Old Economy Village

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Old Economy Village

Last home of the 19th-Century Harmony Society, a Christian communal society known for piety and industrial propsperity.

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Date(s): 28 August 2005. Album by Ralf Brown. Photos by Ralf Brown. 1 - 54 of 54 Total. 58440 Visits.

enlarge 127KB, 600x800 1 Ambridge Museum in the Visitor's Center	enlarge 134KB, 800x600 2 PIC48502	enlarge 153KB, 600x800 3 PIC48503	enlarge 142KB, 800x600 4 Founded by Germans
enlarge 160KB, 800x533 5 George Rapp's House "it is a huge house" View Comments...	enlarge 163KB, 800x600 6 The Main Street	enlarge 110KB, 800x533 7 PIC48495	enlarge 154KB, 800x600 8 PIC48496
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enlarge 88KB, 800x533 37 Lasts in the Shoe Shop	enlarge 88KB, 800x600 38 Hat Shop	enlarge 97KB, 800x600 39 Silk Worm	enlarge 202KB, 599x800 40 Bake Oven
enlarge 106KB, 800x600 41 School Room	enlarge 98KB, 800x600 42 Natural History Museum	enlarge 105KB, 800x600 43 PIC48629	enlarge 126KB, 800x600 44 Drafting Table
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'Father' Jacob Henrici (1804-1892)immigrated from Bavaria (Germany)in 1824 to America and joined in 1826 the Harmony Society as a teacher. On Father Rapp's death (1847) he became the head of the Society for almost half a century and was "one of the pituresque figures of Western Pennsylvania".
(see THE HARMONY SOCIETY by J.M. TATE Jr., Sewickley, Pa, 1925
- Dr. Diethelm Henrici, Wed, 1 Jun 2011 1:14PM

I am working on a manuscript for a book on the Harmonists and wanted to know the cost and procedure for ordering several images either as photos or digititized.
- Paul Douglas, Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:43AM

Thank you for visiting us at Old Economy to celebrate Gertrude Rapp's 197th birthday! I am "young Gertrude" in PIC48691 and the "mother" of the silkworm pictured (as well as over a thousand others). I'd love to have copies of some of these pictures for my scrapbook, as my father (who usually takes pictures for me) was otherwise engaged (he's in picture 58677!).
- Emily Lapisardi, Mon, 9 Jan 2006 9:51PM

Your pictures are beautiful. I have to get information of Old Economy Village for my Victorian America class, and i would like to use your photos. Please let me know if this is possible. Thank You!
- Abby McCready, Thu, 15 Sep 2005 11:48AM

I am planning to write a paper for my PA history class on Old Economy Village, and was wondering if you would allow me to use some of your photos. Thank you.
- Nicole Thorne, Fri, 9 Sep 2005 8:13AM