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An 1858 Patent Office Report: The Joy Of Being Wrong, John M. Rudy
An 1858 Patent Office Report: The Joy Of Being Wrong, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
I love being wrong. I think every historian should love that feeling. Finding that one small piece of evidence that puts a crack in your perception of the past and makes you restructure your view of the flow of history is a joy.
I had one of those moments a few weeks ago at Adams County Historical Society, digging through the vertical files for random things. I go digging every week or so, simply immersing myself in the raw material of the past and seeing what floats to the surface. [excerpt]
Adams County History 2011-2012
A Century Of Brickmaking At Berlin Junction: A History Of The Alwine Brick Company, Duane F. Alwin
A Century Of Brickmaking At Berlin Junction: A History Of The Alwine Brick Company, Duane F. Alwin
Adams County History
The Alwine family name had been associated with brickmaking in York and Adams Counties at least since the early 1850s, when Peter Samuel Alwine started his first brickyard on a farm in Paradise Township of York County.1 He learned the trade of brickmaking during his youth and by the age of seventeen had become a skilled artisan. He learned how to make bricks by working in the spring and summer months at a brickmaking operation in Peach Bottom Township, located in the southeastern corner of York County. He did not set up his own brickyard until later, and following his …
Girl Abducted By Indians, Kevin L. Greenholt
Girl Abducted By Indians, Kevin L. Greenholt
Adams County History
Who was this girl? Why was this account not known to others who had researched Indian abductions in the Adams County area? A former volunteer at the Adams County Historical Society suggested that I look into these matters. Using the collections of the historical society, the Pennsylvania 27 State Archives, and the Daughters of the American Revolution Library in Washington, D.C., my search began.
It should be noted before going any further that the 1765 date, which is repeated in various accounts of this abduction, is incorrect and will be examined later. Also incorrect is the fact that the Zimmerman/Carpenter …