Heidelberg Heritage Society

Located in The Lerch Tavern, built in 1797.

Public Welcome .....Free of Charge

We are open for private and group tours, by appointment.

MISSION STATEMENT

1. To discover, collect and preserve materials, structures and landmarks which may help to establish, illustrate and arouse interest in the historic records of the areas comprised of Wernersville and surrounding townships commonly called the Heidelbergs.

2. To maintain a museum and non-circulating historical library for the area.

3. To preserve and encourage the ethnic characteristics of the area.

4. To own, acquire, lease or mortgage any real estate helpful, necessary or incident to the purpose of the Corporation.

Our Location

UPCOMING EVENTS

HEIDELBERG HERITAGE SOCIETY PROGRAMS

ALL ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

7:30 PM

Location

Heidelberg Heritage Society

182 West Penn Avenue

P.O Box 51

Wernersville, PA

September 23, 2010 - 7:30 PM

"The Women At Valley Forge"

Speaker: Nancy K. Loane

Nancy K. Loane, a former seasonal ranger at Valley Forge National Historical Park, has studied more than five hundred Revolutionary War–era diaries, journals, letters, returns, orderly books, and records.

A Pennsylvania Commonwealth Speaker (2006–2007), she has presented more than fifty lectures in four states about the women of the Valley Forge encampment, Martha Washington, and the soldiers’ letters from camp.

A founding member of the American Revolution Round Table of Philadelphia and an honorary lifetime member of the Society of the Descendants of Washington’s Army at Valley Forge, she lives in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.

Valley Forge National Historical Park

PLEASE JOIN US FOR THIS PROGRAM!

MEMBERS-ONLY ACTIVITIES

August 28, 2010 - Mystery Tour

Meet at the Lerch Tavern at 9:30 am

Cost $5.00 per person

Lunch at your own cost

Contact Charlotte Moyer, 610-488-1769