April 9: Introduction to GenealogyJoin Landis Valley’s educator Mike Emory as he provides an introduction to sources and methods for finding ancestors.

Evening ConversationsJoin us for a new series of evening programs exploring the history and culture of Ephrata Cloister and the surrounding region. Each program is held on Thursday evening beginning at 7:00p.m. at Historic Ephrata Cloister.Admission: by donation, pay what you wish for each program.

Volume XXXIII Number 2

April 2015

Calendar of Events

Issue Highlights:

April1: Community Days at the Ephrata Library 4:30pm - 6pm6: Landscapes at the Cloister - 3:30pm9: Scherenschnitte Paper Cutting - 4pm9: Evening Conversation -7pm13: Be an Illustrator - 2:30pm - 4pm18: Making History Workshop 10am-12pm23: Evening Conversation - 7pm24: Community Days - 9:30am-1pm

Page 3: What’s New in the Museum StorePage 4: Tribute to Mike WagnerPage 6: Research Corner Page 8: Chorus Member Spotlight: Holly KleimoPage 10: Discovering The Glass TrumpetPage 12 & 13: Volunteer of the Year AwardsPage 15: Colonial Summer Camp Series

William Woys WeaverSaturday, May 16th 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.Paid registration for Winter History Class guarantees admission to the event on May 16.$10.00 ECA Member - $15.00 Non-MemberPA German Kitchen Gardens and Heirloom Seeds with William Woys Weaver.

Special Events

April 23: Shoes of the 18th CenturyCraftsman Marc Benedict will take a look at the styles of colonial footwear and the techniques involved in making these common items.

May 7: Ephrata and the Early Mormon Church: Baptism for the Dead - Possible Connections and Similarities Nick Siegert talks about some of the research he is doing into the early Mormon Church and its possible connections with Ephrata.

May 21 Indentured Servants in Lancaster County Trevor Kase will explore this often overlooked group of early county residents and examine how they shaped the community.

June 4: Pennsylvania German WomenBased on the research conducted for her forth coming book, Dr. Patricia Gibble will discuss this often invisible but crucial part of the local early society.

May7: Evening Conversation - 7pm10: Mothers Day Tea - 1pm - 3pm10: Ephrata Cloister Chorus Spring Concert 4pm15: Ephrata Cloister & Ephrata Library Student Art Exhibit Reception 6:30pm - 8pm 16: William Woys Weaver - 10am-12pm21: Evening Conversation - 7pm29: Community Days - 9:30 - 1pm30: Chicken BBQ Fundraiser for Ephrata Cloister Chorus 10am till sold out

June4: Evening Conversation - 7pm15: Father’s Day Workshop - 1pm-3pm

Special events continued on page 11

THE ASSOCIATES ARE COMING, THE ASSOCIATES ARE COMING!!! This announcement, just like the one of so long ago, THE BRITISH ARE COMING, THE BRITISH ARE COMING, means that change is on the horizon. With State funding shrinking and funding through grants and donations becoming more competitive, it is obvious that to keep sites like the Ephrata Cloister viable, change needs to occur. We need to get more creative on how to operate our site.

The PHMC staff and the ECA staff must work together to ensure an operation that will meet the mission needs of the site. It can no longer be an operation that is a status quo operation. The PHMC must become more creative in how it works with the ECA. The PHMC staff must provide leadership support that will encourage and motivate the ECA. The ECA Board and the ECA volunteers need to step up and recommit to the site and its financial needs. If you look at where the ECA Board has come from over the past three years, we can be very proud of the developments and accomplishments of the Board. We hired staff, developed programs, fundraisers, policies, and procedures that have and will make for a much stronger Board and ECA staff.

The ECA Board operates on a committee structure that requires a commitment from volunteers to get involved. While we have made great progress as a Board, the ECA has a lot more work to do in order to accomplish our long term goal of being able to provide sustainable support for Ephrata Cloister. For this to happen, the ECA must be strong in all areas of operation; a goal of this Board.

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Drew Myers, President Ephrata Cloister Associates

As I sit here and type this message to you the trees and grass are once again being dressed in white, while my calendar boldly declares Spring Begins. As we approach the end of March and April Showers, more wet weather of any variety just seems to pull my very soul down. This year, I don’t know about you, but I’d rather just skip to the May Flowers part of that saying. So I will just keep repeating to myself:

The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month.

~Henry Van Dyke

As we say good-bye to winter we also say farewell to Maintenance Foreman, Mike Wagner. Mike has been with us since May of 2011. He quickly became a vital part of the Ephrata “Team.” Mike has many attributes but most of all we will miss his sunny disposition and can do attitude. We all wish Mike, a Happy Retirement! Work is underway to initiate the procedure to hire a new maintenance foreman.

On a positive note(s), we are very pleased to welcome David Heffley back to the ECA Board of Directors. And, to offer our congratulations to Volunteer of the Year, Martha Ros, and to Gloria Meiskey who will be receiving a PHMC Outstand-ing Service Award.

