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Descendants of Joseph Shirk, inventor-surveyor (1820-1902) and Esther Horning

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4115
Author
Shirk, Sarah Elizabeth,
Date of Publication
c1998
Call Number
929 S558sh
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compiled by Sarah Elizabeth Shirk.
Author
Shirk, Sarah Elizabeth,
Place of Publication
Framingham, MA
Publisher
S.E. Shirk,
Date of Publication
c1998
Physical Description
xxviii, 708 p. : ill., facsims. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
Shirk family.
Brubaker family.
Buckwalter family.
Burkholder family.
Eberly family.
Eby family.
Fox family.
Garman family.
Good family.
High family.
Hoover family.
Hurst family.
Leinbach family.
Martin family.
Newswanger family.
Nolt family.
Reiff family.
Rissler family.
Sauder family.
Sensenig family.
Snyder family.
Weaver family.
Zimmerman family.
Shirk, Joseph, - 1820-1902 - Family.
Shirk, Esther Horning, - 1826-1901 - Family.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 S558sh
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Inventor Joe : the life and work of Mennonite Joseph Shirk (1820-1902) in Lancaster County

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Author
Smucker, David J. Rempel
Date of Publication
2008
Call Number
926.6 S558
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by David J. Rempel Smucker.
ISBN
9781601260963
1601260962
Author
Smucker, David J. Rempel
Place of Publication
Ephrata, Pa. (296 Wheat Ridge Drive, Ephrata, 17522)
Publisher
Muddy Creek Farm Library,
Date of Publication
2008
Physical Description
x, 74 p. : ill., maps, facsims. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 52-63) and indexes.
Summary
Joseph Shirk (1820-1902) was an Old Order Mennonite of Lancaster County. He was a farmer, carpenter,surveyor,printer,and manufacturer of agricultural and domestic tools.
"His mechanical and inventive skills applied to agricultural and domestic life were exceptional, as was his knowledge of stronomy, surveying, and botany...Was he 'one of the great American inventors of the nineteenth century'? Was he truly the first person to invent these various items?...Or was he a 'minor genius' whose accomplishments have been greatly exaggerated by admiring friends and relatives?" [Introduction]
Chapters: I. Biography: Documented by primary sources/ II. Existing objects: Made by or associated with Joseph Shirk/ III. Objects: Made by or associated with Joseph Shirk in primary sources/ IV. Oral traditions: Expressed or written after the death of Joseph Shirk/ V. Conclusion.
Subjects
Shirk, Joseph, - 1820-1902.
Inventors - Pennsylvania - Biography.
Surveyors - Pennsylvania - Biography.
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Biography.
Colt revolver
Additional Corporate Author
Muddy Creek Farm Library (Ephrata, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
926.6 S558
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Joseph Shirk, astronomer, mathematician and inventor

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Author
Seyfert, A. G.
Date of Publication
1925
/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Seyfert, A. G. Title: Joseph Shirk, astronomer, mathematician and inventor / by Hon. A. G. Seyfert. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Shirk, Joseph, 1820-1902. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1925 Description: 87-91 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of
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by Hon. A. G. Seyfert.
Author
Seyfert, A. G.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1925
Physical Description
87-91 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 29, no. 8
Subjects
Shirk, Joseph, - 1820-1902.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 29, number 8 (1925), p. 87-91Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.29
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Tinkerers, mechanics and inventors of Lancaster County

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1983
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by John Ward Willson Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1983
Physical Description
97-109 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 87, no. 3
Subjects
Henry, William, - 1729-1786.
Fulton, Robert, - 1765-1815.
Getz, Peter.
Brandt, John.
Shirk, Joseph.
Industrial arts - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Inventions - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Inventors - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Agricultural machinery - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 87, number 3 (1983), p. 97-109Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.87
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