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Rachel Leon shares the story of the man who was hired to investigate oil deposits for the Seneca Oil Company, leading to the Pennsylvania oil rush.

Rachel Leon celebrates Easton's upcoming Heritage Day with a look at the city's Centre Square, which was the site of one of the first public readings of the Declaration of Independence.

Rachel Leon talks about the uncle and nephew who both played large parts in Bethlehem's history, but who are often confused for each other.

Rachel Leon talks about one of Easton's oldest standing buildings that also served as the county's first courtroom and the home of a Declaration signer.

Rachel Leon explores the furnace that once operated along the Lehigh Canal, jumpstarting a new kind of iron age.

Rachel Leon tells the story of the man known as the "Father of the American Cavalry" and the small Bethlehem park named in his honor.

Rachel Leon looks at one of downtown Bethlehem's Moravian landmarks that highlighted the group's communal economic system.

Rachel Leon looks at the life of the "father of American mycology," who was born and died in Bethlehem, and who the 1741 Gemeinhaus gets its alternate name from.

Rachel Leon explores the structure that preserves a history of Moravians and Native Americans living as one, and the eventual brutal treatment of Pennsylvania tribes.

Rachel Leon looks at the history of Bethlehem's first church for Black residents and the story of Black communities in the area.