Credit: Historic Trappe
A feature from our surrounding historical societies.
Historic Trappe's new exhibit, “Valley Culture: Constructing Identity Along the Great Wagon Road,” is now open to the public, as of Saturday.
“Valley Culture” explores the evolution of Pennsylvania German folk art as settlers moved west. From the Perkiomen Valley of southeastern Pennsylvania to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, locally distinctive forms of material culture emerged.
Visit the Center for Pennsylvania German Studies, 301 W. Main Street, Saturdays from 10 am to 4 pm, and Sundays from 12 to 4 pm, to see these exemplary works of American folk art.
If the parking lot is full, please park at the Muhlenberg House, 201 W. Main Street, or Speaker’s House, 151 W. Main Street. Both are just a short walk along Main Street.
Lead support for Valley Culture by Pook & Pook, Inc., Auctions and Appraisals.
Historic Trappe explores Pennsylvania German culture and preserves local history. We offer a research library, archives, and exhibition galleries at our Center for Pennsylvania German Studies as well as two historic houses and gardens open to the public.
