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History of the early settlement of the Juniata valley: embracing an account of the early pioneers, and the trials and privations incident to the settlement of the valley, predatory incursions, massacres, and abductions by the Indians during the French and Indian wars, and the war of the revolution, &c

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Author
Jones, U. J.
Date of Publication
c1940]
Call Number
974.802 P968 1940
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By U. J. Jones. With notes and extensions compiled as a glossary from the memoirs of early settlers, the pension statements of revolutionary war soldiers, and other source material, by Floyd G. Hoenstine ...
Author
Jones, U. J.
Place of Publication
[Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
The Telegraph Press,
Date of Publication
c1940]
Physical Description
440 p. incl. illus., plates, front. 24 cm.
Notes
Maps on lining-papers.
First edition published at Philadelphia, 1856.
Appendix, prepared by William H. Egle (including a biographical sketch of U. J. Jones and The Pattersons of Juniata): p. [351]-421.
Subjects
Frontier and pioneer life - Pennsylvania.
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania.
Juniata River Valley (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Egle, William Henry,
Hoenstine, Floyd G.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.802 P968 1940
Websites
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/41392/41392-h/41392-h.htm
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Military records of Lancaster Countians : 1784-1815

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Author
Landis, Bertha Cochran.
Date of Publication
1944.
. Joseph Jenkins. Pa. Arch., S6 iii 587. Buried in St. Stephen's Reformed Chyd., New Holland. BRENEMAN, Abraham: b. Aug. 17, 1771; d. Dec. 5, 1820. Wife: Elizabeth Kleiss, 1778-1851. Pvt. Pa. Militia, 2nd Batt., 1797, under Lieut. Col. Jeremiah Mosher. Pa. Arch., S6 v 382. Breneman Genealogy, p. 370
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compiled by Bertha Cochran Landis and Eleanore J. Fulton.
Author
Landis, Bertha Cochran.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1944.
Physical Description
[81]-108 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 48, no. 4
Subjects
Armed Forces.
Military service, Voluntary - United States
Pennsylvania - History - 1775-1865.
Additional Author
Fulton, Eleanore Jane,
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 48, number 4 (1944), p. 81-108Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.48
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I heard of a river: A story of the Germans in Pennsylvania

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Author
Singmaster, Elsie,
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
1948.
Call Number
813.54 S428i
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by Eslie Singmaster ; illustrated by Henry C. Pitz.
Author
Singmaster, Elsie,
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
J.C. Winston Co.,
Date of Publication
1948.
Physical Description
x, 209 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
Series
Land of the free series
Summary
This is a story of Hannes, a German-Lutheran boy who joined a band of Swiss Mennonites fleeing from Europe's desperate terror and poverty of the 17th century. It is a story of the perils of Hannes' journey and the improvement of his rifle, brought from his fatherland.
Subjects
Families - Fiction.
Frontier and pioneer life - Juvenile fiction.
German Americans - Juvenile fiction.
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Juvenile fiction.
Pennsylvania.
Juvenile works.
History.
Additional Author
Pitz, Henry C.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
813.54 S428i
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Pennsylvania 1947: a survey

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Author
Stevens, Sylvester Kirby,
Date of Publication
1948.
Call Number
974.80045 P412
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S. K. Stevens and Norman B. Wilkinson.
Author
Stevens, Sylvester Kirby,
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,
Date of Publication
1948.
Physical Description
xi, 73 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - Surveys.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80045 P412
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Home missions in the mother synod. Golden jubilee volume of the Board of home missions of the Evangelical Lutheran ministerium of Pennsylvania and the adjacent states

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Corporate Author
Evangelical Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania and the Adjacent States. Board of home missions.
Date of Publication
[c1946]
Call Number
284.1 H765
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Evangelical Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania and the Adjacent States. Board of home missions.
Place of Publication
[Philadelphia?]
Publisher
The Board of home missions of the Ministerium of Pennsylvania and the adjacent states and the United Lutheran publication house
Date of Publication
[c1946]
Physical Description
5 p. β., 136 p. incl. fronts. (ports.) 21 cm.
Notes
Lancaster information on pages 8-10, 54-59.
Bibliography: p. 127.
Subjects
Lutheran Church
Missions - Pennsylvania.
Missions - New Jersey.
Church buildings - Pennsylvania.
Church buildings - New Jersey.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
284.1 H765
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History of Ephrata and Lebanon Street Railway Company, Ephrata and Lebanon Traction Company, Lancaster, Ephrata and Lebanon Street Railway Company : and any other trolley roads in Lebanon and Lancaster Counties, Pennsylvania

