The Way We Were
Title | The Way We Were PDF eBook |
Author | Mount Lebanon, PA, Municipality |
Publisher | |
Pages | 86 |
Release | 2000-06-01 |
Genre | Mount Lebanon (Pa.) |
ISBN | 9780970099709 |
Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Title | Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 44 |
Release | 1919 |
Genre | Industries |
ISBN |
Biographical Annals of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Title | Biographical Annals of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 938 |
Release | 1904 |
Genre | Lebanon County (Pa.) |
ISBN |
One Hundred Years in Lebanon, 1831-1931
Title | One Hundred Years in Lebanon, 1831-1931 PDF eBook |
Author | Lebanon National Bank (Lebanon, Pa.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 24 |
Release | 1931 |
Genre | Banks and banking |
ISBN |
Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Title | Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. PDF eBook |
Author | Lebanon (Pa.). Chamber of Commerce |
Publisher | |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 1919 |
Genre | Lebanon (Pa.) |
ISBN |
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Title | Lebanon, Pennsylvania PDF eBook |
Author | Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce |
Publisher | |
Pages | 88 |
Release | 1968 |
Genre | Lebanon County (Pa.) |
ISBN |
Witches of Pennsylvania
Title | Witches of Pennsylvania PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas White |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 125 |
Release | 2010-12-03 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1625845871 |
A folklorist chronicles the history and lore of witchcraft in the Keystone State from William Penn’s 17th century witch trial to 20th century occultism. As English and German settlers migrated to Pennsylvania, they brought their beliefs in magic with them from the Old World—sometimes with dangerous consequences. In 1802, for example, an Allegheny County judge helped an accused witch escape an angry mob. But Susan Mummey was not so fortunate. In 1934, she was killed in her home by a young Schuylkill County man who was convinced that she had cursed him. In other regions of the state, views on folk magic were more complex. While hex doctors were feared in the Pennsylvania German tradition, powwowers were and are revered for their abilities to heal, lift curses and find lost objects. In this revealing study, author Thomas White traces the undercurrent of witchcraft and occultism through centuries of Pennsylvania history.