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Early land marks and names of old Pittsburgh; an address delivered before the Pittsburgh chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, at Carnegie Institute, November 30, 1923

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Author
Miller, Annie Clark.
Date of Publication
1924, reprinted 1956.
Call Number
974.4886 M647
Author
Miller, Annie Clark.
Place of Publication
[Pittsburgh]
Publisher
Pittsburgh Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution,
Date of Publication
1924, reprinted 1956.
Physical Description
60 p. illus. 21 cm.
Notes
Cover title: Early land marks and old names ...
Subjects
Monuments - Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh.
Names, Geographical - Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.4886 M647
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Sixty years ; Milton Thomas Garvin

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Author
Klein, H. M. J.
Date of Publication
1934.
Call Number
338.97 G244
Responsibility
by H.M.J. Klein.
Author
Klein, H. M. J.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
The author,
Date of Publication
1934.
Physical Description
31 p. : ill., port. ; 12 x 16 cm.
Subjects
Garvin, Milton Thomas.
Business enterprises - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Businessmen - Pennsylvania - Lancaster - Biography.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Industries.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
338.97 G244
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Prominent Americans of Swiss origin; a compilation prepared by the Swiss-American Historical Society

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Corporate Author
Swiss-American Historical Society.
Date of Publication
1932.
Call Number
920.1 S979

The American genealogist

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20
Date of Publication
1937-
Call Number
Drawer 5, section. 5
Place of Publication
New Haven, Conn
Publisher
D.L. Jacobus ,
Date of Publication
1937-
Physical Description
6 reels ; 35 mm.
v.1-50 (July 1922-1974)
Publication Frequency
Quarterly
Notes
Labeled on box # 333 - # 338.
Subjects
Genealogy
Connecticut - Genealogy - Periodicals.
United States - Genealogy - Periodicals.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 5, section. 5
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Old Lancaster tales and traditions

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1927.
Call Number
974.815 LACI W928
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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
The Author,
Date of Publication
1927.
Physical Description
x, 261 p. illus. 24 cm.
Contents
Declaration of Independence in Lancaster--Thomas Wharton, Jr. in Lancaster--Baron Steuben in Lancaster--Lancaster in 1778--Lancaster in 1783--Ephrata Community--Lancaster in 1788--Camel in Lancaster--Lancaster in 1795--Lancaster in 1797--John Marshall in Lancaster--First elephant in Lancaster--General Pinckney in Lancaster--Lancaster in 1807--Alexander Wilson in Lancaster--Mrs. Royall's visit to Lancaster--Royal Arabian horse in Lancaster--Daniel Webster in Lancaster--Rich men of Lancaster City in 1845--The Wreath--Chinese soldier in the Civil War--Hope Church--Seventy-fifth aniversaryof Hope Church--Story of Salome Le Roy--Tory of the Revolution.
Illustrations--Rare old Lancaster imprint--Lancaster Count Courthouse--Residence of Christopher Marshall--Trinity Lutheran Church--Cat Tavern--Old Ferry House--Buildings of the Ephrata Cloister--Watermark, Ephrata Cloister--Finest Colonial House in Lancaster--Caleb Cope House--Barracks on Howard Avenue--Saron House. Ephrata Cloister--Cell, Ephrata Cloister--Watermarks, Ephrata Cloister--Room in Saron House, Ephrata Cloister--Kitchen, Ephrata Cloister--Fireplace, Ephrata Cloister--Matin Room--Ephrata Cloister--Seal, Ephrata Cloister--Government Buildings, Lancaster--Washington Hotel--Old Powder House--Lancaster Academy--Male camel--Watermarks, Ephrata Cloister--Johann Conrad Beissel--Tomb of Johann Conrad Beissel--Fountain Inn--Rockford, Home of General Hand--White Swan Tavern--Blunderbuss--Lancaster City Hall--Newspaper account of Marshall's arival--Residence of Jasper Yeates--Residence of Timothy Matlack--Advertisement of the elephant--Oldest tobacco shop in the United States--Old wooden sign, Demuth Tobacco Shop--View of North Queen Street about 1840--William Pitt Tavern--Sign of William Pitt Tavern--Lancaster in 1810--Anchor Inn, Lititz, Pa.--Heinitsh's Drug Store--James Buchanan--Steinman's Hardware Store--Slaymaker's Hotel--Abbeville--House and tannery of Georg H. Krug--Fire engine--View of West King Street about 1850--The Wreath--Button Suctio Engine--Hose cart--Hope Episcopal Church, Mount Hope, Pa.--Mount Hope Mansion--Memorial chancel and altar, Hope Church--Brew House--Bird's-eye view of Lancaster--German Reformed Church--House built about 1760--Lancaster County Prison.
Subjects
Woo, Hong Neok - 1834-1919.
Folklore - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACI W928
Websites
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200th anniversary celebration, 1730-1930

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Date of Publication
1930
Call Number
284.1 T833nt
Place of Publication
New Holland, Pa
Publisher
The Church
Date of Publication
1930
Physical Description
10 p. ill. 24 cm.
Subjects
Trinity Lutheran Church (New Holland, Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
284.1 T833nt
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Archaeological studies of the Susquehannock Indians of Pennsylvania. [by] Donald A. Cadzow

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo106
Author
Cadzow, Donald A.
Date of Publication
1936.
Call Number
970.3 C126
Author
Cadzow, Donald A.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Date of Publication
1936.
Physical Description
217 p. incl. plates, maps (1 fold) charts (2 fold) 23 cm.
Series
Publications of Pennsylvania historical commission. vol. III [no. 2].
Notes
Safe Harbor report, no. 2.
"Notes" (bibliography): p. 205-207.
Subjects
Archaeology - Pennsylvania.
Susquehanna Indians.
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - Antiquities.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
970.3 C126
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Colonial churches and meeting houses, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware

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Author
Wallace, Philip B.
Date of Publication
[c1931]
Call Number
726.5 W193 Oversize
Responsibility
measured drawings by William Allen Dunn; introduction by Horace Wells Sellers.
Author
Wallace, Philip B.
Place of Publication
New York City
Publisher
Architectural Book Publishing Co.,
Date of Publication
[c1931]
Physical Description
xii,291p. of illus. front. 32cm.
Subjects
Church architecture - Pennsylvania
Church architecture - New Jersey.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania.
Church architecture - Delaware.
Architecture, Colonial - United States
Additional Author
Dunn, William Allen.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
726.5 W193 Oversize
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125th anniversary of Hope Fire Engine and Hose Company, Manheim, Pa. and 17th annual convention of Lancaster Co. fireman's assoc

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo167
Date of Publication
1937
Call Number
353.3 H791
Responsibility
compiled from official records by George L. Heiges
Publisher
Hope Fire Engine and Hose Company
Date of Publication
1937
Physical Description
84 p. ill. 26 cm.
Notes
June 3-4-5, 1937
Subjects
Hope Fire Engine and Hose Company (Manheim, Pa.)
Additional Author
Heiges, George L.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
353.3 H791
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Seeing Lancaster county and city by automobile

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Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Date of Publication
1924.
Call Number
974.815 LACO M191
Responsibility
Prepared and distributed by Lancaster Automobile Club. Sketched and written by D. F. Magee, esq. and contributed to the club.
Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster Automobile Club,
Date of Publication
1924.
Physical Description
24 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Route No.1, A trip to the southern end, Chestnut level, Fulton House, Penn Hill -- Route No. 2, Donegal Church, Elizabethtown and Hershey -- Route No. 3, Some old and famous roads; the Newport road and Peter's road -- Route No. 4, Ephrata, Brickerville, Clay, Elizabeth Furnace, Penryn -- Route No. 5, Conestoga Township, Safe Harbor, The first court house, Postlethwaite -- Route No. 6, The Octorara and the early English settlements and the southern end -- Route No. 7, An all day Sunday route by York, Baltimore Pike, Havre de Grace, Elkton, Wilmington -- Route No. 8, Millersville, Indian Town, Creswell, Columbia, Chickies, Silver Springs -- Route No. 9, Two routes to McCall's Ferry -- Route No. 10, From Lancaster via Wilmington, Delaware, Atlantic City and Bowers Beach -- Route No. 11, Moore's Mill, a beautiful spot via East Petersburg, Salunga, Ironville and the Quay Farm -- Route No. 12, The South Mountain and the Blue Hills: Summer Resorts -- Route No. 13, Some nice evening drives as the sun seeks the west -- Route No. 14, Long's Park, Rohrerstown, Millersville, Wabank, Second Lock -- Route No. 15, Long's Park, Petersburg, Oregon, Lehman's Rifle factory.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO M191
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Educational blue book and directory of the Church of the Brethren : 1708-1923, with biographies

