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Family records : mostly of three distinct groups and descendants of Joseph, David and Henry Bauman, who settled as pioneers in Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, up to the year 1825 : each representing one of the three tribes of Christian, Peter and Jacob, respectively, who are children of the old progenitor Wendel Bauman : also an extensive history of family lineages of the early ancestors

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18595
Author
Bauman, Angus Spaeth,
Date of Publication
1940]
Call Number
929 B348
Author
Bauman, Angus Spaeth,
Place of Publication
[Wallenstein, Ont
Publisher
A. S. Bauman,
Date of Publication
1940]
Physical Description
201 p.
Notes
Cover title: Bauman family history.
Subjects
Bowman family.
Ontario - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 B348
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The pioneers of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania : who's who in the early records with an account of the growth of the county before 1790

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo9367
Author
Stroup, John Martin,
Date of Publication
1942.
Call Number
974.846 S919p
Responsibility
by John Martin Stroup and Raymond Martin Bell.
Author
Stroup, John Martin,
Place of Publication
Lewistown, Pa
Publisher
[s.n.],
Date of Publication
1942.
Physical Description
41 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
"Largely supplementary to The genesis of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania."
Subjects
Mifflin County (Pa.) - Biography.
Mifflin County (Pa.) - History.
Mifflin County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Additional Author
Bell, Raymond Martin,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.846 S919p
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Secret history of the American revolution, an account of the conspiracies of Benedict Arnold and numerous others, drawn from the Secret service papers of the British headquarters in North America, now for the first time examined and made public

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo5621
Author
Van Doren, Carl,
Date of Publication
1941.
Call Number
973.381 V246
Responsibility
by Carl Van Doren.
Author
Van Doren, Carl,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
The Viking press,
Date of Publication
1941.
Physical Description
3 p. l., [v]-xiv p., 2 l., [3]-534 p. illus. (map) ports., facsims. 24 cm.
Notes
Based largely on the Clinton papers in the William L. Clements library at the University of Michigan. Other sources cited are the Washington papers and the Papers of the Continental Congress at the Library of Congress. cf. Pref.
"This first edition is limited to five hundred ninety numbered copies signed by the author." This copy not numbered.
"Appendix ... Arnold-André correspondence [and] Clinton's narrative": p. [437]-495.
"General bibliography": p. [496]-499. "Chapter references": p. [500]-512.
Subjects
Arnold, Benedict, - 1741-1801.
Treason - United States.
Secret service - Great Britain.
United States. - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Additional Author
Clinton, Henry,
André, John,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.381 V246
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I heard of a river: A story of the Germans in Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20913
Author
Singmaster, Elsie,
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
1948.
Call Number
813.54 S428i
Responsibility
by Eslie Singmaster ; illustrated by Henry C. Pitz.
Author
Singmaster, Elsie,
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
J.C. Winston Co.,
Date of Publication
1948.
Physical Description
x, 209 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
Series
Land of the free series
Summary
This is a story of Hannes, a German-Lutheran boy who joined a band of Swiss Mennonites fleeing from Europe's desperate terror and poverty of the 17th century. It is a story of the perils of Hannes' journey and the improvement of his rifle, brought from his fatherland.
Subjects
Families - Fiction.
Frontier and pioneer life - Juvenile fiction.
German Americans - Juvenile fiction.
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Juvenile fiction.
Pennsylvania.
Juvenile works.
History.
Additional Author
Pitz, Henry C.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
813.54 S428i
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Simon Cameron's adventure in iron, 1837-1846; new biographical material including an account of the formation and dissolution of a partnership of Simon Cameron, S.F. Headley, Samuel Humes, and Thomas McNair for the manufacture and sale of iron (principally to what is now the Pennsylvania Railroad) and its political connotations

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1052
Author
McNair, James Birtley,
Date of Publication
[1949]
Call Number
923.2 C182m
Author
McNair, James Birtley,
Place of Publication
Los Angeles, Calif
Date of Publication
[1949]
Physical Description
xi, 160 p. plates, port. 23 cm.
Notes
"A limited numbered edition of 500 copies."
Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. [111]-156)
Subjects
Cameron, Simon, - 1799-1889.
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.2 C182m
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The Amish of Lancaster County : a brief, but truthful account of the actual life and customs of the most unique class of people in the United States

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17696
Author
Steinfeldt, Berenice.
Date of Publication
c1940.
Call Number
289.71 S819
Responsibility
by Berenice Steinfeldt.
Author
Steinfeldt, Berenice.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Conestoga Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
c1940.
Physical Description
32, [4] p. of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
Notes
"Published in Lancaster County, Pa. by Arthur G. Steinfeldt.
c. 1 copyright 1940 "9th printing"; c. 2 copyright 1937 "2nd printing".
Subjects
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Amish - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
289.71 S819
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American and French flags of the Revolution, 1775-1783

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17289
Author
Schermerhorn, Frank Earle,
Date of Publication
1948.
Call Number
929.9 S326
Author
Schermerhorn, Frank Earle,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution,
Date of Publication
1948.
Physical Description
148 p. 10 col. plates. 26 cm.
Notes
Bibliographical footnotes.
Subjects
Flags - United States.
Flags - France.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Regimental histories.
Additional Corporate Author
Sons of the Revolution. Pennsylvania Society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.9 S326
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Erosion and related land use conditions in the Conestoga area, Pennsylvania / by Jay A. Bonsteel ... and Turner C. Bass ... Field survey by T. C. Bass and party ... United States Department of agriculture, Soil conservation service

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4807
Author
Bonsteel, Jay A.
Date of Publication
1940]
Call Number
550 E65
Author
Bonsteel, Jay A.
Place of Publication
Washington
Publisher
U.S. Govt. print. off.,
Date of Publication
1940]
Physical Description
52 p. : incl. illus., plas, tables, 79 maps (78 fold. in pocket) ; 26 cm.
Series
U. S. Soil conservation service. Erosion survey no. 15
Subjects
Soil conservation - Pennsylvania.
Additional Author
Bass, Turner Cheshire,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
550 E65
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A study of Delaware Indian medicine practice and folk beliefs

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4894
Author
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys.
Date of Publication
1942.
Call Number
974.8011 T169
  1 website  
Responsibility
[by] Gladys Tantaquidgeon.
Author
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Public Instruction, Pennsylvania Historical Commission,
Date of Publication
1942.
Physical Description
xi, 91 p. 23 cm.
Notes
"Authorities cited": p. 70-73.
Contents
Chapters: Delaware Medical Beliefs and Practices --- Curative practices and herbal remedies --- Witchcraft ---- Dreams ---Natural signs and omens --- Delaware food resources -- Appendices include: Nanticoke folk beliefs -- Weather signs -- Three Oklahoma Delaware myths -- and others
Subjects
Delaware Indians.
Indians of North America
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical Commission.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8011 T169
Websites
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The Welcome Society of Pennsylvania : Records and activities, charter, by-laws, officers, members, minutes, Indian Campgrounds, Hall of Fame, Pennsbury, 1940

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12363
Date of Publication
1940.
Call Number
369.12 W442
Responsibility
compiled and edited by Henry Paul Busch.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Patterson & White Co. ,
Date of Publication
1940.
Physical Description
viii, 205 p. : ill.p; 20 cm.
Subjects
Busch, Henry Paul
Welcome Society of Pennsylvania.
Pennsbury Manor (Morrisville, Pa.)
Societies - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
369.12 W442
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