Heritage Day Festival
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A gathering to
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The Salzburger Heritage Day Festival is a day of thanksgiving with a service
and program in the Jerusalem Lutheran Church, the
oldest intact building (1769) in
the
State of Georgia. Prior to the thanksgiving service, join the procession of
Salzburger descendants and friends as they walk through the settlement. Hear the ringing of the “Oldest Bells in
Georgia, dated 1740 and 1752”.
The Georgia Salzburger Society Heritage Day
activities begin at 10:00 A.M.: tour the Salzburger Society Museum and learn
more about the journey of the Salzburgers to Georgia; view the video of the
“History of Ebenezer”; take a walking tour of the town; locate the site of
the first protestant orphanage home in America; visit Ebenezer Cemetery and
locate the earliest burial sites; visit in a Salzburger home built in 1755;
stroll through the Salzburger Marktplatz as well as the Museum Gift Shoppe
where one can find genealogy and history books, pictures, and
many
other items of interest. Georgia Salzburger family genealogical updates are
available.
Throughout the day, craftsmen and women will be displaying Salzburger “Heritage”---from old tools used by the early settlers to crocheting, weaving, soap and candle making, and others skills. Numerous children activities are scheduled. Stop by the lemonade barrel and enjoy a refreshing drink.
A lunch will be served at 12 noon. Purchase tickets in advance through the Georgia Salzburger Society Office, 2980 Ebenezer Road, Rincon, Georgia 31326.
We are unable to list everything that is
scheduled, so join us and learn more about your family and the history of
the great State of Georgia. You are
encouraged
to share your family information with others, as well as, dress in
Salzburger Clothing. Printed programs will be available at the entrance of
the grounds of Ebenezer.
Join us for the
celebration, Labor Day……….
THE DAY THAT EBENEZER COMES TO LIFE!
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Georgia Salzburger Society
2980 Ebenezer Road
Georgia Highway 275
Rincon, GA 31326
912-754-7001
Info@GeorgiaSalzburgers.com
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