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

September 27, 2007

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

LOCAL HISTORIAN'S LIFE CELEBRATED

Pennsburg, PA ---
The Board of Directors of the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center invites the public to an illustrated lecture on the life of the Rev. Dr.
Elmer E. S. Johnson on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at noon by Dr. Johnson's grandson, Waldo Johnson. The public is invited to bring a lunch, beverages will be provided. The lecture will be repeated on Sunday, October 14, 2007 at 2:00 pm.

Elmer E. S. Johnson (1872 - 1959) was probably one of the most fascinating Schwenkfelder antiquarians and scholars who ever lived. Raised in Hereford Township, Berks County, he held an active leadership role in the Schwenkfelder community while Pastor of the Hereford Mennonite Church in Bally and a professor at Hartford Theological Seminary in Connecticut. Hear about this man's intriguing life and intense pursuit of Schwenckfeld and Schwenkfelder history.

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