Papers Read Before The Lancaster County Historical Society May 3, 1912; History Herself, As Seen In Her Own Workshop; (Volume Xvi) No. 5 - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 9354449360 ISBN 13: 9789354449369

Publisher: Alpha Editions, 2021

Synopsis

Imagine taking a seat at a Lancaster County Historical Society meeting on 3 May 1912, listening as devoted scholars bring a community's past to life. History lives in the details. In these historical society proceedings, issued as Volume XVI, No. 5 under the evocative heading 'History Herself, As Seen In Her Own Workshop', you hear early voices in American local history studies reflecting on their own craft. Local history essays rooted in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania history reveal how neighbours, archives and memory together shaped a shared understanding of place. Preserved here is more than local colour. The volume offers insight into local historical research methods as they were practised in early 20th century history, documenting the sources, questions and assumptions that guided investigators of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. For readers interested in mid Atlantic regional history, Pennsylvania Dutch heritage and the texture of everyday experience, this is both a vivid narrative resource for historians and a practical reference for genealogists tracing families, land and community connections. It stands as a distinctive cornerstone in any Pennsylvania history collection, opening a window onto how citizens once wrote, debated and guarded the story of their own town and county. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure for anyone drawn to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to American local history studies, or to the enduring art of making history from lived memory.

Edition details

• Publisher: Alpha Editions
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9354449360
• ISBN 13: 9789354449369
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 28