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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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Gettysburg: "What they did here."

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Author
Minnigh, Luther W.
Date of Publication
1924.
Call Number
973.7349 M665
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Responsibility
Profusely illustrated historical guide book by L. W. Minnigh.
Author
Minnigh, Luther W.
Place of Publication
Chicago
Publisher
Tipton & Blocher,
Date of Publication
1924.
Physical Description
168 p. illus. 23 cm.
Subjects
Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.7349 M665
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The history of Valley Forge

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Author
Woodman, Henry,
Edition
4th ed.
Date of Publication
1922.
Call Number
974.8029 P415w
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Pennsylvania place names

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Author
Espenshade, Abraham Howry,
Date of Publication
1925
Call Number
974.80091 E77
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Responsibility
by A. Howry Espenshade.
Author
Espenshade, Abraham Howry,
Place of Publication
State College, Pa
Publisher
The Pennsylvania state college
Date of Publication
1925
Physical Description
375 p. fold. map. 24 cm.
Series
The Pennsylvania state college. Studies in history and political science, no. 1
Pennsylvania state college. College series, no. 1
Notes
"List of books consulted": p. 341-345.
Summary
"The author has tried to show that an interesting and important part of the history of Pennsylvania has been indelibly written in the names of its counties, cities, towns and townships...He has made every effort to learn all the essential facts about a particular name, and to secure information from the most reliable and authentic sources." [from the preface] /// Chapters include places named for English Shires, English noblemen, French , Presidents, Soldiers, Women, Indians , Industries, and Geographical Features , Etc.
Subjects
Names, Geographical - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80091 E77
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The genealogical record of the Schwenkfelder families, seekers of religious liberty who fled from Silesia to Saxony and thence to Pennsylvania in the years 1731-1737

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Author
Brecht, Samuel Kriebel,
Date of Publication
1923.
Call Number
929 S414b
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Responsibility
edited by Samuil Kriebel Brecht...
Author
Brecht, Samuel Kriebel,
Place of Publication
New York, Chicago
Publisher
Printed for the Board of publication of the Schwenkfelder church, Pennsburg, Pennsylvania [by] Rand McNally & company,
Date of Publication
1923.
Physical Description
xx, 1752 p. front., illus. (coat of arms) plates, ports., maps, facsims. 29 cm.
Notes
A revision of the Genealogical record of the descendants of the Schwenkfelders, by R. Kriebel.
The Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families: Seekers of Religious Liberty Who Fled From Silesia to Saxony and Thence to Pennsylvania in the Years 1731 to 1737 by Samuel Kriebel Brecht chronicles the genealogy of the followers of Caspar Schwenkfelder, German religious reformer. The book also includes photographs of people, places, and documents; historical sketches; church organization, maps, and other information
Bibliography: p. xix-xx.
Subjects
Schwenckfeld, Caspar, - 1489-1561.
Schwenkfelders - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - Genealogy.
Additional Author
Kriebel, Reuben,
Additional Corporate Author
Schwenkfelder Church.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 S414b
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Andrew McNair and the Liberty Bell, 1776

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Author
Alexander, Mary D.
Date of Publication
1929.
Call Number
974.80092 A377
  1 website  
Responsibility
[by] Mary D. Alexander.
Author
Alexander, Mary D.
Place of Publication
[Chicago
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press]
Date of Publication
1929.
Physical Description
2 p. ø., 10 p. front., 2 facsim. on 1 pl. 21 cm.
Notes
"First appeared as "The ringers of the Liberty bell". Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, XVIII (October, 1925), 658-67."
Andrew McNair, as the doorkeeper of the Assembly of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia for 18 years, was the person who would ring the Liberty Bell during the years leading up to the Revolutionary War.
Subjects
McNair, Andrew, - fl. 1776.
Liberty Bell.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80092 A377
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Priestley in America, 1794-1804

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Author
Smith, Edgar Fahs,
Date of Publication
[c1920]
Call Number
925 P949s
  1 website  
Responsibility
by Edgar F. Smith ...
Author
Smith, Edgar Fahs,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
P. Blakiston's son & co.
Date of Publication
[c1920]
Physical Description
3 p.l., 173 p. 19 cm.
Notes
LCHS copy autographed by author.
Joseph Priestley, a respected chemist and theologian, spent the last10 yrs of his life in Northumberland, Pennsylvania. He fled England, because he was considered a subversive due to his liberal political and religious beliefs and for his support for the French Revolution.
Subjects
Priestley, Joseph, - 1733-1804.
Chemists - England
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
925 P949s
Websites
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Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
911-011-030
Date Range
1922
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Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
Main Building and Entrance, F & M College, Lancaster, Pa.
Date Range
1922
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
I. Steinfeldt, Lancaster, Pa.
Printer
Curt Teich, Chicago
Condition
Good
Object ID
911-011-030
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Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
911-011-103
Date Range
1922
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Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
Main Building and Entrance, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa.
Date Range
1922
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Recipient
Mrs. I. N. Delp, 134 E. Washington Lane, Phila. Pa.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5 inches
Publisher
I. Steinfeldt, Lancaster, Pa.
Printer
Curt Teich, Chicago
Object ID
911-011-103
Additional Notes
"Am having a nice time, will tell you more when I talk with you. Mrs. Duchman"
Postmarked April 10, 1931, Lancaster
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Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
911-012-004
Date Range
1927
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Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
Hotel Brunswick, Lancaster, Pa.
Date Range
1927
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Recipient
Miss Anna E. McMullin, #590 E. Front St. Marietta, Pa.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5 inches
Publisher
I. Steinfeldt, Lancaster
Printer
Curt Teich, Chicago
Object ID
911-012-004
Additional Notes
"Dear Little Pat & Sweatheart Just a line today had my breakfast here this a.m. Hope this missive finds my sweatheart well and very happy to see you Thursday. Write me LeRoy"
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