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Lovina, a story of the Pennsylvania country

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20946
Author
Milhous, Katherine,
Date of Publication
1940
Call Number
813.52 M644
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Responsibility
story and pictures by Katherine Milhous.
Author
Milhous, Katherine,
Place of Publication
New York; London
Publisher
Scribner
Date of Publication
1940
Physical Description
[48] pages illustrations (some color) 23 x 25 cm
Subjects
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Juvenile fiction.
Mennonites.
Amish in Pennsylvania
Mennonites in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania.
Family stories - 1940.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Publishers' advertisements - 1940.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
813.52 M644
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I heard of a river: A story of the Germans in Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20913
Author
Singmaster, Elsie,
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
1948.
Call Number
813.54 S428i
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Responsibility
by Eslie Singmaster ; illustrated by Henry C. Pitz.
Author
Singmaster, Elsie,
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
J.C. Winston Co.,
Date of Publication
1948.
Physical Description
x, 209 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
Series
Land of the free series
Summary
This is a story of Hannes, a German-Lutheran boy who joined a band of Swiss Mennonites fleeing from Europe's desperate terror and poverty of the 17th century. It is a story of the perils of Hannes' journey and the improvement of his rifle, brought from his fatherland.
Subjects
Families - Fiction.
Frontier and pioneer life - Juvenile fiction.
German Americans - Juvenile fiction.
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Juvenile fiction.
Pennsylvania.
Juvenile works.
History.
Additional Author
Pitz, Henry C.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
813.54 S428i
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Yonie Wondernose

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20927
Author
De Angeli, Marguerite,
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
1944.
Call Number
813.52 D281
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Responsibility
by Marguerite de Angeli ; for three little wondernoses, Nina, David and Kiki.
Author
De Angeli, Marguerite,
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Garden City, New York
Publisher
Doubleday, Doran,
Date of Publication
1944.
Physical Description
39 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Notes
Art techniques used: Full page black and white, and color illustrations. Color separations created using pen, ink, pencil and watercolor.
Summary
Caldecott Honor.
Subjects
Farm life - Juvenile fiction.
Pennsylvania Dutch - Juvenile fiction.
Mennonites--Fiction.
Picture books for children - 1944.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Picture books.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
813.52 D281
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Meet the Amish; a pictorial study of the Amish people

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3278
Author
Rice, Charles Scott,
Date of Publication
[1947]
Call Number
289.71 R495
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by Charles S. Rice & John B. Shenk.
Author
Rice, Charles Scott,
Place of Publication
New Brunswick
Publisher
Rutgers Univ. Press
Date of Publication
[1947]
Physical Description
21, [96] p. illus. 28 cm.
Subjects
Mennonites - Pennsylvania.
Additional Author
Shenk, John Baker,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
289.71 R495
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The Amish of Lancaster County : a brief, but truthful account of the actual life and customs of the most unique class of people in the United States

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17696
Author
Steinfeldt, Berenice.
Date of Publication
c1940.
Call Number
289.71 S819
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Responsibility
by Berenice Steinfeldt.
Author
Steinfeldt, Berenice.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Conestoga Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
c1940.
Physical Description
32, [4] p. of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
Notes
"Published in Lancaster County, Pa. by Arthur G. Steinfeldt.
c. 1 copyright 1940 "9th printing"; c. 2 copyright 1937 "2nd printing".
Subjects
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Amish - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
289.71 S819
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Chooky

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20938
Author
Wallower, Lucille,
Date of Publication
1942.
Call Number
813.52 W215
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Responsibility
written and illustrated by Lucille Wallower.
Author
Wallower, Lucille,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
D. McKay,
Date of Publication
1942.
Physical Description
92 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Summary
The story is about a young girl in a farmhouse and her baby chicken, Chooky.
Subjects
Pennsylvania Dutch - Juvenile fiction.
Farm life - Juvenile fiction.
Brothers and sisters - Juvenile fiction.
Chicks - Juvenile fiction.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
813.52 W215
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Rosanna's boys : a sequel to Rosanna of the Amish

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Author
Yoder, Joseph W.
Date of Publication
1948.
Call Number
812 Y54r
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Responsibility
by Joseph W. Yoder ; illus. by George Parsins [i.e. Parsons].
Author
Yoder, Joseph W.
Place of Publication
Huntingdon, Pa
Publisher
Yoder Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
1948.
Physical Description
xi, 345 p. : illus., music, ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes
Includes four Amish hymns with music (unaccompanied melodies).
Subjects
Mennonites - Pennsylvania.
Additional Author
Parsons, George
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
812 Y54r
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The Old Order Amish Mennonites of Pennsylvania : a survival of religious fundamentalism in a New World environment

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15465
Author
Hayes, Abner Reed,
Date of Publication
1946, c1947.
Call Number
289.7 H417
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Responsibility
by A. Reed Hayes.
Author
Hayes, Abner Reed,
Place of Publication
Lewistown, Pa
Publisher
Mifflin County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1946, c1947.
Physical Description
23 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
At head of title: On its silver anniversary year 1921-1946, Mifflin County Historical Society, Lewiston, Penna., presents The Old Order Amish Mennonites of Pennsylvania.
Bibliography: p. 23.
Subjects
Mennonites - Pennsylvania.
Additional Corporate Author
Mifflin County Historical Society (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
289.7 H417
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Historical account of the Ephrata Cloister and the Seventh Day Baptist Society

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2468
Author
Aurand, A. Monroe
Edition
Illustrated ed.
Date of Publication
c1940.
Call Number
286.3 A927i
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Responsibility
by A. Monroe Aurand, jr.
Author
Aurand, A. Monroe
Edition
Illustrated ed.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Aurand Press,
Date of Publication
c1940.
Physical Description
24 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
"Privately printed."
Subjects
Ephrata Cloister.
Seventh-day Baptists in Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
286.3 A927i
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The shoo-fly pie

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16442
Author
Jordan, Mildred,
Date of Publication
1944.
Call Number
813.52 J82
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Responsibility
by Mildred Jordan, Illustrated by Henry C. Pitz.
Author
Jordan, Mildred,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
A.A. Knopf,
Date of Publication
1944.
Physical Description
3 p. 1., 118 p. 1 l. : ill. col. plates (2 double) ; 24 cm.
Notes
"First edition."
Summary
Because she was tired of being told she was "too young", Debby tried to disprove it, and found herself in all kinds of trouble.
Subjects
Humorous stories.
Family life - Fiction.
Pennsylvania Dutch - Juvenile fiction.
Farm life - Juvenile fiction.
Family life - Juvenile fiction.
Additional Author
Pitz, Henry Clarence,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
813.52 J82
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