56 volumes of the Bethlehem Diary have been digitized and are now accessible through our online finding aid. The volumes cover the years 1742-1940. Up to 1865, this communal diary of the Moravian congregation at Bethlehem was kept in German; in November 1865 the language changed to English.

You will find the online finding aid in the Research Our Holdings section on our website.  In the navigation tree on the left-hand side, choose “04. Congregations,” “04.15 Pennsylvania”, “04.15.01 Bethlehem.” You will find the diaries for the period 1742-1849 in the record group BethCong (Bethlehem Congregation, 1742-1851); later diaries you will find in BethCongUB (Congregation of the United Brethren of the Bethlehem and Vicinity).