In spite of our main concentration being snow removal this winter, we also managed to complete the upgrades to the restrooms with automatic faucets in the ladies room, and the trees along the cemetery wall have been trimmed. Projects that we hope to have completed by the end of June include: a new metal roof on two of the maintenance build-ings; a new roof on the Visitor Center; and the repairs to the cupola on the Academy.

We have the school tours to bring us out of hibernation and into the world again, and we hope our members will also leave their burrows and come out and join us for some fresh air here along the banks of the Cocalico.

President’s Message

Featured Museum Store Artisan Judy WaltonBy Nicholas Siegert, Editor

If you visit the Museum Store, you are likely to come upon some beautiful handmade wooden kitchen implements. Straight spatulas, scrapers, and spreaders, all made out of richly grained and colored Pennsylvania Cherry. Early settlers valued this beautiful hardwood for its unique colors and graining and it is the wood of choice for Judy Walton. However, working with this kind of wood does present some challenges. “Because the wood is so hard,” Judy said, “it’s very difficult to carve in the traditional “chip carving” method” utilized by earlier Pennsylvania wood carvers. Judy actually

had to develop her own style which enabled her to carve delicate lines, figures, and sayings into the surface of the implements. Judy regards her work as a modern natural extension of traditional PA Folk Art.

Judy’s work also contains themes of nature, art, home life and traditional faith. If you look closely, you will find spiritual and symbolic elements.

Often the design on one side of the implement will reflect the saying or phrase on the other side, values or sayings promoted in biblical teaching. Three dots or other subtle elements in threes symbolize the Trinity.

As music played a large role in the religious practice and culture of the Ephrata Cloister, so also, it influences the creative process of Mrs. Walton. Judy often listens to Christian meditative music as she does her carving. She finds it inspiring and meditative.

One question we had was, “why use straight edge spatulas for cooking?” Judy explained, “Ever since the cook stove was invented in the 1840’s, flat bottomed pans have had to be used on the cooktop. The stirring tool that worked best had a flat end for scraping the bottom of the pans. There was much less scorching and better mixing. This still holds true today. poons are best for bowls; straight end spatulas are best for stovetop cookware.”

Stop by The Museum Store and check out the wooden kitchen implements of Judy and Stewart Walton. We feel you will find them beautiful, practical and useful. They are reasonably priced and make great gifts.

Drawn With Spirit - Pennsylvania German Fraktur by Lisa Minardi is a landmark contribution to the study of Pennsylvania German Fraktur from the Joan and Victor Johnson Collection on exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Hardcover with 362 pages filled with full color depictions, most of which have never been published. Detailed entries include extensive information about each piece as well as translations. It is a treasure at $65.

In Dangerous Guests: Enemy Captives and Revolutionary Communities During the War for Independence, Ken Miller, Associate professor of History at Washington College, reveals how wartime pressures nurtured a budding patriotism in the ethnically diverse communities of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where the establishment of a detention camp served as a flash point for new conflict in a community already unsettled in stark ethnic, linguistic and religious differences. Hard cover with 247 pages cost is $35.

Open Monday through Saturday 9AM to 4:45PM and Sunday Noon to 4:45PM.

The Museum Store (717) 733-6600 email c-sshober@pa.gov.

New Books in The Museum Store

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A Tribute to Mike Wagner

We take this opportunity to bid a fond farewell to our Maintanence Foreman, Mike Wagner, who retired at the end of March. Mike came to work at Ephrata in 2011. Mike painted the Ephrata Cloister logo on both sides of the Associate Barn. Mike remodeled the kiosk next to the parking lot to resemble the sister’s house, made the cut-out of the brother and sister up by the Stable, and helped to open up the woods along the periphery of the site to create a walking trail. Besides being a craftsman, Mike has quite a green thumb. He kept a garden up on Mount Zion and made hundreds of dollars for the ECA, by raising tomatoes and selling them on a self-service stand (that he also made himself ). Mike has been helpful to our collections department, designing and installing shelves in our storage safes as well as making and adapting props for our Mysterious and Lantern Tour Programs. Mike is a true team player whose workmanship and positive attitude will be greatly missed. He has small feet but his shoes will be hard to fill. Goodbye Mike and Good Luck.

Complimentary Institutional Copies of the ChroniconThe editorial staff and the ECA Board recently decided to furnish our elected officials, selected PHMC museum sites, and other organizations with similar interests with complimentary copies of our Chronicon Newsletter. The purpose is to encourage others in our field to share information of their activities and upcoming events and increase the potential for partnerships and cooperation. We have received positive feedback from the Chairman of the PHMC, Andrew E. Masich, Jeffrey Bleimeister from the PA Railroad Museum, and a number of other historic sites. In response to our overture, a number of museums are now sending us their newsletters. We have received complimentary newsletters from: Amos Herr House Foundation, 1719 Hans Herr House, The German Society of Pennsylvania, Friends of Conrad Weiser Homestead, Friends of Cornwall Iron Furnace, and the PA Railroad Museum. We thank them for their reciprocity and hope more newsletters are on their way. If your institution would like a complimentary subscription, please contact us. Nick Siegert

“We loved this place! Our guide was Nick and he was informative, knowledgeable, and humorous when it fit. The buildings are well preserved and I am glad I did not have to live there as the life was severely austere...Be sure to take a fully charged cell phone so you are able listen to all the information available on the many phone stations. I especially liked the message from the carpenter! Even the way points in the cemetery are interesting. Don’t skip the museum or the video inside. Both have much to add to the experience...”

