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I 369,370 emigrants to pennsylvania by tepper last published 1975 contains monetary bartering info. Foreword pennsylvania german migration and its part in the settlement and development of america form an epic tale of faith and zeal, of sacrifice and achievement. A publication of the original lists of arrivals of philadelphia from 1727 to 1808, vol. The story has been told and the pennsylvania german pioneers have come into their rightful place as builders of our nation. Bernhard zentmeyer and his family sailed to philadelphia aboard a british merchantman called the phoenix. It also enables persons who had previously purchased the two volume transcription of pennsylvania german pioneers finally to possess the missing volume to the set. Pennsylvania german pioneers is one of the grand works of american genealogy. Pennsylvania german pioneers 1934 edition open library.
Strassburger, pennsylvania german pioneers, edited by william j. The state borders delaware and maryland to the south, west virginia to the southwest, ohio to the west, new york and ontario, canada, to the north, and new jersey to the east. What is not commonly known about pennsylvania german pioneers is that in its original incarnation, the work was published with a third volume of immigrant signature pages. Published 1934 by pennsylvania german society in norristown, penn.
Guide to pennsylvania online genealogy records for researching ancestry, family history and genealogy. Since its publication in 1934 almost two generations ago strassburger and hinkes pennsylvania german pioneers has been the cornerstone, virtually the bible, of all pennsylvania german genealogical research. The author examines brownmillers art and life in the changing environment of pennsylvania german culture in the early victorian era. Volume ii has facsimilies of all signatures on the original lists. For anyone interested in helping to preserve, advance, and disseminate knowledge of the culture of the pennsylvania germans, often known as the pennsylvania dutch, no investment can pay better dividends than membership in the pennsylvania german society.
These lists have been published in pennsylvania german pioneers. Volume iii contains indexes to the names of passengers, captains, and ships. I3 narratives of early pa, west nj, and delaware 16301707, myers, 1912. The pennsylvania german society is a nonprofit, educational organization dedicated to studying the pennsylvania german people and their 330year history in the united states and canada. Peter shoenberger studied medicine in the office of dr. I am looking at some names in the pennsylvania german pioneers. A publication of the original lists of arrivals in the port of philadelphia from 1727 to 1808 3 volumes. Pennsylvania german pioneers by ralph beaver strassburger.
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