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

August 22, 2008

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

German Print and Script Courses at Mennonite and Schwenkfelder Heritage Centers, Pennsburg, PA:

The Board of Directors of the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center, 105 Seminary Street, Pennsburg, PA, announces a collaborative program with the Mennonite Heritage Center in Harleysville teaching German print and script reading to be held this September and October. Associate Director of Research, Dr. Allen Viehmeyer, will be teaching the classes.
Do you have old German books, newspapers, and documents printed before 1940 that you would like to read? This is a perfect opportunity for local historians, genealogists, and more. Develop a working knowledge of reading old fashioned styles of handwriting and German print through a series of workshops offered at the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center in Pennsburg and the Mennonite Heritage Center in Harleysville this fall.

There are three sets of workshops for print and another three for handwriting. The Introduction workshop presents the basic letterforms and how to distinguish very similar letters. The reading of some basic text and writing samples from the 19th century is included. The second workshop, Practice in Reading, represents more difficult text and handwriting samples ranging from the 18th to the 16th centuries. The third workshop invites participants to bring in their own text and handwritten documents for reading with the assistance of the instructor.

All workshops are taught by Dr. Allen Viehmeyer. The print workshops are in September and the handwriting workshops are in October. The cost ranges from $30-$40 for each workshop. The workshops are offered at both institutions.

On Saturdays the workshop are held at the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center; on Thursday evenings they are at the Mennonite Heritage Center.

Visit our website www.schwenkfelder.com/Education/AdultPrograms.htm or call 215-679-3103 for more information.

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