Name/Title
Germantown HistoryEntry/Object ID
2013.5.4.100bDescription
Pages 33-36 from an unidentified publication, found between pages 99 and 100 of scrapbook 2, "Pictorial Germantown Road and the Vicinity & Some of its Inhabitants. Compiled by George Clarence Johnson. Volume I. East Side."
The publication comprises four articles, "Mementoes of Pastorius", "Whittier's Tribute to Pastorius", the Pennsylvania German Society", "Only Complete History of Germantown". The "Mementoes of Germantown" article itemizes publications of Francis Daniel Pastorius. It includes a photograph of Pastorius Beehive Manuscript. "Whittier's Tribute to Pastorius" tells the story of John Greenleaf Whittier's "A Pennsylvania Pilgrim" and includes lines from the poem. "The Pennsylvania Germantown Society" describes the history and purpose of the organization and lists its officers. The "Only Complete History of Germantown" is a review of "Germantown, 1683-1933" by Edward W. Hocker.Collection
GHS Scrapbook Collection
