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Lancaster at work : business in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17040
Date of Publication
2006.
Call Number
381 L245b
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ISBN
0974016233 (pbk.)
Place of Publication
Lancaster, PA
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
2006.
Physical Description
vi, 138 p. : ill. ; 23 x 25 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Summary
Join Lancaster's citizens for a day at the office-or the factory. More than 130 photographs illustrate how men and women have made a living.
Subjects
Business enterprises - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Pictorial works.
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Pictorial works.
Lancaster County (Pa.)  - History  - 19th century  - Pictorial works.
 Lancaster County (Pa.)  - History  - 19th century  - Pictorial works.
 Lancaster County (Pa.)  - Social life and customs  - 19th century  - Pictorial works.
Additional Author
Aleci, Linda S.
Heckles, Marianne.
Lestz, Gerald S.
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Rauhauser, Barry R.
Ryan,Thomas R.
Tennies, Heather S.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
381 L245b
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Lancaster at play : leisure in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Date of Publication
2007.
Call Number
790 L244
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Responsibility
editors: James T. Alton and Thomas R. Ryan.
Place of Publication
Ephrata, Pa
Publisher
Cadmus Communications,
Date of Publication
2007.
Physical Description
vi.; 138 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Project manager: Marianne Heckles.
Summary
The third book in a series of photographic histories of the county highlights how Lancastrians had fun and spent their leisure time from the late 1800s to 1970. Its chapters cover a wide range of subjects-from amusement parks to swimming holes to movie theaters to athletic events.
Subjects
Leisure - Pennsylvania - Lancaster - Pictorial works.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 19th century - Pictorial works.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs - 20th century - Pictorial works.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs - 19th century - Pictorial works.
Additional Author
Heckles, Marianne.
Abel, Michael L.
Alton, James T.
Ryan, Thomas R.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
790 L244
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Over here : Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, during wartime

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18936
Date of Publication
2008.
Call Number
940.531 O96
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ISBN
9780974016269
0974016268
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
2008.
Physical Description
vi, 138 p. : ill. ; 23 x 26 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Summary
The fourth book in a series of photographic histories of the county illustrates how Lancastrians participated in times of war. From the Civil War to the Iraq war , from the homefront to the trenches, whether gathering scrap or going off to foreign lands.
Subjects
Civilians in war - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Pictorial works.
War and society - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Pictorial works.
Soldiers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Pictorial works.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs - 19th century - Pictorial works.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs - 20th century - Pictorial works.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 19th century - Pictorial works.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 20th century - Pictorial works.
Additional Author
Ryan, Thomas R.
Loose, John W.W.
Snow, Marcus S.
Wee, Kathy Wallace
Heckles, Marianne
Smucker, David Rempel
Netscher, C. Nat
Snow, Amanda
Weber, Robert W.
Rauhauser, Barry
Abel, Michael L.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
940.531 O96
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The Amish of Lancaster County

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Author
Kraybill, Donald B.
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
2008.
Call Number
289.71 K89
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Responsibility
text by Donald B. Kraybill ; photography by Daniel Rodriguez.
ISBN
9780811734783 (pbk.)
0811734781 (pbk.)
Author
Kraybill, Donald B.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Mechanicsburg, PA
Publisher
Stackpole Books,
Date of Publication
2008.
Physical Description
88 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Amish - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Amish - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Pictorial works.
Community life - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Ethnic relations.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Church history.
Additional Author
Rodriguez, Daniel
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
289.71 K89
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Postcards of the Manheim area

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12491
Date of Publication
2003.
Call Number
769.566 M277 Oversize
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Responsibility
Edited by the Manheim Historical Society.
Place of Publication
Morgantown, PA
Publisher
Masthof Press,
Date of Publication
2003.
Physical Description
216p. ill.; 30 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p.175)
Subjects
Postcards - Lancaster County (Pa.)
Pennsylvania - Social life and customs - Pictorial works.
Manheim (Pa.) - Pictorial works.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Pictorial works.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
769.566 M277 Oversize
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Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Postcards featuring the collection of the Landis Valley Museum

