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Brecknock : early history and biographical annals of Brecknock Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19880
Author
Goodling, Evans C.
Date of Publication
c2014.
Call Number
974.816 G652b
Alternate Title
Early history and biographical annals of Brecknock Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Responsibility
by Evans C. Goodling, Jr.
Author
Goodling, Evans C.
Place of Publication
Wyomissing, PA
Publisher
Evans C. Goodling, Jr.,
Date of Publication
c2014.
Physical Description
2 v. : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm.
Summary
In Part 1, Goodling writes a concise history with illustrations from the township's earliest days to the end of the 19th century. It lists churches and schools, post offices, trades and businesses and the military. Part II is a genealogical and biographical record of all families living in the township and nearby areas at the time of the 1860 U.S. Census. Supplement Part 1 describes the churches of the township and appendices. Supplement Part 2 contiues the appendices.
Subjects
Berks County (Pa.) - Biography.
Berks County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Biography.
Genealogy.
History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.816 G652b
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Finding family : my search for roots and the secrets in my DNA

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17431
Author
Hill, Richard.
Date of Publication
c2012.
Call Number
929.1 H647
Responsibility
Richard Hill.
ISBN
9781475190830 (pbk.)
1475190832 (pbk.)
Author
Hill, Richard.
Place of Publication
Grand Rapids, Mich
Publisher
Richard Hill,
Date of Publication
c2012.
Physical Description
vii, 249 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Summary
"Richard Hill's true and intensely personal story of how he pieced together the long-kept secret of his own origins. This highly suspenseful book is a page-turning saga of personal detective work that will appeal to anyone who loves a good mystery. But this isn't fiction. It's an engrossing account of an adoptee trying to reclaim the biological family denied him by sealed birth records. This fascinating quest, including the author's landmark use of DNA testing, takes readers on an exhilarating roller-coaster ride and concludes with a twist that rivals anything Hollywood has to offer."--back cover.
Subjects
Adoptees - United States - Identification.
Genetic genealogy - United States - Case studies.
Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.1 H647
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Genealogy tool kit : getting started on your family history at the National Archives

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17988
Author
Deeben, John Paul.
Date of Publication
c2012.
Call Number
929.1 D311
Responsibility
by John P. Deeben.
ISBN
9780984103362
0984103368
Author
Deeben, John Paul.
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
Foundation for the National Archives,
Date of Publication
c2012.
Physical Description
ix, 150 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
"With a message from David S. Ferriero, Archivist of the United States" --t.p.
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Message from the Archivist -- Introduction -- Getting started -- The U.S. census -- Immigration and naturalization -- Military service -- Federal land records -- Genealogy tool kit order sheet -- Family tree charts -- Appendix.
Subjects
Genealogy.
United States - Genealogy - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.1 D311
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General John Fulton Reynolds : his biography, words and relations

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19538
Author
Berger-Knorr, Lawrence,
Edition
2nd Sunbury Press ed.
Date of Publication
2013.
Call Number
923.5 R462k
Responsibility
Lawrence Knorr, Michael A. Riley, Diane E. Watson.
ISBN
9781620061817 (pbk.)
1620061813 (pbk.)
Author
Berger-Knorr, Lawrence,
Edition
2nd Sunbury Press ed.
Place of Publication
Mechanicsburg, PA
Publisher
Sunbury Press,
Date of Publication
2013.
Physical Description
312 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Notes
Rev ed. of: General John Fulton Reynolds / compiled by Lawrence Knorr. Camp Hill, PA : Sunbury Press, c2010.
Includes: Kinship of John Fulton Reynolds (p. 250-291).
Genealogy.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
pt. 1. For God's sake forward! / by Michael A. Riley -- pt. 2. Reynolds, the last six miles / by Diane E. Watson -- pt. 3. Reynolds, his own words before Gettysburg / by Diane E. Watson -- pt. 4. The relations of John Fulton Reynolds / by Lawrence Knorr.
Subjects
Reynolds, John Fulton, - 1820-1863.
Reynolds, John Fulton, - 1820-1863
Reynolds, John Fulton, - 1820-1863 - Family.
Reynolds family.
United States. - Army - Biography.
United States. - Army.
Generals - United States - Biography.
Families.
Generals.
Military campaigns.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Campaigns.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives.
United States.
Personal narratives.
Records and correspondence.
Additional Author
Riley, Michael A.
Watson, Diane E.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.5 R462k
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In search of Buchanan : 'Clarior hinc honos' : the stories of some Buchanan ancestors before and after the emigration of James Buchanan of Ramelton, County Donegal, Ireland, in 1783

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19670
Author
Martin, Irene.
Date of Publication
2011.
Call Number
923.173 B918ma
Responsibility
Irene Martin.
ISBN
9780956797902
0956797903
Author
Martin, Irene.
Place of Publication
[Ireland]
Publisher
Rossnashannagh,
Date of Publication
2011.
Physical Description
iii, 152, [17] pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), portraits (some color), facsimiles ; 25 cm
Notes
Sub-title on cover: from Anselan to President James Buchanan.
"Some of these stories are incorporated in the BBC1 TV documentary, 'Are you related to an American President?', produced by Big Mountain Productions."
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Buchanan family.
Scotland - Genealogy.
Ireland - Genealogy.
United States - Genealogy.
Ireland.
Scotland.
United States.
Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918ma
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A pre-primer for beginners in genealogical search : what to read before your first how-to book

