2011 was a busy year!

Below the summary is our 2011 calendar of events.  Many of these events were associated with the Historic Muhlenberg Partnership, a partnership of The Speaker's House,  Augustus Lutheran Church, Trappe Borough, and the Historical Society of Trappe, Collegeville, Perkiomen Valley to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the birth of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg on September 6.  Henry was Frederick Muhlenberg's father and nearest neighbor in Trappe.


2011 Calendar of Events

Wednesday, May 4 – Valley Forge Escapes, National Tourism Week Member Event – 5:30-7:30 PM, Ambler PA
May 18 - June 5 – Archeological Dig– Speaker's House (See pictures)
Monday, May 30 – Parade – 9:00AM - Noon, Augustus Lutheran Church to Waterworks Park (See Parade Pictures)
Sunday, June 5 – Trappe Historical Society Flag Day Celebration – 1:30-4:00PM, Henry Muhlenberg House & Dewees Museum
Sunday, June 19 – Old Church Sunday / Founder's Picnic – Augustus Lutheran Church
Saturday, July 30 – Grange Fair & Living History Day – Waterworks Park & Speaker's House (see pictures)
Sundays through August – Trappe Historical Society Tours – 1:30-4:00PM, Henry Muhlenberg House & Dewees Museum
Thursday, August 21 – Muhlenberg Exhibit Opens – Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College
August 25-29 – Muhlenberg Conference – Halle, Germany
Tuesday, September 6 – Muhlenberg 300 Celebration Opening – Lutheran Philadelphia Seminary
Saturday, September 10 – Trappe Day – 10:00AM - 4:00PM Waterworks Park
Sunday, September 11 – Henry Muhlenberg 300th Birthday Service – 9:30AM in the Old Augustus Lutheran Church
Saturday, September 17 – Heritage Days – Henry Muhlenberg House, Dewees Museum
Sunday, September 25 – Muhlenberg Exhibit Reception – 2:00 - 4:00PM, Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College
Every weekend in October – Wismer Festival – 10:00AM - 5:00PM, Wismer Farm
Saturday, October 8 – Grave Tales: Historic Cemetery Walk – Times & Info, Augustus Lutheran Church Cemetery
Saturday, October 22 – NE & Mid-Atlantic ELCA Historical Societies – Augustus Lutheran Church, Dewees Museum, Henry
Muhlenberg House, Speaker's House, Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College
Wednesday, October 26 – Special tour by Lisa Minardi – 7:00PM, Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College
Sunday, November 13 – Trappe Historical Society Tavern Party – Dewees Museum
Sunday, December 4 – Candlelight Tours – Henry Muhlenberg House & Augustus Lutheran Church
Sunday, December 4 – The Speaker's House Annual Meeting – 2-4 P.M. at Augustus Lutheran Church
Wednesday, December 7 – Trappe Christmas Tree Lighting – 6:30 P.M. on the front lawn of the Speaker's House
Sunday, December 18 – Muhlenberg Exhibit Closes – Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College

 

 

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