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The German and Swiss Settlements of Colonial Pennsylvania:A Study of the So-Called Pennsylvania Dutch Oscar Kuhns, 1901, 279 pages From the Preface: "The object of this book is to give a complete yet concise view of a too-much-neglected phase of American origins. The author has especially tried to...

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The German Exodus to England in 1709 Frank Ried Diffenderffer, 1897, 174 pages This publication was written by one of Pennsylvania's foremost authors on German immigration, and deals with the German migration to America, many of whom had first immigrated into England. It covers many of the details surrounding this mass movement...

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The German Immigration to America 1709-1740 Henry Eyster Jacobs, 1898, 133 pages This publication was produced as "Part III of a Narrative and Critical History, Prepared at the request of the Pennsylvania German Society"Prefatory Note"The great movement of thousands of Palatines, accompanied by some Swabians and other Germans to England in...

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The German Immigration into Pennsylvania Through the Port of Philadelphia 1700-1775The Redemptioners Frank Reid Diffenderffer, 1900, 386 pages This publication was written by one of the foremost authorities on German immigration. It is a discussion of the Redemptioner or Indentured servant who sold themselves to gain passage to America.Part I - The...

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The German Sectarians of Pennsylvania 1708-1800 A Critical and Legendary History of the Ephrata Cloister and the Dunkers Julius Friedrich Sachse, 1898, 1134 pages This 2 volume set is an exhaustive look at some early Pennsylvania-German sects which settled in Southeastern PA, particularly the German Baptists or Dunkers of Lancaster County. It...

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The German Soldier in the Wars of the United States, 2nd Edition J. G. Rosengarten, 1886, 1890, 297 pages This publication details the involvement of those of German heritage in the various wars and conflicts of the United States including the French and Indian War, Revolution, War of 1812, Mexican War and...

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Germantown, Pennsylvania Collection This is an extensive collection of material focused on the historic town of Germantown, Pennsylvania. Germantown is located in the Philadelphia area and is one of PA's most historic places, being the location where many of PA's earliest immigrants first settled. These references below were published between 1906...

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The Hessians and other German Auxiliaries of Great Brittan in the Revolutionary War Edward J. Lowell, 1884, 350 pages This publication is a thorough account of the German involvement in the American Revolutionary War in behalf of Brittan. More than 29,000 Hessian soldiers came to America in the service of Great Brittan...

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Pennsylvania Genealogies, Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German William Henry Egle, 1886, 1896, (2nd Edition), 806 pages This is an extensive chronicle of some of the Scotch-Irish and German families who settled in central Pennsylvania. Much of the information deals with the counties of Dauphin, Lebanon, Lancaster, Cumberland, and York, but...

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"Pennsylvania Dutch" and Other Essays (3rd Edition) Phebe Earle Gibbons, 1882, 424 pages This publication is an assortment of articles on a number of topics pertaining mostly to German-Immigrant life in Pennsylvania. It provides an interesting perspective into this large and influential segment of Pennsylvania's population. This 3rd Edition of the...

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Pennsylvania German Genealogy Collection #1 This set of publications is an excellent source of information on German immigration into the United States and particularly into Pennsylvania. They contain numerous details of historical, biographical and genealogical interest. These publications have long been out of print and are quite scarce, yet they have...

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Pennsylvania German Genealogy Collection #2 This set of publications is an excellent source of information on German immigration into the United States and particularly into Pennsylvania. They contain numerous details of historical, biographical and genealogical interest. These publications have long been out of print and are quite scarce, yet they have been...

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Pennsylvania German Genealogy Collection #3 This set of publications is an excellent source of information on German immigration into the United States and particularly into Pennsylvania. They contain numerous details of historical, biographical and genealogical interest. These publications have long been out of print and are quite scarce, yet they have been...

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Pennsylvania German Genealogy Collection #4 This set of publications is an excellent source of information on German immigration into the United States and particularly into Pennsylvania. They contain numerous details of historical, biographical and genealogical interest. These publications have long been out of print and are quite scarce, yet they have been...

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Pennsylvania German Genealogy Collection #5 This set of publications is an excellent source of information on German immigration into the United States as well as various religious faiths of the German immigrants. They contain numerous details of historical, biographical and genealogical interest. These publications have long been out of print and...

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Pennsylvania German Collection #6 This set of publications is an excellent source of information on German involvement in the wars of the United States. Each publication covers the American Revolution and the involvement of German soldiers in that conflict. Some of the information is focused on the German support of the...

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Historic Background and Annals of the Swiss and German Pioneer Settlers of Southeastern Pennsylvania H. Frank Eshleman, 1917, 389 pages "An authentic history, from original sources, of their suffering during several centuries before and especially during the two centuries following the Protestant Reformation, and of their slow migration, moved by those causes, during...

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The German Element in the United States Albert Bernhardt Faust, 1909, 1200 pages This book provides an extensive look into the German element of the United States, and the way it influenced American society, particularly in the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, Maryland, North and South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee...

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