Diary for the year 1899, while Ms. Kaufman was a student studying to be a teacher at the Millersville Normal School (now Millersville University). She taught school and, after marrying, was for a time a farm wife. She died in 1956 while living in Lancaster, PA.
Each book has own t.p. with title : The goldrush diary of John Kaufman.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents
Bk. 1. April 16, 1854 to December 31, 1854 -- Bk. 2. January 1, 1855 to October 9, 1860.
Summary
John Kaufman was born in 1828 in Lancaster, PA., the son of Susan Brubaker and Benjamin Kaufman. The father was a miller. The family moved to Illinois in 1842. John Kaufman left for California in 1854 traveling to San Francisco by way of New York and Panama. He mined for 3 years and then had a bakery and restaurant business until moving back to Illinois in 1860.
Phebe Earle Gibbons was from a prominent Quaker family. The diary covers years 1849, 1854, 1855, 1856 and 1857. "MRS. PHOEBE EARLE GIBBONS, a lady of literary tastes, was born in Philadelphia, August 9th, 1821. Her father,Thomas Earle, was a man of great note in his day, and in1840 was the first candidate of the Liberty party for Vice President. The subject of this sketch was well educated in select schools in Massachusetts, and taught in Mr. Picot's French school in Philadelphia and elsewhere for some years. In 1845 she was married to Dr. Joseph Gibbons of Lancaster County. In 1861 she began the study of Greek, with Professor William M. Nevin, of Lancaster. A portion of the Odyssey, translated by her was published in the Ladies' Friend of Philadelphia. A small medical work was translated by her from the French, for Lindsay and Blakistoa, which was published in 1866. She has also translated a portion of the Herman and Dorothea of Goethe. At different times she has written articles for magazines. In 1872 she published a small volume, entitled " Pennsylvania Dutch," a portion of which originally appeared in the Atlantic Monthly. Mrs. Gibbons is an active member of the Lancaster Linnaean Society. She is a lady of varied acquirements and marked intellectual capacity." [Biographical History of Lancaster County by Alexander Harris.]
Johannes Kelpius was the leader of a group of Pietists who who came to the Philadelphia area of Pennsylvania in the late 17th century and established a small celibate community of men who believed Christ would soon return and the world would end. Additional information with historical context can be found here: https://explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=1-A-3E5.
In: German American Annals, v.4 (1906) and v.5 (1907).
Summary
Andrew Rudman was a pioneer Swedish-American Lutheran minister. He was pastor of Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church in Philadelphia and was appointed Suffragan bishop of the Lutheran Church in America.
Original diary in Lancaster County Historical Society Archives.
Summary
Francis Ziegler was born in Columbia, Pennsylvania in 1817 and he died in 1902. He was a school teacher and a telegraph operator.He recorded in this diary sporadically between 1854 and 1857. His entries describe personal experiences, but many entries pertain to events of the day, both local and national. His discontent with politics and the times, in general, is clear. The diary begins at the time of a cholera epidemic in Columbia during which many people died. He presents a picture of a very frightening time. Another highlight of the diary was his description of the invasion of Pennsylvania by Confederate troops during the Civil War. He witnessed the burning of the bridge over the Susquehanna River between Columbia and Wrightsville. This action closed off a potential route for the Confederates to reach Philadelphia and Harrisburg after Gettysburg.
"This is a transcription of a travel diary written in 1839 [by] A. Herr Smith while on a tour to Montreal, Quebec and Niagara . The diary is incomplete. It begins on August 5, 1839 when he left Strasburg, Pa., and ends August 9, 1839 when he arrives in Saratoga, New York. He was 24 when he began thr trip".
Original diary in Lancaster County Historical Society.
Transcription of a manuscript in LancasterHistory Archives.
Biography of Judge Hayes precedes diary.
Alexander Hayes was born in 1793. He graduated, with honors, from Dickinson College in 1812 and became Judge of Lancaster County Courts from 1854 to 1875. He was a Trustee and Vice President of Franklin and Marshall College. He died in 1875
