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Seeking Shalom In The Old Eighth Ward - With Biography Of Dr. Rabbi Nachman Heller, Drew Hermeling, Digital Harrisburg Jan 2019

Seeking Shalom In The Old Eighth Ward - With Biography Of Dr. Rabbi Nachman Heller, Drew Hermeling, Digital Harrisburg

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The Old Eighth Ward was the center of Harrisburg’s Litvak–or Lithuanian Jewish–community prior to the Capitol expansion. While an older German Jewish population was already thriving in the city, the newly arriving Litvak found it difficult to integrate with the pre-existing community. Two synagogues were therefore founded in the ward, Kesher Israel and Chisuk Emuna. The presence of both of these congregations serves not only as a testament to the vibrancy of the Jewish community, but also the diversity among these co-religionists.


Political Life In The Old Eighth Ward - With Biography Of Anne Amos, Drew Hermeling, Digital Harrisburg Jan 2019

Political Life In The Old Eighth Ward - With Biography Of Anne Amos, Drew Hermeling, Digital Harrisburg

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The Old Eighth Ward was a very politically active community. Many citizens were actively involved in a variety of civic organizations to bring about political change in the community. Voting was prominent topic of discussion, especially among black men in the community. Prior to 1838, men of color enjoyed voting privileges in Harrisburg and throughout the state of Pennsylvania, but in 1838, the Pennsylvanian Constitutional Convention disallowed the African American men in Harrisburg the ability to vote. The vote was reinstated for African American men across the country with the passing of the fifteenth amendment in February of 1870. Although …


Church Communities Of The Old Eighth Ward - With Biography Of Jacob Compton, Drew Hermeling, Digital Harrisburg Jan 2019

Church Communities Of The Old Eighth Ward - With Biography Of Jacob Compton, Drew Hermeling, Digital Harrisburg

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The churches of the Old Eighth Ward were more than just houses of worship. They served as sites of community cohesion, provided primary schooling for many of the ward’s children, and hosted organizers, politicians, and abolitionists.

Wesley Union AME Zion Church was in many ways the heart of the African-American community in the Old Eighth Ward. Originally established in a log cabin at Third and Mulberry streets, the larger brick church at the corner of Tanner Alley and South Street was built in 1839. The Rev. David Stevens grew the early congregation, overseeing an expansion of their property. The Rev. …


City Beautiful & Capitol Extension - With Biography Of Dr. William H. Jones, Drew Hermeling, Digital Harrisburg Jan 2019

City Beautiful & Capitol Extension - With Biography Of Dr. William H. Jones, Drew Hermeling, Digital Harrisburg

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At the turn of the century, Harrisburg was at a crossroads. The city was physically deteriorating and had lost its prestige as a thriving steel and railroad center. The rest of America moved on from its industrial boom, and Harrisburg was left behind. Faced with losing its status as a capital city, a change had to be made. Many civic reformers began to speak up about the drastic need for better health conditions in the city. After delivering a rallying speech to the Harrisburg Board of Trade in December 1900, a pivotal local leader, Mira Lloyd Dock ignited an …


Making A Home In The Old Eighth Ward - With Biography Of Hannah Braxton Jones, Drew Hermeling, Digital Harrisburg Jan 2019

Making A Home In The Old Eighth Ward - With Biography Of Hannah Braxton Jones, Drew Hermeling, Digital Harrisburg

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According to the 1900 census, just over 50,000 people called Harrisburg their home. Of these 50,000 people, 4,435 lived in the Old Eighth Ward. The eighth ward was disproportionately occupied by African-American residents. A total of 1,507 African Americans lived in the Old Eighth Ward, which comprised about 34% of the population of this ward. This percentage is quite large in comparison to other wards in the city. Second to the eighth ward, the ward with the largest African American population was the second ward; African Americans comprising about 11% of the population. In contrast, the tenth ward was …


