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Shawl

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Collection
Costume and Accessories Collection
Object ID
2017.012.2
Date Range
Mid 20th c.
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Collection
Costume and Accessories Collection
Description
Charcoal gray wool shawl with 2.5"-long twisted self-fringe all four sides. Square in shape, it is used folded corner to corner.
Maker is unknown. Owned and used by Old Order River Brethren woman, Katie Schock Keller.
Pennsylvania or Iowa
Provenance
Inherited from grandmother's estate.
Date Range
Mid 20th c.
Year Range From
1925
Year Range To
1960
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 18
People
Keller, Katie Schock
Keller, John M.
Subject
Mennonites
Old Order Mennonites
Shawls
Search Terms
Mennonites
Old Order Mennonites
Old Order River Brethren
Shawls
Object Name
Shawl
Material
Wool
Length (cm)
96.52
Length (ft)
3.1666666667
Length (in)
38
Width (cm)
93.98
Width (ft)
3.0833333333
Width (in)
37
Dimension Details
Dimensions do not include 2.5"-long fringe.
Condition
Very Good
Condition Date
2017-12-18
Condition Notes
No visible damage. Some wear to fringe.
Object ID
2017.012.2
Usage
Keller, Katie Schock
Credit
Gift of Faithe Keller Zercher in memory of Katie Schock Keller
Accession Number
2017.012
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Shoe

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Collection
Costume and Accessories Collection
Object ID
2017.012.3
Date Range
Early to mid 20th c.
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Collection
Costume and Accessories Collection
Description
High-top black leather shoes with 1.5" high heels. Undecorated except for some trim stitching with tiny perforations. Has eyelets and laces. Inside lining is canvas with gray leather edging.
Maker is unknown. Worn by Katie Schock Keller, an Old Order River Brethren woman from Washington Boro who married in 1910 and lived in Dallas Center, Iowa. Husband John M. Keller was a Bishop.
Provenance
Inherited from grandmother's estate.
Date Range
Early to mid 20th c.
Year Range From
1920
Year Range To
1950
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 19
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
People
Keller, Katie Schock
Keller, John M.
Subject
Mennonites
Old Order Mennonites
Shoes
Search Terms
Mennonites
Old Order Mennonites
Old Order River Brethren
Shoes
Object Name
Shoe
Material
Leather
Height (cm)
22.86
Height (ft)
0.75
Height (in)
9
Width (cm)
25.4
Width (ft)
0.8333333333
Width (in)
10
Condition
Good
Condition Date
0017-12-19
Condition Notes
Worn with scuffs and scars at toe and sides. Inside wear at heel bottom and sides
Object ID
2017.012.3
Usage
Keller, Katie Schock
Credit
Gift of Faithe Keller Zercher in memory of Katie Schock Keller
Accession Number
2017.012
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Benedict Brechbuhl, Hans Burkholder and the Swiss Mennonite migration to Lancaster County, Penna. : the Swiss emigration

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Author
Burkholder, Joseph C.
Date of Publication
1927
get an understanding of the conditions through which the subject of this sketch lived, more specifically that which was set forth in the foreword, it will be necessary to read "Geschichten den Bernischer Tauffer" or History of the Swiss Mennonites by Ernest Mueller. The experience of this man was
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Responsibility
compiled by Joseph C. Burkholder.
Author
Burkholder, Joseph C.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1927
Physical Description
57-62 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 5
Subjects
Burkholder, Hans.
Brechbuhl, Benedict, - 1665-
Emigration and immigration
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Mennonites - Switzerland.
Swiss Americans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Switzerland - Emigration and immigration - Religious aspects.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 31, number 5 (1927), p. 57-62Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.31
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Migration of Lancaster County Mennonites to Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada, from 1800 to 1825

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Author
Seyfert, A. G.
Date of Publication
1926
I. MIGRATION OF LANCASTER COUNTY MENNONITES TO WATERLOO COUNTY, ONTARIO, CANADA, FROM 1800 TO 1825. By Hon. A. G. Seyfert. And Read Before the Lancaster County Historical Society, Friday Evening, March 5th, 1926. The religious revolution of the 16th Century, known as the Reformation, is the
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Responsibility
by Hon. A. G. Seyfert.
Author
Seyfert, A. G.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1926
Physical Description
33-41 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 30, no. 3
Subjects
Eby family.
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Mennonites - Ontario - Waterloo County.
Waterloo (Ont. : County) - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 30, number 3 (1926), p. 33-41Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.30
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Draft von den Amischen Gemeinen in Lancaster County

