"Pennsylvania medical men of the American Revolution and era" : a history of the Revolution and era told through the lives of those who lived and made that history
Verhandlungen (1859-1895) : proceedings of the Evangelical Mennonite Society also known as the Mennonite Brethren in Christ, now known as the Bible Fellowship Church
Germantown and the Germans : an exhibition of books, manuscripts, prints, and photographs from the collections of the Library Company of Philadelphia and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, October 1983 to January 1984
"The American Revolution revisited the revolt 1750-1775 a matter of suffering the war of independence 1776-1781 a matter of healing the peace 1781-1795 a matter of honor between friends Myles Murray and Robert Zoba 1984"--p. [i].
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Includes bibliographic references
Contents
A conflict of interest -- A confluence of interest -- All men were created equal -- The free navigation of the Mississippi -- "Settling previous arrangements."
"The Great Awakening of the 1740s was a religious revival of dramatic scope and violence that swept through the mid-Atlantic colonies, transforming 18th-century American society. The origins of the Awakening, however, argues Marilyn J. Westerkamp in this important revisionist study, were far removed from America in time and place. Examining the revivalist movement in Scotland, Ireland, and the middle colonies over a 135-year period, Westerkamp shows that the Awakening had its roots in Scots-Irish revivalism and travelled with Scots-Irish emigrants to the North American colonies. Hardly the spiritual innovation that it is sometimes represented to be, the Awakening was thus but one development in a longstanding revivalist tradition." [from Goodreads]
Rineer's "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County" page 55 #9A.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 312-325.
Summary
An illustrated history of a congregation that began in 1760 in parts of Lancaster, Chester, and Berks Cos., Pa. The Conestoga Mennonite Church at Morgantown, Pa., is the oldest permanent Mennonite congregation of Amish origins in the U.S.
The Lancaster County farm cook book : a collection of nearly three hundred popular recipes gathered from Amish, Mennonite, and gay Pennsylvania farm families of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, representing yesterday and today in farm cookery
"[Steven Rosswurm] writes a fascinating history of the American Revolution from the perspective of Philadelphia's 'Lower Sort' within the overlapping context of power,class relations, and wartime service in the patriot militia. He posits a transformation in consciousness of the lower sort attributable in large part to the revolutionary experience, a short term politicization of a previously excluded lower class constituency, and an unsuccessful effort to realize a true social revolution within the confines of the political revolt against Great Britain." [from a review of this book by Thomas P. Slaughter of Rutgers University in the "American Historical Review"]
William Reynolds was born in Lancaster,PA, and was the brother of Civil War General John Reynolds. The expedition explored 280 islands, mostly in the Pacific ocean, and over 800 miles of Oregon was mapped. Of no less importance, over 60,000 plant and bird specimens were collected. A staggering amount of data and specimens were collected during the expedition, including the seeds of 648 species, which were later traded, planted, and sent throughout the country. Dried specimens were sent to the National Herbarium, now a part of the Smithsonian Institution. There were also254 live plants, which mostly came from the home stretch of the journey, that were placed in a newly constructed greenhouse in 1850, which later became the United States Botanic Garden. [from Wikipedia]
"Thomas R. Winpenny examines the formative years of the factory system in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and the impact of industrialization on the community.The study focuses on the establishment of the Conestoga Steam Mills in the late 1840's and the following three decades. Professor Winpenny maintains that this industrial revolution brought progress and economic benefits without social upheaval and labor strife...Lancaster was able to absorb the factory system without discord because of local circumstances such as the wealth of the countryside, the stability of the long-established town, and the ready supply of resident workers. In a narrower variation of Thomas C. Cochran's geo-cultural concept, Winpenny argues that the character of the industrialization experience is molded by local conditions and that problems often associated with industrial progress are rooted in the environment in which industrialization occurs." [from a review of the book by Robert M. Blackson, Kutztown State College]