TripAdvisor Review

Visitor from Leetonia, Ohio March 25, 2015

My girls and I attended your Stuffed Animals Sleepover today and really had a fabulous time! We couldn’t believe how many pictures we got showing us all the adventures our animals had overnight. The pictures were creative and beautifully composed. We were taken on a great tour and loved getting such a close up look at how the Brothers and Sisters lived. All our questions were answered and the girls got a chance to try on a habit, sleep with a wooden pillow and participate in a school lesson. They came home excited to organize their pictures into albums and play “old fashioned school.” Your staff was very friendly, knowledgable and great with kids. I hope you offer this program again, because I will be recommending it to all my friends!

Sincerely,Beth, Mia, Emma and Peighton Cerullo March 28, 2015

Family Program Review

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Recently, the Ephrata Cloister concluded a loan agreement for ten pieces of early 18th century printing type to St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site located in Mt. Vernon, New York. The type is part of an exhibit about the “Great Election of 1733” that occurred in the common green outside the church. The special election to fill a county wide seat in the New York assembly became a confrontation between the Royal Governor and an opposition party for political influence in New York and resulted in an early landmark case for freedom of the press. The election was covered in detail in The New York Weekly Journal published by John Peter Zenger. Zenger became the defendant in a landmark trial about free speech after he was arrested and imprisoned for libel for his critical opinions of Royal Governor William Crosby. Two grand juries empaneled in the spring and again in the fall of 1734 failed to indict Zenger. So the Governor ordered the sheriff to arrest Zenger in November of 1734 and charge him with libel using an unpopular legal procedure known as an “information”.

Bail was set at an amount higher than Zenger could pay. Andrew Hamilton of Philadelphia the most famous lawyer in the colonies at the time defended Zenger and argued that a

defamatory statement was not libelous if it could be proven to be true. He admitted that Zenger printed the opinions and demanded that the prosecution prove them false. Hamilton stated to the jury:“The question before the Court and you, Gentlemen of the jury, is not of small or private concern. It is not the cause of one poor printer, nor of New York alone, which you are now trying. No! It may in its consequence affect every free man that lives under a British government on the main of America. It is the best cause. It is the cause of liberty.”Zenger was acquitted by the jury after deliberating less than ten minutes in August 1735.

Printing Type Loaned to St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site

“The question before the Court and you, Gentlemen of the jury, is not of small or private concern. It is not the cause of one poor printer, nor of New York alone, which you are now trying. No! It may in its consequence affect every free man that lives under a British government on the main of America. It is the best cause. It is the cause of liberty.” Andrew Hamilton

The outcome of this trial did not establish legal precedent for freedom of the press, but influenced thought that many decades later was incorporated into the United States Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Sedition Act of 1798. The Zenger family and Conrad Weiser’s family were a part of the same group of several thousand Germans who immigrated to New York in 1710. Zenger learned the printing trade as an apprentice to printer William Bradford who also experienced official reprimand for material he published. Bradford’s son Andrew established a printing operation in Philadelphia and for a time Benjamin Franklin worked for him.

Andrew Bradford printed the earliest German language material in North America and was the first printer used by Conrad Beissel. The exhibit at St. Paul’s Church ends in January 2017.

Kerry A. Mohn

The loan agreement included these ten pieces of 18th century type, including three individual pieces of Caslon and seven pieces of German Blackletter.

Visit St. Paul’s Church in Mount Vernon, NY! A National Historic Site, it was an 18th century church once used as a Revolutionary War hospital. Its cemetery dates as early as 1704. Visit http://www.nps.gov/sapa/index.htm

We continue in this April 2015 edition of the Chronicon to highlight the professional activities by our staff and new research from independent researches and academics. Know of an independent research project on Ephrata that deserves a mention in our Chronicon? Contact our editorial staff!

Outreach and Professional Development Conferences and Events

Penn State University, York Campus March 25, 2015 Kerry Mohn will participate in a Panel Discussion on Non-Academic Opportunities in History.

National Council on Public History Annual Conference, Nashville, TN, April 16, 2015

What are the challenges in interpreting history at a religious site? What are key artifacts and resources we use in interpretation? Rebecca Lawrence will serve as a member of a panel on Religion, Historic Sites, and Museums, with facilitators, Melissa Bingmann, West Virginia University, and Barbara Franco, Gettysburg Seminary Ridge Museum (Rebecca Lawrence and Nick Siegert have been collaborating on research for panel.)