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Author
Richman, Irwin
Date of Publication
2008.
Call Number
769.566 R532
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ISBN
9780764329708
0764329707
Author
Richman, Irwin
Publisher
Schiffer Pub Ltd : Atglen, Pa. ;
Date of Publication
2008.
Physical Description
128 p. ; color ill. : cm.
Subjects
Landis Valley Museum (Lancaster, Pa.)
Postcards - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster (Pa.) - Pictorial works
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
769.566 R532
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A postcard tour of the Cocalico Valley

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Date of Publication
2006.
Call Number
383.122 P857 Oversize
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Place of Publication
Lititz, PA
Publisher
Fulton Press ,
Date of Publication
2006.
Notes
Vol. 1-Ephrata, Vol. 2-Surrounding Areas
Vol. 1, No. 652 of 1,000 copies; Vol. 2, No. 525 of 1,000 copies
A publication of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley.
Summary
Volume 1 - "This fascinating book documents over 280 nineteenth century postcard views of Ephrata and Lincoln; each illustration is accompanied by a caption. Subjects include the Ephrata Cloister, the Ephrata Monument, the Cocalico Creek and bridge, street scenes, buildings, businesses, events, churches, schools, railroad station, trolleys, hotels, Clare Point Stock Farm and race track, sports teams, etc." [From the Journal of the Historical Society Of The Cocalico Valley]
Volume 2 - " Another fascinating book which documents over 248 nineteenth century postcard views of Adamstown, Akron, Brownstown, Clay Township, Denver, Earl and West Earl Townships, East and West Cocalico Townships, Ephrata Township, and Reamstown. Views include buildings, businesses, events, churches, schools, street scenes, bands, sports teams, etc. " [From the Journal of the Historical Society Of The Cocalico Valley]
Subjects
Lancaster County, (Pa.) - Cocalico Valley - Pictorial works.
Lancaster County, (Pa.) - Cocalico Valley - Social life and customs - Pictorial works.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
383.122 P857 Oversize
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Episcopalians and slavery in Lancaster County : from the Colonial Period to the Civil War

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Author
Ebersole, Mark C.
Date of Publication
2003.
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Responsibility
by Mark C. Ebersole.
Author
Ebersole, Mark C.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society
Date of Publication
2003.
Physical Description
p.64-88 : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society v.105, no.2.
Subjects
Hope Episcopal Church (Lancaster County, Pa.)
St. James Episcopal Church (Lancaster, Pa.)
St. John's Episcopal Church (Chester County, Pa.)
Bangor Episcopal Church (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Lancaster, Pa.)
Slavery - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 105, number 2 (2003), p. 64-88Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.105 no.2
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Literature in stone : the hundred year history of Pennsylvania's State Capitol

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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Capitol Preservation Committee.
Date of Publication
2006.
Call Number
974.8 P415pe
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Alternate Title
Hundred year history of Pennsylvania's State Capitol
Responsibility
Pennsylvania Capitol Preservation Committee; book design by Amanda J. DeLorenzo; editors, Ruthann Hubbert-Kemper and Jason L. Wilson.
ISBN
0964304880 (hbk.)
9780964304888 (hbk.)
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Capitol Preservation Committee.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Pennsylvania Capitol Preservation Committee,
Date of Publication
2006.
Physical Description
384 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-375) and index.
Contents
Capitol Preservation Committee members and administrative staff -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Our legacy from William Penn -- Ch. 1: Pennsylvania's early Capitols -- Ch. 2: The Cobb Capitol -- Ch. 3: The Huston Capitol: inspiration, design, and construction -- Ch. 4: Capitol dedication: October 4, 1906 -- Ch. 5: The Capitol graft scandal -- Ch. 6: The Capitol's fine and decorative arts -- Ch. 7: The Capitol Complex and the City Beautiful Movement -- Ch. 8: The people's building: a preservation journey -- Notes -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index -- Photographic credits.
Subjects
Huston, Joseph M.
Capitol Complex (Harrisburg, Pa.) - Centennial celebrations, etc.
Harrisburg (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc. - Centennial celebrations, etc.
Harrisburg (Pa.) - History - Pictorial works.
Pennsylvania - Capital and capitol - Centennial celebrations, etc. - Pictorial works.
Additional Author
DeLorenzo, Amanda J.
Hubbert-Kemper, Ruthann.
Wilson, Jason L.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8 P415pe
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Lancaster landmarks coloring book

