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The Manor of Maske : its history and individual properties

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20462
Author
Glatfelter, Charles Henry,
Date of Publication
1992.
Call Number
974.842 G542
Responsibility
Charles H. Glatfelter, Arthur Weaner.
Author
Glatfelter, Charles Henry,
Place of Publication
Gettysburg, Pa
Publisher
Adams County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1992.
Physical Description
ix, 74 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm + 1 supplement
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pennsylvania historic marker on US Route 30 four miles northwest of Gettysburg reads :"Surveyed in 1766. Named for an estate in England.The Manor was about 6 miles wide and 12 miles long with the southern boundary at present Mason-Dixon Line. It was the second largest reserved estate of the Penns in Pennsylvania. The western boundary line of the Manor was near this point."
Subjects
Landowners - Pennsylvania - Adams County - Registers.
Landowners.
Adams County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Manor of Maske (Pa.) - History.
Pennsylvania - Adams County.
Pennsylvania - Manor of Maske.
Genealogy.
History.
Registers (Lists)
Additional Author
Weaner, Arthur.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.842 G542
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Lower Susquehanna heritage area feasibility study

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo6619
Date of Publication
1999.
Call Number
338.9 L913
Responsibility
prepared by: JMA/Watson Urban Research and Development Corporation ; Davidson, Peterson and Associates ; Shelley Mastran.
Place of Publication
[S.l.]
Publisher
JMA/Watson,
Date of Publication
1999.
Physical Description
[180] p. in various pagings : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Summary
An analysis of the potential of developing a designated Pennsylvania Heritage region in the lower Susquehanna region of York and Lancaster counties.
Subjects
Heritage tourism - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Historical sites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Heritage tourism - Pennsylvania - York County.
Historical sites - Pennsylvania - York County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Susquehanna River Valley - History.
Additional Corporate Author
JMA/Watson Urban Research and Development Corporation.
Lancaster County (Pa.) Board of Commissioners.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
338.9 L913
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Made in Pennsylvania : an overview of the major historical industries of the Commonwealth

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19158
Author
Bomberger, Bruce.
Date of Publication
1991.
Call Number
338.09748 B695
Responsibility
written by Bruce Bomberger, William Sisson.
ISBN
0892710462
9780892710461
Author
Bomberger, Bruce.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Bureau for Historic Preservation, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,
Date of Publication
1991.
Physical Description
iv, 57 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 51-53).
Subjects
Industries - Pennsylvania
Industries.
Pennsylvania.
History.
Additional Author
Sisson, William A.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
338.09748 B695
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Signed gooseneck American copper tea kettles : a pictorial dictionary

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19414
Author
Horvath, Don.
Date of Publication
[©1995]
Call Number
739.511 H823s
Author
Horvath, Don.
Place of Publication
[Mt. Morris, Pa.]
Publisher
[Don Horvath],
Date of Publication
[©1995]
Physical Description
5 leaves : chiefly illustrations ; 28 cm
Notes
Cover title.
Subjects
Teapots - United States - Pictorial works.
Copperwork - United States - Pictorial works.
Decorative arts, Early American - Pictorial works.
Copperwork.
Decorative arts, Early American.
Teapots.
United States.
History.
Pictorial works.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
739.511 H823s
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How much is that in real money? : a historical price index for use as a deflator of money values in the economy of the United States

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19773
Author
McCusker, John J.
Date of Publication
1992.
Call Number
332.4973 M128
Responsibility
John J. McCusker.
ISBN
0944026338
9780944026335
Author
McCusker, John J.
Place of Publication
Worcester
Publisher
American Antiquarian Society,
Date of Publication
1992.
Physical Description
p. 297-373 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
"Reprinted from the Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, volume 101, part 2"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary
Includes prices for the United States from 1700-1991, for Great Britain from 1600-1991, and American Revolutionary War currency depreciation tables.
Subjects
Prices - United States
Consumer price indexes - United States
Money - United States
Value
Consumer price indexes.
Money.
Prices.
Value.
United States.
History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
332.4973 M128
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A modest Mennonite home

