Community Education > Adult Evening Program > Winter/Spring 2008 Schedule of Classes and Workshops > History Tours & Presentations

JOURNEY THROUGH LOCAL HISTORY
Course #217
Cost: $40
Tour guide: Joel Alderfer
Tuesday (4 Sessions) 4/29-5/20/2008 7:00-9:00 PM each evening (Some evenings may meet earlier)

Tour local historic sites that are not usually open to the public. Joel Alderfer, Librarian & Curator of the Mennonite Heritage Center, will guide weekly tours of meetinghouses, churches, cemeteries, a mill, homesteads, and a schoolhouse. Four-week Itinerary. Cost includes admission. Gold Card should send $20 admission fee when registering. First class meets at Mennonite Heritage Center, 565 Yoder Rd, Harleysville, Pa. For directions or to receive an itinerary call Joel at 215-256-3020 ext #111 or 215-256-4095.

A WALK DOWN MAIN STREET -- A “Virtual” Walking Tour of Harleysville, Pa
Course #232
Cost: $15 per person
Tour guide: Joel Alderfer
Tuesday Evening – May 27, 2008 7:00 PM

For two evenings of "traveling back in time" through the village of Harleysville, Pa. Whether you are a life-long resident or a newcomer to the area, you won’t want to miss this opportunity to learn about Harleysville’s history & reminisce about "things that aren’t there anymore. Panel discussion on life in early 20th Century Harleysville, with several "old timers". Slide presentation on Harleysville history. Not open to use of Gold Cards. Joel Alderfer, Librarian & Curator, Mennonite Heritage Center, will be the host for this evening. Meet at the Mennonite Heritage Center, 565 Yoder Road, Harleysville. Call 215-256-3020 ext #111 for directions & additional information.

INDIANS & THEIR ARTIFACTS OF THE INDIAN VALLEY
Course #114
Cost: $45
Instructor: Lee Hallman, President, Indian Artifacts Collectors Association
Monday (5 Sessions) 3/10-4/14/2008 (No Class: 3/24) 7:00-9:00PM Franconia Elementary School – Library

Study local Indian tribes and their artifacts; learn what is folklore, what is myth, and what the truth is about this interesting Native American Culture. Classroom study and some Saturday field trips are included in class format.