Download or read book Landis Valley Museum written by Elizabeth Johnson and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Landis Valley Museum, a complex of more than twenty-five buildings in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, founded in the 1920s by brothers Henry K. and George D. Landis, preserves Pennsylvania Dutch rural life from the mid-eighteenth century to the early-twentieth century. The guidebook surveys the Pennsylvania Dutch culture, profiles the brothers who amassed more than 75,000 objects relating to Dutch heritage, and concludes with a tour of the buildings and the grounds.
Download or read book The Landis Family written by Irwin Richman and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Landis family of Landis Valley was ordinary and extraordinary at the same time. Its members were typical Pennsylvania Germans of their era, focused on farming and family, yet they also traveled, edited magazines, and became the founders of the Landis Valley Museum. The Landis family settled in Lancaster County in the 18th century, where Henry Harrison Landis and his wife, Emma Caroline Landis, raised their children, Henry Kinzer, George Diller, and Nettie Mae, in a cross-cultural environment. Descended from Mennonite and Reformed Church families, the Landis family formed an appreciation for both cultures, and recognizing the valuable contributions of Pennsylvania Germans to American culture, they collected images and objects to chronicle their unique way of life. Using historic photographs, many never before published, The Landis Family: A Pennsylvania German Family Album provides insights into the family life, customs, and agricultural traditions of this unique region.
Download or read book The Lancaster Long Rifle at the Landis Valley Village Farm Museum written by Patrick Hornberger and published by . This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Landis Family A Pennsylvania German Family Album written by Irwin Richman and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008-08-11 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Landis family of Landis Valley was ordinary and extraordinary at the same time. Its members were typical Pennsylvania Germans of their era, focused on farming and family, yet they also traveled, edited magazines, and became the founders of the Landis Valley Museum. The Landis family settled in Lancaster County in the 18th century, where Henry Harrison Landis and his wife, Emma Caroline Landis, raised their children, Henry Kinzer, George Diller, and Nettie Mae, in a cross-cultural environment. Descended from Mennonite and Reformed Church families, the Landis family formed an appreciation for both cultures, and recognizing the valuable contributions of Pennsylvania Germans to American culture, they collected images and objects to chronicle their unique way of life. Using historic photographs, many never before published, The Landis Family: A Pennsylvania German Family Album provides insights into the family life, customs, and agricultural traditions of this unique region.
Download or read book Pennsylvania Land Records written by Donna Bingham Munger and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 1993-09-01 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The genealogist trying to locate families, the surveyor or attorney researching old deeds, or the historian seeking data on land settlement will find Pennsylvania Land Records an indispensable aid. The land records of Pennsylvania are among the most complete in the nation, beginning in the 1680s. Pennsylvania Land Records not only catalogs, cross-references, and tells how to use the countless documents in the archive, but also takes readers through a concise history of settlement in the state. The guide explains how to use the many types of records, such as rent-rolls, ledgers of the receiver general's office, mortgage certificates, proof of settlement statements, and reports of the sale of town lots. In addition, the volume includes: cross-references to microfilm copies; maps of settlement; illustrations of typical documents; a glossary of technical terms; and numerous bibliographies on related topics.
Download or read book Faith in a Seed written by Henry D. Thoreau and published by Island Press. This book was released on 1993-03-01 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faith in a Seed contains the hitherto unpublished work The Dispersion of Seeds, one of Henry D. Thoreau's last important research and writing projects, and now his first new book to appear in 125 years. With the remarkable clarity and grace that characterize all of his writings, Thoreau describes the ecological succession of plant species through seed dispersal. The Dispersion of Seeds, which draws on Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection, refutes the then widely accepted theory that some plants spring spontaneously to life, independent of roots, cuttings, or seeds. As Thoreau wrote: "Though I do not believe a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders." Henry D. Thoreau's Faith in a Seed, was first published in hardcover in 1993 by Island Press under the Shearwater Books imprint, which unifies scientific views of nature with humanistic ones. This important work, the first publication of Thoreau's last manuscript, is now available in paperback. Faith in a Seed contains Thoreau's last important research and writing project, The Dispersion of Seeds, along with other natural history writings from late in his life. Edited by Bradley P. Dean, professor of English at East Carolina University and editor of the Thoreau Society Bulletin, these writings demonstrate how a major American author at the height of his career succeeded in making science and literature mutually enriching.
