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Papers Read Before The Lancaster County Historical Society February 4, 1916; History Herself, As Seen In Her Own Workshop; (Volume Xx) No. 2

Papers Read Before The Lancaster County Historical Society February 4, 1916; History Herself, As Seen In Her Own Workshop; (Volume Xx) No. 2

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ISBN10: 9354449344
ISBN13: 9789354449345
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 5 2021
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.16
Height: 0.10 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
On a winter day in 1916, members of the Lancaster County Historical Society gathered to listen as their own past was unfolded before them. History lives in these pages. The February 4th session, captured in History Herself, As Seen In Her Own Workshop, assembles local history essays that reveal how early 1900s Pennsylvania understood its own story. From carefully observed vignettes of Lancaster County Pennsylvania to reflections on method and evidence, these historical society papers form a rich primary source collection for anyone curious about the texture of everyday life, memory, and record. At once intimate and institutional, the volume illuminates how a community organised its county historical records, debated sources, and crafted narratives long before digital archives. For family researchers, it is a valuable reference for genealogists tracing names, places, and social networks in Lancaster County history; for scholars, it offers a revealing American historiography study and an indispensable research tool for historians of Pennsylvania local history and civic memory. Casual readers of local lore will discover voices rooted in place and time, while collectors will recognise a tangible link to the reading rooms of a century ago. 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. It keeps alive the documentary record of Lancaster County Pennsylvania as seen by those who first sought to preserve it.

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