Abraham Harley Cassel, nineteenth century Pennsylvania German American book collector
Marriages performed at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, 1748-1767
Responsibility
[by] Walter Klinefelter. Abraham Harley Cassel, nineteenth century Pennsylvania German American book collector [by] Marlin L. Heckman. Marriages performed at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, 1748-1767 [by] Fritz Braun and Frederick S. Weiser.
In Pennsylvania German culture, a "Putz" is a Christmas decoration in diorama form. The basic design includes a stable or cave, portrayed as the birthplace of the baby Jesus who is in a manger. Mary, the mother. and Joseph, the father, sit or stand nearby.