Journal of the HIstorical Society of the Cocalico Valley ; 36
Summary
This issue traces the history of the Cocalico Valley incorporating national events that either directly or indirectly impacted its history. Included are brief historical sketches of many of the Valley's communities.
[prepared by] The Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley.
Edition
Limited ed.
Place of Publication
Ephrata, Pa
Publisher
The Historical Society of Cocalico Valley ; Printed by Science Press,
Date of Publication
1988.
Physical Description
135 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Series
Pictorial book of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley ; 4
Notes
Limited ed. no. 1415.
LCHS has no.1420.
Summary
Includes " photographs of the tremendously diverse structures of the Cocalico Valley: area churches, schools, bridges, and businesses , plus the incomparable buildings of the Ephrata Cloister." [from the foreword]
"A beautiful volume containing over 600 full color illustrations of local advertising from around the Cocalico Valley. Included in the book is the history of the various newspapers that were published in the Cocalico Valley, a selection of 19th and early 20th century public auction broadsides, and an outstanding sampling of advertising ephemera of area businesses. Accompanying each advertising item is a detailed history of the business which it prompted. Businessesinclude: general merchandise and dry goods stores, drug stores, clothing and shoe stores, grocery stores, hardware stores and lumber yards, hotels, etc." [from the Journal of the Historical Society Of The Cocalico Valley]
Journal of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley ; 35
Notes
"A catalog to accompany an exhibit of privy bags by the Society in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. The exhibit will run from No[v]ember 21, 2009, until May 15, 2010."
Summary
The introduction provides background on the history and use of the bags, which were designed to hold the scrap paper earmarked for privy use. Often highly decorative, privy bags came into being in rural Lancaster Co., Pa., in the early decades of the 1800's and continued to be used during the era of the outhouse.
The life and conduct of the late Brother Ezechiel Sangmeister : now resting in God, once an inhabitant of Ephrata, whose extremely peculiar and noteworthy career is written by him under the guidance and direction of divine Providence : with all the peculiarities which go along with his career up to its blessed ending
Journal of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley ; v. 4-10, 1979-1985.
Notes
Cover title: Leben und Wandel.
Each part has facsim. of original separate t.p. in German and also t.p. with translation in English.
Translation of: Das Leben und Wandel. Ephrata [Pa.] : J. Bauman, 1825-27.
"Consisting of 6 [i.e., 4] parts. Which is preceded by a brief chronicle, of the establishment and foundation of the Ephrata community up to the late author's arrival there [i.e., excerpts from Chronicon ephratense] ..."