Download or read book The Landis Valley Cookbook written by Landis Valley Associates and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2009-01-05 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 200 recipes from the leading museum on Pennsylvania Dutch culture Convenient lay-flat spiral binding Historic background of food and foodways The culture of the Pennsylvania Dutch is preserved at Landis Valley Museum in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. This volume produced in association with the museum presents food and foodways essential to seasonal events and holidays of the calendar year, from New Year's Day to Christmas, barn raisings to quilting bees. More than 200 recipes are offered, both traditional and modern, including such favorites as chicken corn soup, onion bread, Fastnachts, shoofly pie, pepper cabbage, red beet eggs, apple butter, corn fritters, Lebkuche, funnel cake, clear toy candy, bellyguts, soft pretzels, scrapple, sausage, pig stomach, roasted ham, chicken pot pie, pork and sauerkraut, fried rabbit, dandelion wine, and cherry bounce.
Download or read book The Blacksmith Artisan Within the Early Community written by Pennsylvania Farm Museum of Landis Valley and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pennsylvania Archives written by John Blair Linn and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Blue Collar Conservatism written by Timothy J. Lombardo and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2021-05-07 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blue-Collar Conservatism examines the blue-collar, white supporters of Frank Rizzo—Philadelphia's police commissioner turned mayor—and shows how the intersection of law enforcement and urban politics created one of the least understood but most consequential political developments in recent American history.
Download or read book Appalachian White Oak Basketmaking written by Rachel Nash Law and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Handwoven Tape written by Susan Faulker Weaver and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11-28 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Narrow bands of woven tape were important to Americans in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, before the days of elastic and zippers. This book documents the fascinating American history of handwoven tape and offers patterns and instructions to enable today's weavers to make it. Many Early American households had a tape loom for making the tape needed by the family, and this book offers a discussion of the people who wove tape, the patterns woven, and the types of looms used, along with over 280 color images. The book also gives step-by-step instructions for setting up a tape loom with warp threads, and explains how to weave your own tape. You can weave tape for similar practical uses as our forebears, or to create one-of-a-kind gifts and decorations like key chains, holiday garlands, or lanyards.
Download or read book Yesterday s Farm Tools and Equipment written by Michael B. Emery and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 2010 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hundreds of old farm tools and equipment are shown to be echoes of America's past, as farming remains vital to the economy today. Major chapters cover old haying, grains, tobacco, orchards, poultry, dairy, horses and mules in farm practices. Over 600 vintage and modern photos display the amazing variety of gadgets once necessary for farming. These objects are preserved in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at the Landis Valley Museum, where they help to interpret American farm life of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. This book extends the reach of the museum's collections to interested people worldwide.
Download or read book American Axes A Survey of Their Development and Their Makers written by Henry J. Kauffman and published by Masthof. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint. Originally published: Brattleboro, Vt.: S. Greene Press, 1972.
Download or read book Kiplinger s Personal Finance written by and published by . This book was released on 1961-08 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most trustworthy source of information available today on savings and investments, taxes, money management, home ownership and many other personal finance topics.
Download or read book The Big Book of Decorative Painting written by Jackie Shaw and published by Random House Digital, Inc.. This book was released on 1994 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this complete guide the author gives instruction and design ideas for both untrained and experienced artists.
Download or read book Pennsylvania Dutch American Folk Art written by Henry J. Kauffman and published by Masthof Press & Bookstore. This book was released on 1993 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The early Pa. Dutch settlers introduced to America a native craftsmanship strongly influenced by their ancestral fatherland. It developed a flavor of its own which has contributed so richly to the historical folk art of the New World. Brings together a representative collection of illustrative material (over 270 photos) as an excellent record of the Pa. Dutch folk art. (144pp. illus. Masthof Press, 1993 reprint of 1946 ed.)
