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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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Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania : comprising a historical sketch of the county

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo22254
Author
Wiley, Samuel T.
Date of Publication
1993.
Call Number
974.817 W682
Responsibility
by Samuel T. Wiley ; together with about five hundred and fifty biographical sketches of the prominent men and leading citizens of the county ; carefully revised and edited by Henry W. Ruoff.
Author
Wiley, Samuel T.
Place of Publication
Mt. Vernon, IN
Publisher
Windmill Publications,
Date of Publication
1993.
Physical Description
811 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Notes
Reprint, with new index. Originally published: Philadelphia : Rush, West and Co., 1893.
Subjects
Schuylkill County (Pa.) - Biography.
Schuylkill County (Pa.) - History.
Pennsylvania - Schuylkill County.
Biographies.
History.
Additional Author
Ruoff, Henry W.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.817 W682
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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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The Georg Steinbrecher/Stoner family genealogy

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18055
Author
Stoner, Samuel H.
Date of Publication
1992.
Call Number
929 S819s
Responsibility
by Samuel H. Stoner.
Author
Stoner, Samuel H.
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.] ,
Date of Publication
1992.
Physical Description
v,164 p. : ill., port. ; 26 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p.151-153) and index.
Subjects
Steinbrecher family.
Stoner family.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 S819s
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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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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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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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The Neff-Näf family : a history of the descendants of Henry Neff, Manor Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : who immigrated from his native Switzerland to the colony of Pennsylvania settling at Penn's Conestoga Manor, Chester (Lancaster) County

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo5362
Author
Neff, William Alfred,
Date of Publication
1991.
Call Number
929 N383n
Responsibility
compiled and published by Neff & Associates.
ISBN
0963045709
Author
Neff, William Alfred,
Place of Publication
Princeton Junction, N.J
Publisher
Neff & Associates,
Date of Publication
1991.
Physical Description
xii, 467 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Notes
"Author, William Alfred Neff"--P. xii.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 451-454) and index.
Subjects
Neff family.
Neff, Henry, - ca. 1675-ca. 1750 - Family.
Kauffman family.
Harnish family.
Landis family.
Rohrer family.
Stoner family.
Switzerland - Genealogy.
Pennsylvania - Genealogy.
Additional Corporate Author
Neff & Associates.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 N383n
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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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Some American ancestors of James Bernard McCurley, Jr. and Margaret Anne McCurley

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4649
Author
McCurley, James B.,
Edition
Rev.
Date of Publication
1983]-<[1997] >
Call Number
929 M133mc
Author
McCurley, James B.,
Edition
Rev.
Place of Publication
[Louisville, Ky.] (425 W. Ormsby Ave., Louisville 40203)
Publisher
[J.B. McCurley,
Date of Publication
1983]-<[1997] >
Physical Description
v. <1-2 > : ill. ; 30 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
Includes indexes.
Subjects
McCurley family.
Dehoff family.
Emrich family.
Huster family.
Stoner family.
Curley family.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 M133mc
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