The Amish wedding and other special occasions of the Old Order communities
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17226
- Responsibility
- by Stephen Scott.
- ISBN
- 0934672199 (pbk.)
- 9780934672191 (pbk.)
- Author
- Scott, Stephen,
- Place of Publication
- Intercourse, PA
- Publisher
- Good Books,
- Date of Publication
- c1988.
- Physical Description
- 128 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Series
- A People's Place booklet ; no. 8
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-126) and index.
- Contents
- A Lancaster Amish wedding -- Other wedding practices -- A Woolwich Mennonite baptism -- Choosing a minister : Holmes County Amish -- An Old German Baptist Brethren annual meeting -- Meetings of other groups -- An Amish Sunday in LaGrange County, Indiana -- A Big Valley Amish funeral -- The auction at Bart -- Holidays, family days and working days.
- Summary
- Discusses the weddings and other special occasions of the Amish and Old Order Mennonite people, answering questions about baptisms, worship services, funeral practices, and holidays.
- Subjects
- Amish - United States.
- Public worship
- Marriage service - United States.
- Amish.
- Public Worship
- Old Order Mennonites.
- Plain People.
- Location
- Lancaster History Library - Book
- Call Number
- 289.73 S429a
- Author
- Gougler, Richard C.
- Physical Description
- 12-13 p.
- Notes
- In: Pennsylvania Folklife, vol. 22 (Folk Festival Supplement 1973)
- Location
- Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
- Call Number
- 905.748 PDF v. 22 (Folk Festival Supplement)
- Collection
- Styer Collection of Lancaster Ephemera
- Title
- Styer Collection of Lancaster Ephemera
- Object ID
- MG0867
- Date Range
- 1953-1959
- Collection
- Styer Collection of Lancaster Ephemera
- Title
- Styer Collection of Lancaster Ephemera
- Description
- Lancaster High School and theatre items and ephemera:
- Lancaster' Christmas Community Worship bulletin for service held at St. James in 1953, sponsored by the Conestoga Chapter of the American Business Club
- WLAN program schedule for August 1958
- Program for the premiere screening of Franklin J. Shaffner's Nicholas and Alexandra
- Fulton Theatre programs, 1959: Bells are Ringing, with ticket stub; Say Darling
- Ephrata Legion Star Playhouse programs: Angel Street, 1956; Blithe Spirit, 1956; Nina, 1956; The Heart of Pennsylvania Dutch Country, 1959
- Date Range
- 1953-1959
- Year Range From
- 1953
- Year Range To
- 1959
- Date of Accumulation
- 1953-1959
- Creator
- Styer, Michael B.
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 19
- People
- Styer, Michael B.
- Subjects
- Programs (Publications)
- Ephemera
- Search Terms
- American Business Club, Conestoga Chapter
- Ephemera
- Ephrata Legion Star Playhouse
- Finding aids
- Fulton Theatre
- Lancaster' Christmas Community Worship
- Manuscript groups
- Programs
- St. James Episcopal Church
- WLAN (radio station)
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0867
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Notes
- Given in memory of Romaine and Willam F. Styer.
- With Panoramic photograph of the girls of Lancaster High School, class of 1936 and Lancaster High School yearbook, 1936 (library)
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- This collection is not fully cataloged and may be used by appointment. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to your visit.
- Copyright
- Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
- Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
- Credit
- Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Accession Number
- 2021.044
- Other Numbers
- MG-867
- Other Number
- MG-867
- Classification
- MG0867
- Description Level
- Fonds
Mennonites and the Worship Center community change and a charismatic context in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1968-1990 / by Courtney Bender
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14742
- Author
- Bender, Courtney.
- Physical Description
- p. 17 - 29.
- Notes
- Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, v. 15, no. 4 (October 1992).
- Location
- Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
- Call Number
- 905.748 PMH v. 15, no.4
- Object Name
- Print, Photographic
- Collection
- Discover Lancaster Photograph Collection
- Description
- A row of buggies lining a farm lane in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, on a Sunday morning indicates that an Old Order Amish worship service is probaby taking place iside the house. The Amish do not build churches; instead, their four hour services or "meetings" taek plac in the homes of members within each church district.
- Provenance
- Photographs and slides donated by Discover Lancaster/Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Bureau, June 2016.
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Amish
- Horse and buggies
- Worship services
- Object Name
- Print, Photographic
- Print Size
- 8 x 10 inches
- Object ID
- DL-01-02-09
Images
- Collection
- Discover Lancaster Photograph Collection
- Object ID
- DL-01-02-16
- Date Range
- 1991
1 image
- Object Name
- Print, Photographic
- Collection
- Discover Lancaster Photograph Collection
- Description
- A line of horseless buggies on an Old Order Amish farm means either a church service or a wedding is underway. Amish do not use a church building; rather, their religious services are held in their home.
- Provenance
- Photographs and slides donated by Discover Lancaster/Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Bureau, June 2016.
- Date Range
- 1991
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Amish
- Horse and buggies
- Farms
- Worship services
- Object Name
- Print, Photographic
- Film Size
- 5 x 7 inches
- Print Size
- 5 x 7 inches
- Object ID
- DL-01-02-16
Images
- Object Name
- Print, Photographic
- Collection
- Discover Lancaster Photograph Collection
- Description
- Rows of buggies lining and Amish farm lane in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Dutch Country. This scene on a Tuesday or Thursday morning in November or December would probably indicate that and Old Order wedding is about to begin. The Amish do not wed or worship in churches; instead their four hour services or "meetings" are held in the homes of members.
- Provenance
- Photographs and slides donated by Discover Lancaster/Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Bureau, June 2016.
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Amish
- Horse and buggies
- Farms
- Worship services
- Object Name
- Print, Photographic
- Print Size
- 5 x 7 inches
- Object ID
- DL-01-02-18
Images
- Collection
- James Buchanan Collection
- Title
- Draft of a speech written by [James Buchanan]
- Object ID
- MG0096 F022
- Date Range
- No date
1 document
6 images
- Collection
- James Buchanan Collection
- Title
- Draft of a speech written by [James Buchanan]
- Description
- Draft of a speech written by [James Buchanan] regarding the use of the Hall of the House of Representatives for worship. No date.
- Date Range
- No date
- Creator
- Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 03
- Storage Container
- Box 0001
- People
- Buchanan, James
- Subjects
- Church and state
- Public worship
- Speeches, addresses, etc.
- United States Capitol Complex (Washington, D.C.)
- Worship
- Search Terms
- Hall of the House of Representatives
- House Chamber
- United States Capitol
- Speeches
- Worship
- Public worship
- Church and state
- James Buchanan
- Buchanan Collections
- James Buchanan Presidential Library
- Extent
- 1 item, 6 pages to scan, 27 x 22 cm
- Object Name
- Speech
- Language
- English
- Parent Object ID
- MG0096
- Object ID
- MG0096 F022
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Associated Material
- James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
- http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
- James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
- https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
- James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
- http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
- James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
- https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
- Related Item Notes
- James Buchanan Collection (MG0096) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3760
- James Buchanan Family Papers
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
- Photograph Collection
- Curatorial Collection
- Wheatland Collection
- Wheatland Mansion
- Notes
- May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
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- Credit
- Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
- Other Number
- MG-0096, Folder 022
- Description Level
- Item
- Custodial History
- Digitization of the James Buchanan Collection was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
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