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Lititz 250 : 1756 - 2006

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19129
Date of Publication
2007.
Call Number
974.815 LITB L782 DVD
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Alternate Title
Lititz two hundred fifty
Place of Publication
Ephrata, PA
Publisher
Blue Ridge Communications.,
Date of Publication
2007.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs ; 3/4 in.
Subjects
Community life - Pennsylvania - Lititz
Moravians - Pennsylvania - Lititz
Lititz (Pa.) - History.
Lititz (Pa.) - History - Pictorial works.
Lititz (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Media
Call Number
974.815 LITB L782 DVD
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Over here : Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, during wartime

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18936
Date of Publication
2008.
Call Number
940.531 O96
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ISBN
9780974016269
0974016268
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
2008.
Physical Description
vi, 138 p. : ill. ; 23 x 26 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Summary
The fourth book in a series of photographic histories of the county illustrates how Lancastrians participated in times of war. From the Civil War to the Iraq war , from the homefront to the trenches, whether gathering scrap or going off to foreign lands.
Subjects
Civilians in war - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Pictorial works.
War and society - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Pictorial works.
Soldiers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Pictorial works.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs - 19th century - Pictorial works.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs - 20th century - Pictorial works.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 19th century - Pictorial works.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 20th century - Pictorial works.
Additional Author
Ryan, Thomas R.
Loose, John W.W.
Snow, Marcus S.
Wee, Kathy Wallace
Heckles, Marianne
Smucker, David Rempel
Netscher, C. Nat
Snow, Amanda
Weber, Robert W.
Rauhauser, Barry
Abel, Michael L.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
940.531 O96
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Lancaster at play : leisure in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17954
Date of Publication
2007.
Call Number
790 L244
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Responsibility
editors: James T. Alton and Thomas R. Ryan.
Place of Publication
Ephrata, Pa
Publisher
Cadmus Communications,
Date of Publication
2007.
Physical Description
vi.; 138 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Project manager: Marianne Heckles.
Summary
The third book in a series of photographic histories of the county highlights how Lancastrians had fun and spent their leisure time from the late 1800s to 1970. Its chapters cover a wide range of subjects-from amusement parks to swimming holes to movie theaters to athletic events.
Subjects
Leisure - Pennsylvania - Lancaster - Pictorial works.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 19th century - Pictorial works.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs - 20th century - Pictorial works.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs - 19th century - Pictorial works.
Additional Author
Heckles, Marianne.
Abel, Michael L.
Alton, James T.
Ryan, Thomas R.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
790 L244
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250th anniversary of the naming of Lititz, 1756-2006 : historical vignettes

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19723
Author
Reedy, R. Ronald.
Date of Publication
c2006.
Call Number
974.815 LITB R327a
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Two hundred fiftieth anniversary of the naming of Lititz, 1756-2006 :
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researched and written by R. Ronald Reedy ; designed by Bill Dussinger.
Author
Reedy, R. Ronald.
Place of Publication
Lititz, Pa
Publisher
Printed by Miller Printing,
Date of Publication
c2006.
Physical Description
[97] p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [97]).
Subjects
Community life - Pennsylvania - Lititz
Lititz (Pa.) - History.
Lititz (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Additional Author
Dussinger, Bill.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LITB R327a
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The Amish of Lancaster County

