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Warrant registers (for Pennsylvania Counties)

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13303
Date of Publication
1734 - 1935.
Call Number
Drawer 15, Sec. 1
Responsibility
Prepared by Wm. W. Britton, begun 1734, completed May 30, 1935 ;
Date of Publication
1734 - 1935.
Physical Description
4 reels ; 35 mm.
Notes
Microfilmed in 1957. Contains 20 volumes. Lancaster County warrants are on V. 16.
Labeled on box # 257 - # 261.
Material arranged by county and includes names of warrantee, date, acreage, location, date of return, name of patentee, where patent recorded, and where survey is copied.
Subjects
Pennsylvania. Department of Internal Affairs. Bureau of Land Records.
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania.
Land grants - Pennsylvania.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Dauphin County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Chester County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - York County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Cumberland County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Adams County.
Additional Author
Britton, William W.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 15, Sec. 1
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Ferris Bros.' Directory of Lancaster city and county for 1886

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18014
Date of Publication
1886
Call Number
917.4815 D598 1886 reprint
Place of Publication
Wilmington, De
Publisher
Ferris Bros. ;
Date of Publication
1886
Physical Description
34-766 p. : ill. : 28 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Reprint of original.
Pages 311-420 missing.
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - Directories
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Directories
Elizabethtown (Pa.) - Directories
Manheim (Pa.) - Directories
Marietta (Pa.) - Directories
Mount Joy (Pa.) - Directories
Strasburg (Pa.) - Directories
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
917.4815 D598 1886 reprint
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Date of Publication
1854-1922.
Call Number
974.815 LACO L245i
Date of Publication
1854-1922.
Physical Description
2 vol. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
A series of pamphlets bound together.
Contents
Vol 1: Father Ferdinand Farmer, an apostolic missionary in three states by John F. Quirk--A discourse, delivered in the Leacock Presbyterian Church, Lancaster County, Pa., on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 1854 by P.J. Timlow--A discourse delivered in the Leacock Presbyterian Church, July 21st, 1892 by P.J. Timlow--Christ Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Pa.--Report of the commissioners appointed to examine the affairs of the Lancaster Savings Institution.
Vol.2: Resources and industries of the City of Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa.--Historical sketch of St. Anthony's Church, Lancaster, Penna., 1870-1895 by Anthony F. Dorley--A discourse delivered in the Leacock Presbyterian Church, Lancaster County, Pa., on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 1854--A discourse delivered in the Leacock Presbyterian Church, July 21st, 1892 by P.J. Timlow--Historical sketch of Zion's Reformed Church [Millersville] by D.H. Landis.
Subjects
Timlow, P.J.
St. Anthony's Church (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
Christ Lutheran Church (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
Lancaster Savings Institution - Report.
Leacock Presbyterian Church (Lancaste County, Pa.) - History.
Sacred Heart Academy (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
St. Anthony's Parochial School (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
Presbyterian Church (Lancaste County, Pa.)
Reformed Church (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Roman Catholic Church (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Lutheran Church (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Millersville (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Directories.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO L245i
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Purpart E in the partition of the Cornwall estate allotted to Anne C. Alden, Marg C. Freeman and Sarah H. Coleman Dec. 31st 1881

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8433
Date of Publication
1881 ?]
Call Number
974.815 LACO 131
Place of Publication
[s.l
Publisher
s.n. ,
Date of Publication
1881 ?]
Physical Description
1 plan : ms., col. ; 29 x 49 cm.
Notes
"Kendal Bros. Reading, Pa. "
Situation date : 1881.
Includes index.
Subjects
Cornwall Estate - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Cornwall Estate (Lancaster County, Pa. )
Location
Lancaster History Library - Map
Call Number
974.815 LACO 131
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A compilation of Squire Thon's extracts : selected from diaries covering a period of nearly half a century

