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History of that part of the Susquehanna and Juniata Valleys embraced in the counties of Mifflin, Juniata, Perry, Union, and Snyder : in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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Date of Publication: 1886.

Call Number: 974.84 H673 v. 1; 974.84 H673 v. 2

Responsibility: edited by F. Ellis and A.N. Hungerford.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: Everts, Peck & Richards,

Date of Publication: 1886.

Physical Description: 2 v., [27] leaves of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.

Notes: Includes index.

Contents: v. 1. General history -- Mifflin County -- Juniata County. v. 2. Perry County -- Union County -- Snyder County.

Subjects: Susquehanna Valley (Pa.) - History.; Juniata River Valley (Pa.) - History.; Mifflin County (Pa.) - History.; Mifflin County (Pa.) - Biography.; Juniata County (Pa.) - History.; Juniata County (Pa.) - Biography.; Perry County (Pa.) - History.; Perry County (Pa.) - Biography.; Union County (Pa.) - History.; Union County (Pa.) - Biography.; Snyder County (Pa.) - History.; Snyder County (Pa.) - Biography.

Additional Author: Ellis, Franklin,; Hungerford, Austin N.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.84 H673 v. 1; 974.84 H673 v. 2

The Holy Bible: containing the King James and the Revised versions of the Old and New Testaments, arranged in parallel columns, with a complete concordance embracing every passage of scripture in the largest editions, the Psalms in metre, 100,000 marginal references and readings, and, Dr. Wm. Smith's standard Bible dictionary in which every Scriptural word is fully explained. A complete history of all the books of the Bible, beautifully illustrated ; Cities and towns of the Bible, with descriptive scenes and events ; Manners and customs of the ancients ; Bible aids for social and private prayer ; The history of the translation of the Bible ; The tabernacle and Solomon's temple ; Scenes in the life of Christ and the life of St. Paul ; Bible text events illustrated, from Genesis to Revelation. A DoreÃŒÂ¹ gallery of Scripture illustrations. A concise history of all religious denominations. A comprehensive and critical description of the Tabernacle and its sacred furniture; with an account of the priesthood, the worship and sacrifices of the Israelites. The Parables of our Lord and Saviour, handsomely illustrated. And many other important and valuable aids to the study of the Holy Scriptures. All written to increase the interest in and the study of the Word of God

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Edition: Parallel-column ed.

Date of Publication: c.1885.

Call Number: 220 H152 1885; 220 K21 1885

Alternate Title: Pictorial family Bible

Responsibility: compiled expressly for this edition, from the writings of Dr. Wm. Smith, Dean Milman, Rev. John Kitto, D.D., Drs. von Ewald and Michelson, and other eminent Biblical scholars. The whole embellished with 2000 scripture illustrations on steel, wood, and in colors.

Edition: Parallel-column ed.

Place of Publication: Mountville, Pa

Publisher: H. E. Light,

Date of Publication: c.1885.

Physical Description: 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations, color plates, maps ; 30 cm

Notes: Viewing bibles contingent on staff availability, an appoinmtment may be required.; Copy 1: Kaufman family Bible.; Copy 2: Hain family Bible.; Copy 2: From the Collection of the Heritage Center Museum, PO4.33.1.; Copy 1: Genealogy of Cyrus S. Kauffman (1799-1868) and Hannah B. Bollinger, (1831-1914).; Copy 2: Genealogy of Richard Hain, (b1838 ) and Elizabeth Wenger, (b. 1844); Copy 1: Scrap of paper containing birth and death dates of Johannes Kauffman (1799-1868) and Catharine, wife of John (1814-184) with Graybill's Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Elm, on back and a 20 cm. long purple ribbon inscribed Philadelphia, July 12, 1957 removed to MG-399; Kaufman family Bible.; Small advertising stamp at top of reverse of front cover: H. E. Light, dealer in standard books, etc., Mountiville, Pa.; Copy 1: Fraktur possibly done by David C. Hoke.; Copy 2: Fraktur by David C. Hoke, Bismark (now Quentin).; Not in Darlow & Moule/Herbert. See Hills, English Bible in America, 2026, for similar titles from 1886? and 1885, and 2049 for slightly differing collections published 1891-1982, issued by various publishers, including the American Bible Association, Philadelphia, c1891, Henry Sphar, c1892, etc. For these, see also NUC pre-1956 53:324-325.; "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1885, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington."--T.p. verso.; Hain family