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Author
Kershner, Gerry.
Date of Publication
c2006.
Call Number
917.815 K41g
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Responsibility
by Gerry Kershner.
Author
Kershner, Gerry.
Place of Publication
Morgantown PA
Publisher
Masthof Press,
Date of Publication
c2006.
Physical Description
unpaged : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Title from cover.
Includes directions to historic sites.
Subjects
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc. - Study and teaching.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc. - Pictorial works.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
917.815 K41g
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Lancaster county farm life : farming families & their commitment to the land

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Author
Barton, Sara.
Date of Publication
c2000.
Call Number
630 B293
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Alternate Title
Farm life
Responsibility
Gini L. Wagner, photographer, Sara Barton, author.
ISBN
0970270607
0970270615 (Limited Edition)
Author
Barton, Sara.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster Farmland Trust,
Date of Publication
c2000.
Physical Description
119 p. : ill. ; 26 x 26 cm.
Notes
Errata slip tipped in.
Contents
Beiler Family--Frey Family--Greenleaf Family--Ludwig Family--Wenger Family--Miller Family--Scheetz Family.
Table of contents.
Subjects
Agriculture - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Pictorial works.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Additional Author
Wagner, Gini L.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster Farmland Trust.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
630 B293
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Commemorative anniversary book, Intercourse, Pennsylvania, 1754-2004 : includes a faithful reproduction of the 200th anniversary souvenir book of 1954

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13380
Date of Publication
2004.
Call Number
974.815 LEAC I61c
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Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.]
Date of Publication
2004.
Physical Description
32, 194 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes advertisements.
Historical souvenir book and tourist guide.
Subjects
Amish.
Intercourse (Pa.) - History - Pictorial works.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Leacock (Pa. : Township) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LEAC I61c
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The history of the gas and electric industries in Lancaster County

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Author
Barnes, Horace Richards.
Date of Publication
1948
. Root, Vice- President and Treasurer, of Allentown, Pa.; Mr. L. C. Pursell, Second Vice-President, of Allentown, Pa.; and to Mr. James Huebner, Vice-President, Lancaster Division, Pennsylvania Power and Light Company. Most of the material in this study has been secured from data and records owned by the
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Responsibility
by Horace Richards Barnes.
Author
Barnes, Horace Richards.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1948
Physical Description
[101]-131 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 52, no. 5
Subjects
Pennsylvania Power & Light Company - History.
Lancaster Gas Company (Lancaster, Pa.)
Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Lancaster (Pa.)
Electric utilities - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Public utilities - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Gas companies - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 52, number 5 (1948), p. 101-131Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.52
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From Lancaster to the moon : recounting the 1960's and 1970's in Lancaster, Pennsylvania through the pages of Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster New Era, Sunday News

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13893
Date of Publication
c2004.
Call Number
070 F931 Oversize
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Alternate Title
From Lancaster to the moon :
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.],
Date of Publication
c2004.
Physical Description
[294] p. : facsims. ; 36 cm.
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 20th century - Sources.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 20th century - Sources.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster Newspapers Inc.
Additional Title
Intelligencer journal.
Lancaster new era.
Sunday news.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
070 F931 Oversize
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The development of the charitable landscape : the construction of the Lancaster County almshouse in regional context

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Author
Herman, Bernard L.
Date of Publication
2000.
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Responsibility
by Bernard L. Herman.
Author
Herman, Bernard L.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society ,
Date of Publication
2000.
Physical Description
114-134 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v.102, no. 2/3.
Subjects
Conestoga View (Lancaster, Pa.).
Poor - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Almshouses - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Almshouses - Pennsylvania.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 102, number 2/3 (2000), p. 114-134Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.102, no.2/3
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The photography of Jay G. Francis : eary 20th century images of Lancaster County and beyond

