May alcott, the author of little women, with new england, her spiritual home. Our holdings include personal papers, manuscripts, business records and institutional archives as well as books, newspapers, church and cemetery records, maps, deeds and other land records. Get the best deals for new germantown postcards at. The society houses a unique collection of artifacts, books, manuscripts, maps. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. The society houses a collection of artifacts, books, manuscripts, maps, and images. The two most popular reasons for wishing to consult railroadrelated land records are property ownership investigations and historical research. You can view new germantown venues that host many new germantown pa events every year. A brief biography of louissa may alcottt, born at pine place in germantown, pa.
The main fundraiser for the organization is the germantown community flea market, held on the first saturday of the month april through november in the marc parking lot, rt. Bill koons, a short history of the friends free library, collection of germantown. The germantown regional history and genealogy center grhgc is the special collections division of germantown community library. Church cemetery records of holmesburg, roxborough, germantown and lower dublin.
Lessons from philadelphias germantown neighborhood on how the public. Germantown, mount airy, and chestnut hill, pennsylvania. Read about the early history of pennsylvania, its oil history, its cultural evolution, and much more. Jones was the pastor of ebenezer and conducted a successful evangelistic campaign in germantown.
List of books and articles about pennsylvania history online. Montgomery county established municipal government the country squire. Germantown philadelphia works search for books with subject pa. Germantown, a community which has exerted a profound influence on the industrial, commercial, artistic and social development of the rest of the state, nation and world, had its humble beginning oct. He published seven books, including the bee hive, a thousand pages of history. Airy, and chestnut hill and the wissahickon valley. You can find a ton of properties for sale if you search the new germantown page on zillow. The 10 best books about early colonial history of 2020. Burials in the lower burial ground of germantown family history library. The settlement of germantown, pennsylvania, and the. Find local new germantown pa aarp programs and information. Research collections include a wealth of material from 1683 to the present day on the history of greater germantown germantown, mt. Recent research initiatives, though, have begun to produce new understandings of the history of germantown. The tennessee genealogical society is located next to the center.
Along the x axis is time, and on the y axis is the count of editions published. See also whats at your library, or elsewhere broader terms. The philadelphia campaign and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Oct 14, 2018 history of old germantown paperback or softback by keyser, naaman henry 1867 from old ca and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Germantown s citizens were pious, peaceful, industrious people, who quickly established southeastern pennsylvania as a leading agricultural region. Effective public history in america temple university press, published sept. Understand that germantown is situated between chestnut hill, a wildly affluent community populated by philadelphias elite class since the 1700s, and north philadelphia, an area that saw extreme divestment. It also sells the books, liberty mill tshirts, and other souvenirs.
List of books and articles about pennsylvania history. The settlement of germantown, pennsylvania, and the beginning of german immigration to north america ebook written by samuel whitaker pennypacker. Full text of the settlement of germantown, pennsylvania, and. History of old germantown paperback or softback by keyser, naaman henry 1867 from old ca and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The society houses a unique collection of artifacts, books, manuscripts, maps, and images. Page 317 barley sheaf barn page 326 montgomery county prison page 328 tax collections in 1883 page 329 picture of 1884 taxables chart page 330 summary of receipts and disbursements, 1884 chapter xxi railroads associated illustrations. The germantown historical society is an educational and research center. By 1689, the settlement had grown so large that it had to be incorporated. Settlers representing a variety of protestant religious groups began descending on germantown. And the beginning of german emigration to north america samuel whitaker pennypacker w. Philadelphia county, pennsylvania genealogy records.
The paper mill is here hard by and makes good paper frequently, but the printer, as i do here tell, is gone into new york to dwell. The collections of the germantown regional history and genealogy center consist of noncirculating, researchlevel collections of books, ephemera, microfilm, computerbased files, periodicals, photographs, maps and vertical files on the cultural, architectural, genealogical and historical heritage of the south, with emphasis on the midsouth. It serves as a repository and research center for historic and genealogical materials, southern culture and the germantown history collection. Germantown historical society historical society of pennsylvania. You can view new germantown venues that host many new germantown pa events every year you can find a ton of properties for sale if you search the new germantown page on zillow. David young may be a native of chicago, but it is not likely that anyone on earth knows more about the community of germantown, past and present, than david young, 55, whose exhaustively researched book, the battles of germantown. New germantown is an unincorporated community in blain, perry county, pennsylvania, united states. Mortality schedules can be obtained for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. New book explores nations most historic neighborhood. The germantown courier advertiser, thursday, may 18, 1967. Designed to make highquality scholarship accessible for students, the pennsylvania history series has been published since 1948 and now features more than thirty titles that advance the mission of the pha by engaging with key social, political, and cultural issues in the history of the state and region. Over the centuries, the community has continued to cling to the language and culture of its native land.
