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Journal of the ... of the ... House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives.
Date of Publication
-1942.
Call Number
345.12 R425 Session 15
325.12 R425
Alternate Title
Journal of the ... House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
House journal
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives.
Place of Publication
Lancaster
Publisher
Printed by George Helmbold,
Date of Publication
-1942.
Physical Description
v. ; 21-35 cm.
Publication Frequency
Annual
Dates of Publication
Began with 1st (1790/1791).
-extraordinary session (1942).
Notes
Title varies slightly.
Includes extra sessions.
Some vols. have appendices consisting of reports of various States offices.
Description based on: 13th (1802).
LCHS has session 15 (Lancaster: Benjamin Grimler, 1804) and session 18 (Lancaster: Benjamin Grimler, 1807).
Subjects
Legislative journals - Pennsylvania - Periodicals.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - Periodicals.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
345.12 R425 Session 15
325.12 R425
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Directory of social resources, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Date of Publication
1944.
Call Number
362 L244s 1944
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster Press ,
Date of Publication
1944.
Physical Description
xv, 46 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Title varies.
Subjects
Community information services - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Directories.
Community health services - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Directories.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Directories.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
362 L244s 1944
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Early land marks and names of old Pittsburgh; an address delivered before the Pittsburgh chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, at Carnegie Institute, November 30, 1923

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Author
Miller, Annie Clark.
Date of Publication
1924, reprinted 1956.
Call Number
974.4886 M647
Author
Miller, Annie Clark.
Place of Publication
[Pittsburgh]
Publisher
Pittsburgh Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution,
Date of Publication
1924, reprinted 1956.
Physical Description
60 p. illus. 21 cm.
Notes
Cover title: Early land marks and old names ...
Subjects
Monuments - Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh.
Names, Geographical - Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.4886 M647
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City of Lancaster : the official handbook

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Date of Publication
[1947?]
Call Number
914.42769 C581
Responsibility
produced by the authority of the Lancaster City Council.
Place of Publication
Cheltenham; London
Publisher
Ed. J. Burrow & Co. ,
Date of Publication
[1947?]
Physical Description
104 p. : ill., maps ; 19 cm.
Notes
Includes businesses and advertisements.
Handwritten on cover : Sister City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Subjects
Lancaster (England) - Guidebooks.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster (England) City Council.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
914.42769 C581
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The American pioneer in forty-eight states

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Author
Peterson, Clarence Stewart,
Date of Publication
1945.
Call Number
973 P485
Responsibility
by ex-Lieut. C. Stewart Peterson, M.A.
Author
Peterson, Clarence Stewart,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
The William-Frederick Press,
Date of Publication
1945.
Physical Description
3 p. l., [9]-190 p. 24 cm.
Notes
"References": p. 184-190.
Subjects
United States - History, Local.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973 P485
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Bicentennial addresses delivered at the two hundredth anniversary of Leacock Presbyterian Church, Paradise, Penna

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Date of Publication
1940.
Call Number
285.1 K21
Responsibility
edited by Jay Warren Kaufman.
Place of Publication
[Paradise, Pa.]
Publisher
Leacock Presbyterian Church,
Date of Publication
1940.
Physical Description
vii, 147 p., [2] leaves of plates : ill. ; 20 cm.
Notes
Cover title: the Leacock United Presbyterian Church, a history 1740-1940.
Copy two cover title: The Leacock United Presbyterian Church, a history 1740-1976 and includes pages 73-147, a history of the church 1940-1976.
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Leacock Presbyterian Church (Paradise, Pa.).
Pennsylvania - Church history.
Additional Author
Kaufman, Jay Warren,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
285.1 K21
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Author
Drepperd, Carl William,
Date of Publication
1949
Call Number
748 D772
Author
Drepperd, Carl William,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Universal Pub.
Date of Publication
1949
Physical Description
284 p. ill. 18 cm.
Subjects
Glassware
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
748 D772
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Old Lancaster tales and traditions

