Moravian Historical Society

The Moravian Historical Society in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, was founded in 1857. Its mission is to preserve, interpret, and celebrate the rich culture of the Moravians. It is the third oldest historical society in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Moravian Historical Society is housed in the 1740-1743 Whitefield House on the Ephrata Tract in downtown Nazareth. The Moravian Historical Society is affiliated with the Moravian Archives in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the repository for records of the Moravian Church in North America, Northern Province.[1]

Moravian Historical Society
AbbreviationMHS
Formation1857
Founded atNazareth, Pennsylvania
TypeHistorical Society
Legal statusNon-profit
PurposePreserving Moravian history
Headquarters1740-1743 Whitefield House
Location
Region
Mid Atlantic, North America
AffiliationsMoravian Archives, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Websitehttps://www.moravianhistory.org/

The Moravian Historical Society collects objects relating to Moravian history in North America, provides research assistance, publishes, and offers lectures, programs, events, and activities for all ages and levels of interest.[1][2]

Site

The Moravian Historical Society owns three acres of land in Nazareth, PA, called the Ephrata Tract. It was on this site that the First House of Nazareth once stood. It operates out of two buildings on the Tract: the 1740-1743 Whitefield House and the 1740 Gray Cottage, the oldest extant Moravian structure in North America.

Ephrata Tract

In 1740, a Moravian group from Savannah, Georgia was hired by landowner and British cleric George Whitefield to build a school for orphaned slaves. Whitefield wanted to build his school on a 5000-acre area he called Nazareth, which he had purchased from William Allen that same year. Tensions arising from theological disputes between Whitefield and the Moravians led the Moravians to purchase and begin to establish Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, leaving Whitefield's school building unfinished. When Whitefield later went bankrupt, the Moravians purchased the 5000 acres, which included the Gray Cottage, First House, and the bottom portion of the Whitefield House. This area became known as the Ephrata Tract. The town of Nazareth was laid out in 1771 several blocks to the west. The First House was demolished in 1864, but the Whitefield House and Gray Cottage still stand. The buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 1, 1980.[3][4]

The marker for the Moravian Historical Society

Whitefield House

Construction on the Whitefield House started in 1740 and completed in 1743. It was originally used to house 32 married couples arriving from England. Through the years, the Whitefield House operated as a place of worship, girls’ boarding school, nursery, the Moravian Theological Seminary, and apartments for furloughed missionaries. Today, the Whitefield House houses the Museum of the Moravian Historical Society as well as administrative offices, and a gift shop. The museum runs a series of permanent and changing exhibitions about the history and culture of the Moravians and their contributions to history.[5]

Gray Cottage

The Gray Cottage was constructed in October 1740 by the Moravians as protection from the harsh winter weather ahead. It is an oak log structure, and was originally called the “Old Block House” from the German word Block, meaning “log.” From 1743 to 1745, the building was used as a boys’ school. It has also been used as a girls’ school, a home for widows, a nursery, and a private residence. It is the oldest Moravian building still standing in North America.[5]

First House

The marker designating the First House of Nazareth

Constructed in June 1740, the First House sheltered Moravians during the construction of the Whitefield House. It was approximately 30’ wide by 20’ deep, and stood two and one half stories tall. It was demolished in 1864, but the foundation was discovered by archaeologists in September 2014 in the area between the Whitefield House and the Gray Cottage. Several artifacts including redware pottery and a brass horse bell were also discovered. A small stone marker stands on this site.[6]

Monuments

The Moravian Historical Society has placed several markers at locations of American Moravian historical significance:

