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Conrad Weiser and the Indian policy of colonial Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo706

Author: Walton, Joseph Solomon,

Date of Publication: 1900.

Call Number: 973.2 W239

Responsibility: by Joseph S. Walton.

Author: Walton, Joseph Solomon,

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: George W. Jacobs & Co.,

Date of Publication: 1900.

Physical Description: 420 p., [18] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.

Notes: Includes index.

Subjects: Weiser, Conrad, - 1696-1760.; Indians of North America - Pennsylvania.; Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.2 W239

The heart of the Taufschein : Fraktur and the pivotal role of Berks County, Pennsylvania

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Author: Earnest, Corinne P.

Date of Publication: 2012.

Call Number: 745 E12

Alternate Title: Fraktur and the pivotal role of Berks County, Pennsylvania

Responsibility: Corinne Earnest and Russell Earnest.

ISBN: 9780911122633; 091112263X

Author: Earnest, Corinne P.

Place of Publication: Kutztown, Pa

Publisher: Published by the Pennsylvania German Society,

Date of Publication: 2012.

Physical Description: ix, 302 p. : col. ill., facsims., maps ; 29 cm.

Series: Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society ; ser. 2, v. 46

Notes: Illustrated lining papers.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 285) and indexes.

Contents: Berks County: the center of it all -- Daniel Schumacher: a Fraktur artist of some note -- Henrich Otto, 1784 -- Friederich Krebs, August 4, 1790 -- Johann Valentin Schuller -- The greatest development of Fraktur writing, 1800-1835 -- Johann Ritter: a century of influence -- Conclusion: The last flickering -- Appendix 1. Fraktur artist who routinely made Taussscheine for Berks County families -- Appendix 2. Scriveners who routinely infilled Taussscheine for Berks County families -- Appendix 3. Berks Couny printers of Taussscheine in order by active dates -- Appendix 4. Translations.

Subjects: Fraktur art - Pennsylvania - Berks County.; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Pennsylvania Dutch.; Illumination of books and manuscripts - Pennsylvania - Berks County.; Folk art - Pennsylvania - Berks County.; Berks County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.

Additional Author: Earnest, Russell D.

Additional Corporate Author: Pennsylvania-German Society.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 745 E12

The hanging of Susanna Cox : the true story of Pennsylvania's most notorious infanticide & the legend that's kept it alive

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Author: Suter, Patricia.

Date of Publication: c2010.

Call Number: 364.152 S965

Responsibility: Patricia Earnest Suter and Russell and Corinne Earnest ; foreword by Don Yoder.

ISBN: 9780811705608 (hardcover); 0811705609 (hardcover)

Author: Suter, Patricia.

Place of Publication: Mechanicsburg, PA

Publisher: Stackpole Books,

Date of Publication: c2010.

Physical Description: xii, 164 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Prologue: the Kutztown Folk Festival -- Reading and the Oley Valley -- Fingers of guilt -- Middling stiff -- When law and humanity had but faint connection -- Twelve honest men -- A distraction from grim tidings -- As innocent as a child -- The last melancholy resource -- Ten o'clock to two o'clock and fifty minutes -- Slinking off anonymously -- A last hope -- Seduced by the devil -- Confession -- I poor wretch -- A final jolt -- Peace be to her -- The printers of Exeter Township -- The sad, sad song of Susanna Cox -- Advice from the dead to the living -- Her exit--infamy -- Epilogue: back to the festival.

Summary: The unfortunate Susanna Cox gained notoriety for killing her illegitimate infant son. The fatal episode led to her hanging in Reading, Pennsylvania, in 1809, the last public execution of a woman in the commonwealth. But was Susanna really the culprit? The legend of her fate, repeated in Pennsylvania German broadsides by the generations that followed, suggests she herself was a victim. Now, in this first full-length investigation into the tragedy, new evidence reveals some startling facts about how indifference, an undeveloped court system, and the inexact science of nineteenth-century forensics combined to determine Susanna's tragic fate. A full look at how Susanna's "sad song" became romanticized through broadside ballads follows, complete with illustrations.

