Hi Bill: I just found a nice description of weaving and the use of flax and wool in a 1976 booklet called the History of Salona, Clinton county, PA. I will write it up and e-mail it to everyone. It may take a few days as I have to take a business trip tomorrow thru Sat. Nancy Neuman ----- Original Message ----- From: "W.R. Hubler" <bill@hubler.com> To: "Nancy Neuman" <neuman@jdweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 1:00 PM Subject: Re: [PACENTRE] Weavers > Nancy, > > Thank you for your help. I called Andrea, but she did not have information > except in reference to the PRIESTLEYs; however, she referred me to the Union Co. > Historical Soc., and I have emailed them. That is because my ancestor, Abraham > Hubler, lived in New Berlin from 1800 until 1820 and was a weaver. He left very > little paper trail--only a few (3) listings on tax and census records where he > was identified as a "weaver." So, I began to look at weaving as an occupation > and found some references on weaving in Europe and American Indians but nothing > about weaving in 19th century PA. Do you have any ideas? > > Bill > > Nancy Neuman wrote: > > > My weaver friend tells me you should get in touch with the new head of > > textiles for the Joseph Priestley Museum, which is in Northumberland, PA. > > Her name is Andrea Bashore. The Priestley Museum number is: 570-473-9474. I > > don't have an e-mail address for her. > > > > In the Pennsylvania Archives Third Series are tax rolls for various counties > > in the 18th century. The name of the property owner is listed along with > > acreage, number of horses, cows, and SHEEP. > > > > When I looked up the tax assessments for Bald Eagle area from 1800-1816, > > people whose occupations were NOT farmer had their occupations listed and > > paid tax on them. You may find weavers listed that way. FYI--We still pay > > occupation taxes here in Union County. > > > > I noticed in a will I have for a John TEMPLETON who died in Centre County in > > 1809 that he is identified as "weaver." > > > > Nancy Neuman > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "W.R. Hubler" <bill@hubler.com> > > To: <PACENTRE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2001 12:28 PM > > Subject: [PACENTRE] Weavers > > > > > Does anyone have a link or information about the occupation of weaving > > > in 18th and 19th century PA. I have an ancestor who was a weaver then. > > > I understand that flax and wool were both used. Were there many sheep > > > raised then? > > > > > > Bill > > > > > > > > > ==== PACENTRE Mailing List ==== > > > Ideas for new projects to get Centre County data online? E-mail the > > listowner! Also visit our Centre Co. GenWeb archives page: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/centrez.html > > > >