History of Cecil County, Maryland, and the early settlements around the head of Chesapeake Bay and on the Delaware River, with sketches of some of the old families of Cecil County
"The loss of many of the early colonial and county records and the miserably dilapidated condition of many of those extant, have added greatly to the difficulty and labor of the work, and made it in some cases impossible to refer the reader to the sources from which important information has been obtained. Not withstanding which, the author has quoted largely from the archives of the State and county as well as from the writings and correspondence of many persons mentioned in the work " [from the preface]
"George Rapp was the founder of the most successful of all American communist groups in our history, which provided social and spiritual security with prenatal care and post-mortem burial over a century before the New Deal."
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,
Date of Publication
1974.
Physical Description
184 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 169-175.
Contents
Chapters: Hearth and Home --- Gas Light --- Mineral Fuel and Industrial Growth --- Fuel Problems of the Iron Industry --- Steam Vessels --- The Coal-Burning Locomotive In America --- The Expansion of Markets
"During the earliest settlement of Pennsylvania, settlers from various backgrounds converged. Initially they produced houses according to traditions of their countries of origin. These were 'folk buildings', which followed well established rules of form. In particular, the early houses of European settlers echoed medieval designs established centuries earlier. Cross-fertilization developed from this juxtaposition of diverse forms,and regional styles quickly emerged, leaving surviving earlier buildings as rare examples of the seeds of this progression. By 1760, this process was well under way in Eastern Pennsylvania. Two early building types associated with the Pennsylvania Germans will concern us, the Continental Central Chimney House, and the Swi Bank House, as they compare to an early log house in YorkCounty, the Messerschmidt-Dietz Cabin." [from the introduction]
This journal article describes how an African male came to be sold into slavery in America and how he became a member of the Moravian church community in Bethlehem , Pa. Also included is the autobiography of this man named Andrew which as a member of the church he was required to write. While he remained in slave status, his membership in the church provided him a life more normal than a slave would ordinarily endure.
Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. Volume 112, number 3 (July 1988), p. 433-451Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article905.748 HSP v.112
In: Pennsylvania Heritage, v. 4, no. 1 (December 1977).
Summary
"The emergence of Black churches at the beginning of the nineteenth century was crucial to the survival of Black people in Pennsylvania and in the North because it provided two key resources. First, it provided a sense of meaning and destiny grounded in hope. Secondly, the Black church provided the institutional base for the economic, social, and political struggle of Blacks, including the struggle to eliminate slavery and all forms of racism. For Blacks throughout the nineteenth century, religion was both an instrument of protest and a source of relief. " [from the article]
