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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/fcb9fbe7-104b-4521-a300-813011155720
Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Christiana Riot House
Object ID
Christiana S02 F05
Date Range
1896
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Christiana Riot House
Description
Ruins of the "Christiana Riot House"
Insert 1 Ruins of the "Christiana Riot House." [1896, 1898].
Insert 2 Ruins of the "Christiana Riot House" with the Pownall farm in the background. [1896, 1898].
Insert 3 The Pownall farm. 1971. (Photograph owned in 1990 by Ms. C. Ammon of Christiana)
Date Range
1896
Year Range From
1896
Year Range To
1971
Storage Location
Moores Memorial Library, Christiana, PA
People
Pownall, Levi
Subject
Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana
Christiana (Pa.)
Photographs
Historical markers
Classification
CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE
Christiana S02 F05
Search Terms
Christiana Resistance
Christiana, Pennsylvania
Historical markers
Place
Christiana
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Object ID
Christiana S02 F05
Notes
The attached images have been provided for research. The original items are restricted for preservation purposes. The digital images of the manuscript and printed material are 300 dpi JPGs; the photographs are 600 dpi JPGs.
Please contact Moores Memorial Library for a high resolution image and permission to publish:
Moores Memorial Library
9 West Slokom Avenue
Christiana, PA 17509
chrlib@christianalibrary.org
610-593-6683 or 610-593-6687
The digital master files are stored at LancasterHistory.
LancasterHistory
230 N. President Ave
Lancaster, PA 17603
archives@lancasterhistory.org
(717) 392-4633
Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.
Credit
Christiana Resistance Collection, Series 2, Folder 5, Moores Memorial Library
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e667875f-f9b9-4e67-b570-812355380221
Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Peter Woods and family
Object ID
Christiana S02 F12
Date Range
1911
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Peter Woods and family
Description
Insert 1 Peter Woods and family, survivor of the Christiana Riot and Treason Trial defendant. 9 September 1911. Front Row, left to right: Mrs. Peter Woods, Peter Woods, Aunt Mary
Back Row, left to right: Howard Woods, Susan Woods, James Woods, Annie Woods, Percy Woods, Harry Woods, Leora Woods, Eugene Woods.
Note: Other children of Peter Woods not shown are: Jacob, Sumner, Ida, Tillie and Peter Woods Jr. (Information by Mrs. Lillian Speed of Parkesburg, Pa.)
Insert 2 Centennial Commemoration Ceremony, 9 September 1951.
Date Range
1911
Year Range From
1911
Year Range To
1951
Storage Location
Moores Memorial Library, Christiana, PA
People
Woods, Peter
Woods, Mary Howard
Woods, Susan
Woods, James
Woods, Annie
Woods, Percy
Woods, Harry
Woods, Leonora
Woods, Eugene
Woods, Jacob
Woods, Sumner
Woods, Ida
Woods, Tillie
Woods Jr., Peter
Subject
Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana
Christiana (Pa.)
Photographs
Classification
CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE
Christiana S02 F12
Search Terms
Christiana Resistance
Christiana, Pennsylvania
Place
Christiana
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Object ID
Christiana S02 F12
Notes
The attached images have been provided for research. The original items are restricted for preservation purposes. The digital images of the manuscript and printed material are 300 dpi JPGs; the photographs are 600 dpi JPGs.
Please contact Moores Memorial Library for a high resolution image and permission to publish:
Moores Memorial Library
9 West Slokom Avenue
Christiana, PA 17509
chrlib@christianalibrary.org
610-593-6683 or 610-593-6687
The digital master files are stored at LancasterHistory.
LancasterHistory
230 N. President Ave
Lancaster, PA 17603
archives@lancasterhistory.org
(717) 392-4633
Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.
Credit
Christiana Resistance Collection, Series 2, Folder 12, Moores Memorial Library
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History of education in Sadsbury Township and Christiana

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4261
Author
Garrett, Mary D.
Date of Publication
1981.
Call Number
370 G239
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Responsibility
by Mary D. Garrett.
Author
Garrett, Mary D.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
s.n.]
Date of Publication
1981.
Physical Description
[32] p.: ill.; 21 cm.
Subjects
Education - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Sadsbury (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
Christiana (Lancaster County, Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
370 G239
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Road to freedom

