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WE LOVE OUR VOLUNTEERS! The Heritage Center recognized our fantastic corps of hardworking volunteers with a pancake and sausage breakfast on Saturday, April 20.

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 that happen here.

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SPECIAL INSERT Annual Fund Donor Report 2012/2013  105 Seminary Street Pennsburg, PA 18073-1898 Phone: 215.679.3103 Fax: 215.679.8175

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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, assist with off-site book tables, label our newsletters in preparation for mailing, welcome visitors to the Heritage Center, 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!

The forty volunteers who gathered for the volunteer recognition breakfast are shown in the group picture above. Featured with the group is a beautifully made signature quilt, created by Board member and volunteer Sara Borr in honor of our volunteers. All the names of our 2012 volunteers are stitched on the face of the quilt. Sara used our Fraktur Fancy quilt fabric designed from fraktur found in our collection. While the fabric is now out of production, we still have a supply of many of the patterns and colors in the Heritage Shop.

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SCULPTURES BY KLAUS IHLENFELD

TIME TO EAT!

Also from his Collection: African, American Indian, South Pacific and Pre-Columbian Art Works June 30 – September 29 Fraktur Gallery

Cooking and Dining in the SLHC Collections Opens July 9 Art and Local History Galleries

This summer our visitors will have a very special exhibit awaiting them — the bronze sculptures of Klaus Ihlenfeld combined with selections from his amazing collection of African, American Indian, South Pacific and Pre-Columbian works of art. His decades-long collection of art from all corners of the globe is a perfect complement to his organic modernist sculpture.

German-born Klaus has shown his work both nationally and internationally throughout his career and had the great distinction of serving as Harry Bertoia’s studio assistant. His work is held in numerous public and private collections worldwide, yet he makes his home with his wife Patty in the hills of Hereford Township, Berks County.

Don’t miss this opportunity to see Klaus’ work and his astounding personal collection. The Heritage Center is pleased and proud to have the opportunity to work with an artist of Klaus’ stature!

LOCAL LANDSCAPES May 29 – September 18 First Floor Meeting Room Artists have been capturing the beauty of our local area on canvas since the 19th century. We are bringing together a group of paintings from the Heritage Center’s permanent collection spanning the decades from the mid 19th century to the late 20th, including eminent artists such as Schwenkfelder descendant Walter Baum and the work of the many talented amateur painters who recorded the changing landscape with paint and brush. Come and be inspired to get out there this summer and create your own work of art using our gorgeous scenery as your subject!

Tastes may vary widely depending on your personal heritage and experience, but cooking and serving food and gathering at a table are part of an experience common to all of us.

Food is at the very heart of Pennsylvania German family life, plus a part of meaningful holidays such as the Schwenkfelders’ Gedächtnistag, or Day of Remembrance.

Using the bountiful food-related collections at the Heritage Center, this exhibition will explore the important activities of preparing food and eating together in our PA German culture, featuring selections from our extensive collection of ceramics, glass and metalware.

UPPER PERKIOMEN VALLEY BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Library Hallway Exhibit Cases 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!

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MAKE MUSIC UPPER PERK – June 21, 2013

SHOW US YOUR SAMPLERS!

A one-day celebration of the role of music in our lives

In the 18th and early 19th centuries, Schwenkfelder girls and young women frequently made samplers and other types of needlework to learn embroidery.

Some of you may know that the Heritage Center has many samplers, and we are actively seek out to add to that collection.

Some we are fortunate to acquire and with others we must be content with a photograph. Understanding how sampler-making was passed down in families is very important to our increasing knowledge of Schwenkfelder samplers.

World Music Day is a free public event which takes place each year on June 21 in more than 104 countries and 514 cities around the world!

The event is also known as Fête de la Musique (or World Music Day) and originated in France in 1982. Since then the idea has spread across the globe with each event holding to the same set of principles: that the day is held on the mid-summer solstice and that all concerts and events are free to the public with a non-profit making objective.

In the U.S., National Music Day is music in the streets, music in your church, music in the cafés, the parks, and wherever you feel like playing. National Music Day is the one day a year to celebrate the central role of music in our lives and our country through free, open, and accessible events throughout the U.S. and the world.

