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One room schools in East Hanover, Union, Swatara, North Annville, North Londonderry and surrounding townships

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18868
Author
Anspach, Wayne.
Edition
21st ed.
Date of Publication
â„—ââ„¢­2014.
Call Number
974.819 A623

The history of Pennsylvania, in North America, from the original institution and settlement of that province, under the first proprietor and governor, William Penn, in 1681, till after the year 1742 : with an introduction, respecting, the life of W. Penn, prior to the grant of the province, and the religious society of the people called Quakers : with the first rise of the neighbouring colonies, more particularly of West-New-Jersey, and the settlement of the Dutch and Swedes on Delaware : to which is added, a brief description of the said province, and of the general states, in which it flourished, principally between the years 1760 and 1770 : the whole including a variety of things, useful and interesting to be known, respecting that country in early time, &c. : with an appendix

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16384
Author
Proud, Robert,
Date of Publication
1797-1798.
Call Number
974.8 P544 1797
  2 websites  
Responsibility
written principally between the years 1776 and 1780, by Robert Proud.
Author
Proud, Robert,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed and sold by Zachariah Poulson, Junior ...,
Date of Publication
1797-1798.
Physical Description
2 v. : 1 map, 1 port. ; 22 cm. (8vo)
Notes
Library has: vol. 1.
Full leather binding with red spine label stamped in gold.
Bookplate of Redmond Conygnham, No. 2435.
Evans
Contents
I. Introduction. The history of Pennsylvania, 1676-1709.--II. The history of Pennsylvania, 1709-1763. A view of the province of Pennsylvania ... between the years 1760 and 1770. Extract from two short Latin poems ... by Thomas Makin. Appendix.
Subjects
Penn, William, - 1644-1718.
Society of Friends.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
New Jersey - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
New Sweden - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
974.8 P544 1797
Websites
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Women for victory : American servicewomen in World War II, history & uniforms series

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo22185
Author
Goebel, Kay Endruschat.
Date of Publication
2011.
Call Number
940.5382 G593
940.5302 G593
Alternate Title
American servicewomen in World War II, history & uniforms series
Responsibility
by Katy Endruschat Goebel.
ISBN
9780764339592
0764339591
9780764352034
0764352032
Author
Goebel, Kay Endruschat.
Place of Publication
Atglen, PA
Publisher
Schiffer Pub.,
Date of Publication
2011.
Physical Description
volumes <1-2> : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary
"[This work serves as a] reference for American servicewomen's history and uniforms of WWII, and is designed for scholars of women's or military history, veterans, collectors, re-enactors and others interested in the history and dress of servicewomen on active military service. Carefully researched historical background information about the female wartime services is combined with comprehensive documentation of their distinctive uniforms. Color photos of original clothing and accessories, modeled in full-length studies and supported by close-up views, show various uniforms and insignia in detail. The text and color photographic portions are supplemented by original wartime photos, many previously unpublished, as well as documents, tables, and drawings"--Publisher's description.
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945 - United States.
Armed Forces
Women.
Military Personnel
Women
Clothing
History of Nursing.
World War II.
United States - Armed Forces - Women - History - 20th century.
United States - Armed Forces - Women - Uniforms - History - 20th century.
United States - Armed Forces - Women - Uniforms - Pictorial works.
United States - Armed Forces - Women - Insignia - Pictorial works.
United States - Armed Forces - Nurses - Pictorial works.
United States.
History.
Pictorial works.
Pictorial Work.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
940.5382 G593
940.5302 G593
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The trains of our memory : a history of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania 1965-2015

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20628
Author
Osborne, Peter,
Edition
1st edition.
Date of Publication
©2016.
Call Number
385 O81
Alternate Title
History of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania 1965-2015
Responsibility
by Peter Osborne ; foreword by William W. Farkas ; introduction by Kurt R. Bell.
ISBN
9780986030550
0986030554
9780986030543
0986030546
Author
Osborne, Peter,
Edition
1st edition.
Place of Publication
Yardley, Pennsylvania
Publisher
Yardley Press,
Date of Publication
©2016.
Physical Description
604 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
Pennsylvania Railroad (Corporate Name)
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Railroad - Pictorial works.
Pennsylvania Railroad
Railroad museums - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Pictorial works.
Additional Author
Farkas, William W.,
Bell, Kurt R.,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
385 O81
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Faces of Lancaster County

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Author
Waters, Bruce M.
Date of Publication
c2011.
Call Number
974.815 LACO W329 Oversize
Responsibility
Bruce M. Waters ; foreword by Rodney & Jeralyn Fenstermacher.
ISBN
9780764337079 (hardcover)
0764337076 (hardcover)
Author
Waters, Bruce M.
Place of Publication
Atglen, PA
Publisher
Schiffer Pub. Ltd.,
Date of Publication
c2011.
Physical Description
1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly col. ill. ; 24 x 31 cm.
Subjects
Amish - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Pictorial works.
Amish.
Amish
Manners and customs.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs - Pictorial works.
Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Pictorial works.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO W329 Oversize
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Laws of the fourteenth General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, enacted in the second sitting : which commenced at Philadelphia, on Tuesday the second day of February, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and ninety