PA Museums 2015 Statewide Museum Conference: Harrisburg, PA, April 12-14, 2015, This year’s theme: Partners in History: Telling the Pennsylvania Story

Site Administrator, Elizabeth Bertheaud, in Strength in Numbers: The Museum Consortium will share her experiences with The Museum Council of Lancaster County and argues that individual museums gain great strength from partnerships with Museum Consortiums. Other speakers on the panel include: Sarah DiSantis, Executive Director, Morgan Log House, and Michele Anstine, Assistant CEO, Delaware Historical Society.

Research Corner

When we share and promote the Historic Ephrata Cloister as a place of historic research within academic and professional communities on a national scale, it facilitates and sustains collaborations and relationships with institutions and independent researchers and provides national recognition

for the Historic Ephrata Cloister.

Contact the EditorsEmail us at Ephrata1732@gmail.com or message us on www.facebook.com/HistoricEphrataCloister

We want you to be proud to read and receive the Chronicon. Have suggestions

for future articles? Have comments & questions? Your editorial team looks forward

to hearing from you!

Nick Siegert, Editor Rebecca Lawrence, Editor

Mission Statement

Historic Ephrata Cloister’s preservation and programing invites the exploration of this unique community’s spiritual, creative, and intellectual accomplishments by encouraging visitors to develop a personal connection to Pennsylvania’s significant role in religious toleration and intellectual freedom.

The Ephrata Cloister Associates is a non-profit organization that works in partnership with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, supporting the mission of preservation and education at this National Historic Landmark.

Adopted January 2015

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Rebecca Lawrence, Ephrata Cloister Associate Museum Program & Volunteer Facilitator, offered a new interpretation of Ephrata’s Fraktur wallcharts at the McNeil Center for Early American Studies international academic Fraktur conference March 6, 2015 at the German Society in Philadelphia PA.

Erika PassantinoDr. Jobie Riley Janice L. RuhlLeon RunnerSeventh Day Baptist Historical Society William and Sandra SouleFrank StroikDr. and Mrs. Melvyn G. WengerRichard and Barbara Will

Suzanne FisherDavid E. FuchsWayne GongawareHistoric Smithton InnDixie HessG. R. Kleinfelter UnderwritersDavid and Marcia MartinWarren and Gloria MeiskeyPhyllis MillerScott and Claire Moore

BenefactorsGrace AdamsBlue Ridge CommunicationsEli Wenger

SponsorsBeverly ArnwineLucy Carroll, DMACloister Restaurant, Inc.Frank FahnestockSteve Feite

Generous Support has been Provided by the Following Members

FamilyTerry and Elizabeth Simmonds

ContributingHolly Kleimo

Senior ContributingPaul Gough

Senior IndividualMaurine VanDyke

Youth/ Student Historian MemberCheyenne R Angelo Jillian Preniczky

Welcome New & Renewing Ephrata Cloister Associate Members

Welcome Returning Board Member David Heffley!We welcome back David Heffley to the Ephrata Cloister Associates Board of Directors. David last served a term on the Board in 2008. David was always willing to get involved in our programs and has been a major supporter and volunteer in our famous Apple Dumpling Festival, helping to provide a truck, helping with sales, and anything else that had to be done. David has always been willing to lend a hand. Besides his willingness to help the Cloister, David has a keen interest in the history of the area and even shares a historic connection with Ephrata. A few years back, a relative of David’s donated an 18th century land deed to the Cloister on vellum that concerned a land transaction in the area. There were Heffleys as Householders early in the Cloister’s history. We look forward to benefiting from David’s experience and enthusiasm.

The Ephrata Cloister would like to specially thank The Anne Brossman Sweigart Charity Foundation, the Irene B. Weidman Foundation, and the Robert C. Wenger Charitable Trust for their generous grants.

The following donors to be recognized for their contribution to the publication of an updated edition of the Index of Ephrata Hymns to be published later this year. Donations

will continue to be accepted.

Michael S. Showalter Dr. Jobie E. Riley

IndividualJanice EberlyJanet Werntz

During Student Historians this Spring, Ephrata High School Student Cheyenne learned to measure and cut wool to make her own wool cloak. Her hooded cloak is now finished and she has proudly worn it to school.

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We welcome our newest Chorus member Holly Kleimo. Cathie Oliphant interviewed Holly Kleimo for our chorus member spotlight. She is the latest addition to our Alto line!

What are your other interests, Holly?I love to read, and I take 2 ballet classes each

week, plus yoga and Pilates classes. My husband and I like to take walks. I was the choreographer for all the high school musicals when I taught at LS, and I also worked as choreographer at the Lancaster Opera Workshop. We did “Kismet” and “The Magic Flute.”

What is your other connection to show business?

My husband is an actor. He performs at the Ephrata Playhouse and recently played the part of Willie Loman in “Death of a Salesman.”

What is the best part of being in the Chorus?

I love to sing, and I love learning; this is both. I feel that I have refreshed my ability to read music and my German pronunciation is improving.

We are so glad that you have joined the Ephrata Cloister Chorus, Holly. We want to get to know more about you. Where did you grow up?

