Moravian Trails and Records

Elissa Scalise Powell, CG
Sep 24, 2021
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Introduction
8m 11s
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Settlements
9m 17s
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Major Record Types
11m 37s
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Moravian Archives
8m 23s
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Bethlehem History Project
9m 11s
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Other Records
8m 30s

About this webinar

The Moravians in the 1700s not only settled Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, but their mission work took them to other areas to work with Native Americans. Moravian records include Community Diaries which were required to be kept by each settlement. They were a way for them to record not only ecclesiastical events but other events that affected their settlement such as their interactions with native populations and slaves as they went about doing their missionary work. The German heritage of the Moravians shows in the details of naming visitors (along with any aliases) and relationships among the individuals mentioned. The Moravian records are truly a treasure-trove for anyone whose ancestors were in the same vicinity or time.

About the speaker

About the speaker

Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, CGL, a western Pennsylvania researcher for over 30 years, is the co-director of the Genealogi
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