The Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center in Pennsburg PA announces the opening of J. F. Hartranft and the Schwenkfelder Experience in the Civil War!
Come learn about Medal of Honor recipient Hartranft’s role in the war, his post-war position as special provost marshal of Washington and warden of the Washington Arsenal holding the Lincoln assassination conspirators, and of course, his time as governor of Pennsylvania.
They kick off on Saturday, September 24, with a public program. Living historian Mark Grim will do first-person portrayal of Hartranft in “Imprisonment, Trial and Execution of the Lincoln Conspirators—an Overview” at 2:00. Descendants of Schwenkfelder immigrant Tobias Hartranft are invited to the Hartranft Homecoming that day.
The public also is welcome Sunday, October 30, at 2:00 pm to hear historian Craig Bird on John F. Hartranft’s Masonic connections.
Other fall activities for the exhibit include offsite opportunities to share more about the exhibit September 17 at the Peter Wentz Farmstead in Worcester and October 29 at the Montgomery Cemetery in Norristown.
See the complete schedule below and at www.schwenkfelder.org