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15280
Date of Publication
1985.
Call Number
905.748 JHM v. 4
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Responsibility
by Cloister Junior/Senior Chapter, Ephrata Cloister Associates.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Student Historians of Pennsylvania, Inc. ;
Date of Publication
1985.
Physical Description
p. 71 - 78. : 19 cm.
Notes
In: The Junior Historian Magazine, v. 4 (1984-1988).
Bibliography: p. 78.
Subjects
Underground railroad - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County x History.
Christiana (Pa.) - History .
Additional Author
Ephrata Cloister Associates.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
905.748 JHM v. 4
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d9ced881-f822-49ba-86a4-454340761715
Collection
Historical Markers Album
Object ID
A-39-01-06
Date Range
1986
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Historical Markers Album
Description
Monument of granite at Christiana in commemoration of the riot of 1851 and the resultant treason trials. The event known as the "Christiana Resistance" was engendered when southern slave owners came to Lancaster County in search of runaway slaves. Erected in 1911.
Provenance
Album of historical markers erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by George L. Heiges in 1986.
Date Range
1986
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Historical markers
Monuments
Tablets
Christiana Resistance
Abolition
Civil War
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3 x 5 inches
Object ID
A-39-01-06
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/765676f2-2650-44ee-b619-149160331745
Collection
Historical Markers Album
Object ID
A-39-01-08
Date Range
1986
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Historical Markers Album
Description
Monument at Christiana in commemoration of the resistance of 1851.
Provenance
Album of historical markers erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by George L. Heiges in 1986.
Date Range
1986
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Historical markers
Monuments
Tablets
Christiana Resistance
Civil War
Slavery
Abolition
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3 x 5 inches
Object ID
A-39-01-08
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Christiana Fire Company : 100th Anniversary, 1884-1984

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17555
Date of Publication
[1984]
Call Number
352.3 C555
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Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
[s.n.]
Date of Publication
[1984]
Physical Description
[28 p.], ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Title from cover.
Includes advertisements.
Subjects
Christiana Fire Company.
Fire departments - Lancaster County
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
352.3 C555
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The hotel by the railroad : Christiana's finest

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1021
Author
Evans, Melvern R.
Date of Publication
1985.
The Hotel By The Railroad Christiana's Finest By Melvern Evans, Jr. This story is about a hotel. . . .not just any hotel, but the unique Christiana Hotel, which stood so close to the Pennsylvania main-line railroad that everytime a fast freight rumbled by the whole building vibrated. I was born
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Responsibility
by Melvern Evans, Jr.
Author
Evans, Melvern R.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1985.
Physical Description
53-62 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 89, no. 2
Subjects
Fieles family.
Christiana Hotel (Pa.)
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 89, number 2 (1985), p. 53-62Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.89
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Warrant registers (for Pennsylvania Counties)

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13303
Date of Publication
1734 - 1935.
Call Number
Drawer 15, Sec. 1
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Responsibility
Prepared by Wm. W. Britton, begun 1734, completed May 30, 1935 ;
Date of Publication
1734 - 1935.
Physical Description
4 reels ; 35 mm.
Notes
Microfilmed in 1957. Contains 20 volumes. Lancaster County warrants are on V. 16.
Labeled on box # 257 - # 261.
Material arranged by county and includes names of warrantee, date, acreage, location, date of return, name of patentee, where patent recorded, and where survey is copied.
Subjects
Pennsylvania. Department of Internal Affairs. Bureau of Land Records.
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania.
Land grants - Pennsylvania.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Dauphin County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Chester County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - York County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Cumberland County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Adams County.
Additional Author
Britton, William W.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 15, Sec. 1
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Lancaster County bus map

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15531
Corporate Author
Red Rose Transit Authority.
Date of Publication
[1987?]
Call Number
974.815 LACI 152
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Alternate Title
Lancaster city bus routes
Lancaster County bus routes
Responsibility
Red Rose Transit Authority.
Corporate Author
Red Rose Transit Authority.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Red Rose Transit Authority,
Date of Publication
[1987?]
Physical Description
10 maps on 1 sheet : both sides, col. ; 60 x 57 cm. or smaller, on sheet 61 x 82 cm., folded to 21 x 12 cm.
Notes
Ancillary maps (recto): Elizabethtown -- Mount Joy -- Columbia -- Willow Street -- Manheim -- Lititz -- Ephrata -- New Holland.
"This map printed 11/87"--Panel.
Text and col. ill. on verso.
Contents
Lancaster County bus routes -- Lancaster city bus routes.
Subjects
Bus lines - Pennsylvania - Lancaster - Maps.
Bus lines - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Maps.
Bus lines - Pennsylvania - Elizabethtown - Maps.
Bus lines - Pennsylvania - Mount Joy - Maps.
Bus lines - Pennsylvania - Columbia - Maps.
Bus lines - Pennsylvania - Willow Street - Maps.
Bus lines - Pennsylvania - Manheim - Maps.
Bus lines - Pennsylvania - Lititz - Maps.
Bus lines - Pennsylvania - Ephrata - Maps.
Bus lines - Pennsylvania - New Holland - Maps.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Maps.
Lancaster County - Maps.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Map
Call Number
974.815 LACI 152
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