Programs & Events

German-English Lenten Singstunde

A Singstunde is a traditional Moravian form of worship in which the congregation unites in singing a series of hymn stanzas. The stanzas are selected to develop a specific devotional theme. A Singstunde is sometimes referred to as "a sermon in song."

For this Singstunde hymns were chosen that can be sung in either German or English. The Singstunde is hosted by the Moravian Archives, the Central Moravian Church and the Moravian Music Foundation.

The Singstunde was canceled because of the weather, but you can download the program (large file) by clicking here.

March 14, 2010

Friends' Day: 18th-Century Moravian Mapping and 21st-Century Technology

lecture by Dr. Katherine M. Faull, Bucknell University

3:00 pm at the Moravian Archives

During the 18th century the Moravians not only kept copious written records of their activities around the world, they also mapped and surveyed many of the areas where they settled. The question of land, landscape, and land usage appears to have played an important role in the construction of Moravian "place," especially during the periods of first contact and settlement.

This talk will focus on some of the Moravian maps of Pennsylvania from the 18th century (specifically of Friedenshütten and Shamokin), both from the Herrnhut archives and the Bethlehem archives and show how they provide us not only with a perspective on Moravian notions of "place," but also how they can be teamed with 21st-century technology, such as Arc GIS and Google Maps, to provide crucial assistance in identifying the spaces of the past.

may 7-8, 2010

Sixth Annual Yard Sale

in the parking lot behind the Archives.

June 21 - July 2, 2010

German Script Seminar

A two-week intensive course in reading 18th and 19th century German manuscripts. The Moravian Archives is the only place in the country that offers such a course in German paleography.

For more information click here.

october 14 - 16, 2010

Bethlehem Conference on Moravian History and Music

This conference, sponsored by Moravian College, the Moravian Archives, and the Moravian Music Foundation, explores the history of Moravian culture and music from the fifteenth to twentieth centuries in Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Australia.

More information, including a call for papers, can be found on the conference's website.