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An Amish wedding : three virtues--faith, hope and charity--exemplified by solemn ceremony

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Date of Publication
1935
special attention. It hap- pened to be typical of similar occasions now taking place throughout the county. The Amish marriage season, now at its height, usually begins about November 1st and runs to Christmas—no one knows why, except that it follows an established custom. It is as good a time as any to
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1935
Physical Description
[62]-65 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 39, no. 3
Subjects
Amish - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Weddings.
Marriage service.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 39, number 3 (1935), p. 62-65Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.39
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Report of Committee of Plain People making pleas for leniency from depressive school laws

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Corporate Author
Committee of Old Order Amish and Old Order Mennonites for the purpose of advocating remission of depressive school acts.
Date of Publication
1939.
Call Number
289.71 M547
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Corporate Author
Committee of Old Order Amish and Old Order Mennonites for the purpose of advocating remission of depressive school acts.
Place of Publication
New Holland, Pa
Publisher
New Holland Clarion
Date of Publication
1939.
Physical Description
102 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Half-title: A brief history of educational standards from early Bible days to the present.
CONTENTS. -- (Part 1). Foreword signed by Eli M. Shirk.-- Pleas the Mennonites made at different times to various governments.-- Observations on trends of modern education.-- (Part 2). Report of action taken by the Plain People, asking the authorities for leniency in school matters ... -- Foreword signed by Aaron E. Beiler and Stephen F. Stoltzfus.-- Education in early Schristian experience.-- Early Pennsylvania educational experiences.-- Early school management of Christopher Dock.-- A hundred rules of conduct for children.-- Stand of Plain people on early Pennsylvania educational system.-- Views on education.-- Pleas for leniency from depressive school laws.-- Experiences of Plain people in Mexico.
Subjects
Amish - United States.
Mennonites - United States.
Education, Compulsory - United States.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
289.71 M547
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Little known facts about the Amish and the Mennonites : a study of the social customs and habits of Pennsylvania's "plain people"

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Author
Aurand, A. Monroe
Date of Publication
[1939], c1938.
Call Number
289.73 A927
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by Ammon Monroe Aurand, Jr.
Author
Aurand, A. Monroe
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Aurand Press,
Date of Publication
[1939], c1938.
Physical Description
32 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
Subjects
Amish Mennonites - Pennsylvania.
Amish Mennonites
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
289.73 A927
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Loan exhibition of portraits of the signers and deputies to the convention of 1787 and signers of the Declaration of Independence : including their families and associates ... the Corcoran Gallery of Art, city of Washington, November 27, 1937, to February 1, 1938

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Corporate Author
United States. Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission.
Date of Publication
1937?]
Call Number
920.073 U58
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Responsibility
assembled by the United States Sesquicentennial Commission.
Corporate Author
United States. Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission.
Place of Publication
[Washington, D.C
Publisher
The Commission,
Date of Publication
1937?]
Physical Description
173 p. : ports. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
United States. - Constitutional Convention - (1787) - Centennial celebrations, etc.
United States. - Signers - Portraits - Exhibitions.
United States.
Portraits, American
Statesmen - United States
Additional Corporate Author
Corcoran Gallery of Art.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
920.073 U58
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The Hessian prisoners in the American War of Independence and their life in captivity

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Author
Volm, M. H.
Date of Publication
1937
Call Number
973.342 V926
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Responsibility
by M.H. Volm.
Author
Volm, M. H.
Place of Publication
[Charlottesville? Va
Publisher
s.n.,
Date of Publication
1937
Physical Description
27 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Title from cover.
Bibliography: p. 26-27.
Summary
This essay provides contextual information concerning how the English actually hired the soldiers and why the German princes, and not other nations who were asked, were willing to sell their men to English. It also discusses how the English and German public reacted to the hiring of German soldiers.
Subjects
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Participation, German.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - German mercenaries.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Prisoners and prisons.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.342 V926
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015059428360;view=1up;seq=3
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The colonial printer

