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A Brief history of the city of Lancaster : containing an introduction to the settlement of the county, reminiscences of the past and present of the city, the poor house and hospital, the court house, the county jail, the water works, the railroad, the Franklin and Marshall College, the manufactories, the gas works and agricultural park, with many of the old land marks, &c. ; also, the business cards of the principal merchants and manufacturers

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Date of Publication
1870.
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Published by Francis Kilburn ; Pearsol & Geist, printers,
Date of Publication
1870.
Physical Description
40 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Notes
Bound with The Bible in Iron (1914) and Old Home Week Manheim, Pa. (1912) -- this copy is missing as of 4/11/2024. Please access using the electronic copy.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Kilburn, Francis.
Websites
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Lancaster County and the Swedish settlement on the Delaware

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Author
Heiges, George L.
Date of Publication
1938
Lancaster County and the Swedish Settlement on the Delaware By GEORGE L. HEIGES1 When the Swedish ships, "Kalmar Nyckel" and "Fogel Grip" cast anchor at the present site of Wilmington, Delaware, on the 8th day of April in the year 1638, the formation of Lancaster County was not even being dreamed
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by George L. Heiges.
Author
Heiges, George L.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1938
Physical Description
[97]-104 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 42, no. 4
Subjects
Swedes - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
New Sweden - History.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 42, number 4 (1938), p. 97-104Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.42
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An illustrated history of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, civil, political, and military, from its earliest settlement to the present time including historical descriptions of each county in the state, their towns, and industrial resources

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Author
Egle, William Henry,
Date of Publication
1876.
Call Number
974.8009 H313 1876
974.8009 E31
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by William Henry Egle.
Author
Egle, William Henry,
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
DeWitt C. Goodrich,
Date of Publication
1876.
Physical Description
xii, 13-1186 p., front., illus. (ports., maps, facsim.), 25 cm.
Notes
Bound in three-quarter red leather and red linen.
Bookplate of Redmond Conyngham No. 2658
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History.
Pennsylvania - Local history.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8009 H313 1876
974.8009 E31
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A record of the officers, enlisted men and nurses of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania who served in the armed forces of the United States in the World War 1917-1918. Prepared by a committee appointed at a public meeting in 1919, assisted by the Bureau of War Records of the Adjutant General's Office of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Adjutant General's Office. Bureau of War Records.
Date of Publication
[1932]
Call Number
940.4009 R311
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Pennsylvania. Adjutant General's Office. Bureau of War Records.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Date of Publication
[1932]
Physical Description
297 p. :
Notes
The list of African Americans begins on page 237, "Colored Enlisted Men of the U.S. Army".
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society
Subjects
World War, 1914-1918 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 1914-1918.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
940.4009 R311
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By-laws of Lamberton Lodge, No. 476 free and accepted Masons of Lancaster, PA : together with extracts from the Ahiman Rezon, decisions, a short sketch of Masonry in Lancaster County, and a list of officers, past Masters, and members

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Freemasons (Lancaster, Pa.). Lamberton Lodge. No.476.
Date of Publication
1930.
Call Number
366.1 F855L 1930
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Freemasons (Lancaster, Pa.). Lamberton Lodge. No.476.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster Press,
Date of Publication
1930.
Physical Description
98 p. ; 15 cm.
Notes
On title page: Approved by the Grand Lodge, June 5, 1929.
Subjects
Freemasons (Lancaster, Pa.). - Lamberton Lodge. - No.476 - History.
Freemasons - Laws, decisions, etc.
Freemasonry - Lancaster (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
366.1 F855L 1930
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Widow and Orphan Assurance Society of the City and County of Lancaster

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1930
Widow and Orphan Assurance Society of the City and County of Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER A NUMBER of citizens of Lancaster met at the house of Wil- liam Cooper on Wednesday evening, February 6th, 1822. Dr. Samuel Fahnestock was appointed chairman, and Nathaniel Lightner secretary. The
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by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1930
Physical Description
135 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 34, no. 6
Subjects
Widow and Orphan Assurance Society of the City and County of Lancaster (Lancaster, Pa.)
Charity organization.
Charities - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 34, number 6 (1930), p. 135Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.34
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Unveiling of the tablet commemorating the bicentennial of the James Wright house and the Sesquicentennial of the Borough of Columbia, Pennsylvania

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Author
Hiestand, Elizabeth F. G.
Date of Publication
1938
founded near the present bridge Wright's Ferry, for many years the main gateway into the expanding West, Erected for the Bicentennial of this Historic House and the Sesquicentennial of Colum- bia by the Lancaster County Historical Society, 1938," John Wright was a man who stood out among men in the times
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by Elizabeth F. G. Hiestand.
Author
Hiestand, Elizabeth F. G.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1938
Physical Description
[125]-137 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 42, no. 5
Subjects
Wright, James.
Wright, John, - 1667-1749.
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)
Historical markers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Columbia (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc.
Columbia (Pa.) - Centennial celebrations, etc.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 42, number 5 (1938), p. 125-137Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.42
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The spiritual and educational background of Franklin and Marshall college

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Author
Klein, Frederic Shriver,
Date of Publication
1939.
Call Number
370 F833k
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by Frederic Shriver Klein.
Author
Klein, Frederic Shriver,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
[Printed by Commercial printing house]
Date of Publication
1939.
Physical Description
6 p. l., xv-xxi p., 1 l., 194 p. plates, facsims. 20 cm.
Series
Franklin and Marshall college studies. no. 2
Notes
Bibliography: p. 184-189.
Subjects
Franklin and Marshall College - History.
Pennsylvania Dutch.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
370 F833k
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Barnes' directory of Lancaster County : embracing a full list of all the adult males and heads of families with their occupation, residence, and P.O. address, and a classified business directory : also, an appendix, containing a descriptive list of the courts, banking houses, public buildings, churches, educational and benevolent institutions, secret and other societies, &c., &c., 1875-76

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Date of Publication
1875.
Call Number
917.4815 D598 1875-76 reprint
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Alternate Title
Directory of Lancaster County
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Jno. H. Barnes,
Date of Publication
1875.
Physical Description
508 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Advertisements throughout text.
Includes index.
Reprint.
Subjects
Business enterprises - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Directories - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Directories.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Commerce - Directories.
Additional Corporate Author
Jno. H. Barnes (Firm)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
917.4815 D598 1875-76 reprint
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The Olden time : a monthly publication devoted to the preservation of documents and other authentic information in relation to the early explorations and the settlement and improvement of the country around the head of the Ohio

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Date of Publication
1876.
Call Number
974.80083 O44
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edited by Neville B. Craig, esq.
Place of Publication
Cincinnati
Publisher
Reprinted by Robert Clarke & Co.,
Date of Publication
1876.
Physical Description
2 v. : fold. map, fold. facsim. ; 25 cm.
Notes
A reprint of the periodical issued Jan. 1846-Dec. 1847.
Subjects
Ohio River Valley - History - Sources.
Pennsylvania - History - Sources.
Northwest, Old - History - Sources.
Additional Author
Craig, Neville B.,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80083 O44
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