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Two-hundredth anniversary of Lancaster's incorporation as a borough

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1942
contents — self-government under the law — and because it has become the rallying point for the united effort of the whole city and county of Lancaster in meeting the great emer- gency of 1942, and in helping us to win the eighth war — as we have won the other seven wars — since the days when the charter
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1942
Physical Description
[83]-[97] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 46, no. 2 & 3
Subjects
Lancaster Corporation Book.
Holidays.
Charters.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Politics and government.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 46, number 2/3 (1942), p. 83-97Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.46
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Amusements in Lancaster 1750-1940

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Author
Reichmann, Felix,
Date of Publication
1941
relation to the community, who enjoys or rejects the play, lies the important social implication of the theatre as a dynamic social agency. Theatre always caters to the key-places of a country and not only for eco- nomic reasons. The more a town is connected with the whole life of the nation, the better
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by Felix Reichmann.
Author
Reichmann, Felix,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1941
Physical Description
[25]-56 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 45, no. 2
Subjects
Theater - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Amusements - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 45, number 2 (1941), p. 25-56Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.45
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Easter customs of Lancaster County

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Author
Kieffer, Elizabeth Clarke.
Date of Publication
1948
triumphant notes ringing from the old organ which had often responded to her own fingers, that its words were very true : "The Lord of Life is risen, And love no longer grieves." BIBLIOGRAPHY Bachman, George Calvin—The Old Order Amish of Lancaster County, 1942. (Pennsylvania German Society, vol. 49). Brand
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by Elizabeth Clarke Kieffer.
Author
Kieffer, Elizabeth Clarke.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1948
Physical Description
[49]-68 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 52, no. 3
Subjects
Easter.
Symbolism.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 52, number 3 (1948), p. 49-68Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.52
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The plenty of Pennsylvania : samples of seven cultures persisting from colonial days

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Author
Weygandt, Cornelius,
Date of Publication
1942.
Call Number
917.48 W547
Responsibility
by Cornelius Weygandt.
Author
Weygandt, Cornelius,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
H.C. Kinsey & Co.,
Date of Publication
1942.
Physical Description
x, 319 p., [30] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - Description and travel.
Pennsylvania - Social life and customs.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
917.48 W547
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Social life in Lancaster Borough

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Author
Kieffer, Elizabeth Clarke.
Date of Publication
1941
Social Life in Lancaster Borough By ELIZABETH CLARKE KIEFFER It was Benjamin Rush writing in 1789 on the "Manners and Customs of the German Inhabitants of Pennsylvania," 1 who called attention to the fact that the description given by Tacitus of the German Village of the first cen- tury A.D
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by Elizabeth Clarke Kieffer.
Author
Kieffer, Elizabeth Clarke.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1941
Physical Description
[105]-123 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 45, no. 5
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 45, number 5 (1941), p. 105-123Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.45
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Author
Goodell, Robert H.
Date of Publication
1943.
Philadelphia County, and Barton & others from Lancaster, a fine lesson for the honest Yoemanry of Pennsylvania, to support such midnight marauders, to overturn the public peace, by fraud and perjury. Monday, Decr. 10th This afternoon more soldiers passed through here for Harrisburg, and it was said, some went
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by Robert H. Goodell.
Author
Goodell, Robert H.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1943.
Physical Description
[61]-92 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 47, no. 4
Notes
Entries of the Zahm diary provide weather information for each day.
Subjects
Zahm, Matthias, - 1789-1874.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 1783-1865 - Personal narratives.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 47, number 4 (1943), p. 61-92Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.47
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The story of Dillerville

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Author
Pyle, James I.
Date of Publication
1949
buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Section 0, Philadelphia, Pa. Adam Diller was captain in the Second Cavalry Regiment, Second Brigade, of Pennsylvania Militia, 1814. Sheriff of Lan- caster County, 1827. Adjutant General of Pennsylvania, 1839- 1845, and was considered as a candidate for Governor of Penn
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by James I. Pyle.
Author
Pyle, James I.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1949
Physical Description
[65]-88 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 53, no. 3
Subjects
Diller family.
Diller, Adam, - 1790-1859.
Dillerville School (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Quarries and quarrying - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Railroads - Pennsylvania.
Railroad stations - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Dillerville (Pa.) - History.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 53, number 3 (1949), p. 65-88Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.53
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History of the early settlement of the Juniata valley: embracing an account of the early pioneers, and the trials and privations incident to the settlement of the valley, predatory incursions, massacres, and abductions by the Indians during the French and Indian wars, and the war of the revolution, &c

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Author
Jones, U. J.
Date of Publication
c1940]
Call Number
974.802 P968 1940
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By U. J. Jones. With notes and extensions compiled as a glossary from the memoirs of early settlers, the pension statements of revolutionary war soldiers, and other source material, by Floyd G. Hoenstine ...
Author
Jones, U. J.
Place of Publication
[Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
The Telegraph Press,
Date of Publication
c1940]
Physical Description
440 p. incl. illus., plates, front. 24 cm.
Notes
Maps on lining-papers.
First edition published at Philadelphia, 1856.
Appendix, prepared by William H. Egle (including a biographical sketch of U. J. Jones and The Pattersons of Juniata): p. [351]-421.
Subjects
Frontier and pioneer life - Pennsylvania.
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania.
Juniata River Valley (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Egle, William Henry,
Hoenstine, Floyd G.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.802 P968 1940
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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
stock in the amount of $931,250, and bonds to the amount of $200,000. We have traced the story of the evolution of the gas industry in Lancaster County in several different communities, namely, Lancaster City, and the boroughs of Columbia, Mount Joy, Lititz, and Manheim. It is a business history
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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
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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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Religious life in Lancaster Borough

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Author
Coldren, Caroline S.
Date of Publication
1941
denominations established during the life of the Borough of Lancaster. Fortunately, for the community, we would say, no one sect dominated the religious life of the town. Even the Master said, "Other sheep I have, which are not of this fold," and so the Lutheran and Reformed people, with the others, dwelt in
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by Caroline S. Coldren in collaboration with M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Coldren, Caroline S.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1941
Physical Description
[125]-144 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 45, no. 6
Subjects
Church buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Religious life and customs.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Additional Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 45, number 6 (1941), p. 125-144Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.45
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