The lancaster group, one of 10 groups in the pennsylvania chapter, has about 1,500 members. God is great a choral adapted from the music of the ephrata cloisters which. According to ketchum, 270 guests attended in 2019, and organizers. During their visit to the historic ephrata cloister on oct. Ephrata cloister 2020 all you need to know before you go. Ephrata cloister was a protestant monastic community of celibate brothers and sisters supported by a married congregation who lived near the settlement. Ephrata cloister, beautifully illuminated books that include. The board of directors invite the deposit of books, manusciipts and relics of. Full text of a history of the church of the brethren in southern district of pennsylvania see other formats. During the year there have been eleven 11 resigna tions, as follows. This book is brought to you for free and open access by the pennsylvania.
A bibliography of lancaster county, pennsylvania, 17451912. Ephrata cloister if you love history of the local people, this is a must. Through the year the board of directors held stated meetings in november. Yet for the members of the ephrata cloister, these hardships represented an earthly sacrifice in exchange for an eternal paradise.
The grounds of the community are now owned by the commonwealth of pennsylvania and are administered by the pennsylvania historical and museum commission. Large, long necked gourd, with hanging hook, 16, over 100 years old. The pennsylvania center for the book ephrata cloister. Cloister item, rare hanging cupboard from the ephrata cloister. T o most people, one meal and six hours of sleep each day sound like torture. Full text of a history of the church of the brethren in. Grief related books materials are made available to participants. The ephrata cloister, now a national historic landmark in lancaster county, was once home to a thriving german religious commune.
Thats how many copies of your message go out every year when you advertise in. Purpose of project the ephrata cloister or ephrata community was a religious community, established in 1732 by johann conrad beissel at ephrata, in what is now lancaster county, pennsylvania. This years lancaster collaboration of night to shine will be held. Full text of pennsylvaniagerman society internet archive. Historical archaeology at ephrata cloister, a series of yearly reports on excavations and investigations at the lancaster county historic site, written by stephen g. Our colts neck seniors group visits the ephrata cloister in pa. Clarke authored the book mennonite arts, about the antiques and regional culture of his people. Warfel, senior curator of archaeology for the state museum of pennsylvania, reveals the value of historical archaeology as it literally uncovers the myths and biases concerning the unusual communal society.
The ephrata cloister or ephrata community was a religious community, established in 1732 by johann conrad beissel at ephrata, in what is now lancaster county, pennsylvania. Full text of the german sectarians of pennsylvania. Ephrata cloister, 632 west main street, ephrata, pennsylvania 17522 the main entrance is on the south side of route 322 west main street about one hundred yards east of the route 272 overpass in downtown ephrata. Pennsylvania historical and museum commission 1,038 views. Historic ephrata cloister, founded in 1732, was a protestant monastic community.
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