Museum of Indian Culture
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The Museum of Indian Culture is a non-profit organization
and educational center. Founded in 1980, it is dedicated to presenting, preserving, and perpetuating the history of the Lenape
and other Northeastern Woodland Indian cultures. The Museum of Indian Culture is located in the Lehigh Parkway
at 2825 Fish Hatchery Road in Allentown
, Lehigh County
, Pennsylvania
. Information about the museum and its programs and events may be found through its website.
The museum was founded by Dorothy Schiavone and her daughter, Carla Messinger. Schiavone's mother was of Welsh and Lenni Lenape descent, and her father was Lenni Lenape and German. In April, 1990, Schiavone was awarded a Community Spirit award from The Morning Call
for her efforts. In 1990, she was named a winner of the Governor's Pennsylvania Heritage Award in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage Resources category.
The building in which the museum is located is a historic Pennsylvania German
stone farm house and two-story stone spring house
built by the Bieber family around 1750.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
and educational center. Founded in 1980, it is dedicated to presenting, preserving, and perpetuating the history of the Lenape
Lenape
The Lenape are an Algonquian group of Native Americans of the Northeastern Woodlands. They are also called Delaware Indians. As a result of the American Revolutionary War and later Indian removals from the eastern United States, today the main groups live in Canada, where they are enrolled in the...
and other Northeastern Woodland Indian cultures. The Museum of Indian Culture is located in the Lehigh Parkway
Lehigh Parkway
Lehigh Parkway is a large public park along the Little Lehigh River in the city of Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States.It is the most prominent park of the city and follows the Little Lehigh Creek for three miles from the center of the city to Cedar Crest Boulevard.The park features many...
at 2825 Fish Hatchery Road in Allentown
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently...
, Lehigh County
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
-Climate:Most of the county's climate is considered to fall in the humid continental climate zone. Summers are typically hot and muggy, fall and spring are generally mild, and winter is cold. Precipitation is almost uniformly distributed throughout the year....
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. Information about the museum and its programs and events may be found through its website.
The museum was founded by Dorothy Schiavone and her daughter, Carla Messinger. Schiavone's mother was of Welsh and Lenni Lenape descent, and her father was Lenni Lenape and German. In April, 1990, Schiavone was awarded a Community Spirit award from The Morning Call
The Morning Call
The Morning Call is a daily newspaper based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The newspaper is owned by the Tribune Company, whose other publications include the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times and Baltimore Sun....
for her efforts. In 1990, she was named a winner of the Governor's Pennsylvania Heritage Award in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage Resources category.
The building in which the museum is located is a historic Pennsylvania German
Pennsylvania Dutch
Pennsylvania Dutch refers to immigrants and their descendants from southwestern Germany and Switzerland who settled in Pennsylvania in the 17th and 18th centuries...
stone farm house and two-story stone spring house
Spring house
A spring house, or springhouse, is a small building used for refrigeration once commonly found in rural areas before the advent of electric refrigeration. It is usually a one-room building constructed over the source of a spring. The water of the spring maintains a constant cool temperature...
built by the Bieber family around 1750.
See also
- Allentown, PennsylvaniaAllentown, PennsylvaniaAllentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently...
- Lehigh County, PennsylvaniaLehigh County, Pennsylvania-Climate:Most of the county's climate is considered to fall in the humid continental climate zone. Summers are typically hot and muggy, fall and spring are generally mild, and winter is cold. Precipitation is almost uniformly distributed throughout the year....
- Native Americans in the United StatesNative Americans in the United StatesNative Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...