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Memorial of Enoch Brown and eleven scholars, who were massacred in Antrim township, Franklin county, Pa

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13890
Author
Cort, Cyrus,
Date of Publication
1886.
Call Number
974.844 B877
Responsibility
by the Indians, during the Pontiac war, July 26, 1764,
Author
Cort, Cyrus,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Steinman & Hensel, printers,
Date of Publication
1886.
Physical Description
2 p.l., 108 p. plates. 19 cm.
Notes
"This was the cold-blooded massacre Of Enoch Brown, a worthy Christian school-master, and eleven scholars, at a little log school-house in Antrim township, in 1764 three miles north Of where Greencastle now stands." (amazon.com)
Subjects
Antrim township, Pa. - Massacre, 1764.
Additional Corporate Author
Franklin co., Pa. Enoch Brown monument committee.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.844 B877
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The Lancaster Assembly of 1780

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14127
Author
Stauffer, David McNealy.
Date of Publication
1886.
Call Number
905.748 HSP
  1 website  
Responsibility
D. McN.Stauffer.
Author
Stauffer, David McNealy.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania ,
Date of Publication
1886.
Physical Description
pp. 413-417 ; 23 cm.
Notes
This record provides a link to this resource on JSTOR's online repository.
In: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, v. 10
An article containing letters by Rev. J.C.A. Helfenstein, a clergyman of the German Reformed denomination, protesting the gay party life during the Revolution. Sent to The Lancaster Assembly, a publication subscribed to by prominent Lancastrians.
Subjects
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783. - Protest movements.
Additional Author
Helfenstein, John Conrad Albert.
Helmuth, Henry.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 HSP
Websites
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Author
Fasnacht, C. H.
Date of Publication
1886.
Call Number
973.4976 F248
Responsibility
by C.H. Fasnacht ; and Oration / by E.K. Martin : delivered at dedication of 99th Pennsylvania Monument, Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1886.
Author
Fasnacht, C. H.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Examiner,
Date of Publication
1886.
Physical Description
37 p. ; 19 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
Subjects
United States. - Army. - Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 99th (1861-1865)
Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863.
Additional Author
Martin, E. K.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.4976 F248
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The Lutherans in America : a story of struggle, progress, influence and marvelous growth

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Author
Wolf, Edmund Jacob,
Date of Publication
1889.
Call Number
284.1 W853
Responsibility
by Edmund Jacob Wolf ; with an introduction by Henry Eyster Jacobs.
Author
Wolf, Edmund Jacob,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
J.A. Hill,
Date of Publication
1889.
Physical Description
xx, 21-544 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
Notes
"List of authorities": p. [xvii]
Subjects
Lutheran Church - United States.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
284.1 W853
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Historic manual of the Reformed Church in the United States

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo31
Author
Dubbs, J. H.
Date of Publication
1885.
Call Number
285.8 D813
Responsibility
by Joseph Henry Dubbs.
Author
Dubbs, J. H.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
[s.n.],
Date of Publication
1885.
Physical Description
433 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., ports. ; 22 cm.
Notes
On spine: Historic manual of the Reformed Church.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The Reformed Church in Europe.--The Reformed Church in the United States.
Subjects
Reformed Church in the United States - History.
Reformed Church
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
285.8 D813
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A history of education in Pennsylvania, private and public, elementary and higher. From the time the Swedes settled on the Delaware to the present day

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Author
Wickersham, James Pyle,
Date of Publication
1886.
Call Number
370 W636
  1 website  
Responsibility
By James Pyle Wickersham. Pub. for the author.
Author
Wickersham, James Pyle,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Inquirer Publishing Company,
Date of Publication
1886.
Physical Description
xxiii, 683 p. front. (port.) illus. 24 1/2 cm.
Subjects
Education - Pennsylvania
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
370 W636
Websites
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Catalogue of the Mechanics' Library Association of Lancaster, Penna

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo206
Date of Publication
1884.
Call Number
020 M486
Place of Publication
Lancaster
Publisher
Press of Inquirer Printing Company
Date of Publication
1884.
Physical Description
unp. 14 cm.
Notes
Instituted 1828.
Supplement 1 entitled Catalogue of Mechanics' Library Society of Lancaster City, with Supplement containing list of books purchased from 1884 to 1889 inclusive (1890); Supplement 2 entitled Supplement to catalogue of Mechanics' Library Society of Lancaster City,containing list of books purchased from 1889 to 1889 inclusive (1890).
Subjects
Library catalogs - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Mechanics' Library, Lancaster, Pa.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
020 M486
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A century of printing the issues of the press in Pennsylvania, 1685-1784