Contents: The names and order of all the books of the Old and New Testaments, with the numbers of their chapters (title page verso) -- Revisers' preface (pages [5]-8) -- History of the translation of the Bible (pages [9]-11) -- Contents of the books of the Old and New Testaments (pages 12-15) -- History of the religious denominations of the world, both ancient and modern / compiled from the most authentic sources, by Rev. H.D. Northrop, D.D., and others (16 pages) -- Chronological and other valuable tables, including history, prophecy, life and teachings of our Lord, early church, scripture emblems, characteristics of the Old and New Testaments, animal and mineral kingdoms, measures, weights, coins, etc., etc. The whole designed to promote and facilitate the study of hte sacred scriptures (32 pages) -- [8] pages of colored maps -- A comprehensive and critical description of the Israelitish tabernacle and its sacred furniture. Together with an account of the priesthood and the worship and sacrifices of the Israelites / complied expressly for "The new devotional and practical pictorial family Bible," chiefly from the writings of Dr. Wm. Smith, Dean Milman, Rev. John Kitto, D.D., Drs. von Ewald and Michelson, and other eminent authorities. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1884, in the Office of the Libraian of Congress, at Washington, D.C. (16 pages) -- Sacred biography and history, being an account of the lives, teachings, sufferings and martyrdoms of the holy apostles and evangelists of our blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ / John W. Fennimore (15 pages, followed by an unnumbered page containing Acts 17:25 in 103 languages) -- Biographical sketches of the translators, reformers and martyrs who have preserved for all future generations the great truths of the holy Scriptures / Joseph Jenkins ([8] pages) -- Compreshensive and critical history of all the books of the holy Bible, containing a concise account of each book... / compiled expressly for this edition, from the writings of Wiliam Smith, Ll.D. (48 pages) -- The patriarchs, prophets, and kings of the Bible. Embracing scenes and incidents in the lives of the principal characters of the Old Testament / compiled from authentic sources expressly for this edition of The devotional and explanatory pictorial family Bible / Philip Smith (32 pages) -- Gallery of Scripture illustrations : showing the manners and customs, religious rites, ceremonies, etc., of the nations mentioned in the Bible, with descriptions and explanations / John L. Williamson (28 pages) -- The wanderings in the wilderness. Being an account of the forty years' sojourn of the Israelites in the desert / Edward H. Harper (pages 29-32) -- The tabernacle in the wilderness. Being a description of the first sanctuary erected by the Israelites to the worship of Almighty God / Joseph L. Townsend (6 pages) -- "My Father's house." Descriptions of the temples of Solomon and Herod / Philip Lee (pages 7-12) -- Jerusalem : the city of David and David's greater Son. With descriptions of Zion, Mount Moriah, the Mount of Olives, and other sacred localities / Thomas W. Davis (pages 13-18) -- A comprehensive description of the Holy Land / William Reyburn (pages 19-26) -- Cities and towns of the Bible, with descriptions and explanations / John Wilson (pages 27-32) -- Natural history of the Bible. Containing descriptions of the animals, birds, insects and reptiles that are mentioned in the Holy Scriptures / A.F. Thompson (9 pages) -- Trees, plants, flowers and fruits of the Bible. with descriptions / William Jones (pages 10-12) -- Illustrations and descriptions of ancient money; including the Greek, Roman and Hebrew coins mentioned in the Bible, with tables of their value in American money (pages 13-16) -- Illustrations and explanations of the Proverbs of Solomon / Edward D. Lewis (6 pages) -- The parables of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. With illustrations and explanations / Joseph Haines (6 pages) -- Gallery of Scripture illustrations ([42] pages) -- Complete and practical household dictionary of the Bible. Comprising its antiquities, biography, geography, and natural history / William Smith. With important improvements by eminent commentators, travelers and scholars... [Copyright notice dated 1883.] (128 pages) -- [Old Testament with the text of the Authorized and Revised versions in parallel columns] (1018 pages) -- Appendix : American Old Testament Revision company... (viii pages) -- Family register (1 leaf, 4 pages, [1 typewritten leaf with a brief history of the owner of this copy of this Bible inserted]) -- Temperance pledge (1 leaf) -- Scenes and incidents in the life of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ / Arthur P. Hayes (16 pages) -- The life of Saint Paul, the great apostle to the Gentiles / Charles Farrar ([8] pages) -- The parables of our Lord illustrated and explained ([16] pages) -- The The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ ; translated out of the original Greek; being the version set forth A.D. 1611. Arranged in parallel columns with the Revised version of 1881. Together with the readings preferred by the American revisers. Text conformable to that of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge (pages 1025-1338) -- Chronological index to the Holy Bible. According to revisions of recent Christian chronologists. Pointing to the year of the world, and the year before and after Christ... (8 pages) -- The Bible teacher's textbook. A complete guide to the facts relating to the principal persons, places and subjects mentioned in the Word of God [a concordance] (32 pages) -- Cruden's concordance to the Old and New Testaments. Giving the leading words of all important texts, and a separate concordance to the proper names of the Holy Scriptures. Being a dictionary and alphabeltical index to the Bible (At foot of title page: This is the only quarto edition of Cruden's concordance that gives the leading words of texts, enabling the reader to turn to any subject desired) / Alexander Cruden ([102] pages) -- The Psalms of David in metre (36 pages) -- Family portraits ([4] stiff pages).

