Pennsylvania German Fraktur and Manuscripts

Fraktur are colorful documents made by Pennsylvania Germans who lived in rural parts of southeastern Pennsylvania and the surrounding region during the 1700s and 1800s. Most fraktur are personal records, such as birth and baptismal certificates. Learn more about this collection. For advanced searching filters for this collection, please use the link "Advanced."

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Birth Certificate (Geburtsschein) for Hana Florin
Drawing (Seven Rows of Tulips)
Writing Exercise (Vorschrift) (But Jesus went to the Olive Mountain [Jesus aber ging an den Öhlberg])
Writing Exercise (Vorschrift) (The gate is narrow [Die Pforte ist Enge])
Writing Exercise (Vorschrift) of Johannes Klinger (Well for him whom the Lord [Wohl dem den der Herr])
You sinners, come forth (Ihr Sünder kommt gegangen)
Writing Exercise (Vorschrift) of Johannes Huber (O that each would consider [Ach Daß ein Jeder nähm in Acht])
Writing Exercise (Vorschrift) of Jacob Huber (Where is Jesus [Wo ist Jesus])
Writing Exercise (Vorschrift) (Commit to the [Befiehl dem])
Writing Exercise (Vorschrift) for Samuel Schmelser (Lord, contend with my contenders [Herr hadere mit meinen hadern])
Alphabet by Catharina Heist
Alphabet by Joseph Urmy
Writing Exercise (Vorschrift) (But whomever you forgive something [Welchem aber Ihr etwas vergebet])
Writing Exercise (Vorschrift) for Elisabeth Weber (The goodness of the Lord [Die Güte des Herrn])
Writing Exercise (Vorschrift) (So come dear Hour of Death [So komm geliebte Todes Stund])
Writing Exercise (Vorschrift) (Dear child, use the Time [Liebes Kind, Brauche der Zeit])
Writing Exercise (Vorschrift) for Esther Hadmänn (One thing is necessary [Eines Ist Noth])
Take care, do not curse in my house (Hüt dich, fluch nicht in meinem Haus)
Birth and Baptismal Certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) for Elisabetha Zettelmaier
Birth, Baptismal and Confirmation Certificate (Geburts, Tauf, und Konfirmationsschein) for Jacob Roth