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[1879 Commemorating 71 years of Woolworth service in Lancaster, Pennsylvania 1950 : opening of F.W. Woolworth store July 19, 1950]

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4729
Date of Publication
1950.
Call Number
658.871 C734
Alternate Title
[1879 Commemorating seventy one years of Woolworth service in Lancaster, Pennsylvania 1950].
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.],
Date of Publication
1950.
Physical Description
[7] p. : ill., port. ; 14 x 22 cm.
Notes
Title from cover.
"The contents of this booklet originally appeared as an advertisement in The Lancaster Sunday News, July 16, 1950.
Subjects
Woolworth, Frank Winfield - 1852-1919.
F. W. Woolworth Company.
Variety stores - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Additional Corporate Author
F. W. Woolworth Company.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
658.871 C734
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1954 Tourist guide through the Dutch country

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14070
Date of Publication
1954.
Call Number
917.481 T727 1954
Responsibility
by Dr. Alfred L. Shoemaker, Edna Eby Heller, Olive G. Zehner, Alliene Dechant.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore Center ,
Date of Publication
1954.
Physical Description
71 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Pennsylvania Dutch.
Pennsylvania - Guidebooks.
Additional Author
Showmaker, Alfred Lewis ,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
917.481 T727 1954
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The 1955 year book of the Pennsylvania Society, Sons of the American Revolution

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2648
Corporate Author
Sons of the American Revolution. Pennsylvania Society.
Date of Publication
1956.
Call Number
369.13 P413
Alternate Title
Year book of the Pennsylvania Society, Sons of the American Revolution
Responsibility
compiled by Floyd G. Hoenstine.
Corporate Author
Sons of the American Revolution. Pennsylvania Society.
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh
Publisher
The Society,
Date of Publication
1956.
Physical Description
773 p. : ill. 24 cm.
Notes
Includes index to surnames.
Subjects
Sons of the American Revolution. - Pennsylvania Society.
Patriotic societies
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Societies, etc.
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Societies, etc.
Additional Author
Hoenstine, Floyd G.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
369.13 P413
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1956 tourist guide through the Dutch country

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo11718
Date of Publication
c1956.
Call Number
917.481 T727 1956
Responsibility
by the staff of the Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore Center ; edited by Alfred L. Shoemaker.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore Center,
Date of Publication
c1956.
Physical Description
100 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Pennsylvania Dutch.
Pennsylvania - Guidebooks.
Additional Author
Shoemaker, Alfred Lewis,
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore Center.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
917.481 T727 1956
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1957 tourist guide through the Dutch country

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo11694
Date of Publication
c1957.
Call Number
917.481 T727 1957
Alternate Title
Tourist guide through the Dutch country.
Nineteen fifty-seven tourist guide through the Dutch country.
Nineteen hundred fifty seven tourist guide through the Dutch country.
Nineteen-hundred fifty-seven tourist guide through the Dutch country.
Responsibility
by the staff of the Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore Center ; edited by Alfred L. Shoemaker.
Place of Publication
Bethel, Pa
Publisher
Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore Center,
Date of Publication
c1957.
Physical Description
100 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Pennsylvania Dutch.
Pennsylvania - Guidebooks.
Additional Author
Shoemaker, Alfred Lewis,
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore Center.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
917.481 T727 1957
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The Abbott-Adlum-Green families

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Author
Eisenhart, Willis Wolf,
Date of Publication
1957.
Call Number
929 A22
Responsibility
by Willis W. Eisenhart.
Author
Eisenhart, Willis Wolf,
Place of Publication
[Abbottstown? Pa.]
Date of Publication
1957.
Physical Description
ix, 78 p. geneal. tables 23 cm.
Notes
"This brochure is intended to accompany A Diagram of the Abbott-Adlum-Green families" and was prepared by John Abbet Walls.
Includes bibliographies.
Subjects
Abbott family (John Abbott, - d.1786)
Adlum family (John Adlum)
Green family (Robert Green)
Additional Author
Walls, John Abbet.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 A22
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Collection
Music Collection
Object ID
1929.015.3
Date Range
1830-1850
Collection
Music Collection
Description
Black veneered accordion with mother of pearl keys and brass valves.
Date Range
1830-1850
Year Range From
1830
Year Range To
1850
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 32
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Subcategory
Musical T&E
Object Name
Accordion
Material
Wood, Mother of Pearl, Brass
Height (in)
8
Length (in)
15.5
Width (in)
6
Condition
Good
Object ID
1929.015.3
Accession Number
1929.015
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"A clock sent thither by the Royal Society"

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Author
Cope, Thomas D.
Date of Publication
1950.
Call Number
681.1 C782
Responsibility
Thomas D. Cope.
Author
Cope, Thomas D.
Place of Publication
[Philadelphia, PA]
Publisher
American Philosophical Society,
Date of Publication
1950.
Physical Description
p. [260]-271 : ill., maps ; 27 cm.
Notes
Reprint : "Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society," vol. 94, no. 3, June, 1950.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
681.1 C782
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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)
Title
Act to confirm election of trustees of the Second Presbyterian Church
Object ID
JBFP 8.2.3.005
Date Range
1855/04/06
  2 documents     10 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)
Title
Act to confirm election of trustees of the Second Presbyterian Church
Description
Act to confirm election of trustees of the Second Presbyterian Church signed by Pennsylvania’s Speaker of the House of Representatives, Henry K. Strong, Speaker of the Senate, William Mulhenberg Hiester and Governor, James Pollock . An act to confirm and legalize the election of trustees of the Second Presbyterian Congregation of the City of Lancaster signed by Henry K. Strong, Speaker of the House of Representatives, William M. Hiester, Speaker of the Senate, and James Pollock, Governor, and certified by John M. Sullivan, Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth confirming the election of several trustees after failing to do so according to the charter of the church. This act upholds the action of the Golden seal with red ribbon on last page. Lancaster, PA.
Date Range
1855/04/06
Creator
Pennsylvania. General Assembly
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Container
JBFP Part 8, Box 1
People
Strong, Henry K.
Hiester, William Muhlenberg
Pollock, James
Sullivan, John M.
Subjects
Boards of directors
Presbyterian Church
Business records
Search Terms
Boards of directors
Second Presbyterian Church
Business records
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 8 pages to scan, 8.75 x 14 in.
Object Name
Act
Language
English
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 8 Series 2
Object ID
JBFP 8.2.3.005
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Family Papers
MG-96 James Buchanan Collection
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph collections
Curatorial collections
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
JBMS1996.032
Other Number
JBFP Part 8, Series 2, Subseries 3, Folder 5
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
Images
Documents
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Address delivered by Tho. H. Burrowes, before the Educational Society of Lancaster County, October 4, 1851

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18081
Author
Burrows, Thomas H. (Thomas Henry) ,
Date of Publication
[1851]
Call Number
370 B972a
Responsibility
by Thomas Burrowes.
Author
Burrows, Thomas H. (Thomas Henry) ,
Place of Publication
Lancaster
Publisher
M.D. Holbrook, Pr. ,
Date of Publication
[1851]
Physical Description
16 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes table comparing pay for male and female teachers, 1835-1851.
Subjects
The Educational Society (Lancaster, Pa.)
Education - Pennsylvania.
Public Schools - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
370 B972a
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