  • The First House of Nazareth marker: A small stone marker on the Ephrata Tract indicating the location of Nazareth's First House, which was demolished in 1864.[6]
  • Meniolagomeka in Monroe County (near Kunkletown), PA: Dedicated on October 22, 1901, at the former site of the Delaware Native American town of Meniolagomeka. Several Moravian missionaries labored here from 1752 to 1755.[7]
  • Wechquetank in Monroe County (near Gilbert), PA: Dedicated on May 31, 1907, at the former site of the Delaware village of Wechquetank, which means willow tree in the Delaware language. The site was a Moravian mission from 1750 to 1756 and 1760–1763.[8]
  • The Rose Inn in Northampton County (Upper Nazareth), PA: Built in 1752 by the Moravians; it was used as housing for refugees from 1755 to 1756. It formally closed in 1772, and was demolished in 1858. A stone marker sits on the original site near a barn made partially from wood of the original inn.[9]
  • Shekomeko in Dutchess County (near Pine Plains), NY: Dedicated to the Mahican Native American village of Shekomeko, the first Native Christian congregation in America. Moravian missionaries worked there from 1740 to 1746, until new legislation expelled them from the area. The original monument was dedicated at the site of missionary Gottlieb Buettner's grave at Shekomeko on October 5, 1859, and rededicated as its current, more accessible site on June 22, 1926.[10]
  • Gnadenhuetten in Borough of Lehighton, Carbon County, PA: Dedicated to the mission at the village of Gnadenhuetten. The village was destroyed in a massacre during the French and Indian War on Nov. 24, 1755.[9]
  • Dansbury Mission in Monroe County (Stroudsburg), PA: Dedicated on June 25, 1931, to the Moravian mission that began in 1747, and was destroyed during the French and Indian War in 1755.
  • Friedenshuetten in Bradford County (near Wyalusing), PA: Dedicated on June 15, 1871, at the former Native American mission village of Wyalusing, 1763–1772.[11]
  • Gnadensee (Indian Lake) in Litchfield County (near Sharon), CT: Dedicated on October 6, 1859, at Wechquanach near Shekomeko overlooking the Gnadensee. Missionary David Bruce's body was carried over the Gnadensee to Wechquanach in 1749.[10]

Collections

The Whitefield House Museum's collection contains over 10,000 Moravian objects, which are featured in permanent and changing exhibits. Highlights from the collections include:

  • 23 oil paintings by John Valentine Haidt (1700-1780), the first artist in Colonial America to portray chiefly religious topics,
  • A 1776 pipe organ made by David Tannenberg, the most important organ-builder of his time,
  • The Antes violin: the earliest-known violin made in the American Colonies,
  • A cocklestove made prior to 1775,
  • The 2014 Civil War history exhibit inside the Moravian Historical Society Museum.
    Rare first editions of books written by John Amos Comenius, the "Father of Modern Education."[1]

The museum also contains a large collection of Moravian mission artifacts from six continents, as well as various textiles, household goods, and Native American artifacts.

The entire collection is available to researchers by appointment.

The museum operates from 1-4pm, seven days a week except for major holidays including Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter.[1]

Publications

The Moravian Historical Society publishes various guides and periodicals, including:

  • Transactions of the Moravian Historical Society-a publication that ran in volumes from 1868 to 2000.
  • Journal of Moravian History-a biannual publication and expanded version of Transactions, created in 2006 in collaboration with the Moravian Archives and now published by Pennsylvania State University Press. It features scholarly articles, translations of Moravian source material, and book reviews.
  • Abundant Heritage Newsletter of the Moravian Historical Society-a biannual newsletter featuring events and programs run by the Moravian Historical Society.
  • Moravian Walking Tour and Guidebook of the Lehigh Valley-a guidebook highlighting the Moravian sites in Nazareth, Bethlehem, Emmaus, Allentown, Easton, and Christian's Spring.[1]
  • Nazareth (Images of America)-a photobook depicting the history of Nazareth from settlement to present

Events

The Moravian Historical Society offers a variety of events for all ages and interest levels. Historic Nazareth Walking Tours meet at the Whitefield House every second Saturday at 4 p.m., and feature a tour guide in historic Moravian dress. The museum's Free Summer Sundays offer families a free museum tour as well as historic youth crafts and games. Monthly lecture and music programs allows visitors to explore Moravian and local history through lectures, music, screenings, and various family activities.

