Genealogical data relating to the German settlers of Pennsylvania and adjacent territory : from advertisements in German newspapers published in Philadelphia and Germantown, 1743-1800
"Describes the lifestyle of early German settlers in Pennsylvania, the furniture they made by hand, and the designs, techniques, and materials for making reproductions of their chairs, tables, and chests." [from the publisher]
Includes bibliographical references (p. 46) and index.
Summary
Describes the crafts of Pennsylvania Dutch living in a rural atmosphere. Includes making quilts, pottery, and tin and tole ware. "Eva Costabel introduces the reader to the life of a typical Pennsylvania Dutch farming family of the colony and to the many crafts produced by the German settlers htere, including quilting, pottery-making, tombstone-carving, woodworking, calligraphy, glass-blowing, and gunsmithing, among others. Her full-color drawings, reflecting the style of the Pennsylvania Dutch, illustrate their many contributions to American life, art, and crafts." [dust jacket]
Vol. 2: with an index by Robert & Catherine Barnes; vol. 3: with an index by Elizabeth Petty Bentley.
Includes indexes.
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Contents
v.1: Birth and baptismal register of Trinity Lutheran Church Lancaster, Pa;Birth and baptismal register fo the First Reformed Church, Lancaster, PA; Kirchen-Matricul: Der Evengelisch Lutherischen Gemeinde in New Providenz, Pennsylvania; Records of St. Michaelis and Zion Congregation (German Evangelical Lutheran Congregation of Philadelphia): v. 2: Church register of the United Reformed and Lutheran Church in Hopewell Township, York County Pa; Records of the Williams Township Congregation (Saucon, Northampton County, Pa.); Records of baptisms, catechumens, confirmations, marriages, and deaths at the Lutheran Church in New Hanover, Montgomery County, Penna; Guide to the Old Moravian Cemetery of Bethlehem, Pa: v. 3: Church records of the Goshenhoppen Reformed Charge; Church records of the Old Goshenhoppen Reformed Congregation, Upper Salford Township, Morgomery County, Pa; Church record of the Great Swamp Reformed Congregation, Lower Milford Township, Lehigh County, Pa.; History of the Tohickon Union Church, Bedminster Township, Bucks County, Pa.
