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Digging up details of ordinary lives : an archaeological investigation of a 19th- and 20th-century residential site in Leaman Place, Lancaster County, PA

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo11812
Author
Ruth, Phil Johnson.
Date of Publication
2000.
Call Number
974.8011 R974
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Archaeological investigation of a 19th- and 20th-century residential site in Leaman Place, Lancaster County, PA
Responsibility
investigation conducted by Cultural Heritage Research Services, Inc. (CHRS) ; sponsored and funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation in consultation with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Author
Ruth, Phil Johnson.
Place of Publication
North Wales, Pa
Publisher
Cultural Heritage Research Services,
Date of Publication
2000.
Physical Description
66 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Notes
"Principal author: Philip Ruth ..."--t.p. verso.
Subjects
Cultural property - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Excavations (Archaeology) - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Historic preservation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Historic sites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Highway planning - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Leaman Place (Pa.) - Antiquities.
Paradise (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Antiquities.
Additional Corporate Author
Cultural Heritage Research Services.
Pennsylvania. Dept. of Transportation.
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
974.8011 R974
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Warrant registers (for Pennsylvania Counties)

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13303
Date of Publication
1734 - 1935.
Call Number
Drawer 15, Sec. 1
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Responsibility
Prepared by Wm. W. Britton, begun 1734, completed May 30, 1935 ;
Date of Publication
1734 - 1935.
Physical Description
4 reels ; 35 mm.
Notes
Microfilmed in 1957. Contains 20 volumes. Lancaster County warrants are on V. 16.
Labeled on box # 257 - # 261.
Material arranged by county and includes names of warrantee, date, acreage, location, date of return, name of patentee, where patent recorded, and where survey is copied.
Subjects
Pennsylvania. Department of Internal Affairs. Bureau of Land Records.
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania.
Land grants - Pennsylvania.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Dauphin County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Chester County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - York County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Cumberland County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Adams County.
Additional Author
Britton, William W.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 15, Sec. 1
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Lancaster landmarks coloring book

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17641
Author
Kershner, Gerry.
Date of Publication
c2006.
Call Number
917.815 K41g
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Responsibility
by Gerry Kershner.
Author
Kershner, Gerry.
Place of Publication
Morgantown PA
Publisher
Masthof Press,
Date of Publication
c2006.
Physical Description
unpaged : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Title from cover.
Includes directions to historic sites.
Subjects
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc. - Study and teaching.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc. - Pictorial works.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
917.815 K41g
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Hopewell Village; a social and economic history of an iron-making community

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2053
Author
Walker, Joseph E.,
Date of Publication
[1966]
Call Number
974.816 W181
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Responsibility
[by] Joseph E. Walker.
Author
Walker, Joseph E.,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Date of Publication
[1966]
Physical Description
526 p. illus. 22 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 473-498.
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society
Subjects
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.816 W181
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Historic structures Survey and Determination of Eligibility Report : East Lampeter, Leacock, Strasburg, Paradise, Salisbury, and Sadsbury Townships, Lancaster County, Pensylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16262
Date of Publication
2005.
Call Number
351.8642 M312hi
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Place of Publication
Computer printout
Date of Publication
2005.
Physical Description
5 v. : ill; photos, col. maps ; 28 cm.
Notes
S.R. 0030 Section So1 Corridor Improvement Study...E.R. No. 03-8010-071.
Draft of the study.
Includes Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey (PHRS) forms.
Prepared for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation...prepared by A.D. Marble & Company...prepared with Archeaological & Historial Consultants.
Corridor of Lincoln Highway Eat.
Subjects
Architecture - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lincoln Highway - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - East Lampeter Twp.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Leacock Twp.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Strasburg Twp.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Paradise Twp.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Salisbury Twp.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Sadsbury Twp.
Salisbury (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
Paradise (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
Strasburg (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
Leacock (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
East Lampeter (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
Sadsbury (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
United States Highway 30 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
351.8642 M312hi
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Architectural notes on preservation of razings : former Historical Society "modernized"

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo716
Date of Publication
1962
buildings. This site was cleared to permit a shopping and park- ing facility to be constructed. Opposite this site on East King Street are the Lancaster County National Bank and the old Stern Store, both being demolished to make way for a "modern" bank building. Both structures are now gone. New Ern Photo
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1962
Physical Description
[95]-106 p. ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 66, no. 2
Subjects
Lancaster County Courthouse (Pa.)
Historic preservation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
City planning - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 66, number 2 (1962), p. 95-106Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.66
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Preserving your family photographs : how to organize, present, and restore your precious family images