I grew up in Finksburg, MD, near Westminster. After graduating from Elizabethtown College, I taught 4th grade at the Hans Herr Elementary School. After my daughter was born, I taught 7th grade language arts in the Warwick School District until I retired in 2012.

What brought you to the Cloister?I am a member of Church of the Apostles

UCC and sing in the choir. Several members from the Cloister Chorus have joined us for Easter and/or Christmas cantatas. They invited me.

What are your impressions of the Chorus? They sound so good, and I love being in the middle of that blend of voices! All the people have been so nice. I love the enthusiasm of the director, Martin Hinkley. He knows so much about the history of the pieces we are singing. It is exciting. I am looking forward to performing with the Chorus, getting to know the singers better, and broadening my friendships.

Did you have prior experience with the German language?

I never studied German; however, my grandparents spoke Pennsylvania German. We had Sunday dinner with them in Hanover each week and I heard a lot of German. My mother only used German when she didn’t want my brother and me to know what she was saying!

Welcome New Chorus Member Holly Kleimo!

Basses, tenors, and sopranos wanted!New chorus members are welcome at any time provided they attend multiple rehearsals Tuesday evenings and complete an audition process. Contact Cathie Oliphant, Concert Coordinator at oliphant@ptd.net for additional information.

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Mick Zimmerman

Mildred “Mick” Zimmerman joined our Sisters in Paradise on March 25, 2015. She served as President, Vice President, and Treasurer of the ECA board in the late 90s. In 1999, she received a commemoration on behalf of the ECA’s 40th Anniversary from Senator Noah Wenger (pictured above). We express our sincerest condolences to the Zimmerman family from all of us who remember her fondly.

The Ephrata Cloister Chorus at the Free Library of Philadelphia

Friends of Eberbach Dedication CeremonyApril 11, 2015 Ephrata Cloister Chorus Performance 1p.m. The Friends of Eberbach graciously invited the Ephrata Cloister Chorus to perform during the dedication ceremony of the The Friends of Eberbach monument at the corner of North Street and Duke Street in Ephrata, on April 11. The Friends of Eberbach in partnership with the Keystone Villa, the Ephrata Borough, and Ephrata and Eberbach residents built the memorial site to commemorate the Sister-City relationship between Ephrata and Eberbach. Our Ephrata Cloister Chorus is proud to have been invited to this historic commemorative ceremony on April 11! The Eberbach Society is organizing a trip to Conrad Beissel’s hometown next year. For those interested, visit events.SignUp4.com/eberbachgermany2015.

PA German Society 125th Annual MeetingSaturday, June 6 , 2015 Lancaster Church of the Brethren Performance requires registration to the PA Ger-man Society’s Annual Meeting The chorus will be performing original works from the Ephrata community with additions of tunes by the Moravians, Brethren, and Reformed congregations of the 18th century. For more information please visit www.pgs.org.

Spring ConcertSunday May 10, 2015 4 p.m. Our hour long concert will include works by Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, William Dawson, William Billings, Felix Mendelssohn, and Johann Bechler. In addition to pieces from the Ephrata community, Moravian and Shaker pieces will be performed.

The Ephrata Cloister Chorus was proud to be invited to perform during the opening exhibition of Framing Fraktur at the Free Library of Philadelphia, Monday evening, March 2. The Chorus performed twice in the Great Stair Hall on the ground floor to crowds of listeners. Jeannine Pollock, Assistant Chief Central Public Services Division and her colleagues of the Free Library of Philadelphia were delightful hosts and we graciously thank them for their hospitality and opportunity to perform in a beautiful space.

Spring Ephrata Cloister Chorus Performance Schedule

Martin Hinkley, far left, Holly Kleimo, Fern Bauman, Marcia Martin, Arlene Shank, and Mark Herr at the reception at the Free Library of Philadelphia March 2, 2015.

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You worked with Stephen Warfel, the Pennsylvania State Archaeologist who was here on a number of digs beginning in 1993. When were you working with him at the Cloister?

I was there from 1993 until 1998, every year. It was my first major archaeological field work.

Was archaeology your original choice?

It was. I went to college with an interest in archaeology and anthropology more broadly, but I soon realized that archaeology was what I really wanted to do. I like being outside and digging, and getting dirty. I also like the social aspects of it. It was very much a team effort.

How is archaeology different from other fields of study in the historic field?

It sort of engages people differently. It’s a different kind of material culture. You are allowed to touch things. I’ve worked with volunteers over the years and they were always very excited to get their first finds. Working at the Cloister was great, because we always found stuff; it wasn’t a site where you came up dry often.

Imagine that you are an archaeology student at the Ephrata Cloister in the 1990’s. You’re in a 2 foot hole carefully sifting through lose dirt, not finding anything particularly interesting, when suddenly you come across a small piece of glass tubing that continues to get bigger as you uncover more and more. What you will find will be unique and amazing. Such was the experience of Lisa Lauria, one of the archaeologists working at Ephrata in the 1990’s. Nick Siegert recently interviewed Lisa for the Chronicon.

