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Having shared with Dr. Alfred Shoemaker a birthright in historic Lehigh County, where our historic ancestors hid the nation’s Liberty Bell at Independence Hall from the British occupation of ...

Having researched several folk art PA Dutch Bieber dower chests, I was drawn to an unusual 1780 example which was photographed in Slator’s Antique Newspaper in 1997. An important folk art designed ...

Appraisal: 1864 Norwegian Dower Chest, from Vintage Madison. Watch Dean Failey's appraisal of an 1864 Norweigan dower chest, in Vintage Madison. Funding for ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is provided by Ancestry ...

The purpose of a hope chest was to collect small, useful items for the bride-to-be Historically, these chests were referred to as a dowry chest You don’t hear or see much these days in the U.S. about ...

In studying early American folk art, there is no shortage of folk art documents and designs that express pioneer immigrants’ gratitude for reaching America at a time when many individuals still feared ...

Question: I enjoyed reading your recent column about fracture art, as many of my heirlooms are gifts from relatives who moved from Germany to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, during the late 1800s.

Historical Treasures is a new feature that spotlights local artifacts found in local museums. It will appear every Sunday in the Connect section of the The Express-Times. German immigrants came to ...

Quite often when a home was being built for a young PA Dutch farming couple, cabinet makers like Jacob and John Bieber were also busy designing and making the household furniture that would make their ...