Beschrijving
Step back into the tree-lined lanes and stone houses of Old Germantown, where colonial Pennsylvania took shape at the edge of Philadelphia. In this richly detailed, illustrated local history book, Naaman Henry Keyser gathers stories, landmarks, and personalities into an evocative portrait of the Germantown Pennsylvania history that shaped the wider colony. Originating as a historical society address delivered at the fourteenth annual meeting of the Pennsylvania-German Society, it blends careful research with a deep sense of place, tracing the roots of Pennsylvania German heritage and the growth of the Philadelphia Germantown district from colonial era Pennsylvania into the early republic. History lives in these pages.As an early 20th century reprint now itself a classic, Old Historic Germantown speaks directly to genealogists and local historians, readers of colonial Philadelphia history, and anyone engaged in American German immigrant studies. Its focused narrative and vivid period illustrations make it equally useful as a reference for history students and a rewarding fireside read, capturing streets, meeting-houses, and families at a formative moment in Pennsylvania German Society history. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, it is restored for today’s and future generations. More than a reprint – a collector’s item and a cultural treasure for casual readers, dedicated researchers, and serious collectors of historic Americana alike.
