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A bit of heaven on the Conestoga

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12825
Author
Zook, Lois Martin.
Date of Publication
2001.
Call Number
813.6 Z78
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Bit of heaven on the Conestoga, 1720-1769
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by Lois Martin Zook.
ISBN
1883294827
Author
Zook, Lois Martin.
Place of Publication
Morgantown, PA
Publisher
Masthof Press,
Date of Publication
2001.
Physical Description
xi, 162 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 161).
Subjects
Beissel, Conrad, - 1690-1768
Ephrata Cloister - Fiction.
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Fiction.
Germans - Pennsylvania - Fiction.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 18th century - Fiction.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
813.6 Z78
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The Aby family of Peoria County, Illinois : the Eaby family of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : progeny of Theodorus Eby (1663-1732), the Swiss Mennonite pioneer of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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Author
Aby, Franklin Stanton,
Date of Publication
1924.
Call Number
929 E16ac
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Alternate Title
Eby family bulletin
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by Malvina (Stanton) Aby (1826-1904) and her son Franklin Stanton Aby.
Author
Aby, Franklin Stanton,
Place of Publication
Chicago, Ill
Date of Publication
1924.
Physical Description
101 p. : maps, facs. ; 28 cm.
Series
Eby family bulletin
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Eby, Theodorus, - 1663-1732 - Family.
Eby, Benjamin, - 1801-1867 - Family.
Barnes, Timothy, - 1780-1873 - Family.
Cole, Gideon, - 1751-1826 - Family.
Stanton, Clark, - 1776-1850 - Family.
Eby family.
Barnes family.
Cole family.
Stanton family.
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Peoria County (Ill.) - Genealogy.
Additional Author
Aby, Malvina Stanton,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 E16ac
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Inventor Joe : the life and work of Mennonite Joseph Shirk (1820-1902) in Lancaster County

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Author
Smucker, David J. Rempel
Date of Publication
2008
Call Number
926.6 S558
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by David J. Rempel Smucker.
ISBN
9781601260963
1601260962
Author
Smucker, David J. Rempel
Place of Publication
Ephrata, Pa. (296 Wheat Ridge Drive, Ephrata, 17522)
Publisher
Muddy Creek Farm Library,
Date of Publication
2008
Physical Description
x, 74 p. : ill., maps, facsims. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 52-63) and indexes.
Summary
Joseph Shirk (1820-1902) was an Old Order Mennonite of Lancaster County. He was a farmer, carpenter,surveyor,printer,and manufacturer of agricultural and domestic tools.
"His mechanical and inventive skills applied to agricultural and domestic life were exceptional, as was his knowledge of stronomy, surveying, and botany...Was he 'one of the great American inventors of the nineteenth century'? Was he truly the first person to invent these various items?...Or was he a 'minor genius' whose accomplishments have been greatly exaggerated by admiring friends and relatives?" [Introduction]
Chapters: I. Biography: Documented by primary sources/ II. Existing objects: Made by or associated with Joseph Shirk/ III. Objects: Made by or associated with Joseph Shirk in primary sources/ IV. Oral traditions: Expressed or written after the death of Joseph Shirk/ V. Conclusion.
Subjects
Shirk, Joseph, - 1820-1902.
Inventors - Pennsylvania - Biography.
Surveyors - Pennsylvania - Biography.
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Biography.
Colt revolver
Additional Corporate Author
Muddy Creek Farm Library (Ephrata, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
926.6 S558
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Letters of Mennonite clergymen

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Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Date of Publication
1902
: Diffenderffer, Frank Ried, 1833-1921. Title: Letters of Mennonite clergymen / by F. R. Diffenderffer. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Zahler, Melchior. Brechbuhl, Benedict, 1665- Mennonites--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Mennonites--Switzerland. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical
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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
1902
Physical Description
[41]-45 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 6, no. 3/4
Notes
Translated from Muller's "Bernese Anabaptists"
Subjects
Zahler, Melchior.
Brechbuhl, Benedict, - 1665-
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Mennonites - Switzerland.
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Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.6
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Benedict Brechbuhl, Hans Burkholder and the Swiss Mennonite migration to Lancaster County, Penna. : the Swiss emigration