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1927.
Call Number
974.815 LACI W928
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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
The Author,
Date of Publication
1927.
Physical Description
x, 261 p. illus. 24 cm.
Contents
Declaration of Independence in Lancaster--Thomas Wharton, Jr. in Lancaster--Baron Steuben in Lancaster--Lancaster in 1778--Lancaster in 1783--Ephrata Community--Lancaster in 1788--Camel in Lancaster--Lancaster in 1795--Lancaster in 1797--John Marshall in Lancaster--First elephant in Lancaster--General Pinckney in Lancaster--Lancaster in 1807--Alexander Wilson in Lancaster--Mrs. Royall's visit to Lancaster--Royal Arabian horse in Lancaster--Daniel Webster in Lancaster--Rich men of Lancaster City in 1845--The Wreath--Chinese soldier in the Civil War--Hope Church--Seventy-fifth aniversaryof Hope Church--Story of Salome Le Roy--Tory of the Revolution.
Illustrations--Rare old Lancaster imprint--Lancaster Count Courthouse--Residence of Christopher Marshall--Trinity Lutheran Church--Cat Tavern--Old Ferry House--Buildings of the Ephrata Cloister--Watermark, Ephrata Cloister--Finest Colonial House in Lancaster--Caleb Cope House--Barracks on Howard Avenue--Saron House. Ephrata Cloister--Cell, Ephrata Cloister--Watermarks, Ephrata Cloister--Room in Saron House, Ephrata Cloister--Kitchen, Ephrata Cloister--Fireplace, Ephrata Cloister--Matin Room--Ephrata Cloister--Seal, Ephrata Cloister--Government Buildings, Lancaster--Washington Hotel--Old Powder House--Lancaster Academy--Male camel--Watermarks, Ephrata Cloister--Johann Conrad Beissel--Tomb of Johann Conrad Beissel--Fountain Inn--Rockford, Home of General Hand--White Swan Tavern--Blunderbuss--Lancaster City Hall--Newspaper account of Marshall's arival--Residence of Jasper Yeates--Residence of Timothy Matlack--Advertisement of the elephant--Oldest tobacco shop in the United States--Old wooden sign, Demuth Tobacco Shop--View of North Queen Street about 1840--William Pitt Tavern--Sign of William Pitt Tavern--Lancaster in 1810--Anchor Inn, Lititz, Pa.--Heinitsh's Drug Store--James Buchanan--Steinman's Hardware Store--Slaymaker's Hotel--Abbeville--House and tannery of Georg H. Krug--Fire engine--View of West King Street about 1850--The Wreath--Button Suctio Engine--Hose cart--Hope Episcopal Church, Mount Hope, Pa.--Mount Hope Mansion--Memorial chancel and altar, Hope Church--Brew House--Bird's-eye view of Lancaster--German Reformed Church--House built about 1760--Lancaster County Prison.
Subjects
Woo, Hong Neok - 1834-1919.
Folklore - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACI W928
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The Philadelphia-Baltimore trade rivalry, 1780-1860

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Author
Livingood, James Weston.
Date of Publication
1947.
Call Number
386 L782
Author
Livingood, James Weston.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,
Date of Publication
1947.
Physical Description
195 p.
Notes
Bibliography: p.166-187.
Subjects
Commerce.
Philadelphia (Pa.) - History.
Philadelphia (Pa.) - Commerce.
Baltimore (Md.) - History.
Baltimore (Md.) - Commerce.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
386 L782
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County government and archives in Pennsylvania

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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical Survey.
Date of Publication
1947
Call Number
352.0748 P415
Responsibility
edited by Sylvester K. Stevens and Donald H. Kent
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical Survey.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Date of Publication
1947
Physical Description
x, 576 p. 23 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 518-522
Subjects
County government - Pennsylvania.
Archives - Pennsylvania.
Additional Author
Stevens, Sylvester Kirby,
Kent, Donald H.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
352.0748 P415
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Seeing Lancaster county and city by automobile

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Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Date of Publication
1924.
Call Number
974.815 LACO M191
Responsibility
Prepared and distributed by Lancaster Automobile Club. Sketched and written by D. F. Magee, esq. and contributed to the club.
Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster Automobile Club,
Date of Publication
1924.
Physical Description
24 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Route No.1, A trip to the southern end, Chestnut level, Fulton House, Penn Hill -- Route No. 2, Donegal Church, Elizabethtown and Hershey -- Route No. 3, Some old and famous roads; the Newport road and Peter's road -- Route No. 4, Ephrata, Brickerville, Clay, Elizabeth Furnace, Penryn -- Route No. 5, Conestoga Township, Safe Harbor, The first court house, Postlethwaite -- Route No. 6, The Octorara and the early English settlements and the southern end -- Route No. 7, An all day Sunday route by York, Baltimore Pike, Havre de Grace, Elkton, Wilmington -- Route No. 8, Millersville, Indian Town, Creswell, Columbia, Chickies, Silver Springs -- Route No. 9, Two routes to McCall's Ferry -- Route No. 10, From Lancaster via Wilmington, Delaware, Atlantic City and Bowers Beach -- Route No. 11, Moore's Mill, a beautiful spot via East Petersburg, Salunga, Ironville and the Quay Farm -- Route No. 12, The South Mountain and the Blue Hills: Summer Resorts -- Route No. 13, Some nice evening drives as the sun seeks the west -- Route No. 14, Long's Park, Rohrerstown, Millersville, Wabank, Second Lock -- Route No. 15, Long's Park, Petersburg, Oregon, Lehman's Rifle factory.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO M191
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The Pennsylvania Railroad : a pictorial history

