Reports of cases argued and determined in the Supreme Judicial Court, of the state of Massachusetts, : from September 1804 to June 1805--both inclusive
The genealogical record of the Schwenkfelder families, seekers of religious liberty who fled from Silesia to Saxony and thence to Pennsylvania in the years 1731-1737
Printed for the Board of publication of the Schwenkfelder church, Pennsburg, Pennsylvania [by] Rand McNally & company,
Date of Publication
1923.
Physical Description
xx, 1752 p. front., illus. (coat of arms) plates, ports., maps, facsims. 29 cm.
Notes
A revision of the Genealogical record of the descendants of the Schwenkfelders, by R. Kriebel.
The Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families: Seekers of Religious Liberty Who Fled From Silesia to Saxony and Thence to Pennsylvania in the Years 1731 to 1737 by Samuel Kriebel Brecht chronicles the genealogy of the followers of Caspar Schwenkfelder, German religious reformer. The book also includes photographs of people, places, and documents; historical sketches; church organization, maps, and other information
xi p., 3 ., 3-251 p. front., plates, facsim. 24 cm.
Summary
"A personal testament of the author's heritage, The Red Hills outlines the Pennsylvania Dutch lifestyle as Cornelius Weygandt had experienced it. In the book Weygandt exposed his true passion for his heritage and offers a rich variety on Pennsylvania Dutch characteristics, customs, and crafts, written in an entertaining manner by one who has spent a lifetime collecting their lore." [from the publisher]
Notes
Cornelius Weygandt (1871-1957) was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, and authored over eighteen books during the course of his life. "Cornelius Weygandt is from Pennsylvania Dutch heritage. He remains the leading authority of all things Pennsylvania Dutch. Weygandt was a decorated Professor of English Literature at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was awarded for his greatness in teaching by the Friars Senior Society." (https://www.pabook.libraries.psu.edu/literary-cultural-heritage-map-pa/bios/Weygandt__Cornelius)
Schwenkfelder accomplishments / James Meschter Anders - The Schwenkfelders : an historical sketch / Christopher Heydrick - Supplementary history / Samuel K. Brecht.
Journal of an English emigrant farmer : a record of the journey of an unknown Englishman to America in the year 1838 and his sojourn for a summer among the early pioneer settlers of Muncy Valley
iivx (i.e. xvii), 103 p., [6] p. of plates : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Series
Haverford college studies ;
Notes
Includes index.
Summary
Theophile Cazenove (1740 to 1811) was a Dutch financier and an agent of the Holland Land Company. He spent several years in America making investments. The journal offers his observations about industry, farming, commerce and life in the new American nation. The itinerary listed in this book shows extensive travel in Lancaster and surrounding counties. Several taverns are listed in the itinerary: Wilson's, McIntyre's, Ealer's, Trexler's, Schaeffer's, McCracken's, Thompson's, Russell's, McCleland's, Fornistak's, and Miller's.
