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Hexology; the history and meaning of the hex symbols

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12664
Author
Zook, Jacob Gustavus,
Date of Publication
[1962]
Call Number
133 Z87
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by Jacob and Jane Zook, with comments and legends by Johnny Ott.
Author
Zook, Jacob Gustavus,
Place of Publication
Paradise, Pa
Date of Publication
[1962]
Physical Description
13 p. illus. 28 cm.
Subjects
Superstition.
Signs and symbols.
Folklore - Pennsylvania.
Additional Author
Zook, Jane,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
133 Z87
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The favorite songs, sayings, and stories of a Pennsylvania Dutchman

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16630
Author
Hertzog, Phares H.,
Date of Publication
1966.
Call Number
785.49748 H576
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Author
Hertzog, Phares H.,
Place of Publication
Witmer, Pa
Publisher
Applied Arts,
Date of Publication
1966.
Physical Description
34 p. 28 cm.
Notes
In part with unacc. melodies; words in English and Pennsylvania Dutch dialect.
Subjects
Pennsylvania German dialect - Texts.
Folklore - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
785.49748 H576
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Black rock : mining folklore of the Pennsylvania Dutch

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Author
Korson, George Gershon,
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
c1960.
Call Number
905.748 PG Vol. 59
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George Korson.
Author
Korson, George Gershon,
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Baltimore
Publisher
Johns Hopkins Press,
Date of Publication
c1960.
Physical Description
xi, 453 p. : ill., music ; 24 cm.
Series
Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society ; v. 59
Notes
"Folk songs and ballads": p. 348-402.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
Miners - Folklore.
Folklore - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
905.748 PG Vol. 59
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History of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Lancaster

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Author
McMahon, James D.
Date of Publication
1961
Sons of the Union Veterans. It was dedicated by the Sons of Union Veterans and their auxiliary and presented by the Department Commander Jacob Wentzel of Uniontown. It was presented to the Lan- caster County G.A.R. Monumental Association and accepted by Washing- ton F. Hambright, president of the local
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by James D. McMahon.
Author
McMahon, James D.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1961
Physical Description
[153]-171 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 65, no. 4
Subjects
Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Lancaster, Pa.)
Monuments - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 65, number 4 (1961), p. 153-171Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.65
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Black rock : mining folklore of the Pennsylvania Dutch

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Author
Korson, George Gershon,
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
c1960.
Call Number
662.62 K84
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George Korson.
Author
Korson, George Gershon,
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Baltimore
Publisher
Johns Hopkins Press,
Date of Publication
c1960.
Physical Description
xi, 453 p. : ill., music ; 24 cm.
Series
Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society ; v. 59
Notes
"Folk songs and ballads": p. 348-402.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Contents : Philip Ginder, folk hero -- Breaking into Philadelphia -- Over the Blue Mountain -- Pottsville as a frontier town -- When anthracite made steel -- The world's largest canal system -- Cradle of American railroading -- The Swatara country -- Monopoly takes over -- Miners' bread -- Shanties and possession houses -- Miners' trails and trains -- Folk speech, the Dutch dialect -- Courtship and marriage customs -- Folk medicine -- Religious lore -- Spooks, spoofs, and the Devil -- Lore of breaker boys and mule drivers -- Legends and traditions -- Folk songs and ballads.
Subjects
Gratz family.
Miners
Folklore - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
662.62 K84
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Post script : the old buck cannon

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1961.
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.65
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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
1961.
Physical Description
[106]-107 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 65, no. 2
Subjects
Ordnance.
Artillery.
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.65
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The Old Buck Cannon

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Author
Van Horn, Lawrence.
Date of Publication
1960.
Bands. He received his degree from Franklin and Marshall in June, 1960, and has entered graduate school at the University of Pennsylvania, working in the Department of Anthropol- ogy. Mr. Van Horn is concentrating in the field of Ethnohistory, and he has planned a career of teaching. This paper was
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by Lawrence Van Horn.
Author
Van Horn, Lawrence.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1960.
Physical Description
[209]-222 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 64, no. 4
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Ordnance.
Artillery.
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 64, number 4 (1960), p. 209-222Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.64
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Pennsylvania and the Civil War : a handbook

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Author
Higginbotham, Sanford Wilson,
Date of Publication
1961.
Call Number
974.8033 H635
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by Sanford W. Higginbotham, William A. Hunter, Donald H. Kent ; artwork by Florence Vinyard.
Author
Higginbotham, Sanford Wilson,
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,
Date of Publication
1961.
Physical Description
22 p. : maps, port. ; 23 cm.
Notes
"Suggestions for reading and research": p. 16-17.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
Additional Author
Hunter, William A.
Kent, Donald H.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8033 H635
Websites
https://archive.org/details/pennsylvaniacivi00higg_0
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A guide for collectors of oral traditions and folk cultural material in Pennsylvania

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Author
Leach, MacEdward,
Date of Publication
1968.
Call Number
398 G946
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by MacEdward Leach and Henry Glassie.
Author
Leach, MacEdward,
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,
Date of Publication
1968.
Physical Description
vii, 70 p. illus. 23 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 63-70.
Subjects
Folklore
Folklore - Pennsylvania.
Folklore - Pennsylvania
Additional Author
Glassie, Henry H.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
398 G946
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