Digital Collections Spotlight #55: The Marquis de Lafayette in Bethlehem
Posted September 20, 2024 in Digital Access
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette’s return to and tour of the United States, and in light of this anniversary we would like to highlight […]
Digital Collections Spotlight #54: Eugene A. Rau Photograph Collection
Posted August 23, 2024 in Digital Access
As this warm summer, with its repeated heat waves, draws to a close we can begin looking forward to colder weather and perhaps even winter scenes, such as the one […]
Digital Collections Spotlight #53: Minutes of the Provincial Helpers’ Conference
Posted July 25, 2024 in Digital Access
In our previous post we looked at the ongoing digitization of a series of 19th-century letter books recording correspondence from presidents of the Provincial Elders Conference (PEC), so this is […]
Interview with a Researcher: Luke Soderstrom
Posted July 2, 2024 in General, Interview with a Researcher
This interview marks the fifth in a new series where we meet with a user of the Moravian Archives to discuss their unique experience working with our collections in Bethlehem. […]
Intern Highlight: Brandon Sherer
Posted June 4, 2024 in General, Intern Highlight
I went into my undergraduate career pursuing a career in education. My passion for history was matched with a desire to educate others and express why understanding the past is […]
Digital Collections Spotlight #52: Digitization for Preservation: PEC Letter Books
Posted May 17, 2024 in Digital Access
Often in these posts we have discussed the digitization projects here at the Moravian Church Archives, Bethlehem, in terms of improving access to material in our holdings, but they are […]
Intern Highlight: Fatimah Bouri
Posted May 14, 2024 in Intern Highlight
I enjoyed my time at the Moravian Archives. As a library intern, I enjoyed the independence I got from completing my project. My project involved deaccessioning books and entering data […]
Interview with a Researcher: Jane Chang
Posted May 10, 2024 in General, Interview with a Researcher
This interview marks the fourth in a new series where we meet with a user of the Moravian Archives to discuss their unique experience working with our collections in Bethlehem. […]
Digital Collections Spotlight #51: Tremont Terrace’s 172nd Anniversary
Posted April 26, 2024 in Digital Access
Happy 172nd anniversary to Tremont Terrace Moravian Church, founded as “Second Moravian Church” on April 27, 1852. It has its origin in the Moravian Church’s Home Mission Society and was […]
Intern Highlight: Jenna Lenko
Posted April 24, 2024 in General, Intern Highlight
My name is Jenna Lenko, and I had the opportunity to be an intern at the Moravian Archives in the Spring 2024 semester. I am currently a junior at Moravian […]