2011 Calendar of Events of Pennsylvania German Cultural Interest
Starred (*) events listed through the courtesy of Russell Miller, Blandon, Pa., and Francis D. Kline, Robesonia, Pa.
January
January 1-October 31, Saturdays, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Exhibit: Hattie Brunner, Primitive Artist of Pennsylvania German Culture Sponsored by Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley McConnell Mansion, 249 West Main Street, Ephrata, Pa. Free Phone: (717) 733-1616
January 2-December 31, Tuesday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Exhibit: Decorated and Plain: A Mennonite and Amish Sampler, including quilts, folk art, textiles and other domestic arts, agriculture, fraktur, religious thought, and education Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 2215 Millstream Road, Lancaster, Pa. Fee Phone: (717) 393-9745; www.lmhs.org
January 7, 10:00 a.m. Pennsylvania German Hour Comcast Cable BCTV (Can be viewed at www.BCTV.org) Replays Saturday at 9:00 p.m., Sunday at 10:00a.m., and Tuesday at 2:00 p.m.
January 15, 1:00 p.m.* Pennsylvania Dutch Heritage Group Providence Place, 3377 Fox Run Road, Dover, Pa. Phone: (717) 764-0960
January 17, 7:00 p.m. Oley Valley Pennsylvania Dutch Club Oley High School, Room 123, 17 Jefferson Street, Oley, Pa.
January 19, 8:00 a.m.* Pennsylvania German Dialect and Kultur Society Risser’s Restaurant, Stouchsburg, Pa.
January 20, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Pennsylvania German Dialect and Conversation Group Join members of the Pennsylvania German community to listen and talk about various subjects in Deitsch. Sing songs in the dialect and listen to music. Conversation group meetings are open to the public. The SLHC provides coffee and tea for all participants. Join the conversation! No R.S.V.P. required Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center, Pennsburg, Pa.
January 20, 7:00 p.m.* Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch Friend Group Saint Peter’s Lutheran Church, 1933 Hanover Avenue, Allentown, Pa. Phone: (610) 264-2979
January 21, 6:43 p.m.* Grund Sau No. 17, Fersommling No. 30 Fire Company, Mount Zion, Pa.
January 22, 1:00-4:00 p.m. Folk Art and Friendship Workshop: Valentine Tin Workshop Landis Valley Museum Workshop with Beth Feaser. Fee Information: Weathervane Museum Store, (717) 569-9312
January 26, 6:30 p.m.* Grund Sau No. 15, Fersommling No. 45 Fire Company, Kutztown, Pa.
January 27, 6:30 p.m.* Grund Sau No. 4, Fersommling No. 63 Center Hall, Quakertown, Pa.
January 29, 1:00-4:00 p.m. Folk Art and Friendship Workshop: Moravian Star-Making Landis Valley Museum Workshop with Maria Kneuker. Fee Information: Weathervane Museum Store, (717) 569-9312
January 29, 7:00 p.m. Annual Music Night with soprano Sherrie Strange-Pratt A Lancaster Roots 2011 event. Tickets required Neffsville Mennonite Church, Neffsville, Pa. Phone: (717) 393-9745; e-mail: [email protected]
January 31, 6:30 p.m.* Grund Sau No. 9, Fersommling No. 57 Fire Company, Dublin, Pa.
February
February 2, 8:00 a.m.* Will “Uni” See His Shadow? Union Canal, Myerstown, Pa.
February 2, 6:30 p.m.* Grund Sau No. 1, Fersommling No. 75 Fire Company, Germansville, Pa.
February 4, 10:00 a.m. Pennsylvania German Hour Comcast Cable BCTV (Can be viewed at www.BCTV.org) Replays Saturday at 9:00 p.m., Sunday at 10:00a.m., and Tuesday at 2:00 p.m.
February 4, 6:30 p.m.* Grund Sau No. 11, Fersommling No. 54 Smitty’s Social Hall, Ashfield, Pa.
February 7, 7:00 p.m. The 1711 Mennonite Migration from Bern, Switzerland Quarterly educational meeting with historians James Lowry and John L. Ruth. A Lancaster Roots 2011 event at Christian Aid Ministries near Hinkletown, Pa. Free Phone: (717) 393-9745; e-mail: [email protected]
February 17, 7:00 p.m. Oley Valley Pennsylvania Dutch Club Oley High School, Room 123, 17 Jefferson Street, Oley, Pa.
February 9, 6:30 p.m.* Grund Sau No. 2, Fersommling No. 74 Fire Company, Tylersport, Pa.
February 16, 8:00 a.m.* Pennsylvania German Dialect and Kultur Society Risser’s Restaurant, Stouchsburg, Pa.
