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June

Opening Exhibit Reception, Greenhill and Beyond Works Close to Home

June 5, 2009 7pm

Free and Open to the Public, Refreshments provided

Greenhill and Beyond: Works Close to Home explores Telford artist Harry Boardman's observations of his surroundings: his neighborhood, local wildlife, and farmland through his mixed media drawings and paintings. Boardman received his BFA from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. The public is invited to the exhibit opening on June 5, from 7-9 pm. The exhibit will be on view at the Heritage Center through September 4, 2009.

Pa German Music Symposium

Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Sacred Vocal Music in Pa German Culture

June 20, 2009

$ fee applies, snacks, and lunch provided

Keynote speaker: Dr. Don Yoder. Additional speakers and topics are: Dr. Jeff Bach, Director, The Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietists Studies at Elizabethtown college, Ephrata Hymnals as Devotional Guides; Hedwig Durnbaugh, Curator of Rare Books and Historical Documents, Beeghly Library, Juniata College, The Eighteenth Century Hymn Tradition of the Descendants of the Schwarzenau Brethern; Dr. Daniel Grimminger, Department of Music and Religion, Mount Union College Die Ersten Fürchte: The Discovery of Musical Tastes in Southeastern Pennsylvania at the Turn of the Nineteenth Century; Joel Alderfer, Mennonite Heritage Center and colleagues in a performance of traditional Mennonite hymns; Dr. Allen Viehmeyer, Associate Director of Research, Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center, Schwenkfelder Use of the Hymnal of the Bohemian Brethren; Candace Perry, Curator of Collections, Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center, Singing Schools and Schoolmasters. Call for more information or download the registration form here.

August

Exploring the History and Artistry of Fraktur

August 12-14, 2009

Workshop fee: $140 per person (includes lunch and coffee break)

Explore the world of history fraktur through the collections of the Mennonite Heritage Center and the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center. The workshop features both centers' historic fraktur collections along with presentations by fraktur experts. Presenters include: Joel Alderfer, Librarian/Curator at the Mennonite Heritage Center; Mary Jane Hershey, fraktur scholar, collector and author; Louise Hutchings, a fraktur artist and teacher; Lisa Minardi, assistant curator at Winterthur Museum; Candace Perry, Curator of Collections, Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center; John L. Ruth, historian and author; Allen Viehmeyer, Associate Director of Research at the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center; and Bob Wood, author of local history titles. For further information, visit our adult programs webpage.

September

Fraktur Symposium, Free Library of Philadelphia

September 26,

Free and Open to the Public, Refreshments provided

On Saturday, September 26th the Free Library of Philadelphia Rare Book Department will host a symposium featuring leading scholars in the fields of fraktur and Pennsylvania German studies, sponsored by the Barra Foundation as part of a major project to re-catalog the FLP fraktur collection and make it available in an online database. For further information, visit our adult programs webpage.

October

Community Education Forum

Thursday October 1, 2009

Open to the Public, Light refreshments provided

R.S.V.P to Museum Educator, Rebecca Lawrence by September 21, 2009 (215) 679-3103 or rebecca@schwenkfelder.com

The Heritage Center is committed to serving the needs of adults, students, and families in the Upper Perkiomen Valley and beyond. Tell us what community needs, programs, and services you would like to see offered by the Heritage Center. Learn about our current education program, future programs and our institutional mission. Bring your ideas, questions, and comments, and engage in a community dialogue about education! We welcome residents, parents, homeschoolers, teachers, community and business members, and more!

A Fundraising Dinner to Honor Ed Bieler

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Bay Pony Inn, Route 113 Lederach, PA

$65/person, Advance reservations required

Menu selections offered upon payment. Reservations only with receipt of check or credit card information.

Contact Michelle Pritt at (215) 679-3103

Ed Bieler retired from teaching American History for 32 years, at Plymouth Whitemarsh High School and Upper Perkiomen High School, where he was also an officer with the Band Booster Club.  He was an elected member of the East Greenville Borough Council for fourteen years, serving part of that time as President of Council.  A tuba player, Ed has played with the Red Hill Band since 1963.  At Palm Schwenkfelder Church, he has been Choir Director since 1970, served on the Diaconate, and has been Moderator since 2000.  Ed has directed the United Schwenkfelder Choir since 1982. For the past eleven years, he has participated in the Upper Perkiomen Valley Relay for Life, first as a founder of a High School Team and lately on the Palm Church Relay Team.  In 2008, Ed received commendations from the PA House of Representatives, PA Senate, U.S. House of Representatives and the Borough of East Greenville for many years of community service to the Borough and the Upper Perkiomen Valley.

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