Heritage Headlines Newsletter 2012, Volume 15, Issue 2

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Page 4 and 5 Education Programs Univest Grant Volunteers Page 6 On the Road Archive and Book Acquisitions Staff Activities Page 7 Historic Fairmount Park Tour Page 8 Brown Bag Lectures Pinterest Exile Society Website Page 9 Programs and Exhibit Schedule Fundraising Dinner Page 10 Annual Campaign

SPECIAL INSERT: Annual Fund Report 2011/2012

Honoring Heritage. Continuing the Journey.

This summer we investigate book arts, traditional PA German crafts, and PA German music through our summer camp programs for youth!

June: Survey the many PA German crafts found at the Heritage Center. Learn the history behind the traditions and create a small woven basket, a fraktur, a tin punch project, and a small weaving inspired by our historic PA German collection.

July: Bring your instruments and join our folk music ensemble led by Allen Viehmeyer where you have an opportunity to learn about the history of PA German folk music. Simple arrangements of traditional American, German, and PA German tunes will be provided. Bring your own instruments and voices.

August: Investigate the many forms of creating decorative paper and various bookbinding techniques inspired by the decorative book covers, bindings, and bookbinding equipment in the Heritage Center archive. In this class we will make decorative papers including marbled and paste papers, learn how to sew multiple pages together to make a book, and make personal hardcover books. We will also review different types of book cloth, printed and handmade papers, sewing techniques, and learn basic bookbinding vocabulary. Discounts provided to multiple immediate family members who register together.

Traditional Pennsylvania German Crafts June 26 – 29, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm $80/participant, register by June 19 Ages 6 – 12

PA German Folk Music Ensemble Wednesdays and Fridays, July 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, and 27, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm $10/session, register by June 30 Some experience required with an instrument, Ages 8 – 18

Book and Paper Arts 105 Seminary Street Pennsburg, PA 18073-1898 Phone: 215.679.3103 Fax: 215.679.8175 info@schwenkfelder.com www.schwenkfelder.com

Thursdays, July 12, 19, 26, August 2, 9, 1:30 – 3:00 pm $100/participant, register by July 5 Ages 10 – 18

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Registration info available online at

www.schwenkfelder.com Contact Museum Educator Rebecca Lawrence at rebecca@schwenkfelder.com or call 215-679-3103

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Bright colors, simplified forms, and unsophisticated brushwork combine to present a painterly interpretation of farm and garden. These bold paintings present the artist’s unique approach to visual representation of the familiar local landscape. This vibrant, exuberant collection is sure to make our Meeting Room sing with light and color, so be sure to stop in and spend some time with our good friend Bob’s unique vision.

LOVE, PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH STYLE Through October 1 There’s a universal language of love, and the Pennsylvania Dutch spoke it, albeit with a German accent! Visit our First Floor Gallery and discover a collection of charming artifacts that reflect love and romance among our Schwenkfelders and other Pennsylvania Germans. There will be a bevy of beautiful wedding dresses, plus some unexpected treasures from our Fraktur and Scherenschnitte collections, our portrait collections, and of course, at least a couple of wonderful quilts and other textiles. Join us for this heart-warming, heartfelt show of affection!

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ARCHITECTURE IN CONTEMPORARY HOOKED RUGS AND TRADITIONAL FOLK ART Through September 7 Join us for an exhibition of marvelous contemporary hooked rugs and selections from our collection inspired by architectural motifs.

Artist and rug designer Susan Feller is curating a collection of hooked rugs made by her and fellow rug hookers, plus using her wonderful eye to choose accompanying works from the Heritage Center collections that reflect the use of architecture in folk art.

On view in particular will be Phoebe Kriebel's townscape wool needlework picture, the inspiration for two of Susan's contemporary interpretations, plus drawings and 19th century Pennsylvania samplers from a private collection.

UPPER PERKIOMEN VALLEY BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Through October 1 Once again we feature our annual exhibit of local baseball memorabilia such as photos, uniforms, baseballs, and bats for a special spring exhibition in the hallway between the Local History Gallery and the Library. The local leagues played an important recreational role throughout the Perkiomen Valley in the early and mid 20th century. Be sure to stop by and take a stroll down memory lane!