February 17, 7:00 p.m.* Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch Friend Group Saint Peter’s Lutheran Church, 1933 Hanover Avenue, Allentown, Pa. Phone: (610) 264-2979
February 19, 1:00 p.m.* Pennsylvania Dutch Heritage Group Providence Place, 3377 Fox Run Road, Dover, Pa. Phone: (717) 764-0960
February 21, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Pennsylvania German Dialect and Conversation Group Join members of the Pennsylvania German community to listen and talk about various subjects in Deitsch. Reminisce about the old days and review William Rupp’s column in Town and Country. Conversation group meetings are open to the public. The SLHC provides coffee and tea for all participants. Join the conversation! No R.S.V. P required Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center, Pennsburg, Pa.
February 21, 7:00 p.m. Oley Valley Pennsylvania Dutch Club Oley High School, Room 123, 17 Jefferson Street, Oley, Pa.
February 23, 7:30 p.m. Hattie Brunner (1889-1982), Reinholds Dealer and Artist Raymond J. Brunner, grandson of Hattie Brunner, spent much time with this nationally known antiques dealer in Pennsylvania German decorative arts. A primitive-style artist, she began painting at the age of sixty-seven and produced over five hundred finished works, mostly watercolors. Brunner will share historical and biographical details about the treasure trove of her work and items from her life that he has inherited. Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley meeting at Ephrata Public Library, 550 South Reading Road, Ephrata, Pa. Free Phone: (717) 733-1616
February 25, 6:30 p.m.* Grund Sau No. 6, Fersommling No. 61 Kresgeville Fire Company, Kresgeville, Pa.
March
March 4, 10:00 a.m. Pennsylvania German Hour Comcast Cable, BCTV (Can be viewed at www.BCTV.org) Replays Saturday at 9:00 p.m., Sunday at 10:00 a.m., and Tuesday at 2:00 p.m.
March 7, 7:00 p.m. Oley Valley Pennsylvania Dutch Club Oley High School, Room 123, 17 Jefferson Street, Oley, Pa.
March 10, 7:00 p.m. Introduction to the Pennsylvania German Dialect Overview of the history of the dialect and introduction to what to expect from dialect classes with Keith Reigart, teacher Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 2215 Millstream Road, Lancaster, Pa. Free Phone: (717) 393-9745; e-mail: [email protected]
March 11, 6:30 p.m.* Grund Sau No. 18, Om Gross Forelle Grick No. 20 Fire Company, Emerald, Pa.
March 12, 1:00-4:00 p.m. Folk Art and Friendship Workshop: Wool-Felt Candle Mat Landis Valley Museum Workshop with Maria Kneuker. Fee Information: Weathervane Museum Store, (717) 569-9312
March 12, 12:00-4:00 p.m. Charter Day at Conrad Weiser Homestead Military reenactors will provide living history demonstrations of military life during the French and Indian War. Charter Day honors the 1681 charter given to William Penn by King Charles II. Free Conrad Weiser Homestead, 28 Weiser Lane, Womelsdorf, Pa. Phone: (610) 589-2934
March 14, 6:30 p.m.* Grund Sau No. 16, Fersommling No. 40 Schnecksville Fire Company
March 15-May 17, Tuesday evenings, 7:00-9:00 p.m. Intermediate Pennsylvania German Dialect Classes Keith Reigart, instructor; advance registration required. Fee Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 2215 Millstream Road, Lancaster, Pa. Phone: (717) 393-9745; [email protected]
March 16, 8:00 a.m.* Pennsylvania German Dialect and Kultur Society Risser’s Restaurant, Stouchsburg, Pa.
March 17, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Pennsylvania German Dialect and Conversation Group Join members of the Pennsylvania German community to listen and talk about various subjects in Deitsch. Conversation-group meetings are open to the public. The SLHC provides coffee and tea for all participants. Join the conversation! No R.S.V.P. required Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center Pennsburg, Pa.
March 17, 2:30 p.m. Lecture: The Pennsylvania German Barn Following the annual business meeting of the Friends of the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center, Robert F. Ensminger will present an illustrated lecture on the Pennsylvania barn. The acknowledged authority on the subject, he will share the results of his long interest in the Pennsylvania barn. Free; open to the public Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center Pennsburg, Pa.
