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Historical map of Pennsylvania : with a history of Indian treaties and land titles showing the Indian names of streams, and villages, and paths of travel; the sites of old forts and battlefields; the successive purchase from the Indians; and the names and dates of counties and county towns; with tables of forts and proprietary manors

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14613
Date of Publication
2004.
Call Number
974.80091 P415s 2004
Responsibility
edited by P. W. Sheafer (1875) Ronald R. Wenning (2004).
ISBN
1889037370
Place of Publication
Lewisburg, Pa
Publisher
Wennawoods Pub.,
Date of Publication
2004.
Physical Description
1 v. (various paging) : ill., fold. map ; 24 cm.
Series
The great Pennsylvania frontier series
Notes
Includes depictions of figures carved on rocks by Indians from along the Susquehanna River, Indian heiroglyphics and an Indian map.
Contents
Historical map of Pennsylvania -- History of land titles -- Indian wars of Pennsylvania -- Conference on Fort Pitt April-May 1768 -- Proceedings at a treaty held at Fort Stanwix in the months of Oct. & Nov. 1768 -- Purchase of Fort Stanwix Nov 5, 1768.
Subjects
Indians of North America
Treaties
Pennsylvania - History.
Additional Author
Sheafer, P. W.
Wenning, Ronald R.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80091 P415s 2004
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Pennsylvania street railway atlas

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15322
Author
Rohrbeck, Benson W.
Date of Publication
c2007.
Call Number
385.5 739r
Responsibility
by Benson W. Rohrbeck.
Author
Rohrbeck, Benson W.
Place of Publication
West Chester, PA
Publisher
Ben Rohrbeck Traction Publications,
Date of Publication
c2007.
Physical Description
86 p., : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Series
Pennsylvania traction series
Subjects
Street-railroads - Pennsylvania
Electric railroads - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
385.5 739r
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Pennsylvania : a history of the Commonwealth

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12619
Date of Publication
c2002.
Call Number
974.8 M649
Responsibility
edited by Randall M. Miller and William Pencak.
ISBN
0271022132 (cloth : alk. paper)
0271022140 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Place of Publication
University Park
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press ; Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,
Date of Publication
c2002.
Physical Description
xxxi, 654 p. ill. 27 cm.
Series
A keystone book
Contents
The first Pennsylvanians / Daniel K. Richter -- Encounter and experiment : the Colonial period / Susan E. Klepp -- The promise of revolution : 1750-1800 / William Pencak -- Building democratic communities : 1800-1850 / Emma Lapsansky -- Civil wars : 1850-1900 / Walter Licht -- Reforming the Commonwealth : 1900-1950 / David R. Contosta -- The postindustrial age : 1950-2000 / Philip Jenkins -- The making and unmaking of the Pennsylvanian empire / Michael Zuckerman -- Geography / Wilbur Zelinsky -- Architecture / Richard J. Webster -- Archaeology / Verna L. Cowin -- Folklore and folklife / Simon J. Bronner -- Genealogy / James M. Beidler -- Photography / Linda Ries -- Art / Randall M. Miller and William Pencak -- Oral history / Linda Shopes -- Literature / David Demarest.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History.
Pennsylvania - Civilization.
Additional Author
Miller, Randall M.
Pencak, William,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8 M649
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Charter, by-laws, members, qualifications for membership, activities

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13393
Corporate Author
Welcome Society of Pennsylvania.
Date of Publication
1927.
Call Number
369.12 W442c
Corporate Author
Welcome Society of Pennsylvania.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
By authority of the Council,
Date of Publication
1927.
Physical Description
63 p. 20 cm.
Notes
"Penn and Pennsylvania, a brief chronology [1324-1777] with some note of contemporaneous events, compiled by Henry Paul Busch": p. [45]-63.
Accompanied by supplement ([5] p.) issued in 1928.
Subjects
Welcome Society of Pennsylvania - Directories.
Pennsylvania - History.
Pennsylvania - History - Chronology.
Additional Author
Busch, Henry Paul,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
369.12 W442c
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The Black presence in Pennsylvania : "making it home"

