Do You Know This Early Pennsylvania History?
If you have ancestors in Pennsylvania in the 17th & 18th century, knowing these four things will help your understanding of our records (and our history!).
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00:00 Intro
01:48 Pennsylvania in the Revolutionary War
05:16 The landless in Pennsylvania
07:46 Religions in Pennsylvania
09:35 Pennsylvania and the Book of Revelation
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/E6to8YkpSVk
Books mentioned:
- Beyond Philadelphia: The American Revolution in the Pennsylvania Hinterland, editted by John B. Frantz and William Pencak, Penn State University Press, 1998.
- The Disaffected: Britain's Occupation of Philadelphia During the American Revolution, by Aaron Sullivan, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2019.
- Aaron Sullivan presentation at The Athenaeum Philadelphia https://youtu.be/EUSR4a6IJMo
Music: Achaidh Cheide by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License