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

April 4, 2008
Contact: David Luz
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
215-679-3103, phone;
215-679-8175, fax

CASPAR SCHWENCKFELD IN EXILE LECTURE

Pennsburg, PA ---

The Board of Directors of the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center, 105 Seminary Street, Pennsburg, invites the public to an illustrated lectures entitled "Caspar Schwenckfeld in Exile" on Sunday, April 14, 2008 at 2:00 pm by Dr. Allen Viehmeyer, Associate Director of Research. The lecture is presented at no charge to the public.

Caspar Schwenckfeld was forty years old when he voluntarily left Silesia, Germany to live the remaining 30 years of his life in exile. In exile he lived in southern and southwestern portions of the old German Empire. This slide presentation tells the story of Schwenckfeld's life in exile, focusing on the cities and towns where he lived and the interesting people he met.

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