"Released in conjunction with the fraktur exhibit 'The Prints and the Penmen' at the Heritage Center Museum of Lancaster County, Lancaster, Pennsylvania"; May-Dec 1997. "American fraktur are by far more common among peoples of German descent who lived in 18th or 19th century Pennsylvania, or among German Americans whose families were originally from the mid-Atlantic states. Frequently, fraktur are referred to as Pennsylvania German illuminated manuscripts. However, the term refers to the Pennsylvania German subculture rather than a geographic location. In fact, many fraktur survive from German communities in Canada and states beyond Pennsylvania such as Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and the Carolinas"--Introduction.