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Report on the committee appointed to participate in the exercises incident to the restoration of City Hall, Lancaster, Pa., to its original colonial design and dignity

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Author
Garvin, Milton Thomas.
Date of Publication
1925
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.29
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address of Mr. M. T. Garvin. Address of Richard Reilly, Esq.
Author
Garvin, Milton Thomas.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1925
Physical Description
3-7 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 29, no. 1
Subjects
City Hall (Lancaster, Pa.)
Architecture, Colonial - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 1865-
Additional Author
Reilly, R. M.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.29
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The early architecture of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : being an account of the origin and development of architectural forms in Lancaster County during the eighteenth century

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Author
Kocher, Alfred L.
Date of Publication
1920
The Early Architecture of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. BEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL FORMS IN LANCASTER COUNTY DURING THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. "No chapter in the history of national manners would illustrate so well, if duly executed, the progress of social life
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by Alfred L. Kocher, A.I.A.
Author
Kocher, Alfred L.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1920
Physical Description
91-106 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 24, no. 5
Subjects
Architecture.
Greek revival (Architecture)
Architecture, Domestic - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Architecture, Colonial - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 24, number 5 (1920), p. 91-106Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.24
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The Indian wars of Pennsylvania : an account of the Indian events, in Pennsylvania, of the French and Indian war, Pontiac's war, Lord Dunmore's war, the revolutionary war, and the Indian uprising from 1789 to 1795 ; tragedies of the Pennsylvania frontier based primarily on the Penna. archives and colonial records / by C. Hale Sipe ; introduction by Dr. George P. Donehoo

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Author
Sipe, C. Hale
Date of Publication
1929.
Call Number
974.8011 S618w
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Author
Sipe, C. Hale
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
The Telegraph Press,
Date of Publication
1929.
Physical Description
793 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., fold. map (in pocket) ; 23 cm.
Notes
Tail-pieces.
"Principal sources utilized in the preparation of this work": p. [6]
"Officers of the colonies of the Delaware before the time of William Penn, and the governors of the province and the commonwealth from 1681 to 1799": p. [745]-746.
"Principal Indian towns in Pennsylvania": p. [747]-754.
"List of blockhouses not mentioned in the text of this history": p. [755]-761.
Includes information on the Conoy Indians, Conestoga Indians, Susquehanna Indians and Delaware Indians.
Subjects
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania.
Indians of North America
Fortification - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Pennsylvania - Historic houses, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8011 S618w
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Seventeenth century survivors : pre-1700 buildings in the five county Philadelphia area

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Author
Feaver, Jane.
Date of Publication
1982.
Call Number
720 F288
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by Jane Feaver ; introduction by Edwin Wolf 2nd.
Author
Feaver, Jane.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Colonial Society of Philadelphia [i.e. Pennsylvania],
Date of Publication
1982.
Physical Description
51 p. : ill., maps ; 22 x 28 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographies.
Subjects
Architecture - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia Region.
Architecture, Colonial - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia Region.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia Region.
Montgomery County (Pa.) - History.
Chester County (Pa.) - History.
Bucks County (Pa.) - History.
Philadelphia County (Pa.) - History.
Delaware County (Pa.) - History.
Additional Corporate Author
Colonial Society of Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
720 F288
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Our present past : an update of Lancaster's heritage

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Date of Publication
c1985.
Call Number
720.9 L244 1985
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prepared by the Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, PA
Publisher
The Trust,
Date of Publication
c1985.
Physical Description
559 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Notes
What follows is the culmination of the Lancaster City and County architectural surveys completed by the Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County (HPT) from 1978 to 1985. This publication attempts to locate and identify those architecturally and/or historically significant sites and structures in Lancaster City and County that contribute to the character of our community. Further, this publicaion serves to update the 1972 study, "Lancaster's Heritage", prepared by the Lancaster County Planning Commission, and to promote the preservation and restoration of our architectural resources.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 555-559) and index.
Subjects
Historic sites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Historic preservation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Architecture - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History, Local.
Additional Corporate Author
Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County (Pa.)
Additional Title
Lancaster's heritage.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
720.9 L244 1985
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Typical old Lancaster buildings and architecture

