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God bless this house : the printed house blessings (Haus-Segen) of the Pennsylvania Germans 1780-1921

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20640
Author
Earnest, Russell D.,
Date of Publication
2015.
Call Number
745.67 E12
Responsibility
Russell D. Earnest, Corinne P. Earnest, and Patricia Earnest Suter.
ISBN
1879311224
9781879311220
Author
Earnest, Russell D.,
Place of Publication
Clayton, DE
Publisher
Russell D. Earnest Associates,
Date of Publication
2015.
Physical Description
128 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-126) and index.
An example of a house blessing can be found here: https://libwww.freelibrary.org/digital/item/5861
Summary
This book features printed house blessings, a type of Pennsylvania German broadside that is often classified with fraktur because major fraktur artists decorated them. In fact, as God Bless This House points out, few fraktur artists made freehand examples of these blessings, but some artists designed press-printed examples, and many others added color and freehand artwork to printed sheets.
Subjects
Printing - Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Dutch Country
Broadsides - Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Dutch Country
Fraktur art - Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Dutch Country
Pennsylvania Dutch
Folk religion - Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Dutch Country.
House blessings - Pennsylvania.
German Americans
Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Dutch Country.
Additional Author
Earnest, Corinne P.,
Suter, Patricia,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
745.67 E12
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The hanging of Susanna Cox : the true story of Pennsylvania's most notorious infanticide & the legend that's kept it alive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18407
Author
Suter, Patricia.
Date of Publication
c2010.
Call Number
364.152 S965
Responsibility
Patricia Earnest Suter and Russell and Corinne Earnest ; foreword by Don Yoder.
ISBN
9780811705608 (hardcover)
0811705609 (hardcover)
Author
Suter, Patricia.
Place of Publication
Mechanicsburg, PA
Publisher
Stackpole Books,
Date of Publication
c2010.
Physical Description
xii, 164 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Prologue: the Kutztown Folk Festival -- Reading and the Oley Valley -- Fingers of guilt -- Middling stiff -- When law and humanity had but faint connection -- Twelve honest men -- A distraction from grim tidings -- As innocent as a child -- The last melancholy resource -- Ten o'clock to two o'clock and fifty minutes -- Slinking off anonymously -- A last hope -- Seduced by the devil -- Confession -- I poor wretch -- A final jolt -- Peace be to her -- The printers of Exeter Township -- The sad, sad song of Susanna Cox -- Advice from the dead to the living -- Her exit--infamy -- Epilogue: back to the festival.
Summary
The unfortunate Susanna Cox gained notoriety for killing her illegitimate infant son. The fatal episode led to her hanging in Reading, Pennsylvania, in 1809, the last public execution of a woman in the commonwealth. But was Susanna really the culprit? The legend of her fate, repeated in Pennsylvania German broadsides by the generations that followed, suggests she herself was a victim. Now, in this first full-length investigation into the tragedy, new evidence reveals some startling facts about how indifference, an undeveloped court system, and the inexact science of nineteenth-century forensics combined to determine Susanna's tragic fate. A full look at how Susanna's "sad song" became romanticized through broadside ballads follows, complete with illustrations.
Subjects
Cox, Susanna, - d. 1809.
Filicide - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Unmarried mothers - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Women murderers - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Berks County (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Earnest, Russell D.
Earnest, Corinne P.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
364.152 S965
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Author
Suter, Patricia.
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
1997-
Call Number
929.1 S965
Responsibility
by Patricia Suter and Corinne Earnest.
ISBN
1879311097 (v. 1)
Author
Suter, Patricia.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
East Berlin, PA
Publisher
R.D. Earnest Associates,
Date of Publication
1997-
Physical Description
v. <1 > : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Contents
no. 1. The family history vacation that involves kids
Summary
"Your family field trip can be more than a vacation. It can become a way to research your family history that involves the entire family, no matter what their ages. This book will stimulate interest in genealogy among children showing how to have fun while making basic trip preparations, playing travel games, doing library research, learning while visiting relatives, traveling overseas, and returning home." [from the publisher]
Subjects
Games for travelers - United States.
Creative activities and seat work.
Genealogy.
Additional Author
Earnest, Corinne P.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.1 S965
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Peter Montelius : teacher and printer, printer and teacher

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17387
Author
Suter, Patricia Earnest.
Date of Publication
2012.
Call Number
686.209 S965
Responsibility
by Patricia Earnest Suter, Russell Earnest, and Corinne Earnest.
Author
Suter, Patricia Earnest.
Place of Publication
Clayton, Del
Publisher
Russel D. Earnest Associates,
Date of Publication
2012.
Physical Description
240 p. : facsims. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Montelius, who lived from 1791 to 1859, printed broadsides in the German language, many with graphic images. He taught and printed in Reamstown from about 1810 to 1813 and again from 1818 to 1823, before moving to Union and later Northumberland counties, Pennsylvania.Although most of Montelius's print work was created in Northumberland County, PA, the broadsides from his years in Reamstown, PA, show the most variety and charm, according to the authors. They suggest he was printing for classroom instruction rather than commercially.Consequently, most editions of his broadsides are rare, as he printed small numbers of each. [from Lancasteronline.com]
Subjects
Montelius, Peter, - 1791-1859
Montelius family.
Printers - Pennsylvania - Biography.
Teachers - Pennsylvania - Biography.
Additional Author
Earnest, Russel.
Earnest, Corinne P.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
686.209 S965
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