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Marshall's diary in its relation to Lancaster city and county

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Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Date of Publication
1899
MARSHALL'S DIARY IN ITS RELATION TO LANCASTER CITY AND COUNTY. Of the many names associated with the Revolutionary annals of Lancaster county, few deserve to be held in greater respect, or are better entitled to remembrance, than that of Chris- topher Marshall. At the same time I feel I am quite
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by F. R. Diffenderffer.
Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1899
Physical Description
[131]-161 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 3, no. 6
Subjects
Marshall, Christopher, - 1709-1797 - Diaries.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 18th century - Personal narratives.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 18th century - Personal narratives.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century - Personal narratives.
Diaries.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 3, number 6 (1899), p. 131-161Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.3
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The diaries of Peter C. Hiller, Conestoga, Pennsylvania, 1875-1898 : a reflection of the life and times in Conestoga, Pennsylvania during the late 1800s

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Author
Hiller, Peter C.,
Date of Publication
1994.
Call Number
974.815 CONE H652
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[edited by] Pauline Benedict Eshelman.
Author
Hiller, Peter C.,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, PA
Publisher
P.B. Eshelman,
Date of Publication
1994.
Physical Description
xx, 420 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes indexes.
Library's copy inscribed by Pauline Benedict Eshelman.
Summary
Peter Clinger Hiller was born in Conestoga, PA, and lived there with his wife and four daughters. He was a teacher and farmer. He also sold and repaired organs, bought and sold tobacco, was a clerk in the Internal Revenue office selling cigar stamps along with other duties, wrote deeds for the county Recorder's office, and served as Justice of the Peace. He belonged to several civic organization and had many hobbies.
Subjects
Hiller, Peter C., - 1847-1898 - Diaries.
Hiller family.
Conestoga (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History - Sources.
Conestoga (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History - 19th century - Personal narratives.
Diaries.
Additional Author
Eshelman, Pauline Benedict.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 CONE H652
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A Pennsylvanian in blue : the Civil War diary of Thomas Beck Walton

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Author
Walton, Thomas Beck,
Date of Publication
1995
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edited by Robert A. Taylor
ISBN
0942597826 (softcover : alk. paper)
Author
Walton, Thomas Beck,
Place of Publication
Shippensburg, PA
Publisher
Burd Street Press,
Date of Publication
1995
Physical Description
xiv, 65 p. : ill ; 23 cm
Series
Civil War heritage series ;
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Subjects
Walton, Thomas Beck, - 1840-1913 - Diaries
United States. - Army. - Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 195th (1864-1865)
Soldiers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography
Additional Author
Taylor, Robert A.,
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Caldwell family newsletter for the descendants of Andrew and Martha Caldwell of Lancaster County, PA : descendants to North Carolina and Tennessee

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Author
Faler, June,
Date of Publication
[1990]
Call Number
929 C146n
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edited by June Faler (1981-1986), Betty Sedgley (1981-present), Donelle Meyer (1982-present).
Author
Faler, June,
Place of Publication
[Fairhope, AL]
Publisher
Caldwell Family Committee of the Caldwell Family Association,
Date of Publication
[1990]
Physical Description
169 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Notes
Cover title: Caldwell family newsletter, 1981-1990.
"December 1990."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
Caldwell family.
Caldwell, Andrew, - d. 1757 - Family.
Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Genealogy.
North Carolina - Genealogy.
Tennessee - Genealogy.
Additional Author
Sedgley, Betty.
Meyer, Donelle.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 C146n
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Peter Baker of Springhill : the descendants of Peter and Mary Baker of Springhill Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

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Author
Baker, Gordon C.,
Date of Publication
1998.
Call Number
929 B168g
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Gordon C. Baker.
Author
Baker, Gordon C.,
Place of Publication
[Rockville, Md.] : G.C. Baker
Date of Publication
1998.
Physical Description
350 p. : ill., maps, ports., geneal. tables ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes the related families of Blosser, Bowers, Brooks, Deffenbaugh, Dick, Everly, Jackson, Larch, Nichols, Saddler and Shechter familes.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-324) and index.
Subjects
Brooks family.
Baker family.
Baker, Peter, - d. 1812 - Family.
Pennsylvania - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 B168g
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History of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of the city of Lancaster, Pa., from 1807 to 1893 : with some account of earlier efforts to establish Methodism in Lancaster, also, an appendix containing a sketch of St. Paul's M.E. Church, by the pastor [C. Lee Gaul] and "Conestoga's" notes on the conference of 1855

