Do You Know This Early Pennsylvania History?

If you have ancestors in Pennsylvania in the 17th & 18th century, knowing these four things will help your understanding of our records (and our history!).

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00:00 Intro 

01:48 Pennsylvania in the Revolutionary War

05:16 The landless in Pennsylvania

07:46 Religions in Pennsylvania

09:35 Pennsylvania and the Book of Revelation

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/E6to8YkpSVk 

Books mentioned:

• Beyond Philadelphia: The American Revolution in the Pennsylvania Hinterland, editted by John B. Frantz and William Pencak, Penn State University Press, 1998.
• The Disaffected: Britain's Occupation of Philadelphia During the American Revolution, by Aaron Sullivan, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2019.
• Aaron Sullivan presentation at The Athenaeum Philadelphia https://youtu.be/EUSR4a6IJMo

Music: Achaidh Cheide by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License