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20550
Author
Thon, Charles,
Date of Publication
1885.
Call Number
922.3 T486
Alternate Title
Extracts, Squire Thon's diary
Squire Thon's diary
Responsibility
by Charles Thon.
Author
Thon, Charles,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
New Era, Printer,
Date of Publication
1885.
Physical Description
158 pages ; 19 cm
Notes
"Reprint and index" copy by Gary T. Hawbaker compiled in 1993
Summary
Squire Thon was born in Germany in 1807. He kept a diary from 1847 until his death in 1888. He was well known in the county. His diary entries appeared in the Lancaster New Era newspaper for several years. His title of Squire came from his service as Justice of the Peace in Lancaster Township for 25 years
Subjects
Thon, Charles, - 1807-1888
Thon, Charles, - 1807-1888.
Manners and customs.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Personal narratives.
Diaries.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
922.3 T486
Copy Info
1993
1885
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History of the Underground railroad in Chester and the neighboring counties of Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4319
Author
Smedley, Robert C.,
Date of Publication
1883.
Call Number
973.7115 S637
Responsibility
By R.C. Smedley, M.D. ...
Author
Smedley, Robert C.,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Office of the Journal,
Date of Publication
1883.
Physical Description
3 p. ø., [ix]-xxiv, [25]-407 p. front., illus., ports. 19 cm.
Notes
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society.
Subjects
Underground railroad - Pennsylvania.
African Americans - Pennsylvania
Abolitionists - Pennsylvania - Biography.
Fugitive salves - Pennsylvania
Chester County (Pa.) - Biography.
Chester County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
973.7115 S637
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Allegheny County : its early history and subsequent development ; from the earliest period till 1790

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7234
Corporate Author
Allegheny County Centennial Committee (Pa.)
Date of Publication
1888.
Call Number
974.885 L218
Responsibility
by A.A. Lambing ; from 1790 till the present time by J.W.F. White ; published under the auspices of the Allegheny County Centennial Committee.
Corporate Author
Allegheny County Centennial Committee (Pa.)
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh, Pa
Publisher
Snowden & Peterson,
Date of Publication
1888.
Physical Description
176 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm.
Notes
Cover title: Souvenir. Centennial history of Allegheny County ...
Includes: Sketch of the celebration ... has separate t.p.
Contents
Allegheny County: its early history and subsequent development --Address of the Centennial Committee -- Program of the Celebration -- A sketch of the celebration of the centennial of Allegheny County.
Subjects
Allegheny County (Pa.) - History.
Allegheny County (Pa.) - Centennial celebrations, etc.
Additional Author
Lambing, Andrew Arnold,
White, J.W.F.
McCain, George Nox,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.885 L218
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A history of Bethany Charge of the Reformed Church : in Lancaster County, Pa

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3261
Author
Tobias, D. C.
Date of Publication
1881.
Call Number
285.8 B562
Responsibility
by D.C. Tobias.
Author
Tobias, D. C.
Place of Publication
Lititz, Pa
Publisher
Record Print. Office,
Date of Publication
1881.
Physical Description
43 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Reformed Church in the United States - Pennsylvania.
Reformed Church in the United States. - Bethany Charge (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Church history.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
285.8 B562
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The Lancaster weekly examiner. [microform]

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18758
Date of Publication
1880-1890.
Call Number
Drawer 18, Sec. 5
Alternate Title
Examiner and express
Lancaster weekly examiner and express
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
John A. Hiestand,
Date of Publication
1880-1890.
Physical Description
v. : ill. (chiefly advertisements) ; 68 cm.
Publication Frequency
Weekly
Dates of Publication
Examiner, v. 54, no. 23 (Apr. 21, 1880)-v. 65, no. 53 (Dec. 31, 1890).
Notes
LCHS has: Nov. 17, 1880-Jan. 28, 1882; Jan. 1, 1884 - Dec. 30, 1891.
Publisher: T.B. & H.B. Cochran, <1889-1890>.
Subjects
Newspapers
Lancaster (Pa.) - Newspapers
Place
United States Pennsylvania Lancaster Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 18, Sec. 5
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The Lancaster inquirer. [microform]

