Key to the Almanac and the Sidereal Heavens

Book

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Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center

Name/Title

Key to the Almanac and the Sidereal Heavens

Entry/Object ID

0022.001

Description

Key to the Almanac and the Sidereal Heavens, by Lewis James Heatwole

Context

Lewis James Heatwole (1852-1932) was a founder of EMU, a Virginia Mennonite bishop, astronomer, public school teacher and a U.S. Weather Bureau observer.

Collection

Wenger Family Collection

Cataloged By

Steve Shenk

Acquisition

Accession

0022

Source or Donor

Joseph W. Mast

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Class

DOCUMENTARY ARTIFACT

Category

08--COMMUNICATION ARTIFACT

Book Details

Author

L.J. Heatwole

Publisher

Mennonite Publishing House

Place Published

City

Scottdale

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Region

Northeast

Continent

North America

Date Published

1908

Location

Location

Room

Library

Building

Welcome Center

Date

April 6, 2022

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2026.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Mar 3, 2026

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Good

Examined By

Steve Shenk

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Oscar & Bessie Heatwole Wenger family

Notes

Author was Bessie's father

Related Publications

Publication

Gospel Herald

Notes

from Lewis James Heatwole's obituary in the Gospel Herald in 1933: "As a pioneer weather observer, in which he had a record of about 64 years, and also as an almanac calculator, he had a field all his own, supplying calendars for as many as 60 almanacs in the United States and Canada. He was both a pioneer and an authority on such matters, and a number of years ago published a perpetual calendar that attracted wide attention."

Provenance

Notes

owned by J. M. Brunk, bought by Joe Mast at an auction to benefit the EMU scholarship fund

Created By

Sherrie R. Johndrow

Create Date

September 12, 2007

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

July 16, 2026