This year the local event, Make Music Upper Perk, invites the community to participate and celebrate the day. Various spaces around town, including the Heritage Center, Java Good Day Café in East Greenville, Pennsburg UCC Church, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church Gazebo in Pennsburg, and the Upper Perkiomen Public Library in Red Hill are making some space available for musicians to perform on Friday, June 21.

While the Heritage Center will have music from 10:00 am through 3:00 pm, music at other will vary throughout the day.

We would like to document as many pieces of Schwenkfelder needlework as possible, and preferably those where the maker is known. The first priority is samplers, but we would also like to know about decorated hand towels (commonly known as “show towels”), embroidered sheets and tablecloths, embroidered pincushions, embroidered wallets and pocketbooks, and large needlework pictures (frequently wool embroidery).

We prefer that these objects are pre-1913.

Condition is not a concern. Please contact Candace Perry at candace@schwenkfelder.com or 215-679-3103 for more information. A photo is great, but if, indeed, you are seeking a safe home for your heirloom, please consider the Heritage Center. Tax benefits may be available.

You may also consider a bequest of your pieces to the Heritage Center.

ANTIQUES IN THE VALLEY Oley Valley Antique Show Friday, June 14th, 2013 - 11am to 7pm Saturday, June 15th, 2013 - 10am to 4pm The Oley Valley Middle School, 3247 Friedensburg Road, Oley, PA 19547, will be host to the 2013 Antiques in the Valley show. Sixty of the most respected antique dealers will be showcasing their finest 18th, 19th and early 20th century furniture, folk art, primitives, textiles, china & related decorative arts. A portion of the show proceeds will benefit scholarships to deserving students at Oley Valley High School. This year's featured lobby display will be presented by the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center. The Heritage Center will also be selling books.

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Summer Youth Programs SUMMER WEDNESDAYS Each Wednesday beginning June 26 through August 21 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm join us as we engage in arts, crafts, and writing activities inspired by our collection of PA German and Schwenkfelder history and culture. Bring your own smock and wear clothing suitable for arts and craft activities.

The weekly schedule detailed below and a registration form is available on our website: http://www.schwenkfelder.com/Education/summercamp13.html

9:00 am to 12:00 pm, Ages 6 – 12 Register for all 9 sessions: $150 Register for individual weeks: $20/day Small snack and beverage provided.

Alert us of food allergies on your registration form. Please register a week before your desired week of attendance.

June 26: Calligraphy and Clock Sculpture Learn to use metal nibs for writing and create a family document inspired by your family's history.

Following the break, use recycled materials and cardboard to make sculptures of cuckoo clocks inspired by the tall case clocks in the galleries.

July 3: Simple Bookbinding and Tissue Paper Collage Create your own small book containing your important life moments, inspired by the bound volumes and scrapbooks in the archives. Following the break, create tissue paper collages with animal motifs inspired by the stained glass windows at the Heritage Center.

July 10: Portraiture and Papercutting (Scherenschnitte) Caspar Schwenckfeld's portrait is 456 years old — consider how you might be portrayed in a portrait and create your own self portrait in acrylics. Following the break, create works of Scherenschnitte, or PA German paper cuttings.

July 17: Family Trees and Coat of Arms Consider the Schwenkfelder story and the story of other immigrants who came to PA and draw family trees that illustrate your family's experiences or the experiences of others. Following the break, personalize a family crest inspired by the Schwenckfeld family crest that symbolizes you and your family.

July 24: Tinware and Paper Weaving On sheets of tin, create small ornamental works influenced by PA German tinware and painted toleware.

Following the break, become inspired by patterns in the Heritage Center textile collection and create a small paper weaving.

July 31: Cartoons and Linocuts (block printing) From Schwenckfeld traveling the countryside to other prints in the Heritage Center collection, draw characters in motion by creating a cartoon or comic strip. Following the break, view additional prints from the collection and create block prints using soft cut blocks, lino cut materials, and ink.

