Samuel Brugger diaries and genealogy, 1857-1947 (bulk 1857-1903).

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Brugger, Samuel, 1830-1903. Samuel Brugger diaries and genealogy, 1857-1947 (bulk 1857-1903).

Samuel Brugger diaries and genealogy, 1857-1947 (bulk 1857-1903).

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Diaries kept by Brugger relating chiefly to his work as a farmer, railroad engineer, and schoolteacher living in Unionville, Pa. Subjects include local schools; the Methodist Church; the migration of birds; Brugger's collection of minerals, plants, and preserved animals; natural history; and railroads. Brugger discusses his work as railroad surveyor as well as his work as engineer on the construction of the Boston, Hartford, and Erie Railroad Company; the Western Maryland Railroad Company; and the Bald Eagle Valley Railroad Company which was built during the Civil War. Includes a genealogy (1947) of the Brugger family originating in Switzerland.

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