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Pennsylvania clocks and clockmakers; an epic of early American science, industry, and craftsmanship

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7543
Author
Eckhardt, George H.
Date of Publication
[c1955]
Call Number
681 E19
Author
Eckhardt, George H.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Bonanza Books
Date of Publication
[c1955]
Physical Description
xviii, 229 p. illus., facsims. 26 cm.
Notes
Among the facsims. are words and music for "Grandfather's clock," and "Sequel to Grandfather's clock," by Henry C. Work (p. 152-159)
Subjects
Clock and watch making - Pennsylvania.
Clock and watch makers - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
681 E19
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Author
Hartman, W. F.
Date of Publication
1959.
may be, he comes off second best, because he surely was not the first to apply it. Indeed, a Dutch family named Fromanteel, who had been making clocks in England for some years, sent one son to Holland to work with Huyghens for a while, and upon his return, they introduced the first pendulum clocks in
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Responsibility
by William F. Hartman.
Author
Hartman, W. F.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1959.
Physical Description
[1]-16 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 63, no. 1
Subjects
Clock and watch making - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Clock and watch makers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Longcase clocks - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 63, number 1 (1959), p. 1-16Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.63
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The watch of the future: the story of the Hamilton electric watch

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17657
Author
Rondeau, René.
Edition
4th rev. ed.
Date of Publication
c2006.
Call Number
681.1 R771
Responsibility
by Rene Rondeau.
ISBN
0962221953
9780962221958
Author
Rondeau, René.
Edition
4th rev. ed.
Place of Publication
Corte Madera, CA
Publisher
R. Rondeau,
Date of Publication
c2006.
Physical Description
255 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
Hamilton Watch Company - History
Clock and watch making - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Wrist watches - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Clocks and watches, Electric - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
681.1 R771
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Clockmakers of Montgomery County, 1740-1850

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15039
Author
Forman, Bruce Ross.
Date of Publication
c2000.
Call Number
681 F724
Responsibility
Bruce Ross Forman.
ISBN
096785380X
Author
Forman, Bruce Ross.
Place of Publication
Norristown, PA
Publisher
The Historical Society of Montgomery County,
Date of Publication
c2000.
Physical Description
xviii, 309 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Subjects
Clock and watch making - Pennsylvania - Montgomery County
Clock and watch makers - Pennsylvania - Montgomery County - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
681 F724
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York County, Pennsylvania township and borough officers from quarter sessions docket no. 2, 1750-1839

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13131
Author
Mariner, Mary Lou Craver.
Date of Publication
c2004.
Call Number
974.841 M337
Responsibility
transcribed by Mary Lou Mariner; edited by Richard K. Konkel.
Author
Mariner, Mary Lou Craver.
Place of Publication
York, Pa
Publisher
South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society,
Date of Publication
c2004.
Physical Description
iv, 139 p. ; 28 cm.
Series
Special publication ; no. 62
Notes
"March, 2004."
Includes index.
Subjects
Pennsylvania. - Court of Quarter Sessions (York County)
York County (Pa.) - Officials and employees.
Additional Author
Konkel, Richard K.
Additional Corporate Author
South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.841 M337
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A genealogist's guide to discovering your Germanic ancestors : how to find and record your unique heritage

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Author
Anderson, S. Chris,
Date of Publication
c2000.
Call Number
929.1 A549
Alternate Title
Discovering your Germanic ancestors
Responsibility
S. Chris Anderson & Ernest Thode.
ISBN
1558705201 (pbk.)
Author
Anderson, S. Chris,
Place of Publication
Cincinnati, Ohio
Publisher
Betterway Books,
Date of Publication
c2000.
Physical Description
191 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-186) and index.
Subjects
German Americans - Genealogy - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Germany - Genealogy - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Additional Author
Thode, Ernest.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.1 A549
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A genealogist's guide to discovering your African-American ancestors : how to find and record your unique heritage

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Author
Smith, Franklin Carter,
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
c2003.
Call Number
929.1 S647
Responsibility
Franklin Carter Smith and Emily Anne Croom.
ISBN
1558706054 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Author
Smith, Franklin Carter,
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Cincinnati
Publisher
Betterway Books,
Date of Publication
c2003.
Physical Description
250 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-244) and index.
Subjects
African Americans - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Additional Author
Croom, Emily Anne,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.1 S647
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Wenger family history record, 1727 to 1959, containing 1050 families

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Author
Wenger, Aaron M.,
Date of Publication
1959.
Call Number
929 W474e
Responsibility
[Compiled by Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Wenger]
Author
Wenger, Aaron M.,
Place of Publication
Adamstown, Pa
Publisher
Ensinger Printing Service,
Date of Publication
1959.
Physical Description
230 p. 22 cm.
Subjects
Wenger family.
Additional Author
Wenger, Edna H. Fox,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 W474e
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Emigrants from Scotland to America, 1774-1775. Copied from a loose bundle of Treasury papers in the Public Record Office, London, England

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7315
Author
Cameron, Viola Root
Date of Publication
1959.
Call Number
974.802813 C182 (Missing 8/2015).
Author
Cameron, Viola Root
Place of Publication
Baltimore
Publisher
Southern Book Co.,
Date of Publication
1959.
Physical Description
117 p. 24 cm.
Subjects
Scottish Americans.
Scotland - Emigration and immigration.
United States - Genealogy.
United States - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - Sources.
Additional Corporate Author
Great Britain. Public Record Office
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.802813 C182 (Missing 8/2015).
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Record of St. Paul's Reformed Church of Manheim, Pa. : from July 28, 1771

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Date of Publication
March 1954
Call Number
285.8 S249
Responsibility
taken from the Zacharias copy, translated and typed by Mr. and Mrs. M. Luther Heisey, Lancaster, Pa., March 1954.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
the author
Date of Publication
March 1954
Physical Description
24 pgs. : 29 cm.
Notes
Indexed by surname.
Baptisms 1771-1856; marriages 1808-1847; necrology; and confirmands.
Rineer's "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County" page 260 # 2.
Subjects
St. Paul's United Church of Christ (Manheim, Pa.)
Register of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Manheim
Lutheran church - Pennsylvania - Church records
Additional Author
Heisey, Mr. M. Luther
Heisey, Mrs. M. Luther
Location
Lancaster History Library - Church Record
Call Number
285.8 S249
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