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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 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
Websites
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/41392/41392-h/41392-h.htm
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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
serve as the Lancaster Service Depot. Prior to this period, as we show in this history, many com- munities in Lancaster County had electricity for lighting purposes, or/and traction companies, or/and industrial uses. Most of these services were furnished by small local groups. Beginning in 1912, the
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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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Industrial Berks County, 1748-1948. Presented to: the people of Reading and Berks County on the occasion of the two hundredth anniversary of the city of Reading

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Author
Graeff, Arthur Dundore,
Date of Publication
1948.
Call Number
974.816 B513i
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Author
Graeff, Arthur Dundore,
Place of Publication
[Reading? Pa.]
Date of Publication
1948.
Physical Description
35 p. : illus., map (on lining-papers) ; 23 x 28 cm.
Notes
Click on Table of Contents for more information.
Appropriate for juvenile literature.
Illustrations for Sally Ann Furnace, Robesonia Slag Bank, Fisher Mansion, Canal locks at Leesport, The Bernville stage.
Contents
The giant's ribs: the iron industry--To milady's taste: clothing--Not only for today: shelter--Shoofly: food--An omer for everyman: agriculture--Berks County speaking: communication--Two hours to anywhere: transportation.
Subjects
Berks County (Pa.) - History.
Berks County (Pa.) - Industries.
Reading (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Taylor, Francis Starr
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.816 B513i
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Southeastern Pennsylvania, a history of the counties of Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia and Schuylkill

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Author
Nolan, J. Bennett
Date of Publication
[1943]
Call Number
974.800912 N791
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Responsibility
J. Bennett Nolan, supervising editor ...
Author
Nolan, J. Bennett
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, New York
Publisher
Lewis historical publishing company, inc.
Date of Publication
[1943]
Physical Description
3 v. fronts., ill. (incl. maps) plates, ports., facsims. (part col. 1 double) col. coats of arms, col. geneal. tables. 27 1/2 cm.
Notes
Vols. 1 and 2 paged continuously.
Vol. 3 consists of biographies.
LCHS has vols. 1 and 3 only.
Includes bibliographies.
Subjects
Berks County (Pa.) - History.
Bucks County (Pa.) - History.
Chester County (Pa.) - History.
Delaware County (Pa.) - History.
Montgomery County (Pa.) - History.
Philadelphia County (Pa.) - History.
Schuylkill County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.800912 N791
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Family records : mostly of three distinct groups and descendants of Joseph, David and Henry Bauman, who settled as pioneers in Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, up to the year 1825 : each representing one of the three tribes of Christian, Peter and Jacob, respectively, who are children of the old progenitor Wendel Bauman : also an extensive history of family lineages of the early ancestors

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Author
Bauman, Angus Spaeth,
Date of Publication
1940]
Call Number
929 B348
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Author
Bauman, Angus Spaeth,
Place of Publication
[Wallenstein, Ont
Publisher
A. S. Bauman,
Date of Publication
1940]
Physical Description
201 p.
Notes
Cover title: Bauman family history.
Subjects
Bowman family.
Ontario - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 B348
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Unpublished letters of Jasper Yeates : with added notes on Lancaster County's part in the Whiskey Rebellion/ by Jasper Yeates

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Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Date of Publication
1946
, "during the prevalence of the Whiskey Insurrection in Pennsylvania took an active part in the field against the insurrectionists, and gained much credit in the campaign." Ellis and Evans' History of Lancaster County, pp. 226, 616 and 698. Pennsylvania Archives, second series, vol. 4, pp. 14, 136, 137 and
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Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1946
Physical Description
[94]-96 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 50, no. 3
Subjects
Whiskey Rebellion, Pa., 1794.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 1783-1865.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 50, number 3 (1946), p. 94-96Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.50
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History of Ephrata and Lebanon Street Railway Company, Ephrata and Lebanon Traction Company, Lancaster, Ephrata and Lebanon Street Railway Company : and any other trolley roads in Lebanon and Lancaster Counties, Pennsylvania

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Date of Publication
1944.
Call Number
388.4 L574
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Responsibility
compiled by Harry David Lentz, Jr.
Place of Publication
Lebanon [Pa.]
Publisher
Lentz,
Date of Publication
1944.
Physical Description
2 v. in 1 : ill. ; 21 cm.
Notes
Cover title: Trolley roads in Lebanon and Lancaster Counties.
Subjects
Ephrata and Lebanon Street Railway Company - History.
Ephrata and Lebanon Traction Company - History.
Lancaster Ephrata and Lebanon Street Railway Company - History.
Street-railroads - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County
Street-railroads - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Additional Author
Lentz, Harry David,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
388.4 L574
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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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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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