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Brown Bag Lunch Lectures

Bring your lunch and join Dr. Allen Viehmeyer and guest lecturers the second Wednesday of each month for a closer look into the SLHC collections, local and Schwenkfelder history. Lectures are repeated the following Sunday at 2pm.

Old Schwenkfelder Print and Script

Wednesday August 13, 2008 Noon 12pm
Lecture repeated August 17, 2008 2:00pm
Dr. Allen Viehmeyer
The Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center preserves thousands of books and papers printed in the old fashioned type faces and written in a handwriting style no longer used today. These letterforms are seldom seen today so reading them can be a challenge. This slide illustrated lecture will show various type and handwriting styles in documents from the collection and give pointers on reading them.

George De Benneville

Wednesday September 10, 2008 Noon 12pm
Lecture repeated September 14, 2008 2:00pm
Dr. Allen Viehmeyer
Although not a Schwenkfelder, George de Benneville is an intriquing personage among the Schwenkfelders. The Universalist minister and medical practitioner lived in Oley Valley, Berks County. He was an aquaintance of Schwenkfelder medical practioner Abraham Wagner and met the Schwenkfelders in Altona in 1734 as they were on their way to Pennsylvania. De Benneville also preached in Schwenkfelder homes. Find out more about de Benneville's relationship with the Schwenkfelders.

Schwenkfelder Vocal Music to 1830

Wednesday October 8, 2008 Noon 12pm
Lecture repeated October 12, 2008 2:00pm
The Monteverdi Singers from Moravian College
A brief history of Schwenkfelder hymns and religious music will be presented with choral examples by the Monteverdi Singers from Moravian College under the direction of Dr. Larry Lipkis. The music will range from the time of Caspar Schwenckfeld (1490-1531) to hymns from the music notebook of eleven year old Anthony Schultz (1820-1848). The program features original texts and music from the Archives of the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center.

The Schultz/Schultz Correspondence

Wednesday November 12, 2008 Noon 12pm
Lecture repeated November 16, 2008 2:00pm
Dr. Allen Viehmeyer
Joseph, William and Daniel Schultz exchanged a number of letters between 1799 and 1806. This slide presentation will disclose the content of their letters and talk about education, particularly religious education, in the Schwenkfelder community at that time.

Christmastide Traditions: German-American and German traditions of the Christmas season- past and present

Wednesday December 10, 2008 Noon 12pm
Lecture repeated December 14, 2008 2:00pm
Dr. Allen Viehmeyer
Germans brought many Christmas traditions with them to America. Allen Viehmeyer and Rebecca Lawrence will focus on how German Christmas customs have been adopted and assimilated in American culture. Share your memories and mementoes of the Christmas past. This year we'll take a special look at German Christmas cookies.