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Early land marks and names of old Pittsburgh; an address delivered before the Pittsburgh chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, at Carnegie Institute, November 30, 1923

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Author
Miller, Annie Clark.
Date of Publication
1924, reprinted 1956.
Call Number
974.4886 M647
Author
Miller, Annie Clark.
Place of Publication
[Pittsburgh]
Publisher
Pittsburgh Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution,
Date of Publication
1924, reprinted 1956.
Physical Description
60 p. illus. 21 cm.
Notes
Cover title: Early land marks and old names ...
Subjects
Monuments - Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh.
Names, Geographical - Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.4886 M647
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Old Lancaster tales and traditions

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1927.
Call Number
974.815 LACI W928
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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
The Author,
Date of Publication
1927.
Physical Description
x, 261 p. illus. 24 cm.
Contents
Declaration of Independence in Lancaster--Thomas Wharton, Jr. in Lancaster--Baron Steuben in Lancaster--Lancaster in 1778--Lancaster in 1783--Ephrata Community--Lancaster in 1788--Camel in Lancaster--Lancaster in 1795--Lancaster in 1797--John Marshall in Lancaster--First elephant in Lancaster--General Pinckney in Lancaster--Lancaster in 1807--Alexander Wilson in Lancaster--Mrs. Royall's visit to Lancaster--Royal Arabian horse in Lancaster--Daniel Webster in Lancaster--Rich men of Lancaster City in 1845--The Wreath--Chinese soldier in the Civil War--Hope Church--Seventy-fifth aniversaryof Hope Church--Story of Salome Le Roy--Tory of the Revolution.
Illustrations--Rare old Lancaster imprint--Lancaster Count Courthouse--Residence of Christopher Marshall--Trinity Lutheran Church--Cat Tavern--Old Ferry House--Buildings of the Ephrata Cloister--Watermark, Ephrata Cloister--Finest Colonial House in Lancaster--Caleb Cope House--Barracks on Howard Avenue--Saron House. Ephrata Cloister--Cell, Ephrata Cloister--Watermarks, Ephrata Cloister--Room in Saron House, Ephrata Cloister--Kitchen, Ephrata Cloister--Fireplace, Ephrata Cloister--Matin Room--Ephrata Cloister--Seal, Ephrata Cloister--Government Buildings, Lancaster--Washington Hotel--Old Powder House--Lancaster Academy--Male camel--Watermarks, Ephrata Cloister--Johann Conrad Beissel--Tomb of Johann Conrad Beissel--Fountain Inn--Rockford, Home of General Hand--White Swan Tavern--Blunderbuss--Lancaster City Hall--Newspaper account of Marshall's arival--Residence of Jasper Yeates--Residence of Timothy Matlack--Advertisement of the elephant--Oldest tobacco shop in the United States--Old wooden sign, Demuth Tobacco Shop--View of North Queen Street about 1840--William Pitt Tavern--Sign of William Pitt Tavern--Lancaster in 1810--Anchor Inn, Lititz, Pa.--Heinitsh's Drug Store--James Buchanan--Steinman's Hardware Store--Slaymaker's Hotel--Abbeville--House and tannery of Georg H. Krug--Fire engine--View of West King Street about 1850--The Wreath--Button Suctio Engine--Hose cart--Hope Episcopal Church, Mount Hope, Pa.--Mount Hope Mansion--Memorial chancel and altar, Hope Church--Brew House--Bird's-eye view of Lancaster--German Reformed Church--House built about 1760--Lancaster County Prison.
Subjects
Woo, Hong Neok - 1834-1919.
Folklore - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACI W928
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Introduction to the English reader : or, A selection of pieces, in prose and poetry, calculated to improve the younger classes of learners in reading, and to imbue their minds with the love of virture. To which are added, rules and observations for assisting children to read with propriety

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Author
Murray, Lindley,
Date of Publication
1829.
Call Number
817.5 M982i 1829
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Responsibility
By Lindley Murray.
Author
Murray, Lindley,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
S. Probasco,
Date of Publication
1829.
Physical Description
166 p. ; 18 cm.
Subjects
Readers.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
817.5 M982i 1829
Websites
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Seeing Lancaster county and city by automobile

