eNewsletter/eNewsletter July 2008

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July 2008 Summer Programs Currently taking registration for our summer and fall programs! From weekend programs to family workshops at a variety of rates we've got something that fits your activity schedule and budget this summer. Our weeklong programs include investigations into food and folklore, photographing the historic landscape, and German and Latin enrichment courses. Brown Bag Lunch Lectures: Every second Wednesday of the month, join Dr. Allen Viehmeyer for our Brown Bag Lunch lectures. Bring your lunch and take a closer look at our exhibits, individuals in Schwenkfelder history, genealogy and more. Can't make it on Wednesday? All lectures are repeated on the following Sunday at 2pm. July 9: The Almanac Diaries of David Schultz August 13: Old Schwenkfelder Print and Script Horses Can Be Fun: Penn State Cooperative Extension is offering a "Horses Can Be Fun" day camp for boys and girls interested in learning more about horse care and management. August 12, 9:30-2:30pm Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center. Learn more... Notes From Our Heritage Shop New products! In addition to birth certificates, family trees, and PA German books, we also sell hand carved pens, groundhog themed pillows and clocks, and farm animal rings in our Heritage Shop. You can also find the artwork by local artists Julie Longacre, Bradley Hendershot, and Charlie and Betty Shank. Our Heritage Shop is open during our normal business hours. Exhibit Preview: For the Beauty of the Earth: Photo Contest September 2008 Hose, Hook & Ladder: Pennsburg Trunk Fire October 2008 Stacy Clark: My Own Fairy Tale November 2008	Our e-Newsletter has a new look! Our html newsletter enables us to provide you with more frequent and efficient updates about our programs and collections. Call for Submissions! We want your photographs! The Lorax Foundation, a preservation and conservation foundation in Berks County and the Heritage Center are collaborating to raise awareness of the need to preserve open spaces in our communities as part of the exhibit For the Beauty of the Earth from September- November 2008 at the Heritage Center. All are invited to submit one photograph related to the natural and/or historic landscape of southeastern Pa. All submissions will be exhibited. Youth and Adult categories. Further details can be found on our registration form. Need a registration form? Click here. Submission deadline: September 2, 2008. Opening reception: September 28, 2008. New to our Education Collection: A Damon & Peets Favorite 6x10 Treadle Press A special thanks to Wilson and June Barto who recently donated part of their printing collection, a Damon and Peets treadle printing press, to the education collection! Wilson Barto is a correspondent for our favorite local paper The Town and Country and publisher of The Buck Creek Press, in Harleysville PA. Barto retired as a newspaper editor in 1991 after spending 40 years in the printing industry. The Heritage Center delights in receiving his donation, as we are one of three institutions, including University of Arts and Rutgers University, that received part of his printing collection. This press is the first major step in our efforts to allow visitors to engage in various historical processes related to our archive and museum collections. Wilson is our latest education volunteer and will share his passion and knowledge (70+ years) about letterpress techniques and local printing history with our visitors and staff. German Script and Handwriting Courses Do you have old German books, newspapers, and documents printed before 1940 that you would like to read? This is a perfect opportunity for local historians, genealogists, and more. Develop a working knowledge of reading old fashioned styles of handwriting and German print through a series of workshops offered at the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center and the Mennonite Heritage Center in Harleysville this fall. All workshops are taught by Dr. Allen Viehmeyer. Workshops begin in September and range from $30-$40 for each workshop. Workshops are offered at both institutions. Visit our website or call for more information. Featured Exhibit: "By the Sweat of their Brow: Work and Workers in the Perkiomen Region" Making Leber-wurst. Photograph from our collection, by H. Winslow Fegley. Using H. Winslow Fegley’s extraordinary photographic record of rural work as a guide, the exhibit features the types of tools and equipment used for work in the home, farm, and rural trades that are in the museum collection of the Heritage Center. The types of workers, including apprentices, indentured servants, and slaves are explored using materials from the Heritage Center archives. Exhibit runs through September 2008. Interested in volunteering? We're looking for volunteers that enjoy working with families and school children. With our various programs throughout the year, we need volunteers to assist in managing our classroom during family workshops, leading small tours as well as assisting in light mailings. Are you a college student or high school senior? We will work with you to fulfill community service and internship requirements. Interested? Contact Rebecca Lawrence, Museum Educator at 215-679-3103 or email rebecca@schwenkfelder.com. Specific volunteers are needed this summer to promote the Heritage Center at the 4H Montgomery County fair! Sign up for various time slots on Friday August 8th between 9:30am-9:30pm and Saturday, August 9th, 9:30-4pm. Call (215) 679-3103 or email rebecca@schwenkfelder.com. Our Archivist is looking for an assistant to come in sometime between Tuesday and Friday 9am-4pm. The assistant will aid in repacking, labeling, and inventorying of archive and library collection of books, prints and periodicals. Some lifting required. Interested? Contact Hunt Schenkel, Archivist, at (215) 679-3103 or email hunt@schwenkfelder.com.
Education eNewsletter Summer 2008 Questions or comments about our eNewsletter? Contact Rebecca Lawrence, Museum Educator Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center Our mailing address is: 105 Seminary Street, Pennsburg PA 18073 Our telephone: (215) 679-3103 Hours: Monday closed. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 9am-4pm, Thursday 9am-8pm, Saturday 10am-3pm, Sunday 1pm-4pm. Copyright (C) 2008 Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center. All rights reserved.