Faith and Revolution #3: Gustav Ewald Shewkirk – A Moravian Loyalist in New York City
Posted March 19, 2026 in Digital Access, Faith and Revolution, General
As this year marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence we will be publishing a series of monthly posts highlighting collection materials that illuminates different aspects of the […]
Faith and Revolution #2: William Henry – Moravian and Revolutionary
Posted February 25, 2026 in Digital Access, Faith and Revolution, General
As this year marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence we will be publishing a series of monthly posts highlighting collection materials that illuminates different aspects of the […]
Faith and Revolution #1: Moravians, Pacifism, and Benjamin Franklin
Posted January 30, 2026 in Digital Access, Faith and Revolution, General
As this year marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence we will be publishing a series of monthly posts highlighting collection materials that illuminates different aspects of the […]
Digital Collections Spotlight 65: Valley Forge
Posted December 17, 2025 in Digital Access
On December 19th, 1777, the Continental Army led by George Washington established their winter camp at Valley Forge, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Over the next six months the army dealt with […]
Digital Collections Spotlight 64: Email Policies and Preservation
Posted September 24, 2025 in Digital Access
One of the most interesting and challenging topics in the archival field in recent years has been the question of how to preserve emails and email accounts so that these […]
Digital Collections Spotlight 63: Processing a Computer
Posted July 15, 2025 in Digital Access, General
When someone thinks of archives the first image that comes to mind is likely shelves of boxes full of printed material or books, and this is certainly a central part […]
Digital Collections Spotlight 62: Great Kills Scrapbooks
Posted June 25, 2025 in Digital Access, General
One of the highlights of working at the Moravian Archives, Bethlehem, is always seeing how material in our holdings shed light on not only the history of the Moravian Church […]
Digital Collections Spotlight #61: Additions to the Frueauff Collection
Posted April 30, 2025 in Digital Access, General
Several years ago we digitized artwork found in the personal papers of the Freauff family and presented a digital collections spotlight showing a few examples of artwork from the […]
Intern Highlight: Ryan Rissmiller
Posted April 23, 2025 in Digital Access, General, Intern Highlight
Our Spring Intern Ryan recently completed his internship at MAB. Today, we talk with Ryan about his experience at the Archives, challenges he faced, and how the Archives fits into […]
Digital Collections Spotlight #60: Bethlehem Airship Revisited
Posted March 26, 2025 in Digital Access, General
In one of our earliest Digital Collection Spotlights, published April 23, 2020, we presented a fascinating illustration of an early airship[1] found in the then recently digitized Rufus A. Grider […]