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A history of the Indian villages and place names in Pennsylvania, with numerous historical notes and references

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Author: Donehoo, George Patterson,

Date of Publication: [c1928]

Call Number: 974.8011 D681

Responsibility: by Dr. George P. Donehoo. With an introduction by the Hon. Warren K. Moorehead.

Author: Donehoo, George Patterson,

Place of Publication: Harrisburg, Pa

Publisher: The Telegraph press

Date of Publication: [c1928]

Physical Description: xiv, 290 p. 24 cm.

Notes: Blank pages for "Notes" interspersed.; Bibliography: p. 288-290.

Subjects: Names, Geographical - Pennsylvania.; Indians of North America - Pennsylvania.; Indians of North America

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.8011 D681

Life and works of Benjamin West; an address delivered by Hon. Hampton L. Carson, LL.D., before the Historical society of Pennsylvania, December 12, 1921

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Author: Carson, Hampton L.

Date of Publication: 1922?]

Call Number: 759.1393 C321

Author: Carson, Hampton L.

Place of Publication: [Philadelphia?

Date of Publication: 1922?]

Physical Description: 19 p. front., plates, ports., facsims. 25 cm.

Notes: LCHS copy autographed by the author.

Subjects: West, Benjamin, - 1738-1820.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 759.1393 C321

Substance of the address of Dr. Albert Cook Myers : delivered at the unveiling exercises of the Martin Chartier marker

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Date of Publication: 1925

%20Journal%20Project/PDF%20Biblio%20Info/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Title: Substance of the address of Dr. Albert Cook Myers : delivered at the unveiling exercises of the Martin Chartier marker. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Chartier, Martin, d. 1718. French Americans--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History

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Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1925

Physical Description: 127-130 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 29, no. 10

Subjects: Chartier, Martin, - d. 1718.; French Americans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Shawnee Indians.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 29, number 10 (1925), p. 127-133Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.29

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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

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

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

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

The substance of an address delivered at Poole Forge, Caernarvon, Lancaster County, Pa

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Author: Appel, Roberts.

Date of Publication: 1925

THE SUBSTANCE OF AN ADDRESS DELIVERED AT POOLE FORGE, CAERNARVON, LANCASTER COUNTY, PA. By Roberts Appel, Esq. PRAPARED FOR THE RECORDS OF THIS SOCIETY By Mr. Hugh W. Nevin. Midst pretty plains and dells of Caernarvon township, in northeastern Lancaster county, stand two old iron forges, Colonial

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Responsibility: by Roberts Appel, Esq. Prepared for the records of this society by Mr. Hugh W. Nevin.

Author: Appel, Roberts.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1925

Physical Description: 69-73 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 29, no. 6

Subjects: Windsor Forge (Caernarvon Township, Pa.); Poole Forge (Caernarvon Township, Pa.); Iron mines and mining - Pennsylvania - Caernarvon Township.; Iron-works - Pennsylvania - Caernarvon Township.; Caernarvon (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.

Additional Author: Nevin, Hugh W.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 29, number 6 (1925), p. 69-73Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.29

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A history of colonial Virginia, the first permanent colony in America, to which is added the genealogy of the several shires and counties and population in Virginia from the first Spanish colony to the present time

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Author: Cridlin, William Broaddus.

Edition: Pageant ed.

Date of Publication: 1923.

Call Number: 975.502 C928

Responsibility: By William Broaddus Cridlin ...

Author: Cridlin, William Broaddus.

Edition: Pageant ed.

Place of Publication: Richmond, Va

Publisher: Williams printing co.,

Date of Publication: 1923.

Physical Description: vi, 181, 13 p. incl. front. (map) 21 cm.

Subjects: Names, Geographical - Virginia.; Virginia - History - Colonial period.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 975.502 C928

Pennsylvania place names

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4297

Author: Espenshade, Abraham Howry,

Date of Publication: 1925

Call Number: 974.80091 E77

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Responsibility: by A. Howry Espenshade.

Author: Espenshade, Abraham Howry,

Place of Publication: State College, Pa

Publisher: The Pennsylvania state college

Date of Publication: 1925

Physical Description: 375 p. fold. map. 24 cm.

Series: The Pennsylvania state college. Studies in history and political science, no. 1; Pennsylvania state college. College series, no. 1

Notes: "List of books consulted": p. 341-345.

Summary: "The author has tried to show that an interesting and important part of the history of Pennsylvania has been indelibly written in the names of its counties, cities, towns and townships...He has made every effort to learn all the essential facts about a particular name, and to secure information from the most reliable and authentic sources." [from the preface] /// Chapters include places named for English Shires, English noblemen, French , Presidents, Soldiers, Women, Indians , Industries, and Geographical Features , Etc.

Subjects: Names, Geographical - Pennsylvania.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.80091 E77

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Comb making in America, an account of the origin and development of the industry for which Leominster has become famous, to which are added pictures of many of the early comb makers and views of the old time comb shops

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Author: Walton, Perry,

Date of Publication: c1925]

Call Number: 688.5 W241

Responsibility: compiled and privately printed for Bernard W. Doyle, president of the Viscoloid company, inc., in commemoration of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the comb industry in Leominster, Massachusetts.

