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Columbia's favorite son : Gen. Thomas Welsh, the man and the myth Preceedings of a symposium Saturday October 25, 2008 / edited by Richard C. Wiggin

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19812

Date of Publication: ca. 2009

Call Number: 923.5 W461c

Place of Publication: [S.l

Publisher: s.n.],

Date of Publication: ca. 2009

Physical Description: 65 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Notes: From cover: Sponsored jointly by : The Columbia Public Library and the Columbia Historic Preservation Society.

Subjects: Welsh, Thomas, - 1824-1863.; Mexican War, 1846-1848 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Military biography; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Biography; Columbia (Pa.) - History

Additional Corporate Author: The Columbia Public Library (Pa.); The Columbia Historic Preservation Society (Pa.)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 923.5 W461c

Archive

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Collection: Transportation Collection

Title: Transportation Collection

Object ID: MG0123

Date Range: 1819-1977

Railways Company trolley car. No date. 6. Car #314 on the Dallastown line. York Railways Company. No date. �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org 7. Car #402, open car used on all of the lines in the summer and on fair days, used by the

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Collection: Transportation Collection

Title: Transportation Collection

Description: The Transportation Collection contains documents regarding turnpikes, railroads, Conestoga Traction Co., Conestoga Transportation Co., and the Red Rose Transit Authority. The types of items include correspondence, financial papers, business papers, stock certificates, tickets, schedules, maps of routes, and a blueprint.

Date Range: 1819-1977

Year Range From: 1819

Year Range To: 1977

Date of Accumulation: 1819-1977

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

People: Bitner, John R.; Boardman, Harris; Bowman, John Jacob; Boyer, Zaccur Prall; Cirt, Anna N.; Griest, William Walton; Hostetter, Albert Keller; Kemrer, Clarence M.; Knapp, Walter; Kreider, Kate; Kriebel, Howard Wiegner; McClellan, Oliver Eldridge; Royer, David; Shuman, James P.; Wohlsen, Anna; Wohlsen, Peter

Subjects: Letters; Minutes (Records); Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co.; Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike (Pa.); Posters; Railroads; Rates and tolls; Reading & Columbia Railroad Company; Street-railroads; Trolley cars

Search Terms: Adamstown; Bittersville, Lower Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania; Blueprints; Booklets; Brochures; Campbelltown, South Londonderry Twp., Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; Center Square Road Station; Chestnut Street; Christiana; Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania; Columbia; Columbia, Ironville and Mount Joy Railroad; Conestoga Traction Company; Conestoga Transportation Company; Conewago Water and Power Company; Correspondence; Dallastown, York County, Pennsylvania; Drawings; Duke Street; East Belt line; East King Street; East Petersburg, East Hempfield Twp.; Elizabethtown; Engleside, Lancaster Twp.; Ephemera; Ephrata; Express Printing Company; Greeting cards; Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania; Hershey, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Ironville, West Hempfield Twp.; J. G. Brill Company; Kinport Road; Lancaster; Lancaster and York Furnace Street Railway; Lancaster and Columbia Division, Conestoga Transportation Company; Lancaster and Lititz Passenger Railroad Company; Lancaster, Elizabethtown, and Middletown Turnpike; Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; Letters; Lititz; Maple Grove; Maps; Marietta Avenue; North Market Street; Mechanicsburg, Upper Leacock Twp.; Mechanicsville, East Hempfield Twp.; Minutes; Mount Joy; Mulberry Street; National Railway Historical Society; Neffsville, Manheim Twp.; North End Photo Finishing House; North Lime Street; North Queen Street; Palmyra, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; Parkesburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania; Penn Square; Pequea Twp.; Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Company; Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Photographs; Placards; Substations; President Avenue; Princess Street; Prospect Street; Quarryville; Railroads; Rates and tolls; Reading and Columbia Railroad Company; Receipts; Red Rose Transit Authority; Reports; Roads; Rocky Springs Railroad Company; Schuylkill Navigation Company; Scrapbooks; South Mountain Railroad; South Queen Street; Stock certificates; Susquehanna Railroad; Tickets; Tolls; Trolley car barns; Trolley car yards; Trolley cars; Trolleys; Turnpikes; Walnut Street; WGAL (television station); Williams Park Station; Willow Street Turnpike; Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania; WLAN (radio station); Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania; York Bus Company; York Fair; York Railway Company

Extent: 2 boxes, 31 folders, 1 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0123

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Transportation Collection (MG0123), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restrictions are noted at the item level.