Subjects: Cox, Susanna, - d. 1809.; Filicide - Pennsylvania - Berks County.; Unmarried mothers - Pennsylvania - Berks County.; Women murderers - Pennsylvania - Berks County.; Berks County (Pa.) - History.

Additional Author: Earnest, Russell D.; Earnest, Corinne P.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 364.152 S965

Brecknock : early history and biographical annals of Brecknock Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19880

Author: Goodling, Evans C.

Date of Publication: c2014.

Call Number: 974.816 G652b

Alternate Title: Early history and biographical annals of Brecknock Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania

Responsibility: by Evans C. Goodling, Jr.

Author: Goodling, Evans C.

Place of Publication: Wyomissing, PA

Publisher: Evans C. Goodling, Jr.,

Date of Publication: c2014.

Physical Description: 2 v. : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm.

Summary: In Part 1, Goodling writes a concise history with illustrations from the township's earliest days to the end of the 19th century. It lists churches and schools, post offices, trades and businesses and the military. Part II is a genealogical and biographical record of all families living in the township and nearby areas at the time of the 1860 U.S. Census. Supplement Part 1 describes the churches of the township and appendices. Supplement Part 2 contiues the appendices.

Subjects: Berks County (Pa.) - Biography.; Berks County (Pa.) - Genealogy.; Pennsylvania - Berks County.; Biography.; Genealogy.; History.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.816 G652b

Scrapbook

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Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Marietta Scrapbook

Object ID: MG0434_BoxR010

Date Range: 1879-1919

: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Education Job descriptions Lancaster County (Pa.)--History, local Lancaster County (Pa.)--Population Local taxation Marietta (Pa.) Murder Occupations Pennsylvania Dutch Scrapbooks Search Terms: Christiana Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Columbia Education Lancaster

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Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Marietta Scrapbook

Description: Known as The Marietta Scrapbook, this volume contains a variety of information in newspaper clippings and magazine articles about Marietta, Columbia, and the rest of Lancaster County. The articles convey a well-rounded view of local history. Topics include education, population, crime, taxes, elections, and occupations. There are also many articles on the Pennsylvania Dutch, personal histories, crime, and genealogical information within the book. Histories for the following municipalities are included: Marietta, Christiana, Columbia, Donegal, Erie, Lancaster, Lititz, Manheim, Maytown, Mountville, Peach Bottom, Salunga, and Wrightsville.

Date Range: 1879-1919

Creation Date: 1879-1919

Year Range From: 1879

Year Range To: 1919

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 22

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Education; Job descriptions; Lancaster County (Pa.)--History, local; Lancaster County (Pa.)--Population; Local taxation; Marietta (Pa.); Murder; Occupations; Pennsylvania Dutch; Scrapbooks

Search Terms: Christiana; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Columbia; Education; Lancaster; Lititz; Manheim; Marietta; Maytown, East Donegal Twp.; Mountville; New Holland; Newspaper clippings; Peach Bottom, Fulton Twp.; Pennsylvania Germans; Salunga, West Hempfield Twp.; Scrapbooks; Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania

Extent: 1 volume

Object Name: Scrapbook

Language: English

Object ID: MG0434_BoxR010

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-434

Other Number: MG-434, Box R010

Classification: MG0434

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged by CRB, October 2007. Added to database, 25 October 2023.; Previously housed in the Scrapbook Collection, Book 88.; This project was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, ME60112, 2007-2008.

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Transactions of the Historical Society of Berks County

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Corporate Author: Historical Society of Berks County.

Date of Publication: 1904-

Call Number: 974.816 H673

Corporate Author: Historical Society of Berks County.

Place of Publication: [Reading, Pa

Publisher: The Society,

Date of Publication: 1904-

Physical Description: v. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Publication Frequency: Irregular

Dates of Publication: Vol. 1 (1898/1904)-

Notes: "Embracing papers contributed to the Society."; Library has: v.1, 1898-1904; v. 2, 1905-1910; and v. 3, 1910-1916.

