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The people of Bowmansville

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Author
Spotts, Charles Dewey
Date of Publication
1970.
Call Number
974.815 BREC S765
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Author
Spotts, Charles Dewey
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Schaff Library, Lancaster Theological Seminary,
Date of Publication
1970.
Physical Description
85 p. : photos., maps ;
Series
Community historians annual,
Notes
Click on Table of Contents for more information.
Bibliography.
Contents
The oldest inhabitants of the Bowmansville area -- Mennonite pioneers -- Reformed and Lutheran settlers -- A Mennonite congregation emerges -- Samuel Bowman, the founder -- The school fight produces a new Mennonite congregation -- The Yellow Hill Community (Brushtown) -- The Musselman family -- Rocks in the Bowmansville hills -- The 1884 robbery -- St. Paul's Lutheran and Reformed Church -- A famous printing press -- Hosteling comes to Bowmansville -- A twentieth century pioneer.
Subjects
Good family.
Buzzard family.
Diller family.
Bowmansville (Pa.) - History.
Additional Corporate Author
Schaff Library, Lancaster Theological Seminary.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 BREC S765
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The Bachman family of cabinetmakers : 1766-1897

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Author
Dyke, Samuel E.
Date of Publication
1965
The Bachman Family of Cabinet- makers: 1766-1897 Samuel E. Dyke It is known that three (3) brothers, John, Jacob and Henry and one (1) sister, Barbara Bachman, were persecuted in Loraine, came to this country in 1766 and settled in the vicinity of what is now known as Willow Street, Pequea Township
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by Samuel E. Dyke.
Author
Dyke, Samuel E.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1965
Physical Description
[168]-180 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 69,no. 3
Subjects
Bachman family.
Cabinetmakers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 69, number 3 (1965), p. 168-180Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.69
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Bachman; a record of some of the descendants of Samuel Bachman (1739-1814) and his wife Rachel Owen (1744-1823)

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Author
Phlegar, Cornelia Ellen Bachman,
Date of Publication
[c1970]
Call Number
929 B124
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Author
Phlegar, Cornelia Ellen Bachman,
Place of Publication
Radford, Va
Publisher
Commonwealth Press
Date of Publication
[c1970]
Physical Description
83 p. coats of arms (part col.) 24 cm.
Subjects
Bachman family.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 B124
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Amish people : plain living in a complex world

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Author
Meyer, Carolyn.
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
1976.
Call Number
289.71 M612
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Responsibility
by Carolyn Meyer ; photos. by Michael Ramsey, Gerald Dodds, and Carolyn Meyer.
ISBN
0689500416
Author
Meyer, Carolyn.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Atheneum,
Date of Publication
1976.
Physical Description
138 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Notes
"A Margaret K. McElderry book."
Summary
Describes the way of life of an Amish family in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, including their work, beliefs, and customs.
Subjects
Amish
Amish.
Family life.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
289.71 M612
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Rohrer : the saga of a people

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Date of Publication
1978.
Call Number
929 R741r
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Place of Publication
St. Louis, Mo
Publisher
Hawthorn Publishing Company ,
Date of Publication
1978.
Physical Description
176 p. : ill. , 29 cm.
Notes
Photocopy of book.
Subjects
Rohrer family.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 R741r
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A catechism and confession of faith, which containeth a true and faithful account of the principles and doctrines of the people called Quakers. To which is added, The ancient testimony of the said people reviv'd, with some of the rules of the discipline established among them. Extracted from the minutes of their yearly meetings

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Author
Barclay, Robert,
Date of Publication
1773.
Call Number
810 P544b 1773
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Author
Barclay, Robert,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed by Joseph Crukshank,
Date of Publication
1773.
Physical Description
5 p. ø., 147, [3], 64 p. 16 cm.
Notes
"A catechism and confession of faith" (4 p. ø., 147 [3] p., ) and "The ancient testimony of the people called Quakers" (64 p.at end) have special title-pages.
Subjects
Society of Friends
Additional Corporate Author
Society of Friends. Pennsylvania and New Jersey Yearly Meeting.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
810 P544b 1773
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The Wenger book : a foundation book of American Wengers

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Date of Publication
1978.
Call Number
929 W474w
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Responsibility
Samuel S. Wenger, editor in chief.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Pennsylvania German Heritage History,
Date of Publication
1978.
Physical Description
1218 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Subjects
Wenger family.
Anderson family.
Baker family.
Berry family.
Breneman family.
Buckwalter family.
Carpenter family.
Coffman family.
Early family.
Eby family.
Eshleman family.
Garber family.
Gingerich family.
Graybill family.
Bare family.
Bauman family.
Bowman family.
Brubaker family.
Burkholder family.
Clark family.
Detweiler family.
Eberly family.
Erb family.
Fry family.
Gehman family.
Good family.
Groff family.
Grove family.
Harshberger family.
Heatwole family.
Hershey family.
Hoover family.
Huber family.
Kauffman family.
Hall family.
Hartman family.
Herr family.
Hess family.
Horst family.
Jones family.
Kreider family.
Landis family.
Long family.
Miller family.
Myers family.
Rhodes family.
Royer family.
Shank family.
Showalter family.
Snyder family.
Stoner family.
Weber family.
Witmer family.
Zimmerman family.
Leaman family.
Martin family.
Musser family.
Nolt family.
Rohrer family.
Sensenig family.
Shenk family.
Smith family.
Stauffer family.
Weaver family.
Yoder family.
Wanger family.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 W474w
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The David and Anna Miller story

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Date of Publication
1979.
Call Number
929 M647h
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Place of Publication
Scottdale, Pa
Publisher
[A. Huss],
Date of Publication
1979.
Physical Description
430 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
Miller family.
Brandt family.
Charles family.
Eby family.
Espenshade family.
Good family.
Hammaker family.
Hersherger family.
Hess family.
Keener family.
Kraybill family.
Longenecker family.
Martin family.
Nissley family.
Brubaker family.
Ebersole family.
Erb family.
Fry family.
Gruber family.
Heisey family.
Hertzler family.
Horst family.
King family.
Kreider family.
Lutz family.
Metzger family.
Rider family.
Risser family.
Reiff family.
Ruhl family.
Siegrist family.
Stoltzfus family.
Weaver family.
Yoder family.
Zeager family.
Roth family.
Rutt family.
Stauffer family.
Stoner family.
Wolgemuth family.
Zimmerman family.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 M647h
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Lancaster 1870 : celebrated people lectured in the city one hundred years ago

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Author
Heiges, George L.
Date of Publication
1974.
Lancaster 187o: Celebrated People Lectured in the City One Hundred Years Ago. A Compilation by George L. Heiges One hundred years ago the leaders in our nation had but one means apart from the medium of the press to contact their fellow citizens and present their views; and that was the American
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Responsibility
a compilation by George L. Heiges.
Author
Heiges, George L.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1974.
Physical Description
[81]-93 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 74, no. 3
Subjects
Lyceums - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Biography.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 74, number 3 (1970), p. 81-93Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.74
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Interviewing the people of Pennsylvania : a conceptual guide to oral history

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Author
Oblinger, Carl D.
Date of Publication
1978.
Call Number
907.3 O12
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Responsibility
by Carl Oblinger.
Author
Oblinger, Carl D.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,
Date of Publication
1978.
Physical Description
iv, 84 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Minorities - Pennsylvania
Oral history.
Interviewing.
Pennsylvania - Social life and customs - Sources.
Pennsylvania - Social conditions - Sources.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
907.3 O12
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