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Author
Hildeburn, Charles Swift Riche,
Date of Publication
1886
Call Number
010.070 I86
  2 websites  
Alternate Title
Issues of the press in Pennsylvania
Author
Hildeburn, Charles Swift Riche,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
J.B. Lippincott
Date of Publication
1886
Physical Description
2 v. 27 cm.
Notes
Spine title: Issues of the press in Pennsylvania
Summary
"The design of this work is to present , as far as possible, full and strictly accurate descriptions of the titles , with collations, of every book , pamphlet and broadside printed in the Province and state of Pennsylvania , during the first hundred years of the operations of the press within their limits." [from the preface]
Subjects
Printing - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania - Imprints.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
010.070 I86
Websites
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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

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo483
Author
Egle, William Henry,
Edition
Revised ed.
Date of Publication
1880
Call Number
974.8009 E31 1880
Author
Egle, William Henry,
Edition
Revised ed.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
E.M. Gardner
Date of Publication
1880
Physical Description
xii, 1186 p. ill. 26 cm.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8009 E31 1880
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History of Lodge no. 43, F. & A.M., being the records of the first century of its existence

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo533
Author
Welchans, George Reuben,
Date of Publication
1885
Call Number
366.1 F855a
Responsibility
by George R. Welchans
Author
Welchans, George Reuben,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Inquirer Print. Co.
Date of Publication
1885
Physical Description
295 p. 21 cm
Subjects
Freemasons. - Lodge, No. 43 (Lancaster, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
366.1 F855a
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A Christmas reminder : being the names of about eight thousand persons, a small portion of the number confined on board the British prison ships during the war of the Revolution

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1583
Corporate Author
Society of Old Brooklynites (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
Date of Publication
1888.
Call Number
973.371 B872
  1 website  
Responsibility
with the compliments of the Society of Old Brooklynites.
Corporate Author
Society of Old Brooklynites (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
Place of Publication
Brooklyn, N.Y
Publisher
Eagle print.,
Date of Publication
1888.
Physical Description
61 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Jersey (Prison-ship)
Great Britain. - Royal Navy - Prisons.
Prison Ship Martyrs Monument (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
Prison hulks - New York (State) - New York.
Prisoners of war - United States.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Prisoners and prisons.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.371 B872
Websites
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Souvenir of the re-union of the blue and the gray, on the battlefield of Gettysburg, July 1, 2, 3 and 4, 1888. How to get there, and what is to be done during the year

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Author
Tregaskis, John.
Date of Publication
1888.
Call Number
973.6349 G394g
Author
Tregaskis, John.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
The American graphic co.,
Date of Publication
1888.
Physical Description
[271] p. front., illus. fold. map. 23 cm.
Notes
At head of title: Authorized and copyright edition.
Advertising matter interspersed.
Prefatory editorial note signed John Tregaskis; followed by an announcement of the publishing firm Tregaskis & co.
Subjects
Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.6349 G394g
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Allegheny county's hundred years

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Author
Thurston, George H.
Date of Publication
1888.
Call Number
974.885 A422
  1 website  
Responsibility
by George H. Thurston.
Author
Thurston, George H.
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh
Publisher
A. A. Anderson & Son, book and job printers,
Date of Publication
1888.
Physical Description
312 p., [4] leaves of plates (3 fold.) : ill., maps, plans ; 20 cm.
Notes
Advertising matter printed throughout book.
LCHS copy missing title page.
Contents
Contents: Chapters 1 thru 8 - Covers 1754 to 1888 9 - boat building in Allegheny County 10 - coal and coke trade 11 - Iron and steel trade 12 - Glass manufacturing 13 - Natural gas 14 - Oil trade in Allegheny County 15 - Copper,lead, brass and tin 16 - Mercantile interests 17. From pack horse to railroads 18. Financial institutions 19. Insurance companies 20. Electrical appliances 21. Churches , schools, and newspapers 22. Music, art, and benevolent institutions
Subjects
Allegheny County (Pa.) - History.
Allegheny County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.885 A422
Websites
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The ladies of the White House, or, In the home of the presidents : being a complete history of the social and domestic lives of the presidents from Washington to the present time

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Author
Holloway, Laura C.
Date of Publication
1881.
Call Number
920.7 H745
  1 website  
Responsibility
by Laura C. Holloway.
Author
Holloway, Laura C.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Bradley, Garretson,
Date of Publication
1881.
Physical Description
736 p., [30] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
Summary
Biographical sketches of the First Ladies of the White House from presidents Washington to Garfield.
Subjects
Johnston, Harriet Lane, - 1830-1903.
Presidents - United States
Women
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
920.7 H745
Websites
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Map of city of Lancaster, Lancaster County, Penna. showing manufacturing establishments, available manufacturing sites, public building & etc

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1709
Date of Publication
1887.
Call Number
974.815 LACI 109
Responsibility
published for the Lancaster Board of Trade.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
J. L. Smith Map Publisher,
Date of Publication
1887.
Physical Description
1 map: col.; 55 x 44 cm.
Notes
Shows tobacco warehouses, ward lines and railroads. Radial distance shown in miles.
Subjects
Industrial sites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Location
Lancaster History Library - Map
Call Number
974.815 LACI 109
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The beginnings of the Theological Seminary of the Reformed Church in the United States from 1817 to 1832

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Author
Appel, Theodore,
Date of Publication
1886.
Call Number
285.8 A646
Responsibility
by Theodore Appel.
Author
Appel, Theodore,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Reformed Church Publication Board,
Date of Publication
1886.
Physical Description
116p. ; 24cm.
Subjects
Theological Seminary of the German Reformed Church in the United States (Carlisle, Pa.)
Theological Seminary of the German Reformed Church in the United States (York, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
285.8 A646
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The Republican manual : history, principles, early leaders, achievements of the Republican Party : with biographical sketches of James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1730
Author
Smalley, E. V.
Date of Publication
1880.
Call Number
329.6 S635
Responsibility
by E.V. Smalley.
Author
Smalley, E. V.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
American Bk. Exchange,
Date of Publication
1880.
Physical Description
341 p., [2] leaves of plates : ports. ; 16 cm.
Subjects
Garfield, James A. - 1831-1881.
Arthur, Chester Alan, - 1829-1886.
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) - History.
Campaign literature.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
329.6 S635
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The messages of President Buchanan. With an appendix containing sundry letters from members of his cabinet at the close of his presidential term, etc

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Corporate Author
United States. President (1857-1861 : Buchanan)
Date of Publication
1888.
Call Number
923.173 B918
Responsibility
Compiled by J.B. Henry.
Corporate Author
United States. President (1857-1861 : Buchanan)
Place of Publication
New York
Date of Publication
1888.
Physical Description
328 p. 23 cm.
Notes
Inscription by James Buchanan Henry.
Subjects
United States - Politics and government - 1857-1861.
Additional Author
Buchanan, James,
Henry, James Buchanan,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918
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Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1869
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Dept. of Public Instruction.
Date of Publication
1875-1936.
Call Number
370 P412
Alternate Title
Common schools of Pennsylvania
Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Dept. of Public Instruction.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
The Department,
Date of Publication
1875-1936.
Physical Description
61 v. ; 23-28 cm.
Publication Frequency
Biennial 1920/22-1934/36
Dates of Publication
1875-1936.
Notes
At head of title: Common schools of Pennsylvania.
LCHS has 1864, 1871, 1875, and 1883.
Subjects
Education - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
370 P412
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History of the Underground railroad in Chester and the neighboring counties of Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4319
Author
Smedley, Robert C.,
Date of Publication
1883.
Call Number
973.7115 S637
Responsibility
By R.C. Smedley, M.D. ...
Author
Smedley, Robert C.,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Office of the Journal,
Date of Publication
1883.
Physical Description
3 p. ø., [ix]-xxiv, [25]-407 p. front., illus., ports. 19 cm.
Notes
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society.
Subjects
Underground railroad - Pennsylvania.
African Americans - Pennsylvania
Abolitionists - Pennsylvania - Biography.
Fugitive salves - Pennsylvania
Chester County (Pa.) - Biography.
Chester County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
973.7115 S637
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