REFERENCES

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  1. Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage magazine (PMH) -published by the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society(LMHS), 2215 Millstream Rd., Lancaster, Pa. I'm not sure I could say enough good about this quarterly publication. It would be in the best interest of every PD researcher (whether or not you know of any ancestral mennonite connections) to get hold of the indexes of this magazine at a minimum. They are everyname indexes. Besides articles of great interest this magazine contains many articles in which many family genealogies are detailed. The magazinhe is approximately 20 years old. Back issues are available. They could save you untold hours of research cost and labor.
  2. Mennonite Research Journal- This small newsletter style magazine is the predecessor to PMH. A very few back issues (original) and indexes are available from LMHS.
    Mennonite Family History magazine- a publication available from Masthof Bookstore, Morgantown, Pa. Also a quarterly with back issues available. Similar in content to PMH.
BOOKS-General Reference

  1. Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Rineer, A. Hunter, Jr., 576pp. Includes map and index
  2. The Mennonite Encyclopedia, Herald Press. 5 volumes
  3. The Brethern Encyclopedia, Herald Press. 3 volumes, edited by Durnbaugh, Donald F., Oak Brook, IL
  4. Pennsylvania German Pioneers, Strassburger and Hinke, 3 volumes. Passenger List Arrivals 1727-1808
  5. Martyr's Mirror, van Braght, Thieleman J., Waterloo, Ontario:Herald Press, 1157 pp.
  6. Thirty Thousand Names of German Immigrants, Rupp, Daniel I
  7. Research Guide to the Tulpehocken Region, Burgert, Annette K., 691 Weavertown Rd., Myerstown, PA 17067-2642
HISTORIES-General

  1. History of Bucks County, PA, Edited by Battle, J.H.
  2. History of Lancaster County, Ellis and Evans, 1883
  3. History of Lancaster County, Klein
  4. History of Lancaster County, Mombert
  5. History of Lancaster County, Rupp, I. Daniel, 1844, Bowie, MD:Heritage Books
  6. History of Berks County, Montgomery, Milton
  7. History of York County, Hills, Gilbert, 1845
  8. Biographical Annals of Lancaster County, Beers
  9. Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Cumberland, York, and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania, Edited by Wiley, Samuel T
  10. Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Edited by Wiley, Samuel T
  11. Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania, Family Line Publications, Westminster, MD. 800-876-6103
  12. History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, 2 vol., Bowie, MD:Heritage Books
  13. Lists of Swiss Emigrants in the Eighteenth Century to the American Colonies, Baltimore, MD:Genealogical Publishing Co.
  14. A Modest Mennonite Home, Friesen, Steve, Intercourse, PA:Good Books
  15. A History of Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pa, reprint pub. Gary T. Hawbaker, Hershey, PA
  16. A Pleasant View of Martindale, Earl Twp, Lancaster County, PA, 1733-1933. Martindale, PA:Sensenig, Keller S.
  17. The Three Earls. History of the present E., W, and Earl twps. (Earl is the anglicized word for Graf or Groff, prominent settler family)
  18. Recollections of Caernarvon Township:Portrait of a Lancaster County Community, 1930-1993. West Kennebunk,ME:Phoenix Publishing
  19. Historic Background and Annals of the Swiss and German Pioneer Settlers of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Eshleman, H. Frank
  20. Amish History of Southern Lancaster County, PA, 1940-1992. Bart twp. area
  21. The German and Swiss Settlements of Colonial Pennsylvania:A Study of the So-Called Pennsylvania Dutch, Kuhns, Oscar, Bowie, MD:Heritage Books
  22. Lancaster In the Revolution, Kessler, Charles
  23. The Genealogical and Personal History of Berks County
  24. The Making of Pennsylvania, Sidney, George Fisher, 1932
  25. German Pioneers in Pennsylvania, Richards, 1898
  26. History of Berks County, Pennsylvania in The Revolution, Montgomery, Morton L., 1894
  27. The Palatinate Germans in The U.S., Eno, Joel N.
  28. History of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Egle, U.H.
  29. Lebanon County, Pennsylvania: A History, Carmean, Edna J.
  30. History of Bedford and Somerset Counties, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Personal History, Lewis Publishing Co., NY: 1906
  31. History of Dauphin County, Kelker
  32. Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, 1981
  33. History of Conestoga Township, Hiller, Peter C., 1883