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Date of Publication
1944.
Call Number
388.4 L574
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compiled by Harry David Lentz, Jr.
Place of Publication
Lebanon [Pa.]
Publisher
Lentz,
Date of Publication
1944.
Physical Description
2 v. in 1 : ill. ; 21 cm.
Notes
Cover title: Trolley roads in Lebanon and Lancaster Counties.
Subjects
Ephrata and Lebanon Street Railway Company - History.
Ephrata and Lebanon Traction Company - History.
Lancaster Ephrata and Lebanon Street Railway Company - History.
Street-railroads - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County
Street-railroads - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Additional Author
Lentz, Harry David,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
388.4 L574
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The long crooked river (the Susquehanna)

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Author
Myers, Richmond E.
Date of Publication
[1949]
Call Number
974.80091 M995
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Author
Myers, Richmond E.
Place of Publication
Boston
Publisher
Christopher Pub. House
Date of Publication
[1949]
Physical Description
380 p. maps. 20 cm.
Notes
"Suggested readings": p. 370-375.
Contents
Chapters: The river in retrospect -- Geologist's river -- Indian's river -- Trader's river -- Missionary's River -- Soldier's river -- Refugee's river -- Boatman's river -- Lumberman's river -- Ironmaster's river -- Anthracite's river -- Farmer's river -- Rebel's River,almost -- Politician's river -- Culture's river -- New York's river part 1 -- New york's river part 2 -- Maryland's river.
Subjects
Susquehanna River.
Susquehanna River Valley - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80091 M995
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015008029186&view=1up&seq=7
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History of the Moravian congregation of Lititz, Pennsylvania

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Author
Huebener, Mary Augusta,
Date of Publication
1949.
Call Number
284.6 H874
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by Mary Augusta Huebener.
Author
Huebener, Mary Augusta,
Place of Publication
Bethlehem, Pa
Publisher
Times Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
1949.
Physical Description
p. 199-310, [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
"This volume is published in connection with the celebration of the Bicentennial Celebration of the Moravian Congregation at Lititz, Pennsylvania [...] The following pages have appeared in the Transaction of the Moravian Historical Society (Volume XIV, Parts 3 and 4)". -- Foreword.
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Bicentennial history of the Lititz Moravian congregation / by Mary Augusta Huebener -- The Beck Family School / by Herbert Huebener Beck -- Linden Hall Junior College and School for Girls, 1748-1948 / by W.N. Schwarze.
Subjects
Moravian Church - Pennsylvania - History.
Beck Family School for Boys.
Linden Hall Junior College and School for Girls.
Moravians - Pennsylvania - Lititz.
Lititz (Pa.) - Church history.
Additional Author
Huebener, Mary Augusta,
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Schwarze, William Nathaniel,
Additional Corporate Author
Moravian Historical Society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
284.6 H874
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Travels in New France

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Date of Publication
1941.
Call Number
971.018 P416
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by J. C. B. Prepared by Pennsylvania Historical Survey (Frontier Forts and Trails Survey) Division of Community Service Projects, Work Projects Administration. Edited by Sylvester K. Stevens, Donald H. Kent and Emma Edith Woods.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Public Instruction, The Pennsylvania Historical Commission,
Date of Publication
1941.
Physical Description
xiv, 167 p. front., illus., plates (incl. map) 24 cm.
Notes
Maps on lining papers.
"The present translation is based on Casgrain's edition."--p. vi.
Summary
"A French soldier set down his memories of life and adventure in western Pennsylvania and other parts of North America during the thrilling events of the French and Indian War, and called the book 'Voyage au Canada dans le nord de l' Amerique Septentrionale, fait depuis l'an 1751 A 1761'...The author is known only by his initials, J.C.B...These reminiscences of life and events in the wilderness, in the towns of New France, and as a prisoner in New York City, give vivid pictures of the experiences of an ordinary man in an age which was full of significance for the future of America. [from the foreword]
Subjects
Indians of North America.
Canada - History - 1663-1713 (New France).
Canada - Description and travel.
United States - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763 - Personal narratives.
Additional Author
Stevens, Sylvester Kirby,
Kent, Donald H.,
Woods, Emma Edith,
Casgrain, H. R.
J.-C. B.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical Survey.
Frontier Forts and Trails Survey.
Pennsylvania Historical Commission.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
971.018 P416
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015011030973;view=1up;seq=7
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A history of St. John's (Center) Reformed Church, East Earl Township, Lancaster County

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Author
Weaver, Glenn.
Date of Publication
1945
Frank R. �Diffenderffer, the name "Center" was the original name, having been given by the early members of the church because it was centrally located in respect to the four other congregations from which its early membership was chiefly drawn, namely: New Holland and Muddy Creek in Lancaster County
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by Glenn Weaver.
Author
Weaver, Glenn.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1945
Physical Description
[53]-84 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 49, no. 3
Subjects
St. John's (Center) Evangelical and Reformed Church (East Earl Twp., Pa.) - History.
Reformed Church in the United States.
Church buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 49, number 3 (1945), p. 53-84Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.49
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