March 17, 6:30 p.m.* Grund Sau No. 14, Fersommling No. 49 Lower Milford Fire Company
March 17, 7:00 p.m.* Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch Friend Group Saint Peter’s Lutheran Church, 1933 Hanover Avenue, Allentown, Pa. Phone: (610) 264-2979
March 17-May 19, Thursday evenings, 7:00-9:00 p.m. Beginner Pennsylvania German Dialect Classes Keith Reigart, instructor; advance registration required. Fee Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 2215 Millstream Road, Lancaster, Pa. Phone: (717) 393-9745; [email protected]
March 19, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. 16th Annual Pennsylvania German Heritage Festival Speakers and exhibits Harrisburg Area Community College, Lebanon Campus E-mail: [email protected]
March 19, 1:00 p.m.* Pennsylvania Dutch Heritage Group Providence Place, 3377 Fox Run Road, Dover, Pa. Phone: (717) 764-0960
March 21, 7:00 p.m. Oley Valley Pennsylvania Dutch Club Oley High School, Room 123, 17 Jefferson Street, Oley, Pa.
March 23, 7:00 p.m. Canals and Canal Life in the Susquehanna River Basin Stephen A. Runkle will provide a Powerpoint overview of the region’s canals and their engineering and construction and will discuss canal boats and their operation. Additionally, he will cover the life of canal families, the various canal occupations, and recreation on the canals. He will utilize the best canal photographs from the archives of the two premiere canal museums in the region. Sponsored by Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley at Ephrata Public Library, 550 South Reading Road, Ephrata, Pa. Free Phone: (717) 733-1616; e-mail: [email protected]
March 26-27, Saturday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Sunday, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. 8th Annual Reading-Berks Chapter, Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsman, Spring Fine Arts and Crafts Festival 80+ master traditional folk-art and contemporary craftsmen and fine artists showcase juried crafts and artwork; senior art and craft students from Kutztown University will display and sell their work; includes wood carving, scherenschnitte, metalwork, theorem and folk-art painting, redware pottery, fiber work, stained glass, rug hooking, jewelry, and more; live music, café; adults, fee; children 12 and under, free; ample parking Hosted in partnership with the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University Field House, Trexler Avenue (South Campus Drive) and S. Baldy Street, Kutztown, Pa. Phone: (610) 678-6650; e-mail: [email protected]
March 26, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Redware Pottery Workshop led by Denise Wilz Mennonite Historians of Eastern Pennsylvania, Harleysville, Pa. Registration required.
March 28, 6:30 p.m.* Grund Sau No. 13, Fersommling No. 49 Fire Company, East Greenville, Pa.
April
April 1, 10:00 a.m. Pennsylvania German Hour Comcast Cable, BCTV (Can be viewed at www.BCTV.org) Replays Saturday at 9:00 p.m., Sunday at 10:00 a.m., and Tuesday at 2:00 p.m.
April 2, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Annual Lancaster Family History Conference Keynote speakers: George G. Morgan, genealogist, and Donald B. Kraybill, sociologist Concurrent workshops and tours A Lancaster Roots 2011 event. Pre-registration required DoubleTree Resort, Willow Street, Pa. Phone: (717) 393-9745; e-mail: [email protected]
April 4, 7:00 p.m. Oley Valley Pennsylvania Dutch Club Oley High School, Room 123, 17 Jefferson Street, Oley, Pa.
April 8, 6:30 p.m.* Grund Sau No. 10, Fersommling No. 56 Fire Company, Polk Township, Pa.
April 14, 2:00 – 4:00 pm Pennsylvania German Dialect and Conversation Group Join members of the Pennsylvania German community to listen and talk about various subjects in Deitsch. Conversation-group meetings are open to the public. The SLHC provides coffee and tea for all participants. Join the conversation! No R.S.V.P. required Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center Pennsburg, Pa.
April 15, 6:30 p.m.* Grund Sau No. 5, Fersommling No. 64 Masonic Lodge, Pine Grove, Pa.
April 15, 5:00 p.m.* Unner Mahanoy un Nochberschaft 66thh Fersommling Kevin’s Place, Lykens, Pa. Phone: (570) 648-4095
April 16, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Easter on the Farm Program featuring Pennsylvania German Easter customs and traditions. Artisans will demonstrate in farmhouse. Activities for everyone. Free admission and parking Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center, 13 Luckenbill Road, Kutztown, Pa. Phone: (484) 646-4172; e-mail: [email protected]
April 16, 1:00 p.m.* Pennsylvania Dutch Heritage Group Providence Place, 3377 Fox Run Road, Dover, Pa. Phone: (717) 764-0960
April 16, 6:15 p.m. Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society Banquet/Lecture Annual family-style banquet plus lecture featuring former Goshen College president Shirley Showalter on “Why Memories Are Important.” Yoder’s Restaurant along Pa. Route 23, New Holland, Pa.; advance reservation required. Phone: (717) 393-9745; e-mail: [email protected]
April 18, 7:00 p.m. Oley Valley Pennsylvania Dutch Club Oley High School, Room 123, 17 Jefferson Street, Oley, Pa.
