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Two-hundredth anniversary of Lancaster's incorporation as a borough

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1942
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1942
Physical Description
[83]-[97] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 46, no. 2 & 3
Subjects
Lancaster Corporation Book.
Holidays.
Charters.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Politics and government.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 46, number 2/3 (1942), p. 83-97Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.46
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William Penn tercentenary celebration

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1944
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974.9 L245 v.48
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1944
Physical Description
[145]-150 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 48, no. 6
Subjects
Penn, William, - 1644-1718.
Pennsylvania - Centennial celebrations, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.48
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Furniture masterpieces by Jacob Bachman : Ebeniste Swisse of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, his son and his grandson

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Author
Drepperd, Carl William,
Date of Publication
1945
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by Carl W. Drepperd.
Author
Drepperd, Carl William,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1945
Physical Description
[129]-139 p. ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 49, no. 5
Subjects
Bachman, Jacob, - 1798-1867.
Bachman family.
Furniture, Early American.
Clocks and watches
Cabinetwork.
Longcase clocks.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 49, number 5 (1945), p. 129-139Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.49
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Three churches in three southern townships

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Author
Eshleman, Wilmer J.
Date of Publication
1947
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by Wilmer J. Eshleman.
Author
Eshleman, Wilmer J.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1947
Physical Description
[41]-52 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 51, no. 2
Subjects
Byerland Mennonite Congregation (Willow Street, Pa.)
Devil's Half Acre (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Marticville Methodist Episcopal Church (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Church buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 51, number 2 (1947), p. 41-52Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.51
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Journal from Boston to the western country and down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to New Orleans

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Author
Richardson, William,
Date of Publication
1940.
Call Number
917.3 R521
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by William Richardson, 1815-1816.
Author
Richardson, William,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Priv. print. for Vale pilot corporation,
Date of Publication
1940.
Physical Description
2 p., 40 p. port., 4 facsim., fold. map. 25 cm.
Notes
"These excerpts from ... [the author's] 'Journal' are now published for the first time by courtesy of his great-grandson, Mr. Lawrence Richardson of Boston."--Foreword signed: William Bell Wait.
"Limited edition ... no. 80 [and] 398."
Description of travel from Philadelphia to Ohio (p. 3 - 7).
Subjects
United States - Description and travel.
Mississippi River - Description and travel.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Additional Author
Wait, William Bell,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
917.3 R521
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112052522817&view=1up&seq=9
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John Seybert : a Hessian soldier's son who became bishop of a church

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Author
Heiges, George L.
Date of Publication
1943.
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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
1943.
Physical Description
[1]-12 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 47, no. 1
Subjects
Seybert, John, - 1791-1860.
Evangelical Association of North America - Clergy.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 47, number 1 (1943), p. 1-12Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.47
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Émigré saga, a tale of early America

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Author
Long, Theodore Kepner,
Date of Publication
1943.
Call Number
973 L848
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by Theodore K. Long.
Author
Long, Theodore Kepner,
Place of Publication
New Bloomfield, Pa
Publisher
Carson Long Institute,
Date of Publication
1943.
Physical Description
4 p. l., 78 (i.e. 80) p. 21 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 76-78.
Subjects
Long family.
Long, John Nicholas, - 1710-1767.
Germans - Pennsylvania.
Additional Corporate Author
Carson Long institute, New Bloomfield, Pa.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973 L848
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The nine capitals of the United States

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Author
Fortenbaugh, Robert,
Date of Publication
1948.
Call Number
973.3 F737
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Author
Fortenbaugh, Robert,
Place of Publication
York, Pa
Publisher
Maple Press Co.,
Date of Publication
1948.
Physical Description
ix, 104 p. col. illus. 27 cm.
Notes
Click on Table of Contents for more information.
Contents
Philadelphia -- Baltimore -- Lancaster -- York -- Princeton -- Annapolis -- Trenton -- New York -- Washington
Subjects
United States. - Continental Congress.
United States. - Congress - History.
United States - Capital and capitol.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.3 F737
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The military hospital at the Cloister

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Author
Martin, C. H.
Date of Publication
1947.
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by C. H. Martin.
Author
Martin, C. H.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1947.
Physical Description
[127]-133 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 51, no. 5
Subjects
Cloister (Ephrata, Pa.)
Military hospitals - Pennsylvania.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Monuments - Pennsylvania - Ephrata.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Medical care.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 51, number 5 (1947), p. 127-133Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.51
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Mirror for Americans; likeness of the eastern seaboard, 1810

