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Bethel African Methodist Church in Lancaster : prolegomenon to a social history

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Author
Hopkins, Leroy.
Date of Publication
1986.
Smith, William Jenkins, Adam Reigart, George L. Mayer. The Committee, appointed by a number of Persons of Color in the borough of Lancaster, met, at their request, at the house of Colonel Slough, on Monday, the 23rd of June, 1817; and having understood the views of the said Persons of Col- or, with
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by Leroy Hopkins, Ph.D.
Author
Hopkins, Leroy.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1986.
Physical Description
205-236 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 90, no. 4
Subjects
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
St. James' African Church (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
African Americans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
African Americans - Pennsylvania - Columbia.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 90, number 4 (1986), p. 205-236Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.90
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Black courage, 1775-1783 : documentation of Black participation in the American Revolution

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Author
Greene, Robert Ewell,
Date of Publication
1984.
Call Number
973.346 G811
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Robert Ewell Greene.
ISBN
0960252843 (pbk.)
Author
Greene, Robert Ewell,
Place of Publication
Washington
Publisher
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution,
Date of Publication
1984.
Physical Description
xi, 141 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 121-124.
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society
Subjects
African Americans
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Participation, African American.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.346 G811
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Blacks in Pennsylvania history : research and educational perspectives

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Date of Publication
1983.
Call Number
326 B631m
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David McBride, editor.
ISBN
0892710276 (pbk.)
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,
Date of Publication
1983.
Physical Description
ix, 129 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
"... Proceedings of the Black History in Pennsylvania Conference held in Pittsburgh on April 5 and 6, 1979"--Introd.
Includes bibliographies.
Contents
Part 1. Early Black education -- Part 2. Black life and labor in modern industrial Pennsylvania -- Part 3. Black genealogy and historiography -- Part 4. Curriculum development in Pennsylvania Black history.
Subjects
African Americans
African Americans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Pennsylvania - History - Congresses.
Additional Author
McBride, David,
Hopkins, Leroy.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
326 B631m
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Notes and documents : Chattel with a soul : the autobiography of a Moravian slave

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Author
Thorp, Daniel B.
Date of Publication
1988.
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Alternate Title
Chatle with a soul.
Author
Thorp, Daniel B.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Date of Publication
1988.
Physical Description
433-451 p.
Summary
This journal article describes how an African male came to be sold into slavery in America and how he became a member of the Moravian church community in Bethlehem , Pa. Also included is the autobiography of this man named Andrew which as a member of the church he was required to write. While he remained in slave status, his membership in the church provided him a life more normal than a slave would ordinarily endure.
Subjects
African Americans
Moravian Church
Slaves
African Americans - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, circa 1600-1775.
Contained In
Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. Volume 112, number 3 (July 1988), p. 433-451Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article905.748 HSP v.112
Websites
https://journals.psu.edu/pmhb/article/view/44336/44057
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Of color, humanitas and statehood: the black experience in Pennsylvania over three centuries 1681-1981

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Corporate Author
Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Date of Publication
1981.
Call Number
326 O31
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Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
The Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum,
Date of Publication
1981.
Physical Description
142 p. : ill., maps, plates, ports., 22 cm. x 28 cm.
Notes
Contains half-title page.
Includes index.
Selected bibliography: p. 127-138.
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society.
Subjects
Mott, Lucretia, - 1793-1880.
Benezet, Anthony, - 1713-1784.
African Americans - Pennsylvania
Society of Friends
Pennsylvania - Race relations - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
326 O31
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Historical reflections -- "Todays challenges for the future": 200th bicentennial African Methodist Episcopal Church

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Date of Publication
1987.
Call Number
287 B562
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Alternate Title
170th anniversary Bethel A.M.E. Church 1817 to 1987.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.}
Publisher
The Church
Date of Publication
1987.
Physical Description
unpaged : ill. ; 28cm.
Subjects
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
African American churches - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
African Americans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
287 B562
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Freedom's second generation : Mrs. Maude Wilson Ball's reminiscences of Bethel AME Church (1897-1935)

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Author
Hopkins, Leroy.
Date of Publication
1987.
of color" in 1817, and in the 1850's assumed a leadership position among Lancaster City's Black popula- tion. Incorporated in 1848 as the "African Methodist Episcopal Church in Lancaster, Pennsylvania" Bethel soon housed a "Free African School" and served as a meetingplace for a literary society
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Mrs. Maude Wilson Ball's reminiscences of Bethel AME Church (1897-1935)
Responsibility
by Leroy T. Hopkins, Ph.D.
Author
Hopkins, Leroy.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1987.
Physical Description
173-183 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 91, no. 4
Subjects
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
African American churches - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
African Americans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Additional Author
Ball, Maude Wilson.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 91, number 4 (1987), p. 173-183Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.91
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Eighteenth century Pennsylvania emigrants from Hassloch and Böhl in the Palatinate

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Author
Burgert, Annette K.
Date of Publication
[c1983]
Call Number
929.3 B954e
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by Annette K. Burgert.
Author
Burgert, Annette K.
Place of Publication
[Worthington, OH] (P.O. Box 93, Worthington 43085)
Publisher
AKB Publications,
Date of Publication
[c1983]
Physical Description
32 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 29-30.
Subjects
Palatine Americans - Pennsylvania
German Americans - Pennsylvania
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - Emigration and immigration - History - 18th century.
Palatinate (Germany) - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.3 B954e
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The emigration from Nassau-Dillenburg to America in the eighteenth century : the conduct of the governments towards it and the ensuing fates of the emigrants

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Author
Gerber, Adolf.
Date of Publication
c1984.
Call Number
929.3 G362
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by Adolf Gerber ; English translation by Lissy L. Weirich.
Author
Gerber, Adolf.
Uniform Title
Nassau-Dillenburger Auswanderung nach Amerika im 18. Jahrhundert.
Place of Publication
[U.S.A.]
Publisher
L. Weirich,
Date of Publication
c1984.
Physical Description
40 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Translation of: Die Nassau-Dillenburger Auswanderung nach Amerika im 18. Jahrhundert.
Includes indexes.
Subjects
German Americans
Registers of births, etc. - United States.
Nassau-Dillenburg (Grafschaft) - Genealogy.
Nassau-Dillenburg (Grafschaft) - Emigration and immigration - History - 18th century.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.3 G362
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Ethnic genealogy : a research guide

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Date of Publication
1983.
Call Number
929.1 E84
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edited by Jessie Carney Smith ; foreword by Alex Haley.
ISBN
0313225931 (lib. bdg.)
Place of Publication
Westport, Conn
Publisher
Greenwood Press,
Date of Publication
1983.
Physical Description
xxxix, 440 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographies and index.
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society
Contents
Librarians and genealogical research / Russell E. Bidlack -- Basic sources for genealogical research / Jean Elder Cazort -- Library records and research / Casper L. Jordan -- Researching family history / Bobby L. Lovett -- The national archives and records service / James D. Walker -- The genealogical society of Utah library / Roger Scanland -- American indian records and research / Jimmy B. Parker -- Asian-American records and research / Greg Gubler -- Black American records and research / Lyman De Platt.
Subjects
African Americans
Asian Americans
Hispanic Americans
Indians of North America
United States - Genealogy - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
United States - Genealogy - Library resources.
United States - Genealogy.
United States - Ethnic groups - Genealogical sources
Additional Author
Smith, Jessie Carney.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.1 E84
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