FLORA HEEBNER AND HER CHINESE MISSION September 21—December 30 The Schwenkfelder missionary to China, Flora Heebner, was beloved and respected by her family, friends, and colleagues. She sent many wonderful souvenirs and curiosities from her 40-year stay in China to everybody back home in Pennsylvania, and these objects are certainly well known to anyone who visited the museum on the second floor of the Perkiomen School's Carnegie Library. Flora's lovely gifts of ceramics, textiles, and all manner of Chinese art and material culture are a very small part, however, of her story. The Heritage Center's upcoming exhibit is a journey into Flora's tenure in China as a missionary and teacher through her extensive correspondence and photographs, and will be enhanced by the gorgeous Asian silk textiles, brilliant ceramics, and other objects Flora generously presented to her loved ones. We hope this will be another step in furthering our understanding our Flora's amazing experiences far away from her Schwenkfelder roots in Worcester Township.

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NEW INTERNS WORK IN COLLECTIONS Three interns have worked or are going to be working at the Heritage Center this spring and summer.

Lauren Romer is a History major at Ursinus College in Collegeville, PA. Lauren completed cataloging the redware pottery here at the Heritage Center and continued on working with our textile cataloger, Caitlin Harvey, as she catalogs our textile collections. Lauren started her internship here in February and will be leaving us in June. She is a Beyer family Schwenkfelder descendant and a resident of Royersford.

Intern Lauren Romer

Stephanie Bowen is an Anthropology major at Lycoming College in Williamsport, PA, and a resident of Boyertown. She will be interning here during her summer break from studies beginning in May. Her primary responsibility will be the cataloging of the Heritage Center Native American collection and providing online access to portions of it through our database PastPerfect.

Eric Pfeiffer, a Green Lane resident, is a History major at Ursinus College in Collegeville, PA. He will also be here during his summer break from college.

When he begins in June, he will continue assisting Caitlin as she catalogs and digitizes the textile collections at the Heritage Center, the Mennonite Heritage Center, and the Goschenhoppen Historians.

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REVEALING A HIDDEN COLLECTION The Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center, the Mennonite Heritage Center, and the Goschenhoppen Historians had the singular honor of being awarded a nationally competitive grant this winter from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR): Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives grant.

Created in 2008 and supported by ongoing funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives program supports the identification and cataloging of special collections and archives of high scholarly value that are difficult or impossible to locate. Award recipients create Web-accessible records according to standards that enable the federation of their local cataloging entries into larger groups of related records, enabling the broadest possible exposure to the scholarly community.

CLIR is an independent, nonprofit organization that forges strategies to enhance research, teaching, and learning environments in collaboration with libraries, cultural institutions, and communities of higher learning. This grant was one of 19 awarded across the country, including Smithsonian, Texas A&M, University of California, New York Historical Society, Brown University Library, Center for Jewish History, and Georgetown University Library.

The grant, written by Sarah Heffner, Executive Director of the Mennonite Heritage Center, funds the hiring of a full time cataloger for a period of 18 months. Following an extensive search and interview process, Lehigh Valley resident Caitlin Harvey was hired to accomplish the work.

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Caitlin holds a BA in History from the University of Washington, Seattle, and a MA in the History and Culture of Fashion from London Fashion College in the UK.

We are seeking to raise $300 for vinyl lettering for the upcoming Flora Heebner exhibit which is due to open September 21. The lettering will be used to create the large title and quotes from Flora's letters to be mounted on the walls of the fraktur gallery. If you would like to support this project with a donation, mail it to us and mark the check for the “Flora Heebner Vinyl Lettering Project.� Thank you!

Caitlin has begun cataloging and documenting the Heritage Center quilt collection and will continue with the Historians' collection and then move to the Mennonite Heritage Center collection. Interns Ursinus students Lauren Romer and Eric Pfeiffer, volunteers from the Heritage Center and from the other grant participants will assist her in this process.

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Heritage Headlines CYBER SCHOOL FAIR AND OPEN HOUSE Saturday, June 30, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm

If you are interested in the wide variety of online learning opportunities offered by local area school districts and charter schools, join us for the fifth annual Cyber School Fair organized by Tamara Kells of the Valley Homeschoolers and our Museum Educator, Rebecca Lawrence. It’s a free event held in our Meeting Room and Classroom spaces on the First Floor. Bring the family and, while here, tour our galleries and make a family craft together.

