”
The Walpack Historical Society invites you to welcome spring’s return to Walpack with a hike! We will be leading a spring hike along the Blue Mountain Lakes Loop Trail on Sunday, April 13, 2025. Participants are asked to meet at the Blue Mountain Lakes parking lot, which is located on the Flatbrookville-Stillwater Road, at 10:30 am. The hike departs promptly at 11:00 a.m. The hike covers approximately 5.6 miles and
The Walpack Historical Society will be hosting its annual Christmas Open House at the Rosenkrans Museum on Saturday, December 14th and Sunday, December 15th, 2024. The event takes place from 12 pm – 3 pm on both days. We hope you will join us as we kick off the 2024 Holiday Season.
Come hike with us! The Walpack Historical Society will be leading a 4.5 mile round trip hike along the Pioneer Trail on Sunday, November 10th, 2024. The group will hike an easy, mostly level section of the trail passing the Depue Cemetery, a sawmill site, the site of a former schoolhouse and several house sites. Hikers will gather and park at the Millbrook Village parking lot starting at 10:30 AM. The hike will
Join us on October 13, 2024 for our annual Van Campen Day. At the Van Campen Inn, starting at 1pm, there are guided hikes to historic cemeteries Clark, Shapanack and the Black/Slave cemeteries. The hike is about 1/2 mile each way, with some parts uphill and slightly strenuous. Walpack Center – There are demonstrations and tours all day. Walpack Center events include tours of the Rosenkrans Museum, Walpack Church and
