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Letter of Edward Shippen of Lancaster, 1754

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Author
Shippen, Edward,
Date of Publication
1906.
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.30
  1 website  
Author
Shippen, Edward,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania ,
Date of Publication
1906.
Physical Description
pp. 85-90 ; 23 cm.
Notes
In: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, v. 30.
Summary
The article focuses on a letter from Edward Shippen lll to his son, Edward Shippen lV (who would later become the Chief Justice of Pennsylvania). The letter contains advice on how to live a good and productive life both in business and family life.
Subjects
Shippen, Edward, - 1639-1712 - Correspondence.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.30
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Historical points of interest along the Strasburg trolley road

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Author
Franklin, Walter M.
Date of Publication
1903
  1 document  
Responsibility
by Walter M. Franklin, Esq.
Author
Franklin, Walter M.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1903
Physical Description
[3]-14 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 7, no. 1
Subjects
Street-railroads - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 7, number 1 (1903), p. 3-14Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.7
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vol7no1pp3_14_317494.pdf

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Pennsylvania : a primer

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4299
Author
Ferree, Barr,
Date of Publication
1904.
Call Number
974.80091 F382
Responsibility
by Barr Ferree.
Author
Ferree, Barr,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
L. Scott Publication Co.,
Date of Publication
1904.
Physical Description
256 p. : ill., ports., maps, plans ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80091 F382
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Lancaster county Indians; annals of the Susquehannocks and other Indian tribes of the Susquehanna territory from about the year 1500 to 1763, the date of their extinction. An exhaustive and interesting series of historical papers descriptive of Lancaster county's Indians prior to and during the advent of the paleface

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo5154
Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Date of Publication
1908.
Call Number
974.8011 E75
Responsibility
by H. Frank Eshleman.
Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Date of Publication
1908.
Physical Description
2 p. β., [3]-415 p. 23 cm.
Notes
LCHS copy inscribed by author.
Subjects
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Susquehanna Indians.
Conestoga Indians.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial Period, ca. 1600-1775.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Antiquities
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8011 E75
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Two centuries of Pennsylvania history

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16218
Author
Sharpless, Isaac,
Date of Publication
[1900]
Call Number
974.8 S531
  1 website  
Responsibility
by Isaac Sharpless.
Author
Sharpless, Isaac,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
J.B. Lippincott,
Date of Publication
[1900]
Physical Description
385 p. front., ports., map. 20 cm.
Series
Half-title: Lippincott educational series ... v. II.
Notes
Series title also at head of title page.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8 S531
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"Historic Pennsylvania" : An address delivered before the Pennsylvania association of Washington, Alaska-Yukon Pacific exposition. Seattle, Washington, on "Pennsylvania day" August 16th, 1909

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Author
Hensel, W. U.
Date of Publication
1909]
Call Number
974.8009 H526
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster?
Date of Publication
1909]
Physical Description
25 p. :
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8009 H526
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A history of Pennsylvania, by L.S. Shimmell

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Author
Shimmell, Lewis Slifer,
Date of Publication
1900.
Call Number
974 S556
Author
Shimmell, Lewis Slifer,
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
R.L. Myers & Co.,
Date of Publication
1900.
Physical Description
vii, 348 p. front., illus. 19 cm.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - Biography.
Pennsylvania - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974 S556
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The Mason-Dixon and Proclamation Lines: land surveying and Native Americans in Pennsylvania's borderlands

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Author
Strang, Cameron B.
Date of Publication
2012.
  1 website  
Responsibility
by Cameron B Strang.
Author
Strang, Cameron B.
Date of Publication
2012.
Physical Description
5-23 p.
Subjects
Mason, Charles, - 1728-1786.
Dixon, Jeremiah, - 1733-1779.
Conestoga Indians
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania
Mason-Dixon Line.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Contained In
The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, v. 136, no. 1, January 2012.Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article905.748 HSP v. 136, no. 1
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The West Conestoga : Lancaster County's first Amish settlement

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Author
Reeser, Robert L.,
Date of Publication
c2011.
Call Number
929 G213
Responsibility
Robert L. Reeser.
Author
Reeser, Robert L.,
Place of Publication
Strasburg, Pa
Publisher
Reeser Research,
Date of Publication
c2011.
Physical Description
173 p. : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 26 cm.
Notes
"Project five."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
From Europe to America -- Establishing the West Conestoga -- The four settlements: Mannheim Township, Upper Leacock, Warwick ; Earl, Leacock ; Cains/Compass ; Pequea/Mill Creek -- Names of interest in the West Conestoga from 1770-1800 -- Progressive trends of the West Conestoga -- True to the Old Order -- Families of the West Conestoga amd Mill Creek/Pequea from 1737-1810. Garber, Schantz, Johns, Erb, Rickenbach, Nafzigor, Kurtz, Rupp, Seiler, Linder, Shellenberger, Farny, Forney, Von Gundy, Showalter, Schmucker, Alleman, Stoltzfus, Borntrager, Schenk, Sommers, Yoder, Sharp, Kenegy, Benedum, Reinhart, Fisher, King, Beiler, Zook, Lapp.
Summary
An account of the families ... who comprised the first Amish community in Lancaster County for about the earliest 70 years, or until 1810.
Subjects
Amish - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 G213
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Millersville, Pennsylvania, 1761-2011 : 250 years

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Date of Publication
2011.
Call Number
975.815 MILL M652a
Responsibility
Millersville Area Historical Society.
ISBN
9780615509785
0615509789
Place of Publication
[Millersville, Pa.]
Publisher
Millersville Area Historical Society,
Date of Publication
2011.
Physical Description
ix, 204 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Notes
Includes advertisements.
Summary
Historical information from the past 250 years about the places, institutions, organizations, and people of Millersville.
Subjects
Millersville (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Additional Corporate Author
Millersville Area Historical Society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
975.815 MILL M652a
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