August 7: Designing Schwenkfelder Fashions (drawing) and Embroidery Explore what Schwenkfelders would have worn throughout the centuries; design and re-design clothing the Schwenkfelders would wear.

Following the break, learn basic embroidery skills that young PA German women learned and embroider imagery reflecting the things you like and your personality.

August 14: Decorative Boxes and PA German Tableware (clay) Design and illustrate your very own chest to hold objects that are near and dear to you, inspired by the immigrant chests in the Heritage Center galleries.

Following the break, use air dry clay to create a bowl and dish to hold small objects influenced by PA German pottery.

August 21: PA German Clay Tiles and Watercolor Inspired by the PA German landscape illustrated in the H. Winslow Fegley collection and the numerous watercolor and acrylic paintings in the Heritage Center collection, create colorful landscape pictures, then translate your picture into the format of a painted clay tile.

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WEEKEND ADULT AND FAMILY CRAFT WORKSHOPS Join us on Saturday mornings for crafts and leisure inspired by our collection.

Bookbinding: Intro to Box Making Saturday, June 1, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm $10 adults ($5 youth participants) Recommended for ages 6 and up Using book board, book cloth, and decorative papers, learn how to construct a small box with a lid. All supplies provided.

Register by May 25 (Air Dry) Clay Tiles and the PA German Countryside Saturday, July 6 and July 13 10:30 am – 12:30 pm $10 adults ($5 youth participants) Recommended for ages 6 and up Inspired by the PA German landscape illustrated in our H. Winslow Fegley photograph collection, reassemble the elements of the landscape into a multiple pieced painted clay tile project. Create your tile on July 6th, then return to the Heritage Center to paint your clay tile pieces on July 13th. Please bring a smock to our workshop or wear clothing suitable for art-making activities on both days.

Register by July 1, 2013 BEGINNER–ADVANCED GERMAN AND LATIN FOR HOMESCHOOLERS Beginner–Advanced German and Latin courses are offered on a month-by-month basis throughout the school year for homeschoolers from September through May. To accommodate the busy schedules of our parents and students, you have the option of attending class 10:00 am – 11:30 am or 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Wednesdays and 10:00 am – 11:30 am or 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Fridays, completing a total of three hours of instruction per week and eight classes per monthly session. $50.00 per student each monthly session. Classes will resume in September.

KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY EARLY FIELD STUDENT KATIE GRAY This spring Kutztown University Early Field Student Katie Gray worked with Museum Educator Rebecca Lawrence. She writes, “This spring I worked with Museum Educator Rebecca Lawrence learning the ins and outs of museum education and the arts. As a future art educator from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, I could not have asked for a richer, more diverse experience than what I experienced at Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center. I learned about what goes in to making successful lessons and really observed the relationship the Heritage Center makes with its community members. Working with outside schools, incorporating Schwenkfelder lessons was a great experience that I would love to incorporate into my future classroom. I am so grateful for this field experience and I take away not only experience but fond memories of the wonderful time I experienced here.”

PA GERMAN DIALECT CONVERSATION GROUP Kannst du deitsch schwetze? Ja! Please join the PA German Dialect Conversation Group!

“Mer wolle

The group meets on a monthly basis to discuss topics in PA Dutch! There's no charge to join the conversation group and no RSVP is required. It's an opportunity to meet new friends and widder Deitsch build your dialect skills. Summer 2013 meetings occur on Thursdays, June 20, July 18, Schwetze” August 15, and September 19, from 2:00 to 3:30 pm in the Heritage Center's Meeting Room.

Meetings occur year round! We provide coffee and tea during the meetings. Topics change each month and participants are encouraged to bring their own dialect materials or topics to discuss. Questions can be directed to Museum Educator Rebecca Lawrence, rebecca@schwenkfelder.com or call 215-679-3103.

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Schwenkfelder Heritage Tour 2014 September 24—October 10, 2014 For tour details and a tour itinerary call 215-679-3103—ask for Dave Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center Planned and hosted by Allen Viehmeyer and David Luz The Heritage Tour is limited to 20 people total, first come, first served basis—nearly half the seats are booked already.