April 20, 8:00 a.m.* Pennsylvania German Dialect and Kultur Society Risser’s Restaurant, Stouchsburg, Pa.
April 21, 7:00 p.m.* Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch Friend Group Saint Peter’s Lutheran Church, 1933 Hanover Avenue, Allentown, Pa. Phone: (610) 264-2979
April 25, 6:30 p.m.* Baerricks Kounty Fersommling No. 72 Market Hall, Leesport, Pa.
April 26, 6:30 p.m.* Upper Perkiomen Ladies No. 7, Banquet No. 27 Fire Company, East Greenville, Pa.
April 27, 7:30 p.m. The Landis Brothers of Landis Valley In an illustrated lecture, curator Bruce D. Bomberger will sketch the lives of Henry and George Landis, brothers who became the founders of Landis Valley Museum, one of the largest “living history” villages in the country dedicated to preservation of varied facets of early Pennsylvania German life. He will discuss what motivated these brothers to collect and found this museum and how the development of their lives influenced what they collected. Sponsored by Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley at Ephrata Public Library, 550 South Reading Road, Ephrata, Pa. Free Phone: (717) 733-1616; e-mail: [email protected]
April 28, 6:30 p.m.* Grund Sau No. 7, Fersommling No. 60 Fire Company, East Greenville, Pa.
April 29, 6:30 p.m.* Grund Sau No. 8, Fersommling No. 58 Smitty’s Social Hall, Ashfield, Pa. . April 30-May 1, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Old-Time Plow Boys, Spring Plowing Show Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center program featuring barrel rides, wagon rides around the property, children’s games/crafts, and food; free parking and admission Phone: (484) 646-4172; e-mail: [email protected]
May
May 2, 7:00 p.m. Oley Valley Pennsylvania Dutch Club Oley High School, Room 123, 17 Jefferson Street, Oley, Pa.
May 6, 10:00 a.m. Pennsylvania German Hour Comcast Cable, BCTV (Can be viewed at www.BCTV.org) Replays Saturday at 9:00 p.m., Sunday at 10:00 a.m., and Tuesday at 2:00 p.m.
May 7, 6:00 p.m.* Huffa Karrich Fersommling No. 16 Fire Company, Seisholtzville, Pa.
May 13, 7:13 p.m.* Grund Sau No. 12, Fersommling No. 52 Haag’s Hotel, Shartlesville, Pa.
May 14, 9:00 a.m.* Nicholas Stoltzfus Home Benefit Auction 1700 Tulpehocken Road, Wyomissing, Pa.
May 16, 7:00 p.m. DNA: Opportunities and Dilemmas Quarterly educational meeting with scientist Darvin Martin A Lancaster Roots 2011 event. Free Forest Hills Mennonite Church, Leola, Pa. Phone: (717) 393-9745; e-mail: [email protected]
May 16, 7:00 p.m. Oley Valley Pennsylvania Dutch Club Oley High School, Room 123, 17 Jefferson Street, Oley, Pa.
May 18, 8:00 a.m.* Pennsylvania German Dialect and Kultur Society Risser’s Restaurant, Stouchsburg, Pa.
May 19, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Pennsylvania German Dialect and Conversation Group Join members of the Pennsylvania German community to listen and talk about various subjects in Deitsch. The SLHC provides coffee and tea for all participants. Join the conversation! No R.S.V.P. required Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center Pennsburg, Pa.
May 19, 7:00 p.m.* Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch Friend Group Saint Peter’s Lutheran Church, 1933 Hanover Avenue, Allentown, Pa. Phone: (610) 264-2979
May 21, 1:00 p.m.* Pennsylvania Dutch Heritage Group Providence Place, 3377 Fox Run Road, Dover, Pa. Phone: (717) 764-0960
May 25, 7:30 p.m. Paint, Pattern, and People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania, 1725-1850 Lisa Minardi and Wendy Cooper will explore the colorful and diverse furniture of southeastern Pennsylvania and the people who made, owned, inherited, and collected it. Delving into the cultures and creativity of the area’s inhabitants, primarily those of Germanic and British heritage, they have studied hundreds of objects, including furniture, fraktur, needlework, paintings, and other items related to the history of the region. Sponsored by Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley at Ephrata Public Library, 550 South Reading Road, Ephrata, Pa. Phone: (717) 733-1616; e-mail: [email protected]
June
June 3, 10:00 a.m. Pennsylvania German Hour Comcast Cable, BCTV (Can be viewed at www.BCTV.org) Replays Saturday at 9:00 p.m., Sunday at 10:00 a.m., and Tuesday at 2:00 p.m.
