Penllyn Village: Lest We Forget: A History and Personal Memories of a Black Settlement in Lower Gwynnedd Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania - Softcover

Stewart Jones, E. Gloria

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1436341477 ISBN 13: 9781436341479

Verlag: Xlibris, 2008

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Reseña del editor:

This book is written especially to honor the residents in a small black community whose time as a totally black community may be ending. . Not all Black Americans have lived in the urban areas of this country; not a better life, but different. It is hoped that any who read this book would see that the hopes, dreams, and life styles of many Black Americans are no different than those of other Americans. This story is about such people. Just beyond the Bethlehem Baptist Church on the corner of Penllyn-Blue Bell Pike and Trewellyn Avenue, in the village of Penllyn, Lower Gwynedd Township, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, rests a predominantly black settlement. The people who founded the church are the same people who established a firm foundation for the community. But there is something more to the church and residents whose presence there dates back 120 years. The author's purpose is to document their presence before their rich history is swept away by changing demographics. The book's focus is on the black immigrants from Virginia who were recruited from the farmlands of Westmoreland County, Virginia to those in Gywnedd and surrounding areas in Pennsylvania. There is a brief acknowledgment of the settlement of the Welsh and other Eastern and Southern Europeans, as well as the aristocracy, who came before. Also noted are the ties to the Revolutionary War and structures that could be considered as historic sites still remaining in the village. A review of their southern roots was important to understanding the residents' success in their new home. They had strong ties to their families and skills already gained back home. Some came to make enough money to send home to buy the farmland back in Virginia that their forefathers had farmed under the yoke of slavery. Some succeeded and returned home. Others remained to find work in the mills, and estates of the wealthy; some were able to start small businesses of their own. Their settlement began with a prayer group of n

Biografía del autor:

Gloria Jones is a third generation descendant of early Black immigrants to Penllyn Village. She does not consider herself a historian, but has given several talks on the history of Penllyn. She has taught at several nursing schools in the area and was a nursing professor at Gwynedd Mercy College from which she retired in 2000. She received her RN diploma from Philadelphia General Hospital, a BS degree from West Chester University, a MA from Arcadia University, and a MSN from Gwynedd Mercy College. She lives with her husband, a professional horseman, and has three sons and seven grandchildren.

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• Verlag: Xlibris
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1436341477
• ISBN 13: 9781436341479
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 108