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E-NEWSLETTER UPDATES To receive email updates about our collections and education programs, send your email address to: rebecca@schwenkfelder.com JOIN US FOR GRANDPARENTS DAY Celebrate Grandparents Day with us on Sunday, September 9, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm. Bring your grandparents and grand-friends, family photos, and share family stories with each other. Grandparents and Grand-friends, bring photos and stories of your childhood to share with your grandchildren! We will exhibit your family photos in the rear of our First Floor Gallery through October 2012. Walk in participants are welcome, but we would love to have your RSVP by August 26. For more info, please call 215-679-3103. Free admission.

NEW CADETTE BADGE PROGRAM: BOOK ARTIST

Students Sadie and Kevin play their instruments while learn German folk songs during German class with instructor Allen Viehmeyer.

The Girl Scouts have reinvigorated their badge program and with their new changes comes the Book Artist badge. Our Museum Educator has designed a Cadette badge workshop that explores various book bindings from our collection, goes behind the scenes to show how we take care of old books, and investigates various bookbinding techniques. Cadettes will make two books during their workshop. Our book artist Cadette workshop is $8/scout, badge not included. For more information, contact our Museum Educator, Rebecca Lawrence Lawrence at 215-679-3103 or by email at rebecca@schwenkfelder.com.

FAMILY WORKSHOPS AND GERMAN CLASSES Our homeschool family workshops and language classes have come to an end for the 2012 school year.

Our German and Latin classes will resume on September 5.

Our family workshop series for the 2012/2013 school year will begin on September 5 with the generous sponsorship of Univest Corporation. Watch for new programs and schedules this fall in the next issue of Heritage Headlines.

Students Shane and Emily view one of our German books from our archive with instructor Allen Viehmeyer.

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UNIVEST SPONSORS HERITAGE CENTER CHILDREN EDUCATION PROGRAMS

The children’s education programs received a $1,000 sponsorship from Univest Corporation as a part of their "Committed to Local" giving campaign, the initiative announced last fall by Univest to invest an additional $100,000 in 2012 to advance the missions of local nonprofit organizations. The announcement and first round of charitable donations were made at a press conference held in March.

"Nonprofits locally are losing funding streams at the same time the demand for services increases," said President and Chief Executive Officer K. Leon Moyer.

"While Univest has always supported the communities in which we serve, 'Committed to Local' is our way of responding to the growing needs this economic climate has brought to our local community. We are proud to be in a position to step up, increase our investment, and partner with various nonprofits to make a positive difference in the lives of those in need."

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WE LOVE OUR VOLUNTEERS! The Heritage Center recognized our fantastic corps of hardworking volunteers with a brunch on Saturday, April 28.

These faithful workers are involved in almost all aspects of the operations of the Heritage Center—and the work that each person does enables us to accomplish the great things which happen here.

We have a great cadre of workers busy with jobs from mulching the trees on the property to greeting visitors at our entrance. They update genealogical records, set up exhibits, take care of the collections, help teach children in our Education programs, and serve on various boards related to the Heritage Center—among many other vital jobs and tasks. Three cheers to all those who give of their time and resources for the work of the Heritage Center!

Univest is partnering with nonprofit organizations that focus on youth education and wellness development.

At the Heritage Center, Univest’s donation sponsors the Family Workshop educational programs for the 2012/2013 fiscal year as well as the planned 2013 Children's Art Exhibit to be held in conjunction with local school art classes at all grade levels including Upper Perkiomen School District.

PA GERMAN DIALECT CONVERSATION GROUP Our group meets monthly to discuss topics in PA Dutch! There's no charge to join the conversation and no RSVP is required. Summer and fall 2012 meetings occur on Thursdays, June 21, July 19, August 16, and September 20, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm in the Heritage Center Meeting Room. We provide coffee and tea during the meeting.

Questions can be directed to Museum Educator Rebecca Lawrence at 215-679-3103 or by email at rebecca@schwenkfelder.com.