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16953
Author
Fisher, Sophie C.
Date of Publication
2010.
Call Number
929.1 F536
Responsibility
Sophie C. Fisher.
ISBN
9780788452697 (pbk.)
078845269X (pbk.)
9780788485879 (hdb.)
0788485873 (hdb.)
Author
Fisher, Sophie C.
Place of Publication
Westminster, Md
Publisher
Heritage Books,
Date of Publication
2010.
Physical Description
xi, 117 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 117).
Subjects
Genealogy.
United States - Genealogy - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.1 F536
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Prigg v. Pennsylvania : slavery, the Supreme Court, and the ambivalent constitution

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19445
Author
Baker, H. Robert.
Date of Publication
©2012.
Call Number
342.73 B167
Responsibility
H. Robert Baker.
ISBN
9780700618644 (cloth : alk. paper)
0700618643 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780700618651 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0700618651 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Author
Baker, H. Robert.
Place of Publication
[Lawrence]
Publisher
University Press of Kansas,
Date of Publication
©2012.
Physical Description
xii, 202 pages ; 23 cm.
Series
Landmark law cases & American society
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-196) and index.
Contents
A short history of fugitives in America and an African named James Somerset -- The original meaning of the fugitive slave clause -- The Fugitive Slave Act, kidnapping, and the powers of dual sovereigns -- The rights of slaveholders and those of free Blacks in Pennsylvania's Personal Liberty Law of 1826 -- Black sailors, kidnapped freemen, and a crisis in northern fugitive slave jurisprudence -- Arresting Margaret -- Arresting Edward Prigg -- Before the court -- Deciding Prigg -- After the court.
Summary
Margaret Morgan was born in freedom's shadow. Her parents were slaves of John Ashmore, a prosperous Maryland mill owner who freed many of his slaves in the last years of his life. Ashmore never laid claim to Margaret, who eventually married a free black man and moved to Pennsylvania. Then, John Ashmore's widow sent Edward Prigg to Pennsylvania to claim Margaret as a runaway. Prigg seized Margaret and her children, one of them born in Pennsylvania and forcibly removed them to Maryland in violation of Pennsylvania law. In the ensuing uproar, Prigg was indicted for kidnapping under Pennsylvania's personal liberty law. Maryland, however, blocked his extradition, setting the stage for a remarkable Supreme Court case in 1842.
Subjects
Prigg, Edward - Trials, litigation, etc.
Prigg, Edward.
Pennsylvania - Trials, litigation, etc.
United States. - Supreme Court.
Fugitive slaves - United States.
Fugitive slaves
Trials.
Pennsylvania.
United States.
Prigg v. Pennsylvania, 41 U.S. 539 (1842)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
342.73 B167
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Author
Young, Maureen.
Date of Publication
[2011]
Call Number
929.1 Y74
Alternate Title
A tapestry of heroes :
Responsibility
Maureen Young.
ISBN
9781463511647
1463511647
Author
Young, Maureen.
Place of Publication
[Charleston, SC]
Publisher
[Maureen Young],
Date of Publication
[2011]
Physical Description
323 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
"Ten years of research revealed a tight weave of great military leaders bound to each other through marriage. The Hunter women, noteworthy for their beauty, united names found in the military journals of their time: Major Samuel Appleton, in charge of all the forces on the Dedham Plain; Lt. Col. George Armistead, defender of Baltimore; Col. John Baylor of Newmarket, who was with Washington at Winchester. Any student of American history will enjoy learning about the other side of their hero -- their personal lives and fortunes, the journey that brought them into a position of prominence and power. Fully documented, this work gives the reader the background that drove their success and the home life that supported their careers." [from the publisher]
Subjects
Appleton family.
Armstead family.
Baylor family.
O'Donnell family.
Fāris family.
Hughes family.
Hunter family.
Kerr family.
Kentucky - Genealogy.
Kentucky.
Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.1 Y74
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Women for victory : American servicewomen in World War II, history & uniforms series

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo22185
Author
Goebel, Kay Endruschat.
Date of Publication
2011.
Call Number
940.5382 G593
940.5302 G593
Alternate Title
American servicewomen in World War II, history & uniforms series
Responsibility
by Katy Endruschat Goebel.
ISBN
9780764339592
0764339591
9780764352034
0764352032
Author
Goebel, Kay Endruschat.
Place of Publication
Atglen, PA
Publisher
Schiffer Pub.,
Date of Publication
2011.
Physical Description
volumes <1-2> : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary
"[This work serves as a] reference for American servicewomen's history and uniforms of WWII, and is designed for scholars of women's or military history, veterans, collectors, re-enactors and others interested in the history and dress of servicewomen on active military service. Carefully researched historical background information about the female wartime services is combined with comprehensive documentation of their distinctive uniforms. Color photos of original clothing and accessories, modeled in full-length studies and supported by close-up views, show various uniforms and insignia in detail. The text and color photographic portions are supplemented by original wartime photos, many previously unpublished, as well as documents, tables, and drawings"--Publisher's description.
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945 - United States.
Armed Forces
Women.
Military Personnel
Women
Clothing
History of Nursing.
World War II.
United States - Armed Forces - Women - History - 20th century.
United States - Armed Forces - Women - Uniforms - History - 20th century.
United States - Armed Forces - Women - Uniforms - Pictorial works.
United States - Armed Forces - Women - Insignia - Pictorial works.
United States - Armed Forces - Nurses - Pictorial works.
United States.
History.
Pictorial works.
Pictorial Work.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
940.5382 G593
940.5302 G593
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