For children, the Moravian Historical Society holds an annual Hands-On History summer camp. The week-long camp allows campers to be immersed in history as they engaged in nature, archaeology, and art-based activities inspired by objects from our world-renowned collection. The Moravian Historical Society also holds an annual Arts & Crafts Festival featuring more than 100 craft vendors as well as food and free kids’ activities.

The Moravian Historical Society hosts the annual Share the Heritage Auction and Dinner to raise funds that support for its mission and its many activities and events.[1]

Annual Meeting, Lecture, and Reception

Since 1858, the Moravian Historical Society has hosted an annual meeting, lecture, and reception to present the state of the society and to give a lecture on an aspect of Moravian history. Each year features a keynote speaker, as follows:

DateSpeakerLecture Name
2022Laurence LibinJohn Clemm, David Tannenberg, and the Moravians’ Role in Establishing Keyboard Manufacture in America
2021Scott Paul GordonMade in Christian's Spring: A Story of the American Revolution
2020Jenna M. GibbsConversion and Conflict: Christian Ignatius Latrobe Visits South Africa, 1807 - 1816
2019Jeffrey GemmellMoravian Music of a Particular Time and Place: The Lititz Anthems of Johannes Herbst
2018Craig D. AtwoodThe Creation of the Modern Moravian Unity in 1957
2017Natasha LightfootThe Complexities of Moravian Archives of the 19th Century West Indies: Gender and the Limits of Freedom in Post-Slavery Antigua
2016Paul PeuckerA Family of Love: Another Look at the General Economy and the Beginnings of Bethlehem
2015Otto DreydoppelNazareth in 1857: From Moravian Community to Pennsylvania Borough
2014Katherine M. FaullVisualizing History: The (Hidden) Work of Moravian Women Missionaries in Colonial Pennsylvania
2013Jeffrey LongThe Ephrata Tract: History of the Home of the Moravian Historical Society
2012Scott Paul GordonGlad Passivity: Mary Penry of Lititz and the Making of Moravian Women
2011Riddick Weber’European Eyesing’ 18th Century North American Moravians: Problems with Applying European Understandings to North American Experience
2010Katherine Carte EngelMoravians in the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World
2009Rachel WheelerMohicans and Missionaries in the Eighteenth-Century Northeast
2008David FreemanA Monumental History: Historic Sites Commemorated by the Moravian Historical Society
2007Susan DreydoppelLooking Backward, Moving Forward: 150 Years of the Moravian Historical Society
2006Nola Reed KnouseMoravian Music: Introduction, Theme, and Variations
2005Mark A. TurdoShaking the Faith: The Gnadenhütten Attack, 1755 and 2005
2004Elizabeth A. SommerFashion Passion: The Rhetoric of Dress in 18th Century Moravian Communities
2003C. Daniel CrewsThe Writing of With Courage for the Future: The History of the History
2002David A. SchattschneiderA 250-Year-Old Mystery: The Disappearance of J.C. Erhardt in Labrador
2001Larry Leon HamlinPopa C.W. Brown and the Black Moravians (play performed)
2000Craig D. AtwoodUnderstanding Zinzendorf's Blood and Wounds Theology
1999Katherine M. FaullRelating Sisters’ Lives: Moravian Women's Writings from 18th Century America
1998Jon F. SensbachRace and the early Moravian Church: A comparative perspective
1997Paul PeuckerHeerendijk - Link in The Moravian Network: Moravian Colonists Destined for Pennsylvania.
1996Daniel B. ThorpNew Wine in Old Bottles: Cultural Persistence Among Non-White Converts to The Moravian Church.