CHURCH AND RELIGIOUS HISTORY

  1. History of the First Reformed Church of Lancaster,Pa
  2. History of the Hershey Mennonite Church of Salisbury, Township, Lancaster County, Pa
  3. The Life of a Congregation, 1854-1979: The History of Pine Grove Mennonite Church, Bowmansville, Pa., New Holland, PA:Weaver''s Printing Center
  4. New Danville:Church-Community Heritage, 1717-1992. Lancaster, PA:History of New Danville Mennonite Church.
  5. A History of United Zion Church 1853-1980, Hollinger, Paul, Showalter, Luke And Crouse, Esther. Dauphin, Lebanon, Lancaster Counties
  6. The Early Churches of Lebanon County. Lebanon County Historical Society
  7. A Chronicle or History Booklet About the So-Called Mennonite Church. Lancaster, PA:LMHS
  8. The Story of Stumptown Mennonite Church:In Celebration of 200 years as a Congregation, 1781-1981. Edited by Leamon, Mary Ellen and Ivan B., Bird-in-Hand, PA
  9. A History of the Erisman Mennonite Church:Celebrating the Centennial Anniversary of the Existing Erisman Meetinghouse. Manheim, PA
  10. 250th Anniversary First Mennonite Settlement, Weaverland, 1723-1973. Lancaster, PA:LMHS
  11. The Story of Hinkletown Mennonite Church, 1943-1985. Ephrata, PA
  12. Early Lutheran Education in Pennsylvania, Maurer, Charles Lewis, 1932
  13. Fathers of the Reformed Church, Harbaugh
  14. History of the Mennonites, Cassell
  15. Early Moravians, Reichel
  16. German Pietists of Pennsylvania, Sachse
  17. First Presbyterian Church, 1742-1992:250 Years of Witness, 1992. History committee of the Church
  18. History of St. James Church, 1744-1994, 2 vol., 1994 (Lancaster)
  19. History of Weavertown Church, Lapp, Ferne Eileen
  20. History of Bergstrasse Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1752-1977, Gehman, Henry Snyder
  21. History of Lichty's Church and Cemetery, 1889-1964, Sauder, George G. (East Earl)
  22. The Lutheran Church of New Holland , Pennsylvania 1730-1980, Weiser, Frederick, S.
  23. Two Centuries of Grace,(history of Cedar Grove Presbyterian), Smythe, William S.
  24. History of the Brethern, Napoleon, Noel, 2 vols.
  25. The History and families of the Black Rock Church of the Brethern (1738-1988), Anniversary Volume (Brodbecks, Pa)
  26. Two Hundredth Anniversary:Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church (Pottstown) Programs etc.
  27. Brethern Roots and Branches (quarterly @1975-1986), Brethern genealogists of southern Pa.

RECORDS-GENERAL

  1. Abstracts of Lancaster County Wills, 1732-1785, Family Line Publications, Westminster, MD. 800-876-6103
  2. Abstracts of Lancaster County Wills, 1786-1820, see above.
  3. Abstracts of Berks County Wills, 1752-1785, Family Line Publications, Westminster, MD. 800-876-6103
  4. Abstracts of Cumberland County Wills, 1750-1785, compiled by Wright, Edward, Family Line Publications, Westminster, MD. 800-876-6103
  5. Wills of Chester County, PA, 1713-1748. 3 vol., Westminster, MD:Family Line Publications, 800-876-6103
  6. Palatine Mennonite Census Lists, 1664-1793, Guth, Herman and Gertrude and Mast, J. Lemar and Lois
  7. A New Index, Lancaster County, Pa. Before the Federal Census, 4 vol., Hawbaker, Gary T., and Groff, Clyde L.
  8. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Quarter Sessions Abstracts(1729-1742) book 1, edited by Hawbaker, Gary T.
  9. Pennsylvania German Immigrants, 1709-1786: Lists Consolidated from Yearbooks of the Pennsylvania German Folklore Society. Edited by Yoder, Don<
  10. Marriages and Deaths of Cumberland County, 1821-1830, Westminster, MD. Family Line Publications, 800-876-6103
  11. Index to the Will Books and Intestate Records of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1729-1850, Fulton, Eleanore J. and Mylin, Barbara K., 1994
  12. Lancaster County, Pa Deed Abstracts and Oaths of Allegiance, Mayhill, Thomas R., 1973
  13. Lancaster County Quarter Sessions Abstracts, 1729-1742, Hawbaker, Gary -court records including tavern licenses child support etc.
  14. A New Index:Lancaster Before The Federal Census, Hawbaker, Gary and Groff, Clyde
  15. Lebanon County Births 1714-1800, Humphrey, John T. , 1996 POB 15190, Wash.D.C. 20003

