Historian Patrick Donmoyer of Kutztown University’s Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center presents a slide-lecture, “Pennsylvania-Dutch Landscape: Belief, Identity and Persistence in the New World,” 1 p.m. April 2, Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum, 432 W. Walnut St., Allentown.

“This talk is for anyone interested in Pennsylvania-Dutch culture,” said Joseph Garrera, executive director, Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum.

“It helps newcomers and residents alike to understand and appreciate the fascinating built environment created by the region’s early settlers,” Garrera said.

The Pennsylvania Dutch, or “Deutsch,” also called Pennsylvania-Germans, emigrated from Germany (mainly the Palatine region) to the United States in the 1700s or early 1800s. They had a major influence on the development of the Lehigh Valley. Most early settlers of present-day Lehigh County came from Germany. The Pennsylvania-Dutch composed almost half the population of the commonwealth in the mid-1700s.

Donmoyer contends that the Pennsylvania-Dutch and their culture, including the historical structures they built, have made a lasting impact on American culture. He will explore how Pennsylvania-Dutch houses, barns, churches and schoolhouses reflect key cultural values of home, agriculture, religion and education.

Donmoyer will illustrate the talk with photographs he has taken during eight years of field research.

Information: lehighvalleyheritagemuseum.org, 610-435-1074