Muhlenberg Bicentennial: The marriage of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg and Anna Maria Weiser.
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Title
Muhlenberg Bicentennial: The marriage of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg and Anna Maria Weiser.
Subject
Muhlenberg College; Muhlenberg Family; Henry Melchior Muhlenberg ; Pennsylvania--Politics and government--1775-1783
Description
Episode Six: Scene Three- "Months pass; two years go by. From Halle come more missionaries called by Muhlenberg. In Tulpehocken it is Easter tide- when spring makes glad the land with leaf and flower; Tobias Wagner is the pastor here. The frontier missionary has returned. in Conrad Weiser's home beside him stands the fair young daughter of the pioneer. The sacred words, the holy vow, are said the bridegroom and the bride have joined their hands; now in the Name of God, the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost, Anna Maria Weiser and Henry Melchior Muhlenberg are wed. The Muhlenberg Bicentennial commemorated the two-hundredth anniversary of the arrival in America of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg. It was held at Muhlenberg College from May 24 to June 1, 1942. The pageant "For God and Country," was performed daily. Students, faculty and administrators and their families, and local Allentown residents all participated.
Creator
Muhlenberg College; photographer unknown
Source
Special Collections and Archives, Trexler Library, Muhlenberg College
Publisher
Allentown, PA: Muhlenberg College, Trexler Library, Special Collections and Archives
Date
Date created: 1942-05
Date scanned: 2016-10-19
Date available: 2016-11-28
Rights
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Relation
Muhlenberg College Historical Photograph Collection
Format
image/TIF
Type
Still Image
Identifier
Bicentennial_V1_013.tif
Coverage
Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
20.5 x 25.5 cm
Citation
Muhlenberg College; photographer unknown, “Muhlenberg Bicentennial: The marriage of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg and Anna Maria Weiser.,” Muhlenberg College Historical Photograph Collections, accessed May 19, 2024, https://trexlerworks.muhlenberg.edu/photoarchive/items/show/1518.