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The wildly popular Fraktur and Families Series of booklets
translates genealogy data from 18th, 19th, and early 20th
century fraktur. Each booklet lists data found on fraktur for a
single surname. These paperback booklets represent more
than thirty years of research and collecting data from fraktur.
The booklets range from 20 to 40 pages, and cost
$10.00 each, plus $3.00 shipping. Currently Available:
- Biebers on Fraktur
- Conrads on Fraktur
- Dietz's on Fraktur
- Fausts on Fraktur
- Fenstermachers on Fraktur
- Freys on Fraktur
- Gerbers on Fraktur
- Hochs on Fraktur
- Lutz's on Fraktur
- Shirks on Fraktur
- Steigerwalds on Fraktur
- Stumps on Fraktur
- Witmers on Fraktur
| Ahnentafels: Ancestral Charts for Families of German Heritage. Trace Families to European origins through 29 Ahnentafels and the more than 1,200 surnames found in this book. Softcover, 200 pages, 28-page everyname index. $15.00 each plus $3.00 shipping. |
Flying Leaves and One-Sheets: Pennsylvania
German Broadsides, Fraktur, and Their Printers.
By Russell and Corinne Earnest.
Flying Leaves and One-Sheets examines the most
overlooked window to Pennsylvania-German Culture-
The broadside. This book shows how early American
German-Language printers amplified messages by
producing broadsides often having dynamic
typographical ornaments and hand-illumination.
Broadsides speak volumes about Pennsylvania
Germans, giving readers special insights into their
folklore, religion, and social values. Through broadsides
showing comets, reciting folk stories, and describing
murders and tragedies, readers understand the hearts
and minds, the superstitious character, and the literary
appetite of Pennsylvania Germans. Explore the world of
people called "Pennsylvania Dutch" by reading what 18th
and 19th century Americans of German heritage read.
134 color illustrations. Everyname index.
Hardcover, 352 pages, $95.00 plus $5.00 shipping.
German Broadsides, Fraktur, and Their Printers.
By Russell and Corinne Earnest.
Flying Leaves and One-Sheets examines the most
overlooked window to Pennsylvania-German Culture-
The broadside. This book shows how early American
German-Language printers amplified messages by
producing broadsides often having dynamic
typographical ornaments and hand-illumination.
Broadsides speak volumes about Pennsylvania
Germans, giving readers special insights into their
folklore, religion, and social values. Through broadsides
showing comets, reciting folk stories, and describing
murders and tragedies, readers understand the hearts
and minds, the superstitious character, and the literary
appetite of Pennsylvania Germans. Explore the world of
people called "Pennsylvania Dutch" by reading what 18th
and 19th century Americans of German heritage read.
134 color illustrations. Everyname index.
Hardcover, 352 pages, $95.00 plus $5.00 shipping.
Fraktur: Folk Art & Family by Russell and Corinne
Earnest.
Explore the world of American fraktur with Fraktur: Folk
Art & Family. Over 200 Color illustrations demonstrate
the charm of American fraktur in this popular book.
For family historians researching their German heritage,
or for those who love the magic of manuscript art,
discover how fraktur relate family history with imaginary
beasts, colonial men and women, birds and flowers, and
more.
Fraktur are 18th, 19th, and early 20th century
decorated manuscripts made by and for Pennsylvania
Germans (often referred to as Pennsylvania Dutch).
Most American fraktur contain family data. Most came
from southeast Pennsylvania, but many came from
other regions where Pennsylvania Germans Settled,
including Ohio, Virginia, today's West Virginia, Maryland,
New Jersey, the Carolinas, and beyond.
Fraktur: Folk Art & Family includes a glossary, selected
references, maps, and an index. Published in
Connection with an exhibit on fraktur at the Heritage
Center of Lancaster County, PA, sales of this book
benefit the Museum.
Hardcover, 192 pages, color illustrations $49.95
plus $5.00 shipping.
Earnest.
Explore the world of American fraktur with Fraktur: Folk
Art & Family. Over 200 Color illustrations demonstrate
the charm of American fraktur in this popular book.
For family historians researching their German heritage,
or for those who love the magic of manuscript art,
discover how fraktur relate family history with imaginary
beasts, colonial men and women, birds and flowers, and
more.
Fraktur are 18th, 19th, and early 20th century
decorated manuscripts made by and for Pennsylvania
Germans (often referred to as Pennsylvania Dutch).
Most American fraktur contain family data. Most came
from southeast Pennsylvania, but many came from
other regions where Pennsylvania Germans Settled,
including Ohio, Virginia, today's West Virginia, Maryland,
New Jersey, the Carolinas, and beyond.
Fraktur: Folk Art & Family includes a glossary, selected
references, maps, and an index. Published in
Connection with an exhibit on fraktur at the Heritage
Center of Lancaster County, PA, sales of this book
benefit the Museum.
Hardcover, 192 pages, color illustrations $49.95
plus $5.00 shipping.
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NEW!
To The Latest Posterity: Pennsylvania-German
Family Registers in the Fraktur Tradition by Corinne
and Russell Earnest.
To the Latest Posterity traces the history of
Pennsylvania-German family registers made from 1720
to the present. Used to document marriages, offspring,
and other family data, the Pennsylvania-German family
register also incorporates hand-illuminated decorative
art.
To the Latest Posterity places in context
Pennsylvania-German printed as well as freehand
registers, and gives perspectives concerning European,
social, religious, and cultural traditions.
A comprehensive glossary aids readers in understanding
Pennsylvania-German family registers, many of which
were recorded in German.
Color and Black and white illustrations. Everyname
index. Hardcover, 192 pages, $45.00 plus $5.00
shipping.
To The Latest Posterity: Pennsylvania-German
Family Registers in the Fraktur Tradition by Corinne
and Russell Earnest.
To the Latest Posterity traces the history of
Pennsylvania-German family registers made from 1720
to the present. Used to document marriages, offspring,
and other family data, the Pennsylvania-German family
register also incorporates hand-illuminated decorative
art.
To the Latest Posterity places in context
Pennsylvania-German printed as well as freehand
registers, and gives perspectives concerning European,
social, religious, and cultural traditions.
A comprehensive glossary aids readers in understanding
Pennsylvania-German family registers, many of which
were recorded in German.
Color and Black and white illustrations. Everyname
index. Hardcover, 192 pages, $45.00 plus $5.00
shipping.
Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists
and Scriveners by Russell and Corinne Earnest.
Described as the "workhorse" of books on fraktur,
Papers for Birth Dayes details information about 18th,
19th, and early 20th century fraktur artists and
scriveners. Fraktur are scattered amond collectors,
families, museums, and the antique marketplace.
Papers for Birth Dayes consolidates and organizes
information about fraktur artists into a single source.
For family historians researching families of German
heritage, this two-volume set lists surnames on fraktur,
most of which are birth and baptism certificates.
Illustrated in Black and White, Papers for Birth Dayes
includes an extensive surname index, a glossary, and a
32-page list of selected sources.
Second Edition, 4,000+ surname index
Softcover, 908 pages
$89.50 per two-volume set, plus $7.00 shipping
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Fraktur - Bender on Fraktur
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Fraktur - Diehl on Fraktur
- Ernst on Fraktur
- Faust, Foust on Fraktur
- Frankenfield on Fraktur
- Good, Guth on Fraktur
- Herman on Fraktur
- Huber, Hoover on
Fraktur - Lang, Long on Fraktur
- Maurer on Fraktur
- Seip, Sipe on Fraktur