Nazareth, PA — Tom McCullough, assistant archivist of the Moravian Archives in Bethlehem, will present an illustrated history of Nazareth on November 6 at 7:00 pm in the Museum of the Moravian Historical Society. McCullough will chronicle the “Upper Places” situated on the historic Nazareth Tract. Drawing on archival materials and collection highlights, his presentation will shed light on these Moravian settlements.
The Northampton County-owned Gracedale Complex in Upper Nazareth Township was established as a Moravian settlement called Gnadenthal in 1745. Together with Nazareth, Christian’s Spring (Christiansbrunn), and Friedensthal, Gracedale was part of the Moravians “Upper Places,” which encompassed thousands of acres in the heart of today’s Northampton County.
Come learn about what Nazareth, Gracedale, and the other “Upper Places” were like some 280 years ago! Today, the 350-acre Gracedale Campus is home to the county’s parks maintenance facility, open space lands, nursing home, 911 center, forensics center, and the county’s agricultural extension and conservation district offices…