A Bridgewater College 1911 Pillow Sham is donated by Leona Mundy and embroidered by an unidentified Bridgewater College student. The pillow depicts embroidered signatures of the class of 1911 Bridgewater College students and faculty members. In 1911, Bridgewater College had the largest Brethren presence in school history, though it has never been a requirement to be in the Brethren denomination.

A handmade missionary teaching banner, “Children Playing – In Joy and Good Health,” is donated by Wendell and Marie Mason Flory. The banner is one of a set that Nora Phillips Flory (1888-1972), who was a Church of the Brethren missionary in China, created to assist her teachings during her missions work in the early 20th century. Marie Mason Flory graduated from Bridgewater College in 1915 and married Byron Flory, who was also a BC graduate and son of college founder D.C. Flory. They both served as missionaries in China from 1917-1932.

This dress set belonged to Katherine Flory Good (1826-1912) of Rockingham County, VA, and was donated by Elizabeth Fielder. Good was an historic member of the Church of the Brethren, wearing a plain dress rather than modern fashions to demonstrate her commitment to separation from worldliness.

A Chinese tea set is donated by Gene and Theresa Wampler. Chinese citizens gave the tea set to Ernest M. Wampler, a member of the Bridgewater College, class of 1918, in appreciation of his work as a Brethren missionary in China. Wampler would first appear in China in 1918, returning in 1941-1945, to complete medical relief work during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

A Nepalese jacket is donated by Lula Alice Miller (1901-1986), made by an unidentified Nepalese woman, who made the jacket for Miller during her time in Nepal. Miller was a member of the BC class 1922, a member of the Brethren Church, an educator and, in 1962, was among the first cohort of the Peace Corps active in Nepal.

A sign for WWII Civilian Public Service Camp No. 48 is donated by Dale Crist, who was enlisted at the camp. The camp was located in Marienville, PA, and was an alternative for military service. This gave many opportunities to men and women to do work of national importance, including 231 different denominations that chose to affiliate themselves with the Church of the Brethren.

A Christopher Sauer Press Martin Luther Bible printed in 1776 in Germantown, Pennsylvania, is donated by Reuel B. Pritchett (1884-1974), who graduated from Daleville College, an affiliate college of Bridgewater College around the year 1911. The Christopher Sower, also called Sauer or Saur, press was an important early American print shop and was influential. The Bible was previously owned by Gerber Nead, and was eventually obtained by Pritchett who donated thousands of items in 1954 to help establish its museum collection.

This miniature rubyware pitcher is a souvenir from the 1902 Church of the Brethren Annual Conference in Harrisburg, PA. Inscribed “Annual Meeting 1902,” it reflects the popularity of conference souvenirs among early Brethren congregants. This is featured from the Reuel B. Pritchett Museum Collection.

This sugar bowl is a decorative item that was owned and used by the S.N. McCann family at their home in Bridgewater and potentially on their mission travels. The McCann family were some of the first Brethren missionaries to visit India, and they would have been expected to model Western values with homemaking in the mission field.