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Posted March 25, 2021 in Digital Access, General
Digital Collections Spotlight: Digital Collections Spotlight #18: Easter By Jonathan Ennis, digital archivist As part of an ongoing series of posts, we’re highlighting different collections and items from the Moravian Archives, Bethlehem. Check out our earlier posts in this series at https://www.moravianchurcharchives.org/digital-access/. With the Easter holiday fast approaching it seems an apt time to highlight […]
Posted March 9, 2021 in Moravian Roots
Over 20 volunteers have graciously contributed their time, expertise, and energy to the Moravian Roots genealogy database. As of January 21, 2020, the total amount of indexed records (baptisms, confirmations, marriages, receptions, removals, and funerals) amounts to 72,459! In total, 68 of ~300 church registers have been fully indexed (see first list below). These entries, […]
Posted February 25, 2021 in Digital Access
Digital Collections Spotlight #17: Nazareth Hall By Jonathan Ennis, digital archivist As part of an ongoing series of posts, we’re highlighting different collections and items from the Moravian Archives, Bethlehem. Check out our earlier posts in this series at https://www.moravianchurcharchives.org/digital-access/. This interesting 19th-century lithograph is an advertisement for the Nazareth Hall School for Boys, started […]
Posted January 29, 2021 in General
On January 19, 2021, the Moravian Archives Bethlehem was delighted to host Dr. Christina Petterson via ZOOM for a virtual lecture. Her lecture titled, Time in Transition and Change in Mission: 1760-1764 in the Moravian Unity, is now available on the Moravian Archives Youtube channel available here.
Posted January 27, 2021 in Digital Access
Digital Collections Spotlight #16: Moravians in Georgia By Jonathan Ennis, digital archivist As part of an ongoing series of posts, we’re highlighting different collections and items from the Moravian Archives, Bethlehem, that have been digitized and are accessible online. Check out our earlier posts in this series at https://www.moravianchurcharchives.org/digital-access/. This map of Savannah, Georgia, is […]
Posted December 31, 2020 in Digital Access
Digital Collections Spotlight: The Year in Review By Jonathan Ennis, digital archivist As part of an ongoing series of posts, we’re highlighting different collections and items from the Moravian Archives, Bethlehem, that have been digitized and are accessible online. Check out our earlier posts in this series at https://www.moravianchurcharchives.org/digital-access/. As 2020 comes to a close […]
Posted December 24, 2020 in Digital Access
Digital Collections Spotlight #14: The Naming of Bethlehem By Jonathan Ennis, digital archivist As part of an ongoing series of posts, we’re highlighting different collections and items from the Moravian Archives, Bethlehem, that have been digitized and are accessible online. Check out our earlier posts in this series at https://www.moravianchurcharchives.org/digital-access/. This holiday season seems a […]
Posted November 24, 2020 in Digital Access
Digital Collections Spotlight #13: Recipe Notebook By Jonathan Ennis, digital archivist As part of an ongoing series of posts, we’re highlighting different collections and items from the Moravian Archives, Bethlehem, that have been digitized and are accessible online. Check out our earlier posts in this series at https://www.moravianchurcharchives.org/digital-access/. As Thanksgiving is quickly approaching it seems […]
Posted October 27, 2020 in Digital Access
Digital Collections Spotlight #12: God’s Acre By Jonathan Ennis, digital archivist As part of an ongoing series of posts, we’re highlighting different collections and items from the Moravian Archives, Bethlehem, that have been digitized and are accessible online. Check out our earlier posts in this series at https://www.moravianchurcharchives.org/digital-access/. This plan from around 1833 shows the […]
Posted October 21, 2020 in General
On Tuesday, October 20, 2020, the Moravian Archives Bethlehem hosted a Virtual Exhibit Opening for our current exhibition Zinzendorf in America with great success! Thank you to all who participated safely from home (locally and internationally). A special thanks to Dr. Katherine Faull who joined us from Great Britain and presented a lecture titled “Moravians […]