PRESS RELEASES

(August 9, 2004)
Installation of Sign in Front of the Speaker's House
On Monday, August 9, 2004 a sign was installed at the Speaker's House property to inform passersby about the historic significance of the house. The sign was placed to the front left of the house, where it is readily visible to traffic along Main Street. The sign was prepared by the Eckert Sign Company of Collegeville, PA and was generously funded by H-B Instruments Company in Trappe, PA.

(April 1, 2004)
Suburban Philadelphia Group Saves Historic Frederick Muhlenberg House
Four years of effort, which have included the support of Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, have culminated in the successful purchase of the historic Frederick Muhlenberg House in Trappe, Pennsylvania, on April 1.
 
LINKS OF INTEREST

United States Congress Biography of Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg
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United States Congress Biography of John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg
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The Weiser Homestead

The Conrad Weiser Homestead features the small, 18th century frontier residence of Conrad Weiser, a pivotal figure in Colonial Pennsylvania, who served as ambassador and interpreter to the Iroquois Nation.
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The Peter Wentz Farmstead Society
The mission of the Peter Wentz Farmstead Society is to preserve and interpret an 18th century Pennsylvania German farmstead, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, by stimulating public interest and support of the site's heritage through educational programs and public events focusing on the architecture, crafts, customs and furnishings of the period.
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Mennonite Historians of Eastern Pennsylvania
The Mennonite Heritage Center tells the story of Mennonite faith and life in southeastern Pennsylvania. Its architecture, with lines modeling the simplicity of traditional Pennsylvania Mennonite meetinghouses, points towards the spiritual center of Mennonite life. The concept was that "church" was congregation, not the building in which they "met." The building also suggests rural images of mill, barn and house, while exhibits show the movement toward a more urban society, giving contemporary expression to a deep-rooted heritage.
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Berman Museum of Art
The Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College offers a diversity of exhibitions and programming which have educated, influenced, and served as a cultural resource for the community in the Tri-state region. In addition to an outstanding permanent collection which includes 19th and 20th century American paintings by the Peale family, Walter Elmer Schofield, and Walter Baum, Japanese prints, South East Asian antiquities, an extensive collection of Pennsylvania German artifacts and the largest private collection of sculpture by British artist Lynn Chadwick, the entire Ursinus campus is home to over forty (40) contemporary outdoor sculptures.
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The Millbrook Society
The Millbrook Society is a non-profit organization, whose mission is historical preservation, education, presentation, and Archaeology; with an emphasis on local history. We serve as the Historical commission and Historical Society for the Borough of Hatboro, Pennsylvania; and the Hatboro-Horsham School District. The Millbrook Society is a multi-faceted, constantly evolving entity. Please continue exploring this site to keep up to date on this most interesting historical organization.
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The Pennsylvania German Society
The Pennsylvania German Society is a nonprofit, educational organization devoted to the study of the Pennsylvania German people and their 300-year history in America.
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The Collegeville Way
The Collegeville Way is a local newspaper that serves to unite the growing Collegeville area and the Greater Perkiomen Valley Community.
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The Borough of Trappe
Official website of the Borough of Trappe, founded in 1717.
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