Copyright: Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-123

Classification: MG0123

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Added to database 23 September 2021.

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Gilbert family history : the story of John Gilbert who emigrated in 1682 from Cornwall, England to Bucks County, Pennsylvania and some of his descendants : including the Walton and Rakestraw families, and an account of the Indian captivity of the family of Benjamin Gilbert and Elizabeth Walton

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17449

Author: Lynch, Dennis P.

Date of Publication: 2006].

Call Number: 929 G464

Responsibility: [compiled by Dennis Lynch].

Author: Lynch, Dennis P.

Place of Publication: [Laurel, MD

Publisher: D. P. Lynch,

Date of Publication: 2006].

Physical Description: [74] leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.

Notes: Includes An account of the captivity of Benjamin Gilbert and his family by the Indians, 1780-1782.; Cover title.; Includes bibliographical references (leaf 74)

Subjects: Gilbert, John, - 1629-1711 - Family.; Gilbert family.; Walton family.; Rakestraw family.; Quakers - Pennsylvania - Bucks County - Genealogy.; Society of Friends - Pennsylvania - Bucks County; Indian captivities.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 929 G464

The Manchester townships, Manchester, West Manchester and East Manchester : and that portion of Hellam Township outside of the Manor of Springettsbury, York County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15909

Author: Hiveley, Neal Otto.

Date of Publication: 2002.

Call Number: 974.841 H676man

Responsibility: Neal Otto Hively.

Author: Hiveley, Neal Otto.

Place of Publication: [Pennsylvania?]

Publisher: N.O. Hively,

Date of Publication: 2002.

Physical Description: 155 p. : ill., map (124 x 92 cm) ; 21 cm.

Series: York County original land records, v. 12.

Notes: Ask research staff for accompanying map found in map drawer 15 (974.841 H676man, Map no. 30)

Subjects: Manchester (York County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy; West Manchester (York County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.; East Manchester (York County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.; Hellam Township (York County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.; Landowners - Pennsylvania - Manchester (York County, Pa. : Township) - Registers.; Landowners - Pennsylvania - West Manchester (York County, Pa. : Township) - Registers.; Landowners - Pennsylvania - East Manchester (York County, Pa. : Township) - Registers.; Hellam - Pennsylvania - Hellam (York County, Pa. : Township) - Registers.; York County (Pa.) - Land grants.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.841 H676man

Fire on the river : the defense of the world's longest covered bridge and how it changed the Battle of Gettysburg

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16903

Author: Sheldon, George

Date of Publication: 2006.

Call Number: 973.7349 S544

Responsibility: by George Sheldon.

Author: Sheldon, George

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Quaker Hills Press ,

Date of Publication: 2006.

Physical Description: 186 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographic references.

Summary: It is late June 1863 in southern Pennsylvania. The Confederates are invading the North, and one of their toughest and most cantankerous generals has decided to capture the grand covered bridge that spans the Susquehanna from Wrightsville to Columbia. From there, General Jubal Early plans to capture Lancaster, and then seize the state's capital, Harrisburg. General Early had orders to destroy it, but intended to capture it on his way to siege the North. Fire on the River tells the story that is often described as a mere skirmish in most history books. What happened in the tiny village of Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, on June 28, 1863, changes the course of the Civil War. Here is the story that for so long has been overlooked in the history books. It is an amazing story of courage, and perhaps not surprisingly, how the U.S. Congress never compensated the bridge's owner for the loss, yet the burning of the covered bridge probably saved the Union. [from Amazon.com]

Subjects: Gettysburg (Pa.) Battle of, 1863-; Covered bridges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Covered bridges - Pennsylvania - York County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.; York County (Pa.) - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.; Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge (Lancaster County, Pa.)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.7349 S544

Denizations and naturalizations in the British colonies in America, 1607-1775

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14306

Author: Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt.

Date of Publication: c2005.

Call Number: 929.37 B665

Responsibility: Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck.

ISBN: 080631754X

Author: Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt.

Place of Publication: Baltimore, Md

Publisher: Genealogical Pub. Co.,

Date of Publication: c2005.

Physical Description: xv, 350 p. ; 22 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Subjects: Naturalization records - Pennsylvania - York County.; Naturalization records - Pennsylvania - Berks County.; Naturalization records - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Naturalization records - Canada.; Naturalization records - Jamaica.; Naturalization records - Great Britain - America.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Genealogy.; Canada - Genealogy.; Jamaica - Genealogy.; Great Britain - Colonies - America - Genealogy.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 929.37 B665

Jacob my friend : his 17th century account of the Susquehannock Indians

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15358

Author: Kent, Barry C.

