Old Economy Village - Archives

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  • Date = 06/29/1931

About This Collection

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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Fred and Christiana Knoedler
Katherine Christiana Knoedler Brown
Knoedler family and John Duss
Knoedler family and others at Camp Cool
Knoedlers - The 4 Fritzes