I was in Schwarzenau in 2008 for the 300th Anniversary of the Church of the Brethren. I went with a "Kreider Friendship Tour" led by Dr. J. Kenneth & Carroll L. Kreider. It was great! There are occasionally tour groups organized to visit not only Schwarzenau, but other European sites related to the Pietist religious movement and Brethren history. On August 2 -3, 2008, there were at least 800 people attending the 300th anniversary in Schwarzenau. Ceremonies were held by the Eder River. If you go by yourself, you will find an Alexander Mack museum. As I remember, we saw the home of Alexander Mack, the Huttental ( Valley of Huts where Mack lived), the Alexander Mack School (no longer used), the site of Alexander Mack's mill, and, of course, the Eder River, where the eight charter members of what was to eventually become the Church of the Brethren were baptized. After Alexander Mack and his followers left, no Brethren church was ever established. Maxine Driscoll San Bruno, CA. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kim D. Garrison" <[email protected]> To: "BRETHREN" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 8:22 PM Subject: [BRE] Schwarzenau, Bad Berleburg, Germany > > I have planned a trip to visit Germany in about 7 weeks. I am interested > in visiting Schwarzenau, Bad Berleburg, Germany, the site where Alexander > Mack baptized 8 people in the Eder. Does anyone know if a memorial stands > marking the site? Was a Brethren church established in or near the area > where I could attend the Sunday service? > > A couple of days will be spent in Hirzel, Zurich, Switzerland, visiting > the site memorializing the execution of Hans Landis. > > I'd be very interested to learn of other historical, Anabaptist sites to > visit, as well. Thanks. > > > > Kim Garrison > Weyers Cave, VA > > > > ------------------------ > Search the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BRETHREN > ------------------------ > Support Our Sponsoring Agency > The Fellowship Of Brethren Genealogists (FOBG) > For further information contact Ron McAdams mailto:[email protected] > ------------------------ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message