Subjects: Local history - Pennsylvania - Berks County - Periodicals.; Berks County (Pa.) - History - Periodicals.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.816 H673

Eulogy of Rev. Thomas Conrad Porter, D.D., LL. D

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3919

Author: Dubbs, J. H.

Date of Publication: 1903?]

Call Number: 923.7 P848d

Responsibility: by Joseph H. Dubbs.

Author: Dubbs, J. H.

Place of Publication: [Birdsboro, Pa.?

Publisher: s.n.,

Date of Publication: 1903?]

Physical Description: p. [32]-42 ; 26 cm.

Notes: Caption and running title: Eulogy of late President Porter.; "Reprinted from Proceedings of the Pennsylvania-German Society, Vol. XII., 1903."--Cover.; Includes bibliographical references.

Subjects: Porter, Thomas Conrad, - 1822-1901.; Lafayette College (Easton, Pa.) - Faculty - Biography.; Pennsylvania-German Society - Presidents - Biography.; College teachers - Pennsylvania - Easton; Easton (Pa.) - Biography.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 923.7 P848d

Poetical history of Berks county : written for the sesqui-centennial, March 11, 1902

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20315

Author: Brunner, D. B.

Date of Publication: 1902]

Call Number: Under Review

Responsibility: By D. B. Brunner.

Author: Brunner, D. B.

Place of Publication: [Reading, Pa

Date of Publication: 1902]

Physical Description: cover-title, 34 p. ; 18 cm.

Subjects: Poetry of places - Pennsylvania - Berks County.; Berks County (Pa.) - History - Poetry.

Location: Lancaster History Library - To be Reviewed

Call Number: Under Review

Revolutionary War patriots of Chestnut Level Presbyertian Church

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19418

Author: McMullen, Roberta Patton.

Date of Publication: [2016]

Call Number: 285.1 M168

Responsibility: by Roberta Patton McMullen.

Author: McMullen, Roberta Patton.

Place of Publication: Place not identified

Publisher: Roberta Patton McMullen,

Date of Publication: [2016]

Physical Description: iv, 76 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Subjects: Latta, James, - Dr. - 1732-1801.; Smith, Samson, - Rev. - c1727-c1781.; Ankrim, Archibald, - c1730-1800.; Barnes, James, - 1757-1827.; Bigham, James, - 1738-1804.; Boyd, John, - Captain, - 1736-1807.; Buchanan, James, - 1727-1797.; Caldwell, Andrew, - Jr., - 1734-1808.; Caldwell, John, - Lieutenant, - 1736-1812.; Caldwell, Oliver, - 1757-1813.; Calhoun, James, - Lieutenant, - 1756-1822.; Calhoun, William, - Second Lieutenant, - 1747-1823.; Campbell, Patrick, - 1742-1817.; Clark, Thomas, - c. 1726-c1803.; Culley, Thomas, - c. 1735- c1798.; Gamble, James, - Captain - 1737-1795.; Gryder, Jacob, - 1743-1814.; Irwin, Moses, - Esquire, - 1722- 1805.; King, Rober, - Major, - 1744-1827.; Long, Hugh, - 1760-1832.; Long, James, - 1735-1803.; Long, John, - 1726-1783.; Long, Robert, - 1743-1806.; McElroy, John, - 1728-1804.; McIntire, William, - c1719-1803.; McPherson, James, - Lieutenant, - 1733-1821.; McPherson, William, - 1698-1783.; Martin, Samuel, - 1729-1795.; Morrison, James, - Captain, - 1748-1810.; Morrisonm, Samuel, - 1730-1811.; Neel, Thomas, - Lieutenant, - 1744-1824.; Pegan, James, - Jr., - 1754-1934.; Penny, Hugh, - Esquire, - 1748-1809.; Reed, George, - Esquire, - 1728-1789.; Reed, John, - 1754-1832.; Robinson, Thomas, - 1736-1803.; Steele, William, - Sr., - 1707-1780.; Steele, William, - Captain, - 1750-1822.; Wilson, John, - 1715-1812.; Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church (Drumore Township, Lancaster County, Pa.) - History.; Revolutionary War 1775-1783; Pennsylvania; Lancaster County; Registers

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 285.1 M168

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