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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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