RECORDS-CHURCH

  1. Adams County Church Records of the 18th Century, Westminster, MD. Family Line Publications, 800-876-6103
  2. Berks County Church Records of the 18th Century, 4 vol. Family Line Publications, Westminster, MD. 800-876-6103
  3. Bucks County, Pennsylvania Church Records ot the 17th and 18th Centuries, Vol.1:German Church Records, Westminster, MD. Family Line Publications, 800-876-6103
  4. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Church Records ot the 18th Century, 3 vol., Westminster, MD. Family Line Publications, 800-876-6103
  5. Eighteenth Century Church Records of Lancaster County, Wright, F. Edward, 1994
  6. York County, Pennsylvania Church Records ot the 18th Century, 3 vol., Westminster, MD. Family Line Publications, 800-876-6103
  7. Landisville Mennonite Cemetery Gravestone Transcriptions and Parentages, Gascho, Joseph A., Lancaster, PA
  8. Millersville Mennonite Cemetery Index. Hershey, PA:1984
  9. Trinity Lutheran Church Records, Lancaster, PA. Vol 1., 1737-1767, Appolo PA:Closson Press
  10. Early Church Records of Dauphin County, PA. Westminster, MD. Family Line Publications, 800-876-6103
  11. Early Church Records of Lebanon County, PA. Westminster, MD. Family Line Publications, 800-876-6103
  12. Marriages Performed at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1748-1767, Braun, Fritz and Weiser, Frederick S.
  13. Old Christ Lutheran Records
  14. Early Church Records of Berks County, Vol. 1-3, Wright, F. Edward

RECORDS-OTHER

  1. Marriages and Deaths From Newspapers of Lancaster County, PA, 1821-1830, Westminster, MD. Family Line Publications, 800-876-6103
  2. Marriages and Deaths From Newspapers of Lancaster County, PA, 1831-1840, Westminster, MD. Family Line Publications, 800-876-6103
  3. American Naturalization Process and Procedures 1790-1985, Newman, John J., 1985

