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Moravian Roots Update | 4/8/2019
Posted April 8, 2019 in Moravian Roots
Over 20 volunteers have graciously contributed their time, expertise, and energy to the Moravian Roots genealogy database. As of April 8, 2019, the total amount of indexed records (baptisms, confirmations, marriages, receptions, removals, and funerals) amounts to 52,301! In total, 49 of 300+ church registers have been fully indexed. These entries, along with entries from […]
Labrador Finding Aid was Updated
Posted March 29, 2019 in General
The finding aid for the records from the Moravian Churches in Labrador has been updated. In preparation of a grant application, the terminology used throughout the 1960 finding aid has been updated and some obvious mistakes have been corrected. The finding aid can be downloaded here; the collection is also searchable through our online finding […]
Moravian Roots Update | 3/5/2019
Posted March 5, 2019 in Moravian Roots
Over 20 volunteers have graciously contributed their time, expertise, and energy to the Moravian Roots genealogy database. As of March 5, 2019, the total amount of indexed records (baptisms, confirmations, marriages, receptions, removals, and funerals) amounts to 50,591! In total, 46 of 300+ church registers have been fully indexed. These entries, along with entries from […]
Painting Collection Digitized
Posted December 21, 2018 in Digital Access
Digital access to the paintings in the Painting Collection of the Moravian Archives is now available through the Online Finding Aid. Images of most of the 125 oil paintings in our collection have now been uploaded.
New Mission Statement
Posted December 13, 2018 in General
The Board of Directors approved a new mission statement for the Moravian Archives during their meeting on December 10, 2018. This concludes a process of revisiting the previous mission statement that was considered insufficient during a Board retreat in November of 2017. The new mission statement gives a fuller understanding of the variety of activities […]
Bethlehem Diary now fully digitized
Posted December 3, 2018 in Digital Access
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 […]
Moravian Roots Update | 11/30/2018
Posted November 30, 2018 in Moravian Roots
Over 20 volunteers have graciously contributed their time, expertise, and energy to the Moravian Roots genealogy database. As of November 30, 2018, the total amount of indexed records (baptisms, confirmations, marriages, receptions, removals, and funerals) amounts to 46,102! In total, 45 of 300+ church registers have been fully indexed. These entries, along with entries from the 16 […]
Bethlehem Conference Registration Now Open
Posted August 9, 2018 in General
Registration for the Sixth Bethlehem Conference on Moravian History & Music is now open. This conference, exploring Moravian history and music from the fifteenth to twenty-first centuries, is sponsored by the Moravian Archives and other Moravian entities. The conference will take place from October 11 – 13, 2018, on the campus of Moravian College. Scholars […]
MAB Receives Third NEH Grant
Posted April 9, 2018 in General
The Moravian Archives, Bethlehem, PA, has been selected once again to receive a National Endowment for the Humanities Grant. This grant supports the Eastern West Indies Records Preservation and Digitization Project. The grant was awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), in Washington, DC, and was announced today. The NEH, created in 1965 […]