Library Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2016.14.1 |
Object Name |
Book |
Author |
Leonard Gross and Jan Gleysteen |
Title |
Colonial Germantown Mennonites |
Publisher |
Cascadia Publishing House |
Date of Publication |
2007 |
Place of Publication |
Telford, Pennsylvania |
Summary |
"Colonial Germantown Mennonite" is about the history of the local Mennonite community and their impact on Germantown as a whole in the 1600s. The book starts off with a brief history of the Mennonite religion and talks about the first immigrants to Germantown. The book also references current locations that the public can see today such as the Mennonite Meetinghouse, Father Kelpius' Cave, the Rittenhouse homestead, etc. The Book includes pictures and a detailed map of various locations mentioned in the book. See Notes for Chapter List |
Physical Description |
8 1/2" 79p. pbk. illus. photos appendix bibliog. map |
Notes |
Contents: Foward by John L Ruth 9 Authors' Preface 12 Acknowledgments 15 Part I: Historical Background 17 How Did Germantown Begin? Peace-Church Commonalities Mennonites in America, Before Germantown A Special Ship, the "Concord" Early Life in Germantown Three Early Germantowners Describe Their Culture and Life he Anti-Slavery Petition of 1688 The Battle of Germantown Germantown, After the Colonial Era Part II: The Colonial Germantown Mennonites, Pictorially 33 Part III: Tour Guide 49 The Rittenhouse Homestead The Germantown Mennonite Meetinghouse The Wyck House The Johnson House The Concord Schoolhouse The Upper Burial Ground Father Kelpius' Cave The Brethren Meetinghouse Christopher Sauer's Print Shop Epilouge 65 Map of Colonial Mennonite and Brethren Sites 66 Appendix: Historic Sketch, written in 1923 67 Notes 74 Select Bibliography 75 The Authors 77 |
ISBN |
10:1-931038-41-4 |