Papers Read Before The Lancaster County Historical Society April 3, 1908; History Herself, As Seen In Her Own Workshop; (Volume Xii) No. 4

Step inside history's own workshop as Lancaster County's past is examined, debated and preserved on the very day it was presented to the community. The past lives in detail. Papers Read Before the Lancaster County Historical Society, April 3, 1908 - History Herself, As Seen in Her Own Workshop (Volume XII, No. 4) gathers vivid local history essays from one of America's oldest historical society proceedings, capturing the voices, concerns and discoveries of early twentieth-century scholars in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Blending reflections on the history of Lancaster County with thoughtful discussions of methods of historical research, these Lancaster County Historical Society papers stand as a rich primary source history collection for anyone drawn to Pennsylvania local history and the evolving craft of writing about the past. As an early 1900s history book, it offers an unfiltered glimpse of how local scholars understood their own landscape, making it an ideal reference for historians and a treasure-trove of resources for genealogists tracing families in Lancaster County Pennsylvania. Part of the enduring American county history series tradition, this volume appeals both to curious readers of pennsylvania local history and to serious collectors of rare county records and Lancaster County Historical Society papers. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.