Friday, October 20, annual meeting of the Pennsylvania German society; Saturday, October 21, Germantown's community celebration; Sunday, October 22, religious observances.
The parts of v. 1 were first published separately under title: Historical addresses.
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Contents
v.1 - Plea for the preservation of Germantown's historic spots by Charles F. Jenkins--Memories of old Germantown by Elliston P. Morris--Recollections of the school house lane meeting by Hannal Ann Zell--How grandmother Dorothy Meng saw the battle of Germantown by Hannah Ann Zell--Louisa May Alcott by Francis Howard Williams--Letter of John Bechtel--Billmeyer house by Horace Haverstick--Daughter of Germantown by John M. Hartman--Early transportation to Germantown by Naaman H. Keyser--Concord School House by Romaine Keyser--Dramatic features of Pennsylvania's history by Hampton L. Carson--Backward vision and a forward glance by Francis Howard Williams--Grumblethorpe by Edwin C. Jellett--Pomona Grove by Mary W. Shoemaker--Some notes on Pomona Grove by Edwin C. Jellett--Early physicians of Germantown y I. Pearson Willits--Travels near home by Harrison S. Morris--Cricket Grounds of Germantown and a plea for the game by George M. Newhall-Tales of old taverns by Fred. Perry Powers--Artists of Germantown by Herbert Welsh--Gardens and gardeners of Germantown by Edwin C. Jellett.--v. 2--Garden at Stenton by Mrs. William Redwood Wright--Reception at Cliveden by Jane Campbell--Newcomer in Germantown by Jane Campbell--Noted women of Germantown by Sarah Wheeler Johnson--Some account of Wyck and its owners by Caspar Wistar Haines--Newspaper items relating to Germantown by Edward W. Hocker--Old Germantown and its people by Edward I. H. Howell--Lawmakers of the Borough of Germantown by Neil H. Lafferty--Notes from an old Germantown diary--Founding of the Sower Press by Edward W. Hocker--Great road through Germantown (Conrad Weiser's Indian friends and the coal lands by Goerge Wheeler and Milestones and other landmarks on and near the Great Road by Anthony M. Hance--Doctor of Colonial Germantown (Christopher Witt, Physician by Edward W. Hocker.
