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Men, women & manners in colonial times

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Author
Fisher, Sydney George,
Date of Publication
1897.
Call Number
973.2 F917
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By Sydney Geo. Fisher. Illustrated with photogravures and with decorations by Edward Stratton Holloway ...
Author
Fisher, Sydney George,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
J.B. Lippincott Co.,
Date of Publication
1897.
Physical Description
2 v. fronts., illus., plates. 18 cm.
Subjects
United States - Description and travel.
United States - Social life and customs - To 1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.2 F917
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Colonial days and dames

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Author
Wharton, Anne Hollingsworth,
Date of Publication
1895.
Call Number
973.2 W298c
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by Anne Hollingsworth Wharton. With illustrations by E.S. Holloway.
Author
Wharton, Anne Hollingsworth,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
J.B. Lippincott Co.,
Date of Publication
1895.
Physical Description
xiii, [11]-248 p. front., illus., plates, ports. 21 cm.
Notes
Édition de luxe; 508 copies printed for subscribers.
Contents
CONTENTS: COLONIAL DAYS WOMEN IN THE EARLY SETTLEMENT A GROUP OF EARLY POETESSES COLONIAL DAMES. OLD LANDMARKS WEDDINGS AND MERRY-MAKINGS LEGEND AND ROMANCE
Subjects
Women in the United States.
United States - Social life and customs - To 1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.2 W298c
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History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850

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Author
Rhodes, James Ford,
Date of Publication
1893-
Call Number
973 R476
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Author
Rhodes, James Ford,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Harper & brothers,
Date of Publication
1893-
Physical Description
v. maps (part fold.) 23 cm.
Notes
Imprint of v. 4: New York and London, Harper & brothers.
Contents
v. 1. 1850-1854.--v. 2. 1854-1860.--v. 3. 1860-1862.--v. 4. 1862-1864.- v.5 1864-1866.--v.6 1866-1872--v.7 1872-1877.
Subjects
United States - History - 1849-1877.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973 R476
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Domestic economy, or, How to make hard times good and good times better designed to aid in the successful management of the affairs of the family, the home, and the individual

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Author
Mayer, I. H.
Date of Publication
1893.
Call Number
640 M468
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by I.H. Mayer.
Author
Mayer, I. H.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
I.H. Mayer,
Date of Publication
1893.
Physical Description
283 p. ; 19 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
Home economics.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
640 M468
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Through colonial doorways

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Author
Wharton, Anne Hollingsworth,
Edition
9th ed.
Date of Publication
1893.
Call Number
973.2 W298
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Responsibility
By Anne Hollingsworth Wharton.
Author
Wharton, Anne Hollingsworth,
Edition
9th ed.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
J.B. Lippincott Co.,
Date of Publication
1893.
Physical Description
xiii, 237 p. front., 21 cm.
Contents
Through colonial doorways.--The meschianza.--New York balls and receptions.--The American philosophical society.--The Wistar parties.--A bundle of old love letters.--The Philadelphia dancing assemblies.
Subjects
United States - Social life and customs - To 1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.2 W298
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The colonial era

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Author
Fisher, George Park,
Date of Publication
1892.
Call Number
973.2 F533
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by George Park Fisher.
Author
Fisher, George Park,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
C. Scribner's Sons,
Date of Publication
1892.
Physical Description
xviii, 348 p. maps. 19 cm.
Series
The American history series. [v. 1]
Notes
"Bibliographical note": p. 325-335.
Contents
Physical geography; The Indians; Discoveries and settlements prior to the first permanent english colony; Virginia until 1688; Maryland until 1688; Carolinas until 1688; New England to the planting of Connecticut in 1636; New England from the planting of Connecticut in 1636-1688; New York to 1688; New Jersey to 1688; Pennsylvania to 1688; Effect of the colonies of the Revolution of 1688; New England from 1688 to 1756; New York from 1688 to 1756; New Jersey from 1688 to 1756; Pennsylvania and Delaware from 1688 to 1756; Maryland from 1688 to 1756; Virginia from 1688 to 1756; Carolinas from 1688 to 1756; Georgia from its settlement to 1756; Literature in the colonies.
Subjects
United States - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.2 F533
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Home life in colonial days

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Author
Earle, Alice Morse,
Date of Publication
1898.
Call Number
973.2 E12
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Responsibility
written by Alice Morse Earle ; illustrated by photographs gathered by the author, of real things, works, and happenings of olden times.
Author
Earle, Alice Morse,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap,
Date of Publication
1898.
Physical Description
xvi, 470 p. , [26] leaves of plates : ill. ; 20 cm.
Series
Macmillan's standard library
Notes
Includes index.
Contents
Chapters: Homes of the colonists / How homes were lighted / The kitchen fireside / Foods and the serving of food / Flax and wool culture and spinning / Girls occupations / Hand weaving / Clothing / Travel, transportation and taverns / How Sundays were spent / Colonial neighborliness. With many photos and illustrations.
Subjects
Manners and customs.
Home.
United States - Social life and customs - To 1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.2 E12
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044014221584;view=1up;seq=9
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The German soldier in the wars of the United States