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19159
Author
Lapsansky, Emma Jones.
Edition
2nd ed.
Date of Publication
2001.
Call Number
326 L317
Responsibility
Emma Lapansky [i.e. Lapsansky].
Author
Lapsansky, Emma Jones.
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
University Park, Pa
Publisher
Pennsylvania Historical Association,
Date of Publication
2001.
Physical Description
[iv], 50 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
Series
Pennsylvania history studies ; no. 21
Notes
Author's name misspelled on t.p., cover.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 45-46).
Summary
"Enter into the centuries-long debate about justice for the African and African American inhabitants of Pennsylvania with this history, which spans from William Penn's colony to the twentieth-century political achievements of black political leaders. Learn about the growth of African American communities through the experiences of James Forten, Richard Allen, Octavius Catto, Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, and many others. This is the ongoing story of 'making a home' in Pennsylvania." [from the publisher]
Subjects
African Americans - Pennsylvania
African Americans.
Pennsylvania - History.
Pennsylvania.
History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
326 L317
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Pennsylvania history told by contemporaries

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3098
Author
Martin, Asa Earl,
Date of Publication
1925.
Call Number
974.8009 M379
Responsibility
by Asa Earl Martin ... and Hiram Herr Shenk ...
Author
Martin, Asa Earl,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
The Macmillan company,
Date of Publication
1925.
Physical Description
xxi, 621 p. front. (facsim.) 201/2 cm.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History.
Additional Author
Shenk, Hiram Herr,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8009 M379
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Report of the Pennsylvania sesqui-centennial commission, 1776-1926

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3132
Date of Publication
1927.
Call Number
974.80069 P415
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, PA
Publisher
Sesqui-Centennial Commission of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Date of Publication
1927.
Physical Description
62 p. : ill.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80069 P415
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Pennsylvania, a history

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3148
Date of Publication
1926.
Call Number
974.8009 D681
Responsibility
editor-in-chief, George P. Donehoo ... with introduction by Thomas L. Montgomery.
Place of Publication
New York ; Chicago
Publisher
Lewis Historical Publishing Company,
Date of Publication
1926.
Physical Description
7 v. : ill., plates, maps ; 27 cm.
Notes
Vols. I-IV paged continuously.
LCHS has 2 vols. of biography only (vol. V and VI).
Contents
I-IV. History--[V-VII] Biography.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History.
Pennsylvania - Biography.
Additional Author
Donehoo, George Patterson,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8009 D681
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In old Pennsylvania towns

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3879
Author
Wharton, Anne Hollingsworth,
Date of Publication
[1920]
Call Number
974.80091 W554
Responsibility
by Anne Hollingsworth Wharton; with 39 illustrations.
Author
Wharton, Anne Hollingsworth,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia and London
Publisher
J.B. Lippincott company
Date of Publication
[1920]
Physical Description
3 p. l., 5-351, [1] p. front., plates. 22 cm.
Notes
Click on Table of Contents for more information.
Contents
En route to Lancaster--Story of an old town--Lancaster and Lebanon towns--Gettysburg by way of Columbia and York--Chambersburg and Shippensburg--Picturesque old town--From Carlisle to Harrisburg--Westward Ho to Pittsburgh--Washington, Penna. and the Braddock Trail--Fort Bedford, Hollidaysburg and Jenny Lind--The city of the beautiful spring--Up the Susquehanna, to Sunbury and Wilkes-Barre--Pennsylvania retreat for royalty--Down the Schuylkill to Pottsville and Reading--Allentown, Bethlehem and Chester.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - Description and travel.
Pennsylvania - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80091 W554
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The changing boundaries of Pennsylvania from 1493-1921

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16603
Author
Landefeld, William R.
Date of Publication
c2009.
Call Number
974.8 L256
Responsibility
William R. Landefeld, Jr.
Author
Landefeld, William R.
Place of Publication
Kennett Square, Pa
Publisher
Barbara C. Landefeld E. Pratt,
Date of Publication
c2009.
Physical Description
viii, 132 p. : ill.(some col.), maps (some col.), fascims. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 130).
Subjects
Pennsylvania - Boundaries - History.
Pennsylvania - History.
Additional Author
Pratt, Barbara C. Landefeld E.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8 L256
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Daily stories of Pennsylvania : prepared for publication in the leading daily newspapers of the state

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16620
Author
Godcharles, Frederic Antes,
Date of Publication
1924.
Call Number
974.8 G589
Responsibility
by Frederick A. Godcharles.
Author
Godcharles, Frederic Antes,
Place of Publication
Milton, Pa
Publisher
[s.n.],
Date of Publication
1924.
Physical Description
xiii, 958 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. iv) and index.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History.
Pennsylvania - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8 G589
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Historic Pennsylvania : an illustrated history

