The Liberty Bell Shrine Committee formed in the 1950s to commemorate the Liberty Bell's stay in Allentown, at Zion's Church. The museum's exhibits now will be displayed at the Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum nearby.
Most of the Liberty Bell Museum is likely to move from its original location in Zion's Reformed United Church to the Lehigh County Historical Society after the museum's board could not reach a deal with the church building's new owners.
John Pearce welcomes Joe Garrera, Executive Director of the Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum and a passionate historian, to discuss the history and importance of Black History Month.
As a reporter, history buff and Lehigh Valley native, I've visited nearly all of the area's museums from America on Wheels and Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum