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100 years of camera scenes: views of eastern Lancaster county in our nation's second century. A bicentennial project of the eastern Lancaster county chapter of the Lancaster County Bicentennial Committee, inc

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3538
Corporate Author
Lancaster County Bicentennial Committee. Eastern Lancaster County Chapter. Historic Research Committee.
Date of Publication
1978]
Call Number
974.815 LACO E13

George Washington and the town of Reading in Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4919
Author
Nolan, J. Bennett
Date of Publication
1931.
Call Number
974.816 N788g
  1 website  
Responsibility
by J. Bennett Nolan.
Author
Nolan, J. Bennett
Place of Publication
[Reading, Pa.]
Publisher
Pub. under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce of Reading, Pennsylvania,
Date of Publication
1931.
Physical Description
p. 7-162 p. front., illus., pl., ports., facsims. 24 cm.
Notes
Illustrated lining-papers.
"Notes and authorities": p. 151-156.
Contents
Chapters: Early Association // The Garrison Village // The campaign of the upper schuylkill // The choice of winter quarters- Reading or Valley Forge // The Conway Cabal // Warriors in undress , Part One, The native born // Warriors in undress , part 2 , The soldiers of fortune // Washington's visit to Reading in 1793 // Washington's visit to Reading in 1794 // The catafalque (response to Washington's death )
Subjects
Washington, George, - 1732-1799 - Journeys - Pennsylvania.
Reading (Pa.) - History.
Reading (Pa.) - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.816 N788g
Websites
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Historical sketches of Reading and Berks County

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo6924
Date of Publication
1939.
Call Number
974.816 H673r
Responsibility
collected by the Historical Society of Berks County for use in the public schools.
Place of Publication
[Reading]
Publisher
Printed and distributed by the Reading School District,
Date of Publication
1939.
Physical Description
43 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes
"With bibliography of historical subjects pertaining to Reading and Berks County".
Subjects
Berks County (Pa.) - History.
Reading (Pa.) - History.
Additional Corporate Author
Historical Society of Berks County (Pa.).
Reading School District (Pa.).
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.816 H673r
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Reading and Berks County, Pennsylvania: mirror to the past

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo5200
Edition
[Collector's edition]
Date of Publication
1976
Call Number
974.816 W992
Edition
[Collector's edition]
Place of Publication
Wyomissing, Pa
Publisher
Wyomissing New Home Federal Savings,
Date of Publication
1976
Physical Description
unpaged. : photos. ; 28cm.
Notes
Cover title.
This book represents a portion of... two prior volumes of "Mirror to the Past" by Charles J. Adams, Jr. and Charles J. Adams, III.
Subjects
Reading (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.816 W992
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The history and topography of Dauphin, Cumberland, Franklin, Bedford, Adams, and Perry Counties; containing a brief history of the first settlers, notices of the leading events, incidents and interesting facts, both general and local, in the history of these counties, general & statistical descriptions of all the principal boroughs, towns, villages, &c. with an appendix, embellished with several engravingsj compiled from numerous authentic sources by I. Daniel Rupp

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16890
Author
Rupp, I. Daniel
Date of Publication
1846.; 1975]
Call Number
974.84 R946
  1 website  
Author
Rupp, I. Daniel
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa. [Carlisle, Pa
Publisher
Gilbert Hills, Cumberland Historical Society
Date of Publication
1846.; 1975]
Physical Description
xii, 723 p.; illus; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes index by John Cecil Fralish, Jr.; p. 609-723.
Another edition, pub. the same year, includes the history of Somerset, Cambria and Indiana counties.
Subjects
Dauphin Co., Pa. - History.
Cumberland County, Pa. - History.
Franklin County, Pa. - History.
Bedford Co., Pa. - History.
Adams Co., Pa. - History.
Perry Co., Pa. - History.
Additional Author
Fralish, John Cecil.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.84 R946
Websites
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The first decade of printing in Reading, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4762
Author
Nolan, James Bennett
Date of Publication
1930.
Call Number
974.816 N788d
Responsibility
by J. Bennett Nolan...
Author
Nolan, James Bennett
Place of Publication
[Reading, Pa.]
Publisher
Published and distributed by Reading national bank and trust company,
Date of Publication
1930.
Physical Description
64 p. : illus. (facsims.) ; 23 cm.
Notes
"Bibliography of the first decade of printing in Reading, Pennsylvania": p. [19]-32.
"Exemplars of early Reading printing": p. [33]-62.
"Authorities": p. 64.
Subjects
Printing - Pennsylvania - Reading
Berks County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.816 N788d
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A tale of Reading town; an episode from the plot against Washington

