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Learn about restaurants and take out in the Valley in the early 1900s Caption: Haring Hotel in Pennsburg, photo courtesy of Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center Pennsburg, PA - On Sunday, Oct. 22 at 2pm, Larry Roeder will speak about Early Food Distribution, From Farms to Hucksters to the Corner Stores at the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center in Pennsburg. He will cover dining in early 20th century local hotels and restaurants and some of the food items served as well as local home delivery of meat, bread, and milk (via horse-drawn wagons as well as trucks) long before DoorDash and GrubHub. This program is available in-person or via Zoom link. Register by calling 215-679-3103 or emailing info@schwenkfelder.org. The program has free admission thanks to the Friends Local History Program Fund. To learn more about local food, enjoy the exhibition currently on view - The Culinary Journey from Germany to Pennsylvania. Supported by John H. Weber, the exhibit and its programs are detailed at https://www.schwenkfelder.org/culinary-journey. The Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center, which is located at 105 Seminary Street, Pennsburg, is the regional history museum for the Upper Perkiomen Valley, is open Tuesday through Sunday. Admission to visit exhibits or research in the library is free.
Learn about restaurants and take out in the Valley in the early 1900s Caption: Haring Hotel in Pennsburg, photo courtesy of Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center Pennsburg, PA - On Sunday, Oct. 22 at 2pm, Larry Roeder will speak about Early Food Distribution, From Farms to Hucksters to the Corner Stores at the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center in Pennsburg. He will cover dining in early 20th century local hotels and restaurants and some of the food items served as well as local home delivery of meat, bread, and milk (via horse-drawn wagons as well as trucks) long before DoorDash and GrubHub. This program is available in-person or via Zoom link. Register by calling 215-679-3103 or emailing info@schwenkfelder.org. The program has free admission thanks to the Friends Local History Program Fund.
To learn more about local food, enjoy the exhibition currently on view - The Culinary Journey from Germany to Pennsylvania. Supported by John H. Weber, the exhibit and its programs are detailed at https://www.schwenkfelder.org/culinary-journey.
The Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center, which is located at 105 Seminary Street, Pennsburg, is the regional history museum for the Upper Perkiomen Valley, is open Tuesday through Sunday. Admission to visit exhibits or research in the library is free.