Staff from the Heritage Center can come to your group to share information about the Center or on a special subject. Below is a list of topics we have prepared, but if you have an idea, ask us. Most talks run about 45-60 minutes long, with time for questions.

 There is no fee, though a donation is welcome. If your location is more than 50 miles away, we do ask to be reimbursed for tolls and mileage at the current IRS rate. A virtual presentation also may be possible. To request a program, call 215-679-3103 or email info@schwenkfelder.org.

 Topics presented by Curator of Collections Candace Perry

 ·         A Survey of Pennsylvania German Samplers

·         How the Pretzel Survived Prohibition and Other Twisted Tales

·         A History of the Christmas Putz

·         Pennsylvania German Quilting Traditions

·         Educated Pigs and Mrs. Wafflebach: Shows and Show People in 19th Century Southeastern Pennsylvania

·         Taking the Waters: Mineral Springs, Water Cures, and Hygienic Institutions in 19th Century Pennsylvania

·         Acting Dutch: Pennsylvania Dutch-Inspired Theater of the 20th Century

·         The Ladies of Pennsylvania Dutch Literature

Topics presented by Associate Director of Research Dr. Allen Viehmeyer

·         Caspar Schwenckfeld and the Founding of Schwenckfeldianism

·         The Schwenkfelder Immigration to Pennsylvania

·         Schwenkfelders, Moravians, and their Music

·         Schwenckfeld, Schwenkfelders, and Pietism

·         The Evolution of German Printing and Handwriting between 1700 and 2000

·         Schwenckfeld Scholar Elmer Johnson and Family in Wolfenbüttel Germany, during the Corpus Years 1904–1919.

Topics presented by Executive Director Beth A. Twiss Houting

·         Introduction to the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center

·         Farm Life: Yesterday and Yesteryear in the Heritage Center Exhibits

·         “Quietly, Modestly, Efficiently, and Intelligently”:  The Life and Work of Selina Gerhard Schultz