“Mer wolle widder Deitsch Schwetze”

GERMAN FOR READING KNOWLEDGE FOR ADULTS Allen Viehmeyer, Instructor An evening class from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm is available for adults wanting to improve their reading knowledge of German. Class will be taught by Allen Viehmeyer, Associate Director of Research, on Thursday evenings from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $80.00 per participant.

For dates and additional information, please contact Rebecca Lawrence, Museum Educator, at 215–679–3103.

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HERITAGE CENTER—ON THE ROAD!

NEW ADDITIONS TO THE LIBRARY

In a normal year, the Heritage Center takes to the road for several special festivals or events. This year, volunteers and staff will have tables at a few more places than the norm—this is a great way to help spread the word and encourage visitation. Here’s where you may see us over the next few months:

Summer 2012

July 26, 27—40th Annual Keystone Grange Fair at Waterworks Park in Trappe. Hours: 1:00 pm – dusk Friday and 10:00 am – dusk Saturday.

August 10, 11—Goschenhoppen Folk Festival at the Antes House in Frederick. Hours: Noon – 8:00pm Friday and 10:00 am – 6:00 pm Saturday.

New to the Archives: Wismer family history documents—donated by Lloyd Wismer.

Watercolors of the American House hotel, Pennsburg and Perkiomen Seminary—donated by Ruth Mack.

Photograph of the East Greenville Band, 1923—donated

by Ed Bieler.

New to the Library: A Commentary on the Epistles—donated the by Mennonite Heritage Center.

August 10, 11—Montgomery County 4H Fair at the 4H Center in Creamery. Hours: 9:00 am – 9:00 pm Friday and 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Saturday

The Life of Clara Elizabeth Ortt Eshbach, Frances Eshbach Kinney—donated by Frances Eshbach Kinney.

September 8—East Greenville – Pennsburg Community Day along Main Street in both boroughs.

Hours: Saturday 9:00 am—5:00 pm.

Early Descriptions of Pottstown, PA, Found in Various Journals, Diaries, Newspapers, Gazetteers and Early Histories, 1753-1875: A Historical Sketch, Daniel A. Graham—donated by Daniel A. Graham.

September 22—Montgomery County History Fair at Augustus Lutheran Church in Trappe. Hours: Saturday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm.

October 6—Apple Butter Frolic at the Mennonite Heritage Center in Harleysville. Hours: Saturday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm.

PROFESSIONAL STAFF ACTIVITIES Staff members are busy reaching out beyond the Heritage Center walls—providing programs for organizations, attending workshops, and, at times, welcoming special groups/events to the building itself for special tours or programs. It’s been awhile since we’ve reported these and so here’s a sampling of what’s been happening in 2012:

General Francis Nichols (1737-1812) Pottstown’s Other Revolutionary War Hero: A Biographical Sketch, Daniel A. Graham—donated by Daniel A. Graham.

Feb 20, 21—Small Museum Association Meeting, Ocean City MD—Rebecca Lawrence Feb 22—Souderton Charter School visits Heritage Center—Rebecca Lawrence Mar 5—Rural History Confederation Educator’s Workshop: Social Networking at Heritage Center—Rebecca Lawrence Mar 13—Weldon House Questers visit Heritage Center— Candace Perry

Jan 5—Tiger Cubs visit the Heritage Center—Rebecca Lawrence

Mar 18—Emmaus Historical Society visits Heritage Center—Michelle Pritt

Jan 11—Then and Now in the Upper Perkiomen Valley at Lunch Bunch at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Red Hill—David Luz

Apr 12—Catasauqua High School German Classes and German Club: Scherenschnitte Program—Rebecca Lawrence

Jan 14—Hereford Art Club meets Bradley Hendershot at the Heritage Center—Rebecca Lawrence

Apr 12—Daisy/Brownie Girl Scout Troop tour— Rebecca Lawrence

Feb 5—Palm Church Confirmation Class visits the Heritage Center—Allen Viehmeyer & David Luz

Apr 17—St. John’s Lutheran Church, Emmaus, Fraktur Talk—Candace Perry

Feb 7—Creative Montco Focus Group at Knoll Museum— David Luz

Apr 19—Berks County Genealogical Society, Hex Signs and Himmelsbriefe—Candace Perry