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Author
DePuydt, Peter.
Date of Publication
2007.
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Responsibility
by Peter DePuydt.
Author
DePuydt, Peter.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society ,
Date of Publication
2007.
Physical Description
p. 140 - 151 : ill ; 23 cm.
Series
In : Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society, v. 109, no. 3 (Fall 2007).
Subjects
Francis, Jacob G. - 1870 - 1958.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Photographs.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 109, number 3 (2007), p. 140-151Lancaster History Library - Journal974.815 L224 v. 109
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Plan of Bangor Episcopal Church and Churchyard : Churchtown, Lancaster County Pennsylvania showing the relative position of the tombstones as they were in October, 1940

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Date of Publication
1940.
Call Number
974.815 CAER 700
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Responsibility
William Frederic Worner.
Place of Publication
[s.l.]
Publisher
[s.n.],
Date of Publication
1940.
Physical Description
1 map : col. ; 75 cm x 105 cm.
Notes
Shows location of numbered burial plots.
Rineers "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County", page 51, #1.
Tombstone numbers corrolate with the names numbered in Vol. 8, page 185 of Worners "Tombstone Inscriptions from Graveyards in Lancaster County Pennsylvania".
Subjects
Bangor Protestant Episcopal Church Cemetery (Churchtown, Pa.) - Maps.
Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Caernarvon Township
Church records and registers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Caernarvon township
Additional Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Map
Call Number
974.815 CAER 700
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Digging up details of ordinary lives : an archaeological investigation of a 19th- and 20th-century residential site in Leaman Place, Lancaster County, PA

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Author
Ruth, Phil Johnson.
Date of Publication
2000.
Call Number
974.8011 R974
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Alternate Title
Archaeological investigation of a 19th- and 20th-century residential site in Leaman Place, Lancaster County, PA
Responsibility
investigation conducted by Cultural Heritage Research Services, Inc. (CHRS) ; sponsored and funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation in consultation with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Author
Ruth, Phil Johnson.
Place of Publication
North Wales, Pa
Publisher
Cultural Heritage Research Services,
Date of Publication
2000.
Physical Description
66 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Notes
"Principal author: Philip Ruth ..."--t.p. verso.
Subjects
Cultural property - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Excavations (Archaeology) - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Historic preservation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Historic sites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Highway planning - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Leaman Place (Pa.) - Antiquities.
Paradise (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Antiquities.
Additional Corporate Author
Cultural Heritage Research Services.
Pennsylvania. Dept. of Transportation.
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
974.8011 R974
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Annals of the Conestoga Valley in Lancaster, Berks, and Chester Counties, Pennsylvania / compiled and published by C.Z. Mast and Robert E. Simpson

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Date of Publication
1942.
Call Number
974.815 CAER M423
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Place of Publication
Elverson, Pa. ; Churchtown, Pa
Publisher
The Authors,
Date of Publication
1942.
Physical Description
xviii, 689 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Notes
Separate index volume compiled by J. Lemar and Lois Ann Mast in 1981.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Berks County (Pa.) - History.
Chester County (Pa.) - History.
Conestoga Valley (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Mast, C. Z.
Simpson, Robert Emmett,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 CAER M423
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History of the classis of Lancaster of the Eastern Synod of the Reformed Church in the United States, 1852-1940

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Author
Glass, Daniel G.
Date of Publication
[1942].
Call Number
285.7 G549
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Responsibility
Editors: Rev. Daniel G. Glass, Rev. C. George Bachman, Rev. Harry E. Shepardson, Rev. John F. Frantz, Rev. J.N. Le Van.
Author
Glass, Daniel G.
Place of Publication
New Holland, Pa
Publisher
Printed by The New Holland Clarion,
Date of Publication
[1942].
Physical Description
xiv, 431 p., [2] leaves of plates : ill., coat of arms, map, ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 420.
Subjects
Reformed Church in the United States. - Lebanon Classis.
Church buildings - Pennsylvania.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Church history.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
285.7 G549
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