The Heritage Tour will include much walking. The guided tours in the large and small towns will be primarily walking tours. Travelers on this tour should be in good physical condition and be prepared to stay active. We will be meeting people at a number of our stops who live in the community. The traveler will have an opportunity to experience their food and culture first-hand.

The Gemeindehaus in Berthelsdorf, where our Schwenkfelder ancestors gathered. We will see the building in the process of restoration and talk to people involved in its preservation.

Experience authentic German and Polish food and culture— travel as a German tourist would travel.

SCHWENKFELDER HERITAGE TOUR 2014 Information Meetings Wednesday, September 11, noon Sunday, September 15, 2:00 pm Walk where Schwenckfeld and our forefathers and foremothers walked. Come along with us “off the beaten track” in eastern Germany and western Poland—plus a short stop in the Czech Republic. In Poland, visit a nunnery and castle ruins and in Legnica (Liegnitz), the palace where Schwenckfeld served. In Osiek (Ossig) we will visit Schwenckfeld’s family church. We will tour Zlotoryja (Goldberg) in the heart of the Silesian Schwenkfelder lands. At Twardocice (Harpersdorf), we’ll walk to the Viehweg Monument and visit the chapel built on Meschter property from the fines imposed in the 1720s—and enjoy a lunch prepared by residents of Twardocice. And much more, including a feast at the Grodziec (Groeditzburg) Castle where our forefathers were once imprisoned. Stay in the Elbe river town of Pirna, where Schwenkfelder ancestors found passage to Altona on the way to Pennsylvania. Board a river boat in Dresden and disembark at Meissen where we walk through the town and enjoy lunch on our own. Guided walking tours through the small cities of Wittenberg and Quedlinburg and stops at Torgau, Magdeburg, and Tangermünde. At some locations, friends and locals will meet and guide the tour group. And much, much more. This is the opportunity of a lifetime. In addition to Schwenkfelder sites, we will tour Dresden, Oybin, Zittau and, of course, Berlin.

The tour is limited to 20 persons on a first-come, first-served basis!

Contact David Luz at info@schwenkfelder.com or call 215-679-3103, for a detailed itinerary with cost.

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WELCOME NEW BOARD MEMBERS We give a hearty “welcome” to two new members of the Board of Directors of the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center: Anne Goda and Karen Wright. With a great deal of appreciation, we bid farewell to three Board members: Andy Anders has been elected to our Honorary Board membership—he has been on the Board of Directors since the 1970s. Two additional members are going off the Board at the end of their term, Scott Schultz, whose expertise as Chair of our Facilities Committee has been invaluable—especially while he personally helped us through the 2000/2001 construction—and Pat Marburger who served as our Board Secretary. And additional congratulations go out to Kathy Lesieur on becoming the Secretary to the Board of Directors.

VIEHWEG MONUMENT 15OTH ANNIVERSARY 1863 - 2013

“Our Pennsylvania Schwenkfelders might honor their forefathers somewhat by giving a little of that prosperity which they would never have enjoyed had it not been for the faithfulness of these true and iron old people.”

Dr. Solomon Schultz, January 1861

Throughout the year 2013, we will be marking the 150th anniversary of the placing of the Viehweg Monument in Harpersdorf, Germany—now Twardocice, Poland. The Viehweg Committee is hoping to raise $15,000 through 100 donations of $150. The funds will be used to Here rest in God meet current and future needs of care for the monument. the faithful Schwenkfelders We are pleased to announce that we have received over 40 donations for a total raised passing $6,000.00. A very enthusiastic “Thank you!” goes out to those who have contributed to these efforts. Gifts are still being received. If you would like to support this project, send your check, clearly marked “Viehweg Project,” and payable to: Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center.

In addition, we are pleased to announce that we have contracted with a monument restoration firm in Poland to clean and treat the monument. Once begun, the work should take several weeks to a month to accomplish. More updates to come!

who were buried in this Viehweg between 1720 and 1740.

The descendants in North America erected this monument in memory of their ancestors in Probsthayn, Harpersdorf, Langneuendorf, and Lauterseifen.

