Landis Valley Museum
Author | : Elizabeth Johnson |
Publisher | : Stackpole Books |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 2002 |
ISBN-10 | : 0811729559 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780811729550 |
Rating | : 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Download or read book Landis Valley Museum written by Elizabeth Johnson and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Landis Valley Museum, a complex of more than twenty-five buildings in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, founded in the 1920s by brothers Henry K. and George D. Landis, preserves Pennsylvania Dutch rural life from the mid-eighteenth century to the early-twentieth century. The guidebook surveys the Pennsylvania Dutch culture, profiles the brothers who amassed more than 75,000 objects relating to Dutch heritage, and concludes with a tour of the buildings and the grounds.