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Title
My dear old home
Additional title: Oh give me back my dear old home, That home where my childhood's days sped by, And grant that I may once more see The hills that around it lie. [first line]
Additional title: Oh give me back that dear old home, That home where my childhood's days sped by, And grant that I may once more see The hills that around it lie. [first line of chorus]
Names
Farmer, Sadie (Lyricist)
Petrie, H. W. (Henry W.), 1857-1925 (Composer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1892

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1892
Place: Chicago
Publisher: National Music Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Ballads, American
Trees -- 1800-1899
Home
Houses -- 1890-1900
Country homes
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover includes an illustration of a house among trees next to a country road.
Statement of responsibility: music by H.W. Petrie ; words by Sadie Farmer.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 35 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21742284
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1707ff90-c58e-012f-50e9-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1892: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "My dear old home" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1892. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-f30a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "My dear old home" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-f30a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1892). My dear old home Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-f30a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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My dear old home