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Author
McConnell, John S. Janes.
Date of Publication
1893
Call Number
287 M592h
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by John S.J. McConnell.
Author
McConnell, John S. Janes.
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.],
Date of Publication
1893
Physical Description
164 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.
Subjects
First Methodist Episcopal Church (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Church history.
Additional Author
Gaul, C. Lee.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
287 M592h
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From Rocky Springs Park to the Orange Street Convention Hall : the origins of Pentecostalism in Lancaster

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Author
Armstrong, Karl Daniel.
Date of Publication
1992.
From Rocky Springs Park to the Orange Street Convention Hall: The Origins Of Pentecostalism in Lancaster By K. Daniel Armstrong Change permeated the air of America at the beginning of the twentieth century. "The Progressive Era," as it came to be known, was marked by political, economic, and social
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by K. Daniel Armstrong.
Author
Armstrong, Karl Daniel.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1992.
Physical Description
[34]-51 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 94, no. 2
Subjects
Pentecostalism - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 94, number 2 (1992), p. 34-51Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.94
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The 1869 diary of Samuel R. Hess of Clay Township, Lancaster County : Mennonite, farmer & nurseryman

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Author
Hess, Samuel R.,
Date of Publication
c1997
Call Number
905.748 JHSCV v. 22
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introduction, transcribed & indexed by Clarence Edwin Spohn.
Author
Hess, Samuel R.,
Place of Publication
Ephrata, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley,
Date of Publication
c1997
Physical Description
viii, 48 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Series
Journal of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley ;
Notes
Includes index.
Summary
This issue contains the transcription of the 1869 diary of Clay Township resident Samuel R. Hess, and provides a day-to-day look at the life of a typical Mennonite farmer and businessman. The diary has been indexed by name and provides a list of local residents with whom Hess had contact with.
Subjects
Hess, Samuel R., - 1830-1906 - Diaries.
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Farmers - Pennsylvania
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 19th century - Personal narratives.
Additional Author
Spohn, Clarence E.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
905.748 JHSCV v. 22
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Early history of Schaefferstown, Pa. / by Abram S. Brendle

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Author
Brendle, Abram S.
Date of Publication
1898.
Call Number
974.819 L441 v.1, p. 9-16
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Addresses delivered at the second stated meeting of the Lebanon County Historical Society, held in the court house, Lebanon, Pa., Friday, April 15, 1898.
Author
Brendle, Abram S.
Place of Publication
[s.l
Publisher
s.n.],
Date of Publication
1898.
Physical Description
p. [2]-16 ; 28 cm.
Series
Lebanon County Historical Society publications ; v. 1, no. 3
Notes
Photocopy.
Contents
Chapters: Great influx of Germans and Swiss -- Early residents -- The plan of the town -- The name of the town -- The old market house -- The Franklin House -- The water works -- Stiegle's Castle or Tower -- The Reformed church -- Early members of the Reformed church -- The Lutheran Church -- The Lutheran School House -- The founder of the town -- The old cemetery -- Copy of a paper found in the Reformed Church records ( in German ).
Subjects
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Personal narratives.
Lebanon County (Pa.) - History.
Schaefferstown (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Egle, William Henry,
Brendle, A. S.
Additional Corporate Author
Lebanon County Historical Society (Lebanon County, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
974.819 L441 v.1, p. 9-16
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062015805;view=1up;seq=51
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[A memoir]

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Author
Van Nest, Magaretta.
Date of Publication
1990?
Call Number
929 V266
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Van Nest, Magaretta.
Place of Publication
Carbon typescript
Date of Publication
1990?
Physical Description
14, [11] leaves ; 28 cm.
Notes
"Levi Henry Crouse and Mary Louise Worrest were married marh 7, 1843 at the ages 26 and 18 years in Paradise, Lancaster co [sic] Pa. by Rev., Edward y. Buchanan of the Epsicopal church [sic], a brother of the President James Buchanan. Our parents named their first born -- a boy for that minister, Edward Buchanan."
"Aunt Kate was a teacher for some time at Millersville, Pennsylvania Normal School. The school published a magazine entitles [sic] 'The Page Monthly.' Her intimate frind on the faculty was Rose Budd, who wrote an article for the magazine entitled 'Let me die in Autumn.' It was Clara's last school days that she choose [sic] that poem for her recitation. Her wich was granted when she passed away Sept. 1, 1860."
Subjects
Crouse family.
Agriculture - Pennsylvania - Chester County
Agriculture - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Genealogy - Pennsylvania - Chester County.
Genealogy - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Chester County (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Chester County (Pa.) - Personal recollections.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Personal recollections.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 V266
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