Samuel Brugger diaries and genealogy,
Brugger, Samuel, 1830-1903.
Samuel Brugger diaries and genealogy, 1857-1947 (bulk 1857-1903). - 48 items. 2 containers.
Open to research.
Diaries kept by Brugger relating chiefly to his work as a farmer, railroad engineer, and schoolteacher living in Unionville, Pa. Subjects include local schools; the Methodist Church; the migration of birds; Brugger's collection of minerals, plants, and preserved animals; natural history; and railroads. Brugger discusses his work as railroad surveyor as well as his work as engineer on the construction of the Boston, Hartford, and Erie Railroad Company; the Western Maryland Railroad Company; and the Bald Eagle Valley Railroad Company which was built during the Civil War. Includes a genealogy (1947) of the Brugger family originating in Switzerland.
In part, positive photocopy.
[S.l.].
Civil engineer and farmer.
Collection material in English.
mm 81057174
Brugger family.
Bald Eagle Valley Railroad Company.
Boston, Hartford, and Erie Railroad Company.
Western Maryland Railroad Company.
Agriculture--Pennsylvania.
Animals.
Birds--Migration.
Education--Pennsylvania--Unionville.
Genealogy.
Methodist Church.
Minerals.
Natural history.
Plants.
Railroads--Surveying.
Railroads--Connecticut.
Railroads--Maryland.
Railroads--Pennsylvania.
Railroads--New York (State)
Railroads--Rhode Island.
Railroads--United States.
Schools--Pennsylvania--Unionville.
Zoological specimens.
Switzerland--Genealogy.
United States--Genealogy.
United States--History--Transportation.--Civil War, 1861-1865
Civil engineers.
Farmers.
Samuel Brugger diaries and genealogy, 1857-1947 (bulk 1857-1903). - 48 items. 2 containers.
Open to research.
Diaries kept by Brugger relating chiefly to his work as a farmer, railroad engineer, and schoolteacher living in Unionville, Pa. Subjects include local schools; the Methodist Church; the migration of birds; Brugger's collection of minerals, plants, and preserved animals; natural history; and railroads. Brugger discusses his work as railroad surveyor as well as his work as engineer on the construction of the Boston, Hartford, and Erie Railroad Company; the Western Maryland Railroad Company; and the Bald Eagle Valley Railroad Company which was built during the Civil War. Includes a genealogy (1947) of the Brugger family originating in Switzerland.
In part, positive photocopy.
[S.l.].
Civil engineer and farmer.
Collection material in English.
mm 81057174
Brugger family.
Bald Eagle Valley Railroad Company.
Boston, Hartford, and Erie Railroad Company.
Western Maryland Railroad Company.
Agriculture--Pennsylvania.
Animals.
Birds--Migration.
Education--Pennsylvania--Unionville.
Genealogy.
Methodist Church.
Minerals.
Natural history.
Plants.
Railroads--Surveying.
Railroads--Connecticut.
Railroads--Maryland.
Railroads--Pennsylvania.
Railroads--New York (State)
Railroads--Rhode Island.
Railroads--United States.
Schools--Pennsylvania--Unionville.
Zoological specimens.
Switzerland--Genealogy.
United States--Genealogy.
United States--History--Transportation.--Civil War, 1861-1865
Civil engineers.
Farmers.