1995Aaron FoglemanMoravian Immigration and Settlement in British North America, 1734–1775.
1994Roger MartinJohn Ockershausen's Ockbrook Diary: The First Three Years of a Derbyshire Moravian Community 1750–1753.
1993Samuel R. ZeiserMoravians And Lutherans: Getting Beyond the Zinzendorf-Muhlenberg Impasse.
1992Beverly Prior SmabyForming The Single Sisters’ Choir in Bethlehem.
1991C. Daniel CrewsThrough the Labyrinth: A Prelude to the Comenius Anniversary of 1992.
1990Vernon NelsonPeter Boehler's Reminiscences of the Beginnings of Nazareth and Bethlehem.
1989Albert H. FrankSpiritual Life in Schönbrunn Village.
1988Lawrence HartzellJoshua, Jr.: Moravian Indian Musician.
1987Mervin WeidnerThe Twentieth Century Frontiers of Moravian Church Expansion: The Moravian Church in America, (Northern Province) 1936 - 1986.
1986Edwin A. SawyerThe Waldensian Influence on The Moravian Church.
1985James HenkelmanThe Development of The Alaska Moravian Church 1885 - 1985.
1984Murray L. WagnerPetr Chelčický: A Free Church Separatist.
1983Earl R. ShayMartin Hauser: the Old Pioneer of the New Purchase
1982David A. SchattschneiderMoravians in the Midwest—1850 To 1900: A New Appreciation
1981Helmut LehmanMoravians in New England in 18th Century
1980Werner G. MarxThe Moravians in Honduras, The First Fifty Years
1979James D. NelsonWesley and the Moravians
1978Richard D. Claypool, Robert E. SteelmanMoravian Musical Life as Reflected in the Music Collections in the Moravian Archives
1977Albert H. FrankGeorg Neisser, an Early Moravian Historian
1976John R. WeinlickThe Moravians and the Revolution: An Overview
1975Donald J. LinebackHeinrich Miller, An Exceptional Moravian
1974W. Ross YatesThe Period of Questioning, 1850-1876
1973Henry L. WilliamsA Changing Church, the Moravian Church Seen Through Its Periodicals
1972John F. MormanOhio, the End of an Era
1971David A. SchattschneiderThe Mission Philosophy of Zinzendorf and Spangenberg
1971Kenneth G. HamiltonAfter 200 Years in Labrador
1970Jaroslav PelikanComenius in Ecumenical Perspective
1969Walser H. AllenBicentennial History of the Widow's Society of Bethlehem
1968Winfred Kohls (read by John R. Weinlick)Sarepta, Moravian Settlement in Russia
1967Mrs. Thomas J. ButterfieldHistory of education in Bethlehem, PA
1966Kenneth G. HamiltonSalem in Wachovia and the Genius of the Moravians as Colonizers
1965Vernon NelsonSamuel Isles, First Moravian Missionary on Antiqua
1964Richmond E. MyersMoravians and the Civil War
1963Allan W. SchattschneiderA History of the Moravian Church at New Dorp, Staten Island, N.Y.
1962Clarence E. ClewellTwo Hundred Years of History of the Moravian Church at Schoeneck
1961Henry L. WilliamsOur Moravian Hymnal and How We Got It
1960Edwin W. KortzThe Liturgical Development of the American Moravian Church
1960John FliegelThe Influence of Zinzendorf on the Present-Day Moravian Church
1959Samuel V. GappPhilip H. Gapp, Home Missionary
1958Edwin A. SawyerReligious Enthusiasm in the Early Bethlehem and Nazareth Settlements
1957Heinz MotelThe Relation of the Old and Renewed Moravian Church to the Reformation
1956Ann HarkA Moravian Colonial Incident
1955John H. WeinlickThe Moravian Diaspora
1954Vernon W. CouillardGlimpses of the Life, Spiritual Experiences, Work and Beliefs of John Cennick, Methodist - Moravian (1718 - 1755)
1953John H. WeinlickThe Moravian Diaspora
1952Kenneth G. HamiltonThe Office of the Bishop in the Renewed Moravian Church
1951Herbert H. BeckWilliam Henry, Patriot, Master Gunsmith, Progenitor of the Steamboat
