A local professor who has dedicated his career to exploring and preserving the province’s rich Moravian history is being recognized for that work.
Dr. Hans Rollman, professor emeritus with the Department of Religion and Culture at Memorial University is being recognized for his contributions to the study of the Moravian Church’s history in Labrador, in addition to his extensive work in documenting, preserving and interpreting Moravian heritage.
The Nain Moravian Mission House (via Heritage NL)
His work includes more than 150 articles and several books, published in both English and German.
Rollman will be honoured at an inaugural conference on Moravian history at Moravian University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania November 12th to the 14th.
German Moravian missionaries, led by Jens Haven arrived in Labrador in 1771, and established their first permanent mission at Nain. Their influence is still felt in northern Labrador, and many of the structures they built are now recognized heritage structures.
