This book is a thorough genealogical and historical study of the Smyser family in America. It provides insight into their early lives, their family relationships, and the places where they lived. The author has done an impressive job of tracing the Smyser family back to its origins in Germany and then following their migration to America. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Minutes of the centennial celebration, held by the descendants of the elder Matthias Smyser, May 3rd, 1845, on the farm of Samuel Smyser, in West Manchester Township, York County, Pennsylvania, first pub- lished in 1852: p. [203]-212.

This index is "at once a register of principle subjects and topics within the field of German culture in America, an index of names, of authors, co-authors, compilers, editors, and translators, and a geographical index to German culture in the several cities and states."--Introd.

"This book is a companion volume to Biographical books, 1950-1980, completing a comprehensive one hundred and five year bibliography of biographical and autobiographical works published or distributed in the United States"--Preface.