1950Mabel HallerFacets of Early Moravian Education
1949A. O. DannebergerThe Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua, Central America - Its political, economic, and religious conditions
1948(No speaker)
1947Richmond E MyersMoravian Mission Work on the Susquehanna
1946Henry A. KuehlThe Beginnings and Development of the Moravian Settlement of Emmaus, Pennsylvania
1945Garth A. HowlandAn Architectural History of the Moravian Church of Bethlehem, Penna
1944John R. MacNicolFairfield and New Fairfield, Kent County Ontario; Restoration Program
1943Garth A. HowlandThe Early Appearances of the Moravian Buildings on Church Street, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
1942Paul T. WarnerHistory of the First Moravian Church, Philadelphia, Penna., 1742*1942
1941John Joseph StoudtCount Zinzendorf and the Pennsylvania Congregation of God in the Spirit
1940Amos A. EttingerNazareth, An American Theocracy
1939Kenneth G. HamiltonBishop John Ettwein and Missionary Activity among the Northern American Indians
1938Hans T. DavidMusical Life in the Pennsylvania Settlements of the Moravians
1937David Sanders ClarkThe Moravian Mission of Pilgerruh
1936Albert G. RauThe Autobiography of John Christopher Pyrlaeus
1935Herbert H. BeckTown Regulations of Lititz in 1759
1934Adelaide FriesEarly Hymns and Customs
1933Albert G. RauSome Further Notes on Early Moravian Music in North America
1932R. R. HillmanOld Dansbury
1931Albert G. RauChristian Frederick Post and Colonial Politics, 1755-1763
1930J. Taylor HamiltonMoravian Undertakings at Oley, PA
1929J. Taylor HamiltonThe Contacts of the Moravians with the Iroquois League
1928H. J. SteelePenn Heir Case
1927Bishop HamiltonFacts Leading up to August 13, 1727
1926Henry F. MarxThe Moravians in Northampton County
1926W. H. Vogler (read by G. F. Bahnson)The Old Mulberry Tree
1925John BaerSettlement of the Walloons on Manhattan Island in 1624
1925Paul E. BeckDavid Tanneberger
1924J. Taylor HamiltonRecognition of the Moravian Church as an Ancient Protestant Episcopal Church by Act of the Parliament of Great Britain in 1749
1923Adelaide FriesThe Life and Work of Anna Nitschmann
1922J. E. WeinlandThe Story of the Gospel by the Beautiful Spring
1921J. Max HarkThe Beginnings of Moravian Work in Lancaster, PA
1921Robert Rau (read by Albert G. Rau)The Physicians of Early Bethlehem
1921Robert Rau (read by Eugene. A. Rau)The Pharmacists of Early Bethlehem
1921W. H. VoglerMuseum Values
1920Clara A. BeckAn Honest Effort to Save Pennsylvania from the Moravians
1920H. B. MarxThe Winning of a Bride by King Srong-Bsan-Sgam-Po
1920T. M. RightsInto the Indian Territory in 1870
1919Adelaide FriesTo Answer the Call: the Voyage of Rev. Lewis David deSchweinitz and His Bride to the United States
1919J. Taylor HamiltonJohn Antes, a Pioneer American Missionary of the Eighteenth Century in Egypt
1918Albert G. RauMusic of the Moravian Church
1918J. Upton MyersThe Social Evolution of Old Bethlehem
1917J. Upton MyersThe Growth of the Social Order in Bethlehem
1916R. E. ShieldsThe Hope Female Seminary
1915W. E. DosterGlimpses of Old Bethlehem
1914A. D ThaelerBohemia and the Brethren in Bohemia
1914Albert L. OerterClosing of the Single Brethren's Economy at Christian Spring in 1796
1913Abraham R. BeckDiary of Catherine Fritsch, Resident in Lititz Sisters’ House
1913Albert L. OerterA Quiet Corner During the Revolution, 1775-1783
1913Harry E. StockerThe Moravian Mission Among the Indians on the White River in Indiana
