BETHLEHEM, Pa. — You can hear firsthand the stories of a longtime family-run bakery this Saturday.
There will be cookies.
Richard Groman Jr., of the family behind Ezra D. Groman Bakeries, will visit Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts, 427 N. New St., at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to share more on his family’s business and tour the “Baked into Bethlehem” exhibition on site.
Tickets, at $15 for members of Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites and $25 for the public, are available at HistoricBethlehem.org or 610-360-8687.
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Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites
Richard Groman Jr., of the family behind Ezra D. Groman Bakeries, will visit Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts, 427 N. New St., at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, to share more on his family’s business and tour the “Baked into Bethlehem” exhibition on site. Shown above is a 1967 photo of Richard Groman Sr. “with the large cake he made to commemorate the 50th anniversary of North and South Bethlehem merging into one city,” according to Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites.
That cost includes admission to the Kemerer Museum and nearby Moravian museum, 66 W. Church St., both with hours of 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
Event host HBMS also said it’s the exclusive holiday source to buy the Gromans’ original-recipe sugar cookies, which will be available Saturday.
The Gromans’s beloved company, sold decades ago, traces its origins to the 1920s and a Moravian mint recipe that took off.
‘A cornerstone of community life’
It later expanded to offer other sweets such as tortes and cakes, for example, often with Richard Groman Sr.’s signature bowtie decoration added.
Gromans’s expanded to nine locations and 100 employees, according to Lehigh Valley Style magazine.
“From the beehive ovens of early Moravian Bethlehem to the custom-crafted wedding and birthday cakes of the beloved Groman’s bakery, the craft has long been woven into the city’s history and identity.”
Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites
The “Baked into Bethlehem” exhibition “traces the evolution of baking as a cornerstone of community life, spirituality and creativity in Bethlehem for nearly three centuries,” also showcasing related items from the Groman family collection, HBMS said in a release.
“From the beehive ovens of early Moravian Bethlehem to the custom-crafted wedding and birthday cakes of the beloved Groman’s bakery, the craft has long been woven into the city’s history and identity,” HBMS said.
“Baked into Bethlehem” will be on display at the Kemerer Museum and nearby Moravian Museum of Bethlehem, 66 W. Church St., through July 26.
And according to the HBMS website, custom-crafted rolling pins by Nate Ohlinger will be available on site from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday.
HBMS, a local nonprofit, oversees 20 of the city’s prized landmarks — with some of those holding international acclaim as part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.