June 4 Pennsylvania German Society, 121st Annual Meeting, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Paint, Pattern, and People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania, 1725-1850 Wendy Cooper will explore the colorful and diverse furniture of southeastern Pennsylvania and the people who made, owned, inherited, and collected it. Delving into the cultures and creativity of the area’s inhabitants, primarily those of Germanic and British heritage, they have studied hundreds of objects, including furniture, fraktur, needlework, paintings, and other items related to the history of the region. Lisa Minardi will present a talk on the Muhlenberg family as part of the Annual Meeting program. Fee Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, Del. Phone: (717) 597-7940; e-mail: [email protected]
June 6, 7:00 p.m. Oley Valley Pennsylvania Dutch Club Oley High School, Room 123, 17 Jefferson Street, Oley, Pa.
June 15, 10:30 a.m.* Pennsylvania German Dialect and Kultur Society Picnic Williamson Lodge, Womelsdorf, Pa.
June 16, 7:00 p.m.* Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch Friend Group Saint Peter’s Lutheran Church, 1933 Hanover Avenue, Allentown, Pa. Phone: (610) 264-2979
June 18, 4th Annual Summer Garden Party Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm Come out to the farm and learn the basics of gardening. Tour the Pennsylvania German kitchen garden, learn about herbal vinegars, medicinal and culinary herbs, try herb bread baked in our outdoor brick bake oven, have a question-answer session with a gardener, and get help with garden plans. Come visit the farm, rain or shine, and enjoy a day of garden lore. 1000 Turkey Hill Road, Stroudsburg Pa. Phone: (570) 992-6161; e-mail: [email protected]
June 18, 1:00 p.m.* Pennsylvania Dutch Heritage Group Providence Place, 3377 Fox Run Road, Dover, Pa. Phone: (717) 764-0960
June 20, 7:00 p.m. Oley Valley Pennsylvania Dutch Club Oley High School, Room 123, 17 Jefferson Street, Oley, Pa.
June 25, 6:00 p.m. Music in the Orchard Beautiful music meets a lovely setting 1719 Herr House, Willow Street, Pa. Phone: (717) 464-4438; e-mail: [email protected]
June 25, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.* Cherry Fair Historic Schaefferstown Farm, Schaefferstown, Pa.
July
July 1, 10:00 a.m. Pennsylvania German Hour Comcast Cable, BCTV (Can be viewed at www.BCTV.org) Replays Saturday at 9:00 p.m., Sunday at 10:00 a.m., and Tuesday at 2:00 p.m.
July 2-10, 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Kutztown Folk Festival Exhibits by about 200 of America’s finest traditional craftsmen; food, music, and folk life; fun for all ages Kutztown Fairgrounds, Kutztown, Pa. http://www.kutztownfestival.com
July 10, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Hessian Heritage Day Find out how to document your Hessian ancestors, and meet descendants of other Hessian soldiers Johannes Schwalm Historical Association Valley View Park, Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pa. Phone: (570) 648-4095
July 16, 1:00 p.m.* Pennsylvania Dutch Heritage Group Providence Place, 3377 Fox Run Road, Dover, Pa. Phone: (717) 764-0960
July 18, 7:00 p.m. Oley Valley Pennsylvania Dutch Club Oley High School, Room 123, 17 Jefferson Street, Oley, Pa.
July 23, 6:00 p.m. Music in the Orchard 1719 Herr House, Willow Street, Pa. Phone: (717) 464-4438; e-mail: [email protected]
July 25-28, Monday-Thursday Pennsylvania German Children’s Cultural Camp, morning Pennsylvania German Yunge (Older Children) Cultural Camp, afternoon Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center, Kutztown, Pa. Phone: (610)-683-1589; e-mail: [email protected]
August
August 1, 7:00 p.m. Oley Valley Pennsylvania Dutch Club Oley High School, Room 123, 17 Jefferson Street, Oley, Pa.
August 5, 10:00 a.m. Pennsylvania German Hour Comcast Cable, BCTV (Can be viewed at www.BCTV.org) Replays Saturday at 9:00 p.m., Sunday at 10:00 a.m., and Tuesday at 2:00 p.m.
August 12, 12:00-8:00 p.m., August 13, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. 45th Goschenhoppen Folk Festival Family oriented day of old-fashioned (1750-1900) foods and Pennsylvania Dutch meals; 500+ skilled and apprentice craftsmen giving live demonstrations of more than 150 skills of the 18th and 19th centuries. Exhibitors are dressed in authentic period costumes of the periods and use authentic tools to recreate traditional home skills, trades, pastimes, foods, and folk music. Stage programs and lectures are both scholarly and entertaining, serious and humorous, in the dialect and in English. Adults and children (6-12), fee. No pets Henry Antes Plantation, 318 Colonial Road, Frederick, Pa. Phone: (215) 679-9109 or (610) 754-9238; Web site: http://www.goschenhoppen.org/festival.htm
August 13, 4:00-9:00 p.m.* Deitsch Piknik, Walt Groller Huff’s Church, Berks County, Pa.
