SCHWENKFELDER LIBRARY & HERITAGE CENTER
105 Seminary Street, Pennsburg, PA 18073
Phone 215 679-3103 Fax 215 679-8175
info@schwenkfelder.com
www.schwenkfelder.com

November 5, 2007

Contact: David W. Luz
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
215-679-3103, phone
215-679-8175, fax

PA-GERMAN IMMIGRATION LECTURE

Pennsburg, PA ---

The Board of Directors of the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center invites the public to an illustrated lecture entitled: PA-Germans, and all those other Hyphenated Germans," on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at noon by Dr. Allen Viehmeyer, Director of Research. The public is invited to bring a lunch, beverages will be provided. The lecture will be repeated on Sunday, November 18, 2007 at 2:00 pm.

This slide presentation explores the immigration story of Germans to North America. Find out what groups came, why and when they came, and where they settled.

The Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center was founded in 1884 as an informal collection in a private home to assure the preservation of the Schwenkfelders' cultural identity. Today the Heritage Center, a not-for-profit organization, is still preserving, interpreting and documenting the history of this German Protestant group, along with the history of the Upper Perkiomen Valley. The Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm; Thursdays 9:00 am to 8:00 pm; Saturdays 10:00 am to 3:00 pm; and Sundays 1:00 to 4:00 pm. The Heritage Center is closed to the public on Mondays. For additional information call 215-679-3103 or visit our website www.schwenkfelder.com

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David W. Luz
Executive Director
Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center
105 Seminary Street Pennsburg, PA 18073
Tel. 215-679-3103 Fax 215-679-8175
email: info@schwenkfelder.com
www.schwenkfelder.com