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Author
Burkholder, Joseph C.
Date of Publication
1927
Brechbuhl, Hans Burkholder and the Swiss Mennonite migration to Lancaster County, Penna. : the Swiss emigration / compiled by Joseph C. Burkholder. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Burkholder, Hans. Brechbuhl, Benedict, 1665- Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects. Mennonites--Pennsylvania
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Responsibility
compiled by Joseph C. Burkholder.
Author
Burkholder, Joseph C.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1927
Physical Description
57-62 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 5
Subjects
Burkholder, Hans.
Brechbuhl, Benedict, - 1665-
Emigration and immigration
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Mennonites - Switzerland.
Swiss Americans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Switzerland - Emigration and immigration - Religious aspects.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 31, number 5 (1927), p. 57-62Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.31
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Migration of Lancaster County Mennonites to Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada, from 1800 to 1825

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Author
Seyfert, A. G.
Date of Publication
1926
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Responsibility
by Hon. A. G. Seyfert.
Author
Seyfert, A. G.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1926
Physical Description
33-41 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 30, no. 3
Subjects
Eby family.
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Mennonites - Ontario - Waterloo County.
Waterloo (Ont. : County) - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 30, number 3 (1926), p. 33-41Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.30
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German religious groups and slavery in Lancaster County prior to the Civil War

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Author
Ebersole, Mark C.
Date of Publication
2005.
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by Mark C. Ebersole.
Author
Ebersole, Mark C.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
2005.
Physical Description
p. 158 - 187 : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society, v. 107, no. 4 (Winter 2005-2006).
Subjects
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Moravians - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
German Reformed Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lutherans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Slavery - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 107, number 4 (2005), p. 158-187Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v. 107
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Recollections of my father : an Amish patriarch

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Author
Glick, Jacob.
Date of Publication
c2006.
Call Number
929 G559r
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Alternate Title
Amish patriarch
Responsibility
by Jacob Glick
ISBN
1932864881
Author
Glick, Jacob.
Place of Publication
Morgantown, PA
Publisher
Published at Masthof Press,
Date of Publication
c2006.
Physical Description
[4], 104 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.l
Summary
This unique narrative about I. N. Glick who started Glick's Seeds at Smoketown, Pa., includes stories of life since the beginning of the century such as raising tomatoes by the acres, family gatherings, copies of ads in a 1905 seed catalog, grandfather clock, cranking the Model T Ford, a trip to Niagara, among other things.
Rights
Glick, Ivan ;
Subjects
Glick, Isaac N., - 1872-1946.
Amish - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Amish Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 G559r
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Rohrer history : ancestors and descendants of Israel Rohrer, 1600s-2004

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Date of Publication
c2004
Call Number
929 R741h
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Alternate Title
Ancestors and descendants of Israel Rohrer, 1600s-2004.
Rohrer 2004
Responsibility
[editor, Norwood F. Shank].
Place of Publication
Dayton, VA
Publisher
Books of Merit,
Date of Publication
c2004
Physical Description
[4], 654 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
Notes
Editor's name from p. 2.
Subjects
Rohrer, Israel, - 1820-1894 - Family.
Rohrer, Anna Hess, - 1826-1909 - Family.
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Mennonites - Virginia - Rockingham County
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 R741h
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Esther's family : the Hershey's of Lancaster County

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Author
Lehman, Margaret A.
Date of Publication
2003.
Call Number
929 H572L
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Responsibility
compilation by Margaret A. Lehman.
Author
Lehman, Margaret A.
Place of Publication
[Pa
Publisher
Margaret A. Lehman],
Date of Publication
2003.
Physical Description
147 p. : ill., ports. ; 29 cm. + 1 geneal. table (88 x 58 cm. folded to 23 x 15 cm.)
Notes
Cover title.
Includes index.
Duskjacket shows reproduction of painting entitled "Family Farm" by Elizabeth "Liz" Hess.
Subjects
Hershey, Henry Huber, - 1872-1960 - Family.
Hostetter, Ella Anna, - 1870-1944 - Family.
Hershey family.
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Genealogy.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 H572L
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