August 13-14, 10:00 a.m-4:00 p.m. Old-Time Plow Boys Plowing Show and Pennsylvania Artist Blacksmith Association Show Artisan demonstrations, opportunities to learn about Pennsylvania German customs and traditions; tours of a traditional farmhouse; free; ample parking Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center, 15197 Kutztown Road, Kutztown, Pa. Phone: (610) 683-1330
August 15, 7:00 p.m. Oley Valley Pennsylvania Dutch Club Oley High School, Room 123, 17 Jefferson Street, Oley, Pa.
August 17-20, 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Annual Bookworm Frolic 40,000+ categorized, used books for sale; rain or shine Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 2215 Millstream Road, Lancaster, Pa. Phone: (717) 393-9745; e-mail: [email protected]
August 20, 1:00 p.m.* Pennsylvania Dutch Heritage Group Providence Place, 3377 Fox Run Road, Dover, Pa. Phone: (717) 764-0960
August 24, 7:30 p.m. Antique Tractors Don Lohr will give a slide-illustrated presentation on antique farm tractors from the early 1900s to the 1950s. He will show the evolution of engines from the horizontal to vertical, from steel wheel to rubber, from crank to starter, from belt to power-take-off, and mechanical lift to hydraulics. Sponsored by Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley at Ephrata Public Library, 550 South Reading Road, Ephrata, Pa. Free Phone: (717) 733-1616; e-mail: [email protected]
August 27, 7:00 a.m.-noon Heritage Trail Bike Ride and Walk Bike from eastern edge of Lancaster County to Willow Street, or walk the length of the original Pequea settlement (from Strasburg to Willow Street); follow path that early settlers walked through Lancaster County, Pa.; enjoy refreshments at journey’s end at 1719 Herr House, 1749 Hans Herr Drive, Willow Street, Pa.; fundraiser for reconstruction of Native American longhouse on 1719 Herr House grounds; a Lancaster Roots 2011 event. Fee Phone: (717) 464-4438; e-mail: [email protected]
September
September, Dates TBA, 7:00-9:00 p.m.* Six-Weeks Pennsylvania German Dialect Class N. Daniel Schwalm, teacher Salem Church, Ridge Road, Rough-and-Ready (near Klingerstown), Pa. Phone: (570) 648-4095
September 2, 10:00 a.m. Pennsylvania German Hour Comcast Cable, BCTV (Can be viewed at www.BCTV.org) Replays Saturday at 9:00 p.m., Sunday at 10:00 a.m., and Tuesday at 2:00 p.m.
September 5, 7:00 p.m. Oley Valley Pennsylvania Dutch Club Oley High School, Room 123, 17 Jefferson Street, Oley, Pa.
September 8, 7:00 p.m. Introduction to the Pennsylvania German Dialect Overview of the history of the dialect and introduction to what to expect from the Society’s dialect classes with Keith Reigart, teacher Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 2215 Millstream Road, Lancaster, Pa.; free Phone: (717) 393-9745; e-mail: [email protected]
September 10, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Pequea Settlement Historic Driving Tour Starting at the 1719 Herr House in Willow Street, Pa., drive, ride, or walk between historic sites in Lancaster County’s first settlement. Phone: (717) 464-4438; e-mail: [email protected]
September 10, Dinner, 1:00 and 5:00 p.m.; play, 2:15 and 6:15 p.m.* Pennsylvania Dutch Dinner Theater Huff’s Church, Berks County, Pa.
September 11, 2:30 p.m.* Dialect Service Little Tulpehocken Church, Bernville, Pa.
September 13-November 15, Tuesdays, 7:00-9:00 p.m. Intermediate Pennsylvania German Dialect Classes Keith Reigart, instructor; advance registration required. Fee Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 2215 Millstream Road, Lancaster, Pa. Phone: (717) 393-9745; [email protected]
September 15-November 17, Thursdays, 7:00-9:00 p.m. Beginner Pennsylvania German Dialect Classes Keith Reigart, instructor; advance registration required. Fee Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 2215 Millstream Road, Lancaster, Pa. Phone: (717) 393-9745; [email protected]
September 16, 6:43 p.m. Heidelberg Fersommling No. 29 Fire Company, Mount Zion, Pa.
