A memorial of the one hundredth anniversary of the marriage of Philip Schoff and Elizabeth Ramsay, April 10 1794, by their grandaughter [!] Eloise (Walker) Wilder
311 p. illus. (incl. ports., coats of arms) 20 cm.
Notes
Edited by Mrs. Fanny Ramsay (Wilder) Winchester.
"Philip Schoff, a boy soldier of the American revolution, 1778; a member of Washington's army during the Whiskey insurrection 1794, and a soldier in the war of 1812, with an account of his ancestors and descendants by his great granddaughter, Fanny Ramsay (Wilder) Winchester": p. [45]-311.
A pictorial record of the Sesqui-centennial international exposition: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 1st-December 1st, Nineteen Hundred Twenty Six Commemorating the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence
The Engle history and family records of Dauphin and Lancaster counties. The numerous lineal descendants of Ulrich Engel. Short sketches of Engle families not related. A sketch of the arrival and record of the origin of the brethren in Christ church of which a large number of these descendants are menbers
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.