To the Latest Posterity: Pennsylvania-German Family Registers in the Fraktur Tradition (Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society (2001), V. 37.)
Beautifully illustrated. --Germantown Crier --Germantown CrierCorinne and Russell Earnest, experts on fraktur, have produced a lovely book filled with color and black and white examples of family registers, both hand-drawn and printed. --Jack Brubaker, Lancaster New Era --Jack Brubaker, Lancaster New EraThe numerous illustrations with substantive captions, a grouping of which appears in color, add significantly to creating an understanding and appreciation for the registers. An appendix of artists and scriveners who worked in the family register format, a short chronology of dates associated with the development of registers, and a glossary of terms both used in describing and found upon the registers are all welcome resources included in the book. --Michael S. Showalter, Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage --Michael S. Showalter, Pennsylvania Mennonite HeritageCorinne and Russell Earnest, experts on fraktur, have produced a lovely book filled with color and black and white examples of family registers, both hand-drawn and printed. --Jack Brubaker, Lancaster New Era --Jack Brubaker, Lancaster New EraThe numerous illustrations with substantive captions, a grouping of which appears in color, add significantly to creating an understanding and appreciation for the registers. An appendix of artists and scriveners who worked in the family register format, a short chronology of dates associated with the development of registers, and a glossary of terms both used in describing and found upon the registers are all welcome resources included in the book. --Michael S. Showalter, Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage --Michael S. Showalter, Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage