Longrifle Symposium

In collaboration with the Kentucky Rifle Foundation, the Heritage Center will host a symposium with four expert speakers on topics relating to 18th century Pennsylvania German Longrifles. The symposium, which includes lunch, is free of charge thanks to the partial support from the Institute of Museum & Library Services (IMLS). Click here to register. The Caspar Wistar Papers & MoreHarry Nowak, guest curator,  Evolution of the Long Rifle—the Early YearsMr. Nowak will consider questions about why this type of rifle proliferated in  Pennsylvania, a proprietary colony. Who were the rifle customers? Why did early Pennsylvania immigrant cultures demand rifles?German Immigrant Culture of Southeast PennsylvaniaScott Paul Gordon, historian of early Pennsylvania Moravian communitiesDr. Gordon  will discuss Moravian communal and non-communal production Use of Baroque and Rococo Art on Early Rifles: Identifying the Regional AspectsTim Hodges, Director of the Kentucky Rifle FoundationSoutheastern… View Source