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16856
Author
Taylor, Maureen Alice.
Date of Publication
c2001.
Call Number
771.46 T244
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Responsibility
Maureen A. Taylor.
ISBN
1558705791 (alk. paper)
9781558705791 (alk. paper)
Author
Taylor, Maureen Alice.
Place of Publication
Cincinnati, Ohio
Publisher
Betterway Books,
Date of Publication
c2001.
Physical Description
246 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-242) and index.
Contents
Introduction: Preserving Our Past for the Future -- Stories Worth Saving -- Retaining the Original Order -- Photo Identification Techniques -- Adding to Your Collection -- A Family Collection Through the Generations -- Sentimental vs. Market Value -- Checklist: Getting Ready -- The Preservation Facts -- Damage to Photographs -- Should You Clean Your Pictures? -- Storage Considerations -- Take Care of Your New Images -- Mailing Photographs -- Choosing a Storage Facility -- Copying Methods -- Scanning the Images -- Printing Digital Images -- Digital Information Online -- Know the Law Before You Copy -- Checklist: The Preservation Facts -- Cased Images: Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes, and Tintypes -- Daguerreotypes -- Handling Suggestions -- Ambrotypes -- Tintypes -- Telling Them Apart -- Cases -- Frequently Asked Question -- Checklist: Cased Images -- Photographic Prints and Negatives -- The Nineteenth Century -- Identifying the Process -- Card Photographs -- Candid Photographic Prints -- Paper Supports -- Surface Treatments -- Resin-Coated (RC) Papers -- Photographic Albums -- Negatives -- Film-Based Negatives -- Checklist: Photographic Prints and Negatives -- Color -- Deterioration -- Instant Color -- General Suggestions for Color Prints and Negatives -- Film and Glass Slides -- Movie Film -- Hiring a Professional Photographer -- Frequently Asked Questions -- Checklist: Color -- The Digital Age: The New Family Album -- Digital Photography History -- Computer Files -- Photo CDs -- Online Photo Community -- Photo Suppliers -- Preservation Issues -- Family Pages and Extended Family Sites -- Designing a Family Home Page -- Privacy Issues in the New Family Album -- Frequently Asked Questions -- Checklist: The Digital Age -- Professional Help: Conservation and Restoration -- Why You Need a Professional -- What Can a Conservator Accomplish? -- Disaster Preparedness -- Water Damage -- What to Save in Case of Disaster -- Restoration -- Airbrush Restoration -- Digital Restorations -- Paper Print -- Becoming a Professional -- Checklist: Professional Help -- Ways of Organizing (Keep It Simple) -- Ways to Organize -- Finding the Time -- To-Do List -- Indexing Systems -- Sample Inventory of the Smith Family Collection -- Photo Software and Databases -- Organizing Slides -- Museum Registration Methods -- Chronological Methods -- Hiring a Professional Organizer -- Becoming a Photo Curator -- Special Consideration: Organizing Before You Donate -- Checklist: Organizing -- Safe Scrapbooking -- Albums -- Rubber Stamping -- Sheet Protectors -- Stickers -- Family Memorabilia -- Lamination vs. Encapsulation -- Artifacts -- Creating the Scrapbook -- Digital Scrapbooks -- Consult the Experts -- Supplies for a Safe Scrapbook -- Rules for Safe Scrapbooking -- Checklist: Safe Scrapbooking -- Three Family Collections -- The Taylor Family Collection -- The Betlock/Virnig Collection -- The Emison Family Collection -- Having Fun With Your Family Photographs -- Using Your Photographs in a Family History -- Displaying Family Photographs -- Family Reunion Activities -- Creating a Better Family Photo Collection -- Checklist: Having Fun With Your Family Photographs -- Conservators -- Magazines -- Societies and Organizations -- Copying and Restoration Services -- Archival Storage Facilities -- Cellulose Nitrate Storage -- Conference Lectures--Repeat Performance -- Web Sites of Interest -- Professional Study Programs -- Accredited Degree Programs in Library Science -- Degree Programs in Archival Training -- Digital Photography and Restoration.
Summary
Publisher Fact Sheet
Subjects
Photographs - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Photograph collections - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Photographs in genealogy - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Photography of families - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Digital preservation - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
771.46 T244
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Thaddeus Stevens and Lydia Hamilton Smith National Historic Landmark : Presentation of a preliminary concept plan Friday, January 5, 2001 Southern Market, Lancaster, PA based on recommendations to the Lancaster County Convention Authority, November 15, 2000