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18760
Date of Publication
-1886.
Call Number
Drawer 18, Sec. 2
Alternate Title
Lancaster inquirer, press and Republican
Lancaster inquirer. and press and Republican
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
S.A. Wylie,
Date of Publication
-1886.
Physical Description
v. : ill. (chiefly advertisements) ; 59-78 cm.
Publication Frequency
Weekly
Dates of Publication
Began in Jan. 1859.
-new ser., v. 29, no. 13 (Jan. 2, 1886) = -old ser., v. 34, whole no. 2516.
Notes
LCHS has: Jan.-Dec. 1870; Jan.-Dec. 1880; Jan. 1884 - Dec. 1885; Jan. 1887 - Feb. 1921.
Labeled on box N-203.
See Bound Newspaper Database for additional issues.
Publishers: Stuart Alexander Wylie, <1863-1868>; Inquirer Print. & Pub. Co., <1876>.
"Union," <1863>; "Union Republican, " <1868>.
Supplement issued in Nov. <1881-1886> : Inquirer institute supplement.
Description based on: Vol. 1, no. 2 (Jan. 8, 1859).
Editors: Stuart Alexander Wylie, <1863-1868>; Ellwood Greist, <1868-1876>.
Subjects
Newspapers
Lancaster (Pa.) - Newspapers
Place
United States Pennsylvania Lancaster Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 18, Sec. 2
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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [microform]

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18974
Date of Publication
1864-1928.
Call Number
Drawer 19, Sec. 5
Alternate Title
Lancaster intelligencer
Daily intelligencer
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Cooper, Sanderson & Co.,
Date of Publication
1864-1928.
Physical Description
v.
Publication Frequency
Daily (except Sun.), Jan. 1, 1881-
Dates of Publication
Vol. 1, no. 1 (Aug. 29, 1864)-v. 64, no. 193 (Apr. 14, 1928).
Notes
LCHS has: Aug. 29, 1864 - 1928
Box labeled 10.
See Bound Newspaper Index for additional issues.
"Daily" appears within title ornament in small type, <1868, 1873-1876>.
Publisher varies: H.G. Smith & Co., <1873>; Steinman & Hensel, <1876>
Numerous editions available.
Subjects
Newspapers
Lancaster (Pa.) - Newspapers.
Place
United States Pennsylvania Lancaster Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 19, Sec. 5
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The Daily examiner and express. [microform]

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18978
Date of Publication
1876-1880.
Call Number
Drawer 18, Sec. 5
Alternate Title
Examiner and express
Lancaster daily examiner and express
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
J.A. Hiestand,
Date of Publication
1876-1880.
Physical Description
v. : ill. (chiefly advertisements) ; 63 cm.
Publication Frequency
Daily (except Sun.)
Dates of Publication
Express, v. 40, no. 131 (Dec. 4, 1876)-v. 47, no. 96 (Apr. 14, 1880) = Examiner, v.9, no. 131-v. 47, no. 96.
Notes
LCHS has: Jan. 1, 1879 - Dec. 31, 1879.
See Bound Newspaper Database for additional issues.
Subjects
Newspapers
Lancaster (Pa.) - Newspapers
Place
United States Pennsylvania Lancaster Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 18, Sec. 5
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The daily new era. [microform]

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19380
Date of Publication
1877-1920.
Call Number
Drawer 38, Sec. 1
Alternate Title
New era
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
John B. Warfel,
Date of Publication
1877-1920.
Physical Description
v. ; 57 cm.
Publication Frequency
Daily (except Sun.)
Dates of Publication
No. 1 (Apr. 28, 1877)-no. 13303 (Apr. 10, 1920).
Notes
LCHS has: April 28, 1877 - Dec. 1916
See Bound Newpaper Database for additional issues.
Subjects
Newspapers
Lancaster (Pa.) - Newspapers
Place
United States Pennsylvania Lancaster Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 38, Sec. 1
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The Holy Bible ... with complete concordance ... Apocrypha and Psalms