1912M. W. LeibertA Sketch of the Origin and the Early History of the Moravian Church in New York
1911H. A. JacobsonReminisces of Sixty Years Ago
1911H. A. JacobsonThe Nazareth Market House and Engine House
1910Edward T. KlugeLewis Ferdinand Lambert
1910H. A. JacobsonThe Walking Purchase
1910H. H. HackerA Few Notes on the Early Moravian Schools in Pennsylvania, and on the First Boarding School in Nazareth Hall
1909Albert G. RauSome Notes Concerning Trades and Industries in Bethlehem
1909Paul de SchweinitzThe Evangelical Union of the Bohemian and Moravian Brethren in Texas
1908Edward T. KlugeAn Excursion to Bethlehem and Nazareth in 1799
1908Joseph A. RiceA Sketch of the Newspapers of Bethlehem, with a Brief Account of the Printing Offices and Book Binderies
1907Albert G. RauHistorical Sketch of the Whitefield House
1907Henry A. JacobsonHistory of the Moravian Historical Society from 1857 to 1907
1906Abraham R. BeckSome Random Extracts from the Diaries and Minutes of the Committee of Temporal Affairs of the Lititz Moravian Congregation
1906Albert G. RauFire Protection and Fire Departments in Bethlehem
1906J. W. JordanFranklin's Moravian Friend (James Hutton)
1905Edward T. KlugeExtracts from Ledger A of the Philadelphia Congregation, 1785 - 1833
1905Isaac HunttingThe Last of the Pequots
1905Robert RauShecomeco
1904Edward T. KlugeNazareth Hall: the Laying of the Cornerstone, May 3, 1755, and Various Items Connected with the Erection of the Building, Together with Reminiscences of an Old Hall Boy of 1835 and Later
1904Robert RauChronicles of the Moravian Congregation at Donegal, PA
1903Edward T. KlugeThe Graveyard at Nazareth and some of the Most Noted Persons Interred There
1903H. A. JacobsonBrief Sketch of the Indian Settlement at Nain
1902Edward T. KlugeThe Moravian Graveyards at Nazareth
1902Edward T. KlugeWhen and Under What Circumstances the Moravian Historical Society was Called into Existence
1902Henry T. ClauderThe Early Missions of the Moravian Church Among the Cherokee Indians in Northern Georgia
1901Albert G. RauHumorous Reminiscences of Bethlehem and Nazareth
1901C. A. HaehnleAccount of the March of Napoleon's Army through Ebersdorf, Germany, October 6 to 14, 1806
1901Edward T. KlugeSomething About Trombones and Trombonists
1900Eugene LeibertWechquetank
1900John M. LeveringA Century Ago
1900Robert RauA Brief Chapter on Ancestor Worship
1899Eugene LeibertSome Occurrences in the Official Circle at Herrnhut in 1760
1898Eugene LeibertExtracts from the Diary of the Moravian Church at Lititz, PA, Relating to the Revolutionary War
1898J. M. LeveringThe Beginning and the End of the Single Brethren's House at Bethlehem, PA
1898J. Taylor HamiltonThe Continuity of the Unitas Fratrum
1897Eugene LeibertThe Surprise and Massacre at Frederic Hoeth's Plantation, in 1755, and the Subsequent Fortunes of His Daughter Mariana
1897J. M. Levering (read by J. Taylor Hamilton)Notes on the Family of William Parsons, the Father of Easton, Together With Some Related Matter
1897John W. Jordan (read by M. W. Leibert)Harvesting under Difficulties on the Barony of Nazareth in 1746
1897W. H. Jordan (read by Paul de Schweinitz)Reminiscences of the Old First Moravian Church of Philadelphia and Some of its Members
1896Eugene LeibertThree Moravian Weddings
1896J. M. LeveringOur Name
1896Robert RauSome Notes on the Erection of the Moravian Church at Bethlehem
1895Henry A. JacobsonJourney of Brother Schnall from Nazareth, PA to Fairfield Canada, in the year 1801