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18102
Author
Kraybill, Donald B.
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
2008.
Call Number
289.71 K89
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Responsibility
text by Donald B. Kraybill ; photography by Daniel Rodriguez.
ISBN
9780811734783 (pbk.)
0811734781 (pbk.)
Author
Kraybill, Donald B.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Mechanicsburg, PA
Publisher
Stackpole Books,
Date of Publication
2008.
Physical Description
88 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Amish - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Amish - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Pictorial works.
Community life - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Ethnic relations.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Church history.
Additional Author
Rodriguez, Daniel
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
289.71 K89
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Lancaster at work : business in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17040
Date of Publication
2006.
Call Number
381 L245b
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ISBN
0974016233 (pbk.)
Place of Publication
Lancaster, PA
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
2006.
Physical Description
vi, 138 p. : ill. ; 23 x 25 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Summary
Join Lancaster's citizens for a day at the office-or the factory. More than 130 photographs illustrate how men and women have made a living.
Subjects
Business enterprises - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Pictorial works.
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Pictorial works.
Lancaster County (Pa.)  - History  - 19th century  - Pictorial works.
 Lancaster County (Pa.)  - History  - 19th century  - Pictorial works.
 Lancaster County (Pa.)  - Social life and customs  - 19th century  - Pictorial works.
Additional Author
Aleci, Linda S.
Heckles, Marianne.
Lestz, Gerald S.
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Rauhauser, Barry R.
Ryan,Thomas R.
Tennies, Heather S.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
381 L245b
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Postcards of the Manheim area

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12491
Date of Publication
2003.
Call Number
769.566 M277 Oversize
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Responsibility
Edited by the Manheim Historical Society.
Place of Publication
Morgantown, PA
Publisher
Masthof Press,
Date of Publication
2003.
Physical Description
216p. ill.; 30 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p.175)
Subjects
Postcards - Lancaster County (Pa.)
Pennsylvania - Social life and customs - Pictorial works.
Manheim (Pa.) - Pictorial works.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Pictorial works.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
769.566 M277 Oversize
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Harrisburg

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15674
Author
Ries, Linda A.
Date of Publication
c2006.
Call Number
974.818 R559
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Responsibility
Linda A. Ries.
ISBN
0738524832 (pbk.)
9780738524832 (pbk.)
Author
Ries, Linda A.
Place of Publication
Charleston, SC
Publisher
Arcadia Pub.,
Date of Publication
c2006.
Physical Description
127 p. : ill. ; 12 x 17 cm.
Series
Scenes of America
Subjects
Postcards - Pennsylvania - Harrisburg.
Harrisburg (Pa.) - History - Pictorial works.
Harrisburg (Pa.) - Social life and customs - Pictorial works.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.818 R559
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A postcard tour of the Cocalico Valley

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18054
Date of Publication
2006.
Call Number
383.122 P857 Oversize
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Place of Publication
Lititz, PA
Publisher
Fulton Press ,
Date of Publication
2006.
Notes
Vol. 1-Ephrata, Vol. 2-Surrounding Areas
Vol. 1, No. 652 of 1,000 copies; Vol. 2, No. 525 of 1,000 copies
A publication of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley.
Summary
Volume 1 - "This fascinating book documents over 280 nineteenth century postcard views of Ephrata and Lincoln; each illustration is accompanied by a caption. Subjects include the Ephrata Cloister, the Ephrata Monument, the Cocalico Creek and bridge, street scenes, buildings, businesses, events, churches, schools, railroad station, trolleys, hotels, Clare Point Stock Farm and race track, sports teams, etc." [From the Journal of the Historical Society Of The Cocalico Valley]
Volume 2 - " Another fascinating book which documents over 248 nineteenth century postcard views of Adamstown, Akron, Brownstown, Clay Township, Denver, Earl and West Earl Townships, East and West Cocalico Townships, Ephrata Township, and Reamstown. Views include buildings, businesses, events, churches, schools, street scenes, bands, sports teams, etc. " [From the Journal of the Historical Society Of The Cocalico Valley]
Subjects
Lancaster County, (Pa.) - Cocalico Valley - Pictorial works.
Lancaster County, (Pa.) - Cocalico Valley - Social life and customs - Pictorial works.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
383.122 P857 Oversize
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Early times in Hereford Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17813
Date of Publication
c2005.
Call Number
974.816 E12
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Responsibility
by Hereford Township Heritage Society.
Place of Publication
Hereford, Pa. (P.O. Box 644, Hereford 18056)
Publisher
Hereford Township Heritage Society,
Date of Publication
c2005.
Physical Description
400 p. : chiefly ill., maps ; 22 x 29 cm.
Subjects
Hereford (Pa. : Township) - History - Pictorial works.
Hereford (Pa. : Township) - Social life and customs - Pictorial works.
Additional Corporate Author
Hereford Township Heritage Society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.816 E12
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Early local historical items

