Above: I have to be careful what I say about the unfortunate proofreading of this Amish bibliophile, because I think I am related to this guy.
This 1937 Amish bookplate is glued into an 1814 Ehrenfried Martyrs' Mirror. It is painted in watercolor by Samuel K. Fisher ...who misspells his father's name here as "David Z. Father".
I checked my genealogy fan chart to see if I am related to Samuel. Just as I suspected. I probably am.
My great-great-grandmother was Susanna Fisher (born 1795-died 1852). My great-great-great grandfather was Christian Fisher (born 1757 - died 1838). My great-great-great grandmother was Barbara Fisher (born 1779 - died 1869.) Most of my known ancestors are Amish.
The good thing about American folk art is that you are allowed to like it even if it is bad art or bad proofreading. And sometimes, the worse it is, the more I like it.
