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Through the air: a narrative of forty years' experience as an aeronaut. Comprising a history of the various attempts in the art of flying by artificial means from the earliest period down to the present time. With an account of the author's most important air-voyages and his many thrilling adventures and hairbreadth escapes. Also, an appendix, in which are given full instructions for the manufacture and management of balloons

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Author: Wise, John,

Date of Publication: 1873.

Call Number: 629.13322 W812t

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Responsibility: By John Wise. Profusely illustrated.

Author: Wise, John,

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, New York, [etc.]

Publisher: To-day publishing company,

Date of Publication: 1873.

Physical Description: 650 p. incl. col. front., plates, ports., facsim. 24 cm.

Notes: An enlarged edition of the author's "System of aeronautics", issued in 1850.; John wise was an accomplished 19th century balloonist who lived in Lancaster, PA.

Subjects: Aeronautics; Balloons.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 629.13322 W812t

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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

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Date of Publication: 1870.

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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.

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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

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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

Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of the peerage, baronetage and knightage, privy council, and order of precedence

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Author: Burke, Bernard,

Edition: 1938 coronation honours (96th) ed.

Date of Publication: [1938].

Call Number: 929.3 B959

Responsibility: by the late Sir Bernard Burke.

Author: Burke, Bernard,

Edition: 1938 coronation honours (96th) ed.

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Shaw publishing co., ltd. in conjunction with Burke's peerage limited

Date of Publication: [1938].

Physical Description: clxxxiv, 3122 p. illus. (incl. coats of arms) 26 cm.

Notes: "Burke's peerage 1938 corrigenda": 8 p. inserted at end.; Portrait group of the royal family on recto of an advertising page.

Subjects: Nobility - Great Britain.; Baronetage.; Knights and knighthood - Great Britain.; Heraldry - Great Britain.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 929.3 B959

Church Record (Book) for the congregation in Earl Township : which was purchased from out of the Common Fund for 5 shillings the 7th day of February in the year 1753 under the ministry of John Theophilius Engelland--Ev. Luth

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Date of Publication: 1935

Call Number: 284.1 B494 1953

Responsibility: translated and typed by Mr. and Mrs. M. Luther Heisey, Lancaster, Pa., October, 1953

Place of Publication: typescript

Date of Publication: 1935

Physical Description: 92 pgs. : 29 cm.

Notes: Baptisms 1753 - 1915; burials 1834 - 1850.; Rineer's "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County", page 180, # 1.; Use with CR 284.1 B494 1971, Parochial registers revised by Frederick S. Weiser.

Subjects: Bergstrasse Evangelical Lutheran Church (Ephrata Township); Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Ephrata Township; Church records and registers - Pennsylvania - Ephrata Township

Additional Author: Heisey, Mr. and Mrs. M. Luther; Engelland, John Theophilius; Weiser, Frederick S.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Church Record

Call Number: 284.1 B494 1953

The history of Pennsylvania from the earliest discovery to the present time. Including an account of the first settlements by the Dutch, Swedes, and English, and of the colony of William Penn, his treaty and pacific measures with the Indians; and the gradual advancement of the state to its present aspect of opulence, culture and refinement. By William Mason Cornell

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Author: Cornell, William Mason,

Date of Publication: 1876.

Call Number: 974.8009 C814

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Author: Cornell, William Mason,

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: Quaker City Pub. House,

Date of Publication: 1876.

Physical Description: 575, [1] p. illus. 24 cm.

Notes: Bibliography: p. [576]

Subjects: Pennsylvania - History.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.8009 C814

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Heroes of three wars: Comprising a series of biographical sketches of the most distinguised soldiers of the War of the Revolution, the War with Mexico, and the War for the Union, who have contributed their valor to establish and perpetuate the Republic of the United States

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Author: Glazier, Willard W.,

Date of Publication: 1878.

Call Number: 920.1 G553

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Author: Glazier, Willard W.,

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: Hubbard Bros.

Date of Publication: 1878.

Physical Description: 450 p. illus.

Subjects: United States. - Army - Biography.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 920.1 G553

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Record of soldiers of Lancaster County in the War of 1812, and of others who gave service during the period of 1784-1815

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Author: Landis, Bertha Cochran.

Date of Publication: 1938

Record of Soldiers of Lancaster County in the War of 1812, and of Others Who Gave Service During the Period of 1784 -1815 By (MRS. D. B.) BERTHA COCHRAN LANDIS and ELEANORE J. FULTON. Note—The following comprehensive list of soldiers, who served their country as active participants in the War of

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Responsibility: by (Mrs. D.B.) Bertha Cochran Landis and Eleanore J. Fulton.

Author: Landis, Bertha Cochran.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1938

Physical Description: [157]-178 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 42, no. 6

Subjects: Soldiers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.

Additional Author: Fulton, Eleanore Jane,

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 42, number 6 (1938), p. 157-178Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.42

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Map of the public roads in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania / constructed from actual surveys made under the direction of the Department of Highways by authority of an act of assembly approved May 31, 1911

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Date of Publication: 1934.

Call Number: 974.815 LACO 500 Oversize

Place of Publication: [Harrisburg]

Publisher: [s.n.] ,

Date of Publication: 1934.

Physical Description: 1 map ; 105 x 115 cm.

Notes: Map includes route numbers, railroads and streams.; "Maintenance District No. 7-3".; Blueprint.

Subjects: Roads - Pennsylvania - Maps.; Transportation - Pennsylvania - Maps.; Railroads - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Maps.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Map

Call Number: 974.815 LACO 500 Oversize

Barnes' directory of Lancaster County : embracing a full list of all the adult males and heads of families with their occupation, residence, and P.O. address, and a classified business directory : also, an appendix, containing a descriptive list of the courts, banking houses, public buildings, churches, educational and benevolent institutions, secret and other societies, &c., &c., 1875-76

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Date of Publication: 1875.

Call Number: 917.4815 D598 1875-76 reprint

Alternate Title: Directory of Lancaster County

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Jno. H. Barnes,

Date of Publication: 1875.

Physical Description: 508 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Notes: Advertisements throughout text.; Includes index.; Reprint.

Subjects: Business enterprises - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Directories - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Directories.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Commerce - Directories.

Additional Corporate Author: Jno. H. Barnes (Firm)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Reference

Call Number: 917.4815 D598 1875-76 reprint

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Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of the peerage, baronetage and knightage, privy council, and order of precedence

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo6305

Church Record (Book) for the congregation in Earl Township : which was purchased from out of the Common Fund for 5 shillings the 7th day of February in the year 1753 under the ministry of John Theophilius Engelland--Ev. Luth

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18448

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Heroes of three wars: Comprising a series of biographical sketches of the most distinguised soldiers of the War of the Revolution, the War with Mexico, and the War for the Union, who have contributed their valor to establish and perpetuate the Republic of the United States

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo922

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Record of soldiers of Lancaster County in the War of 1812, and of others who gave service during the period of 1784-1815

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Map of the public roads in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania / constructed from actual surveys made under the direction of the Department of Highways by authority of an act of assembly approved May 31, 1911

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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18004