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The history of Pennsylvania from the earliest discovery to the present time. Including an account of the first settlements by the Dutch, Swedes, and English, and of the colony of William Penn, his treaty and pacific measures with the Indians; and the gradual advancement of the state to its present aspect of opulence, culture and refinement. By William Mason Cornell

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Author
Cornell, William Mason,
Date of Publication
1876.
Call Number
974.8009 C814
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Author
Cornell, William Mason,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Quaker City Pub. House,
Date of Publication
1876.
Physical Description
575, [1] p. illus. 24 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. [576]
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8009 C814
Websites
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Comb making in America, an account of the origin and development of the industry for which Leominster has become famous, to which are added pictures of many of the early comb makers and views of the old time comb shops

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Author
Walton, Perry,
Date of Publication
c1925]
Call Number
688.5 W241
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compiled and privately printed for Bernard W. Doyle, president of the Viscoloid company, inc., in commemoration of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the comb industry in Leominster, Massachusetts.
Author
Walton, Perry,
Place of Publication
[Boston
Date of Publication
c1925]
Physical Description
xiv, 158 p. incl. front., illus., ports. pl. 27 cm.
Notes
"Compiled, written and printed under direction of Perry Walton."
Contents
Antiquity of combs -- Establishment of the comb industry in America -- Growth of the comb industry in West Newbury -- The Noyes family : their relation to the comb industry -- Improvements in the manufacture of combs -- The Hills family and the comb industry in Leominster -- Comb-making in Clinton, Massachusetts, and other industrial centers -- Horn, tortoise shell, ivory and their substitutes -- The town of Leominster.
Subjects
Combs.
Additional Author
Doyle, Bernard W.
Additional Corporate Author
Viscoloid company, Leominster, Mass.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
688.5 W241
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Through the air: a narrative of forty years' experience as an aeronaut. Comprising a history of the various attempts in the art of flying by artificial means from the earliest period down to the present time. With an account of the author's most important air-voyages and his many thrilling adventures and hairbreadth escapes. Also, an appendix, in which are given full instructions for the manufacture and management of balloons

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Author
Wise, John,
Date of Publication
1873.
Call Number
629.13322 W812t
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Responsibility
By John Wise. Profusely illustrated.
Author
Wise, John,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, New York, [etc.]
Publisher
To-day publishing company,
Date of Publication
1873.
Physical Description
650 p. incl. col. front., plates, ports., facsim. 24 cm.
Notes
An enlarged edition of the author's "System of aeronautics", issued in 1850.
John wise was an accomplished 19th century balloonist who lived in Lancaster, PA.
Subjects
Aeronautics
Balloons.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
629.13322 W812t
Websites
https://archive.org/details/throughairnarrat00wise
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The Indian wars of Pennsylvania : an account of the Indian events, in Pennsylvania, of the French and Indian war, Pontiac's war, Lord Dunmore's war, the revolutionary war, and the Indian uprising from 1789 to 1795 ; tragedies of the Pennsylvania frontier based primarily on the Penna. archives and colonial records / by C. Hale Sipe ; introduction by Dr. George P. Donehoo

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Author
Sipe, C. Hale
Date of Publication
1929.
Call Number
974.8011 S618w
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Author
Sipe, C. Hale
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
The Telegraph Press,
Date of Publication
1929.
Physical Description
793 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., fold. map (in pocket) ; 23 cm.
Notes
Tail-pieces.
"Principal sources utilized in the preparation of this work": p. [6]
"Officers of the colonies of the Delaware before the time of William Penn, and the governors of the province and the commonwealth from 1681 to 1799": p. [745]-746.
"Principal Indian towns in Pennsylvania": p. [747]-754.
"List of blockhouses not mentioned in the text of this history": p. [755]-761.
Includes information on the Conoy Indians, Conestoga Indians, Susquehanna Indians and Delaware Indians.
Subjects
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania.
Indians of North America
Fortification - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Pennsylvania - Historic houses, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8011 S618w
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Charter to William Penn, and laws of the province of Pennsylvania, passed between the years 1682 and 1700, preceded by Duke of York's laws in force from the year 1676 to the year 1682, with an Appendix containing laws relating to the organization of the provincial courts and historical matter

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Corporate Author
Zonnehof Cultureel Centrum.
Date of Publication
1879.
Call Number
340.9 C486
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Responsibility
Pub. under the direction of John Blair Linn, Secretary of the Commonwealth. Comp. and ed. By Staughton George, Benjamin M. Nead, Thomas McCamant.
Corporate Author
Zonnehof Cultureel Centrum.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
L.S. Hart, State Printer,
Date of Publication
1879.
Physical Description
iv, 614 p. front. (port.) illus., facsims. (part fold.) 25 cm.
Notes
In pocket of volume is a "Fac-simile of the charter granted by Charles the Second to William Penn for the 'province of Pensilvania,' engraved from the original on file in the office of the secretary of the commonwealth."
Subjects
Pennsylvania. - Courts.
Law - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
New Sweden - History.
Additional Author
George, Staughton.
Nead, Benjamin Matthias,
McCamant, Thomas,
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania.
Great Britain.
Pennsylvania. Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
340.9 C486
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The Indian chiefs of Pennsylvania, or, A story of the part played by the American Indian in the history of Pennsylvania : based primarily on the Pennsylvania archives and colonial records, and built around the outstanding chiefs