Feb 9—Frederick Living Fraktur Program—Candace Perry

Apr 20—Eastern University Art Students tour— Rebecca Lawrence

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HISTORIC FAIRMOUNT PARK AN “IN OUR OWN BACK YARD” TOUR Saturday, July 21, 2012 Depart Heritage Center at 8:00 am and return 6:00 pm Kelpius Cave and Monument: Johannes Kelpius led a band of European separatists to the banks of the Wissahickon in 1694. The group came at the invitation of William Penn, seeking religious freedom and awaiting the Millennium. Members established a large meetinghouse, studied astronomy, began a botanical garden and orchard, taught the youngsters of the community, offered prayer and healing, wrote original poetry and music. See what little remains of the settlement today.

Historic RittenhouseTown: Historic RittenhouseTown is a site composed of several houses on thirty acres of Fairmount Park. It is the site of the Rittenhouse Homestead, the site of the first paper mill in America. William Rittenhouse arrived in 1690 from Holland and established the paper mill which was continued by generations of his family.

Lemon Hill Mansion: Lemon Hill mansion was built in 1800 as a summer retreat by Henry Pratt, a prosperous Philadelphia merchant. Surrounded by extensive gardens, the mansion was one of more than a dozen similar summer homes in the Philadelphia area. Experience Lemon Hill’s classical elegance in the Federal style, with its unusual stack of three oval rooms, richly detailed woodwork, Chinese Chippendale railings, and grand curving staircase.

Laurel Hill Cemetery: A walk along its paths will enable us to see a vanishing piece of America — the Gothic, cluttered cemetery which is fast disappearing. Planned as early as 1835, and laid out by John Notman, the site was once the country seat of Joseph Sims, called "Laurel." In the last century Laurel Hill Cemetery was a place to promenade on a Sunday afternoon . Strollers found it a favorite place for a ramble.

Call Michelle 215-679-3103 for reservations.

Seating is limited.

The tour includes a good deal of stairs and walking, sometimes over uneven ground.

Restroom facilities are available The bus leaves from and $75.00 per person includes: on the bus, at two sites and at the restaurant. There are no returns to the parking lot of the ♦ Transportation Schwenkfelder Library & ♦ Guided tours of historic sites restrooms at the Kelpius MonuHeritage Center, 105 Seminary ♦ Box lunch at Trolley Car Cafe ment site nor at the Lemon Hill ♦ Entrance fees and gratuities Mansion.

Street, Pennsburg, PA 18073 Tour will go rain or shine—please bring umbrellas and rain gear if the weather looks threatening.

This tour is generously sponsored by Hagey Coach Inc, 210 Schoolhouse Road, Souderton, PA

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SPRING LECTURE SERIES As is our custom, we are offering a variety of lectures in various formats. The popular Brown Bag lunches are held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at noon. Bring your lunch—beverages provided—and enjoy a free lecture while you eat. These lectures are normally repeated the following Sunday at 2:00 pm. Both Wednesday and Sunday programs are free and open to the public.

Wednesday, June 13, noon and Sunday, June 17, 2:00 pm Schwenkfelders and Moravians: A Shared Hymn Tradition.

by Allen Viehmeyer Moravians and Schwenkfelders had lived side by side, pursued livelihoods, and worshipped in Herrnhut / Berthelsdorf for some eight years until 1734 when the Schwenkfelders left for Pennsylvania.

Seven years later Moravians and Schwenkfelders were again living and worshipping within twenty miles of one another in colonial Pennsylvania. Learn how these two groups used and perpetuated the Bohemian Brethren hymnal – its hymn texts, tunes, and their organization – in Saxony and Pennsylvania.

Wednesday, July 11, noon, and Sunday, July 15, 2:00 pm What does it say? Texts in Schwenkfelder Fraktur

by Allen Viehmeyer

Wednesday, August 8, noon, and Sunday, August 12, 2:00 pm Schwenkfelder Pastors, by David Luz The Schwenkfelders in Pennsylvania always had spiritual leaders serving in various ways: weddings, catechizing children, conducting worship services. The details of their election and service, however, continue to be a bit of a mystery. In this lecture, Rev. Luz will share his ongoing research into the names, the times they served, how they lived, and how they served the Schwenkfelders, the Society of Schwenkfelders and, finally, The Schwenkfelder Church.