So, I want to ask you about the glass trumpet. I understand that you were the one who found it. Tell me about your experience of finding it.

It was the summer of 1995, my third year at the Cloister. That day, I was working at a level that was part of a large clay pit, filled with various layers of trash deposited that dated to the 18th century. It was a couple of feet down and I remember it was rough, somewhat gravelly, and I came upon this little bit of glass. It was very smooth, like a piece of glass tubing. I began to go more gradually, because I didn’t want to break anything, and before I knew it, this little tube piece pops up. I thought, “That’s cool, I’ve never seen something quite like that.” At the time I thought it was just a little fragment, maybe some kind of medicinal thing. I kept going, digging quietly, not calling anybody over yet, but I was getting pretty excited. I uncovered

another piece of tube and another little piece of fragment, and I kept following it out and it kept getting bigger and bigger. After I got about a foot of it exposed, Steve Warfel came over and said, “What do you have there?” I said I didn’t know, but it looked pretty cool! Parts of the tube and parts of the coil - the return on it showed up first before I exposed the bell part, so it looked like this long, turning tube of glass, which seemed really, really weird. And then once the actual funnel part started coming out, I was thinking that it looked like a

“At the time I thought it was just a little fragment, maybe some kind of medicinal thing. I kept going, digging quietly, not calling anybody over yet, but I was getting pretty excited. I uncovered another piece of tube and anther little piece of fragment, and I kept following it out and kept getting bigger and bigger...”

Photo credit: Lisa Lauria

Part I: Lisa Lauria The Glass Trumpet

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trombone. That’s how I would have described it to anybody. It was very, very exciting, and as I started exposing more of it, Steve Warfel sent over another staff member to help. We were going very slowly and delicately using table knives and maybe even dental picks at that point, as the broken bits were very small. Crowds started gathering wondering what it was. What in the world could this possibly be? We had no idea.

How long did it take to uncover the whole thing?

I think it was after lunch when I first came upon it and we spent the rest of the afternoon exposing all of it, cleaning it up, photographing it, and getting it out of the ground. We wanted to get it out of the ground in one day to preserve it so nothing would happen to it.

Was there any evidence that it was in a box or some kind of covering?

There was nothing like that, no evidence of any kind of covering. It was well preserved and the pieces were laid very much intact. It appeared to be carefully placed, not just thrown in a hole. It appeared to be carefully laid down in the dirt and buried.

Mother’s Day TeaSaturday, May 16th 1 p.m. -3 p.m. $25 tickets; includes admission to the afternoon chorus performance at 4pmEnjoy teas, gourmet baked goods, and fruit while learning of the challenges and enjoyments of women’s life in 18th Century Ephrata, then take a special tour with Mother Maria and her Sisters in the Sisters’ House. Tour goers receive a special pin and portrait card. Participants receive complimentary admission to the Ephrata Cloister Chorus concert at 4pm.

Become a Master & Apprentice of Trades on Father’s DaySunday, June 21 1 p.m.-4 p.m. $6 per child and accompanying adult, $3 each additional participant; free with a current ECA Family Membership Sign an 18th century style contract and learn what it might be like to be an apprentice in the bakery, carpenter’s house and print shop. Demonstrators will offer you simple make and take activities for all ages of the family.

Making History Workshop Series Saturday, April 18 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Join Pat Johnson and others from the Lancaster Spinners and Weavers Guild and learn how to use a drop spindle to spin wool. An additional $10 fee required to take home a hand made wooden drop spindle and wool.

Upcoming Workshops, Lectures & Events

Nick’s interview with Lisa Lauria will continue this summer in Volume XXXIII No 3, July 2015.

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Kauffman’s Chicken BBQ May 30, 2015 $7 tickets 10am until sold out call 717.733.6600 to order Proceeds benefit the Ephrata Cloister Chorus trip and outreach fund.

Quilt Raffle to benefit ECA

$2.00 for one ticket and $5.00 for three tickets. All proceeds benefit the Ephrata Cloister Associates. Raffle tickets available until May 10, 2015. The drawing will take place on Sunday, May 10, at 3:30 p.m. Measuring 95” x 110,” the quilt (pictured above) was graciously donated by a member of the ECA. To purchase, visit the Ephrata Cloister during open business hours. Cash or check only. Call (717) 733-6660 or email Ephrata1732@gmail.com. 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive a family membership to the Ephrata Cloister Associates. You do not need to be present at the drawing to win.

Gloria joined the Ephrata Cloister Associates as a volunteer in 2000 to work

with our education programs, most notably our community days school program; she also starred in the production of our orientation film Prelude to the New World, a film we continue to show to visitors today. Gloria expanded her volunteer service in 2005 assuming the role of membership chair (2005-2013), and began positions she continues to serve in today: tour guide, assistant in our Community Days, Founders Day, and Charter Day programs and Museum Store Assistant. In 2004 she received the Volunteer of the Year Award. Gloria served as a board member of the Ephrata Cloister Associates (2005-2008) and notably supported the efforts when the Ephrata Cloister earned its third AAM accreditation in 2008 under the

Gloria Meiskey receives Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Recognition

Gloria is always willing to learn something new to improve to “prosper, continue on and preserve the history [of the Ephrata Cloister] for future generations”. She will always tell you how much the Ephrata Cloister “feels like home” and indeed, it is.