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21651
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania.
Date of Publication
[1790]
Call Number
Book 589 1790a
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania.
Uniform Title
Laws, etc.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed by Thomas Bradford,
Date of Publication
[1790]
Physical Description
[1], 234-317, [1] p. ; 32 cm. (fol.)
Notes
Caption title. Imprint from colophon.
Signatures: 3G-4D² [4E]¹.
Sideglosses.
Pagination continues session laws from 1788 (Evans 21368).
Page 275 incorrectly numbered 267.
Handwritten index precedes text.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Book number 589 as assigned by Yeates.
Evans
Subjects
Session laws - Pennsylvania - Early works to 1800.
Law - Pennsylvania.
Law.
Politics and government.
Session laws.
Pennsylvania - History - 1775-1865 - Sources.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1775-1865 - Sources.
Pennsylvania.
Early works.
History.
Sources.
Three-quarters leather on decorated boards (Binding)
Additional Author
Bradford, Thomas,
Yeates, Jasper,
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. General Assembly.
Place
United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 589 1790a
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Historic architecture of Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17418
Author
Butcher, Scott D.
Date of Publication
c2012.
Call Number
720.9748 B983
Responsibility
written and photographed by Scott D. Butcher.
ISBN
9780764342752
0764342754
Author
Butcher, Scott D.
Place of Publication
Atglen, PA
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd.,
Date of Publication
c2012.
Physical Description
160 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-160).
Contents
Colonial -- Early republic -- Mid-nineteenth century -- Late Victorian -- Late nineteenth century and early twentieth century revivals -- Late nineteenth century and early twentieth century American movements -- Modern movements -- Architectural terms used in this book.
Subjects
Architecture - Pennsylvania - Pictorial works.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Pictorial works.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
720.9748 B983
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Research in Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20582
Author
Freilich, Kay,
Edition
3rd ed.
Date of Publication
c2016.
Call Number
929.1 F862 2016 Desk
Responsibility
Kay Haviland Freilich.
ISBN
9781935815235
1935815237
Author
Freilich, Kay,
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
Arlington, VA
Publisher
National Genealogical Society,
Date of Publication
c2016.
Physical Description
48 p. ; 28 cm.
Series
NGS special publication ; no. 121. Research in the states series
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Archival resources.
Genealogy
Library resources.
Pennsylvania - Genealogy - Archival resources - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Pennsylvania - Genealogy - Library resources - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Pennsylvania - History - Archival resources - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Pennsylvania - History - Library resources - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Pennsylvania.
Handbooks and manuals.
History.
Additional Corporate Author
National Genealogical Society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
929.1 F862 2016 Desk
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Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania : passed at a session, which was begun and held at the city of Philadelphia on Tuesday, the fourth day of December, in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two, and of the independence of the United States of America, the seventeenth

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21654
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania.
Date of Publication
1793.
Call Number
Book 590 1793
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania.
Uniform Title
Laws, etc.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed by Hall and Sellers ...,
Date of Publication
1793.
Physical Description
pages [293]-442 ; 35 cm
Notes
"Published by authority."
The last act passed is that of April 11, 1793.
Jasper Yeates' Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 590 as assigned by Yeates.
Subjects
Session laws - Pennsylvania - Early works to 1800.
Session laws.
Pennsylvania.
Early works.
Three-quarters leather on boards (Binding)
Inscribed title on spine (Binding)
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 590 1793
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Laws of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, from the fourteenth day of October, one thousand seven hundred to the [twenty-seventh day of February, one thousand eight hundred and one]

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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania.
Date of Publication
1797-1801.
Call Number
Book 574a 1797
Book 574b 1797
Book 575b 1793
Book 575a 1793
Book 576 1795
Book 577 1801
Responsibility
Republished, under the authority of the legislature, by Alexander James Dallas ...
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania.
Uniform Title
Laws, etc.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed by Hall and Sellers,
Date of Publication
1797-1801.
Physical Description
4 volumes 33 cm
Notes
Volume 1 dated 1797; v. 2 dated 1798 (some copies misdated 1793); v. 3 dated 1795; v. 4 dated 1801.
Imprint of v. 4 reads: Lancaster: Printed by Francis Bailey, Centre-Square, 1801.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book numbers 574a, 574b, 575a, 575b, 576, and 577.
At top of title page of vol 2, copy 2: For the use of the Board of Commissioners, Lancaster County."
Evans,
Contents
I. October 14, 1700-October 1, 1781. 1797 -- II. October 2, 1781-October 2,1790. 1793 -- III. December 7, 1790-April 20, 1795. 1795 -- IV. December 1, 1795-February 27, 1801. 1801.
Subjects
Session laws - Pennsylvania - Early works to 1800.
Law - Pennsylvania - Early works to 1800.
Law.
Session laws.
Pennsylvania.
Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Early works.
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Dallas, Alexander James,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 574a 1797
Book 574b 1797
Book 575b 1793
Book 575a 1793
Book 576 1795
Book 577 1801
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