Bob Wood traces the development of coal and wood fired kitchen stoves often fondly remembered as not only doing the family’s cooking and baking but also heating the house as well.

Program in-person or via Zoom. Register by emailing info@schwenkfelder.org or calling 215-679-3103. FREE

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We welcome Dr. William Woys Weaver, an internationally known food historian and author of “Heirloom Vegetable Gardening” and numerous other titles. His lecture will survey what we know about kitchen gardens based on surviving documentation as well as horticultural genealogies that trace back into Mennonite seed exchanges with Holland. Dr. Weaver will discuss the 18th century varieties that form the basis for Pennsylvania Dutch foodways and the connections with Europe, like the Dutch Mennonite subventions paid for by Mennonite Agnes Block (1629-1704).

Dr. Weaver’s grandfather established the seed collection in 1932, now the oldest private seed collection in Pennsylvania and a 501c3 non-profit now called the Roughwood Center for Heritage Seedways. Dr. Weaver will have his books and a selection of his heirloom vegetable seeds available for purchase at the program. 

The always informative and entertaining Candace Perry shares traditional foods for the spring holidays.

Program in-person or via Zoom. Register by emailing info@schwenkfelder.org or calling 215-679-3103. FREE

Brought to Bethlehem by the early Moravian settlers and handed down from mother to daughter through successive generations, the Moravian Sugar Cake has remained a local favorite for centuries. Learn how to make this buttery yeasty cake in this workshop taught by Alice Wolfgang and go home with one ready for the oven! Participants will also enjoy a brief presentation that explains how the Moravian cake is related to the Schwenkfelder cake and provides 6 different variations of the recipe. Preregistration is required and the workshop fee is $20 plus a $10 fee for the baking supplies. Participants should bring a 9X13 cake pan, mixing bowl (3 quart or larger), mixing spoon, small plastic tub with lid (2 c), dry measuring cups, Pyrex measuring cups, and measuring spoons.

February 24, 10am-3pm Basket Weaving Workshop by Karen Wychock

Participants can weave 2 berry baskets over a wooden mold for $40. These baskets were traditionally woven by farmers in the winter months and would be used for single servings of berries that were sent to the restaurants in New York City in the early 1900s.

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Please join us for our annual “Grundsau Lodsch fer Yunge” on Sunday, February 11th, 1-3pm. There will be many activities, fun for all ages. Come learn about this cultural history while also learning some PA German dialect! Refreshments will be provided. Please contact Meredith Reinhart at 215-679-3103 etx. 28 or meredith@schwenkfelder.org, to register for this event, to ensure that we have enough supplies. Look forward to seeing you!

Free of charge but please register by calling 215-679-3103 or emailing Meredith Reinhart at meredith@schwenkfelder.org.

Ingredients provided to bottle soup mix into jars to make at home. *Make sure to register for this event so we don’t run out of ingredients.

Native American maize was one of the new food cultivars that the Germanic immigrants found here. Bob Wood discusses how, for man and livestock, corn soon became an essential crop.

Admission to the December Brown Bag is to bring a favorite traditional dish (and a copy of the recipe) to share. If you have the Schwenkfelder cookbook, please use a recipe from the cookbook. If you are not a cook, feel free to bring something like cut-up ring bologna and cheese.

Christmas Market at the Heritage Center

Christmas Market at the Heritage Center

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Virtual lecture series about fabrics, trim, and samplers.

Presented by Dr. Drake Williams

Dr. Drake will discuss Schwenckfeld scholar Emmett McLaughlin’s presentation about Schwenckfeld and the Eucharist as well as several fresh translations of sections in the Corpus Schwenckfeldianorum, which will add further to the understanding of Schwenckfeld’s views.

Participants will gather around a stack of 25 vintage quilts thoughtfully selected from the Textile Collection of the Goschenhoppen Historians. Pennsylvania quilt historian Barbara Garrett will discuss the quilt’s design, construction, and history….and then “turn” to the next quilt.

Participants will gather around a stack of 25 vintage quilts thoughtfully selected from the Textile Collection of the Goschenhoppen Historians. Pennsylvania quilt historian Barbara Garrett will discuss the quilt’s design, construction, and history….and then “turn” to the next quilt.

Learn about the Heebner Agricultural Works of Lansdale

Each year our volunteers tweak the theme, so come and see what this year will bring! Building upon last year’s sucess, a kids’ scavenger hunt will be available to sent you searching for each wondrous detail.

The exhibit will be on display until February 2024.