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Early land marks and names of old Pittsburgh; an address delivered before the Pittsburgh chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, at Carnegie Institute, November 30, 1923

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Author
Miller, Annie Clark.
Date of Publication
1924, reprinted 1956.
Call Number
974.4886 M647
Author
Miller, Annie Clark.
Place of Publication
[Pittsburgh]
Publisher
Pittsburgh Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution,
Date of Publication
1924, reprinted 1956.
Physical Description
60 p. illus. 21 cm.
Notes
Cover title: Early land marks and old names ...
Subjects
Monuments - Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh.
Names, Geographical - Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.4886 M647
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Reconstruction : speech of Hon. J.M. Broomall, of Pa., delivered in the House of Representatives, Jan. 8, 1867

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Author
Broomall, John M.
Date of Publication
1867]
Call Number
973.891 B628
Alternate Title
Speech of Hon. J.M. Broomall, of Pa., delivered in the House of Representatives, Jan. 8, 1867
Author
Broomall, John M.
Place of Publication
[Washington?
Publisher
McGill & Witherow,
Date of Publication
1867]
Physical Description
8 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Caption title.
Subjects
Reconstruction
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
973.891 B628
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Old churches, ministers and families of Virginia

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Author
Meade, William,
Date of Publication
1861.
Call Number
975.5 M481
Responsibility
By Bishop Meade.
Author
Meade, William,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
J.B. Lippincott & co.,
Date of Publication
1861.
Physical Description
2 v. plates, 2 port. (incl. front.) 24 cm.
Notes
LCHS has v.1 only.
Subjects
Episcopal Church - Virginia.
Virginia - Church history.
Virginia - Genealogy.
Virginia - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
975.5 M481
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The history of my travels : through the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Michigan, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Jersey

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Author
Zercher, Jacob H.[Hartman]
Date of Publication
1847, 1997.
Call Number
917.73 Z58

Regina, the German captive, or, True piety among the lowly

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Author
Weiser, R.
Date of Publication
1860.
Call Number
920.7 W427 1860
  1 website  
Responsibility
by Rev. R. Weiser.
Author
Weiser, R.
Place of Publication
Baltimore
Publisher
T. Newton Kurtz,
Date of Publication
1860.
Physical Description
252 p. illus., 16 cm.
Summary
A story of the Hartman family's immigration to America from Germany, the attack by Indians in their American home, and the abduction of two daughters by native Indians.
Subjects
United States - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763 - Personal narratives.
Pennsylvania - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763. - Personal narratives.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
920.7 W427 1860
Websites
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Old Lancaster tales and traditions

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1927.
Call Number
974.815 LACI W928
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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
The Author,
Date of Publication
1927.
Physical Description
x, 261 p. illus. 24 cm.
Contents
Declaration of Independence in Lancaster--Thomas Wharton, Jr. in Lancaster--Baron Steuben in Lancaster--Lancaster in 1778--Lancaster in 1783--Ephrata Community--Lancaster in 1788--Camel in Lancaster--Lancaster in 1795--Lancaster in 1797--John Marshall in Lancaster--First elephant in Lancaster--General Pinckney in Lancaster--Lancaster in 1807--Alexander Wilson in Lancaster--Mrs. Royall's visit to Lancaster--Royal Arabian horse in Lancaster--Daniel Webster in Lancaster--Rich men of Lancaster City in 1845--The Wreath--Chinese soldier in the Civil War--Hope Church--Seventy-fifth aniversaryof Hope Church--Story of Salome Le Roy--Tory of the Revolution.
Illustrations--Rare old Lancaster imprint--Lancaster Count Courthouse--Residence of Christopher Marshall--Trinity Lutheran Church--Cat Tavern--Old Ferry House--Buildings of the Ephrata Cloister--Watermark, Ephrata Cloister--Finest Colonial House in Lancaster--Caleb Cope House--Barracks on Howard Avenue--Saron House. Ephrata Cloister--Cell, Ephrata Cloister--Watermarks, Ephrata Cloister--Room in Saron House, Ephrata Cloister--Kitchen, Ephrata Cloister--Fireplace, Ephrata Cloister--Matin Room--Ephrata Cloister--Seal, Ephrata Cloister--Government Buildings, Lancaster--Washington Hotel--Old Powder House--Lancaster Academy--Male camel--Watermarks, Ephrata Cloister--Johann Conrad Beissel--Tomb of Johann Conrad Beissel--Fountain Inn--Rockford, Home of General Hand--White Swan Tavern--Blunderbuss--Lancaster City Hall--Newspaper account of Marshall's arival--Residence of Jasper Yeates--Residence of Timothy Matlack--Advertisement of the elephant--Oldest tobacco shop in the United States--Old wooden sign, Demuth Tobacco Shop--View of North Queen Street about 1840--William Pitt Tavern--Sign of William Pitt Tavern--Lancaster in 1810--Anchor Inn, Lititz, Pa.--Heinitsh's Drug Store--James Buchanan--Steinman's Hardware Store--Slaymaker's Hotel--Abbeville--House and tannery of Georg H. Krug--Fire engine--View of West King Street about 1850--The Wreath--Button Suctio Engine--Hose cart--Hope Episcopal Church, Mount Hope, Pa.--Mount Hope Mansion--Memorial chancel and altar, Hope Church--Brew House--Bird's-eye view of Lancaster--German Reformed Church--House built about 1760--Lancaster County Prison.
Subjects
Woo, Hong Neok - 1834-1919.
Folklore - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACI W928
Websites
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Bericht des Superintenden der Volks-Schulen des Staates Pennsylvanien

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Date of Publication
1867
Call Number
370 B511
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Singerly and Myers
Date of Publication
1867
Physical Description
lxviii, 263, 111 p. 25 cm.
Notes
This report of the schools is for period before June 4, 1866
Subjects
Education - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
370 B511
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Seeing Lancaster county and city by automobile

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Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Date of Publication
1924.
Call Number
974.815 LACO M191
Responsibility
Prepared and distributed by Lancaster Automobile Club. Sketched and written by D. F. Magee, esq. and contributed to the club.
Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster Automobile Club,
Date of Publication
1924.
Physical Description
24 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Route No.1, A trip to the southern end, Chestnut level, Fulton House, Penn Hill -- Route No. 2, Donegal Church, Elizabethtown and Hershey -- Route No. 3, Some old and famous roads; the Newport road and Peter's road -- Route No. 4, Ephrata, Brickerville, Clay, Elizabeth Furnace, Penryn -- Route No. 5, Conestoga Township, Safe Harbor, The first court house, Postlethwaite -- Route No. 6, The Octorara and the early English settlements and the southern end -- Route No. 7, An all day Sunday route by York, Baltimore Pike, Havre de Grace, Elkton, Wilmington -- Route No. 8, Millersville, Indian Town, Creswell, Columbia, Chickies, Silver Springs -- Route No. 9, Two routes to McCall's Ferry -- Route No. 10, From Lancaster via Wilmington, Delaware, Atlantic City and Bowers Beach -- Route No. 11, Moore's Mill, a beautiful spot via East Petersburg, Salunga, Ironville and the Quay Farm -- Route No. 12, The South Mountain and the Blue Hills: Summer Resorts -- Route No. 13, Some nice evening drives as the sun seeks the west -- Route No. 14, Long's Park, Rohrerstown, Millersville, Wabank, Second Lock -- Route No. 15, Long's Park, Petersburg, Oregon, Lehman's Rifle factory.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO M191
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Educational blue book and directory of the Church of the Brethren : 1708-1923, with biographies

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Author
Cable, William Arthur,
Date of Publication
1923.
Call Number
286.5 E21
Responsibility
compiled and edited by W. Arthur Cable; Homer F. Sanger.
Author
Cable, William Arthur,
Place of Publication
Elgin, Ill
Publisher
The General Education Board of the Church,
Date of Publication
1923.
Physical Description
656 p.: ill.; 22 cm.
Notes
Durnbaugh, 694.
"A history of education in the Church of the Brethren" / John S. Flory: p. [2]-104.
Summary
The Educational Blue Book and Directory undertakes to present the main facts of the educational movement in the Church of the Brethren from its origin to the present time (1923), and to preserve for future use as much data as possible connected with the educational work of the Brethren. A brief history of education in the Church of the Brethren was prepared for this volume by Dr. John S. Flory, of Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, Virginia. To accompany the text, the Editors assembled numerous photographs of buildings, views, and persons.
Subjects
Church of the Brethren - Biography.
Church of the Brethren - Education.
Additional Author
Sanger, Homer Festus,
Flory, John S.
Additional Corporate Author
Church of the Brethren. General Education Board.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
286.5 E21
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History of Lamberton Lodge, no.476 Ancient York Masons, Lancaster, Pa

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Author
Bolenius, Robert Miller,
Date of Publication
1921?
Call Number
366.1 L223
Responsibility
Compiled from the records of the first fifty years of its existence; also biographies of the warrant members and past masters of Lodge 476, with a complete list of members
Author
Bolenius, Robert Miller,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
s.n.
Date of Publication
1921?
Physical Description
vii, 218 p. ill. 20 cm.
Subjects
Freemasons - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
366.1 L223
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