Opus 58, 2008

1830	One manual, four stop residence organ built by Henry Erben in New York for
	a gentleman in the north, but was removed because it was to large for his home.
	The gentleman has not yet been identified, and the production date of this organ was determined to be
	1830 based on a dignature inside of the case.

1839	March 18: Sister Frederica Hueffel, the pflegerin (spiritual leader) of the Single Sisters' in Salem, North
	Carolina, made a request to purchase a pipe organ for the chapel in the Single Sisters' House, because "the present instrument, a grand piano, does not stay in tune and also seems to be weak for the size of the room." -Records of the Moravians in North Carolina, Vol 9, 1839

1839	June 29: The organ, located in the Saal of the Single Sisters' House, is dedicated "with a happy Singstunde and a prayer for its use in the holy place." -Records of the Moravians in North Carolina, Vol 9, 1839

1896	Organ removed from Single Sisters' House and given to the Wachovia Historical Society. The organ was then exhibited in the Boys' School.

1978	The organ was moved from the Boys' School to the Boys' School Annex by Norman Ryan, an organbuilder in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

1986	The Boys' School Annex was to be demolished, so the organ was moved again by Norman Ryan to the MESDA building in Old Salem for storage.

2005	The Wachovia Historical Society agreed to give the organ to Salem Academy and College if the organ is restored and used in the Single Sisters' House.

2008	February: The organ is re-installed in the Single Sisters' House after restoration


The organ was restored in memory of Maggie Mae Thompson Stockton, Salem College Class of 1919, and Sudie Miller Hancock, Salem College Class of 1911, both of whom were music majors.