1895J. M. LeveringSome Notes on the first Missionary Society in America - the Society for the Furtherance of the Gospel, founded August 19, and fully organized November 28th, 1745
1895J. Taylor HamiltonSketch of the Moravian Church in Camden Valley, New York
1894J. Taylor HamiltonAutobiography of Bernhard Adam Grube
1894John W. JordanExtracts from the Diary of the Lancaster Congregation
1893Eugene LeibertThe Sesqui-centennial of the Whitefield House
1893James HenryOur History an Inheritance
1892Helen BellSermon by the Bishop Lodi, delivered before the Sentence of John Hus was Carried out
1892J. Taylor HamiltonThe Work of Moravian Evangelists among the Swedes in New Jersey during the Eighteenth Century
1892William Henry RiceFour Hundred Miles Overland for a Bride
1891Henry A. JacobsonChristmas at Bethlehem
1891James HenryThe Malin Library
1891John W. JordanAn Old Letter of 1766
1890Henry A. JacobsonFlight and Dispersion of the Missionaries from Fairfield, Canada
1890Robert de SchweinitzAnother Fragment from the Diary of Rev. Lewis David de Schweinitz During his Voyage to America in 1812
1889Henry A. JacobsonAttempts to Establish a Mission Among the Chippeway Indians in Canada, from 1800 to 1807 (by Christian Henry Denke and John Schnall)
1889James HenryEminent Moravian Women of the Olden Time
1889John W. JordanLewis Weiss
1889Robert de SchweinitzExtract from the Diary of Rev. Lewis David de Schweinitz, Describing a Voyage from Holland to America during the Thrilling Times of the War of 1812
1888Henry A. JacobsonDiary of the Journey of Christian Froehlich and the Negro Andrew among the Negroes of New Jersey, New York, Long Island, and Brunswick in November and December, 1748
1888James HenryMusic at Nazareth
1888John W. JordanBiographical Sketch of Edward Evans
1887Abraham S. SchroppJames Burnside, Planter, Evangelist, and Politician
1887Edward T. KlugeNazareth Hall and its Steeple
1887James HenryThe Children of the Nursery
1886James HenryThe First Moravian Cemetery at Nazareth
1886John W. JordanHistorical Sketch of the Moravian Settlement at Broad Bay, Maine
1886Robert RauFrederica Miskau, the Recluse of Gnadenhütten on the Mahoning
1885John W. JordanA History of the Vessels Engaged in Transporting Colonists for the Moravian Settlements Between 1742 and 1767
1884James HenryMemoir of Bishop Christian Gottlieb Hueffel
1884John W. JordanThe Life of Mary Allen
1883Henry A. JacobsonThe Brethren's House at Nazareth
1883John W. JordanThe Lehigh Ferry at Bethlehem
1882Henry A. JacobsonSketch of the History of the Moravian Historical Society during the Past Twenty-Five Years
1882James HenryGeneral Retrospect of the Moravian Historical Society's Transactions since its Organization
1882John W. JordanBiographical Sketch of John Henry Miller, Printer and Member of the Brethren's Church at Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War
1881Henry A. JacobsonNarrative of the General Synod of 1789
1881J. Max HarkArrest and Trial of our Missionaries Among the Indians of New England in June 1743, as Narrated by John Christopher Pyrlaeus
1881James HenrySome Additions to the History of the Rose Tavern and the Neighboring Settlements
1880J. Max HarkHistorical Sketch of the Mission and Indian Village at Meniolagomeka
1880James HenryImpressions Made on Distinguished Visitors at Nazareth during its Early Days
1880John W. JordanMoravian Washhouses
1879Henry A. JacobsonTranslation of the Diary of a Company of Brethren Journeying from St. Petersburg to Sarepta, Russia, in January, 1790
