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Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, in the olden time; being a collection of memoirs, anecdotes, and incidents of the city and its inhabitants, and of the earliest settlements of the inland part of Pennsylvania, from the days of the founders

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Author
Watson, John F.
Date of Publication
1891.
Call Number
974.811 W339
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By John F. Watson ... Enlarged, with many revisions and additions, by Willis P. Hazard...
Author
Watson, John F.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
E. S. Stuart,
Date of Publication
1891.
Physical Description
3 v. fronts., illus., plates, port. 25 cm.
Notes
The third volume of this ed. was prepared at the publisher's request, by W. P. Hazard.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History.
Philadelphia (Pa.) - History.
Philadelphia (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Additional Author
Hazard, Willis P.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.811 W339
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Side glimpses from the colonial meeting-house

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Author
Bliss, William Root,
Date of Publication
1894.
Call Number
973.2 B649
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by William Root Bliss.
Author
Bliss, William Root,
Place of Publication
Boston, New York
Publisher
Houghton, Mifflin and Company,
Date of Publication
1894.
Physical Description
256 p. 20 cm.
Contents
Chapters: The Meeting House Devil // Rum and Slavery // The Composite Puritan // The Personality of the Meeting House // The Summons To Worship // The Seating of the People // The Wretched Boys // Disturbers of Public Worship // The Neighbors of the Meeting House // The Comedy and Tragedy of the Pulpit // The Poor Parsons // The Notorious Ministers // The Simple Evangelist // The Muse of Choral Song // The Bible and the Confessional // The Hour Glass
Summary
The author uses the Colonial Meeting House as a central focus of the New England town and from it looks to other practices and customs to better illuminate life in the town and New England.
Subjects
Puritans.
Witchcraft - New England.
Slavery - New England.
New England - Social life and customs - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.2 B649
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044025022815&view=1up&seq=9
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Home life in colonial days

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Author
Earle, Alice Morse,
Date of Publication
1898.
Call Number
973.2 E12
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written by Alice Morse Earle ; illustrated by photographs gathered by the author, of real things, works, and happenings of olden times.
Author
Earle, Alice Morse,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap,
Date of Publication
1898.
Physical Description
xvi, 470 p. , [26] leaves of plates : ill. ; 20 cm.
Series
Macmillan's standard library
Notes
Includes index.
Contents
Chapters: Homes of the colonists / How homes were lighted / The kitchen fireside / Foods and the serving of food / Flax and wool culture and spinning / Girls occupations / Hand weaving / Clothing / Travel, transportation and taverns / How Sundays were spent / Colonial neighborliness. With many photos and illustrations.
Subjects
Manners and customs.
Home.
United States - Social life and customs - To 1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.2 E12
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044014221584;view=1up;seq=9
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Papers relating to provincial affairs in Pennsylvania, 1682-1750

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Date of Publication
1891.
Call Number
974.802 P415
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Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Edwin K. Myers, State Printer,
Date of Publication
1891.
Physical Description
887 p. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - Sources.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - Sources.
Great Britain - Colonies - Pennsylvania.
Great Britain - Colonies - Administration.
Pennsylvania - History - Sources.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.802 P415
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Gottlieb Mittelberger's journey to Pennsylvania in the year 1750 and return to Germany in the year 1754 : containing not only a description of the country according to its present condition, but also a detailed account of the sad and unfortunate circumstances of most of the Germans that have emigrated, or are emigrating to that country

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Author
Mittelberger, Gottlieb.
Date of Publication
1898.
Call Number
917.48 M685
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translated from the German by Carl Theo. Eben.
Author
Mittelberger, Gottlieb.
Uniform Title
Gottlieb Mittelbergers Reise nach Pennsylvanien im Jahr 1750.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
J.J. McVey,
Date of Publication
1898.
Physical Description
129 p. : facsim. ; 21 cm.
Notes
With facsimile t.p. of original German ed.: Stuttgard : Gedrukt ben Gottlieb Friderich Jenisch, 1756.
Summary
"Mittelberger's travelogue provides a firsthand historic account of the misery and exploitation of German immigrants during the US colonial period. In his work, he tries to convince his fellow Germans not to immigrate to the American colonies, as the forfeiture of freedom, cost of money, lack of health, and loss of life are too exorbitant to risk and sacrifice. Although never an indentured servant, Mittelberger's written testament is one of several surviving historic works describing the hardships of the redemption system. His meticulous account of his sea voyage to the British Atlantic colonies and subsequent experiences in Pennsylvania has become academically notable, due to the scarcity in primary source material concerning several of the issues he details. Such topics include religious practices in colonial Pennsylvania, European passenger fares for children and adults, as well as the nature and consequences of epidemics on colonial era ships.The work is also noted for its lengthy discussion of sexuality and social mores, including an account of a bigamous threesome and the status of illegitimate children, as evidencing the religious and sexual tolerance of colonial America. Gottlieb Mittelberger traveled to Pennsylvania from Germany in 1750 on a ship primarily filled with poorer immigrants who would become indentured servants upon arriving in Philadelphia. Mittelberger was not a servant, and worked as a school master and organist for three years before returning to Germany in 1754." [from Wikipedia]
Subjects
Mittelberger, Gottlieb - Travel - Pennsylvania.
Germans - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - Description and travel - Early works to 1800.
Pennsylvania - Emigration and immigration.
Additional Author
Eben, Carl Theodor,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
917.48 M685
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Men, women & manners in colonial times

