Old Economy Village - Archives

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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
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.
Book of Letters from George Rapp, 1791-1802
Book of Letters from George Rapp, 1791-1802
hymns, Correspondence, poetry
Copies of George Rapp's letters written in Wurttemberg; poetry; hymn
Burial Register, 1814- 1951
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.
Burial Register, 1840-1857
Burial Register, 1840-1857
genealogy, Harmony Society member, death dates, Economy Cemetery
Book with slots to hold small sticks with members names on them. Sticks seem to have been moved from the front pages to the back pages and the date of death added as members died.
E. Hardegg
E. Hardegg
people, Photograph
A note to Herr Henrici in German cursive is on he back
George Rapp Letters 1793-1802
George Rapp Letters 1793-1802
Letters
Letters written by George Rapp. Handwritten German (Kurrent)
George Rapp Sermons 1791-1802 and Flora Oeconomie 1829B
George Rapp Sermons 1791-1802 and Flora Oeconomie 1829B
Sermons
Handwritten German (Kurrent)
George Rapp Sermons 1837-1838
George Rapp Sermons 1837-1838
Sermons
In hand written German (Kurrent)
Harmonisches Gesangbuch Theils Von andern Authoren, Theils neu verfasst. Zum Gebrauch für Singen und Musik für Alte und Junge. Nach Geschmack und Umständen zu wählen gewidmet.
Harmonisches Gesangbuch Theils Von andern Authoren, Theils neu verfasst. Zum Gebrauch für Singen und Musik für Alte und Junge. Nach Geschmack und Umständen zu wählen gewidmet.
Hymns, Music
Harmonist Songbook with notations
Map of George Rapp House in Iptingen, Germany
Map of George Rapp House in Iptingen, Germany
map, Photograph
labeled in German
Memorandum Book 1821-1822 Notes on Members Inheritances
Memorandum Book 1821-1822 Notes on Members Inheritances
Business Accounts; Inheritance
Handwritten in old German cursive (Kurrent). Inheritances of member that were collected in Germany. Index off names at the end.
Memorandum Book 1825-1826
Memorandum Book 1825-1826
Business Accounts
Notes on business dealings in Ohio, Kentucky (Louisville) and Indiana including travel expenses and miles traveled. Pg 39 appears to be calculations in their number code. Pg 47-48, 52-53 in German.
Memorandum Book 1828
Memorandum Book 1828
Business Accounts
Economy Jan 28 1828. List of items wanted for the store -hardware, cutlery, dry goods. Items for the Hatters. Items for the Painter. Queensware. Groceries (mostly spices). Dyes stuffs. Items for the Tanners. Goods for Vincenees store (pg 24-28). Notes on sales/purchases Pg 30-37. Handwritten English cursive. One paragraph in old German cursive (Kurrent).
Memorandum Book 1830-1847
Memorandum Book 1830-1847
Business Accounts
Sundry statements Economy March 12 1830. (Includes 4 clippings. Obit for Virginia Passavant.) Various inventories -- mostly grains, cloth and whiskey scattered throughout. Costs of manufacturing various cloths. Population statistics for Pennsylvania, Beaver County, etc. Costs for soap making. List of items lost by fire (Nov 15, 1832). Poem (p 32-36) Clipping on tariffs. Officers and boards of various banks. Cattle sale prices (at Chillicothe?) List of Steubenville manufactories. Estimated pricing for a town clock. Estimate of cost of manufacturing silk. List of Pittsburgh customers. Abstract of a religion article (Pg 85-87) Clipping on wool carding prices. Pages 129-138 originally inverted and from the back. Grain amounts. pg 133- flood Feb 10 1832. Pg 138-138 in German cursive (Kurrent) Rest in English cursive.
Memorandum Book 1832 (Notizen)
Memorandum Book 1832 (Notizen)
Business Accounts
Handwritten in old German cursive (Kurrent). Notes
Memorandum Book 1836-1838
Memorandum Book 1836-1838
Business Accounts
Front has loose and pasted in clippings 2 on hernia trusses and one on mulberry trees for sale. Inserted note to Romeli (Baker) with calculations on back. Fron to book includes Information on wire carder parts and lists (probably of items to be purchased): dye stuffs, dry goods, Queensware, hardware, screws, baskets, groceries. Pages 55-60: information on textile equipment and on indigo dye. Information o other textile manufactures. Scarlet dyes. Woad. Pages 131-119 were inverted-written from back to front. Notes on travel and lists for 2 purchasing trips. Mostly hand written English cursive, some old German cursive (Kurrent).
Memorandum Book 1838
Memorandum Book 1838
Business Accounts
Information on textile equipment, list of dye stuffs, hardware list, dry good lists, miscellaneous notes and accounts. Handwritten in English cursive with some handwritten old German cursive (Kurrent)
Memorandum Book 1838-1839
Memorandum Book 1838-1839
Business Accounts
Miscellaneous business notes and accounts. Page 26 meaning of "loco foco" from Saratoga Sentinel. Calculations. Most other text in in German cursive (Kurrent) Some names and addresses in English cursive.
Memorandum Book 1840 Pittsburgh
Memorandum Book 1840 Pittsburgh
Business Accounts
Mostly Accounts. Some lists, notes, names and addresses. Mostly English cursive with occasional old German cursive (Kurrent).
Memorandum Book 1841-1850, 1862 Flour
Memorandum Book 1841-1850, 1862 Flour
Business Accounts
Cover title: Memorandum of flour roasted for the pilgrimage to the Holy Land. J.S.D. -- List of dates and number of barrels roasted. Pages 15-19 are pages of text in German. Note on page 3 in English says there were 1607 barrels on hand at the time of George Rapp's death (Aug 7, 1947) Most of this book is in old German script (Kurrent).