1879James HenryGovernment of the Moravian Village during the Exclusive System
1878Henry A. JacobsonDiary of the Brethren Cammerhof and Gottlieb Petzold on their Journey to Wechquadnach and Pachgatgoch, from February 28 to March 11, 1749, A. A. Reinke - Selections from Shewkirk's Diary at New York during the Revolutionary Times
1878J. Max HarkExtracts from the Minutes of the Ninth Annual Meeting of the Society for Propagating the Gospel among the Heathen, Bethlehem, 1795
1878James HenryThe Historical Element in Moravian Writings
1877Henry A. JacobsonNotes on the Condition of Nazareth, Christian's Spring and Friedensthal during the Revolution
1877Henry A. JacobsonBrief Abstract of the Minutes of the Moravian Historical Society since its Organization Twenty Years Ago
1877James HenryReminiscences of Revolutionary Times, with Reference to the Settlements of Bethlehem and Nazareth
1877John W. JordanHistorical Sketch of the Use of Trombones in the American Congregations during the last Century
1876Henry A. JacobsonChristian Henry Rauch's Journey to the Mohawk Indians
1876Henry A. JacobsonPoem Composed by Bro. Gregor for his daughter on the Occasion of her Birthday
1876James HenryExtracts of Letters of Bishop Cammerhof Relating to Early Times at Nazareth
1876John W. JordanHistorical Fragments Relating to the Church at Lebanon, or Hebron
1876William Henry RiceThe Zauchtenthal Ivy. Record of the Planting of the Ivy at the Northwestern Gable of the Whitefield House
1875Henry A. JacobsonThe Sisters’ House at Nazareth, Second Paper
1875James HenryThe Sisters’ House at Nazareth, First Paper
1875John W. JordanThe Secession of Three Members and their Families from the Church in Philadelphia
1874Henry A. JacobsonReport of a Visitation by Charles Gotthold Reichel to Wyoming and Several Other Places in Luzerne County, in 1791
1874James HenryAccount of the Organization of Nazareth Hall in 1785
1874William C. ReichelThe Life of David Nitschmann, Wagonwright, Known as the Founder of Bethlehem
1873Henry A. JacobsonExtracts from Heckewelder's Diary of a Visit to Petquotting in 1789
1873James HenryThe Visit of the Chiefs of the Six Nations to Nazareth in 1792
1872James HenryMoravian Manuscript Literature
1871William C. ReichelDisjecta Membra, Being a Fragmentary History of the Ephrata House
1870(No speaker)
1869Edmund de SchweinitzProtestation of Reformed and Lutheran Churches of Philadelphia Against the Moravians, 1742
1869Eugene LeibertExtracts from the Diary of Bethlehem, 1742
1868James HenryLife in a Moravian Village in the Olden Time (Nazareth Being the Type)
1868John C. BrickensteinExtracts from the Diary of Bethlehem
1868Louis R. HuebenerExtracts from the Diary of the Lititz Brethren's House
1867James HenryHistory of Christian's Spring
1866(No speaker)
1865James HenryMoravian Sermons
1865John C. BrickensteinThe Old Graveyard at Nazareth
1864Edmund de SchweinitzDavid Zeisberger (Second Paper)
1864John C. BrickensteinThe Second Sea Congregation
1863Charles F. KlugeHistory of Hope, NJ
1863Edmund de SchweinitzDavid Zeisberger (First Paper)
1863John C. BrickensteinThe First Sea Congregation
1862John C. BrickensteinAdditional Extracts from the Diary of Nazareth, 1746
1861James HenryMoravian Vespers
1861John C. BrickensteinExtracts from the Diary of Nazareth, 1745 and 1746
1860James HenryThe Deep Foundations of Early Moravianism
1859(No speaker)
1858James HenryThe Ephrata House
1857H. A. BrickensteinPeter Boehler's Oak-Tree

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