Author: Walton, Perry,

Place of Publication: [Boston

Date of Publication: c1925]

Physical Description: xiv, 158 p. incl. front., illus., ports. pl. 27 cm.

Notes: "Compiled, written and printed under direction of Perry Walton."

Contents: Antiquity of combs -- Establishment of the comb industry in America -- Growth of the comb industry in West Newbury -- The Noyes family : their relation to the comb industry -- Improvements in the manufacture of combs -- The Hills family and the comb industry in Leominster -- Comb-making in Clinton, Massachusetts, and other industrial centers -- Horn, tortoise shell, ivory and their substitutes -- The town of Leominster.

Subjects: Combs.

Additional Author: Doyle, Bernard W.

Additional Corporate Author: Viscoloid company, Leominster, Mass.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 688.5 W241

Report of the Special Committee of the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce on equalization of property assessments submitted at the membership meeting on November 15, 1921

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Corporate Author: Lancaster Chamber of Commerce (Pa.) / Special Committee.

Date of Publication: [1921].

Call Number: 352.135 L244e

Corporate Author: Lancaster Chamber of Commerce (Pa.) / Special Committee.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster Chamber of Comerce

Date of Publication: [1921].

Physical Description: 99 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Tax assessment - Pennsylvania - Lancaster City.; Taxation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster City.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 352.135 L244e

"A better citizenship," address by H. Frank Eshleman delivered under the auspices of the W. S Birely Post, G. A. R. at Quarryville, Pa., Memorial Day, 1922

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Author: Eshleman, H. Frank

Date of Publication: 1922?]

Call Number: 394.2684 E75 1922

Responsibility: by H. Frank Eshleman, esq., Lancaster (Pa.) Bar.

Author: Eshleman, H. Frank

Place of Publication: [S.l

Publisher: s.n.,

Date of Publication: 1922?]

Physical Description: 15 p. ; 24 cm.

Notes: Caption-title.

Subjects: W. S. Birely Post, G. A. R. (Quarryville, Pa.); Memorial Day addresses.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 394.2684 E75 1922

"A better citizenship" / Address by Frank Eshleman...delivered under the auspices of the W.S. Birely Post G.A.R. at Quarryville, PA Memorial Day, 1922

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12989

Author: Eshleman, Henry Frank ,

Date of Publication: 1922.

Call Number: 172.1 E75

Author: Eshleman, Henry Frank ,

Place of Publication: [Lancaster, Pa.]

Publisher: s.n.,

Date of Publication: 1922.

Physical Description: 15 p. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Citizenship.; Memorial Day addresses.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 172.1 E75

Pageant of liberty, commemorating Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in the American revolution

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Author: Burrell, Percy Jewett.

Date of Publication: c1926]

Call Number: 974.815 LACO B969

Responsibility: Percy Jewett Burrell, pageant director and co-author with Laura F. Kready and H. Clifton Thorbahn. Presented upon Williamson athletic field by the people of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, July 5th, 6th and 7th, 1926.

Author: Burrell, Percy Jewett.

Place of Publication: [Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster press, inc.,

Date of Publication: c1926]

Physical Description: 136 p. 24 cm.

Subjects: Pageants - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Revolution - Drama.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Revolution - Drama.

Additional Author: Kready, Laura Fry,; Thorbahn, H. Clifton,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.815 LACO B969

A brief historical review of the achievements of German nationals in the early days of American colonization. The period from 1564 to 1682 inclusive

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Author: Lohr, Otto,

Date of Publication: 1923.

Call Number: 974.8002 L833

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Responsibility: by Otto Lohr.

Author: Lohr, Otto,

Place of Publication: Hoboken [N.J.]

Date of Publication: 1923.

Physical Description: 7, [1] p. 21 cm.

Series: Historical bulletin ; no. 1

Subjects: Germans - United States.; United States - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.8002 L833

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The Kentucky rifle; a study of the origin and development of a purely American type of firearm, together with accurate historical data concerning early colonial gunsmiths, and profusely illustrated with photographic reproduction of their finest work

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Author: Dillin, John Grace Wolfe,

Date of Publication: 1924.

Call Number: 683 D578 Oversize

Responsibility: By Captain John G. W. Dillin.

Author: Dillin, John Grace Wolfe,

Place of Publication: Washington, D.C

Publisher: National rifle association of America,

Date of Publication: 1924.

Physical Description: 4 p. l., viii, 124, [6] p. front. (port.) illus., 126 pl. on 64 l. (incl. ports., facsims.) 33 cm.

Notes: "Edited by Kendrick Scofield."

Subjects: Kentucky rifle.

Additional Author: Scofield, Kendrick,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 683 D578 Oversize

The Indian chiefs of Pennsylvania, or, A story of the part played by the American Indian in the history of Pennsylvania : based primarily on the Pennsylvania archives and colonial records, and built around the outstanding chiefs

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Author: Sipe, C. Hale

Date of Publication: c1927.