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo22196
Date of Publication
2001.
Call Number
728.27 S946
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Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County,
Date of Publication
2001.
Physical Description
66 unnumbered pages illus. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Comprised of definitions of a national landmark and related information, biographies of Stevens and Hamilton, the conceptual plan, commentary consisting of a number of articles from local newspapers, and file of the city clerk: Council Resolution no. 23-2001.
Subjects
Stevens, Thaddeus, - 1792-1868.
Smith, Lydia Hamilton, - 1813-1884.
Historic buildings - Pennslyvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster County Convention Authority,
Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
728.27 S946
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Deaths reported by Der Libanon Demokrat : a German language newspaper published at Lebanon, Pennsylvania, 1832-1864

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19398
Author
Heilman, Robert A.
Date of Publication
©1990, 2009.
Call Number
974.819 H466d
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Responsibility
translated and transcribed by Robert A. Heilman.
ISBN
155613410X
9781556134104
Author
Heilman, Robert A.
Place of Publication
Bowie, Md
Publisher
Heritage Books,
Date of Publication
©1990, 2009.
Physical Description
130 pages ; 21 cm
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
American newspapers - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County - Abstracts.
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County.
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania.
German Americans - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County - Genealogy.
German Americans - Pennsylvania - Genealogy.
American newspapers.
German Americans.
Registers of births, etc.
Lebanon County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Pennsylvania - Genealogy.
Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - Lebanon County.
United States, Pennsylvania, Lebanon, Lebanon - Obituaries.
United States, Pennsylvania, Lebanon, Lebanon - Newspapers.
United States, Pennsylvania, Lebanon - Obituaries.
Abstracts.
Genealogy.
Additional Title
Libanon Demokrat.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.819 H466d
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Lights along the Delaware

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo11771
Author
Rivinus, Marion Willis Martin,
Date of Publication
[1965]
Call Number
974.821 R625
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Responsibility
by Marion Willis Rivinus and Katharine Hansell Biddle.
Author
Rivinus, Marion Willis Martin,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Dorrance
Date of Publication
[1965]
Physical Description
x, 114 p. 21 cm.
Summary
This is a story of the great houses that lined the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware River from Torresdale to Bristol, and of their counterparts on Radcliffe Street in Bristol itself.The period emphasized is the Victorian, and the book includes an essay on how wealthy Victorians lived in their well-staffed mansions and on their carefully groomed country estates. Many interesting customs are recorded. [from a review by Nicholas Wainwright]
Subjects
Bucks County (Pa.) - Historic houses, etc.
Philadelphia (Pa.) - Historic houses, etc.
Additional Author
Biddle, Katharine Hansell,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.821 R625
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President James Buchanan's journal at Wheatland

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18488
Date of Publication
2006-
Call Number
923.173 B918jo
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Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
James Buchanan's Wheatland]
Date of Publication
2006-
Physical Description
v. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868 - Journals.
Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918jo
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Wheatland's landscape : 1848-1868

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo603
Author
Shenk, John.
Date of Publication
1963
Wheatland's Landscape: 18 4 8-18 6 8 John Shenk Wheatland, the home of President James Buchanan, is a beautiful country estate located a mile and a half west of downtown Lancaster. In- side the vine-covered brick mansion, the rooms and furnishings have been faithfully restored to the minutest
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Responsibility
by John Shenk.
Author
Shenk, John.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1963
Physical Description
[93]-100 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 67, no. 2
Subjects
Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.)
Landscape architecture - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 67, number 2 (1963), p. 93-100Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.67
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Honoring the past, planning for the future : Pennsylvania's historic preservation plan, 2006-2011

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17446
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Date of Publication
2006.
Call Number
363.69 P415
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Alternate Title
Pennsylvania's historic preservation plan, 2006-2011
Responsibility
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
The Commission,
Date of Publication
2006.
Physical Description
54 p. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission - Appropriations and expenditures.
Historic preservation - Pennsylvania
Cultural property - Pennsylvania
Historic sites - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania - Collection and preservation.
Additional Author
Wolensky, Kenneth C.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
363.69 P415
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The manual of museum planning

