<p>from The Backcover<p> Mennonite Women, Whose Lives Stretched From The Closing Years Of The Last Century Into The Early Decades Of The Current One, Were, For The Most Part, Sturdy Homemakers, Mothers, And Farm Wives.<br><br> One Of These Women, Ruth Hershey Of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Kept A Box Camera Near Her Children, Her Homestead, Her Garden, And Her Drop-in Company. It Accompanied Her On Excursions To Town, The Ocean, And Visits With Friends.<br> <br> As This Rare Collection Of Photographs (recently Discovered By Her Grandson, A Professional Photographer) Shows, Mrs. Hershey Recorded Life With An Unusually Artistic Flair.<br> <br> Ruth Hershey Hershey, About Whom This Book Is Written, Was Born In 1895 East Of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She Took Photographs With A Small Box Camera And Developed The Negatives And Prints Herself, Without Any Training Or Intention Of Sharing Her Work Beyond Her Family. Most Of The Photographs In This Collection Were Taken Between 1915 And 1940. <br> <br> Ruth Hershey Died In 1990, While A Resident At The Mennonite Home, West Of Lancaster.<br> <br> <b>about The Author</b><br> <br> Phyllis Pellman Good, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Is A Book Editor And Editor Of <i>festival Quarterly/<i>, A Magazine Exploring The Art, Faith, And Culture Of Mennonite Peoples. She Is Co-editor Of The Books <b>perils Of Professionalism,</b> Co-writer With Her Husband, Merle, Of <b>20 Most Asked Questions About The Amish And Mennonites,</b> As Well As <b>ideas For Families</b>, And Author Of Several Well-known Cookbooks.<br> <br> Together She And Merle Are Executive Directors Of The People's Place, The Old Country Store, And Several Associated Galleries And Museums In Intercourse, Pennsylvania.<br> <br> <b>photography Editor And Printer</b><br> <br> Edwin P. Huddle, Who Selected And Printed The Photographs In This Collection, Recently Celebrated His 20th Year As A Fine Art Photographer. Based In Lancaster, He Works Primarily In Black-and-white Photography, Ranging In Subjects From Portraits To Seascapes To Lancaster County Countryside.<br> <br> He Is The Grandson Of Ruth Hershey, The Son Of Her Daughter Katherine.<br></p>
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