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.
Presents a biography of James Buchanan's niece who was the White House hostess during her uncle's presidency, helped create the National Gallery of Art, and started the first pediatrics hospital.
Abstracts of Carroll County newspapers, 1831-1846 : items taken from the newspapers of the Carrolltonian and Baltimore & Frederick advertiser, the Democrat & Carroll County republican (Westminster), and the Regulator & Taneytown herald
This resource is from a Canadian area that was pioneered by Pennsylvania Mennonites from Franklin and Lancaster Counties. The death notices not only document deaths in the Canadian area but also deaths that occurred in Lancaster County.
Publishers: George H. Ranck & J.W. Sandoe, 1873-1878; George H. Ranck, 1878-1903; C. R. Martin and H. A. Showalter, 1903-1931; and the Raymond Evers Whitmore family, 1931-1984.
Electronic reproduction. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 18, 1873)-v. 77, no. 52 (Dec. 29, 1950). Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 2008. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Summary
The New Holland Clarion was published weekly in New Holland, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania from 1873-1984. Until the 1950s, it was the only newspaper for New Holland and chronicles the history of that municipality beginning in 1873. The newspaper provided the local news, world and regional news, information on social events and businesses, and historical sketches of New Holland.
Rights
Digital images copyright Lancaster County Historical Society, Lancaster, Pa. and Eastern Lancaster County Library, New Holland, Pa. All rights reserved. May be used for educational purposes as long as a credit statement is included. For all other uses, contact the Lancaster County Historical Society, 230 North President Ave., Lancaster, PA 17603. Phone: (717) 392-4633. Web site: www.lancasterhistory.org.