The Lancaster Cemetery and Woodward Hill Cemetery Lancaster, Pennsylvania, preservation needs assessment for the Historic Trust of Lancaster County funded by the Lancaster County Foundation
City of Lancaster, Department of Housing and Community Development,
Date of Publication
1994-
Physical Description
1 v. (various pagings) : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Contents
pt. 1. Preserving community character; city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania (August 1992).--pt. 2. Issues for Lancaster: a preface to the comprehensive plan (June 1992).--A new comprehensive plan for the city of Lancaster: an introduction (October 1992).--Task force reports (June 1993).--Policy plan (1993).--Housing plan (1993).--Four year action plan 1994-1997 (May, 1994).
A report of the trial of John Lechler : on an indictment for the murder of his wife, Mary Lechler, before the Court of oyer & terminer of Lancaster County, held in the city of Lancaster on the third Monday of August 1822
Chapters: An overview of Lancaster Mennonite women: their many faces, their open lives, their secret selves // Lancaster Mennonite women : the tone of their lives // Mennonites and early photography // "Running Around"// Motherhood and children // Farm life and work // School and studies // Church Life and faith // Family outings // The lure of the west
Summary
Little written material remains from these women who reared large families and made homes for them, who measured their lives by the church's standards. This vibrant collection of photographs, however, tells a remarkable story of "girl crowds," courting couples, multi-generational harvest/gardening work parties, high-spirited quilters, purposeful caregivers. Thoughtful, interpretive text provides both a structural background for what the photos show, as well as stories and specific detail about what the pictures hold.A rare view of women's lives in an unusually robust community -- the Mennonites of Lancaster, Pennsylvania [from Goodreads]
