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Reading and Berks county, Pennsylvania; a history

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Author
Fox, Cyrus T.,
Date of Publication
1925.
Call Number
974.816 R287
Responsibility
editor-in-chief Cyrus T. Fox.
Author
Fox, Cyrus T.,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Lewis historical publishing company, inc.,
Date of Publication
1925.
Physical Description
3 v. fronts., plates, ports., map. 28 cm.
Notes
Biographical sketches comprise last part of v. 2 and all of v. 3.
Subjects
Reading (Pa.) - History.
Reading (Pa.) - Biography.
Berks County (Pa.) - History.
Berks County (Pa.) - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.816 R287
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Historical souvenir of Reading and Berks county Pennsylvania

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Date of Publication
1926.
Call Number
974.816 H673h
Responsibility
issued by the Berks district Luther League.
Place of Publication
Reading, Pa
Publisher
Berks District Luther League,
Date of Publication
1926.
Physical Description
82 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Lutheran Church - Pennsylvania.
Lutheran Church - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Berks County (Pa.) - Church history.
Reading (Pa.) - Church history.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.816 H673h
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A brief history of the city of Lancaster; Containing an introduction to the settlement of the county; reminiscences of the past and present of the city; the poor house and hospital; the court house; the county jail; the water works; the railroad; the Franklin and Marshall College; the manufactories; the gas works and agricultural park; with many of the old "land marks," &c

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16919
Author
Kilburn, Francis,
Date of Publication
1870.
Call Number
974.815 L244p 1870
Author
Kilburn, Francis,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Pearsol and Geist, printers,
Date of Publication
1870.
Physical Description
40 [2] p. ; 27 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
Includes local business cards and advertisements.
Not in Wilkinson.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Commerce.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
974.815 L244p 1870
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A Brief history of the city of Lancaster : containing an introduction to the settlement of the county, reminiscences of the past and present of the city, the poor house and hospital, the court house, the county jail, the water works, the railroad, the Franklin and Marshall College, the manufactories, the gas works and agricultural park, with many of the old land marks, &c. ; also, the business cards of the principal merchants and manufacturers

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16047
Date of Publication
1870.
  1 website  
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Published by Francis Kilburn ; Pearsol & Geist, printers,
Date of Publication
1870.
Physical Description
40 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Notes
Bound with The Bible in Iron (1914) and Old Home Week Manheim, Pa. (1912) -- this copy is missing as of 4/11/2024. Please access using the electronic copy.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Kilburn, Francis.
Websites
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Historical discourse delivered on the occasion of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the Upper Octorara Presbyterian Church : Chester County, Pennsylvania, September 14, 1870

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3758
Author
Futhey, J. Smith
Date of Publication
1870.
Call Number
974.813 F996h
Responsibility
by J. Smith Futhey ; with an account of the celebration and an appendix.
Author
Futhey, J. Smith
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
H.B. Ashmead,
Date of Publication
1870.
Physical Description
184 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Church organization, 1870 -- List of surnames of the earliest members of the congregation -- Patent for church lands --Names of pewholders given on a draft of the old church --List of subscribers to rebuilding of graveyard wall in 1790 --First call given to Rev. James Latta -- Charter of Incorporation --List of trustees --List of persons buried in the old "New Side" graveyard -- List of persons buried in Upper Octorara graveyard -- Surnames of members of congregation, 1870.
Subjects
Upper Octorara Presbyterian Church (Sadsbury, Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.813 F996h
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Appendix to the journals of the City Council of the city of Reading for the year 1923

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Date of Publication
1923.
Call Number
974.816 R287j
Place of Publication
Reading, Pa
Publisher
Weiler's Printing House ,
Date of Publication
1923.
Physical Description
781 p., 22 p. : tables ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Includes 49th annual report of the fiscal affairs of the city of Reading, Penna.
Subjects
Reading (Pa.) - Politics and government.
Reading (Pa.) - Appropriations and expenditures.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.816 R287j
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Petition of sundry citizens of Cocalico presented to the County Commissioners in 1782, reporting their distress from tempest and flood

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Date of Publication
1925
/PDF%20Biblio%20Info/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Title: Petition of sundry citizens of Cocalico presented to the County Commissioners in 1782, reporting their distress from tempest and flood. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Floods--Pennsylvania--Cocalico Township. Lancaster County (Pa.)--History--1775-1865
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1925
Physical Description
126 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 29, no. 10
Subjects
Floods - Pennsylvania - Cocalico Township.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 1775-1865.
Cocalico (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 29, number 10 (1925), p. 126Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.29
Documents

vol29no10pp126.pdf

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Two-hundredth anniversary community service : under the auspices of Lancaster Ministerial Association

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Date of Publication
1929.
Call Number
974.815 LACO T974
Place of Publication
[S. l
Publisher
s.n.] ,
Date of Publication
1929.
Physical Description
4 p. : cover ill. ; 21 cm.
Notes
In connection with the Pageant of Graditude, Sunday evening, June 23, 1929, Williamson Field, Lancaster, Penna.
Order of service.
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) Ministerial Association.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Revolution - Drama.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Revolution - Drama.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO T974
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Wrightsville's book of facts : a souvenir inspired by the sixtieth anniversary of an event of the Civil War which occurred at Wrightsville, York County, PA known as "Farthest east reached by the Confederate Army" June 28th 1863-1923 including a classified professional and business directory

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16462
Corporate Author
Historical Committee (Wrightsville, Pa.)
Date of Publication
1923.
Call Number
974.841 W947
Responsibility
prepared by the Historical Committee.
Corporate Author
Historical Committee (Wrightsville, Pa.)
Place of Publication
Wrightsville, Pa
Publisher
The Committee,
Date of Publication
1923.
Physical Description
96 p. ; 20 cm.
Subjects
Wright, John, - 1667-1749.
Confederate States of America. - Army.
Wrightsville (York County, Pa.) - Centennial celebrations, etc.
Wrightsville (York County, Pa.) - History.
Wrightsville (York County, Pa.) - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
Wrightsville (York County, Pa.) - Directories.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.841 W947
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Neddie Burd's Reading letter: an epic of the early Berks Bar

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Author
Burd, Edward,
Date of Publication
[c1927]
Call Number
974.816 N788b
Responsibility
by J. Bennett Nolan...
Author
Burd, Edward,
Place of Publication
[Reading, Pa.]
Publisher
Published under the auspices of the Berks county bar association
Date of Publication
[c1927]
Physical Description
104 p. pl., ports. 24 cm.
Notes
Most of these letters were published in "The Burd papers. Selections from letters written by Edward Burd. 1763-1828. Ed. by L. B. Walker. [Pottsville, Pa.] 1899."
Subjects
Lawyers - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Berks County (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Nolan, J. Bennett
Additional Corporate Author
Berks County Bar Association.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.816 N788b
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