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Massacre of the Conestogas : on the trail of the Paxton Boys in Lancaster County

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17894
Author
Brubaker, John H.
Date of Publication
2010.
Call Number
974.802 B886
Responsibility
by Jack Brubaker.
ISBN
9781609490614
1609490614
Author
Brubaker, John H.
Place of Publication
Charleston, SC
Publisher
History Press,
Date of Publication
2010.
Physical Description
188 p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. [177]-188.
Contents
pt. 1. Telling the story -- "Drive the heathen out of the land" -- "Some hot headed ill advised persons" -- "The same spirit & frantic rage" -- "Persons of undoubted probity & veracity" -- pt. 2. Retelling the story -- "I never heard one word of it till it was just over" -- "A mighty noise and hubbub" -- "Shot, scalped, hacked, and cut to pieces" -- "One of those youthful ebullitions of wrath" -- "The innocent were destined to share the fate of the guilty" -- "A zone of vicious racial violence" -- pt. 3. Killers and abettors -- "The most respectable of men" -- "They had possession and would keep it" -- "Eternal shame & reproach" -- pt. 4. Death and reconciliation -- "The remains of the victims of a terrible crime" -- "Slaughter'd, kill'd, and cut off a whole tribe" -- "Who was left to mourn for these people?"
Subjects
Paxton Boys.
Conestoga Indians - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Massacres - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 18th century.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Race relations - History - 18th century.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.802 B886
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Researching the history of a house : a guide to researching older properties in Lancaster

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19857
Date of Publication
2013.
Call Number
720 R432
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
The City of Lancaster ,
Date of Publication
2013.
Physical Description
27 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
At head of title: City of Lancaster Historic District.
Subjects
Historica buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Dwellings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster (Pa.) - Historic houses.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
720 R432
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The history of the house at 419 West Vine Street in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19189
Author
Cooper, Philip T. D.
Date of Publication
2014.
Call Number
728.27 C778
Responsibility
by Philip T. D. Cooper
Author
Cooper, Philip T. D.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Date of Publication
2014.
Physical Description
15, 5 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
419 West Vine Street (Lancaster, Pa.)
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Lancaster (Pa.) - Historic houses.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
728.27 C778
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"Southern End" house & history tour

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19658
Corporate Author
Southern Lancaster County Historical Society, Inc.
Date of Publication
2015.
Call Number
728.37 S727
Corporate Author
Southern Lancaster County Historical Society, Inc.
Place of Publication
Quarryville, Pa
Publisher
Southern Lancaster County Historical Society ;
Date of Publication
2015.
Physical Description
v. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Dwellings - Pennsylvania - Lancster County
Quarryville (Pa.) - History.
Drumore (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Historic houses.
Drumore (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Tours.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
728.37 S727
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A history of Salem Lutheran Church with people and places of Kissel Hill, Warwick Township, Lancaster County Pennsylvania, 1823-2018

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo22343
Author
Patches, Joan Habecker
Date of Publication
©2018.
Call Number
284.1 P294
Responsibility
by Joan Habecker Patches.
Author
Patches, Joan Habecker
Place of Publication
Brownstown, ,:Pa
Publisher
Steffy Printing, Inc.,
Date of Publication
©2018.
Physical Description
138 pages: photographs ; 28 cm.
Notes
Contains bibliography.
Contents
Contains various documents pertaining to the founding and administration of the church ; names on the Honor Roll, lists of pastors, and errata sheet.
Subjects
Salem Lutheran Church (Warwick Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Salem Church (Warwick, Lancaster County, Pa.)
Salem Reformed Church (Warwick Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Warwkick (Lancaster County: Township)
Church records and registers - Pennsylvania - Warwick (Lancaster County: Township)
German Americans - Pennsylvania - Warwick (Lancaster County: Township) - Genealogy.
Lutherans - Pennsylvania - Warwick (Lancaster County: Township) - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
284.1 P294
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Pre-Revolutionary slate gravestones in southern Lancaster County : a lasting legacy of the earliest Scots-Irish settlers

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17832
Author
Gerhart, James M.
Date of Publication
2013.
  1 website  
Responsibility
James M. Gerhart.
Author
Gerhart, James M.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
LancasterHistory,
Date of Publication
2013.
Physical Description
pp. 120-144.
Notes
Rineer's "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County" page 98 #5.
Rineer's "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County" page 97 #1A.
Rineer's "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County" page 186 #1A.
Subjects
Bigham, William.
Carmichael Cemetery, (Fulton Township, Pa.)
Morrison Cemetery, (Drumore Township, Pa).
Chestnut Level Cemetery, (Drumore Township, Pa).
Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Scots-Irish - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Slate industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Stone-cutters - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Drumore (Pa. : Township) - Cemeteries
Fulton (Pa. : Township) - Cemeteries.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 114, number 3 (2013), p. 120-144Lancaster History Library - Journal974.8 245 v 114
Websites
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Lancaster County, PA connections : evidence of persons residing in other states or countries with a connection to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : compiled from deeds recorded in Lancaster from 1770 to 1830