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17313
Author
Pencak, William,
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
c2008.
Call Number
974.8 P397 Oversize
Responsibility
by William A. Pencak.
ISBN
9781893619883
1893619885
Author
Pencak, William,
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
San Antonio, Tex
Publisher
Historical Pub. Network,
Date of Publication
c2008.
Physical Description
128 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm.
Notes
"Commissioned by the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 3).
Subjects
Industries - Pennsylvania.
Business enterprises - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - History.
Pennsylvania - Economic conditions.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8 P397 Oversize
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A guide book of art, architecture, and historic interests in Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3062
Author
Archambault, Anna Margaretta,
Date of Publication
1924.
Call Number
974.80074 P415
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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Native Americans' Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15526
Author
Richter, Daniel K.
Date of Publication
2005.
Call Number
974.8011 R535
Responsibility
Daniel K. Richter.
ISBN
1932304290
Author
Richter, Daniel K.
Place of Publication
University Park, Pa
Publisher
Pennsylvania Historical Association,
Date of Publication
2005.
Physical Description
100 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.
Series
Pennsylvania history studies ;
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-98).
Contents
Chapters: 1. Native Origins, to 1000 / 2. Agricultural Revolution, 1000 - 1500 / 3. Discovering Europeans, 1500 - 1682 / 4. Uneasy Peace, 1682 - 1754 / 5. Race Wars, 1754 - 1794 / 6. Invisible minorities , 1794-1918 / 7. Continuing Struggles, since 1918
Summary
Recognizing that Native American history does not begin with the arrival of Europeans , and does not end with their relocation or their concentration on reservations, the author pays significant attention to the millennia before contact, as well as to the developments of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Subjects
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8011 R535
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Pennsylvania research : county and township records

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15586
Author
Humphrey, John T.
Date of Publication
c2006.
Call Number
929.1 H926p
Responsibility
John T. Humphrey.
ISBN
1887609210
Author
Humphrey, John T.
Place of Publication
Washington, D.C
Publisher
PA Genealogy Books,
Date of Publication
c2006.
Physical Description
326 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History.
Pennsylvania - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.1 H926p
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Pennsylvania : a field guide to state history

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15587
Author
Sheldon, George G.
Date of Publication
2005.
Call Number
974.8 S544
Alternate Title
Field guide to Pennsylvania state history
Responsibility
George G. Sheldon.
ISBN
1856487296
Author
Sheldon, George G.
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
PRC Pub.,
Date of Publication
2005.
Physical Description
256 p. : ill. (some col.), plan ; 29 cm.
Contents
Pennsylvania quick facts.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History.
Pennsylvania - Encyclopedias.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8 S544
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Pennsylvania's Forbes Trail : gateways and getaways along the legendary route from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16115
Author
Kummerow, Burton K.
Date of Publication
c2008.
Call Number
973.26 K96
Alternate Title
Forbes Trail
Responsibility
Burton K. Kummerow, Christine H. O'Toole, R. Scott Stephenson.
ISBN
9781589793880
1589793889
Author
Kummerow, Burton K.
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD
Publisher
Taylor Trade Pub.,
Date of Publication
c2008.
Physical Description
204 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 26 x 28 cm.
Notes
"French & Indian War Commemoration : 250 years"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
"The year: 1758. A global conflict known as the French and Indian War rages, with the British battling the French and their Indian allies for control of North America. This spellbinding chapter in American history unfolds in a lively historic narrative, punctuated with rich, original illustrations. Join a headstrong young George Washington and British General John Forbes as they carve a trail through the Pennsylvania wilderness, capture Fort Duquesne and help set the stage for the birth of a nation. Let history be your guide as you experience the Forbes Trail today. Start at one of seven gateways as you traverse250 years of American history-and explore the authentic historic sites, natural wonders, restored houses and gardens, and extensive recreational opportunities that define the Forbes Trail." [from the publisher]
Subjects
Forbes, John, - 1710-1759.
Forbes Expedition against Fort Duquesne, 1758.
United States - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763 - Campaigns.
Fort Duquesne (Pa.) - History.
Pennsylvania - History.
Pennsylvania - Guidebooks.
Additional Author
O'Toole, Christine H.
Stephenson, R. Scott.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.26 K96
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