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Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Date of Publication
1924.
Call Number
974.815 LACO M191
Responsibility
Prepared and distributed by Lancaster Automobile Club. Sketched and written by D. F. Magee, esq. and contributed to the club.
Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster Automobile Club,
Date of Publication
1924.
Physical Description
24 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Route No.1, A trip to the southern end, Chestnut level, Fulton House, Penn Hill -- Route No. 2, Donegal Church, Elizabethtown and Hershey -- Route No. 3, Some old and famous roads; the Newport road and Peter's road -- Route No. 4, Ephrata, Brickerville, Clay, Elizabeth Furnace, Penryn -- Route No. 5, Conestoga Township, Safe Harbor, The first court house, Postlethwaite -- Route No. 6, The Octorara and the early English settlements and the southern end -- Route No. 7, An all day Sunday route by York, Baltimore Pike, Havre de Grace, Elkton, Wilmington -- Route No. 8, Millersville, Indian Town, Creswell, Columbia, Chickies, Silver Springs -- Route No. 9, Two routes to McCall's Ferry -- Route No. 10, From Lancaster via Wilmington, Delaware, Atlantic City and Bowers Beach -- Route No. 11, Moore's Mill, a beautiful spot via East Petersburg, Salunga, Ironville and the Quay Farm -- Route No. 12, The South Mountain and the Blue Hills: Summer Resorts -- Route No. 13, Some nice evening drives as the sun seeks the west -- Route No. 14, Long's Park, Rohrerstown, Millersville, Wabank, Second Lock -- Route No. 15, Long's Park, Petersburg, Oregon, Lehman's Rifle factory.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO M191
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Educational blue book and directory of the Church of the Brethren : 1708-1923, with biographies

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Author
Cable, William Arthur,
Date of Publication
1923.
Call Number
286.5 E21
Responsibility
compiled and edited by W. Arthur Cable; Homer F. Sanger.
Author
Cable, William Arthur,
Place of Publication
Elgin, Ill
Publisher
The General Education Board of the Church,
Date of Publication
1923.
Physical Description
656 p.: ill.; 22 cm.
Notes
Durnbaugh, 694.
"A history of education in the Church of the Brethren" / John S. Flory: p. [2]-104.
Summary
The Educational Blue Book and Directory undertakes to present the main facts of the educational movement in the Church of the Brethren from its origin to the present time (1923), and to preserve for future use as much data as possible connected with the educational work of the Brethren. A brief history of education in the Church of the Brethren was prepared for this volume by Dr. John S. Flory, of Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, Virginia. To accompany the text, the Editors assembled numerous photographs of buildings, views, and persons.
Subjects
Church of the Brethren - Biography.
Church of the Brethren - Education.
Additional Author
Sanger, Homer Festus,
Flory, John S.
Additional Corporate Author
Church of the Brethren. General Education Board.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
286.5 E21
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History of Lamberton Lodge, no.476 Ancient York Masons, Lancaster, Pa

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Author
Bolenius, Robert Miller,
Date of Publication
1921?
Call Number
366.1 L223
Responsibility
Compiled from the records of the first fifty years of its existence; also biographies of the warrant members and past masters of Lodge 476, with a complete list of members
Author
Bolenius, Robert Miller,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
s.n.
Date of Publication
1921?
Physical Description
vii, 218 p. ill. 20 cm.
Subjects
Freemasons - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
366.1 L223
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Pastoral records 1808-1835

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Author
Shaffner, Henry B.
Date of Publication
1808-1835.
Call Number
285.8 S525
Author
Shaffner, Henry B.
Date of Publication
1808-1835.
Physical Description
3 vol.; 28 x40 cm.
Notes
Photocopy of manuscripts at Maytown Reformed Church; each page of photocopy contains two pages of manuscript.
Contents
v. 1. Baptisms (Marietta) 1808-1833 (Rineer page 302 #2); Baptisms (Elizabethtown) 1809-1839 (Riner page 165 #1); Baptisms (Manheim) 1810-1837 (Rineer page 260 #2);, Baptisms (Rapho) 1810-1833, Marriages 1808-1837, Burials 1807-1837 (Rineer page 366 #1); v. 2. Baptisms, Baptisms (Elizabethtown); Baptisms (Columbia), (Rineer page 67 #3); Baptisms (Manheim), Marriages 1830-1847, Burials; v. 3. Record of Preaching.
Subjects
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Church records and registers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Church Record
Call Number
285.8 S525
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Two hundred years of advertising in Lancaster County an address

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Author
Klein, H. J.
Date of Publication
1929
Call Number
659.1 K64
Responsibility
by H.J. Klein
Author
Klein, H. J.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster Advertisers Club
Date of Publication
1929
Physical Description
15 p. mounted fascims 20 cm.
Notes
Address delivered before the Club on 21 May 1929.
Subjects
Advertising - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
659.1 K64
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Date of Publication
1829
Call Number
912.748 F513
Place of Publication
Phila
Publisher
Published by A. Finley
Date of Publication
1829
Physical Description
1 sheet ill. 13 cm
Notes
Pocket Map
Subjects
Pennsylvania - Maps.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
912.748 F513
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Articles of association of the Lancaster Reading Room to which are added, the rules and regulations of the room, and of the library; a list of the officers and subscribers, &/ together with a catalogue of the books, & belongint to the Institution

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1545
Date of Publication
1827
Call Number
021 R287
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
printed by Hugh Maxwell,
Date of Publication
1827
Physical Description
19 pgs.; 19 cm.
Notes
Inscribed on front cover "Doctor I. Carpenter' and inside front cover has a small label "Library of Julius F. Sachse, Section Americana".
Subjects
Libraries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
021 R287
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