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Author
Cable, William Arthur,
Date of Publication
1923.
Call Number
286.5 E21
Responsibility
compiled and edited by W. Arthur Cable; Homer F. Sanger.
Author
Cable, William Arthur,
Place of Publication
Elgin, Ill
Publisher
The General Education Board of the Church,
Date of Publication
1923.
Physical Description
656 p.: ill.; 22 cm.
Notes
Durnbaugh, 694.
"A history of education in the Church of the Brethren" / John S. Flory: p. [2]-104.
Summary
The Educational Blue Book and Directory undertakes to present the main facts of the educational movement in the Church of the Brethren from its origin to the present time (1923), and to preserve for future use as much data as possible connected with the educational work of the Brethren. A brief history of education in the Church of the Brethren was prepared for this volume by Dr. John S. Flory, of Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, Virginia. To accompany the text, the Editors assembled numerous photographs of buildings, views, and persons.
Subjects
Church of the Brethren - Biography.
Church of the Brethren - Education.
Additional Author
Sanger, Homer Festus,
Flory, John S.
Additional Corporate Author
Church of the Brethren. General Education Board.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
286.5 E21
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History of Lamberton Lodge, no.476 Ancient York Masons, Lancaster, Pa

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Author
Bolenius, Robert Miller,
Date of Publication
1921?
Call Number
366.1 L223
Responsibility
Compiled from the records of the first fifty years of its existence; also biographies of the warrant members and past masters of Lodge 476, with a complete list of members
Author
Bolenius, Robert Miller,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
s.n.
Date of Publication
1921?
Physical Description
vii, 218 p. ill. 20 cm.
Subjects
Freemasons - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
366.1 L223
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History of Lodge no. 43, F. & A.M., of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1785-1935 : with biographical sketches of charter members, past members, and present officers together with complete list of members of the lodge from its constitution

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Author
Welchans, George Reuben,
Date of Publication
1936
Call Number
366.1 F855c
Responsibility
by George R. Welchans, et.al.
Author
Welchans, George Reuben,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
The Lodge,
Date of Publication
1936
Physical Description
xx, 438 p. 24 cm
Subjects
Freemasons. - Lodge, No. 43 - Lancaster (Pa.)
Freemasonry - Lancaster (Pa.)
Additional Author
Hershey, Andrew Hiestand,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
366.1 F855c
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History of the Holtwood development to the beginning of commercial operation October 1, 1911

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Date of Publication
[1939]
Call Number
621.2 H758
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD
Publisher
Pennsylvania Water & Power Company
Date of Publication
[1939]
Physical Description
122 p. maps, charts 30 cm.
Notes
Includes index. Cover title: History of the development of the McCall Ferry Power Company at Holtwood, PA
Subjects
Power-plants - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
McCall Ferry Power Company.
Holtwood Power Plant.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Water and Power Company.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
621.2 H758
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The Scotch-Irish in northern Ireland and in the American colonies by Maude Glasgow

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Author
Glasgow, Maude,
Date of Publication
1936
Call Number
941.5 G548
Author
Glasgow, Maude,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Date of Publication
1936
Physical Description
xxi, 345 p. 21 cm.
Contents
Contents: Irish history to the time of James I ; Persecution of Dissenters and the Siege of Londonderry; Oakboys, Steelboys, Defenders and Orangemen; Emigration to America; the Union and Home Rule; The Scotch-Irish in America and the Revolutionary War
Subjects
Scots - Ireland.
Presbyterians - Ireland.
Scots-Irish - United States.
Ireland - History.
Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
941.5 G548
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Two hundred years of advertising in Lancaster County an address