Date of Publication: 2002.

Call Number: 974.8011 K37

Responsibility: Barry C. Kent ... [et al.].

ISBN: 1889037303

Author: Kent, Barry C.

Place of Publication: Lewisburg, PA

Publisher: Wennawoods Pub.,

Date of Publication: 2002.

Physical Description: S. l. Xlibris Corporation 2004.; 617p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Summary: "Jacob My Friend is an unusual name, but this very real person was a most unusual character. Arriving in the New World from Holland before 1650, he became a fur trader with the Susquehannock Indians. He married one of them and had several children. Soon he was a trusted interpreter for the Susquehannocks in their difficult dealings with the Dutch and English. Many of Jacob's exciting and often dangerous activities involving the Indians are recorded in contemporary accounts. Clearly he experienced the ordinary, but often strange events of their daily lives. He was also witness to the disastrous clash between the Indians and Europeans. Through his unique journal, Jacob helps us to see the forgotten history and very different culture of the Susquehannocks." [from the back cover]

Subjects: Fur traders - Pennsylvania.; Susquehanna Indians.; Indians of North America - Pennsylvania.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.8011 K37

Some eighteenth century marriage and death records from the area of York County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14944

Author: Young, Henry James.

Date of Publication: c2003.

Call Number: 974.841 Y72

Responsibility: compiled by Henry James Young, Richard K. Konkel, Guy C. Carter & Alfreda Patton Davidson.

Author: Young, Henry James.

Place of Publication: York, Pa

Publisher: South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society,

Date of Publication: c2003.

Physical Description: viii, 49 p. ; 28 cm.

Series: Special publication ; no. 61

Notes: "March, 2003."; Includes index.

Subjects: Marriage records - Pennsylvania - York County.; Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - York County.; York County (Pa.) - Genealogy.

Additional Author: Konkel, Richard K.; Carter, Guy Christopher.; Davidson, Alfreda Patton,

Additional Corporate Author: South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.841 Y72

Equal but separate : the life and career of an African American businessman in Columbia, Pennsylvania, 1796?-1841 /by Teresa A. Weisser

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13151

Author: Weisser, Teresa A.

Date of Publication: 2003.

Call Number: 926.74 S661

Alternate Title: The life and career of an African American businessman in Columbia, Pennsylvania, 1796?-1841.

Author: Weisser, Teresa A.

Date of Publication: 2003.

Physical Description: v, 133 leaves.

Summary: "Born in Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania at the end of the 18th century to a slave mother and an unknown father, Stephen Smith overcame the handicaps posed by racism and poverty to become one of the wealthiest African Americans in the United States. As his prosperity and prominence increased, Smith also became a recognized and respected leader of the African American community, first in Columbia, Pennsylvania, and later on the state and national level...I have sought to understand the forces that shaped him, the circumstances that allowed him to succeed in business when so many others were unable to do so, and the contributions he made to the African American community." [from the author]

Subjects: Smith, Stephen, - 1796-1841.; Columbia, Pa. - History.; African Americans - Pennsylvania.; African American business people - Pennsylvania.; Lumber trade.; Slavery - Pennsylvania; Columbia (Pa.) - Race relations - 19th century.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 926.74 S661

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Columbia's favorite son : Gen. Thomas Welsh, the man and the myth Preceedings of a symposium Saturday October 25, 2008 / edited by Richard C. Wiggin

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19812

Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ebadea02-7f2c-4998-b1d2-392759509150

Documents

Gilbert family history : the story of John Gilbert who emigrated in 1682 from Cornwall, England to Bucks County, Pennsylvania and some of his descendants : including the Walton and Rakestraw families, and an account of the Indian captivity of the family of Benjamin Gilbert and Elizabeth Walton

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17449

The Manchester townships, Manchester, West Manchester and East Manchester : and that portion of Hellam Township outside of the Manor of Springettsbury, York County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15909

Fire on the river : the defense of the world's longest covered bridge and how it changed the Battle of Gettysburg

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16903

Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/5d9b1d02-237b-43d4-831d-522893088167

Documents

Denizations and naturalizations in the British colonies in America, 1607-1775

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14306

Jacob my friend : his 17th century account of the Susquehannock Indians

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15358

Some eighteenth century marriage and death records from the area of York County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14944

Equal but separate : the life and career of an African American businessman in Columbia, Pennsylvania, 1796?-1841 /by Teresa A. Weisser

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13151