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Heroes of three wars: Comprising a series of biographical sketches of the most distinguised soldiers of the War of the Revolution, the War with Mexico, and the War for the Union, who have contributed their valor to establish and perpetuate the Republic of the United States

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo922
Author
Glazier, Willard W.,
Date of Publication
1878.
Call Number
920.1 G553
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Author
Glazier, Willard W.,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Hubbard Bros.
Date of Publication
1878.
Physical Description
450 p. illus.
Subjects
United States. - Army - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
920.1 G553
Websites
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The true issues of the Presidential campaign : speeches of Horace Greeley during his Western trip and at Portland, Maine : also, ex-President Mahan's letters

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12778
Author
Greeley, Horace,
Date of Publication
1872?]
Call Number
973.891 B628
Author
Greeley, Horace,
Place of Publication
[s.l
Publisher
s.n.,
Date of Publication
1872?]
Physical Description
32 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Caption title.
"Ex-President Mahan's letters:" p. 31-32.
Subjects
Campaign literature, 1872
Additional Author
Mahan, Asa,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
973.891 B628
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Treason at Christiana, September 11, 1951 The true story of a Battle of Freedom on the Underground Railroad that Rocked the Nation, Threatened Secesion of States from the Union and Brought a Charge of Treason by the Federal Government Against 38 Americans

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17037
Author
Rettew, LaVerne D.
Date of Publication
2006.
Call Number
974.80323 R439
Author
Rettew, LaVerne D.
Place of Publication
[Sl
Publisher
s.n.],
Date of Publication
2006.
Physical Description
129, [6] p. ill. 23 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographic references.
Subjects
Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana.
Slavery - United States
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80323 R439
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The underground railroad. A record of facts, authentic narratives, letters, &c., narrating the hardships, hair-breadth escapes and death struggles of the slaves in their efforts for freedom, as related by themselves and others, or witnessed by the author; together with sketches of some of the largest stockholders, and most liberal aiders and advisers, of the road

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2041
Author
Still, William,
Edition
Rev. ed.
Date of Publication
[c1871]
Call Number
973.7115 S857
Responsibility
By William Still . . . Illustrated with 70 fine engravings by Bensell, Schell and others, and portraits from photographs from life . . .
Author
Still, William,
Edition
Rev. ed.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa., Cincinnati, O. [etc.]
Publisher
People's Publishing Company
Date of Publication
[c1871]
Physical Description
780, [5] p. incl. front., illus. plates, ports. 25 cm.
Notes
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society
Subjects
Underground railroad.
Fugitive slaves - United States.
Slavery - United States
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.7115 S857
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Rakestraw family history : the story of William Rakestraw who emigrated in 1684 from England to Pennsylvania, and his descendants, who intermarried with the Joseph Yard and Justinian Fox families, were members of the Carpenters Company of Philadelphia, and master builders of the city

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19053
Date of Publication
2007.
Call Number
929 R162
Responsibility
Dennis Lynch.
Place of Publication
Laurel, MD
Publisher
the author ,
Date of Publication
2007.
Physical Description
unp. : maps, photo ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Rakestraw family.
Yard family.
Fox family.
Gilbert family.
Downsing family.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 R162
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Gilbert family history : the story of John Gilbert who emigrated in 1682 from Cornwall, England to Bucks County, Pennsylvania and some of his descendants : including the Walton and Rakestraw families, and an account of the Indian captivity of the family of Benjamin Gilbert and Elizabeth Walton

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17449
Author
Lynch, Dennis P.
Date of Publication
2006].
Call Number
929 G464
Responsibility
[compiled by Dennis Lynch].
Author
Lynch, Dennis P.
Place of Publication
[Laurel, MD
Publisher
D. P. Lynch,
Date of Publication
2006].
Physical Description
[74] leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes An account of the captivity of Benjamin Gilbert and his family by the Indians, 1780-1782.
Cover title.
Includes bibliographical references (leaf 74)
Subjects
Gilbert, John, - 1629-1711 - Family.
Gilbert family.
Walton family.
Rakestraw family.
Quakers - Pennsylvania - Bucks County - Genealogy.
Society of Friends - Pennsylvania - Bucks County
Indian captivities.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 G464
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A father who distracts and a family that underfinances : the early bittersweet career of Milton S. Hershey

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15850
Author
Winpenny, Thomas R.
Date of Publication
2005.
Responsibility
by Thomas R. Winpenny.
Author
Winpenny, Thomas R.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society ;
Date of Publication
2005.
Physical Description
p. 62 - 73. : ill. , 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society 107, no. 2, Fall 2005
Notes
Bibliography : p. 72 - 73.
Subjects
Hershey, Henry , - d. 1903.
Hershey, Milton Snavely , - 1857 - 1945.
Lancaster Caramel Company (Pa.) - History.
Candy industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 107, number 2 (2005), p. 62-73Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v. 107
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The Whitehills in America (heroes and heroines) : the descendants of the brothers James, John and Thomas Whitehill

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12551
Author
Whitehill, Samuel Milliken,
Date of Publication
c2003.
Call Number
929 W592
Responsibility
written and edited by Samuel Millliken Whitehill, Jr., Patricia Whitehill Halter, Cassius Furman Whitehill, Jr.
Author
Whitehill, Samuel Milliken,
Place of Publication
Murray, Utah
Publisher
Family Heritage Pub.,
Date of Publication
c2003.
Physical Description
xiii, 373, [34] p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
Whitehill family.
Additional Author
Halter, Patricia Whitehill,
Whitehill, Cassius Furman,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 W592
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The Manchester townships, Manchester, West Manchester and East Manchester : and that portion of Hellam Township outside of the Manor of Springettsbury, York County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15909
Author
Hiveley, Neal Otto.
Date of Publication
2002.
Call Number
974.841 H676man
Responsibility
Neal Otto Hively.
Author
Hiveley, Neal Otto.
Place of Publication
[Pennsylvania?]
Publisher
N.O. Hively,
Date of Publication
2002.
Physical Description
155 p. : ill., map (124 x 92 cm) ; 21 cm.
Series
York County original land records, v. 12.
Notes
Ask research staff for accompanying map found in map drawer 15 (974.841 H676man, Map no. 30)
Subjects
Manchester (York County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy
West Manchester (York County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.
East Manchester (York County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.
Hellam Township (York County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.
Landowners - Pennsylvania - Manchester (York County, Pa. : Township) - Registers.
Landowners - Pennsylvania - West Manchester (York County, Pa. : Township) - Registers.
Landowners - Pennsylvania - East Manchester (York County, Pa. : Township) - Registers.
Hellam - Pennsylvania - Hellam (York County, Pa. : Township) - Registers.
York County (Pa.) - Land grants.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.841 H676man
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American migrations, 1765-1799 : the lives, times, and families of colonial Americans who remained loyal to the British Crown before, during, and after the Revolutionary War, as related in their own words and through their correspondence

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14118
Author
Coldham, Peter Wilson.
Date of Publication
c2000.
Call Number
973.314 C688a
Responsibility
Peter Wilson Coldham.
ISBN
0806316187 (pbk.)
Author
Coldham, Peter Wilson.
Place of Publication
Baltimore, Md
Publisher
Genealogical Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
c2000.
Physical Description
xiii, 931 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 842-844) and indexes.
Subjects
American loyalists - Biography.
American loyalists - Registers.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers.
United States - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.314 C688a
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