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19573
Date of Publication
1887.
Call Number
220 C535 1887
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Henry Altemus,
Date of Publication
1887.
Physical Description
640, 104, [641]-848, 44, vii, 649-820 pages 32 cm
Notes
In recessed area on front cover: Presented to Young Mens Christian Association Marietta, Pa by George W. Childs.
N.T. has special t.p.
Viewing bible contingent on staff availability, an appoinment may be required.
Contains also: "The New Testament ... revised A.D. 1881", p. viii, 649-820.
Elaborately tooled maroon leather with title on spine. Front cover detached from spine.
Subjects
Childs, George W.
Young Men's Christian Association.
Associations, institutions, etc. - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Title
Bible.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Bible
Call Number
220 C535 1887
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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

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8536
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
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Catalogue of the Mechanics' Library Association of Lancaster, Penna

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo206
Date of Publication
1884.
Call Number
020 M486
Place of Publication
Lancaster
Publisher
Press of Inquirer Printing Company
Date of Publication
1884.
Physical Description
unp. 14 cm.
Notes
Instituted 1828.
Supplement 1 entitled Catalogue of Mechanics' Library Society of Lancaster City, with Supplement containing list of books purchased from 1884 to 1889 inclusive (1890); Supplement 2 entitled Supplement to catalogue of Mechanics' Library Society of Lancaster City,containing list of books purchased from 1889 to 1889 inclusive (1890).
Subjects
Library catalogs - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Mechanics' Library, Lancaster, Pa.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
020 M486
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Geological map of Lancaster County

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo5210
Date of Publication
[1880]
Call Number
974.815 LACO 106
Responsibility
by Persifor Frazer
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Second Geological Survey ;
Date of Publication
[1880]
Physical Description
1 map : col. ; 28 x 35 cm.
Notes
Appears in: The Geology of Lancaster County by persifor Frazer. Includes list of mines. Colors indicate geologic formations.
Subjects
Geology - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster Co. (Pa.) - Maps
Location
Lancaster History Library - Map
Call Number
974.815 LACO 106
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Date of Publication
1889-
Call Number
050 L245L oversize
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
T. B. & H. B. Cochran.,
Date of Publication
1889-
Physical Description
v. ill. ; 31 cm.
Notes
LCHS has v.1 no. 1, 4, 5, 7, 10-18, 20, 22-30, 32, 36, 38, 49, 5l; v.2 no 4, 7, 8, 11-15, 20, 23, 30.
General articles, poetry, essays, cartoons, as well as local social and cultural events and marriages.
Includes many advertisements.
Bound into a single volume.
Subjects
Periodicals - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster, Pa. - Social life and customs
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
050 L245L oversize
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The Indians of Berks County, Pa., being a summary of all the tangible records of the aborigines of Berks County, and containing cuts and descriptions of the varieties of relics found within the county

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo5484
Author
Brunner, D. B.
Date of Publication
1881.
Call Number
974.816 B894
  1 website  
Responsibility
Written for the Society of Natural Sciences, Reading, Pa., by D.B. Brunner ...
Author
Brunner, D. B.
Place of Publication
Reading, Pa
Publisher
The Spirit of Berks Book and Job Printing Office,
Date of Publication
1881.
Physical Description
177 p. incl. illus., 34 pl. 23 cm.
Subjects
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Berks County (Pa.) - History.
Berks County (Pa.) - Antiquities.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.816 B894
Websites
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Index, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men by Franklin Ellis and Samuel Evans

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13145
Date of Publication
1883.
Call Number
974.815 LACO E47i
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Everts & Peck,
Date of Publication
1883.
Physical Description
337, 12 leaves ; 28 cm.
Notes
Photocopy. [S.l. : s.n., 197-?]. 28 cm. Copied from a volume owned by the University of Delaware Library.
Subjects
Ellis, Franklin, - 1828-1885.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Indexes.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography - Indexes.
Additional Author
Ellis, Franklin,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO E47i
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