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Amish beliefs, customs & discipline

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17974
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Date of Publication
c1973.
Call Number
289.71 L643
Responsibility
by Gerald S. Lestz.
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Baer,
Date of Publication
c1973.
Physical Description
28 p. : ill. ; 22 x 28 cm.
Subjects
Amish.
Amish
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
289.71 L643
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Author
Rowland, Florence Wightman.
Date of Publication
1970.
Call Number
813.54 R883
Responsibility
by Florence Wightman Rowland ; illustrated by Dale Payson.
Author
Rowland, Florence Wightman.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Putnam,
Date of Publication
1970.
Physical Description
45 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Series
A See and read beginning to read book
Notes
Autographed.
Summary
An Amish boy helps rescue the animals from the family's burning barn and a few days later participates in the barn raising.
Subjects
Amish youth - Juvenile literature.
Mennonites - Juvenile literature.
Farm life - Juvenile literature.
Amish
Juvenile works.
Additional Author
Payson, Dale,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
813.54 R883
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Amish facts of life in a changing world

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16607
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Date of Publication
1978.
Call Number
289.71 L642a
Responsibility
[author, Gerald S. Lestz].
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Place of Publication
York, Pa
Publisher
York Graphic Services,
Date of Publication
1978.
Physical Description
72 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Christmas keepsakes ; 7
Notes
"Limited edition."
Subjects
Amish
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
289.71 L642a
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Amish people : plain living in a complex world

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2610
Author
Meyer, Carolyn.
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
1976.
Call Number
289.71 M612
Responsibility
by Carolyn Meyer ; photos. by Michael Ramsey, Gerald Dodds, and Carolyn Meyer.
ISBN
0689500416
Author
Meyer, Carolyn.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Atheneum,
Date of Publication
1976.
Physical Description
138 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Notes
"A Margaret K. McElderry book."
Summary
Describes the way of life of an Amish family in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, including their work, beliefs, and customs.
Subjects
Amish
Amish.
Family life.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
289.71 M612
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Collection
M. Duffield Harsh Research and Family Papers
Title
M. Duffield Harsh Research and Family Papers
Object ID
MG0826
Date Range
1880-1910, 1940s, 1970-2011
Collection
M. Duffield Harsh Research and Family Papers
Title
M. Duffield Harsh Research and Family Papers
Description
3-ring binder with genealogy for the extended Harsh family, compiled by M. Elinor Harsh ca. 1970.
3-ring binder for the extended Meguigan family.
Original manuscript from 1889 of the Black Horse Tattler, an in-house newspaper created by students at a rural Lancaster County school. Cabinet card of Jacob N. Beam.
Panoramic photograph of the unit Duff [trained with] during WWII. (maybe basic training?)
Research reports (not family):
Early Bomberger Properties: Warwick Twp. 1979
[Sheaffer Family History Materials]. 1985
A History of 2601 Kissel Hill Road, including a Short History of Landis Valley. 1993
Notes on Samuel Frantz (1799-1872). 1997
Notes on an Old Notebook (Abraham Hoover). 2001
Transcription of pew rent book of First Presbyterian Church of Lancaster, 1844-1849. 2002
Meriwether Lewis in Lancaster: a Search for Documentation. 2002
Notes on Lancaster City "Warrants & Survey" Books at LancasterHistory. 2003
First Presbyterian Church: a Real Estate History. 2004
Wheatland Before and After Buchanan: a Graphical Chain of Title. 2004
History of a Farm: 380 Kendig Rd., Conestoga. 2004
213 Old Trinity Place: a House History. 2004
Notes on the Fulton Grocery, ca. 1924-1925 (Duff's family, see business records in MG). 2006
Property History to 1909 for 126 North Water Street. 2006
Randon Notes: Benedict Family Members, 1776-1867. 2006
Two Soldiers: The Story behind the Hamilton Street Honor Roll. 2008
Notes on Frederick Harsh (probably not related). 2008
Notes on the Taylor Papers. 2008
Miscellaneous Notes: The Hambright/Brubaker/Wirth Farm (New Holland Pike, Manheim Twp.). 2010
Raising Oscar's Barn: a Work in Progress. With photo album and note from Duff's Aunt M. Elinor Harsh. 2011
Collection of about 100 photographs of family members (Lancaster County residents). Nearly all have names written on back, some with information identifying families and dates. Beam family and Meguigan family. ca. 1880-1910.
Date Range
1880-1910, 1940s, 1970-2011
Year Range From
1880
Year Range To
2011
Date of Accumulation
1880-1910, 1940s, 1970-2011
Creator
Harsh, Maurice Duffield, 1925-2019
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 15
People
Harsh, Maurice Duffield
Search Terms
Amish
Barn raisings
Family archives
Family history
Genealogy
House histories
Manuscript groups
Research
Schoolhouses
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0826
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Photograph Collection (MDH-01-01-01 to MDH-01-10-01)
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
These items have been added to a previous donation of Mr. Harsh's house and schoolhouse research. This collection was given in memory of M. Duffield Harsh.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
This collection is not cataloged. Original items may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Collection items may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2023.048
Other Numbers
MG-826
Classification
MG0826
Description Level
Fonds
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Bundling among the Amish

