Brown Bag Lunch Lectures
Bring your lunch and join Dr. Allen Viehmeyer and guest lecturers the second Wednesday of each month for a closer look into th SLHC collections, local, and Schwenkfelder history. Lectures are repeated the following Sunday at 2pm.
- Pa German Barnstars: Celestial Symbolism in Folk Culture
- Presented by Patrick Donmoyer
- September 8, noon
- Repeated September 12, 2:00 p.m.
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This photographic presentation features a survey of decorated Pennsylvania Barns throughout six southeastern Pennsylvania counties. The content of the designs is compared to trends in Pennsylvania German folklore, as it pertains to beliefs and practices associated with the agricultural lifestyle and observations of the heavens.
- Funerary Practices in Pa German Communities
- Presented by David Luz and Candace Perry
- October 13, noon
- A different presentation will be offered on Sunday October 17, 2010 2:00 p.m.
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Join Candace and Dave for a discussion of the ideas and traditions associated with death and funerals among the Schwenkfelders specifically and the PA Dutch in general.
- Ghost Stories with Charlie Adams
- Presented by Charlie Adams
- October 17, 2:00 p.m.
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Ghost Storyteller extraordinaire Charlie Adams will be sending shivers up our spines as only Adams can with stories of the mysterious and macabre. In his own words: “I like to tell ghost stories. I like to scare people. Any meeting room, library hall, restaurant, or stage becomes my campfire around which I spin my eerie yarns. I don my top hat, cape, and walking stick and try my best to transport my audience into another era and onto another plane. My intent is to continue the time-honored art of live storytelling. Ghost storytelling.”
- Daniel Sudermann: South German Schwenkfelder
- Presented by Allen Viehmeyer and Rebecca Lawrence
- November 10, noon
- Repeated November 14, 2:00 p.m.
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Like most of his fellow Schwenkfelders Daniel Sudermann (1550-1631) was not prone to call attention to his embrace of Schwenkfeldianism, yet he played a considerable role in the perpetuation of his faith. This illustrated lecture presents the few known facts about Sudermann’s biography and explores his collection of mystical and spiritual writings, his publications of poetry, emblems, hymns, and writings by Caspar Schwenckfeld.
- Midwife Rosina Heydrich's Diary
- Presented by Allen Viehmeyer
- December 8, noon
- A different presentation will be offered on Sunday December 12, 2010 2:00 p.m.
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Hannes Haug, August 1, 1770, is the first name listed; Schne˙der 1819 is the last. Altogether about 1000 births were recorded by midwife Rosina Heydrich in a manuscript diary she kept for some fifty years. This slide presentation highlights some of the families mentioned as well as the rare comments written next to some births.
- Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania
- Presented by Lisa Minardi, Assistant Curator of Furniture at Winterthur Museum
- December 12, 2:00 p.m.
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Lisa Minardi will present highlights of her research for the forthcoming book and exhibition Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania, 1725-1850. Focused on well-documented furniture and the people who made and owned it, this ground-breaking study offers a comprehensive look at the region’s colorful and diverse furniture traditions, including those of the Germans, Scots-Irish, and Quakers.
- The 2010 Heritage Tour
- Presented by David Luz
- January 12, noon
- Repeated Sunday, January 16, 2:00 p.m.
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The latest Schwenkfelder Heritage Tour was from July 25 to August 10. This slide presentation will report on the tour activities including sites visited and wonderful meals.