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Author
Rosengarten, J. G.
Edition
2d ed., rev. and enl.
Date of Publication
1890.
Call Number
923.5 R813
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Responsibility
By J. G. Rosengarten.
Author
Rosengarten, J. G.
Edition
2d ed., rev. and enl.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
J.B. Lippincott company,
Date of Publication
1890.
Physical Description
298 p. 19 cm.
Summary
Published in 1890, the book tells the history of the Germans who took part in the wars of the United States, from the early Colonial days until the book's publication in 1890.
Subjects
United States. - Army - History.
Germans - United States.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.5 R813
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=yale.39002060197416&view=1up&seq=7
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Annual report of the American Historical Association

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Corporate Author
American Historical Association.
Date of Publication
1890-
Call Number
905.748 AHA
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Corporate Author
American Historical Association.
Place of Publication
Washington
Publisher
G.P.O.,
Date of Publication
1890-
Physical Description
v. : maps, tables ; 23-25 cm.
Publication Frequency
Annual
Dates of Publication
1889-
Notes
Part of the illustrative matter is folded.
Some issues have title: Annual report.
Latest issue consulted: 1992.
LCHS has 1931 (v,I, II, III), 1933, 1934
Vol. 1 of 1931 has articles dealing with the contributions (based on 1790 census) of English, Scots, Celtic Irish, Ulster Irish, and Germans.
Index to the Writings on American history 1902-1940; General index to Papers and Annual reports, 1884-1914, in 1914, v. 2.
Subjects
History - Periodicals.
Historiography - United States - Periodicals.
United States - History - Periodicals.
Additional Corporate Author
Smithsonian Institution. Press.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
905.748 AHA
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History of the 49th Pennsylvania Volunteers

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Author
Westbrook, Robert S.
Date of Publication
1898.
Call Number
973.74 W523
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Alternate Title
History of the Forty-ninth Pennsylvania Volunteers
Responsibility
By Robert S. Westbrook, late sergeant of Company "B". A correctly compiled roll of the members of the regiment and its marches from 1861 to 1865.
Author
Westbrook, Robert S.
Place of Publication
Altoona, Pa
Publisher
[Altoona Times print.]
Date of Publication
1898.
Physical Description
272, [2] p. front., illus., plates (1 col.) ports. 29 cm.
Subjects
United States. - Army. - Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 49th (1861-1865)
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories.
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.74 W523
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo1.ark:/13960/t01z4sc16&view=1up&seq=9
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The reminiscences of a very old man, 1808-1897

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Author
Sartain, John,
Date of Publication
1899.
Call Number
927.6 S249
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By John Sartain ...
Author
Sartain, John,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
D. Appleton and company,
Date of Publication
1899.
Physical Description
xi p., 1 l., 297 p., 1 l. front., plates, ports. 24 cm.
Subjects
Sartain, John, - 1808-1897
Engravers - United States
Aged men - United States
Art - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
927.6 S249
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List of titles of genealogical articles in American periodicals and kindred works. Giving the name, residence, and earliest date of the first settler of each family

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Date of Publication
1899.
Call Number
929.1 M969 1899
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Place of Publication
Albany
Publisher
J. Munsell's sons,
Date of Publication
1899.
Physical Description
165 p. 27 cm.
Notes
Designed as a companion volume to the "American genealogist", by W. H. Whitmore.
Subjects
Periodicals
United States - Genealogy - Indexes.
Additional Corporate Author
Munsell. firm. publishers. Albany.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.1 M969 1899
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The American genealogist : being a catalogue of family histories, a bibliography of American genealogy or a list of the title pages of books and pamphlets on family history, published in America, from 1771 to date

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Edition
4th ed. /
Date of Publication
1897.
Call Number
929.1 M969 1897
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Edition
4th ed. /
Place of Publication
Albany, N.Y
Publisher
J. Munsell's Sons,
Date of Publication
1897.
Physical Description
328 p. ; 27 cm.
Notes
Spine title: Munsell's American genealogist.
Former editions were edited by William H. Whitmore in 1862, 1868, and 1875.
Subjects
United States - Genealogy - Bibliography.
Additional Author
Whitmore, William Henry,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.1 M969 1897
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Decennial register of the Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution, 1888-1898