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo941
Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Date of Publication
1913
, ca. 1600-1775. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Social life and customs--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1913 Description: 123-137 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 17, no. 5 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.17
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Responsibility
by H. Frank Eshleman, Esq.
Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1913
Physical Description
123-137 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 17, no. 5
Subjects
American Weekly Mercury (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Newspapers - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 17, number 5 (1913), p. 123-137Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.17
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Prelude to professional life : an historical analysis of the diary of Mary Eleanor Hoak, 1910-1911, a young Pennsylvania school teacher

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Author
Pringle, Diane Hoffman.
Date of Publication
2005.
Call Number
922.7 H678
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Author
Pringle, Diane Hoffman.
Date of Publication
2005.
Physical Description
iii, 77, 4, 19, 13, 9 leaves. : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes diary transcript of Mary Eleanor Hoak from July 1, 1910 to February 23, 1911.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 72-77)
Summary
The author examines the diary of a female relative of the early 20th century. The relative had decided not to marry,went to college ,and worked as a school teacher in Lancaster, PA, and other areas. The author viewed her as an example of the "new woman" of the time and wished to know more about the motivation not to become the traditional married homemaker.
Subjects
Hoak, Mary Eleanor.
Pennsylvania State Normal School of the Second District.
Women teachers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster - Biography.
Students - Pennsylvania - Millersville - Biography.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
922.7 H678
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Thirty-five years of "The Clio" a historical review of the Cliosophic Society of Lancaster, Pennsylvania; organized November nineteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17302
Corporate Author
Cliosophic Society of Lancaster.
Date of Publication
1914
Call Number
367 C641 v.2
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Corporate Author
Cliosophic Society of Lancaster.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
published by the Society,
Date of Publication
1914
Physical Description
142 p. 29 cm.
Subjects
Franklin and Marshall College.
Lancaster Theological Seminary (Lancaster, Pa.)
Lancaster (Pa.) - Clubs.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
367 C641 v.2
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"Pennsylvania Dutch" & other essays

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13421
Author
Gibbons, Phebe Earle,
Edition
1st Stackpole Books ed.
Date of Publication
2001.
Call Number
301.452 G441 2001
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Responsibility
Phebe Earle Gibbons ; introduction by Don Yoder.
ISBN
0811729028 (pbk.)
Author
Gibbons, Phebe Earle,
Uniform Title
Pennsylvania Dutch and other essays
Edition
1st Stackpole Books ed.
Place of Publication
Mechanicsburg, PA
Publisher
Stackpole Books,
Date of Publication
2001.
Physical Description
xx, 427 p. ; 19 cm.
Notes
Originally published: Pennsylvania Dutch and other essays. 3rd ed., rev. and enl. Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott, 1882.
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Church of the Brethren. - Middle Pennsylvania District.
Pennsylvania Dutch.
Ethnology - Pennsylvania.
Country life - Pennsylvania.
Moravians - Pennsylvania.
Schwenkfelders - Pennsylvania.
Immigrants - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - Ethnic relations.
Pennsylvania - Social life and customs.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
301.452 G441 2001
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A newspaper relic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4058
Author
Hostetter, Albert K.
Date of Publication
1918
--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Lancaster County (Pa.)--History--18th century. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Social life and customs--18th century. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1918 Description: 77-86 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 22
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Responsibility
by A. K. Hostetter.
Author
Hostetter, Albert K.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1918
Physical Description
77-86 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 22, no. 5
Subjects
Neue Unpartheyische Lancaster Zeitung und Anzeigs Nachrichten.
German American newspapers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 18th century.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs - 18th century.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 22, number 5 (1918), p. 77-86Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.22
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Items of local interest in the Pennsylvania Gazette : 1750 to 1760 inclusive

