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A Christmas reminder : being the names of about eight thousand persons, a small portion of the number confined on board the British prison ships during the war of the Revolution

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1583
Corporate Author
Society of Old Brooklynites (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
Date of Publication
1888.
Call Number
973.371 B872
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Responsibility
with the compliments of the Society of Old Brooklynites.
Corporate Author
Society of Old Brooklynites (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
Place of Publication
Brooklyn, N.Y
Publisher
Eagle print.,
Date of Publication
1888.
Physical Description
61 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Jersey (Prison-ship)
Great Britain. - Royal Navy - Prisons.
Prison Ship Martyrs Monument (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
Prison hulks - New York (State) - New York.
Prisoners of war - United States.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Prisoners and prisons.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.371 B872
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My experiences mid shot and shell and in rebel den, a graphic recital of personal experiences throughout the entire civil war

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Author
Urban, John W.
Date of Publication
1882.
Call Number
817 U72m
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Alternate Title
Battle field and prison pen, or Through the war, and thrice a prisoner in rebel dungeons
Responsibility
By John W. Urban ...
Author
Urban, John W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
For the author,
Date of Publication
1882.
Physical Description
xi, [1], 13-633 p. incl. plates, front., plates, ports.
Notes
Other editions published under titles, "Battle field and prison pen," "Through the war and thrice a prisoner in rebel dungeons."
Contents
Contents : The Overt Act of Treason and It's effect North and South --- Advance of the Grand Army From Washington and It's Defeat at Bull Run --- Departure of McClellan's Army For the Peninsula --- Advance of McDowell From Washington --- The Seven Days Fight On the Peninsula -- My First Capture --- Army of The Potomac and McClellan's Defence of The Capital --- Extravagant Errors, Halleck and Stanton In Control --- General Lee's Invasion of Pennsylvania and The Battle of Gettysburg --- Northern Campaign, Confederate Authorities Desperate --- Battle of The Wilderness , Our Capture and Recapture --- Advance of Grant's Forces -- Andersonville --- Hanging of The Thieves --- Enlargement of Our Prison --- Andersonville In August --- Millen Prison --- Florence Prison --- St. John's Gollege Hospital
Summary
The author tells of his experiences in the Civil War, including time spent in Confederate prisons.
Subjects
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Prisoners and prisons.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
817 U72m
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"Both ornamental and useful" : the Lancaster County Almshouse and Hospital

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo9866
Date of Publication
1990.
Call Number
362.5 B749
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Responsibility
Prepared by Monique Bourque, Nancy K. Zeigler, Bernard L.Herman, Rebecca J. Sides.
Place of Publication
Newark, Del
Publisher
Center for Architecture and Engineering, University of Delaware,
Date of Publication
1990.
Physical Description
v. 93 p. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Photocopy.
Contents
The Architectural Context of the Lancaster County Almshouse and Hospital: Setting and Current Appearance Construction Changes in the Structure Early Almshouses and Hospitals of the Lower Delaware Valley / The Social and Cultural Context of the Lancaster County Almshouse and Hospital: English Antecedents and Early Pennsylvania Poor Relief General Functions of the Almshouse The Almshouse and the Community Occupants of the Almshouse Conclusions / Recommendations for Future Use.
Subjects
Conestoga View (Lancaster, Pa.)
Poor - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Almshouses - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Author
Bourque, Monique.
Zeigler, Nancy K.
Herman, Bernard L.
Sides, Rebecca J.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
362.5 B749
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A Mennonite woman's life

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo22337
Author
Good, Phyllis Pellman,
Date of Publication
c1993.
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Responsibility
Ruth Hershey (1895-1990), photographer ; Phyllis Pellman Good, author ; photographs selected and printed by Edwin P. Huddle, a grandson of Ruth Hershey.
ISBN
1561480967 :
Author
Good, Phyllis Pellman,
Place of Publication
Intercourse, PA
Publisher
Good Books,
Date of Publication
c1993.
Physical Description
91 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Hershey, Ruth, - 1895-1990.
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Pictorial works.
Additional Author
Hershey, Ruth,
Huddle, Edwin P.
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A Mennonite woman's life

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo22338
Author
Good, Phyllis Pellman,
Date of Publication
c1993.
  1 website  
Responsibility
Ruth Hershey (1895-1990), photographer ; Phyllis Pellman Good, author ; photographs selected and printed by Edwin P. Huddle, a grandson of Ruth Hershey.
ISBN
1561480967 :
Author
Good, Phyllis Pellman,
Place of Publication
Intercourse, PA
Publisher
Good Books,
Date of Publication
c1993.
Physical Description
91 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Hershey, Ruth, - 1895-1990.
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Pictorial works.
Additional Author
Hershey, Ruth,
Huddle, Edwin P.
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A Mennonite woman's life

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Author
Good, Phyllis Pellman,
Date of Publication
c1993.
Call Number
289.7 G66 1993
  1 website  
Responsibility
Ruth Hershey (1895-1990), photographer ; Phyllis Pellman Good, author ; photographs selected and printed by Edwin P. Huddle, a grandson of Ruth Hershey.
ISBN
1561480967 :
Author
Good, Phyllis Pellman,
Place of Publication
Intercourse, PA
Publisher
Good Books,
Date of Publication
c1993.
Physical Description
91 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Hershey, Ruth, - 1895-1990.
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Pictorial works.
Additional Author
Hershey, Ruth,
Huddle, Edwin P.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
289.7 G66 1993
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Author
Davies, John
Date of Publication
1999.
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Responsibility
by John Davies.
Author
Davies, John
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society ,
Date of Publication
1999.
Physical Description
167-173 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v.101, no.4.
Notes
Much of this article reflects the remembrances of Clara Weidinger Schwarz, a long-time resident of Cabbage Hill.
Subjects
Cabbage Hill (Lancaster, Pa. )
Germans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 101, number 4 (1999), p. 167-173Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.101, no. 4
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Resources and industries of the city of Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa., with some account of its historical importance

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19126
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Date of Publication
1887.
Call Number
381 L245r
  1 website  
Responsibility
Compiled ... for the Lancaster Board of Trade.
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
["Intelligencer" Printing Establishment]
Date of Publication
1887.
Physical Description
viii, 98, v, 70 p. plates, fold. map, fold. plan. 24 cm.
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster (Pa.). Board of Trade.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
381 L245r
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Cookbook of Sarah Burd Yeates

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo191
Date of Publication
[1994]
Call Number
641.5 Y41
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Responsibility
Compiled by Sarah Burd Yeates. Transcribed by Marian Brubaker
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Typescript
Date of Publication
[1994]
Physical Description
285 p. 30 cm.
Notes
This is a transcription of the original Sarah Yeates manuscript cookbook. The recipes were gathered from 1767-182?
Subjects
Cookery - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Author
Yeates, Sarah Burd.
Brubaker, Marian.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
641.5 Y41
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History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men

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Author
Ellis, Franklin,
Date of Publication
1883.
Call Number
974.815 LACO E47 Oversize
974.815 LACO E47
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Responsibility
By Franklin Ellis and Samuel Evans.
Author
Ellis, Franklin,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Everts & Peck,
Date of Publication
1883.
Physical Description
viii, 1101 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Evans, Samuel,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO E47 Oversize
974.815 LACO E47
Websites
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