September 17, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Redware Pottery Workshop led by Denise Wilz Mennonite Historians of Eastern Pennsylvania, Harleysville, Pa. Registration required Phone: (215) 256-3020
September 17, 1:00 p.m.* Pennsylvania Dutch Heritage Group Providence Place, 3377 Fox Run Road, Dover, Pa. Phone: (717 ) 764-0960
September 17-18, 10:00 a.m-5:00 p.m.* Fall Harvest Fair Historic Schaefferstown Farm, Schaefferstown, Pa.
September 19, 7:00 p.m. Oley Valley Pennsylvania Dutch Club Oley High School, Room 123, 17 Jefferson Street, Oley, Pa.
September 19, 7:00 p.m. Annual Storytelling Night Quarterly educational meeting with Miriam Book and Lawrence Chiles at James Street Mennonite Church, Lancaster, Pa.; free A Lancaster Roots 2011 event Sponsored by Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 2215 Millstream Road, Lancaster, Pa. Phone: (717) 393-9745; e-mail: [email protected]
September 21, 8:00 a.m.* Pennsylvania German Dialect and Kultur Society Risser’s Restaurant, Stouchsburg, Pa.
September 21, 6:30 p.m.* Die Grossdaadi Grundsow Lodge No. 26 Kutztown Grange Hall, Kutztown, Pa.
September 24, Service, 2:30 p.m., supper, 4:00-7:30 p.m.* Dialect Service Turkey and Waffle Supper Salem (Belleman’s) Church, Mohrsville, Pa.
September 24-25, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Heritage Harvest Fescht Experience Pennsylvania German music, food, crafts, and farm activities at a family friendly event. Local artisans will demonstrate crafts and display their art. Demonstrations will occur daily in the farmhouse museum and at different locations on the complex. Historical farmhouse will be open for tours as well as other buildings, such as the summer house, the bank barn, and one of the log houses. Inside the log home will be a carpenter’s tool exhibit. Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center, 13 Luckenbill Road, Kutztown, Pa. Phone: (610) 683-1330
October
October 1, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Snitz Fest, Lancaster County’s beloved festival of Pennsylvania German food and crafts. Celebrate the cultural heritage of the Pennsylvania Germans in this community event featuring costumed interpreters demonstrating colonial-era arts, crafts, and farming; includes hands-on activities and traditional foods; a Lancaster Roots 2011 event 1719 Herr House, Willow Street, Pa. Phone: (717) 464-4438; e-mail: director @hansherr.org
October 1, 5:00 p.m.* West Berks County Fersommling No. 32 Saint Paul’s United Church of Christ, Robesonia, Pa.
October 1, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.* Annual Book and Bake Sale Historic Schaefferstown, Schaefferstown, Pa.
October1-2, 11:00-5:00 p.m.* Berks County Heritage Days, Pennsylvania German Day Berks County Heritage Center, 1102 Red Bridge Road, Reading, Pa. Phone: (610) 374-8839
October 3, 7:00 p.m. Oley Valley Pennsylvania Dutch Club Oley High School, Room 123, 17 Jefferson Street, Oley, Pa.
October 6* German American Day
October 7, 10:00 a.m. Pennsylvania German Hour Comcast Cable, BCTV (Can be viewed at www.BCTV.org) Replays Saturday at 9:00 p.m., Sunday at 10:00 a.m., and Tuesday at 2:00 p.m.
October 8, 6:00 p.m.* Ono Deitsch Fersommling No. 59 Fire Company, Ono, Pa.
October 9, 2:30 p.m.* Dialect Service Altalaha Lutheran Church, Rehrersburg, Pa.
October 15, 1:00 p.m.* Pennsylvania Dutch Heritage Group Providence Place, 3377 Fox Run Road, Dover, Pa. Phone: (717) 764-0960
October 17, 7:00 p.m. Oley Valley Pennsylvania Dutch Club Oley High School, Room 123, 17 Jefferson Street, Oley, Pa.
October 19, 8:00 a.m.* Pennsylvania German Dialect and Kultur Society Risser’s Restaurant, Stouchsburg, Pa.
October 20, 6:30 p.m.* Grund Sau No. 15, Monsleit un Weibsleit No. 27 Kutztown, Pa.
October 20, 7:00 p.m.* Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch Friend Group Saint Peter’s Lutheran Church, 1933 Hanover Avenue, Allentown, Pa. Phone: (610) 264-2979
October 26, 7:30 p.m. The Notorious Buzzard Gang, Outlaws of the Welsh Mountains New Holland police officer Michael Zimmerman will feature detailed information about a group of twenty men, seven of whom were brothers, who stormed through the area committing crimes all over Lancaster County from the late 1800s into the early 1900s—stealing horses and jewelry from homes, cracking safes, holding up stores and trains, and hosting fraudulent tent-revival meetings while cohorts stole attendees’ horses and chickens. Sponsored by Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley in the Ephrata Firehall basement, 135 South State Street, Ephrata, Pa. Phone: (717) 733-1616; e-mail: [email protected]
October 29, 7:00-10:00 p.m. Harvest Party 1719 Herr House, Willow Street, Pa. Phone: (717) 464-4438; e-mail: director @ hansherr.org
November
November 4, 10:00 a.m. Pennsylvania German Hour Comcast Cable, BCTV (Can be viewed at www.BCTV.org) Replays Saturday at 9:00 p.m., Sunday at 10:00 a.m., and Tuesday at 2:00 p.m.
