John Gerald Shea - Making Authentic Pennsylvania Dutch Furniture: With Measured Drawings

For their courteous cooperation in furnishing photographs and information, separately credited in this book, the author wishes to thank the following museums and historical sources:

American Museum in Britain, Bath, England; Mrs. Kay Bond, Curator.

Daniel Boone Homestead, Birdsboro, Pa. 19508; Dr. Lawrence Thurman, Curator. Ephrata Cloister, Ephrata, Pa.; Mr. John L. Kraft, Curator.

Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Mich. 48121; Mrs. C. V. Hagler, Curator.

The Heritage Center of Lancaster County, Lancaster, Pa. 17604; Mr. Bruce G. Shoemaker, Administrator.

Hershey Museum of American Life, Hershey, Pa. 17033; Mrs. Eliza C. Harrison, Curator. Historic Schaefferstown, Inc., Schaefferstown, Pa.; Mr. John D. Miller, Director.

Index of American Design, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C. 20565; Mrs. Lina Steele, Curator.

Annie S. Kemerer Museum, Bethlehem, Pa. 18918; Mrs. Byron G. Hayes, Director. Lebanon County Historical Society, Lebanon, Pa. 17042; Mr. Ray S. Bowman, Director. Mercer Museum, Doylestown, Pa.; Ms. Laurie J. Rufe, Curator.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, N.Y. 10028; Dora L. Pines, Librarian.

Moravian Museum of Bethlehem, Bethlehem, Pa. 18018; Mrs. C. A. Zug, Director. Pennsylvania Farm Museum of Landis Valley, Lancaster, Pa. 17601; Carroll J. Hopf, Director.

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pa.; Mrs. Beatrice B. Garvan, Associate Curator.

William Penn Memorial Museum, Harrisburg, Pa. 17120; Ms. Cathryn J. McElroy, Curator of Decorative Arts.

Rock Ford Plantation, Lancaster, Pa. 17602; Henry J. Kauffman, Director.

Smithsonain Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560; Ms. Roberta A. Diemer (Photo Approval).

The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, Del. 19735; Karol A. Schmeigel, Curator.

Most museums, listed above, were visited by the author, who is most grateful for the cordial welcomes extended by their curators. In most instances they were most generous of their time while they furnished detailed information on the historical background of their holdings. Some, in fact, extended their courtesy to take time to measure selected pieces of their furniture for inclusion in the measured drawings chapter of this book.

The following museums and historical places were listed for general reference and were contacted in correspondence.

American Canal Society, York, Pa. 17403; Mr. Thomas F. Hann, Secretary.

American Canal Society, York, Pa., 17403; Mr. Thomas F. Hann, Secretary.

The Historical Society of Berks County, Reading, Pa. 19601; Mrs. Harold Yoder, Curator. The Historical Society of York County, York, Pa. 17403; Mrs. Richard C. Shultz, Director. Lancaster Historical Society, Lancaster, Pa.; Mr. John Aunget, Archivist.

Lehigh County Historical Society, Allentown, Pa. 18104; Mrs. G. Spencer Allen, Librarian. Newtown Historical Association, Inc., Newtown, Pa. 18940; Mrs. Robert S. Miller, President.

North Museum, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa., 17604; Mr. W. Fred Kinsey, Director.

Old Economy, Ambridge, Pa. 15003; Mr. Daniel Reibel, Director.

Pennsylvania Canal Society, Nazareth, Pa. 18064; C. P. Yoder, Curator.

Pennsylvania Dutch Folk Culture Society, Lenhartsville, Pa. 19534; Dr. Florence Baver, Director.

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Strasburg, Pa. 17579.

Railroad and Trolley History, Columbia. Pa. 17512; Mr. John D. Denney, Historian. The Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery,

Reading Pa. 19602; Mr. Bruce L. Dietrich, Director.

The Valley Forge Historical Society, Valley Forge State Park, Valley Forge, Pa. 19481; Louise Kneass, Curator.

Of those who helped most directly in manuscript preparation, large portions of thanks and credit go to my bright and delightful daughters-in-law. First, theres Carol Wright Shea, the highly talented professional artist, who illustrated Chapters 4 and 5. Her outstanding talent seems to improve with each successive book of mine she illustratesand is again expressed in this book; particularly in her precise interpretation of the hex signs in Chaper 5.

And, of course, Mary Anne Shea, wife of my younger son, who, at college, majored in history. Mary Anne did the research for Chapter 1 with such care and intensity that her detailed notes could easily be expanded to a full treatise on the subject, if book space allowed.

Then, my heartfelt thanks go to Mr. Joseph A. Romeo, the talented artist-draftsman who prepared precise pen and ink renderings of my measured drawings for the final chapter.

Thank you all!