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George Patterson Donehoo
1862–1934
A Pennsylvania minister turned historian, he devoted much of his writing to the state's early past and to Native American place names and village histories. His books reflect a deep local knowledge and a lifelong interest in how regional history is remembered.
1 Audiobook
The changing of historic place names : With an introduction and glossary of some historic names changed or misspelled in Pennsylvania
by George Patterson Donehoo, Henry W. (Henry Wharton) Shoemaker
About the author
Born in Pennsylvania in 1862 and remembered as a minister, author, and librarian, he built his reputation through historical writing centered on the state and its people. Sources connected with his books and library records identify him with major works including Pennsylvania, a History and A History of the Indian Villages and Place Names in Pennsylvania.
His career brought together religion, public history, and scholarship. Contemporary and later catalog descriptions link him to service as State Librarian and to work with Pennsylvania historical institutions, which helps explain the strong documentary focus of his books.
Donehoo died in 1934. Although some biographical details are sparse in easily confirmed sources, his work remains of interest to readers exploring Pennsylvania history, local place names, and older interpretations of Native American history in the region.