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16322
Author
Wevodau, Edward N.
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
2010.
Call Number
974.815 LACO W544c
Responsibility
by Edward N. Wevodau.
ISBN
9781558565173 (v. 1)
1558565175 (v. 1)
9781558565197 (v. 2)
1558565191 (v. 2)
Author
Wevodau, Edward N.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Apollo, Pa
Publisher
Closson Press,
Date of Publication
2010.
Physical Description
2 v. : map ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes indexes.
Subjects
Deeds - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Migration, Internal - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Emigration and immigration.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
974.815 LACO W544c
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Marietta Restoration Associates presents Candlelight tours of Marietta 1966 to 2015 : Digest of visitations for the 50th anniversary

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19683
Author
Landis, James C.
Date of Publication
Ứ́ 2015.
Call Number
728.37 L257
Responsibility
by James C. Landis.
Author
Landis, James C.
Place of Publication
Landisville, Pa
Publisher
Yurchak Printing, Inc. ,
Date of Publication
Ứ́ 2015.
Physical Description
122 p. : ill. : 28 cm.
Notes
Limited edition publication.
Printed through the financial generosity of Mrs. Margaret Hunt Landis.
Contains bibliographic references
Subjects
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Marietta.
Marietta (Pa.) - History.
Marietta (Pa.) - Historic houses.
Marietta (Pa.) - Tours.
Additional Author
Landis, Margaret Hunt.
Additional Corporate Author
Marietta (Pa.) Restoration Associates, Inc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
728.37 L257
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2015 U. S. Women's open Lancaster Country Club, Lancaster, PA July 6-12, 2015 : The Women's Open is the oldest championship open to women professionasl and amaterus. A USGA record of 1,873 golfers competed to play in the 2015 U. S. Women's Open at Lancaster Country Club

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18871
Date of Publication
2015.
Call Number
796.35266 T974
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
Lancaster Country Club, Lancaster, Pa.,
Date of Publication
2015.
Physical Description
72 p. ; ill. ; 22 x 29 cm.
Contents
PARTIAL CONTENTS. -- Jerry and Anita Hostetter (top left), Ted Brubaker (Margot's & George's son (white shirt, bottom left), p. 30 -- Mark and Patti Mauer (top left), p. 33 -- Kathryn Brandt, Bobby and Emmy (top right), p. 34 -- In the crowd, Kathryn and Bobby Brandt (top right), p. 40 -- Bernadette & Eugene Gardner (top right), p. 48 -- Scott Radcliff and Eugene Gardner (bottom right), p. 48 -- Scott Radcliffe and Eugene Gardner (top right), p. 55 -- Bobby Brandt (top right) and Rod Messick (bottom right) p. 59.
Subjects
U. S. Women's Open (Golf tournament)
Lancaster Country Club (Lancaster, Pa.)
Golf - United States.
Golf - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Golf for women - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Women golfers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Corporate Author
United States Golf Association.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
796.35266 T974
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The heart of the Taufschein : Fraktur and the pivotal role of Berks County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16922
Author
Earnest, Corinne P.
Date of Publication
2012.
Call Number
745 E12
Alternate Title
Fraktur and the pivotal role of Berks County, Pennsylvania
Responsibility
Corinne Earnest and Russell Earnest.
ISBN
9780911122633
091112263X
Author
Earnest, Corinne P.
Place of Publication
Kutztown, Pa
Publisher
Published by the Pennsylvania German Society,
Date of Publication
2012.
Physical Description
ix, 302 p. : col. ill., facsims., maps ; 29 cm.
Series
Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society ; ser. 2, v. 46
Notes
Illustrated lining papers.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 285) and indexes.
Contents
Berks County: the center of it all -- Daniel Schumacher: a Fraktur artist of some note -- Henrich Otto, 1784 -- Friederich Krebs, August 4, 1790 -- Johann Valentin Schuller -- The greatest development of Fraktur writing, 1800-1835 -- Johann Ritter: a century of influence -- Conclusion: The last flickering -- Appendix 1. Fraktur artist who routinely made Taussscheine for Berks County families -- Appendix 2. Scriveners who routinely infilled Taussscheine for Berks County families -- Appendix 3. Berks Couny printers of Taussscheine in order by active dates -- Appendix 4. Translations.
Subjects
Fraktur art - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Pennsylvania Dutch.
Illumination of books and manuscripts - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Folk art - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Berks County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Additional Author
Earnest, Russell D.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania-German Society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
745 E12
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