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4369
Author
Friesen, Steve,
Date of Publication
c1990.
Call Number
729 F912m
Responsibility
Steve Friesen ; introduction by Andrew Wyeth ; photography by John P. Herr.
ISBN
0934672903 :
Author
Friesen, Steve,
Place of Publication
Intercourse, PA
Publisher
Good Books,
Date of Publication
c1990.
Physical Description
128 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
Notes
Autographed by the author.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-126) and index.
Subjects
Herr family.
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Vernacular architecture - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
729 F912m
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History of Southern Lancaster County : 1729-1991

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2592
Date of Publication
c1990.
Call Number
974.815 SOLA S684
Responsibility
[compiled by the Solanco Heritage Project. Elizabeth A. Logan, Project Coordinator.]
Place of Publication
Devon, Pa
Publisher
William T. Cooke,
Date of Publication
c1990.
Physical Description
200 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Notes
At head of title: Solanco Heritage.
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society
Contents
Sadsbury Township -- Christiana Borough -- Drumore Township --Martic Township --Colerain Township --Little Britain Township --Bart Township -- Fulton Township -- Providence Township --Eden Township --East Drumore Township --Quarryville Borough -- Underground Railroad -- Christiana Riot -- Slaves -- Black history.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 SOLA S684
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Author
Van Nest, Magaretta.
Date of Publication
1990?
Call Number
929 V266
Author
Van Nest, Magaretta.
Place of Publication
Carbon typescript
Date of Publication
1990?
Physical Description
14, [11] leaves ; 28 cm.
Notes
"Levi Henry Crouse and Mary Louise Worrest were married marh 7, 1843 at the ages 26 and 18 years in Paradise, Lancaster co [sic] Pa. by Rev., Edward y. Buchanan of the Epsicopal church [sic], a brother of the President James Buchanan. Our parents named their first born -- a boy for that minister, Edward Buchanan."
"Aunt Kate was a teacher for some time at Millersville, Pennsylvania Normal School. The school published a magazine entitles [sic] 'The Page Monthly.' Her intimate frind on the faculty was Rose Budd, who wrote an article for the magazine entitled 'Let me die in Autumn.' It was Clara's last school days that she choose [sic] that poem for her recitation. Her wich was granted when she passed away Sept. 1, 1860."
Subjects
Crouse family.
Agriculture - Pennsylvania - Chester County
Agriculture - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Genealogy - Pennsylvania - Chester County.
Genealogy - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Chester County (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Chester County (Pa.) - Personal recollections.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Personal recollections.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 V266
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A dynasty of water : the story of American Water Works Company

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo22050
Author
Cross, Gilbert,
Date of Publication
1991.
Call Number
363.6 C951
Responsibility
by Gilbert Cross.
ISBN
0961904917
9780961904913
Author
Cross, Gilbert,
Place of Publication
Voorhees, N.J
Publisher
American Water Works Co.,
Date of Publication
1991.
Physical Description
xii, 309 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Ware, John H., Jr., - 1888-1963.
American Water Works Company - History.
American Water Works Company.
Waterworks - United States
Waterworks.
United States.
History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
363.6 C951
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At the instance of Benjamin Franklin : a brief history of the Library Company of Philadelphia

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo22204
Edition
Revised and enlarged edition.
Date of Publication
1995.
1995
Call Number
027.2 F853
ISBN
0914076906
9780914076902
Edition
Revised and enlarged edition.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
Library Company of Philadelphia,
Date of Publication
1995.
1995
Physical Description
111 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Notes
"This work is a revised and much expanded version of At the instance of Benjamin Franklin, by Edwin Wolf 2nd published ... in 1976 ... the new edition also contains passages from The Wolf years ... by Marie E. Korey published in 1984. The sections on the more recent history ... were written by John C. Van Horne and James Green ..."--Page [112].
Subjects
Library Company of Philadelphia - History.
Library Company of Philadelphia.
Verzamelingen.
Geschichte
History.
Additional Author
Wolf, Edwin,
Van Horne, John C.,
Green, James N.,
Korey, Marie Elena,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
027.2 F853
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