At Ephratha Cloister the Brothers and Sisters were required to rise at midnight for a night service in the meeting
In the 1700s an offshoot cult of the Brethren built the Ephrata Cloister where they waited for Christ’s second coming.
One of the many roles Benjamin Franklin played during his life was postmaster. He was a postmaster under the king,
This is a Glass Armonica, invented by Benjamin Franklin. It was an instrument that made tones the same as when
This week the Discerning History we will be on a historical tour around Philadelphia. Check out the schedule here. We
We’d like to invite you to join us on our 2018 Life of Benjamin Franklin Tour this September, to explore
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This is St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, Germany. It was here that Johann Sebastian Bach was kapellmeister here for most
The city of Tabor was founded as a Christian community by the Hussites in Bohemia – modern day Czech Republic.
This is the house of Marco Polo -almost certainly the most celebrated resident of Venice. He traveled to China and
Although we may know Venice as a beautiful Italian city where travel is by gondolas, at one time Venice controlled