Call Number: 974.8011 S618c

Responsibility: by C. Hale Sipe ; with an introduction by Dr. George P. Donehoo.

Author: Sipe, C. Hale

Place of Publication: Butler, Pa

Publisher: Ziegler Print. Co., Inc.,

Date of Publication: c1927.

Physical Description: 569 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Notes: Includes information on the Conestoga Indians, Susquehanna Indians, Delaware Indians, Conoy Indians, Shawnee Indians and Shikellamy (Indian chief).; Includes bibliographical references and index.

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

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.8011 S618c

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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Responsibility: 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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History of Lancaster chapter, American Red Cross

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Corporate Author: American National Red Cross. Lancaster Chapter.

Date of Publication: 1920.

Call Number: 361.7634 A615h

Corporate Author: American National Red Cross. Lancaster Chapter.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: New Era printing press,

Date of Publication: 1920.

Physical Description: 56 p. : 24 cm.

Subjects: American Red Cross - Pennsylvania - Lancaster Chapter

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 361.7634 A615h

An authentic history of the Junior Sons of America, 1847 to 1868, and Patriotic Order Sons of America, 1869 to 1923

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1864

Author: Stager, Henry John.

Date of Publication: [1925?]

Call Number: 369 P314

Responsibility: by Henry John Stager, by John H. Druckemiller as collaborator, and edited and completed by C.H. Shirk.

Author: Stager, Henry John.

Place of Publication: [S.l.]

Publisher: State Camp of Pennsylvania of the Patriotic Order, Sons of America,

Date of Publication: [1925?]

Physical Description: 2 v. : ill.

Subjects: Patriotic Order Sons of America. - State Camp of Pennsylvania - History.

Additional Author: Druckemiller, John H.; Shirk, C. H.

Additional Corporate Author: Patriotic Order Sons of America. State Camp of Pennsylvania.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 369 P314

An authentic history of the Junior Sons of America, 1847 to 1868, and Patriotic Order Sons of America, 1869 to 1923

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo5438

Author: Stager, Henry John.

Date of Publication: [1925?]

Call Number: 369 S774

Responsibility: by Henry John Stager, by John H. Druckemiller as collaborator, and edited and completed by C.H. Shirk.

Author: Stager, Henry John.

Place of Publication: [S.l.]

Publisher: State Camp of Pennsylvania of the Patriotic Order, Sons of America,

Date of Publication: [1925?]

Physical Description: 2 v. : ill.

Subjects: Patriotic Order Sons of America. - State Camp of Pennsylvania - History

Additional Author: Druckemiller, John H.,; Shirk, C H

Additional Corporate Author: Patriotic Order Sons of America. State Camp of Pennsylvania

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 369 S774

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A history of the Indian villages and place names in Pennsylvania, with numerous historical notes and references

Life and works of Benjamin West; an address delivered by Hon. Hampton L. Carson, LL.D., before the Historical society of Pennsylvania, December 12, 1921

Substance of the address of Dr. Albert Cook Myers : delivered at the unveiling exercises of the Martin Chartier marker

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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

Marking the historic sites of Early Pennsylvania Fourth report of the Pennsylvania Historical Commission

The substance of an address delivered at Poole Forge, Caernarvon, Lancaster County, Pa

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A history of colonial Virginia, the first permanent colony in America, to which is added the genealogy of the several shires and counties and population in Virginia from the first Spanish colony to the present time

Pennsylvania place names

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Comb making in America, an account of the origin and development of the industry for which Leominster has become famous, to which are added pictures of many of the early comb makers and views of the old time comb shops

Report of the Special Committee of the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce on equalization of property assessments submitted at the membership meeting on November 15, 1921

"A better citizenship," address by H. Frank Eshleman delivered under the auspices of the W. S Birely Post, G. A. R. at Quarryville, Pa., Memorial Day, 1922

"A better citizenship" / Address by Frank Eshleman...delivered under the auspices of the W.S. Birely Post G.A.R. at Quarryville, PA Memorial Day, 1922

Pageant of liberty, commemorating Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in the American revolution

A brief historical review of the achievements of German nationals in the early days of American colonization. The period from 1564 to 1682 inclusive

Websites

The Kentucky rifle; a study of the origin and development of a purely American type of firearm, together with accurate historical data concerning early colonial gunsmiths, and profusely illustrated with photographic reproduction of their finest work

The Indian chiefs of Pennsylvania, or, A story of the part played by the American Indian in the history of Pennsylvania : based primarily on the Pennsylvania archives and colonial records, and built around the outstanding chiefs

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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History of Lancaster chapter, American Red Cross

An authentic history of the Junior Sons of America, 1847 to 1868, and Patriotic Order Sons of America, 1869 to 1923

An authentic history of the Junior Sons of America, 1847 to 1868, and Patriotic Order Sons of America, 1869 to 1923