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Defunct German sects in Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13510
Author
Rupp, I. Daniel
Call Number
974.8005 E31 (1896)
Responsibility
by Israel Daniel Rupp.
Author
Rupp, I. Daniel
Physical Description
p.166-170, 173-174, 177-179.
Notes
In: Egle's Notes & Queries, Annual Volume, 1896.
Subjects
German Americans - Pennsylvania
Sects - Pennsylvania
Christian sects - Pennsylvania
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
974.8005 E31 (1896)
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The distelfink country of the Pennsylvania Dutch

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16703
Author
Jordan, Mildred,
Date of Publication
c1978.
Call Number
917.48 J82d
Responsibility
by Mildred Jordan ; illustrated by Howard Berelson.
ISBN
0517532603
9780517532607
Author
Jordan, Mildred,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Crown Publishers,
Date of Publication
c1978.
Physical Description
xxx, 258 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Summary
"Mildred Jordan, a longtime student of the Pennsylvania Dutch, tells us the fascinating story of their customs and traditions, the history of their different sects, their distinctive dialect, and their rich heritage of folklore and tales. She depicts the Plain sect - the Mennonites, the Amish, the Schwenkfelders, the Moravians, and the Brethren, and the church people - the Lutheran and German Reformed sects. All the important developments unique to the Pennsylvania Dutch society are described. Here are their delicious cuisine (with many recipes), their architecture, their superstitions, their farming and gardening innovations. Sprinkled throughout the book are amusing and affectionate anecdotes that will bring the reader closer to this interesting and enduring society. A final chapter attempts to peer into the future of the Pennsylvania Dutch. Here is a group of remarkable human beings with a great zest for living. And for anyone who wonders what a distelfink is - this symbol of the Pennsylvania Dutch countryside - its charming story can be found in these pages." [from the book jacket]
Subjects
Pennsylvania Dutch
Christian sects - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Dutch (Ethnie)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
917.48 J82d
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Hex marks the spot, in the Pennsylvania Dutch country

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3209
Author
Hark, Ann.
Date of Publication
[c1938]
Call Number
133 H283
Responsibility
illustrations and initials by Eleanor Hart Levis.
Author
Hark, Ann.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, New York [etc.]
Publisher
J. B. Lippincott company
Date of Publication
[c1938]
Physical Description
316 p. illus. 21 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 302.
Subjects
Germans - Pennsylvania.
Superstition.
Sects - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - Social life and customs.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
133 H283
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The Plain churches of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : and related groups: Mennonite--Amish--Brethren--River Brethren

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14951
Author
Scott, Stephen,
Date of Publication
1975.
Call Number
974.815 LACO 512
Author
Scott, Stephen,
Place of Publication
Lancaster
Date of Publication
1975.
Physical Description
Map On sheet 74 x 114 cm.
Notes
Shows locations of churches, of meeting houses, and parish boundaries.
Includes text, indexes, and chart of "The family tree of the Plain Chuches in Lancaster County" with notes.
Subjects
Parishes - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Sects - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Anabaptists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Mennonite Church in Pennsylvania, Lancaster County
Church, Amish - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Location
Lancaster History Library - Map
Call Number
974.815 LACO 512
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The plain people : essays

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18497
Author
Gibbons, Phebe Earle,
Date of Publication
1963.
Call Number
814.4 G441
Responsibility
by Phebe E. Gibbons, Illus. from "Olden times" by H.L. Fisher, 1888.
Author
Gibbons, Phebe Earle,
Place of Publication
Witmer, Pa
Publisher
Applied Arts,
Date of Publication
1963.
Physical Description
50 p. illus. 28 cm.
Subjects
Germans - Pennsylvania.
Sects - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - Social life and customs.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
814.4 G441
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