PINTEREST Pinterest is a social media application where you can share images you like and re-pin them with your online friends. We’ve added images of our collection, craft projects, and images from other sites that we love and want to share with you. Tell us what you’d like to see from us on Pinterest by commenting on our pins or email rebecca@schwenkfelder.com.

Visit our boards at: http://pinterest.com/schwenkfelder/

In the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries most Schwenkfelder Fraktur artists produced Fraktur with significant numbers of words – verses from hymns and other sources. This illustrated slide presentation features these pieces, explains the texts, and provides some background on the origins of the texts.

NEW EXILE SOCIETY WEBSITE The Society of the Descendents of the Schwenkfeldian Exiles has a new web presence.

To see their new website, visit: www.schwenkfelderexilesociety.org

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Summer 2012 Programs and Events June 13 – noon, June 17 – 2:00 pm BB Lecture: Schwenkfelders and Moravians: A Shared Hymn Tradition June 21 – 2:00 pm PA German Dialect Conversation Group June 30 – 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Cyber School Fair and Open House June 26 to 29 – 10:00 am Summer Youth Program: Traditional PA German Crafts July 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27 – 1:30 pm Summer Youth Program: PA German Folk Music

July 19 – 2:00 pm PA German Dialect Conversation Group July 21 – 8:00 am – 6:00 pm Historic Fairmount Park Bus Tour July 26 – 1:00 pm, 27 – 10:00 am Table at 40th Annual Keystone Grange Fair August 8 – noon, August 12 – 2:00 pm BB Lecture: Schwenkfelder Pastors August 10 – noon, August 11 – 10:00 am Book table at Goschenhoppen Folk Festival August 16 – 2:00 pm PA German Dialect Conversation Group

July 11 – noon, July 15 – 2:00 pm BB Lecture: What does it say? Texts in Schwenkfelder Fraktur

September 9, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Grandparents Day

July 12, 19, 26, August 2, 9 – 1:30 pm Summer Youth Program: Book and Paper Arts

September 20 – 2:00 pm PA German Dialect Conversation Group

Summer 2012 Exhibits Through August 26 Bob Wood: New Paintings Meeting Room Through September 7 Architecture in Contemporary Hooked Rugs and Traditional Folk Art Fraktur Gallery Through October 1 Love, Pennsylvania Dutch Style Art/Local History Galleries Through October 1 Baseball Memorabilia Library Hall Display Cases September 21—December 30 Flora Heebner and her Chinese Mission Fraktur Gallery

6TH ANNUAL FUNDRAISING DINNER Sunday, October 7, 2012 A dinner to express appreciation to

Mr. Bill Bourne For his artistic and enthusiastic contributions to the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center For more than a decade!

Please save the date! details to follow in the next newsletter

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HISTORIC FAIRMOUNT PARK AN “IN OUR OWN BACK YARD” TOUR Saturday, July 21, 2012 Depart 8:00 am and return 6:00 pm ♦

Guided tours of four sites: Kelpius Cave along the Wissahickon ♦ Historic RittenhouseTown ♦ Lemon Hill Mansion ♦ Laurel Hill Cemetery See details on page 7 of this newsletter.

Seating is limited and space is filling up fast!

Many thanks to Hagey Coach, Inc for their generous support and sponsorship of this tour.

WE DID IT! With many thanks for your generous support for the mission and programs of the Heritage Center, we are pleased to announce that we have exceeded our goal for Annual Fund 2011-2012.

Our $5,000 matching challenge grant for the final three months of the campaign has been met and received.

A very special thank you to those who gave so generously in response to this outstanding challenge.

As you can see in the enclosed Donor Report 2011-2012, we are heavily reliant on your response to our appeals for financial assistance. And your response convinces us that the task we do—preserving and interpreting the heritage of the Schwenkfelders and the Upper Perkiomen Valley—is held in esteem and made a priority for you to support.

This newsletter shows our continued commitment in response to your generous support. Thank you!