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Author
Fisher, Sydney George,
Date of Publication
1897.
Call Number
973.2 F917
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By Sydney Geo. Fisher. Illustrated with photogravures and with decorations by Edward Stratton Holloway ...
Author
Fisher, Sydney George,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
J.B. Lippincott Co.,
Date of Publication
1897.
Physical Description
2 v. fronts., illus., plates. 18 cm.
Subjects
United States - Description and travel.
United States - Social life and customs - To 1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.2 F917
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Through colonial doorways

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Author
Wharton, Anne Hollingsworth,
Edition
9th ed.
Date of Publication
1893.
Call Number
973.2 W298
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By Anne Hollingsworth Wharton.
Author
Wharton, Anne Hollingsworth,
Edition
9th ed.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
J.B. Lippincott Co.,
Date of Publication
1893.
Physical Description
xiii, 237 p. front., 21 cm.
Contents
Through colonial doorways.--The meschianza.--New York balls and receptions.--The American philosophical society.--The Wistar parties.--A bundle of old love letters.--The Philadelphia dancing assemblies.
Subjects
United States - Social life and customs - To 1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.2 W298
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Colonial days and dames

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Author
Wharton, Anne Hollingsworth,
Date of Publication
1895.
Call Number
973.2 W298c
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by Anne Hollingsworth Wharton. With illustrations by E.S. Holloway.
Author
Wharton, Anne Hollingsworth,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
J.B. Lippincott Co.,
Date of Publication
1895.
Physical Description
xiii, [11]-248 p. front., illus., plates, ports. 21 cm.
Notes
Édition de luxe; 508 copies printed for subscribers.
Contents
CONTENTS: COLONIAL DAYS WOMEN IN THE EARLY SETTLEMENT A GROUP OF EARLY POETESSES COLONIAL DAMES. OLD LANDMARKS WEDDINGS AND MERRY-MAKINGS LEGEND AND ROMANCE
Subjects
Women in the United States.
United States - Social life and customs - To 1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.2 W298c
Websites
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Extracts from the diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia. 1765-1798

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Author
Hiltzheimer, Jacob,
Date of Publication
1893.
Call Number
974.80092 P267
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Ed. by his great-grandson, Jacob Cox Parsons.
Author
Hiltzheimer, Jacob,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Press of W. F. Fell & co.,
Date of Publication
1893.
Physical Description
viii, 270 p. 23 cm.
Notes
Also see LCHS Journal article "An Old Time Worthy" by W. U. Hensel.(v.11, p. 328).
Subjects
Hiltzheimer, Jacob - 1729?-1798.
Philadelphia (Pa.) - History - Sources.
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution - Sources.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1775-1865.
Additional Author
Parsons, Jacob Cox.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80092 P267
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Early schools in the valley of the Octorara

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Author
Houston, J. W.
Date of Publication
1898
influence limited to his schoolroom, but the entire com- munity was environed by emanations from the Professor's life, leading up to a higher intellectual and moral plane. Princeton College honored Prof. An- drews with the degree of Master of Arts in 18 The early settlers of Chester county seem to have been
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by J. W. Houston, M.D.
Author
Houston, J. W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1898
Physical Description
[31]-51 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 2
Summary
Contains interesting and entertaining vignettes of some of the school teachers , and schools established in the Octorar Valley, in the years before public education. Schools in Lancaster County, PA, and some bordering the county in Chester County are discussed.
Subjects
Teachers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Private schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Public schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Octoraro Creek (Pa. and Md.)
Octorara Valley (Pa.) - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 2, number 2 (1898), p. 31-51Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.2
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