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Author
Brown, Ralph H.
Date of Publication
1943.
Call Number
917 B877
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by Ralph H. Brown ...
Author
Brown, Ralph H.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
American Geographical Society,
Date of Publication
1943.
Physical Description
xxxii p. [5]-312 p. front., illus. (incl. ports., maps) 26 x 20 cm.
Series
American Geographical Society. Special publication, no. 27
Notes
An account of the period told as if written by Thomas Pownall Keystone, a fictitious character, presenting, as a composite observer, the contempomary scene.
Bibliography: p. [248]-259. Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. [260]-298)
Summary
European travel narratives of America. Visitors from Europe seeking to learn about this new and different nation.
Subjects
Ellicott, Andrew, - 1754-1820.
Atlantic States - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
917 B877
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4221891&view=1up&seq=13
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Christian Newcomer, his life, journal and achievements

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Author
Newcomer, Christian,
Date of Publication
[c1941]
Call Number
922.89 N541
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edited by Samuel S. Hough, foreword by H. H. Fout.
Author
Newcomer, Christian,
Place of Publication
Dayton, O
Publisher
Board of administration, Church of the United Brethren in Christ
Date of Publication
[c1941]
Physical Description
3 p. β., 293 p. plates. 21 cm.
Notes
A new edition of The life and journal of the Rev'd Christian Newcomer, published in 1834.
Subjects
Newcomer, Christian, - 1749-1830.
United Brethren in Christ.
Additional Author
Hough, Samuel Stricklen,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
922.89 N541
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Births, marriages, graveyard inscriptions, and burial records, with index

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Author
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Manheim (Pa.)
Date of Publication
1949.
Call Number
284.1 Z79msg
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Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Manheim (Pa.)
Place of Publication
Typescript
Date of Publication
1949.
Physical Description
unleaved ; 28 cm.
Notes
Contains index.
Subjects
Lutheran Church (Manheim, Pa.) - Registers.
Church records and registers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Manheim(Pa.) - Church history.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Church Record
Call Number
284.1 Z79msg
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Colonel Edward Cook and other historical papers

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Author
Guffey, Alexander S.
Date of Publication
1941]
Call Number
920 G941
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by Alexander S. Guffey.
Author
Guffey, Alexander S.
Place of Publication
[Pittsburgh
Date of Publication
1941]
Physical Description
57 p. 5 plates (incl. facsims., port.) 21 cm.
Notes
"Limited to 200 copies, of which this is no. 167."
Contents
Colonel Edward Cook.--Albert Gallatin.--The seal of Pittsburgh.--James Wilson.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
920 G941
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The National Methodist camp meeting at Manheim in 1868

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Author
Heiges, George L.
Date of Publication
1943.
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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
1943.
Physical Description
[13]-22 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 47, no. 1
Subjects
Simpson, Matthew, - 1811-1884.
National Methodist camp meeting (Manheim, Pa.)
Methodist Church.
Camp meetings.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 47, number 1 (1943), p. 13-22Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.47
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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

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Author
McNair, James Birtley,
Date of Publication
[1949]
Call Number
923.2 C182m
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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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Record of burials in the Millersville Mennonite Cemetery from July 1, 1908, to January 16, 1943

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Author
Zeamer, Jacob K.,
Date of Publication
1943.
Call Number
289.7 Z41
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Author
Zeamer, Jacob K.,
Place of Publication
Millersville, Pa
Publisher
Millersville Mennonite Church,
Date of Publication
1943.
Physical Description
113 p.
Notes
Indexed in CR 289.7 Z42i.
Rineer's "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County" page 312 #1A.
Subjects
Millersville, Pa. Mennonite Cemetery.
Additional Corporate Author
Millersville Mennonite Church (Millersville, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Church Record
Call Number
289.7 Z41
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Genealogy of the descendants of Christopher Esh

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Author
Blank, Benjamin L.,
Date of Publication
1949.
Call Number
929 E74d
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compiled by Benjamin L. Blank.
Author
Blank, Benjamin L.,
Place of Publication
[New Holland, Pa
Publisher
Printed by the New Holland Clarion]
Date of Publication
1949.
Physical Description
200 p. 24 cm.
Subjects
Esh family.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 E74d
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Re-introducing our signers of the Declaration of independence

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Author
Addis, Raymond E.
Date of Publication
[c1940]
Call Number
973.313 A224
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by Raymond E. Addis.
Author
Addis, Raymond E.
Place of Publication
Holly, Mich
Publisher
The Holly Herald
Date of Publication
[c1940]
Physical Description
132 p. illus. (incl. ports., facsims.) 20 cm.
Subjects
Ross, George - 1730-1779.
United States. - Signers.
Autographs
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.313 A224
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A brief postal history of Lancaster County

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1944
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1944
Physical Description
[1]-37 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 48, no. 1
Subjects
Postal service - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Postmasters.
Postal rates.
Coaching - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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History of the Reformed Mennonite Church

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Author
Eshleman, Wilmer J.
Date of Publication
1945
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by Wilmer J. Eshleman.
Author
Eshleman, Wilmer J.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1945
Physical Description
[85]-[117] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 49, no. 4
Subjects
Reformed Mennonite Church.
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Old Order Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 49, number 4 (1945), p. 85-117Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.49
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