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Author
Dyke, Samuel E.
Date of Publication
1974.
Call Number
974.815 LACO L245rf
Responsibility
by Samuel E. Dyke ; original ill. by Constantine Kermes.
ISBN
0915010054
Author
Dyke, Samuel E.
Place of Publication
Lancaster [Pa.] : Lititz, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Bicentennial Committee ; co-published and distributed by Sutter House,
Date of Publication
1974.
Physical Description
61 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Series
Lancaster County during the American Revolution
Notes
On cover: Revolutionary Lancaster.
"A Bicentennial book."
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Kentucky rifle.
Gunsmiths - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO L245rf
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Peter Reist of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and some of his descendants

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo5084
Author
Reist, Henry G.
Edition
Reprint
Date of Publication
1977.
Call Number
929 R378r
Responsibility
by Henry G. Reist.
Author
Reist, Henry G.
Edition
Reprint
Place of Publication
Manheim, Pa
Publisher
Mary R. Rohrer,
Date of Publication
1977.
Physical Description
[6], 118, [4] p. : ill., facsims. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Reist family (Peter Reist, d. 1743)
Eby family.
Hostetter family.
Kraybill family.
Nissley family.
Snavely family.
Additional Author
Rohrer, Mary R.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 R378r
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The best poor man's country; a geographical study of early southeastern Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2183
Author
Lemon, James T.
Date of Publication
[1972]
Call Number
974.800912 L556
Responsibility
[by] James T. Lemon.
ISBN
0801811899
Author
Lemon, James T.
Place of Publication
Baltimore
Publisher
Johns Hopkins Press
Date of Publication
[1972]
Physical Description
xviii, 295 p. maps. 24 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Land use - Pennsylvania.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Chester County (Pa.) - History.
Dauphin County (Pa.) - History.
Pennsylvania - Social conditions.
Pennsylvania - Economic conditions.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.800912 L556
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Millersville-Penn Manor community history

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Corporate Author
Millersville-Penn Manor Bicentennial Committee. Research Committee.
Date of Publication
1976.
Call Number
974.815 MILL M647
Responsibility
Produced by the Research Committee of the Millersville-Penn Manor Bicentennial Committee. Editors: Robert E. Coley, James A. Jolly, Carole L. Slotter.
Corporate Author
Millersville-Penn Manor Bicentennial Committee. Research Committee.
Place of Publication
[Millersville, Pa.]
Publisher
The Committee,
Date of Publication
1976.
Physical Description
144 p. illus. 27 cm.
Notes
Click on Table of Contents for more information.
Contents
Penn Manor's heritage: an historical introduction -- The first residents: the Susquehannock Indians -- Conestoga Indian treaties and traders -- Postlethwaite tavern -- Our Mennonite heritage -- Conestoga Township -- Conestoga wagon -- Early grist mills -- Reminiscences of a miller -- Rafting days on th Susquehanna -- Pequea Township -- History of Penn Manor Schools -- Millersville State College -- Conestoga Navigation Company -- Martic Township -- McCalls Ferry Bridge -- Covered Bridges of Penn Manor -- Manor Township -- Crossing the Susquehanna from Blue Rock to McCalls -- Agriculture in Penn Manor -- Millersville and Pequea trolleys -- Walk through historic Millersville -- Our volunteer fire companies.
Subjects
Millersville (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Coley, Robert E.,
Jolly, James A.,
Slotter, Carole L.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 MILL M647
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Farm life and its changes

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2565
Author
Fisher, Gideon L.
Edition
1st addition [sic].
Date of Publication
1978.
Call Number
289.71 F533
Responsibility
by Gideon L. Fisher.
Author
Fisher, Gideon L.
Edition
1st addition [sic].
Place of Publication
Gordonville, Pa
Publisher
Pequea Publishers,
Date of Publication
1978.
Physical Description
384 p. (p. 384 blank) : ill. ; 23 cm.
Summary
"Amish farmer in Lancaster County, PA, remembers the depression and talks about the history of farming in America, concentrating on the changes which have taken place in rural life over the past fifty or more years. This is a book filled with colorful anecdotes, thoughtful observations, and homespun wisdom." The author "also discusses the influences of the outside world which the Amish farmer must continually face and offers insights into how they continue to preserve their way of life." [from the dust jacket]
Subjects
Agriculture - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Farm life - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Amish - Pennsylvania
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
289.71 F533
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Lancaster County's 250th anniversary, 1729-1979

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18242
Date of Publication
1979.
Call Number
974.815 LACO L245a
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster Newspapers, Inc.],
Date of Publication
1979.
Physical Description
60 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 37 cm.
Notes
"A supplement of the Lancaster New Era, Tuesday, May 8, 1979."
G. Terry Madonna, chairman, 250th anniversary committee.
Anniversary Committee members: John W. Aungst, Jr., Susan H. Baker, Charles H. Kessler, John W.W. Loose, John B. Rengier and R. Jeanne Sonntag.
Edited by Susan Baker.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Madonna, G. Terry.
Baker, Susan H.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster County (Pa.). 250th Anniversary Committee.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
974.815 LACO L245a
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The heritage of Lancaster

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3169
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
[1978]
Call Number
974.815 LACO L863
Responsibility
by John Ward Willson Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Woodland Hills, Cal
Publisher
Windsor publications,
Date of Publication
[1978]
Physical Description
xi, 226 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Published under the sponsorship of the Lancaster Association of Commerce and Industry.
Research provided by the Lancaster County Historical Society.
Subjects
Business enterprises - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster Association of Commerce and Industry.
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO L863
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Author
Slaymaker, Samuel Redsecker,
Edition
[1st ed.]
Date of Publication
[1973]
Call Number
728.37 S631
Responsibility
[by] S. R. Slaymaker, II. Foreword by Sir Denis Brogan.
ISBN
0060139234
Author
Slaymaker, Samuel Redsecker,
Edition
[1st ed.]
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Harper & Row
Date of Publication
[1973]
Physical Description
xx, 220 p. illus. 25 cm.
Subjects
Slaymaker family.
White Chimneys (Gap, Pa.)
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
728.37 S631
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The old home scene, Conestoga : a look back

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3562
Author
Hess, Larry E.
Date of Publication
1976.
Call Number
974.815 CONE H586
Responsibility
by Larry E. Hess.
Author
Hess, Larry E.
Place of Publication
[Conestoga, Pa.?
Publisher
s.n.],
Date of Publication
1976.
Physical Description
60 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Click on Table of Contents for more information.
Contents
Reflection -- Early history -- Conestoga naviagation -- Iron works -- Colemanville Forge -- Match factory -- Railroad -- Magnetic ore mine -- Paper mill -- Dynamite factory -- Casket factory -- Mills -- Tobacco warehouse -- cigar manufacturers -- Hotels, taverns, innkeepers -- Stores -- Gunsmiths, tanyard, post office -- Transportation --Education -- Lodges and tribes -- General Reynolds Band -- Safe Harbor dam -- Do you remember -- Chronology.
Subjects
Business enterprises - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Conestoga (Pa.).
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Conestoga (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 CONE H586
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