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Author
Byrne, Jacob Hill.
Date of Publication
1922
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.26
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by Jacob Hill Byrne.
Author
Byrne, Jacob Hill.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1922
Physical Description
138-143 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 26, no. 6
Subjects
Architecture - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.26
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New freedoms, old miseries the emergence and disruption of black communities in southeastern Pennsylvania, 1780-1860

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Author
Oblinger, Carl D.
Date of Publication
1988
Call Number
301.451 O12
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by Carl Douglas Oblinger
Author
Oblinger, Carl D.
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, MI
Publisher
UMI
Date of Publication
1988
Physical Description
261 p. ill., maps 22 cm.
Notes
Dissertation for Lehigh University
Subjects
African Americans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
African Americans - Pennsylvania.
Slavery - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
301.451 O12
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A guide book of art, architecture, and historic interests in Pennsylvania

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Author
Archambault, Anna Margaretta,
Date of Publication
1924.
Call Number
974.80074 P415
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Author
Archambault, Anna Margaretta,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
The John C. Winston Co.,
Date of Publication
1924.
Physical Description
509 p. illus., maps, plates, ports. 23 cm.
Notes
LCHS copy limited ed. no. 691.
Subjects
Art - Pennsylvania.
Architecture - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - History.
Pennsylvania - Description and travel - Guidebooks.
Pennsylvania - Historic houses, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80074 P415
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The Lancaster County farm cook book : a collection of nearly three hundred popular recipes gathered from Amish, Mennonite, and gay Pennsylvania farm families of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, representing yesterday and today in farm cookery

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Edition
[Rev.]
Date of Publication
c1984.
Call Number
641.5 S646
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Responsibility
Photos, by Mel Horst.
Edition
[Rev.]
Place of Publication
Lebanon, Pa
Publisher
Applied Arts,
Date of Publication
c1984.
Physical Description
38 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Cookery, American - Pennsylvania.
Cookery, Mennonite.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
641.5 S646
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Marking the historic sites of Early Pennsylvania Fourth report of the Pennsylvania Historical Commission

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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical Commission.
Date of Publication
1926
Call Number
974.80074 H673
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Responsibility
By Pennsylvania Historical Commission
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical Commission.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Pennsylvania Historical Commission
Date of Publication
1926
Physical Description
88p b ill. 17 cm.
Subjects
Historical markers
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania.
Historic monuments - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - History - Societies, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80074 H673
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Buyer's Guide 1921-1922 Lancaster Directory- Consult it before buying: All the leading houses in every line. The following pages contain the names of the most enterprising and live-wire merchants in this territory. PATRONIZE THEM

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Date of Publication
1921-
Call Number
917.4815 D598 1921
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Alternate Title
Rhode's Lancaster County, Penna. directory ...
Place of Publication
Kutztown, Pa
Publisher
William S. Rhode,
Date of Publication
1921-
Physical Description
volumes ; 24 cm
Notes
Library has: 1921.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Directories.
Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Directories.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
917.4815 D598 1921
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Historic roadsides in New Jersey; a condensed description of the principal colonial and revolutionary landmarks in New Jersey, arranged for the convenience of students and motorists. The society of colonial wars in the state of New Jersey

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Corporate Author
General Society of Colonial Wars (U.S.). New Jersey.
Date of Publication
[1928]
Call Number
974.9 N531
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General Society of Colonial Wars (U.S.). New Jersey.
Place of Publication
Plainfield, N.J
Publisher
W. L. Glenney
Date of Publication
[1928]
Physical Description
1 p. l., 115 p. front., illus., fold. map. 23 cm.
Notes
Map mounted on lining-paper.
Bibliography: p. 111.
Subjects
Historic buildings - New Jersey.
New Jersey - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.9 N531
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1879-1929, fifty years of Woolworth : over 2100 Woolworth stores celebrate this year in 1500 cities in 5 countries of the world : the fiftieth anniversary of the F.W. Woolworth Co. : with amazing buying opportunities for your nickels and dimes

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Corporate Author
F.W. Woolworth Company.
Date of Publication
c1929.
Call Number
658.871 W917
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Corporate Author
F.W. Woolworth Company.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
The Company,
Date of Publication
c1929.
Physical Description
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
F.W. Woolworth Company.
Variety stores - United States.
Chain stores - United States.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
658.871 W917
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Lancaster houses of 150 years ago

