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PHOTOS: The Moravian Archive in Bethlehem

A 1740 map shows the very origins of Bethlehem. It's stored at the Moravian Archive in Bethlehem. (Mariella Miller)

A 1741 map shows the steady expansion of Bethlehem. The map is stored at the Moravian Archive in Bethlehem. (Mariella Miller)

A map from 1744 illustrates more development in Bethlehem. The map is stored in the vault of the Moravian Archive in Bethlehem which has been safekeeping the history of the organization for nearly 300 years. (Mariella Miller)

Portraits line the walls in the vault at the Moravian Archive in Bethlehem which has been safekeeping the history of the organization for nearly 300 years. (Mariella Miller)

One of the many stacks at the Moravian Archive in Bethlehem which has been safekeeping the history of the organization for nearly 300 years. (Mariella Miller)

Rock cloth used to make a putz for the Christmas or Easter season is part of the collection at the Moravian Archive in Bethlehem. (Mariella Miller)

Description of the rock-cloth-making process accompanies the rock cloth at the Moravian Archive in Bethlehem. (Mariella Miller)

Mrs. Myers notebook is part of the collection displayed on Oct. 12, 2023 at the Moravian Archive in Bethlehem. (Mareilla Miller)

A description accompanies Mrs. Myers' notebook at the Moravian Archive in Bethlehem. (Mariella Miller)