Viehweg Monument 150th Anniversary Donation Name: _______________________________________________________ Address: _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Contact phone number __________________________________________ This Gift is in Memory of: _________________________________________ Please make checks payable to “Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center” and mail with this form to: 105 Seminary Street, Pennsburg PA 18073

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PROFESSIONAL STAFF ACTIVITIES Staff members are busy reaching out Heritage Center walls—providing programs zations, attending workshops, and, at times, special groups/events to the building itself tours or programs.

beyond the for organiwelcoming for special

Jan 2 – Women’s Club of Perkasie tour Heritage Center – Candace Perry Jan 23 – Knoll Guides Group tour at Heritage Center – Candace Perry Feb 3 – Palm Church Confirmation Class visits the Heritage Center – Allen Viehmeyer & David Luz Feb 17, 18 – Small Museum Association Meeting, Ocean City, MD – Rebecca Lawrence Feb 18 – New Hanover Lutheran Church, AARP, “Hex Signs and Himmelsbriefs” – Candace Perry Mar 12 – Brandywine Valley Quilters, Thornton, PA, “PA German Quilting Traditions” – Candace Perry Mar 13 – Calico Cutters, St. James Episcopal Church, Malvern, PA, “PA German Quilting Traditions” – Candace Perry Mar 20 – St. Mary’s Parochial School, Philadelphia, “Fraktur Writing” – Rebecca Lawrence

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NEW ADDITIONS TO THE LIBRARY Summer 2013 New to the Archives: Collection of photographs and photo albums. Donated

by Nancy Palmer.

Transcriptions of sermons by Martha Kriebel, 1960s.

Donated by Patricia Moyer.

New to the Library: 1751 Christoph Saur Ausbund. Donated by Frederick Swenk.

The Hepler Family History. Compiled and donated by J. Jeffrey Hepler.

Church of the Brethren Mission in China, 1908 – 2008.

Compiled and donated by Dr. Eugene Wampler.

Descendants of Johannes Andreas Sechler. Compiled by Robert G. Sechler, and updated and donated by Charles H. Sechler.

CD: Hollenbach Family Genealogy. Compiled and donated by David Miller Hollenbach.

Collection of bound Upper Skippack Mennonite Church bulletins, 1954 – 2005. Donated by Mae Reinford

Mar 27 – Souderton Charter School, 6th grade tour – Rebecca Lawrence Apr 2 – Life-Long Learning, New Goshenhoppen Church, East Greenville, “Germans South of the Mason Dixon Line” – Hunt Schenkel Apr 9 – Life-Long Learning, New Goshenhoppen Church, East Greenville, “Hex Signs and Himmelsbriefs” – Candace Perry Apr 12 – Red Hill Christian School, Red Hill, PA, “Scherenschnitte” – Rebecca Lawrence Apr 16 – Life-Long Learning, New Goshenhoppen Church, East Greenville, “Journals of David Schultze” – Allen Viehmeyer Apr 23 – Life-Long Learning, on-site visit, “Fraktur Writing” – Rebecca Lawrence May 3 – Studio B, Boyertown, PA, “Fraktur Overview” – Candace Perry May 4 – Cyber School Fair – Rebecca Lawrence May 8 – Rural History Confederation Administrator Meeting at Heritage Center – David Luz May 11 – Knoll Family Day tour Modern Design Exhibit – David Luz

A legacy gift to the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center in your will or revocable trust enables you to support our mission and make a difference in the lives of future generations.

A bequest is easy to arrange, will not alter your current lifestyle in any way, and can be easily modified to address your changing needs. Bequests do not cost you any cash flow during your lifetime and are easy to modify or revoke if your situation changes.

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Schwenkfelder Heritage Sites in Southeastern Pennsylvania In 1984, the Board of Publication of The Schwenkfelder Church created "A SelfGuided Tour of Points of Interest to Schwenkfelders" to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the arrival of the Schwenkfelders to Pennsylvania in 1734. The booklet, titled From One Place to Another, grew to be a valued document. By 2009, the modernization of roads and new developments deemed many of the routes out of date. A sub-committee of the Board of Publication was appointed to update the piece.