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16826
Author
Smith, Elmer Lewis.
Date of Publication
1977, c1961.
Call Number
289.71 S646b
Responsibility
Text by Elmer L. Smith. Illustrations by Leon Milchunas.
Author
Smith, Elmer Lewis.
Place of Publication
Lebanon, PA
Publisher
Applied Arts Publishers,
Date of Publication
1977, c1961.
Physical Description
33 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Amish
Bundling (Courtship)
Courtship.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
289.71 S646b
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The culture of the plain people : from a manuscript dated May 23rd, 1950

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16664
Author
Klein, Henry Martin John,
Date of Publication
1973.
Call Number
289.71 K64c
Responsibility
as written by Dr. H.M.J. Klein ...
Author
Klein, Henry Martin John,
Place of Publication
York, Pa
Publisher
York Graphic Services,
Date of Publication
1973.
Physical Description
48 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Amish
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
289.71 K64c
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Family record of Jacob B. Reist and Mary Peifer Reist of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo5083
Author
Rohrer, Mary R.
Date of Publication
1979.
Call Number
929 R378rm
Responsibility
compiled by Mary R. Rohrer and Mrs. Roy E. Sauder.
Author
Rohrer, Mary R.
Place of Publication
Manheim, Pa
Publisher
M.R. Rohrer,
Date of Publication
1979.
Physical Description
118 p. : ports. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Reist family.
Buckwalter family.
Mummaw family.
Martin family.
Hess family.
Stoner family.
Additional Author
Sauder, Roy E.,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 R378rm
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The Leonard Seibel family record, 1818-1974 : Leonard Seibel, his wife and three children migrated from Germany to North America in the year 1851

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo6262
Author
Zimmerman, Titus W.
Date of Publication
1975.
Call Number
929 S4575z
Responsibility
compiled, arranged and edited by Titus W. Zimmerman.
Author
Zimmerman, Titus W.
Place of Publication
Ephrata, Pa
Publisher
Zimmerman,
Date of Publication
1975.
Physical Description
134 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
Brubaker family.
Martin family.
Mellinger family.
Zimmerman family.
Reist family.
Seibel family (Leonard Seibel, 1818-1897).
Mink family (Anna Mary Mink Seibel, 1821-1892).
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 S4575z
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Occasional papers of the Society for German-American Studies

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18066
Date of Publication
1979.
Call Number
016 B468
Place of Publication
Morgantown, W. Va
Publisher
Department of Foreign Languages, West Virginia University ,
Date of Publication
1979.
Physical Description
v. ; 23 cm.
Contents
No.2: A select bibliography on the Pennsylvania German dialect--No.3: Amish bibliography, 1951-1977--No.4: A bibliography of works published in the yearbooks of the Pennsylvania German Folklore Society--No.9: German American Bibliography for 1979 with supplements for 1971-1978.
Subjects
Germans - United States
Pennsylvania German dialect
Amish
Additional Author
Benjamin, Steven M.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
016 B468
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