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Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Date of Publication
1919
): Pennsylvania gazette. Newspapers--Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania--Social life and customs--To 1775. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Social life and customs--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1919 Description: 133-148 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the
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Responsibility
copies by H. Frank Eshleman.
Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1919
Physical Description
133-148 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 23, no. 8
Subjects
Newspapers - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - Social life and customs - To 1775.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 23, number 8 (1919), p. 133-148Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.23
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The small town in 1860 : Adamstown, Pennsylvania : an historical and sociological look at small-town life

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Author
Nelson, Barry R.
Date of Publication
2000
Call Number
974.815 ADAM N424b
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Responsibility
by Barry R. Nelson.
Author
Nelson, Barry R.
Place of Publication
[Adamstown, Pa
Publisher
The Author,
Date of Publication
2000
Physical Description
128 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm. + 2 folded maps.
Notes
Cover title.
Included are excerpts from the diary of Abraham Lutz from 1858-1861.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 128).
Subjects
Adamstown (Pa.) - History - 19th century.
Adamstown (Pa.) - Social life and customs - 19th century.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 ADAM N424b
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Lititz-Warwick directory and surrounding country 1913: a census or list of the names of every member of the families of Lititz, Warwick, Broad Street addition to Lititz, the six rural free delivery routes from Lititz, Lexington, Brunnerville, Rothsville, Brickerville, Millway, Neffsville and Kissel Hill

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20791
Date of Publication
1913.
Call Number
917.4815 D598L
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Alternate Title
Lititz-Warwick directory and surrounding country
Place of Publication
Lititz, Pa
Publisher
Express Print. Co.,
Date of Publication
1913.
Physical Description
224 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm
Notes
Foreword signed: John G. Zook, editor.
Advertising matter interspersed.
Subjects
Lititz (Pa.) - Directories.
Warwick (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Directories.
Pennsylvania - Lititz.
Pennsylvania - Warwick (Lancaster County : Township)
Directories.
Additional Author
Zook, John G.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
917.4815 D598L
Copy Info
1913
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Conestoga Country Club : the first sixty years, 1947-2007

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Author
Landis, Barbara S.,
Date of Publication
c2008.
Call Number
367 L257
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Responsibility
Barbara S. Landis.
ISBN
9781608000012 (alk. paper)
160800001X (alk. paper)
Author
Landis, Barbara S.,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, PA
Publisher
American Historical Pub.,
Date of Publication
c2008.
Physical Description
103 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Conestoga Country Club (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
Country clubs - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Golf courses - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
367 L257
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Discovering American folklife : essays on folk culture and the Pennsylvania Dutch

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12948
Author
Yoder, Don.
Edition
1st Stackpole Books ed.
Date of Publication
2001.
Call Number
306.40973 Y54
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Alternate Title
American folklife
Responsibility
by Don Yoder ; with a foreword by Henry Glassie.
ISBN
0811727432 (pbk.)
Author
Yoder, Don.
Edition
1st Stackpole Books ed.
Place of Publication
Mechanicsburg, PA
Publisher
Stackpole Books,
Date of Publication
2001.
Physical Description
xiii, 314 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Originally published: Ann Arbor, Mich.: UMI Research Press, 1990.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-302] and index.
Summary
The essays cover folk religion, folk medicine, sectarian costume, traditional cookery, and the folklife of the Pennsylvania Dutch, specifically Harvest Home, witch tales, Fraktur, and sauerkraut for New Year.
Subjects
Material culture - United States.
Folklore - United States.
Pennsylvania Dutch
United States - Social life and customs.
Pennsylvania - Social life and customs.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
306.40973 Y54
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