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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | Acker, Jon Charles |
| Title, Monographic | To these parents : a compendium of Pennsylvania German Taufscheine. |
| Edition or Version | Volume 1. Southeastern Pennsylvania |
| Place of Publication | Marion, Pennsylvania |
| Publisher | Pennsylvania German Society |
| Date of Publication | 2020 |
| Extent of Work | volumes (x, 305; ) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 29 cm. |
| Series Editor | Gerhart, Thomas J. |
| Series Title | Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society |
| Series Vol. ID | Series 2, Vol. 54 |
| OCLC | 1265034762 |
| Abstract | A collection of Pennsylvania German birth and baptismal certificates from five counties: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia. |
| Notes | "Taufscheine" are "the birth and baptism certificate[s] ... [and] the most common type of fraktur" -- "a Pennsylvania German document (such as a birth or wedding certificate) that is written in calligraphy and illuminated with decorative motifs (such as tulips, birds, and scrolls)"--Merriam-Webster. |
| Donated by | Dennis Boyer, 2021. |
| Call Number | MKI ND 3035 .P4 A35 2020 |
| MKI Terms | Pennsylvania Germans/ Fraktur art -- Pennsylvania/ Birth certificates -- Pennsylvania |