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH & CULTURE

  1. Clockmakers of Lancaster County and Their Clocks 1750-1780, Wood, Stacey B.C. Jr. and Kramer, Stephen E. III, 1977
  2. Clockmakers and Watchmakers of Lancaster County, Pa, Wood, Stacey B.C. Jr.
  3. Conestoga Wagon-Masterpiece of the Blacksmith, Reist, Arthur I., 1975<
  4. Henry William Stiegel and His Associates, A Story of Early American Industry, Heiges, George L., 1976
  5. A Peculiar People:A Tale of the Ephrata Cloister. Aurand Press
  6. Pennsylvania Dutch American Folk Art, Kauffman, Henry J., 1993
  7. Red Hills, Weygandt, Cornelius, 1929
  8. Proverbs of Pennsylvania Germans, Fogel., Edwin Miller, 1929
  9. House of the Miller at Millbach, Lebanon County, Pa, Pennsylvania Museum, Phila, Pa, 1929
  10. Pennsylvania Germans, Miller, David, 1927
  11. Tulipware Among the Pennsylvania Germans, Barber, Edwin Atlee, 1926
  12. Pennsylvania German and Huguenot Antiques, Stephens, Walker Lewis, 1925
  13. Beliefs and Superstitions of the Pennsylvania Germans, Fogel, Edwin Miller, 1915
  14. The Ghost and Other Rhymes, Grumbine, Ezra Leight, 1917
  15. Pennsylvania German Stories and Poems, Aurand, A.M., 1916
  16. Collections of Pennsylvania Dutch Poems, Miller, Harvey Monroe, 1906
  17. The Bible in Iron, Mercer, Henry C., 1906
  18. Decorated Stove Plates of the Pennsylvania Germans, Mercer, Henry C., 1906
  19. Provincialisms of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Heydrick, 1907
  20. Boonastiel, Harter, T.H., 1904
  21. Der Dengelstok and other Poems, Grumbine, Ezra Leight, 1902
  22. The Survival of Mediaeval Art of Illuminative Writing Among Pennsylvania Germans, Mercer, Henry C., 1897
  23. The Pennsylvania German Dialect, Learned, Marvin Dexter, 1889
  24. The Pennsylvania Dutch, Gibbons, Phoebe, Earl 1860, 1882
  25. Pennsylvania Dutch Handbook, Rauch, E.F., 1879
  26. Life and Times Of Conrad Weiser, Montgomery, Morton L., 1893
  27. Journey to Pennsylvania, Mittelberger
  28. Germans in Pennsylvania, Rush, Benjamin
  29. Mennonites, Penna Dutch and Other Essays, Martin
  30. Historical and Biographical Notes, Pennypacker, Samuel W.
  31. Pennsylvania Dutch, Rosengarten
  32. German and Swiss Settlements of Colonial Pennsylvania, Kuhn, Oscar
  33. 20 Most asked Questions about the Amish and Mennonites,Good, M & P., 1979
  34. Plain Buggies:Amish, Mennonite and Brethern Horse-Drawn Transportation, Scott, S., 1981
  35. Why Do They Dress That Way?, Scott, S. 1986
  36. Real People:Amish and Mennonites in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Denlinger, A.M.
  37. The Amish of Lancaster County, Steinfeldt, B. 1937
  38. Little Known Facts About The Amish and The Mennonites, Aurand, A. 1938
  39. The Buggies Still Run, Kissinger, W.
  40. The Old Order Amish of Lancaster County, Bachman, Calvin George
  41. Mennonites in Europe, Horsch, John
  42. The Mennonite Immigration to Pennsylvania in The Eighteenth Century, Smith, C. Henry
  43. The Mennonites of America, Smith, C. Henry
  44. The Principle of Non-resistance As Held By the Mennonite Church, Horsch
  45. Amish Society, Hostetler, John A.
  46. Studies in Pennsylvania German Names, Kuhn, Oscar
  47. Hexology:The history and Meanings of Hex Signs, Zook, Jacob and Jane
  48. Amish Immigrants of Waldeck and Hesse, Byler, John M.
  49. Names on Stained Glass Windows of Old Churches In Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Pettigrew, Mildred Brown
  50. Mennonite Life, Hostetler, J.
  51. Amish Life, Hostetler, J.
  52. The Pennsylvania Dutch Country and Amish Land, Zook, Jacob
  53. Meet the Mennonites in Pennsylvania Dutchland, Horst
  54. Sunbonnets and Shoofly Pies: A Pennsylvania Dutch Cultural History, Stoudt, John Joseph
  55. Mennonites and Their Heritage: A Handbook of Mennonite History and Beliefs, Bender, H.
  56. The Pennsylvania Dutch, Klees, Frederick
  57. Amish Immigrants of Waldeck and Hess, Byler, John M.
  58. Local Lives, Brand, Millen(Penna-Dutch Poems)
  59. Fields of Peace: A Pennsylvania German Album, Brand, Millen (photos)

GENERAL GENEALOGY
  1. Grave Undertakings, Xakellis, Martha J., 3. vols. Gravestone transcriptions from three different townships, Elizabeth, Warwick and Clay

  2. Swiss Genealogical Research, Nielson, Paul A., 1979


COOKBOOKS

  1. Pennsylvania Dutch Cookery, Frederick, F. George, 1935
  2. The Mennonite Community Cookbook, Showalter, Emma
  3. Plain and Fancy Cooking, Central Schwenkfelder Church, Worcester, Pa
  4. Quaker Flavors, Williston Friends
  5. Betty Groff's Country Goodness Cookbook, 1981
  6. The Stouffer Cookbook Of Great American Food and Drink, Groff, B. and Wilson J.
  7. Winterthur's Culinary Collection, (E. Vincent U.C.C.)
  8. Country Cooking, (E. Vincent U.C.C.)
  9. Favorite Recipes, (Jerusalem L.C. Schwenksville)
  10. Culinary Arts: Recipe Collections from the Allentown Art Museum
  11. Country Cooking, (Goodville Ladies Auxillary)
  12. Food, Glorious Food, ( First U.M.C. Phoenixville)

MISCELLANEOUS

  1. Immigration Bibliography
  2. Lancaster-York Magazine Ads
  3. Historical Excerpts & Extracts

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