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Author
Sipe, C. Hale
Date of Publication
c1927.
Call Number
974.8011 S618c
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Responsibility
by C. Hale Sipe ; with an introduction by Dr. George P. Donehoo.
Author
Sipe, C. Hale
Place of Publication
Butler, Pa
Publisher
Ziegler Print. Co., Inc.,
Date of Publication
c1927.
Physical Description
569 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes information on the Conestoga Indians, Susquehanna Indians, Delaware Indians, Conoy Indians, Shawnee Indians and Shikellamy (Indian chief).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania.
Indians of North America
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8011 S618c
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An illustrated history of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, civil, political, and military, from its earliest settlement to the present time including historical descriptions of each county in the state, their towns, and industrial resources

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Author
Egle, William Henry,
Date of Publication
1876.
Call Number
974.8009 H313 1876
974.8009 E31
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Responsibility
by William Henry Egle.
Author
Egle, William Henry,
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
DeWitt C. Goodrich,
Date of Publication
1876.
Physical Description
xii, 13-1186 p., front., illus. (ports., maps, facsim.), 25 cm.
Notes
Bound in three-quarter red leather and red linen.
Bookplate of Redmond Conyngham No. 2658
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History.
Pennsylvania - Local history.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8009 H313 1876
974.8009 E31
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Historical notes from the records of Augusta County, Virginia, Part I

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Author
Kemper, Charles E.
Date of Publication
1921
the most prosperous section of Virginia. The following notes from the records above named show in part the migration of Pennsylvania families from Lancaster, Chester and adjoining counties to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, and chiefly to the present counties of Augusta. Their names and places of
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Responsibility
by Charles E. Kemper.
Author
Kemper, Charles E.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1921
Physical Description
89-92 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 25, no. 6
Subjects
Emigration and immigration.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Virginia - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 25, number 6 (1921), p. 89-92Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.25
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Historical notes from the records of Augusta County, Virginia, Part II (Concluded)

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Author
Kemper, Charles E.
Date of Publication
1921
." Ephraim Love, who came to Virginia from Lan- caster County, Pa., and William Hopkins, were the legatees and made the executors of the will. Both lived in the western portion of present Rock- ingham County, Va. It cannot be determined from the records which one of the names was, Wappeler or Wasseler, but
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Responsibility
by Charles E. Kemper.
Author
Kemper, Charles E.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1921
Physical Description
147-155 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 25, no. 10
Subjects
Emigration and immigration.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Virginia - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 25, number 10 (1921), p. 147-155Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.25
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A brief description of Indian life and Indian trade of the Susquehannock Indians. The tribe which inhabited what is now Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. A compilation of pen pictures by the earliest Europeans with whom they came in contact. Also giving a study of the exact location and period of occupation of their villages and fort stes based on the articles found in Indian graves here

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Author
Landis, David H.,
Date of Publication
c1929]
Call Number
974.8011 L257b
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Responsibility
By D. H. Landis ...
Author
Landis, David H.,
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa
Date of Publication
c1929]
Physical Description
1 p. β., [7]-48 p. front. (port.) illus. 23 cm.
Notes
Owing to an imperfect impression, p. 48 is numbered 4 in this copy.
"Only 150 copies will be printed and type destroyed."
"Reprinted from the Lancaster new era and also Intelligencer journal, June 22, l929."
Subjects
Susquehanna Indians.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8011 L257b
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Report on the committee appointed to participate in the exercises incident to the restoration of City Hall, Lancaster, Pa., to its original colonial design and dignity

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Author
Garvin, Milton Thomas.
Date of Publication
1925
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.29
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Responsibility
address of Mr. M. T. Garvin. Address of Richard Reilly, Esq.
Author
Garvin, Milton Thomas.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1925
Physical Description
3-7 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 29, no. 1
Subjects
City Hall (Lancaster, Pa.)
Architecture, Colonial - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 1865-
Additional Author
Reilly, R. M.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.29
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The Engle history and family records of Dauphin and Lancaster counties. The numerous lineal descendants of Ulrich Engel. Short sketches of Engle families not related. A sketch of the arrival and record of the origin of the brethren in Christ church of which a large number of these descendants are menbers

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Author
Engle, Morris M.,
Date of Publication
[1927]
Call Number
929 E585e
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Alternate Title
History of the Engle Family in America 1754-1927.
Responsibility
Compiled, arranged, indexed and published by Morris M. Engle ...
Author
Engle, Morris M.,
Place of Publication
Mt. Joy, Pa
Publisher
The Bulletin press
Date of Publication
[1927]
Physical Description
161 p. illus. (incl. ports., maps) 24 cm.
Subjects
Engle family (Ulrich Engel, fl. 1753)
Groff family.
Kauffman family.
Miller family.
Stauffer family.
Brubaker family.
Hershey family.
Musser family.
Oberholtzer family.
Stoner family.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 E585e
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The Olden time : a monthly publication devoted to the preservation of documents and other authentic information in relation to the early explorations and the settlement and improvement of the country around the head of the Ohio

