Papers Read Before The Lancaster County Historical Society Sept. 3, 1915 : History Herself, As Seen In Her Own Workshop; (Volume Xix) No. 7
Overview
Step behind the museum glass into the workshop of history itself. History lives in quiet rooms. First delivered as a 1915 historical lecture and preserved among the Papers Read Before the Lancaster County Historical Society (Volume XIX, No. 7), History Herself, As Seen in Her Own Workshop is a finely observed local history monograph rooted in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. At once narrative and reflective, it opens a rare window on American local historiography in the early twentieth century, revealing how archives and historical research turn everyday traces into enduring memory. As a primary source history collection, it speaks directly from south central Pennsylvania at a moment when American county histories and Pennsylvania German heritage were being consciously recorded and interpreted. Framed as historical society proceedings rather than later interpretation, it allows modern readers to encounter the concerns, language and self-understanding of early-twentieth-century local historians first-hand. For family historians, local scholars and the simply curious, this proceedings volume is a rich resource for genealogists and a dependable reference for history researchers interested in Lancaster County Pennsylvania history and the broader patterns of American community life. 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.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9789354449666
- ISBN-10: 9354449662
- Publisher: Alpha Edition
- Publish Date: March 2021
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.08 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.13 pounds
- Page Count: 32
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