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ca. 1916 |
Baptism in Bucks County, Pennsylvania |
Latvian Baptists in Pennsylvania |
A photograph of the Rev. Peter Buschman (Pēteris Bušmanis) baptizing an unidentified person in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, ca. 1916. Bucks County, a rural area north of Philadelphia, developed into a "colony" for Latvian Baptists. |
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2010 |
Bucks County Latvian Baptist Church |
Bucks County Latvian Baptist Church |
The Bucks County Latvian Baptist Church, located at the village of Applebachsville, Pennsylvania, was completed in 1933. The congregation was founded in 1913. Photographed July 17, 2010, by Andris Straumanis. |
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2011 |
Haycock Historical News |
Bucks County, Pennsylvania |
The fall 2011 edition of Haycock Historical News, the newsletter of the Haycock Historical Society of Pennsylvania. The lead story is a history of the Latvians of Haycock Township, including the Bucks County Latvian Baptist Church. It was written by Ralf W. Augstroze. |
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1925 |
A gathering in Bucks County, 1925 |
Latvian Baptists in Bucks County |
Latvian Baptists pose for a group photograph in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, during a gathering in 1925. The home was that of Juris and Jūlija Burse (George and Julia Burse), one of the first Latvian settlers in the Applebachsville area. |
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ca. 1920 |
Latvian Baptist men horsing around |
Bucks County |
Latvian Baptist men horsing around Latvian Baptists in Bucks County A group of Latvian Baptists pose for a photographer as they display a variation on a human pyramid. The image likely was made in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in the early 1920s. |
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ca. 1960 |
Bucks County Latvian Baptist Church |
Bucks County |
A postcard, printed by the Kaeser & Blair company of Ohio, depicts the Bucks County Latvian Baptist Church at Applebachsville, Pennsylvania. |