Subjects: Kauffman, Johannes, - 1799-1868.; Hain, Richard, - 1838- .; Kauffman family - Genealogy.; Concordances.; Dictionaries.

Additional Author: Smith, William,; Cruden, Alexander,

Additional Title: Bible.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Bible

Call Number: 220 H152 1885; 220 K21 1885

Fiftieth Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg : report of the Pennsylvania Commission, presented to His Excellency, John K. Tener, Governor of Pennsylvania, for transmittal to the General Assembly

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Corporate Author: Pennsylvania. Fiftieth Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg Commission.

Date of Publication: 1913, c1914.

Call Number: 973.7349 G394

Corporate Author: Pennsylvania. Fiftieth Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg Commission.

Place of Publication: Harrisburg, Pa

Publisher: Wm. Stanley Ray, State Printer,

Date of Publication: 1913, c1914.

Physical Description: vi, 280 p., [180] p. of plates : ill., fold. plates, fold. maps ; 25 cm.

Notes: At head of title: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.; Lewis E. Beitler, ed. and comp.; Contains index.

Subjects: Gettysburg Reunion, 1913.; Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863.

Additional Author: Beitler, Lewis Eugene,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.7349 G394

Governor Thomas Mifflin. Remarks of Dr. S.T. Davis ... on House bill no. 702, appropriating $1,000 for marking the grave of the distinguished scholar, orator, patriot and statesman, major, colonel and major-general in the revolutionary war, and eleven years chief executive of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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Author: Davis, S. T.

Date of Publication: 1887.

Call Number: 923.2 M633d

Responsibility: House of representatives, May 11, 1887.

Author: Davis, S. T.

Place of Publication: Lancaster

Publisher: Intelligencer print,

Date of Publication: 1887.

Physical Description: 8 p. 24 cm.

Series: History

Notes: Cover title.

Subjects: Mifflin, Thomas, - 1744-1800.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 923.2 M633d

The semi-centennial of Philip Schaff : Berlin 1842 - New York 1892

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Author: Schaff, Philip,

Date of Publication: 1893.

Call Number: 928.3 S296

Author: Schaff, Philip,

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: [s.n.],

Date of Publication: 1893.

Physical Description: vi, 66 p. : port. ; 24 cm.

Notes: "Privately printed."; Bibliography: p. [57]-66.

Subjects: Schaff, Philip, - 1819-1893.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 928.3 S296

Frederick Stump, the founder of Fredericksburg, Pa. Paper read before the Lebanon County historical society, June 26, 1914

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Author: Grumbine, Ezra Light,

Date of Publication: 1914

Call Number: 974.819 L441 v. 6 no. 9

Responsibility: by Ezra Grumbine ...

Author: Grumbine, Ezra Light,

Place of Publication: Lebanon? Pa

Date of Publication: 1914

Physical Description: 2 p. l., 209-221 p. illus., fold. plan. 24 cm.

Series: [Lebanon County historical society, Lebanon, Pa. Historical papers and addresses] vol. VI, no. 9

Subjects: Stump, Frederick, - fl. 1759-1768.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.819 L441 v. 6 no. 9

Life and achievements of James Addams Beaver . Early life, military services and public career

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Author: Burr, Frank A.,

Date of Publication: 1882.