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Corporate Author
Sons of the Revolution. Pennsylvania Society.
Date of Publication
1898.
Call Number
369.13 P412
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Corporate Author
Sons of the Revolution. Pennsylvania Society.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed by F. B. Lippincott,
Date of Publication
1898.
Physical Description
457 p. illus., ports., fold. map. 26cm.
Subjects
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Societies, etc.
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Societies, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
369.13 P412
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Pennsylvania at Gettysburg. Ceremonies at the dedication of the monuments erected by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania to mark the positions of the Pennsylvania commands engaged in the battle

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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Gettysburg Battle-field Commission
Date of Publication
1893.
Call Number
973.7349 P415g
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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Gettysburg Battle-field Commission
Place of Publication
[Harrisburg
Publisher
E. K. Meyers, state printer]
Date of Publication
1893.
Physical Description
2 v. fronts. (ports.) plates, plans. 26 cm.
Notes
Paged continuously.
Edited and compiled by John P. Nicholson, secretery of the commission.
Subjects
Pennsylvania. - Militia.
Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories - Pennsylvania.
Additional Author
Nicholson, John Page,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.7349 P415g
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Historical memoranda

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Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Date of Publication
1899
): Freemasons--Pennsylvania--Lancaster. German Reformed Church (New Holland, Pa.) Money--United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. Moravians--Pennsylvania--Lititz. Paper money--United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. Vandalism--Pennsylvania--New Holland. Lititz (Pa.)--History. United States--History
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Responsibility
by F. R. Diffenderffer.
Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1899
Physical Description
[114]-117 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 3, no. 5
Subjects
Freemasons - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
German Reformed Church (New Holland, Pa.)
Money - United States
Moravians - Pennsylvania - Lititz.
Paper money - United States
Vandalism - Pennsylvania - New Holland.
Lititz (Pa.) - History.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 3, number 5 (1899), p. 114-117Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.3
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Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia

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Date of Publication
1887-c2000.
Call Number
905.748 CHS
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ISSN
0002-7790
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia,
Date of Publication
1887-c2000.
Physical Description
109 v. : ill., ports., facsims. ; 23-25 cm.
Publication Frequency
Twice a year, <1998>
Dates of Publication
Vol. 1 (1884-86)-v. 109, no. 3-4 (fall-winter 1998).
Notes
These volumes are in the "library work room". They are not on the open shelves. However, there is an index on the open shelves. Its call number is 905.748 CHS Index. Patrons should consult the index first. If there is a volume that they want to see, the library attendant should pull the volume from the shelves in the "library work room".
Library has: Vol. 1 (1884-1886) - Vol. 109, no. 3-4 (Fall-Winter 1998)
Vols. 1 (1884-86)-31 (1920). 1 v.; Vols. 32 (1921)-41 (1930). 1 v.
Subjects
Catholic Church - History - Societies, etc. - Periodicals.
Catholic Church - United States - History - Periodicals.
Catholic Church - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia - Periodicals.
Additional Corporate Author
American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
905.748 CHS
Websites
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Work of the Daughters of the American Revolution, resident in Pennsylvania : between February, 1898, and February, 1899

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Corporate Author
Daughters of the American Revolution. Pennsylvania.
Date of Publication
1899?]
Call Number
369.135 D235d
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Corporate Author
Daughters of the American Revolution. Pennsylvania.
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
Pennsylvania Daughters of the American Revolution,
Date of Publication
1899?]
Physical Description
28 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Daughters of the American Revolution. - Pennsylvania.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Societies, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
369.135 D235d
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A catalogue of the collection of autographs formed by Ferdinand Julius Dreer

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Author
Dreer, Ferdinand Julius,
Date of Publication
1890-1893.
Call Number
010.091 D812
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Author
Dreer, Ferdinand Julius,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed for private distribution,
Date of Publication
1890-1893.
Physical Description
2 v. fronts. (v. 1, port.; v. 2, facsim.) 29 cm.
Notes
"Two hundred copies printed."
Collection presented to the Historical society of Pennsylvania.
Subjects
Autographs - United States.
Additional Corporate Author
Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
010.091 D812
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Was there ever a serious idea of locating the capital of the country on the Susquehanna?

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Author
Hensel, W. U.
Date of Publication
1897
): Capitals (Cities) Lancaster (Pa.)--Capital and capitol. United States--Capital and capitol. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1896-97 Description: [111]-113 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 4 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.1
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Responsibility
by Hon. W. U. Hensel.
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1897
Physical Description
[111]-113 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 4
Subjects
Capitals (Cities)
Lancaster (Pa.) - Capital and capitol.
United States - Capital and capitol.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 4 (1897), p. 111-113Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.1
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