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interim direction of our Curator Kerry Mohn. Following the achievement of accreditation Gloria became president of the Ephrata Cloister Associates (2008-2012). During her tenure as president, her ability to be a strong confident leader kept fires out and maintained staff and board officer morale during an internal period of strife. Her desire and commitment to share the history of the Cloister with visitors inspired Gloria to go above and beyond to serve as a volunteer coordinator before a paid position was created to help arrange tour guides and desk personnel to ensure the site would remain open on Mondays and Tuesdays. Since 2002, she has enjoyed working with our Student Historians, our teen volunteer program, during the biannual out-of-state Student Historian trip. She has been instrumental in organizing the only fundraiser, Apple Dumpling Sales, to support collections management and acquisitions since the first year it began.

Today, she and our 2015 Volunteer of the Year Martha Ros, offer tours on Mondays throughout the year and on-call. Gloria arrives early to assist our Museum Store Manager to organize, label,

and clean the store every Monday. Gloria is consistently at the top of the list for volunteers that put forth the most hours on behalf of the Ephrata Cloister Associates each year.

Gloria shines in all areas of our museum operations, understands the necessary diversity of skills and energy to work in a museum, and is always willing to learn something new to improve, all to “prosper, continue on and preserve the history [of the Ephrata Cloister] for future generations”. Her passion and commitment to the Ephrata Cloister truly translates to the volunteers, international and local visitors, and staff she works with every day she volunteers at the Ephrata Cloister. She will always tell you how much the Ephrata Cloister “feels like home” and indeed, it is. Rebecca Lawrence

On April 18th at the PHMC Volunteer Award ceremony, Gloria Meiskey will be one of two PHMC state wide volunteers to receive the distinction of Outstanding Volunteer of the Year award. We are proud of Gloria and the work that all of our volunteers do on behalf of the Historic Ephrata Cloister.

Although originally from the area, it wasn’t until Martha Ros came back from South Texas and took a tour with Joe Meck that she was inspired to become involved at the Ephrata Cloister. Meck was a member of the German Seventh Day Baptist Church and one of the last individuals to be born on the Cloister property; his personal experience and passion for the Cloister nurtured Martha’s passion for history. Since 2007, Martha has been one of two reliable and consistent volunteer tour guides on Monday mornings. She assists the Ephrata Cloister with regular seasonal education programs such as Community Days, Founders Day, and Charter Day. During Community Days she assists with demonstrations in the Print Shop, the Bakery, and Little Sister. During our seasonal Christmas at the Cloister program she and her husband commit to serving refreshments and talking with visitors. Martha never ceases to learn more about the history of the Ephrata Cloister as she’s a regular participant in our Winter History Classes and tour training opportunities. She loves working with the public, especially the fascinating people that come to Ephrata. Martha enjoys sharing what she knows with others as equally as she enjoys learning more about our local history including offering different perspectives that challenge traditional interpretations of Ephrata’s history. She recognizes our various needs and will always share her opinions and ideas, contributing to the overall health of the organization.

Rebecca Lawrence

Martha Ros Receives Volunteer of the Year Recognition

On April 18th, Martha Ros will join the list of 32 volunteers who have been awarded our annual distinction of Volunteer of the Year since 1982. We offer our sincerest congratulations to Martha!

Volunteer BreakfastsAll volunteers are welcome to join us the third Thursday of the month at 9am April through November for fellowship, discussions of Ephrata’s history, and an opportunity to brush up on interpretive practices. Light refreshments are served. While general themes are provided for discussion, topics are subject to change based upon our volunteers’ needs.

April 16: Background checks & Clearances Review of background checks, clearances, and additional training needed for all volunteers that work in the presence of minors; Wedding & Site Rental Volunteers Learn more about becoming a wedding/site rental volunteer

May 21: Interpretive training: Family & Children Part I We’ll explore how children learn differently from adults, their development benchmarks and how children can identify and engage with the past; designed for prospective and regular tour guides & school program volunteers.

June 18: Interpretive training: Family & Children Part II Expand your tool kit and learn interpretive strategies to connect families and children to history by building upon play and imagination; designed for prospective and regular tour guides and school program volunteers.

July 16: Book Discussion: Two Troubled Souls by Aaron Folgeman, the story of a Moravian couple Maria Barbara (Sister Delilah) and Jean Francois Renyier (Brother John) who both spent time at the Cloister. Book purchase encouraged but not required, contact us for portions available to read in advance for study in our breakfast group.

August 20: Interpretive Training: Tours It’s time for the truth! Tell us what you like or don’t like in our interpretation. We want your ideas and feedback on how together, we can improve our visitor’s experience and your experience on tours, inspired by Franklin Vagnone’s (author of The Anarchist Guide to Historic House Museums 2015) sessions on Historic House Interpretation Rebecca & Nick attended earlier this year.

