Historic background and annals of the Swiss and German pioneer settlers of southeastern Pennsylvania, and of their remote ancestors, from the middle of the Dark Ages, down to the time of the Revolutionary War; an authentic history from original sources ... with particular reference to the German-Swiss Mennonites or Anabaptists, the Amish and other nonresistant sects
Catalogue of the private collection of the late Samuel Auxer, bookseller, Lancaster, Pa. : Together with other consignments, comprising rare Pennsylvania German imprints. Large number Ephrata Press publications ... also productions of the Pennsylvania German printers
The folklore of the Pennsylvania Germans; a paper read before the Pennsylvania-German society at the annual meeting, York, Pennsylvania, October 14th, 1910
"Reprinted from part II, volume XXIII of the Proceedings of the Pennsylvania-German society."
Contents
Contents: Prayers -- Lullabies -- ABC -- In Grandpa's Lapp -- Honsel von Bach -- Counting-out Rhymes -- Powwowing and Charms -- Riddles and Catches -- Short Ballads -- Local and Personal Rhymes -- New Year Wishing -- Cumulative Ballads -- Popular Ballads --
"Part of the material in the following pages was originally collected and presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of philosophy in the University of Pennsylvania." - Pref.
"Sex [p. 345-357] The superstitions under this rubric are printed in a separate fascicle."
National publications containing short stories "Pennsylvania Dutch Series" by Mary Brecht Pulver : and her biography, including a collection of her verse and a listing of her stories
Other materials concerning Mary B. Pulver are found in Archives: MG 284 - Mary Brecht Pulver Papers.
Contents
Portrait, biography, poems, and list of stories in magazine form --- "Minnie Good of Manheim" in The Saturday Evening Post, July 24, 1915, p. 16-17, 36-37 -- "His day of days" in The Saturday Evening Post, October 9, 1915, p. 26-30 -- "The Vampire" in The Saturday Evening Post, November 18, 1916, p. 16-17, 54, 56, 58 -- "Cass the Red-Cheeked, what became of the Gypsy's prophecy about her" in The Ladies' Home Journal, June 1916, p. 23, 73-75.
Jacob Eichholtz, painter; some "loose leaves" from the ledger of an early Lancaster artist. An address delivered at the opening of an exposition of "the evolution of portraiture in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania," under the auspices of the Lancaster County historical society and the Iris club
History of the Eighty-fifth regiment Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, 1861-1865, comprising an authentic narrative of Casey's division at the Battle of Seven Pines
The Swedish settlements on the Delaware : their history and relation to the Indians, Dutch and English, 1638-1664 : with an account of the South, the New Sweden, and the American companies, and the efforts of Sweden to regain the colony