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo11404
Edition
2nd ed.
Date of Publication
2003.
Call Number
069 M294
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Responsibility
edited by Gail Dexter Lord and Barry Lord.
ISBN
0742504069 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Walnut Creek, CA
Publisher
AltaMira Press,
Date of Publication
2003.
Physical Description
xvii, 462 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
Museums - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Additional Author
Lord, Gail Dexter,
Lord, Barry,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
069 M294
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Lancaster County mills

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17166
Author
Paes, Chester.
Date of Publication
1964.
Call Number
725.4 O44s
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Responsibility
compiled by Chester Paes.
Author
Paes, Chester.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Date of Publication
1964.
Physical Description
4 volumes.
Series
Community historians annual no. 3, no. 6.
Notes
Copy of the original records of mills compiled by Chester Paes.
Some files missing.
Vol. 1 #1-#49--Vol. 2 #50-#103--Vol. 3 #104-189--Vol. 4 #190-253.
Booklet serving as an index for the Chester Paes material housed in LC 621.85 O43.
Subjects
Mills and mill-work - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Historic houses, etc.
Additional Author
Paes, Chester.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
725.4 O44s
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Old mills in Lancaster County

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13583
Date of Publication
1964.
Call Number
725.4 O43
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Responsibility
edited by Ira D. Landis.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Franklin and Marshall College Library,
Date of Publication
1964.
Physical Description
[22] p. (incl. cover) illus. 23 cm.
Series
Community historians annual
Community historians annual no. 3
Notes
Cover title.
Subjects
Mills and millwork - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Historic houses, etc.
Additional Author
Paes, Chester.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
725.4 O43
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Keystone treasures : a guide to museums and historical organizations in Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo9100
Author
Cutler, Jean.
Edition
2nd ed.
Date of Publication
c2000.
Call Number
016.9748 C989
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Alternate Title
Guide to museums and historical organizations in Pennsylvania
Responsibility
compiled and edited by Jean H. Cutler ... [et al.]
Author
Cutler, Jean.
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Pennsylvania Federation of Museums and Historical Organizations,
Date of Publication
c2000.
Physical Description
vi, 149 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
"... with support from Institute of Museum and Library Services, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, and Pennsylvania Heritage Tourism Initiative."
Includes index.
Subjects
Museums - Pennsylvania - Directories.
Historic sites - Pennsylvania - Directories.
Pennsylvania - History - Societies, etc. - Directories.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Federation of Museums and Historical Organizations.
Institute of Museum and Library Services (U.S.)
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Pennsylvania Heritage Tourism Initiative.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
016.9748 C989
Websites
http://www.pamuseums.org/dir-mho1.htm
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Great Lancaster construction challenge of 1873 (or was that a wager)

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13831
Author
Darrah, Sandra.
Date of Publication
2004.
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Responsibility
by Sandra Darrah.
Author
Darrah, Sandra.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
2004.
Physical Description
p. 28 - 35.
Notes
In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society, v. 106, no. 1 (Spring/Summer 2004).
Subjects
Mishler, Benjamin, - 1814-1876.
Ten-hour House (Lancaster, Pa.) - Construction.
Building trades - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 106, number 1 (2004), p. 28-35Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v. 106
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Der Wahre Amerikaner. [microfilm]

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18712
Date of Publication
1804-
Call Number
LCHS Drawer 18, Sec. 3
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Alternate Title
Grimlers Zeitung ..... Extra
Place of Publication
Lancaster [Pa.]
Publisher
H. und B. Grimler,
Date of Publication
1804-
Physical Description
v. ; 27 cm.
Publication Frequency
Weekly
Dates of Publication
Nr. 1 (10. Nov. 1804)-
Ceased in 1849.
Notes
LCHS has: Nov. 10, 1804 - Dec. 28, 1811.
Labeled on box N-213.
See Bound Newspaper Database for additional issues.
Subtitle: Eine Zeitung fuer den Bauer und Stadtmann, Dec. 20, 1806-<1822>.
Subjects
Germans - Pennsylvania - Newspapers.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Newspapers.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Newspapers.
Additional Author
Grimler, Henry,
Grimler, Benjamin,
Place
United States Pennsylvania Lancaster Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
LCHS Drawer 18, Sec. 3
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Columbia Historic Preservation Society newsletter

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17804
Date of Publication
2002-
Call Number
974.815 COLU C726ch
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Place of Publication
[Columbia, Pa.]
Publisher
[s.n.],
Date of Publication
2002-
Physical Description
v.
Notes
Library has: no. 39 --
Subjects
Columbia Historic Preservation Society.
Columbia (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 COLU C726ch
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