Proverbs of the Pennsylvania Germans
| Author | : Edwin Miller Fogel |
| Publisher | : Penn State Press |
| Total Pages | : 238 |
| Release | : 2010-11-01 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 0271045108 |
Proverbs Of The Pennsylvania Germans
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Pennsylvania Germans
| Author | : Simon J. Bronner |
| Publisher | : JHU Press |
| Total Pages | : 590 |
| Release | : 2017-02-15 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1421421380 |
Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION: Pennsylvania German Studies -- PART 1 HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY -- 1. The Old World Background -- 2. To the New World: Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries -- 3. Communities and Identities: Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Centuries -- PART 2 CULTURE AND SOCIETY -- 4. The Pennsylvania German Language -- 5. Language Use among Anabaptist Groups -- 6. Religion -- 7. The Amish -- 8. Literature -- 9. Agriculture and Industries -- 10. Architecture and Cultural Landscapes -- 11. Furniture and Decorative Arts -- 12. Fraktur and Visual Culture -- 13. Textiles -- 14. Food and Cooking -- 15. Medicine -- 16. Folklore and Folklife -- 17. Education -- 18. Heritage and Tourism -- 19. Popular Culture and Media -- References -- Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Color plates follow page
The Pennsylvania-German
| Author | : Philip Columbus Croll |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 600 |
| Release | : 1908 |
| Genre | : Germans |
| ISBN | : |
The Pennsylvania-German Society
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 422 |
| Release | : 1898 |
| Genre | : Germans |
| ISBN | : |
Includes proceedings, addresses and annual reports.
The Pennsylvania-German Society
| Author | : Pennsylvania-German Society |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 248 |
| Release | : 1891 |
| Genre | : Germans |
| ISBN | : |
Pennsylvania German Ancestors
| Author | : Anne Frysinger Shifflet |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 586 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Berks County (Pa.) |
| ISBN | : |
Chiefly, a record of ancestors and descendants of Hiram James Frysinger and Irene Keller Royer. Hiram was born on April 11, 1908 as the first child of George M. Frysinger (1885-1949) and Clara Belle Schaffner (1888-1975). While in college, he met Irene Royer who was born on February 6, 1909. She was the daughter of Clayton H. Royer (1881-1939) and Susan M. Keller (1880-1974). Hiram and Irene had five children. Both were active in the community and in their Church of the Brethren. Irene died on March 20, 1971. Hiram married second Miriam Frantz Wenger on September 18, 1971. Miriam died on January 14, 1992. Hiram died August 20, 1997. Both Hiram and Irene were buried in the Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Hanoverdale, Pennsylvania. Descendants lived in Pennsylvania and elsewhere.
Amish Proverbs
| Author | : Suzanne Woods Fisher |
| Publisher | : Baker Books |
| Total Pages | : 120 |
| Release | : 2012-10-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1441239731 |
Through firsthand research and personal relationships, Suzanne Woods Fisher has collected more than 400 proverbs that uncover the rich heritage, folklore, faith, values, history, and essence of the Plain People. These proverbs serve as teaching tools and maxims for practical living--but they're not just for the Amish. They're for anyone who seeks God's wisdom and truth for everyday circumstances. Ranging from the simple to the profound, from the serious to the humorous, these sayings will stick with you through life's joys and sorrows. This expanded edition of Amish Proverbs includes more than 200 additional proverbs, giving readers more of the wit and wisdom they crave.
Horne's Pennsylvania German Manual
| Author | : Abraham Reeser Horne |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 382 |
| Release | : 1905 |
| Genre | : Pennsylvania German dialect |
| ISBN | : |
Pennsylvania German Literature
| Author | : Earl F. Robacker |
| Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
| Total Pages | : 228 |
| Release | : 2017-01-30 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 151281850X |
This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.
Dictionary of Authentic American Proverbs
| Author | : Wolfgang Mieder |
| Publisher | : Berghahn Books |
| Total Pages | : 241 |
| Release | : 2021-09-17 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 1800731329 |
Dictionary of Authentic American Proverbs offers a comprehensive reference guide for distinctly American proverbs. Compiled by Wolfgang Mieder, a key figure in the field of proverb studies, this compendium features nearly 1,500 proverbs with American origins, spanning the 17th century to present day, including a scholarly introduction exploring the history of proverbs in America, the structure and variants of these proverbs, known authors and sources, and cultural values expressed in these proverbs. Along with a comprehensive bibliography of proverb collections and interpretive scholarship, this dictionary offers a glimpse into the history of American social and cultural attitudes through uniquely American language.
