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George Subers Broadbent diaries
George Subers Broadbent (b. 1839) was a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church in several Pennsylvania towns and cities. The diaries detail his work as a preacher and Sunday school teacher, family life, and finances. The first volume is a recording of the events in his and his siblings’ early li...
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| Collection: | George Subers Broadbent Diaries |
| Collection Number: | 3595 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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0.48 Linear feet ; 6 volumes |
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George Subers Broadbent (b. 1839) was a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church in several Pennsylvania towns and cities. The diaries detail his work as a preacher and Sunday school teacher, family life, and finances. The first volume is a recording of the events in his and his siblings’ early lives in Montgomery, Berks and other Pennsylvania counties. While this volume begins with a discussion of the events that occurred in 1852, it is actually dated in 1861 which most likely indicates that the volume is a retelling (or reflection) of those experiences. This is a collection of volumes recorded by George Subers Boardbent between the years 1861-1898. The recordings trace his daily activities, his work as a preacher and Sunday school teacher, family life, and finances. The first volume contains autobiographical and family biographical entries about their lives in 1852. The remaining five volumes (Volume II-VI) are Broadbent’s daily religious, family, social and travel diary entries from 1875-1898. |