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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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Birth and Death Register, Undated

genealogy, Harmonist Society Members, death dates, birth dates

Birth and Death register, organized in this manner. Mostly old German cursive; some English cursive. Beginning is alphabetically organized. Second part is in two columns, organized by sex and order by date of birth. Third part organized by date of death.

Botany Lab Book Elsie Knoedler 1912

Botany, Science, Ambridge High School, Ambridge

Science workbook for Ambridge High School (Senior Botany) in 1912 created and written by Elsie Knoedler. Contains: Collection of various dried plants collected in and around Ambridge, PA, with scientific classifications and descriptions on work sheets, Index, drawings of cells, plants, and their parts, and various notes.

Burial Register, 1814- 1951

Hired workers, death dates, Economy Cemetery, Harmonist Society members, Genealogy

Listing of Burials in the Harmonist Cemetery at Economy, PA. Members are listed in the front. Hired workers and/or their family members are listed in the back. Includes various notes by John Duss. Mostly English cursive; some old German cursive.

George Kirschbaum's Wage Record Book 1877-1887

genealogy, Wage Record, Hired workers, brick company

George Kirschbaum was the supervisor of the brick yard. This book is a record of the names and genealowages paid to hired worker.

John Duss Newspaper Scrapbook, 1892-1914

Ambridge, Marriage, Newspaper, Death notices, Escheat, Court Case, Development, Money, Lawsuit

Newspaper Scrapbook from John Duss. Contains newspaper clippings discussing: Expulsion of Henry Feicht from the Society, Death of Jacob Henrici, Audit of Harmony Society, attempt of former members and heirs to dissolve the Society, Beaver County Centennial program, Death notices of prominent individuals and society members, purchase of land from Economy for American Bridge, Duss Band clippings, sale of Economy lands by J.S. Duss, attempt by state to take over Harmony Society property by escheat, Charles A Dickson Information, and content of letters concerning Hans Duss marriage correspondence.

Journal of the American Silk Society and Rural Economist, April 1839

silk manufacture

Table of contents is on page 152

Journal of the American Silk Society and Rural Economist, April 1840

silk manufacture

Contains 2 articles on Economy silk -1) American Manufactured Silks, and 2) American Ribands

Journal of the American Silk Society and Rural Economist, August 1839

silk manufacture

Table of Contents on page 28

Journal of the American Silk Society and Rural Economist, December 1839

silk manufacture

Table of contents on page 402; includes annual index