Germantown Crier

Shoe Manufacturing in Germantown in 1850: The End of the “Gentle Craft” Winter, 1989/90

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Article by former Archivist of the Germantown Historical Society and the former editor of the Germantown Crier, Lisabeth M. Holloway on the craft industry of shoemaking in Germantown.

This entry was posted in Germantown Crier and tagged gentle craft, shoe manufacturing.

Field to Factory Afro-American Migration – Germantown Crier Fall 1988

90th Anniversary – The Site & Relic Society of Germantown Winter, 1989/90

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