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Date of Publication
1876.
Call Number
974.80083 O44
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Responsibility
edited by Neville B. Craig, esq.
Place of Publication
Cincinnati
Publisher
Reprinted by Robert Clarke & Co.,
Date of Publication
1876.
Physical Description
2 v. : fold. map, fold. facsim. ; 25 cm.
Notes
A reprint of the periodical issued Jan. 1846-Dec. 1847.
Subjects
Ohio River Valley - History - Sources.
Pennsylvania - History - Sources.
Northwest, Old - History - Sources.
Additional Author
Craig, Neville B.,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80083 O44
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A history of the origin of the appellation Keystone State as applied to the commonwealth of Pennsylvania : together with extracts from many authorities relative to the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress, July 4th, 1776 ; to which is appended the New Constitution of Pennsylvania with an alphabetical contents

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Author
Morton, John S.,
Date of Publication
1874.
Call Number
974.8029 P415
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Author
Morton, John S.,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger,
Date of Publication
1874.
Physical Description
190 p. ; 19 cm.
Subjects
Morton, John, - 1724-1777.
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8029 P415
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White servitude in Pennsylvania: Indentured and redemption labor in colony and commonwealth

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Author
Herrick, Cheesman Abiah,
Date of Publication
1926.
Call Number
331.62 G566
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Responsibility
by Cheesman A. Herrick.
Author
Herrick, Cheesman Abiah,
Place of Publication
Philadephia
Publisher
J.J. McVey,
Date of Publication
1926.
Physical Description
330 p.
Notes
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society
Subjects
Women household employees - Pennsylvania.
Indentured servants - Pennsylvania.
Redemptioners - Pennsylvania.
Domestics - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - Emigration and immigration.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
331.62 G566
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Historic roadsides in New Jersey; a condensed description of the principal colonial and revolutionary landmarks in New Jersey, arranged for the convenience of students and motorists. The society of colonial wars in the state of New Jersey

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Corporate Author
General Society of Colonial Wars (U.S.). New Jersey.
Date of Publication
[1928]
Call Number
974.9 N531
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Corporate Author
General Society of Colonial Wars (U.S.). New Jersey.
Place of Publication
Plainfield, N.J
Publisher
W. L. Glenney
Date of Publication
[1928]
Physical Description
1 p. l., 115 p. front., illus., fold. map. 23 cm.
Notes
Map mounted on lining-paper.
Bibliography: p. 111.
Subjects
Historic buildings - New Jersey.
New Jersey - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.9 N531
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A brief historical review of the achievements of German nationals in the early days of American colonization. The period from 1564 to 1682 inclusive

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Author
Lohr, Otto,
Date of Publication
1923.
Call Number
974.8002 L833
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Responsibility
by Otto Lohr.
Author
Lohr, Otto,
Place of Publication
Hoboken [N.J.]
Date of Publication
1923.
Physical Description
7, [1] p. 21 cm.
Series
Historical bulletin ; no. 1
Subjects
Germans - United States.
United States - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8002 L833
Websites
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/scd0001.20011010004br.1
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/scd0001.20011010004br.2
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Memoir and genealogy of the Maryland and Pennsylvanian family of Mayer which originated in the free imperial city of Ulm, Würtemberg: 1495-1878

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Author
Mayer, Brantz,
Date of Publication
1878]
Call Number
929 M468
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By Brantz Mayer.
Author
Mayer, Brantz,
Place of Publication
[Baltimore, Md
Publisher
Priv. print. for the family by W.K. Boyle & Son,
Date of Publication
1878]
Physical Description
1 p. l., [5]-179 p. front., illus., pl. 26 cm.
Subjects
Myers family.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 M468
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A tribute to the principles, virtues, habits and public usefulness of the Irish and Scotch early settlers of Pennsylvania

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Author
Chambers, George,
Date of Publication
1871.
Call Number
974.80091 P412
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By a descendant.
Author
Chambers, George,
Place of Publication
Chambersburg, Pa
Publisher
M. A. Foltz, printer,
Date of Publication
1871.
Physical Description
172 p. 22 cm.
Notes
"Preface" signed: G. C.
First edition published 1856.
Subjects
Scotch-Irish in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80091 P412
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A Brief history of the city of Lancaster : containing an introduction to the settlement of the county, reminiscences of the past and present of the city, the poor house and hospital, the court house, the county jail, the water works, the railroad, the Franklin and Marshall College, the manufactories, the gas works and agricultural park, with many of the old land marks, &c. ; also, the business cards of the principal merchants and manufacturers

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Date of Publication
1870.
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Published by Francis Kilburn ; Pearsol & Geist, printers,
Date of Publication
1870.
Physical Description
40 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Notes
Bound with The Bible in Iron (1914) and Old Home Week Manheim, Pa. (1912) -- this copy is missing as of 4/11/2024. Please access using the electronic copy.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Kilburn, Francis.
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t88g9f93k;view=1up;seq=3
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