Call Number: 923.5 B386b

Responsibility: By Frank A. Burr.

Author: Burr, Frank A.,

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: Ferguson brothers & company, printers,

Date of Publication: 1882.

Physical Description: 224 p. incl. 2 facsim. pl., 2 port. (incl.front.) 3 maps. 19 cm.

Notes: Military services of J.A. Beaver, commander of the 148th Pennsylvania infantry: p. 22-179.

Subjects: Beaver, James Addams, - 1837-1914.; Pennsylvania infantry - 148th regiment, 1862-1865.; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 923.5 B386b

Life and sermons of Elder James Quinter : Late editor of Gospel Messenger, President of Brethren's Normal College, and author of "Trine Immersion"

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Author: Quinter, Mary N.

Date of Publication: c1891

Call Number: 922.65 Q7

Responsibility: By his daughter, Mary N. Quinter.

Author: Quinter, Mary N.

Place of Publication: Mt. Morris, Ill

Publisher: Brethren's Publishing Co.,

Date of Publication: c1891

Physical Description: 426 p. : port. ; 21 cm.

Notes: Binder's title: Quinter's life and sermons.

Contents: Pt. 1. A sketch of the life of Elder James Quinter -- Pt. 2. Sermons.

Subjects: Quinter, James, - 1816-1888; Church of the Brethren - Sermons

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 922.65 Q7

Sketch of Joseph Simon

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Author: Evans, Samuel,

Date of Publication: 1899

house and lot he pur- chased soon after he located here was situated on the north side of West King street, adjoining the property of Simon and Anthony Snyder, a short distance east of the old "Plough" Tav- ern. In addition to conducting a gen- eral store, Mr. Simon engaged in the Indian trade, then a

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Responsibility: by Samuel Evans, Esq.

Author: Evans, Samuel,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1899

Physical Description: [165]-172 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 3, no. 7

Summary: Simon was a successful trader and owned enormous tracts of land in the West. As the head of one of the earliest Jewish families in Lancaster County, he was also a religious leader in Lancaster,Pa.

Subjects: Simon, Joseph, - ca. 1712-1804.; Jews - Pennsylvania - Lancaster

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 3, number 7 (1899), p. 165-172Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.3

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The Sehner ancestry : compiled from authentic records and illustrated with Wappen, or coat of arms, and Stamhaus in Schweigern, WÃ¼rtumberg, dedicated to John Fick Sehner

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Author: Sener, Samuel Miller,

Date of Publication: c1896.

Responsibility: by Samuel Miller Sener.

Author: Sener, Samuel Miller,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: [s.n.],

Date of Publication: c1896.

Physical Description: 5 leaves. : ill., coat of arms ; 25 cm.

Notes: Title from cover.; Fifty copies.; Bound with other pamphlets by the author: The Catholic Church at Lancaster, Penn'a (1894, 52 p.) -- Historical sketch of the ancient parish of St. Mary's, Lancaster, Pa. (n. d., 12 p) -- Additional historical notes in reference to St. Mary's at Lancaster (n. d., 5 p.) -- Some Lancaster Catholics, adn other historical notes (n.d ., 6 p.) -- Very Rev. Bernard Keenan, V. G. Sketch of one of the pioneer priest's [sic] of Pennsylvania (n. d. 10 p.) -- The Acadians in Lancaster County, Paper read before Lancaster County Historical Society, September 4, 1896 (1896, 8 p.) -- Simon S. Rathvon, Ph.D: Lancaster's oldest living devotee of science (n. d. 8 p.) -- Old time heroes of the War of the Revolution and War of 182-14 (1895, 11 p.) -- The Lancaster barracks where the British and Hesian prisoners were detained during the Revolution (1895, 20 p.

Subjects: Sener family.; SÃ¶hner, Gotlieb, - 1721-1780?; Kennan, Bernard, - 1779-1877.; Rathvon, Simon S., - 1812- .; Roman Catholics - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Roman Catholic Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Lancaster (City), Pa.; Revolutionary War, 1775-1783; Prisoners of war - United States.

Contained In: Sketches by Samuel M. SenerLancaster History Library - Lancaster County282 S475

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