A primary source is a work that is being studied, or that provides firsthand or direct evidence on a topic. Appears in 35 books from 18451997 page 181 ye are the light of the world. How to research the history of a house free library of philadelphia. This is a chart to show the publishing history of editions of works about this subject. New germantown populated place profile perry county, pennsylvania data. History the reverend anthony jacob henckel family national. Encompassing the contemporary neighborhoods of germantown, mt. Germantown is located approximately 2530 miles 4048 km outside the u. The area, which is about six miles northwest from the city center, now consists of two neighborhoods. Also, their confession of faith, adopted at dortrecht, in 1632. Mccann, 1907 page images at hathitrust items below if any are from related and broader terms. Northwest germantown is very safe and southeast germantown is perhaps less safe or unsafe, with a gradient in between those two areas.
Common types of primary sources include works of literature, historical documents, original philosophical writings, and religious texts. The center of new germantown is at the intersection of germantown road and big spring road. Michaels lutheran church, we recently and ran across a website for the germantown historical society. On the site, we found all kinds of great information on germantowns history, fantastic homes that remain from the 17th and 18th century, and we were able to purchase a picture of the second st. The henckel family is fortunate to have incredible ancestral records dating back to the year 1500 ad in germany. Covering the period from colonial times to the twentieth century, these images tell in sharp detail the story of the region founded by germanspeaking settlers in 1683. Follett offers numerous new books, as well as used books that have been bought back from ga families and other schools at the end of the previous school year. The history of columbia county remains alive in the memories of its older citizens, in official and family documents, in artifacts and buildings and other. More particularly from the time of their emigration to america. The cope trust, set up in the 1870s to fund the purchase of new books in a library. Many rarely seen images from the archives of the germantown historical society are in germantown, mount airy, and chestnut hill.
The settlement of germantown, pennsylvania, and the beginning. Generations of henckels the reverend anthony jacob henckel family national association, inc. There are many types of census records for philadelphia county guide you in researching your family tree. Founded by german quaker and mennonite families in 1683 as an independent borough, it was absorbed into philadelphia in 1854. Germantown has played a significant role in american history. Deitscheschteddel is an area in northwest philadelphia. Germantown historical society, philadelphia posts facebook. Germantown historical society historical society of. A documentary history of the battle of germantown ebook. Professor of history and social and cultural analysis, new york university, and.
May 23, 2000 many rarely seen images from the archives of the germantown historical society are in germantown, mount airy, and chestnut hill. Covering the period from colonial times to the twentieth century, these images tell in sharp detail the story of the region founded by germanspeaking settlers in. Founded in 1901 as the site and relic society, the germantown historical society is an educational and research center dedicated to preserving and interpreting the history of the original german township in northwest philadelphia, including the contemporary neighborhoods of germantown, mt. Germantown historical society, philadelphia home facebook. Germantown, mount airy and chestnut hill during the. Germantown historical society, philadelphia july 1, 2019 today in germantown history. Historically and biographically arranged from the time of the reformation. History of montgomery county, pennsylvania, illustrated 1884. For many titles, moneysaving rental books and digital editions are also available. Sep, 2019 the battles of germantown considers what these efforts can tell us about public historys practice and purpose in the united states. Containing sketches fo the oldest meeting houses and prominent ministers.
Paper produced at the rittenhouse mill was sold to printers in nearby germantown, philadelphia and new york for use in bibles and newspapers. What philadelphia county, pa census records are available. They were some of his first converts for penns new colony in pennsylvania. Full text of the settlement of germantown, pennsylvania. New germantown restaurants and places to eat new germantown. Get to know the real possibility of aarp in new germantown. Federal population schedules are available for 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940 philadelphia co. Follett ships all orders from their warehouse the same or next business day via fedex. Their glowing accounts of life in the new world soon prompted other german immigrants to follow their lead. This was a great read and enlightened me of so many things.
In some cases yards, stations, repair facilities, etc. Choose our history of pennsylvania books at arcadia publishing. Author david young, a neighborhood resident who worked at germantown historic sites for decades, uses his practitioners perspective to give examples of what he calls effective public history. Welcome to germantown new york the mission of the germantown history department is to collect, preserve and share the personal and physical histories of the communities of columbia county. A special feature of the effort was the community choir, which include members of the community as well as members of ebenezer church. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the settlement of germantown, pennsylvania, and the beginning of german immigration to. Weavers transformed flax grown in germantown into linen textiles and when the fabric was reduced to rags it was brought to rittenhousetown to be made into paper. The majority of germantown is covered by the 19144 zip code, but the area north of chew avenue falls in the 198 zip code.
The battles of germantown considers what these efforts can tell us about public historys practice and purpose in the united states. Germantown historical society, philadelphia, philadelphia. Germantown regional history and genealogy center city of. Airy, and chestnut hill, greater germantown is a dynamic and diverse community. Census bureau estimates, germantown is the third most populous place in maryland, after the city of baltimore, and the censusdesignated place of columbia. Germantown is an urbanized censusdesignated place in montgomery county, maryland, united states. Even though i have always had a problem with th city of philadelphia only acknowledging the germantown section of the city as if germantown ave.