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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | Lasansky, Jeannette |
| Title, Monographic | A Good Start: The Aussteier or Dowry |
| Place of Publication | Lewisburg, Pa. |
| Publisher | Oral Traditions Project of the Union County Historical Society |
| Date of Publication | 1990 |
| Extent of Work | 88 |
| Packaging Method (e.g., pp.) | pp. |
| ISBN | 0-8122-8261-2 |
| Notes | ; book, in MadCat. |
| Abstract | Chronicles the evolution of the dowry or aussteier as practiced by rural Pennsylvania-German and Anglo-Saxon farm families from the mid-eighteenth century to current and similar practices among the Amish. It shows how those "gifts from home" were, and are, part of a complex inheritance system which starts in earnest for both young men and women in adolescence and which culminates near their marriageable age. The results of extensive manuscript research among old indentures, family account books, and wills are contrasted to the evidence from oral interviews with members of contemporary Plain sects. |
| Call Number | MKI HQ 1017 .L37 1990; B91-251 |
| MKI Terms | Mennonites/ Pennsylvania/ History/ Sources/ Amish |