November 6, 2:30 p.m.* Dialect Service Weisenberg Lutheran Church, New Tripoli, Pa.
November 7, 7:00 p.m. Oley Valley Pennsylvania Dutch Club Oley High School, Room 123, 17 Jefferson Street, Oley, Pa.
November 11, 6:30 p.m.* Oley Valley Fersommling Oley Valley Middle School
November 14, 7:00 p.m. Ten Things You Should Know about Native Americans Quarterly educational meeting at Millersville Mennonite Church, Millersville, Pa. A Lancaster Roots 2011 event; free Phone: (717) 393-9745; e-mail: [email protected]
November 16, 8:00 a.m.* Pennsylvania German Dialect and Kultur Society Risser’s Restaurant, Stouchsburg, Pa.
November 18-December 31, Tuesday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 3rd Annual Pennsylvania German Folk Art Exhibit and Sale November 18, Opening reception, 6:00-9:00 p.m. Show and sale of reproduction Pennsylvania German folk art, including hooked rugs, wood- carving, traditional fiber arts, scherenschnitte, trade signs, painted boxes, quilts, Sunday rugs, braided rugs, saffron boxes, fraktur, theorem painting, redware, and blue stoneware. Free admission Sponsored by Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 2215 Millstream Road, Lancaster, Pa. Phone: (717) 393-9745; e-mail: [email protected]
November 17, 7:00 p.m.* Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch Friend Group Saint Peter’s Lutheran Church, 1933 Hanover Avenue, Allentown, Pa. Phone: (610) 264-2979
November 19, 1:00 p.m.* Pennsylvania Dutch Heritage Group Providence Place, 3377 Fox Run Road, Dover, Pa. Phone: (717) 764-0960
November 20, 2:30 p.m.* Dialect Service Saint Paul’s Lutheran (Smoke) Church, Hamburg, Pa.
November 21, 7:00 p.m. Oley Valley Pennsylvania Dutch Club Oley High School, Room 123, 17 Jefferson Street Oley, Pa.
December
December 2, 10:00 a.m. Pennsylvania German Hour Comcast Cable, BCTV (Can be viewed at www.BCTV.org) Replays Saturday at 9:00 p.m., Sunday at 10:00 a.m., and Tuesday at 2:00 p.m.
December 1-3, 5:00-8:30 p.m. Christmas Candlelight Tours Candlelight tours of the1719 Herr House Museum, 1749 Hans Herr Drive, Willow Street, Pa. Tickets required Phone: (717) 464-4438; e-mail: [email protected]
December 3, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Christmas on the Farm Share holiday traditions of the Pennsylvania Germans. The Belsnickel will visit, and carolers will roam the farm singing Christmas carols in the dialect. For the kids, farm animals and farm equipment demonstrations will be in the barn. The Old-Time Plow Boys will have their kitchen open for a warm bite to eat. Craftsmen from the Reading Berks Guild of Craftsmen will sell their wares and demonstrate. Free admission Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center, 13 Luckenbill Road, Kutztown, Pa. Phone: (484) 646-4172; e-mail: [email protected]
December 5, 7:00 p.m. Oley Valley Pennsylvania Dutch Club Oley High School, Room 123, 17 Jefferson St., Oley, Pa.
December 10* Christkindlmarkt and Tavern Lunch Schaefferstown, Pa.
December 15, 7:00 p.m.* Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch Friend Group Saint Peter’s Lutheran Church, 1933 Hanover Avenue, Allentown, Pa. Phone: (610) 264-2979
December 17, 1:00 p.m.* Pennsylvania Dutch Heritage Group Providence Place, 3377 Fox Run Road, Dover, Pa. Phone: (717) 764-0960
December 19, 7:00 p.m. Oley Valley Pennsylvania Dutch Club Oley High School, Room 123, 17 Jefferson Street, Oley, Pa.
December 21, 8:00 a.m.* Pennsylvania German Dialect and Kultur Society Risser’s Restaurant, Stouchsburg, Pa.
Additional Notes
Pennsylvania German Conversation Group Harrisburg Area Community College, Lebanon Campus James A. Dibert, director No meetings at the present time; call for information. Phone: (717) 270-6349