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Author
Landis, David Bachman,
Date of Publication
1922
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.26
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by D. B. Landis.
Author
Landis, David Bachman,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1922
Physical Description
136-137 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 26, no. 6
Subjects
Architecture - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.26
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Guide to central Pennsylvania Lutheran church records : no. 1: a guide to genealogical resources in the parish records of baptisms, marriages, and burials, as well as to translations and copies in print and in public institutions

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Author
Weiser, Frederick S.
Edition
revised
Date of Publication
1982
Call Number
016.2841 G946
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Alternate Title
Central Pennsylvania Lutheran church records
Responsibility
compiled by Pastor Frederick S. Weiser.
Author
Weiser, Frederick S.
Edition
revised
Place of Publication
New Oxford, Pa
Publisher
Parrehof,
Date of Publication
1982
Physical Description
1 v. (various pagings, typescript) ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Lutheran Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Sources.
Lutheran Church - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County - Sources.
Lutheran Church - Pennsylvania - Dauphin County - Sources.
Lutheran Church - Pennsylvania - Adams County - Sources.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
016.2841 G946
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Map of the public roads in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : constructed from actual surveys made under direction of the State Highway Department by authority of an Act of Assembly approved May 1, 1905

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Corporate Author
A. Hoen and Company.
Date of Publication
[1923?]
Call Number
974.815 LACO 517 Oversize
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A. Hoen and Company.
Place of Publication
Baltimore, Md
Publisher
H. Hoen & Co. Lith.,
Date of Publication
[1923?]
Physical Description
1 map : col. ; 99 x 105 cm.
Notes
"April 1, 1923."
Includes table of township road mileages and distance table.
Subjects
Post office buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Maps.
Roads - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Maps.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Maps.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Highway Dept.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Map
Call Number
974.815 LACO 517 Oversize
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Historic and industrial Lancaster Stevens House

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Date of Publication
1923.
Call Number
728.5 H673 1923
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Commercial Printing House.
Date of Publication
1923.
Physical Description
16 p. ; 15 cm.
Notes
"Erected by the business and professional men of Lancaster Cioty and names in honor of its most distinguished citizen, Thaddeus Stevens."
Subjects
Stevens House (Lancaster Pa.)
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Hotels - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
728.5 H673 1923
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Re-discovering Horatio Alger, Jr. 1832-1899 : the most popular storyteller who ever lived--and the most widely read

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Author
Gerlach, Dorothy B.
Date of Publication
1985
FOWLER CASH BOY a BY HORATIO A LG E R STRIVEANDSUCCEED Re-Discovering Horatio Alger, Jr. 1832-1899 The Most Popular Storyteller Who Ever Lived — And The Most Widely Read By Dorothy B. Gerlach On July 13, 1983, the Lancaster New Era carried an article by Sam Taylor concerning the Horatio Alger
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by Dorothy B. Gerlach.
Author
Gerlach, Dorothy B.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1985
Physical Description
86-93 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 89, no. 3
Subjects
Alger, Horatio, - 1832-1899.
Children
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 89, number 3 (1985), p. 86-93Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.89
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The restoration manual : an illustrated guide to the preservation and restoration of old buildings

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Author
Bullock, Orin M.
Date of Publication
1983, c1966.
Call Number
720.28 B938
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by Orin M. Bullock, Jr. ; with a foreword by Morris Ketchum, Jr.
ISBN
0442214332 (pbk.) :
Author
Bullock, Orin M.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Van Nostrand Reinhold,
Date of Publication
1983, c1966.
Physical Description
182 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Notes
Originally published: Norwalk, Conn. : Silvermine, 1966.
"Written for the Committee on Historic Buildings of the American Institute of Architects."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
Architecture - United States
Monuments - United States
Historic buildings - United States
Additional Corporate Author
American Institute of Architects. Committee on Historic Buildings.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
720.28 B938
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Handcrafts in Lancaster County

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Author
Kauffman, Henry J.,
Date of Publication
1982.
personalities and their products, although it will be obvious that some overlapping will occur. It is reasonable to assume that the first settlers would be concerned with provision for shelter for their families and one of the oldest historic shrines in Lancaster County is the Herr house. It was not one of the
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by Henry J. Kauffman.
Author
Kauffman, Henry J.,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1982.
Physical Description
57-68 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 86, no. 2
Subjects
Handicraft - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Firearms - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Decorative arts - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 86, number 2 (1982), p. 57-68Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.86
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