Briner Family History
Briner Family History

Author: Forrest D. Myers

Publisher:

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 720

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George Michael Breiner married Anna Catharina Loy in 1756/1757 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. He was of German lineage, and was possibly the G. Michael Breiner who arrived in Philadelphia in 1752. George Michael was naturalized in 1765, and possibly served in the Revolu- tionary War. Descendants (chiefly spelling the surname Briner) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and elsewhere.

Ministers of the German Reformed Congregations in Pennsylvania and Other Colonies in the Eighteenth Century
Ministers of the German Reformed Congregations in Pennsylvania and Other Colonies in the Eighteenth Century

Author: William John Hinke

Publisher:

Published: 1951

Total Pages: 450

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The volume contains the biographies of sixty-six ministers who were members of the Coetus (somewhat akin to a Synod); fifty ministers who served German Reformed congregations but were independent of the Coetus; fourteen brief Memorials, containing data relative to ministers, but not enough for a biography. The volume contains four hundred and thirty-two pages"--Pref.

Powwowing in Pennsylvania: Braucherei & the Ritual of Everyday Life (Soft Cover)
Powwowing in Pennsylvania: Braucherei & the Ritual of Everyday Life (Soft Cover)

Author: Patrick J. Donmoyer

Publisher: Masthof Press & Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center, Kutztown University

Published: 2018-02-05

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 0998707430

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This cultural exploration offers an unparalleled presentation of Pennsylvania’s ritual healing traditions known as powwowing or Braucherei in Pennsylvania Dutch, through original primary source materials, including manuscripts, ritual objects, and books—most of which have never before been available to English-speaking readers. Although methods and procedures have varied considerably over three centuries of ritual practice within the Pennsylvania Dutch cultural region, the outcomes and experiences surrounding this tradition have woven a rich tapestry of cultural narratives that highlight the integration of ritual into all aspects of life, as well as provide insight into the challenges, conflicts, growth, and development of a distinct Pennsylvania Dutch folk culture. (343pp. color illus. index. PA German Cult. Heritage Center, 2018.) Volume IV of the Annual Publication Series of the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University.