The Old Eighth: Gateway To The Capitol - With Biography Of Gwendolyn Bennett, Drew Hermeling, Digital Harrisburg Jan 2019

The Old Eighth: Gateway To The Capitol - With Biography Of Gwendolyn Bennett, Drew Hermeling, Digital Harrisburg

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At the beginning of the nineteenth century, Harrisburg began to develop as an industrial center. Railroad steel, cigars, flour, shoes, and many other businesses thrived, especially in the Eighth Ward. A large thoroughfare was required in order to accommodate the movement of raw materials throughout the city for processing. Like most industrial societies, Harrisburg utilized water as a means of transportation, with the Susquehanna River flowing alongside the southern border of the city. The Harrisburg canal system was started in a similar manner as the City Beautiful movement– through internal efforts. In 1822, the Harrisburg Canal, Fire Insurance and Water …


Educational Reform In The Old Eighth Ward - With Biography Of William Howard Day, Drew Hermeling, Digital Harrisburg Jan 2019

Educational Reform In The Old Eighth Ward - With Biography Of William Howard Day, Drew Hermeling, Digital Harrisburg

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In the early days of the Old Eighth Ward, education was segregated and the responsibility of church communities. Thomas Dorsey founded a school for “colored children, both free and bound,” in 1817 in the Wesley Union AME Zion church building. Eventually, a three story building, located between the Jennings Foundry and the Wesley Union church, known as “Franklin Hall” became the primary educational home of the Ward’s pupils. However, Franklin Hall was poorly suited for educating children. J. Howard Wert, writing in the Patriot, described the conditions there, stating that they

“were of the poorest; the rooms were destitute of …


Great Speakers Of The Old Eighth Ward - With Biography Of Frances Harper, Digital Harrisburg, Drew Hermeling Jan 2019

Great Speakers Of The Old Eighth Ward - With Biography Of Frances Harper, Digital Harrisburg, Drew Hermeling

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The Old Eighth Ward was one of Harrisburg’s most diverse neighborhoods in the later 19th and early 20th centuries. The district’s varied ethnic and racial composition was unparalleled elsewhere in the city, and its residents were engaged in a range of occupations. Many were run-of-the-mill laborers who found employment in the nearby railroads and manufacturing facilities. Others represented a variety of professional classes: small business owners, lawyers, preachers, nurses, and teachers, among others. From the period before the Civil War to the opening years of the 20th century, the Old Eighth hosted numerous social events including public speeches from influential …


Vice And Virtue Of The Old Eighth Ward - With Biography Of Joseph L. Thomas, Digital Harrisburg, Drew Hermeling Jan 2019

Vice And Virtue Of The Old Eighth Ward - With Biography Of Joseph L. Thomas, Digital Harrisburg, Drew Hermeling

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One of the most exhaustive resources for studying the Old Eighth Ward is a series of columns published in the Patriot newspaper between 1912 and 1913 penned by local educator and editorialist, J. Howard Wert, titled “Passing of the Old Eighth.” A white Civil War veteran, he was politically progressive for the time, and while he was active in the Harrisburg school system, he was a strident advocate for school integration, often partnering with the African-American educational reformer, William Howard Day. However, Wert was also a staunch advocate for the Capitol expansion project and the City Beautiful movement and …


Carlisle Indian School Students Database, Amelia Trevelyan Jan 2015

Carlisle Indian School Students Database, Amelia Trevelyan

Carlisle Indian School Students

This data collection helps to identify students who attended the Carlisle Indian School from 1879 to 1918. Data were collected from periodical publications in the Carlisle Indian Industrial School (CIIS) archive, such as The School News, The Red Man, The Indian Craftsman, and The Morning Star. Many of these publications are now available online in the Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center.


