Nazareth, PA—The Moravian Historical Society will hold its 167th Annual Meeting, Lecture, and Reception on Saturday, October 5, 2024. James Owen, Assistant Director and Instructor in the Institute of Native American Studies at the University of Georgia, will present the 167th Annual Lecture. The talk, entitled “Our Class in America: John Comenius and Native American Education at Harvard in the Seventeenth Century” explores the role of John Comenius in developing educational plans at the Harvard Indian School.

Comenius’s Pansophic education program became the standard for teaching Native American students at Harvard. Using archival documents from across Europe and the United States, this talk demonstrates how the Bohemian Brethren influenced the earliest Native American Christians. Tantalizing clues found in the papers of Puritans and European Protestant leaders suggest a more prominent role for Comenius in American education than has previously been known.

The Annual meeting for Moravian Historical Society will begin at 2:30 pm and the lecture will begin at 3:00 pm in the Museum of the Moravian Historical Society, located at 214 E. Center Street in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. The event is free to attend. Seating is limited and advanced reservations are recommended. For more information, or to join the guest list, please call 610-759-5070, or visit us at www.moravianhistory.org, or email events@moravianhistory.org.

The Moravian Historical Society was founded in 1857 to preserve, interpret, and celebrate the rich culture of the Moravians. Its Museum is open to the public seven days a week from 1:00 to 4:00 pm.

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