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Old Economy Village – Archives
Institutions: Old Economy Village
Time Periods: 1816-1860 Antebellum Period, 1878-1900 Industrial Revolution, 1901-1928 Progressive Era, 1929-1945 Great Depression and World War II, 1946-1991 Cold War
The Harmonists, a Christian Communal society, founded Old Economy Village in 1824. They were known for their piety, as well as for their economic successes in textile manufacturing, including silk production, and later in the oil and railroad industries. Old Economy Village in Ambridge, PA is the home of a great deal of information about the Harmony Society and life in general in the nineteenth century. Major topics covered by the archives and library include music, architecture, religion, business, photographs, and more.