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Sampler Class with Kathy Lesieur
- A Workshop on the history and instruction of Elizabeth Bechtel's 1833 sampler
- Saturday, May 17, 2008 10am-3pm
- $165.00 per participant
- Register by: April 11, 2008
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Join us for a sampler class with Kathy Lesieur on Elizabeth Bechtel's 1833 sampler from the collection of the Heritage Center,
which has been charted by Margriet Hogue of The Essamplaire. The class will include an
overview of the history of the sampler as well as instruction in getting started with Kathy who has completed the reproduction for The Schwenkfelder.
The class includes lunch at the Heritage Center and a show and tell of needlework in the Schwenkfelder collection.
The cost includes the sampler kit and lunch. In order to ensure that the kits arrive on time, please respond with your check made payable
to the Schwenkfelder Library or call in your reservation with your credit card to 215-679-3103 by April 11, 2008. Visa, Mastercard, and Discover
accepted. Directions available here. If you are interested in staying overnight, a list of area motels,
B&B's, and restaurants can be provided upon request. For registration, please contact Candace Perry, 215-679-3103 or
email.
"For the Beauty of the Earth" Photo Contest 2008
- Submissions accepted from May-September 2, 2008.
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All are invited to submit their photography of natural beauty or historic landscape of southeastern Pennsylvania for the show. The Lorax
Foundation is dedicated to the preservation and conservation of natural and historic landscape in Hereford Township and the surrounding area.
They are collaborating with the Heritage Center to raise awareness of need to preserve open space in our communities and our many significant
historic resources. Lorax is the sponsor of the first prize, $100 for the contest of the adult category.
Click here for deadline and submission requirements.
Brown Bag Lunch Lecture
- Schwenkfelder Women: Rosina Drescher Hoffmann
- Wednesday June 11, 2008 Noon 12pm
- Lecture repeated June 15, 2008 2:00pm
- Dr. Allen Viehmeyer
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Rosina Drescher stands out among the other Schwenkfelder women for her legacy- a correspondence with Silesian
relatives. Lasting nearly fifty years this correspondence contains much information about family members and events
both here in Pennsylvania and back home in Silesia. This slide presentation includes excerpts from these letters and
places the information in its historical setting. Farming and other occupational activities mentioned in these letters will
be featured.
Brown Bag Lunch Lecture
- Almanac Diaries of David Schultz
- Wednesday July 9, 2008 Noon 12pm
- Lecture repeated July 13, 2008 2:00pm
- Dr. Allen Viehmeyer
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In conjunction with the Christopher Sauer: Colonial Printer exhibit this lecture will describe the very successful Sauer almanac
entitled Der Hochdeutsche Amerikanische Calendar (1739-1778) as well as the diaries entries David Schultz wrote into his copies of the
almanac. Find out how Schultz, the surveyor, used the almanac to keep all kinds of records. Learn what Schultz reveals about his life
and times as well as his reactions to his wife's murder.
Brown Bag Lunch Lecture
- Old Schwenkfelder Print and Script
- Wednesday August 13, 2008 Noon 12pm
- Lecture repeated August 17, 2008 2:00pm
- Dr. Allen Viehmeyer
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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.
For a listing of our family & homeschool workshops, summer camp programs and more, please visit our
Education Page.
For current and upcoming exhibits,
please visit the Museum Exhibits Page
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