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[Fulton Opera House, site of old Lancaster County jail] : Application to National Park Service Underground Railroad Network to Freedom

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Author: Harris, Randolph J.

Date of Publication: 2007.

Call Number: 728.37 F974

Author: Harris, Randolph J.

Place of Publication: [N. l

Publisher: n. s.]

Date of Publication: 2007.

Physical Description: 29, [3] leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.

Notes: "On behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Fulton Opera House, Lancaster, PA, I am pleased to submit the attached application to the National Park Service'sUnderground Railroad Network to Freedom Program."; OMB Control Nol 1024-0232; Expires 12/31/2006.

Subjects: Miller, David - 1795-1858.; Fulton Opera House (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.; Underground railroad - Pennsylvania.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 728.37 F974

Veterans' graves in African-American Cemetery, South Duke Street, Lancaster (Pa.) Stevens-Greenland Cemetery

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15650

Date of Publication: 2000.

Call Number: 310.35 S844v

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Place of Publication: Photocopy

Date of Publication: 2000.

Physical Description: 4, [1] l. : map ; 28 cm.

Notes: RIneer's "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County" page 245 #28.; African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society.

Subjects: Stevens-Greenland Cemetery (Lancaster, Pa.); Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Inscriptions - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Veterans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Registers; African Americans; Lancaster (Pa.) - Cemeteries.; United States - History - Veterans.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Reference

Call Number: 310.35 S844v

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Equal but separate : the life and career of an African American businessman in Columbia, Pennsylvania, 1796?-1841 /by Teresa A. Weisser

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Author: Weisser, Teresa A.

Date of Publication: 2003.

Call Number: 926.74 S661

Alternate Title: The life and career of an African American businessman in Columbia, Pennsylvania, 1796?-1841.

Author: Weisser, Teresa A.

Date of Publication: 2003.

Physical Description: v, 133 leaves.

Summary: "Born in Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania at the end of the 18th century to a slave mother and an unknown father, Stephen Smith overcame the handicaps posed by racism and poverty to become one of the wealthiest African Americans in the United States. As his prosperity and prominence increased, Smith also became a recognized and respected leader of the African American community, first in Columbia, Pennsylvania, and later on the state and national level...I have sought to understand the forces that shaped him, the circumstances that allowed him to succeed in business when so many others were unable to do so, and the contributions he made to the African American community." [from the author]

Subjects: Smith, Stephen, - 1796-1841.; Columbia, Pa. - History.; African Americans - Pennsylvania.; African American business people - Pennsylvania.; Lumber trade.; Slavery - Pennsylvania; Columbia (Pa.) - Race relations - 19th century.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 926.74 S661

Forgotten patriots : African American and American Indian patriots in the Revolutionary War : a guide to service, sources and studies

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Author: Grundset, Eric.

Date of Publication: c2008.

Call Number: 973.34 G889

Alternate Title: African American and American Indian patriots in the Revolutionary War

Responsibility: Eric G. Grundset, editor and project manager ; with Briana L. Diaz, Hollis L. Gentry, and Jean D. Strahan, researchers.

ISBN: 9781892237101; 1892237105

Author: Grundset, Eric.

Place of Publication: Washington, D.C

Publisher: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution,

Date of Publication: c2008.

Physical Description: vi, 854 p. ill., facsims., maps ; 29 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliography (p. 761-812) and index.

Contents: The northern states -- The South -- Miscellaneous naval and military records -- Foreign allies -- West Indies -- Appendices. Map of the enslaved population, 1790 Census ; Documenting the color of participants in the American Revolution ; Names as clues to finding forgotten patriots ; The numbers of minority participants in the Revolution.

Subjects: African Americans; Indians of North America; United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Participation, African American.; United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Participation, Indian.; United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers.

Additional Author: Diaz, Briana L.; Gentry, Hollis L.; Strahan, Jean D.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.34 G889

Bethel African Methodist Church in Lancaster : prolegomenon to a social history

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Author: Hopkins, Leroy.

Date of Publication: 1986.

Bethel African Methodist Church in Lancaster: Prolegomenon to a Social History by Leroy Hopkins, Ph.D. in Lancaster City"s southeastern quadrant, at the juncture of North and Strawberry Streets, stands a structure which has long been connected with Lancaster"s Afro-American community: Bethel Africa

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Responsibility: by Leroy Hopkins, Ph.D.

Author: Hopkins, Leroy.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1986.

Physical Description: 205-236 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 90, no. 4

Subjects: Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.; St. James' African Church (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.; African Americans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; African Americans - Pennsylvania - Columbia.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 90, number 4 (1986), p. 205-236Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.90

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The colors of courage : Gettysburg's forgotten history : immigrants, women, and African-Americans in the Civil War's defining battle

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20679

Author: Creighton, Margaret S.,

Edition: 1st ed.

Date of Publication: c2005.

Call Number: 973.7349 C914

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Responsibility: Margaret Creighton.

ISBN: 0465014569; 9780465014569; 9780465014576; 0465014577

Author: Creighton, Margaret S.,

Edition: 1st ed.

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Basic Books,

Date of Publication: c2005.

Physical Description: xix, 321 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-308) and index.

Contents: The Gettysburg campaign : a brief chronology -- Prologue : the lay of the land; a sign of the times -- An afternoon in the badlands -- The season of disbelief -- Desolation's edge -- Flying thick like blackbirds -- Bold acts -- The wide eye of the storm -- The aftermath -- The seesaw of honor, or, How the pigpen was mightier than the sword -- Women and remembrance -- Making a living on hallowed land.

Summary: "In the summer of 1863, as Union and Confederate armies marched on southern Pennsylvania, the town of Gettysburg found itself thrust onto the center stage of war. The three days of fighting that ensued decisively turned the tide of the Civil War. In The Colors of Courage, Margaret Creighton narrates the tale of this crucial battle from the viewpoint of three unsung groups - women, immigrants, and African Americans - and reveals how wide the battle's dimensions were."; "Creighton draws on memoirs, letters, diaries, and newspapers to bring to life the individuals at the heart of her narrative. In telling the stories of these participants, Margaret Creighton has written a work of original history - a narrative that is sure to redefine the Civil War's most remarkable event."--Jacket.