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The Harmonists, a Christian Communal society, founded Old Economy Village in 1824. They were known for their piety, as well as for their economic successes in textile manufacturing, including silk production, and later in the oil and railroad industries. Old Economy Village in Ambridge, PA is the home of a great deal of information about the Harmony Society and life in general in the nineteenth century. Major topics covered by the archives and library include music, architecture, religion, business, photographs, and more.

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Exhibit of Harmonist Items

building interior, Photograph, furniture, historic clothing

Includes: Chair, Spinning Wheel, Hat on a stand and a Chest in the background

Frederick Rapp House Interior

furniture, Photograph, building interior

Shows stair case through open door Chair also seen

Frederick Rapp House Sitting Room

building interior, Photograph, furniture

Table, mantle, sideboard

George L. Zundel

furniture, Photograph, people, building

Outside Fredrick Rapp House looking at a chair.

George Rapp House (interior) - Trustee's Room

musical instrument, Photograph, building interior, furniture, art

Stove in front of fireplace mantle, rocking chair, tables, piano, art on walls, gas light

Harmonist Artifacts - Postcard

tool, Photograph, furniture, music, Postcard

Chair; Bread peel; on table clarinet; string instrument, roll of music; butter churn

Hotel Dining Room

furniture, Photograph, building interior

Shows table, chairs, dishes and gas light

Hotel Porch

furniture, Photograph, building

written on the bottom:The porch at the old Tavern Looking down the length of the porch shows bench, basket and other porch furniture

Interior View

people, Photograph, building interior, furniture

unidentified seated woman, tables, chairs, wall mural

John S. Duss sitting in rocking chair, Rapp House interior

building interior, Photograph, Harmony Society Trustee, furniture, musical instrument

Trustee's Room, John Duss sitting in a rocking chair. Also shows stove, piano, table and art work on the wall - 1895

Mary Malinda Breitenstein and grandson John Morrison

Hired worker, Photograph, Old timer, furniture

Mary Malinda (Turner) Breitestein standing in the doorway of her home at 1616 Ohio View (French Point) with her grandson John Morrison. A chair is also seen.