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The agricultural stability of the Old Order Amish and Old Order Mennonites of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14846

Author: Kollmorgen, Walter M.

Call Number: 630.973 K81

Responsibility: by Walter M. Kollmorgen.

Author: Kollmorgen, Walter M.

Physical Description: 233-241 p.

Notes: In: The American Journal of Sociology, v.49, no.3 (Nov. 1943)

Subjects: Old Order Amish - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Old Order Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Amish farmers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Agriculture - Pennsylvania - Lancaster, Pa.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 630.973 K81

Holding the line : the telephone in Old Order Mennonite and Amish life

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Author: Umble, Diane Zimmerman.

Date of Publication: 1996.

Call Number: 384.608 U48

Responsibility: Diane Zimmerman Umble.

ISBN: 0801853125 (alk. paper)

Author: Umble, Diane Zimmerman.

Place of Publication: Baltimore, Md

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press,

Date of Publication: 1996.

Physical Description: xix, 192 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Notes: "Published in cooperation with the Center for American Places, Harrisonburg, Virginia"--T.p. verso.; Includes bibliographical references (p.[175]-184) and index.

Subjects: Telephone; Telephone - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Amish - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Old Order Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Church history - 20th century.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Religious life and customs.

Additional Corporate Author: Center for American Places (Harrisonburg, Va.)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 384.608 U48

In recognition of their prominence : a case study of the economic and social backgrounds of an ante-bellum Negro business and farming class in Lancaster County

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Author: Oblinger, Carl D.

Date of Publication: 1968.

In Recognition of Their Prominence: A Case Study of the Economic and Social Backgrounds of an Ante- Bellum Negro Business and Farming Class in Lancaster County Carl D. Oblinger Preface Social and political revolutions are based upon a few determin- ants. There must be a mass of men (identifiable

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Responsibility: by Carl D. Oblinger.

Author: Oblinger, Carl D.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1968.

Physical Description: [65]-83 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 72, no. 2

Subjects: African Americans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Economic conditions - History.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social conditions - History.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 72, number 2 (1968), p. 65-83Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.72

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Garden spot : Lancaster County, the old order Amish, and the selling of rural America

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Author: Walbert, David J.

Date of Publication: 2002.

Call Number: 306 W151

Responsibility: David Walbert.

ISBN: 0195148436 (alk. paper); 0195148444 (pbk.)

Author: Walbert, David J.

Place of Publication: Oxford ; New York

Publisher: Oxford University Press,

Date of Publication: 2002.

Physical Description: x, 258 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Chapters: Cultivating the Garden : The invention of Lancaster County -- Pride and Progress : Education, Literacy , and The Little Red Schoolhouse -- Dutch Country : The Amish and Tourism -- Domain of Abundance : Food and Farming -- The Landscape of Progress : Urbanization and Planning -- Preserving The Garden : Development and Farm Preservation -- Epilogue : The Harvest -- Appendix : Farms and Population Of Lancaster 1900 to 2000

Summary: It is the tension between rural tradition, progress, and urbanization that lies at the core of Garden Spot. David Walbert examines how twentieth century American culture has come to define and appreciate rurality, and how growth and economic expansion can co-exist with preservation of the traditional ways of life in the region. Will small farms fail in a culture that has increasingly come to value productivity over quality of life? What impact will further development have on maintaining this region's character? Can rurality and progress co-exist in the 21st century?A vivid portrayal of the land and people, residents and outsiders alike, Garden Spot narrates the history of this region and considers the challenges Lancaster County and its people face in order to preserve their unique place. [from the publisher]