Historic Harmony, Inc - Harmony Museum

03/15/2024

Do you have old windows or ancient storm windows in your garage or attic? The Harmony Museum is in need of old windows. We prefer old glass that has wavy imperfections. The glass will be cut to new sizes for use in the new (and historic looking) window frames being installed in the Harmony Museum this summer. Call Rodney Gasch, Past President, Harmony Museum, (724) 290-2129. We will check them out.

02/13/2024

Irish Dinner Saturday, March 16, 2024
serving 5:30-8:00
Menu:
Beef brisket
Shepherd's stew
Boxty (potato pancake)
Mashed potatoes
Braised cabbage and carrots
salad and soda bread
dessert
selections from Harmony Inn brew and Harkins Mill Winery available for purchase.
Irish music and dancers
$35.00 per person
Benefits Harmony Museum's Mennonite Meetinghouse building restoration

02/11/2024

Harmony Museum's Open House. February 15, 2024 - 1:00 to 4:00. Free admission. Join us in commemorating the 219th anniversary of the founding of the Harmony Society (Feb 15, 1805)

12/31/2023

Come out and celebrate Silvester with us today. The Harmony Museum fun starts at 3 p.m. with our crazy tree toss from 3-5, Gluhwein from 3-5:45, Museum open 3-5, Dinner for One short movie 3-5:30 (limited seating). Museum Shop is open Noon to 6 with some great end of year clearance sale items.

12/05/2023

Come out to Harmony! We are having a Holiday Shopping Stroll Dec 5 from 4 to 8 and Dec 12 from 4 to 8. Music, Santa, specials, entertainment and more! The Harmony Museum Shop has 10% off your purchases (including items from our fabulous clearance sale) so shop local, support the small shops that truly appreciate you! See flyer below for more details.

11/28/2023

On Giving Tuesday, please consider a donation to the Harmony Museum. With your help, we can continue to preserve the 9 properties that we own to help keep history alive! https://harmonymuseum.org/donate/

11/21/2023

TROMBONES ON ICE: Dozens of brass musicians will gather for a free holiday concert at the Harmony Museum’s Harmonist Barn, 303 Mercer Road on Saturday, November 25 from 2 – 4 p.m. The annual concert, called Trombones on Ice, is jointly sponsored by the Harmony Museum and local music teachers Laura Crytzer and Bruce Lazier.

Lazier started Trombones on Ice several decades ago, as a fun way to gather past and present students together for the joy of playing holiday favorites together. “We’ve held the concert in Harmony the past several years,” says Lazier. “The barn is a wonderful venue, if the weather cooperates. The forecast for Saturday looks good, so I think we are in luck.”

There is no admission, but cash donations will be welcomed to aid in the upkeep of the barn. Attendees are asked to bring their own chairs and to dress warmly.

Harmony is at I-79 exits 87-88, about 30 miles north of Pittsburgh. The Harmony Museum, located at 218 Mercer Street, sponsors many events and exhibits, and presents the community’s extraordinary history with guided tours at 1 and 2:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

11/07/2023

HARMONIST CONNECTION

Join author Michael Strezewski for The Harmonist Connection as he presents about Christoph Weber, Redware Potter of the Harmony Society, on Wednesday, November 15 at 6:00 p.m. CST/7:00 p.m. EST. The virtual presentation is in conjunction with Strezewski’s new book on the same subject. This event is free to the public.

Christoph Weber was the master potter of the Harmony Society, a German utopian group founded by religious dissenter George Rapp. Working from 1808 to 1853, Weber made a variety of household wares such as pitchers, storage jars, jugs, plates, and mugs. Weber’s pottery was distributed among the Society’s members and sold to their neighbors. Utilizing documentary sources, archaeological investigations, and analysis of surviving ceramics, Michael Strezewski, Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Southern Indiana, paints a detailed picture of Christoph Weber, the different types of pottery he manufactured, and his place in the early nineteenth century origins of the ceramics industry in the United States.

Michael Strezewski is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Southern Indiana. Dr. Strezewski has directed archaeological excavations in New Harmony since 2008, publishing numerous reports and articles on the Harmony Society.

here is the link from New Harmony to register: (information is also included on this registration page)

Join author Michael Strezewski for The Harmonist Connection as he presents about Christoph Weber, Redware Potter of the Harmony Society, on Wednesday, November 15 at 6:00 p.m. CST/7:00 p.m. EST. The virtual presentation is in conjunction with Strezewski’s new book on the same subject. This event i...

10/30/2023

It's almost German Christmas Market time in Harmony! Nov 11 and 12. It's the Harmony Museum's biggest best fundraiser of the year! https://harmonymuseum.org/christmas-market/ We have a couple spaces left for Artisan Vendors. No jewelry, soap, candles, fiber. To contact us for consideration please see the information at the bottom of the web page. Please do NOT message this page, posts will not be answered. Thanks.

10/13/2023

Countdown has only ONE day left! Get your tickets online or at the door. Join us at 6:30 P.M. for a wine & cheese reception for ticket holders (and buyers) or get your tickets at Grace Church at 7:45 P.M. Concert starts at 8:00. https://harmonymuseum.org/in-concert-eugene-friesen/ Or call the office today ONLY (724) 452-7341 or the shop (724) 452-5509. Someone will return your call if you leave a message.

10/12/2023

Don't miss - Eugene Friesen - In Concert - Saturday Oct 14. Tickets will be available at the door. If you come to Stewart Hall at the Museum at 6:30 for the wine & cheese reception you can buy your tickets there. Or if you just want to show up at 8:00 pm for the Concert at Grace Church, we will be selling tickets at the door there.
You can call the shop at (724) 452-5509 for tickets, or the museum at (724) 452-7341 as well. You can buy tickets online using Square on our website below.
Concert to be held at Grace Church in Harmony PA, with special ticket holders reception starting at 6:30 p.m. in Harmony Museum's Stewart Hall. Tickets on sale now. https://harmonymuseum.org/in-concert-eugene-friesen/
Members $20 * Adults $25 * Students $10 You can also purchase by calling the museum or stopping into the Museum Shop.

10/06/2023

Don't miss - Eugene Friesen - In Concert - Saturday Oct 14. Held at Grace Church in Harmony PA, with special ticket holders reception starting at 6:30 p.m. in Harmony Museum's Stewart Hall. Tickets on sale now. https://harmonymuseum.org/in-concert-eugene-friesen/
Members $20 * Adults $25 * Students $10 You can also purchase by calling the museum or stopping into the Museum Shop.