"The Jaws Of Proprietary Slavery": The Pennsylvania Assembly's Conflict With The Penns, 1754-1768, Steven Deyerle Apr 2013

"The Jaws Of Proprietary Slavery": The Pennsylvania Assembly's Conflict With The Penns, 1754-1768, Steven Deyerle

Masters Theses

In late 1755, the vituperative Reverend William Smith reported to his proprietor Thomas Penn that there was "a most wicked Scheme on Foot to run things into Destruction and involve you in the ruins." The culprits were the members of the colony's unicameral legislative body, the Pennsylvania Assembly (also called the House of Representatives). The representatives held a different opinion of the conflict, believing that the proprietors were the ones scheming, in order to "erect their desired Superstructure of despotic Power, and reduce to a State of Vassalage and Slavery, some of His majesty's most faithful and loyal Subjects." The …


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 107, Tuesday, May 29, 1984, [Number: 52], The Independent, John Stewart May 1984

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 107, Tuesday, May 29, 1984, [Number: 52], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[16] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 107, Tuesday, May 22, 1984, [Number: 51], The Independent, John Stewart May 1984

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 107, Tuesday, May 22, 1984, [Number: 51], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[14] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 107, Tuesday, May 15, 1984, [Number: 50], The Independent, John Stewart May 1984

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 107, Tuesday, May 15, 1984, [Number: 50], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[16] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 107, Tuesday, May 8, 1984, [Number: 49], The Independent, John Stewart May 1984

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 107, Tuesday, May 8, 1984, [Number: 49], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[16] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 107, Tuesday, May 1, 1984, [Number: 48], The Independent, John Stewart May 1984

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 107, Tuesday, May 1, 1984, [Number: 48], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[16] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 107, Tuesday, April 24, 1984, [Number: 47], The Independent, John Stewart Apr 1984

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 107, Tuesday, April 24, 1984, [Number: 47], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[12] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published n Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 107, Tuesday, April 17, 1984, [Number: 46], The Independent, John Stewart Apr 1984

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 107, Tuesday, April 17, 1984, [Number: 46], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[14] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 107, Tuesday, April 10, 1984, [Number: 45], The Independent, John Stewart Apr 1984

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 107, Tuesday, April 10, 1984, [Number: 45], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[20] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 107, Tuesday, April 3, 1984, [Number: 44], The Independent, John Stewart Apr 1984

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 107, Tuesday, April 3, 1984, [Number: 44], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[12] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 107, Tuesday, March 27, 1984, [Number: 43], The Independent, John Stewart Mar 1984

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 107, Tuesday, March 27, 1984, [Number: 43], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[12] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 107, Tuesday, March 20, 1984, [Number: 42], The Independent, John Stewart Mar 1984

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 107, Tuesday, March 20, 1984, [Number: 42], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[14] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 107, Tuesday, March 13, 1984, [Number: 41], The Independent, John Stewart Mar 1984

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 107, Tuesday, March 13, 1984, [Number: 41], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[12] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 107, Tuesday, March 6, 1984, [Number: 40], The Independent, John Stewart Mar 1984

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 107, Tuesday, March 6, 1984, [Number: 40], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[12] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 107, Tuesday, February 28, 1984, [Number: 39], The Independent, John Stewart Feb 1984

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 107, Tuesday, February 28, 1984, [Number: 39], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[16] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 107, Tuesday, February 21, 1984, [Number: 38], The Independent, John Stewart Feb 1984

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 107, Tuesday, February 21, 1984, [Number: 38], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[12] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 107, Tuesday, February 14, 1984, [Number: 37], The Independent, John Stewart Feb 1984

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 107, Tuesday, February 14, 1984, [Number: 37], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[12] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V 107, Tuesday, February 7, 1984, [Number: 36], The Independent, John Stewart Feb 1984

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V 107, Tuesday, February 7, 1984, [Number: 36], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[12] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 107, Tuesday, January 31, 1984, [Number: 35], The Independent, John Stewart Jan 1984

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 107, Tuesday, January 31, 1984, [Number: 35], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[12] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.