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Author
Wroth, Lawrence C.
Edition
[2d ed., rev. and enl.]
Date of Publication
[1964, c1938]
Call Number
655.173 W958
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Responsibility
by Lawrence C. Wroth.
Author
Wroth, Lawrence C.
Edition
[2d ed., rev. and enl.]
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, Va
Publisher
Dominion Books
Date of Publication
[1964, c1938]
Physical Description
xxiv, 368 p. illus., facsims. 23 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 333-347.
Subjects
Printing - United States
Book industries and trade - United States.
Printing industry - United States.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
655.173 W958
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American colonists in English records. A guide to direct references in authentic records, passenger lists not in "Hotten", &c., &c., &c

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Author
Sherwood, George Frederick Tudor,
Date of Publication
1932.
Call Number
929.3 S554
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Author
Sherwood, George Frederick Tudor,
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
George Sherwood,
Date of Publication
1932.
Physical Description
99 p. 26 cm.
Subjects
British - United States.
United States - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - Sources.
United States - Emigration and immigration.
Great Britain - Emigration and immigration.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.3 S554
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American colonists in English records. a guide to direct references in authentic records, passenger lists not in "Hotten", &c., &c., &c

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Author
Sherwood, George Frederick Taylor,
Date of Publication
1933.
Call Number
929.3 S554 2d. series
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Author
Sherwood, George Frederick Taylor,
Place of Publication
London, England
Publisher
G. Sherwood,
Date of Publication
1933.
Physical Description
p. 101-215 ; 26 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
British - United States.
United States - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - Sources.
United States - Emigration and immigration.
Great Britain - Emigration and immigration.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.3 S554 2d. series
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Lewis Evans

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Author
Gipson, Lawrence Henry,
Date of Publication
1939.
Call Number
923.9 E92 Oversize
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by Lawrence Henry Gipson; to which is added Evans' A brief account of Pennsylvania, together with facsimiles of his Geographical, historical, political, philosophical, and mechanical essays, numbers I and II ... Also facsimiles of Evans' maps.
Author
Gipson, Lawrence Henry,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
Date of Publication
1939.
Physical Description
8 p. l., 246 p. incl. 5 maps (4 fold.) front. (fold. map) 31 cm.
Notes
"As to ... 'A brief account of Pennsylvania' which is presented herewith, two copies of this are in existence, neither of which is the original manuscript: the so-called George Fox copy, belonging to the Historical society of Pennsylvania, and the Du Simitière copy, possessed by the Library company of Philadelphia ... The text of the Fox copy has been followed."--Pref.
Contents
pt. 1. Early scientific activities in Pennsylvania. The mapping of the middle Atlantic region, 1749. Pennsylvania boundary disputes. The mapping of the Ohio valley in 1755. The passing of Evans and the early history of his maps.--pt. 2. A brief account of Pennsylvania, 1753.--pt. 3. Facsimile of Evans' "Analysis number I." 1755. Facsimile of Evans' "Analysis number II," 1756.--pt. 4. A map of the Indian walking purchase, 1737. A map of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and the three Delaware counties, 1749. A revision of the 1732 edition of the foregoing map of 1749. Evans' Map of the middle Atlantic region drawn for Peter Kalm in 1750. A map of the area in dispute between Pennsylvania and Maryland, 1753. A general map of the middle British colonies, 1755.
Subjects
Evans, Lewis, - 1700?-1756.
Iroquois Indians.
Pennsylvania - Description and travel.
Pennsylvania - Boundaries - Maryland.
Maryland - Boundaries - Pennsylvania.
Middle Atlantic States - Description and travel.
Ohio River Valley - Description and travel.
Middle Atlantic States - Maps.
Ohio River Valley - Maps.
United States - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763.
United States - Politics and government - 1755-1763.
Additional Author
Evans, Lewis,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.9 E92 Oversize
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Retrospect of western travel

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Author
Martineau, Harriet,
Date of Publication
1838.
Call Number
917.3 M384
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Responsibility
By Harriet Martineau ...
Author
Martineau, Harriet,
Place of Publication
London, New York
Publisher
Saunders and Otley; Sold by Harper & Brothers,
Date of Publication
1838.
Physical Description
2 v. 19 cm.
Notes
LCHS copyinscribed: Catharine Yeates, 1839.
Summary
This English journalist travelled in the United States in the early 19th century making observations about its politics and social customs.
Subjects
United States - Description and travel.
United States - Social life and customs.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
917.3 M384
Websites
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