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- Ambridge, PA
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Old Economy Village's Events
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Harmony in Wood: Furniture of the Harmony Society
May 8, 2009 at 9am to December 31, 2009 at 5pm – Ambridge
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Christmas with Belsnickel
November 28, 2009 from 10am to 12:30pm – Old Economy Village
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Christmas at the Village
December 5, 2009 from 2pm to 8:30pm – Old Economy Village
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Christmas Fundraiser Dinner
December 12, 2009 from 6pm to 8:30pm – Old Economy Village
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Latest Activity
- Christmas Fundraiser Dinner on December 12, 2009 from 6pm to 8:30pm
- Christmas at the Village on December 5, 2009 from 2pm to 8:30pm
- Christmas with Belsnickel on November 28, 2009 from 10am to 12:30pm
- An Evening Lecture: The Life of a Harmonist Woman on October 21, 2009 from 7pm to 9pm
- Scherenschnitte Workshop on October 17, 2009 from 8:30am to 12pm
- Erntefest: Harmonist Harvest Festival on September 26, 2009 from 10am to 4:30pm
- Gertrude Rapp's 201st Birthday on August 30, 2009 from 12pm to 5pm
- A Summer Day in 19th Century “Oekonomie” on July 25, 2009 from 11am to 3pm
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- Hometown: Pittsburgh
- Ambridge
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- Old Economy Village interprets the history of the Harmony Society, a highly successful 19th century religious communal society, and preserves and interprets the unique material culture of the Society during its period of residence in Beaver County, Pennsylvania for citizens of and visitors to the Commonwealth.Old Economy Village was the home of the nineteenth century Christian communal group, the Harmony Society. Established in 1824, Economy was known worldwide for its piety and industrial prosperity. The Village, a National Historic Landmark site, is administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. It is located at Fourteenth and Church Streets, in the National Register Historic District of Ambridge, Pennsylvania.The site is open March through December, Tuesday through Saturday from 9:00 am to 5:00 PM and on Sundays from noon until 5 PM. The site is closed Mondays and holidays, except Memorial Day, July 4th, and Labor Day.
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Harmony in Wood: Furniture of the Harmony Society
May 8, 2009 at 9am to December 31, 2009 at 5pm – Ambridge
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Samuel J Foundation presents Take Care with Jennifer Antkowiak
November 17, 2009 from 11:30am to 1:30pm – Greentree Radisson
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Christmas with Belsnickel
November 28, 2009 from 10am to 12:30pm – Old Economy Village
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Christmas at the Village
December 5, 2009 from 2pm to 8:30pm – Old Economy Village
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Christmas Fundraiser Dinner
December 12, 2009 from 6pm to 8:30pm – Old Economy Village
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