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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

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Author: Kilburn, Francis,

Date of Publication: 1870.

Call Number: 974.815 L244p 1870

Author: Kilburn, Francis,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Pearsol and Geist, printers,

Date of Publication: 1870.

Physical Description: 40 [2] p. ; 27 cm.

Notes: Cover title.; Includes local business cards and advertisements.; Not in Wilkinson.

Subjects: Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.; Lancaster (Pa.) - History.; Lancaster (Pa.) - Commerce.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 974.815 L244p 1870

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.

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Historical discourse delivered on the occasion of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the Upper Octorara Presbyterian Church : Chester County, Pennsylvania, September 14, 1870

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Author: Futhey, J. Smith

Date of Publication: 1870.

Call Number: 974.813 F996h

Responsibility: by J. Smith Futhey ; with an account of the celebration and an appendix.

Author: Futhey, J. Smith

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: H.B. Ashmead,

Date of Publication: 1870.

Physical Description: 184 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents: Church organization, 1870 -- List of surnames of the earliest members of the congregation -- Patent for church lands --Names of pewholders given on a draft of the old church --List of subscribers to rebuilding of graveyard wall in 1790 --First call given to Rev. James Latta -- Charter of Incorporation --List of trustees --List of persons buried in the old "New Side" graveyard -- List of persons buried in Upper Octorara graveyard -- Surnames of members of congregation, 1870.

Subjects: Upper Octorara Presbyterian Church (Sadsbury, Pa.) - History.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.813 F996h

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

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

The one hundred fiftieth anniversary of the congregation and the one hundredth anniversary of Trinity Evangelical and Reformed Church, Columbia, Penna

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Date of Publication: 1954]

Call Number: 285.8 T833

Place of Publication: [S.Î²

Publisher: s.n.,

Date of Publication: 1954]

Physical Description: 40 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Notes: At head of title : 1804-1954; 1854-1954.

Subjects: Trinity Evangelical and Reformed Church (Columbia, Pa.).; Evangelical and Reformed Church - Pennsylvania - Columbia.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 285.8 T833

Two hundred years in Cumberland County; a collection of documents and pictures illustrating two centuries of life in Pennsylvania

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Corporate Author: Hamilton Library and Historical Association of Cumberland County (Carlisle, Pa.)

Date of Publication: 1951.

Call Number: 974.843 T969

Responsibility: Editorial committee: D. W. Thompson, chairman [and others]

Corporate Author: Hamilton Library and Historical Association of Cumberland County (Carlisle, Pa.)

Place of Publication: Carlisle

Date of Publication: 1951.

Physical Description: 388 p. illus., group ports., maps, facsims. 24 cm.

Notes: "Compiled...in celebration of the bicentennial of the county, formed in 1750, and of Carlisle the county seat, founded in 1751."

Subjects: Cumberland County (Pa.) - History - Sources.; Carlisle (Pa.) - History - Sources.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.843 T969

Some early lineages of Berks County, Pa. : Clauser (Klauser)-Hicks (Hix) and associated lines

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Author: Blair, Beulah Hix.

Date of Publication: 1959.

Call Number: 929 C616

Responsibility: by Beulah Hix Blair, M.A. (Mrs. Julian M.)

Author: Blair, Beulah Hix.

Place of Publication: Denver, CO

Publisher: Riley's Reproductions,

Date of Publication: 1959.

Physical Description: 372 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.

Notes: Includes index.

Subjects: Clauser family.; Hicks family.; Berks County (Pa.) - History.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 929 C616

Baptismal records of Jerusalem Lutheran and Reformed Church, Berks County, Pennsylvania

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Corporate Author: Jerusalem Lutheran and Reformed Church (Kempton, Pa.)

Date of Publication: 1959.

Call Number: 974.816 J56

Responsibility: by John L. Kistler.

Corporate Author: Jerusalem Lutheran and Reformed Church (Kempton, Pa.)

Place of Publication: Washington, D.C

Publisher: National Genealogical Society,

Date of Publication: 1959.

Physical Description: 62 p. ; 26 cm.

Series: Special publications of the National Genealogical Society ;

Notes: Transcribed from the church's 1st record book, Jan. 24, 1768-Feb. 14, 1863.; "Reprinted from the National Genealogical Society quarterly."

Subjects: Jerusalem Lutheran and Reformed Church (Kempton, Pa.); Baptismal records - Pennsylvania - Kempton.; Berks County (Pa.) - Genealogy.; Lehigh County (Pa.) - Genealogy.

Additional Author: Kistler, John L.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.816 J56

Brief outline on the care of the poor, the sick, and insane of Lancaster County, Pa

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Author: Showalter, Henry A.

Date of Publication: 1951

, referred to by many as the Poor House, but more popularly known as the County Home (designated as Building No. 4) was built on a hill in direct line with Building No. 2, and about a half city square to the eastward. It was authorized and construction began in 1874 and was completed in 1876, at the cost of

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Responsibility: by Henry A. Showalter.

Author: Showalter, Henry A.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1951

Physical Description: [97]-[124] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 55, no. 4

Subjects: Poor - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Public welfare - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Hospitals - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Mentally ill - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Economic conditions.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social conditions.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 55, number 4 (1951), p. 97-124Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.55

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Genealogical data concerning the ancestors and descendants of John Jacob Shaffer (1763-1816) of Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania : with supplementary data on the Lesch, Kopp, Reiss, and Krafft families of Heidelberg and Tulpehocken Townships, Berks County, Pennsylvania

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Author: Shaffer, A. Nello.

Date of Publication: 1958.

Call Number: 929 S525g

Responsibility: by Mr. and Mrs. A. Nello Shaffer and Frederick S. Weiser.

Author: Shaffer, A. Nello.

Place of Publication: Gettysburg, Penn

Publisher: Privately printed,

Date of Publication: 1958.

Physical Description: 39 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Shaffer family.

Additional Author: Shaffer, A. Nello,; Weiser, Frederick S.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 929 S525g

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