Longtime friend of the podcast Christine Minnich stops by to talk about why she moved to Lancaster city and her love for history.
Christine is currently working on writing a book about the 200 years of her Elizabethtown church’s history. She also shared with us how she uses online ancestry tools to do research for her book and personal family tree.
We learned about how books are constructed and how Christine makes books by hand.
Chrstine has organized a concert of Hiram Ring and Nathaniel Tann at Bossler Mennonite Church the evening of June 26. More information can be found on the Facebook event page.
We also discuss two new podcasts in Lancaster: The Tourist Trap and Around the Wood Stove.
Christine’s blog is Unveiled Patterns, she is on Twitter as @unveildpatterns, and she is the graphic designer for Math-U-See homeschool curriculum.
Listeners of this episode may be interested in the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society and their Lancaster Roots 300 campaign for 2010.
Support for this episode of The Lancast has been provided by Karlo Photography, Meteor Tower Films, PhotOlé, Lancaster County Art Association, and the Rumschpringe Short Film Festival, taking place June 4th and 5th at the Theater of the Seventh Sister.
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Start w/the Lancaster County Historical Society. Corner of President and Marietta. They have old newspapers on microfilm. Pick a date, say 12th of the month and read the newspaper for that date every three months. This will give you and idea of what was going on in the community and in the county. Politics, entertainment, law, etc. It’s all there. Read the ads in the paper.
Read! Research your family line. If they were in Lancaster County, you can go back, and find out where they were and what they were doing.
Do your own timeline. Start w/Hans Herr in 1710. Find an event for 1711, and then 1712, etc. put it on the timeline.
. . can you tell I’m a researcher? I love history, and especially the history of this county!
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Ditto: http://www.lancasterhistory.org/
It’s an easy place to do research. I attempted to get some info on the Chameleon Club for documentary research but I think you’ll find more of what you are looking for in the “older than 50 years category.
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I mentioned Goshen being in Kansas. Goshen is actually in Indiana.
This book by F&M prof David Schuyler can tell you a lot about how the city changed in the mid-20th century:
http://www.amazon.com/City-Transformed-Redevelopment-Suburbanization-Pennsylvania/dp/0271022086
Not sure about a more general overview, but the folks at the Historical Society would be happy to help. They have a series of amazing photo books.
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Thanks, Tim. That looks like a fascinating book, and it’s now on my wishlist.
I have to admit I’m surprised that no one seems to know of a book that gives a broad overview of Lancaster’s history. It would be good to have a full, general timeline before digging deeper into specific periods of its history.
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Hi guys. Thanks for the mention of Around the Wood Stove on this episode. I’ve been a subscriber since late last year and always enjoy your show. Let me know if you’re interested in getting together and trading interviews for upcoming shows.
- Jason
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