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Pennsylvania German Events

2009

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June 27 - July 5, 2009
Kutztown Folk Festival

July 27-30, 2009

Children’s Cultural Camp in the morning
Yunge (Older Children) Cultural Camp in the afternoon

 

August 8-9, 2009 (10 am to 4 pm)
Old Time Plow Boys summer plowing show
Barrel rides, wagon rides around the property, children's games and crafts, food available, NO FEES FOR PARKING OR ADMISSION.

 

August 6 through 19, 2009
Heritage Trip to Germany (sponsored by PGCHC and the Pastorius Tours)

 Click link for downloadable flyer. Contact  Darlene Moyer via email at dmoyer@kutztown.edu or call at (484) 646-4172

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome

The Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University is a place, a museum, and a year-round program. The Center represents the commitment of Kutztown University to the preservation of Pennsylvania German ("Pennsylvania Dutch") history, folklore, and traditions. It is part of the University's educational and cultural program.
The Center is located on a 30-acre 19th century farmstead with a stone farm house, barn, and smaller buildings which have been authentically restored, a one-room schoolhouse, circa 1870, and the library, which contains genealogical, historical and cultural information.

The Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage is in the process of creating a log village. Presently, there are two log houses one named the Zimmerman log home has been reconstructed and the other named the Corrigan log home is almost completed. Both log home were carefully disassembled and carefully reconstructed on site, and additional structures could include a country store, a log church, etc.

The museum is a collection of more than 10,000 artifacts representing Pennsylvania German rural life in 19th - and early 20th - centuries, and extensive genealogical records of several thousand Pennsylvania German families dating to the mid-1700s.

The program is a year-round series of events celebrating Pennsylvania German culture and traditions - music, children's programs, classes in the Pennsylvania Dutch dialect, talks and demonstrations on topics such as home life, foods, and crafts. The one-room school experience is reenacted in the 125-year old Freyberger School.

Of special interest interest is the Kutztown Folk Festival, a nine-day celebration of Pennsylvania Dutch life and lore. The festival, held annually in the time period around the Fourth of July, features taste-tempting foods, pageantry, crafts, quilting, folklore seminars and children's activities. The dates for the 2007 Festival are June 30 through July 8.

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NEWS!!!    The Heritage Center Library will be open special hours during the week of  the Kutztown Folk Festival except for Sunday, June 28th, 2009 and Sunday, July 5th, 2009.     August 6 through 19, 2009 Heritage Trip to Germany (sponsored by PGCHC and the Pastorius Tours)    Click link for downloadable flyer. Contact  Darlene Moyer via email at dmoyer@kutztown.edu or call at (484) 646-4172         Mark the Date on your Calendar The Heritage Center Library will hold a Genealogy Conference September 12, 2009 with Don Yoder as the Keynote Speaker.   Link to Brochure for Genealogical Conference for September 12, 2009 Link to Insert for Pre-Conference Oley Valley Tour for September 11, 2009

Hours of Operation

Monday - Friday
10:00am - 12:00pm
1:00pm - 4:00pm

Tours by Appointment

 

Field Trip Reservation form in word .

 

Heritage Center Reservation form in word.

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Contact us at (610)683-1589 or heritage@kutztown.edu

Updated: June 22, 2009