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo5110
Author
Nolan, James Bennett.
Date of Publication
1930.
Call Number
974.816 N788t
Responsibility
by J. Bennett Nolan.
Author
Nolan, James Bennett.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
A. & C. Boni,
Date of Publication
1930.
Physical Description
xv, 229 p. ; 19 1/2 cm.
Subjects
United States - History - Revolution - Fiction.
Reading (Pa.) - Fiction.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.816 N788t
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History of Bedford, Somerset, and Fulton Counties, Pennsylvania : with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its pioneers and prominent men

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16683
Date of Publication
1975.
Call Number
974.87 H673
Place of Publication
Evansville, Ind
Publisher
Unigraphic,
Date of Publication
1975.
Physical Description
ix, p., p. 15-672, 64 p., [106] leaves of plates : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Reprint of the 1884 ed. published by Waterman, Watkins, Chicago.
Includes index.
Subjects
Bedford County (Pa.) - History.
Bedford County (Pa.) - Biography.
Somerset County (Pa.) - History.
Somerset County (Pa.) - Biography.
Fulton County (Pa.) - History.
Fulton County (Pa.) - Biography.
Additional Corporate Author
Waterman, Watkins & Co.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.87 H673
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Mathew Brady's illustrated history of the Civil War, 1861-65 and the causes that led up to the great conflict

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13541
Author
Lossing, Benson John,
Date of Publication
[1978?] c1912.
Call Number
973.7 L881
Responsibility
by Benson J. Lossing, and a chronological summary and record of every engagement ... showing the total losses and casualties together with war maps of localities, compiled from the official records of the War Department ; illustrated with facsimile photographic reproductions of the official war photographs, taken at the time by Mathew B. Brady, under the authority of President Lincoln and now in the possession of the War Department, Washington, D.C. ...
Author
Lossing, Benson John,
Uniform Title
History of the Civil War
Place of Publication
[S.l.]
Publisher
Fairfax Press,
Date of Publication
[1978?] c1912.
Physical Description
512 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Reprint of the ed. published by War Memorial Association, New York under title: A history of the Civil War.
On jacket: Distributed by Crown Publishers, New York.
Subjects
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Pictorial works.
Additional Author
Brady, Mathew B.,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.7 L881
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An historical and geographical account of the province and country of Pensilvania in America : the richness of the soil, the sweetness of the situation ... the first planters, the Dutch, Sweeds, and English with the number of its inhabitants : as also a touch upon George Keith's new religion, in his second change since he left the Quakers : with a map

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3799
Author
Thomas, Gabriel.
Edition
Enl. and repr.
Date of Publication
1938.
Call Number
974.801 T456
  1 website  
Responsibility
by Gabriel Thomas ; edited, with copious notes, &c. by A. Monroe Aurand, Jr.
Author
Thomas, Gabriel.
Edition
Enl. and repr.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Aurand Press,
Date of Publication
1938.
Physical Description
32 p. : map ; 23 cm.
Notes
Originally published: London : A. Baldwin, 1698. Reprinted at the Aurand Press, 1935.
Cover title: History of Pensilvania, published in London in 1698.
"Privately printed for the editor and his friends".
Filmed with: Good order established in Pennsylvania and New Jersey / by Thomas Budd. Cleveland : Burrows Co., 1902.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - Description and travel - Early works to 1800.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - Early works to 1800.
Additional Author
Aurand, A. Monroe
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.801 T456
Websites
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