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Author
Alexander, Edwin P.
Date of Publication
1947.
Call Number
385 A969
Responsibility
by Edwin P. Alexander.
Author
Alexander, Edwin P.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Bonanza Books,
Date of Publication
1947.
Physical Description
248 p. : ill., maps, facsims. ; 26 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
Pennsylvania Railroad.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
385 A969
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Educational blue book and directory of the Church of the Brethren : 1708-1923, with biographies

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Author
Cable, William Arthur,
Date of Publication
1923.
Call Number
286.5 E21
Responsibility
compiled and edited by W. Arthur Cable; Homer F. Sanger.
Author
Cable, William Arthur,
Place of Publication
Elgin, Ill
Publisher
The General Education Board of the Church,
Date of Publication
1923.
Physical Description
656 p.: ill.; 22 cm.
Notes
Durnbaugh, 694.
"A history of education in the Church of the Brethren" / John S. Flory: p. [2]-104.
Summary
The Educational Blue Book and Directory undertakes to present the main facts of the educational movement in the Church of the Brethren from its origin to the present time (1923), and to preserve for future use as much data as possible connected with the educational work of the Brethren. A brief history of education in the Church of the Brethren was prepared for this volume by Dr. John S. Flory, of Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, Virginia. To accompany the text, the Editors assembled numerous photographs of buildings, views, and persons.
Subjects
Church of the Brethren - Biography.
Church of the Brethren - Education.
Additional Author
Sanger, Homer Festus,
Flory, John S.
Additional Corporate Author
Church of the Brethren. General Education Board.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
286.5 E21
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Song of the Susquehanna

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Author
Stover, Herbert E.
Date of Publication
[1949]
Call Number
813.5 S889
Author
Stover, Herbert E.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Dodd, Mead
Date of Publication
[1949]
Physical Description
x, 275 p. 21 cm.
Summary
A novel about the adventures of a trader/surveyor during the French and Indian War.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
813.5 S889
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History of Lamberton Lodge, no.476 Ancient York Masons, Lancaster, Pa

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Author
Bolenius, Robert Miller,
Date of Publication
1921?
Call Number
366.1 L223
Responsibility
Compiled from the records of the first fifty years of its existence; also biographies of the warrant members and past masters of Lodge 476, with a complete list of members
Author
Bolenius, Robert Miller,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
s.n.
Date of Publication
1921?
Physical Description
vii, 218 p. ill. 20 cm.
Subjects
Freemasons - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
366.1 L223
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Author
Doster, Elizabeth Anne Middleton,
Date of Publication
1945.
Call Number
929 D724
Responsibility
by Mrs. Ben Hill Doster, in memory of her husband; completed, edited, and produced by Wadsworth Doster.
Author
Doster, Elizabeth Anne Middleton,
Place of Publication
Richmond, Va
Publisher
The William Byrd Press,
Date of Publication
1945.
Physical Description
xv, 286 p. plates, maps, coat of arms. 28 x 21 cm.
Notes
"Authorities consulted": p. [xiii]-xv.
Subjects
Doster family - (Thomas Doster, 1665 (ca.)-1748)
Additional Author
Doster, Wadsworth,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 D724
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Author
Ringwalt, J. Luther
Date of Publication
1942.
Call Number
929 D578r 1942
Responsibility
by J. F. Ringwalt. Additional data provided by Theodore Diller, Alfred Diller [and] Isaac Diller.
Author
Ringwalt, J. Luther
Place of Publication
New Holland, Pa
Date of Publication
1942.
Physical Description
65 p. : frontis. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Reprint of 1877 edition, with additional data.
Subjects
Diller family.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 D578r 1942
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General ordinances of the City of Lancaster Pennsylvania

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Date of Publication
1942
Call Number
352.008 C855 1942
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, Va
Publisher
The Michie Company
Date of Publication
1942
Physical Description
322 p. 23 cm.
Notes
Published by order of the Council. The General and Permanent Ordinances of the City (In effect on July 31, 1942)
Subjects
Ordinances, Municipal - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
352.008 C855 1942
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History of the 26th Infantry Division in World War II

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Date of Publication
[1945]
Call Number
940.5421 H673
Responsibility
compiled and edited by G-3 section, 26th Infantry Division
Place of Publication
Linz, Czechoslovakia
Publisher
[s.n.]
Date of Publication
[1945]
Physical Description
44 p. ill. 27 cm.
Subjects
United States. - Army. - Infantry Regiment, 26th.
World War, 1939-1945.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
940.5421 H673
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Philip Benedict, inventor of stoves

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1943.
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Responsibility
by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1943.
Physical Description
58-[60] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 47, no. 3
Subjects
Benedict, Philip, - 1771-1862.
Stoves.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 47, number 3 (1943), p. 58-60Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.47
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