L.C. 3 - Anniversary Newspapers

South Bethlehem Historical Society SC MS 0250 Box 25A

Series: Anniversary Newspapers of City of Bethlehem and its newspapers, 1991-2005

25A.01 “The Christmas City: Community born of faith reflects on 250 years.” The Morning Call 26 May 1991 The newspaper features photographs of Bethlehem from the mid-1800s to 1991. Articles detail the growth of the city from its Moravian origins to the present. Famous residents, churches, and music from the two and a half centuries of Bethlehem are all examined.

25A.02 “The Globe Times Celebrates: Bethlehem 250th Anniversary” The Globe Times 5 June 1991 - 26 June 1991 The newspaper details the history of Bethlehem in separate issues, each corresponding to a different year interval (1846 - 1865, 1866 - 1929, 1930 - 1945, 1946 - 1991) and were released once per week. Details of the growth of the city when the Moravian Church began selling land and the rise of the steel industry at the inception of The Bethlehem Steel Company. Life around Bethlehem is described in each time period, most notably World War II.

25A.03 “The Globe Times Celebrates: Bethlehem 250th Anniversary” The Globe Times 22 May 1991 - 29 May 1991 There is a map printed on the front of the paper depicting Bethlehem as it was in 1783. The issues featured describe the growth and life in Bethlehem from its inception in 1741. The issues were released weekly and the issues contained in this folder contain the issues for the time intervals of 1741 - 1775 and 1776 - 1845. These issues detail the settlement and struggles faced in the first decades of the city and delineate the lives of people in the Moravian community.

25A.04 “Maintaining Identity: ‘Hillers’ guard nice community, personal life” The Morning Call 7 November 1993 The newspaper celebrates the centennial of Fountain Hill. It details its history since its founding by Tinsley Jeter. The Fountain Hill history and community is described throughout its lifetime with examples of its residents and tourist attractions.

0250A.05 “Special Commemorative Edition” The Globe Times 5 November 1996 The newspaper features articles on the history of the Globe Times and those who worked there. It also contains a section on the history and current news of the Bethlehem Steel Company. Bethlehem steel, at this point, was beginning to eliminate jobs and refused to modernize. The paper also addresses the history and recent updates of Bethlehem institutions such as Lehigh University and St. Luke’s Hospital.

25A.06 “150 Years in History” The Express Times 5 November 2005 Section of The Express Times newspaper is a timeline of local and national events that had major influence on the people who lived in the Lehigh Valley. The timeline runs from 5 November 1855, the day of the first published issue of The Express Times to 5 November 2005, their 150th anniversary.

25A.07 “250 Years” Northampton County Celebrates Its History The Morning Call 3 March 2002

25A.08 “Hellertown Celebrates 250 Years” The Morning Call 3 May 1992

25A.09 (envelope) Brochures, maps, etc. related to Hellertown Historical Sociey Lower Saucon Township and Hellertown League of Women Voters brochure

25A.10 Publications and clippings about “Flood of 2004”

25A.11 Publications, brochures, documents about 250th anniversary of Bethlehem, 1992

25A.12 Bethlehem 275 (Morning Call special issue) Sunday, June 12, 2016. Donated by Eleanor Nothelfer, June 13, 2016.