Chapters: Religion. The Mennonites --The Amish --The Brethren, the Schwenkfelders, and other "plain people" -- The "Church people" -- The Moravians -- A hotbed of religions : Ephrata and other curious religious societies -- The past. The broad Atlantic -- White man, red man -- The French and Indian war -- The eve of the Revolution -- "Johnny Reb" -- By the sweat of their brow. The fat earth -- Forge and mill -- Wagon road, canal, and railroad -- The country and the people. The Dutch country -- A local habitation and a name -- Town and city -- Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief -- Folkways. Dialect -- The three R's -- Powwowing, Hexerei and other Pennsylvania knowledge -- Upcountry Dutch -- High jinks and divers capers -- Holiday -- The arts. Music -- "For fancy" -- Church, house, barn, and garden -- Furniture and other household gear -- Swan song -- Food and more food -- Round the year : a Pennsylvania Dutch calendar.
Pennsylvania Historical Association. Pennsylvania history studies, no. 1
Notes
Bibliography: p. 58-68.
Contents
Contents: Where did they come from -- Why did they come -- Who came -- Who are the Pennsylvania Germans? -- Prejudices of their English speaking neighbors -- Language problem -- Politically inactive -- Attitude toward education -- Pennsylvania Germans Firsts -- The role of Pennsylvania Germans in war -- The Kentucky Rifle -- Conestoga wagon -- Literature -- Music -- Art -- Love of color and decoration -- Barn signs -- Fraktur -- Pottery -- Painted household furniture -- Pennsylvanian folklore, superstitions, customs -- Pennsylvania German names
Summary
This pamphlet was written for use by teachers and students
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