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Author
Klein, H. J.
Date of Publication
1929
Call Number
659.1 K64
Responsibility
by H.J. Klein
Author
Klein, H. J.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster Advertisers Club
Date of Publication
1929
Physical Description
15 p. mounted fascims 20 cm.
Notes
Address delivered before the Club on 21 May 1929.
Subjects
Advertising - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
659.1 K64
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Record of markers and locations of burying grounds in Lancaster County, Pa

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Author
Lippold, Benjamin B.
Date of Publication
[1939].
Call Number
310.35 L765
Responsibility
printed and compiled by Benjamin B. Lippold, Lancaster, Pa.
Author
Lippold, Benjamin B.
Place of Publication
Photocopy
Date of Publication
[1939].
Physical Description
v.p. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Photocopy of original manuscript housed in the archives. Originally in two books.
Book 1 contains records for family cemeteries in West Lampeter Township: Royer/Mylin (Rineer page 454 #13); [Herr] Kendig/Spahn (Rineer page 455 #20); Hershey/Cooper (Rineer page 455 #17) and Lefevere (Rineer page 455 #18).
Book 2 contains records for family cemeteries : Myers (Rineer page 84 #26 Conestoga Township); Barr, [Kendig/Myley] (Rineer page 85 #28 Conestoga Township); Hertzler; Greider [Kreider] (Rineer page 243 #16 Lancaster Township); Harnish/Ripley/Williams; Kreider (Rineer page 454 #12 West Lampeter Township).
Subjects
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Inscriptions - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
310.35 L765
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Zeltenreich Reformed Church, Earl Township (near New Holland) Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : church records 1746-1800

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1536
Date of Publication
1936.
Call Number
285.8 Z53
Responsibility
translated by Wm. W. Hinke.
Place of Publication
Photocopy
Date of Publication
1936.
Physical Description
v.p. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Also called Seltenreich Reformed.
Rineer's "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County" page 100 #1.
Subjects
Zeltenreich Reformed Church (Earl Township : Lancaster County)
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Earl (Lancaster County : Township)
Church records and registers - Pennsylvania - Earl (Lancaster County : Township)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Church Record
Call Number
285.8 Z53
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A record Old Union Presbyterian Cemetery, Southern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Date of Publication
[1930]
Call Number
285.1 U58p
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster Press, Inc.
Date of Publication
[1930]
Physical Description
17p.: ill.; 21 cm.
Notes
Contains tombstone inscriptions.
Rineer's "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County" page 63 #1A.
Subjects
Union Presbyterian Church (Colerain, Pa.)
Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Church Record
Call Number
285.1 U58p
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Burial book of the Moravian Church, Lancaster, 1744-1821

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Corporate Author
Moravian Church, Lancaster (City), Pa.
Date of Publication
1928.
Call Number
284.6 L244
Corporate Author
Moravian Church, Lancaster (City), Pa.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Wickersham Press ;
Date of Publication
1928.
Physical Description
31, [3], 28 p. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Corrections made by Mrs. Bertha Cochran Landis, 1929 (3 leaves)
"Summary of Graff-Graeff family as it appears in this record by Mrs. Bertha Cochran Landis." Summaries of the De Hoff, William Henry , Dressler-Drissler-Trissler, and Reigart families are also included.
Reprinted from Pa. Genealogical Society Publications,v. 10 & v. 11, (1929-1932)
Also on microfilm #156, part 7.
Rineer's "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancastaer County " page 198 #5.
Subjects
Groff family.
Graff family.
De Hoff family.
Henry family.
Dressler family.
Trissler family.
Reigart family.
Moravian Church (Lancaster, Pa.)
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Church records and registers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Additional Author
Landis, Bertha Cochran.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Church Record
Call Number
284.6 L244
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