Published June 03. 2026 02:45PM<\/p>\n
Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor announces the launch of its new traveling exhibition, \u201cDynamo! Innovators, Inventors and Architects of Revolutionary Change,\u201d a dynamic and engaging exploration of the people and ideas that helped shape one of the nation\u2019s most inventive regions.<\/p>\n
Now in Kingston, the exhibition highlights the corridor as a center of innovation, where natural resources, human ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit converged to power industries that helped build America.<\/p>\n
The exhibition will be on view through June 12 at the Friedman Jewish Community Center, Jewish Community Alliance of NEP, 613 S J Strauss Lane, Kingston, before traveling to the Shickshinny Historical Society, 14 Main St., Shickshinny, where it will be on display from June 12-19.<\/p>\n
\u201cDynamo! tells the powerful stories of individuals whose creativity and determination transformed raw materials into thriving industries \u2014 and bold ideas into lasting change,\u201d said Lianne Greco, DLNHC director of museum and archives. \u201cThis exhibition highlights people whose stories may not be widely known, but whose impact runs deeper than many might expect.\u201d<\/p>\n
Through five themed kiosks \u2014 Industry, Consumption, Innovation, Health and the Arts \u2014 visitors will discover how the corridor became a hub for breakthroughs that extended beyond iron, steel and cement production to influence medicine, science and culture.<\/p>\n
The exhibition emphasizes the lasting impact of these \u201cdynamos\u201d\u2014 inventors, entrepreneurs and visionaries \u2014 whose work not only fueled economic growth but also shaped how people live, learn and create today.<\/p>\n
Designed as a traveling experience, \u201cDynamo!\u201d will tour communities along the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, making its stories of innovation accessible to a broad audience and fostering local connections to the region\u2019s rich industrial and cultural heritage.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis exhibit represents a new model for DLNHC, as we move towards a greater outreach effort throughout our five-county corridor,\u201d said Tony Pierucci, executive director of DLNHC. \u201cWe\u2019re using the remarkable archives and resources at our National Canal Museum as the launchpad to reach more people than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n
The program is funded in part by the Gaming Tax Grant Program through the County of Northampton Department of Community and Economic Development.<\/p>\n
The exhibition is supported by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, a state agency funded by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, with additional support from the National Park Service and the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.<\/p>\n
For more information and updates on tour dates and locations, visit canals.org or follow the National Canal Museum on social media.<\/p>\n
Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that preserves the historic pathway that carried coal and iron from Wilkes-Barre to Bristol. For additional information about the National Canal Museum, visit canals.org. Additional information about DLNHC is available by phoning 610-923-3548. ext. 221, or by visiting delawareandlehigh.org.<\/p>\n
\u201cDynamo! Innovators, Inventors and Architects of Revolutionary Change,\u201d a dynamic and engaging exploration of the people and ideas that helped shape one of the nation\u2019s most inventive regions, is traveling around the five-county region that makes up the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published June 03. 2026 02:45PM Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor announces the launch of its new traveling…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":209782,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154],"class_list":["post-209781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem-headlines","tag-bethlehem-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=209781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209781\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/209782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=209781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=209781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}