A Quaker Christmas


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Christmas is a simple matter among the Quakers of the historic Ohio River Valley, but can it be time to welcome love into four households? The Hall family runs an inn that welcomes travelers like Silas Jones who challenge their beliefs and woo their daughter. Widowed Lucinda Hughes mourns her husband’s death, while Will Davis blames himself for his friend’s demise. Keturah Wilkes is curious and outspoken among her community, which leads her to trouble among Henry Mangun’s rowdy family. Susannah Griffith has only been an observer of her new husband’s activity with the Underground Railroad until this Christmas Eve.




Candles in the Window


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The Mood of Christmas


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"Howard Thurman writes, "There must always be remaining in every one's life some place for the singing of angels..." In the meditations found in The Mood of Christmas, angels sing all year along. At the time of his death in 1981, Howard Thurman was Dean Emeritus of Marsh Chapel, Boston University, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Howard Thurman Educational Trust in San Francisco. He also served as Dean of Rankin Chapel and Professor of Theology at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and Director of Religious Life at Morehouse College, Atlanta. Founder of the Church for the Fellowship of All Peoples in San Francisco, the first interracial, interdenominational church in the United States, he was spiritual mentor to Martin Luther King, Jr., and the author of more than twenty books which still speak to our condition today"--page 4 of cover.




Christmas in Pennsylvania


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Originally published in 1959 and written by a pioneer in American folk-life studies, this classic work examines the folk origins of Christmas in Pennsylvania. Composed of interviews and newspaper reports, it records holiday traditions from the eighteenth century through to the early twentieth century. In this edition, Don Yoder has contributed a new foreword, providing insight into Alfred L. Shoemaker's influential career and the significance of this still vital work, and an afterword, offering a look at recent research on Christmas customs.




Christmas in Pennsylvania


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The return of a bestselling classic with new material. Full-color vintage images for the first time. A new selection of recipes from Pennsylvania's Christmas past.




Christmas in Colonial and Early America


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Describes the celebration of Christmas in the United States from colonial times through the nineteenth century and includes several carols, recipes, and instructions for making toys and ornaments.




A Quaker Woman's Cookbook


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One of the finest sources for studying authentic American fold diet, the 1853 facsimile edition presented here contains a wealth of recipes and folk wisdom from the Quakers, Tidewater South, and Pennsylvania Germans. This volume, with an extensive introduction and glossary, is the first attempt by an American food historian to analyze the cookery of the Quakers.




A Quaker Saga


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Thomas Watson (ca. 1651-1738) was born in Strawberryhowe, Cumberland, England. He married Rebecca Marke in 1684 or 1685. They came to America in 1701 and settled in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Descendants and relatives lived chiefly in Pennsylvania. Includes ancestors in England to the 1600s. Also includes history of the Quakers in Cumberland, England and Bucks County, Pennsylvania.




Outings at Odd Times


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