The original booklet was presented as three separate and distinct tours, with guided driving directions from site to site. In this revision, the individual sites can be conveniently visited within three geographical districts: upper, middle and lower. This way, people can explore the sites as their time and interest allow. There are a number of inset maps as well as GPS coordinates. For those interested in visiting multiple sites, they are listed in a logical, drivable order.

It's the sincere hope of the committee that this booklet provides a concise introduction to the rich heritage of the Schwenkfelders. It tempts the traveler to explore the topics in much greater depth. And, like most adventures, this is only a beginning.

The 70 page booklet sells for $15.00 and is available at each Schwenkfelder Church. Also, it may be purchased at the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center. The Heritage Center will ship the book, but an additional cost of $3.95 per book should be added to these orders. Orders may be placed at the Heritage Center by telephone with a credit card or by mailing a check payable to: Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center, 105 Seminary Street, Pennsburg PA 18073.

Tour Booklet Planning Committee: Linda Grisdale (Central Schwenkfelder Church), Jean Ross (Palm Schwenkfelder Church), Luanne Stauffer (Palm Schwenkfelder Church), and Everett Tyson (Olivet-Schwenkfelder UCC)

GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF THE SCHWENKFELDER FAMILIES SUMMER SPECIALS The Heritage Center has come into a trove of new, never used Genealogical Records and is offering them on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. Most are in their original boxes and conditions vary.

Two Volume deluxe sets: $350 - excellent condition - 1 available $200 - slight mildew on leather of cover - 1 available Single Volumes: $300 - pristine condition in original boxes 4 available $200 - slight damage, cover only, from age and moisture - 5 available $150 - moderate damage, cover only, from age and moisture - 1 available Summer Special: 25% off these prices for June, July and August only. All specials limited to the volumes listed above, only available from June 1 through August 31 and on a first-come, first-served basis!

Also available: 1 single volume $50 SPECIAL - severe water damage to cover - slight insect damage to front pages - only 1 available and NOT part of the 25% summer special offer.

Shipping and Handling for all orders: add $15.95 for a GR order. NOTE: to purchase and ship multiple GRs, please contact the Heritage Center for shipping/handling cost: 215-679-3103 or email: info@schwenkfelder.com.

Please send checks payable to: Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center, 105 Seminary Street, Pennsburg, PA 18073. For credit card purchases, please call the Heritage Center directly: 215-679-3103.

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SUMMER/FALL LECTURE SERIES As is our custom, we are offering a variety of lectures in various formats. The popular Brown Bag (BB) 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. Please note that beginning with our July program, we are discontinuing the Sunday repeat presentation. These programs are free and open to the public.

Wednesday, June 12, noon and Sunday, June 16, 2:00 pm Solomon S. Schultz – Physician and Advocator of the Viehweg Monument

by Allen Viehmeyer The year 2013 marks the 150th anniversary of the Viehweg Monument. Having graduated in 1856 from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Solomon S. Schultz was on a tour of hospitals in England, France, and Germany in 1861. He used this opportunity to visit Schwenckfeld sites in Strasbourg and Ulm and travelled, too, to Harpersdorf, the home of his ancestor Christopher Schultz. There he met Dr. Oswald Kadelbach, a pastor in nearby Probsthain. These two men had deep compassion for those who had been laid to rest in the unsanctified grounds called the Viehweg.

This lecture highlights the life of the American Schwenkfelder who, with the Viehweg Monument, turned the dreams of Schwenkfelders into reality.

Wednesday, July 10, noon Post Offices of Hereford Township

By Ed Mosheim Postal service in Hereford Township began on March 6, 1830. The current township boundaries were established in 1839. This presentation will feature the postal service since 1830. Between 1849 and 1890, post offices were established in the villages of Chapel, Clayton, Huffs Church, Seisholtzville, Harlem, and Hereford.

Examples of the postal history for each of the post offices will be shown.

