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Lancaster's golden century, 1821-1921; a chronicle of men and women who planned and toiled to build a city strong and beautiful

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Author
Klein, H. M. J.
Date of Publication
1921.
Call Number
974.815 LACO K64
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Responsibility
written and comp. by H.M.J. Klein ...
Author
Klein, H. M. J.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
Hager and Bro.,
Date of Publication
1921.
Physical Description
3 p. ø., 130 p. illus., pl., ports. 19 cm.
Notes
"To commemorate one hundred years of the house of Hager, April, 1921."
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Biography.
Additional Corporate Author
Hager & Brother, Lancaster, Pa.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO K64
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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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History of Fort Freeland / by Hon. Frederic A. Godcharles. Record of the Society, 1920-1922

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Author
Godcharles, Frederic A.
Date of Publication
1922.
Call Number
974.851 G577
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Alternate Title
Fort Freeland.
Record of the Society, 1920-1922.
Author
Godcharles, Frederic A.
Place of Publication
Williamsport, Pa
Publisher
Lycoming Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1922.
Physical Description
36 p. : front., ill. 24 cm.
Series
Lycoming Historical Society. Proceedings and Papers ;
Notes
"Fort Freeland, on north side Warrior Run about six miles north of Milton, Northumberland County." c.f. p. 7.
Subjects
Indians of North America - Penn. - Northumberland County.
Northumberland County (Pa.) - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763.
Northumberland County (Pa.) - History - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
Fort Freeland (Pa.).
Additional Corporate Author
Lycoming Historical Society (Lycoming County, Pa.).
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.851 G577
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The awakening and the early progress of the Pequea, Conestoga and other Susquehanna Valley settlements : as shown by official letters, etc., of the time

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Author
Landis, David M.
Date of Publication
1921.
made choice of by a lot of industrious and civil men who have money at command and will soon bring it to the receiver. And several other good people are now going to review the remainder. I desire that a surveyor be appointed for Lancaster County, the business there being so much more and always
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Responsibility
by David M. Landis.
Author
Landis, David M.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1921.
Physical Description
5-16 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 25, no. 1
Subjects
Land settlement - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Taylor papers.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 25, number 1 (1921), p. 5-16Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.25
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President James Buchanan's betrayal of Governor Robert J. Walker of Kansas

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Author
Harmon, George Dewey ,
Date of Publication
1929.
Call Number
905.748 HSP
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Responsibility
by George D. Harmon.
Author
Harmon, George Dewey ,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania ,
Date of Publication
1929.
Physical Description
pp. 51-91 ; 23 cm.
Notes
In: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, v. 53.
Subjects
Walker, Robert James , - 1801-1869.
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Kansas - Politics and government - 1854-1861.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 HSP
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Journal of an English emigrant farmer : a record of the journey of an unknown Englishman to America in the year 1838 and his sojourn for a summer among the early pioneer settlers of Muncy Valley

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Date of Publication
1928.
Call Number
974.851 J86
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Responsibility
edited by T. Kenneth Wood.
Place of Publication
Williamsport [Pa.]
Publisher
Lycoming Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1928.
Physical Description
38 p., [7] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series
Proceedings and papers - Lycoming Historical Society ; no. 6
Notes
"Occasional Publication No. 6."
Subjects
Farmers
United States - Description and travel - 1783-1848.
Pennsylvania - Description and travel - Personal narratives.
Additional Author
Wood, T. Kenneth.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.851 J86
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Reptiles of Lancaster county and the state of Pennsylvania / By Harry Justin Roddy

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Author
Roddy, Henry Justin,
Date of Publication
1928.
Call Number
568 R686
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Author
Roddy, Henry Justin,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Science press,
Date of Publication
1928.
Physical Description
53 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Publication of the Department of Natural History of Franklin and Marshall College.
Autographed by author.
Subjects
Reptiles - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Reptiles - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
568 R686
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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 Swiss Eby family : pioneer millwrights and millers of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A

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Author
Aby, Franklin Stanton,
Date of Publication
1924.
Call Number
929 E16aa
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Responsibility
by Franklin Stanton Aby.
Author
Aby, Franklin Stanton,
Place of Publication
Chicago, IL
Publisher
the Author,
Date of Publication
1924.
Physical Description
55 p. : maps, facs. ; 28 cm.
Series
The Eby family bulletin ;
Subjects
Eby family.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 E16aa
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Sketches and genealogy of the Forney family from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in part

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Author
Forney, John Keller,
Date of Publication
1926.
Call Number
929 F727f
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Responsibility
by John K. Forney ....
Author
Forney, John Keller,
Place of Publication
Abilene, Kan
Publisher
Printed for the author by the Reflector Print Co.,
Date of Publication
1926.
Physical Description
115 [i.e. 117] p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Running title: History of the Forney family of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
"For private circulation"--T.p.
Includes index.
Pages 106a-106b inserted after p. 106.
Subjects
Forney family (Peter Farnie, 1695-1747).
Smith family (Ann Smith Farnie, 1697-1753).
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 F727f
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