Goschenhoppen Historians manuscript volumes collection 1789-1968

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Goschenhoppen Historians manuscript volumes collection 1789-1968

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Goschenhoppen, one of the oldest continuously existing Pennsylvania German communities in America, is a geographic region in Montgomery County. The Goschenhoppen Historians document and ephemera collection, 1758-1992, documents local history and is rich in genealogical data. It includes receipts and accounts, indentures, vital records, correspondence, and other original documents; ephemera, such as advertisements, pamphlets, broadsides, and sheet music, are also in the collection. Fine examples of Fraktur are of special interest.

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Goschenhoppen Historians, Inc.

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Goschenhoppen Historians, Inc..

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"Goschenhoppen is one of the oldest continuously existing Pennsylvania German communities in America. This geographic region occupies a small corner of southeastern Pennsylvania in Montgomery County. The Goschenhoppen Historians Inc., was founded in 1964 in order to preserve the folk culture of this area's earliest immigrant settlers, known as the Pennsylvania Dutch." Bibliography: Goschenhoppen Historians. "Home Page." Accessed December 16, 2011. http://www....

Knights of the Golden Eagle

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The Knights of the Golden Eagle is a quasi-military masonic secret society founded in 1873. There is no record of when the Centre Hall chapter began or what its official name was. From the description of Knights of the Golden Eagle dues ledger, Centre Hall, Pennsylvania, 1906-1925. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 458558444 ...