Chapel Post Office, ca. 1910

Wednesday, August 14, noon The Day the Music Died – History of Sleepy Hollow Ranch

by Larry Roeder Hear about the 23-year history of the popular local music and dance venue and the big names who performed there. Learn about the devastating fire that doomed the Milford Township entertainment spot forever.

Wednesday, September 11, noon and Sunday, September 15, 2:00 pm Schwenkfelder Heritage Tour 2014

by David Luz David Luz and Allen Viehmeyer have planned their third Schwenkfelder Heritage Tour for September 24 – October 10, 2014. The Heritage Tour takes travelers off the beaten tourist path and into the areas of Poland and Germany from where our Schwenkfelder forebears departed. Fascinating for Schwenkfelder descendants and interested travelers alike, this program introduces the regions we will visit, the places we will stay, the foods we will enjoy, and especially the people we will meet.

Approaching Meissen on the Elbe river—Albrecht’s Castle and the Meissen Cathedral tower over the peaceful Elbe river.

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Summer 2013 Programs and Events June 1 – 10:00 am Craft Workshop: Bookbinding: Intro to Box Making June 12 – noon, 16 – 2:00 pm BB Lecture: Solomon S. Schultz – Physician and Advocator of the Viehweg Monument

July 17 – 9:00 am Summer Wednesday: Family Trees & Coat of Arms July 18 – 2:00 pm PA German Dialect Conversation Group July 31 – 9:00 am Summer Wednesday: Cartoons & Linocuts

June 14 – 11:00 am, 15 – 10:00 am Oley Valley Antiques Show – Book Table and Exhibit

August 7 – 9:00 am Summer Wednesday: Fashions & Embroidery

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

August 14 – 9:00 am Summer Wednesday: Boxes & Tableware

June 21 – all day Make Music Upper Perk

August 14 – noon BB Lecture: The Day the Music Died – The History of Sleepy Hollow Ranch

June 26 – 9:00 am Summer Wednesday: Calligraphy & Clock Sculpture July 3 – 9:00 am Summer Wednesday: Bookbinding & Tissue Collage

August 15 – 2:00 pm PA German Dialect Conversation Group August 21 – 9:00 am Summer Wednesday: Clay Tiles & Watercolor

July 6 and 13 – 10:30 am Craft Workshop: Clay Tiles & PA German Countryside

September 11 – noon, 15 – 2:00 pm BB Lecture: Schwenkfelder Heritage Tour 2014

July 10 – 9:00 am Summer Wednesday: Portraiture & Papercutting

September 19 – 2:00 pm PA German Dialect Conversation Group

July 10 – noon BB Lecture: Post Offices of Hereford Township

Mission Statement Summer 2013 Exhibits Through September 18 Local Landscapes First Floor Meeting Room June 30 – September 29 Sculptures by Klaus Ihlenfeld Fraktur Gallery Opens July 9 Time to Eat! Art and Local History Galleries Continuing Upper Perkiomen Valley Baseball Memorabilia Library Hallway Exhibit Cases

The mission of the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center is to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret books, manuscripts and artifacts related to the Schwenkfelders, the people of southeastern Pennsylvania in general and the Perkiomen Valley in particular.

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THOMAS R. BRENDLE SYMPOSIUM

OUR DONORS TOP THE CHARTS!

Saturday, November 2, 2013 8:30 am – 4:00 pm — $40.00 (includes lunch)

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 2012-2013.

At the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center

Studying the Pennsylvania Dutch: Scholars of the Oral, Written and Material Culture Speakers and Presentations:

Bruce D. Bomberger — The Making of Museum Makers – The Landis Brothers Mark L. Louden — Documenting the Pennsylvania Dutch Language Don Yoder — Marion Dexter Learned, Pioneer in Pennsylvania Dutch Studies Linda Dyke — Henry Mercer – His connections with PA Dutch Culture Around the Turn of 20th Century Hedda Durnbaugh — Abraham Cassel, Selftaught Historian and Bibliophile Iren Snavely — Samuel W. Pennypacker, Legacy of His Writings on Pennsylvania A joint presentation of the Goschenhoppen Historians and the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center

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 2012-2013, 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 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!