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- ↑ https://historicbethlehem.org/app/uploads/2015/06/Annie-Kemerer-Bio.pdf (accessed 4/3/22)
- ↑ https://historicbethlehem.org/?historic-site=kemerer-museum (accessed 4/3/22)
- ↑ https://www.jacobswyper.com/projects/kemerer-museum-of-decorative-arts/ (accessed 4/3/22)
- ↑ https://historicbethlehem.org/app/uploads/2015/06/Annie-Kemerer-Bio.pdf (accessed 4/3/22)
- ↑ A legacy lives on ** Kemerer Museum's founder may have been a mystery, but the appeal of her collection reaches out to all By Marguerite Smolen Special to The Morning Call - Freelance The Morning Call • Oct 03, 2004 https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-2004-10-03-3579221-story.html