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Ephrata Public Library Partnership

On May 15, join us for the opening reception at the Ephrata Public Library from 6:30-8pm for an exhibition of the student art work created during our partnership series.

April 1: Community Days at the Library 4:30pm Ephrata Public Library Multipurpose Room; Families welcome

April 6: Landscape Drawing and Painting 3:30pm Ephrata Cloister Ages 10-18

We graciously thank the entire Ephrata Public Library staff including Penny Talbert, Director; Rebecca Zinner, Public Programs Manager; Kim MacNeal, Youth Programs Coordinator; Joy Ashley, Development Coordinator; Mary Ebersole and Alex Vile who helped to make our partnership program possible.

April 9: German Papercutting 4pm Ephrata Public Library Ages 10-12; registration requiredCo-taught with our teen Student Historians, students will create works of paper cutting inspired by the Pennsylvania Germans art of Scherenschnitte.

April 13: Be An Illustrator: Roswell Weidner 2:30 & 4:00pm Ephrata Public Library Ages 8-13; registration requiredLearn about the large charcoal drawings made by art-ist Roswell Weidner, a teacher of the PA Academy of Philadelphia who created still lifes and landscapes of the Cloister. Explore charcoal and dry media as you make your own still life inspired by Weidner’s work.

Since March 9, we have partnered with the Ephrata Public Library to offer a free interdisciplinary program series for youth and families to experience ideas, collections, art and history. To register, visit www.ephratapubliclibrary.org. As a member of the Ephrata Cloister Associates you helped make these experiences and connections to the Cloister possible for our local families! -Rebecca Lawrence

Light refreshments served on May 15. Student Art Exhibit runs from May 15-June 15 at the Ephrata Public Library 550 South Reading Road Ephrata, PA 17522. 717-738-9291

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Colonial Summer Camp SeriesBefore and after care is not provided. Parents and guardians are expected to drop off their children no more than 10 minutes early and pick-up no later than 10 minutes late in the afternoon.Program registrations will be processed in the order received and payment will be processed if there is space available in the program(s) selected. Registration confirmation will be sent by mail or email once payment has been processed. If cancellation is necessary, $25 of your processed registration will be non-refundable.

Experience hands on historical activities once part of the lives of those living at the Historic Ephrata Cloister Brothers, Sisters, and Householders in the Colonial period and learn basic museum practices during our Summer Camp series!

Become a brother, sister, physician, school teacher, or local craftsman through role play

Join our Schreibschule and write and draw with quill pens and ink

Make paper lanterns with Sister Marcella

Make a small embroidered piece with Sister Petronella

Have a special music lesson with our Choir director inspired by music created by our Brothers and Sisters

Make a small clay plate Bring a small collection from home and learn to be a curator for a day and receive a set of white gloves!

Registration forms include photo releases, basic emergency medical information, an incidental waiver, and information regarding dietary concerns/restrictions.A small snack break is provided between 11-11:30am. Arts and crafts can be messy; we encourage children to bring a t-shirt or smock.

Week long registration is encouraged.Individual daily rate: $35/member; $45/non member.

Make paper using cotton pulp

Have an early writing lesson with Brother Obed

Make a small weaving project on a tape or lap loom

...and more!

Detailed registration information available on our website or contact Rebecca Lawrence, c-rlawrenc@pa.gov or call (717-733-6600.

Age groups will be divided according to ages 6-8 and 9-12. Team and individual work is encouraged. At least one project will be permitted to be taken home each day. July and August programs offer different types of activities including:

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Ephrata Cloister Associates, Inc. is a registered 501(c)3 organization. The official registration and financial information of Ephrata Cloister Associates may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll-free, within Pennsylvania, 1-800-732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.

Telephone: 717-733-6600www.EphrataCloister.orgEphrata1732@gmail.com

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EPHRATA CLOISTER STAFF

Elizabeth Bertheaud…...……….……………DirectorDavid Smoyer…….....……...Maintenance RepairmanKerry Mohn………………...….……….........CuratorNick Siegert….……………..…..….Guide SupervisorSarah Klapper-Lehman......................................GuideRebecca Lawrence..........Program/Volunteer FacilitatorAndrea Glass...............................Development OfficerMichael S. Showalter…….…….….Museum Educator Maria C. Asin Administrative Coordinator/BookkeeperSusan Shober……………......Museum Store ManagerMiriam Moore…………….........…….Sales AssociateStephanie Frymyer……………..……..Sales AssociateMartin Hinkley...................................Choral DirectorJuliet Mitton………………..…..............Accompanist

BOARD OF DIRECTORSPresident..................................................Drew MyersVice-President.....................................Shirley GockleySecretary......................................................Jane KochTreasurer........................................Wayne Gongaware

Linda P. Carvell Brenda MummaDavid Heffley Cathie Oliphant Mark Shifflet Joe Trynosky

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