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Date of Publication
1928.
Call Number
289.71 D758
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Place of Publication
Kutztown, Pa
Publisher
Kutztown Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
1928.
Physical Description
31, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates : folded map ; 15 cm.
Notes
Title on verso of fold. map; imprint on p. [1].
This ed. not in Springer, Mennonite bibliography; cf. Springer 17405.
Subjects
Amish
Amish - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
289.71 D758
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Stehli & Co. Zurich & New York : Grundung und Entwicklung, 1837-1919

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Author
Stehli-Zweifel, R.
Date of Publication
ca.1920.
Call Number
677 S817g
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Responsibility
by R. Stehli-Zweifel.
Author
Stehli-Zweifel, R.
Place of Publication
Zurich
Publisher
Art Institut Orell Fussli ,
Date of Publication
ca.1920.
Physical Description
84 p. : ill. ; ports ; 23 cm.
Notes
Binding half leather and blue silk.
Marbled end papers.
Subjects
Stehli & Co., Zurich, Switzerland.
Stehli & Co., New York.
Silk industry - Switzerland.
Silk industry - United States.
Silk industry - Lancaster (City), Pa.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
677 S817g
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The trail of the Conestoga

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Author
Dunham, Mabel,
Date of Publication
1924.
Call Number
813.5 D917
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Responsibility
by B. Mabel Dunham ; with foreword by W.L. Mackenzie King.
Author
Dunham, Mabel,
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
Macmillan Co. of Canada,
Date of Publication
1924.
Physical Description
342 p. ; 19 cm.
Notes
Springer
Summary
"Over one hundred years ago the Mennonites came from Pennsylvania to Ontario, in order that they might live under British laws, and there find homes for themselves and their families. To-day, due to the enterprise of these early settlers, Waterloo County is one of the banner counties of all Ontario." [from the foreward]
Subjects
Mennonites - Ontario
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
813.5 D917
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The Pennsylvania Germans; a sketch of their history and life, of the Mennonites, and of side lights from the Rosenberger family

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Author
Rosenberger, Jesse Leonard,
Date of Publication
[c1923]
Call Number
974.802812 R813
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Responsibility
by Jesse Leonard Rosenberger.
Author
Rosenberger, Jesse Leonard,
Place of Publication
Chicago, Ill
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Date of Publication
[c1923]
Physical Description
x, 173 p. front. (port.) plates. 20 cm.
Subjects
Rosenberg family.
Rosenberger, Henry, - fl. 1729-1745.
Germans - Pennsylvania.
Mennonites - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.802812 R813
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The Aby family of Peoria County, Illinois : the Eaby family of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : progeny of Theodorus Eby (1663-1732), the Swiss Mennonite pioneer of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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Author
Aby, Franklin Stanton,
Date of Publication
1924.
Call Number
929 E16ac
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Alternate Title
Eby family bulletin
Responsibility
by Malvina (Stanton) Aby (1826-1904) and her son Franklin Stanton Aby.
Author
Aby, Franklin Stanton,
Place of Publication
Chicago, Ill
Date of Publication
1924.
Physical Description
101 p. : maps, facs. ; 28 cm.
Series
Eby family bulletin
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Eby, Theodorus, - 1663-1732 - Family.
Eby, Benjamin, - 1801-1867 - Family.
Barnes, Timothy, - 1780-1873 - Family.
Cole, Gideon, - 1751-1826 - Family.
Stanton, Clark, - 1776-1850 - Family.
Eby family.
Barnes family.
Cole family.
Stanton family.
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Peoria County (Ill.) - Genealogy.
Additional Author
Aby, Malvina Stanton,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 E16ac
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Mennonite handbook of information

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Author
Heatwole, Lewis James,
Date of Publication
1925.
Call Number
289.7 H442
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Responsibility
by L.J. Heatwold; issued by authority of the Mennonite general conference, through its Historical committee.
Author
Heatwole, Lewis James,
Place of Publication
Scottdale, Pa
Publisher
Mennonite Pub. House,
Date of Publication
1925.
Physical Description
187 p. illus., fold. map. 20 cm.
Subjects
Mennonites.
Mennonite Church.
Additional Corporate Author
Mennonite General Conference. Historical Committee.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
289.7 H442
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