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Mortal remains : death in early America

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14627
Date of Publication
c2003.
Call Number
306.9 M887
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edited by Nancy Isenberg and Andrew Burstein.
ISBN
0812236785 (cloth : alk. paper)
081221823X (paper : alk. paper)
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press,
Date of Publication
c2003.
Physical Description
viii, 253 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-245) and index.
Subjects
Death - United States.
Funeral rites and ceremonies - United States
Thanatology - United States.
Attitude to Death - United States.
Funeral Rites - United States.
Literature, Modern - United States.
Religion and Psychology - United States.
United States - Social life and customs - To 1775.
United States - Social life and customs - 19th century.
Additional Author
Isenberg, Nancy.
Burstein, Andrew.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
306.9 M887
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Index to marriage and death notices in the New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung, 1836-1870

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Author
Biebel, Frank A.
Date of Publication
2000.
Call Number
929.3 B586
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compiled, researched and written by Frank A. Biebel.
ISBN
1877692077
9781877692079
Author
Biebel, Frank A.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
New York Genealogical and Biographical Society,
Date of Publication
2000.
Physical Description
viii, 496 pages ; 24 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 483-488).
Subjects
German Americans - New York (State) - Genealogy.
Marriage records - New York (State) - Indexes.
Death notices - New York (State) - Indexes.
New York (State) - Genealogy.
United States, New York - Newspapers - Indexes.
United States, New York, New York (City) - Newspapers - Indexes.
Additional Corporate Author
New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.
Additional Title
New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung (New York, N.Y. : Daily)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.3 B586
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Early Lancaster County funeral customs

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo819
Author
Bixler, Miriam Eyde.
Date of Publication
1973.
cemetery was that land near Paradise given by Mary Feree around 1710 to the settlement for burial 4 The Ellis R. Bachman Funeral Home of Strasburg was estab- lished eight generations ago when in 1715 the first John Bachman made coffins as well as furniture and houses.5 In 1738 the first death occurred
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by Miriam Eyde Bixler.
Author
Bixler, Miriam Eyde.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1973.
Physical Description
[163]-170 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 77, no. 4
Subjects
Funeral rites and ceremonies - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 77, number 4 (1973), p. 163-170Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.77
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A Lancaster City boy in the gay nineties, part III

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Author
Eyde, Abner McMichael.
Date of Publication
1973.
was a big man but it was no fun for him to pull that trap for two. And he couldn't get out of it. When the ropes were tied on the boys' necks the knots were put back of the ears. When the lever opened the trapdoor in the floor of the platform it sounded like I don't know what. They just let the bodies
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by Abner McMichael Eyde as told to Miriam Eyde Bixler.
Author
Eyde, Abner McMichael.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1973.
Physical Description
[143]-162 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 77, no. 4
Subjects
Groff, Fred F.
Funeral rites and ceremonies - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 77, number 4 (1973), p. 143-162Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.77
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Lessons from the dead : the graveyard as a classroom for the study of the life cycle

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Author
Halporn, Roberta.
Date of Publication
c1979.
Call Number
736.5 H195
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by Roberta Halporn.
ISBN
093019425X
Author
Halporn, Roberta.
Place of Publication
Brooklyn, N.Y
Publisher
Highly Specialized Promotions,
Date of Publication
c1979.
Physical Description
58 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Series
Thanatology service series
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 49-53.
Subjects
Sepulchral monuments.
Tombs.
Death.
Cemeteries
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
736.5 H195
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To what extent did Harriet Lance influence the public policies of James Buchanan?

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Author
Rosenberger, Homer Tope,
Date of Publication
1970.
To What Extent Did Harriet Lane Influence the Public Policies of James Buchanan? Homer T. Rosenberger The careful education and training of Harriet Lane were di- rected principally toward the social graces and toward the art of political maneuver. Her perceptive mind, her close association from
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by Homer T. Rosenberger.
Author
Rosenberger, Homer Tope,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1970.
Physical Description
[1]-22 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 74, no. 1
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Johnston, Harriet Lane, - 1830-1903.
Presidents - United States
United States - Politics and government - 1857-1861.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 74, number 1 (1970), p. 1-22Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.74
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Lancaster County communities : Vesta to What Glen

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
2007.
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by John Ward Willson Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society ,
Date of Publication
2007.
Physical Description
p. 152 - 160 : ill ; 23 cm.
Series
In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society, v. 109, no. 3 (Fall 2007).
Notes
Continues Lancaster County communities : Abbeville to Bettlehausen (v. 105, no. 3 Fall 2003) ; Lancaster County communities : Byerland to Cordelia Post Office (v. 106, no. 1, Spring/summer 2004) ; Lancaster County communities : Coulter's Corner to Frogtown (v. 106, no. 2, Fall 2004) ; Lancaster County communities : Fruitville to Guthrie's Ford (v. 106, no. 3, Winter 2004) ; Lancaster County communities : Gypsy Hill to Indiantown (v. 106, no. 4, Spring 2005) ; Lancaster County communities : Intercourse to Landis Valley (v. 107, no. 1, Summer 2005) ; Lancaster County communities : Landisville to Marietta Junction (v. 107, no. 2, Fall 2005) ; Lancaster County communities : Mars Hill to New Havewn (v. 107, no. 3, Winter 2005 ) ; Lancaster County communities : New Holland to Oreville (v. 107, no. 4, Winter 2005-2006) ; Lancaster County communities : Oyster Point to Pickadilla (v. 108, no. 1, Spring 2006) ; Lancaster County communities : Pigeontown to Rohrerstown (v. 108, no. 2, Summer 2006) ; Lancaster County communities Rome to Slate Hill (v. 108, no. 3, Fall 2006 ) ; Lancaster County communities : Slaymakertown to Sun Flower (v. 109, no. 1, Spring 2007) ; Lancaster County communities : Sunnyside to Vera Cruz (c. 109, no. 2 Summer 2007).
Subjects
Names, Geographical - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Cities and towns - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 109, number 3 (2007), p. 152-160Lancaster History Library - Journal974.815 L224 v.109
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The organized family historian : how to file, manage, and protect your genealogical research and heirlooms

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18171
Author
Fleming, Ann,
Date of Publication
c2004.
Call Number
929.1 F597
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Ann Carter Fleming.
ISBN
1401601294 (pbk.)
9781401601294 (pbk.)
Author
Fleming, Ann,
Place of Publication
Nashville
Publisher
Rutledge Hill Press,
Date of Publication
c2004.
Physical Description
ix, 292 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).
Series
National Genealogical Society guides
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
Genealogy.
Paperwork (Office practice)
Filing systems.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.1 F597
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Outdoor Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : What you can see and do mostly free, where and when

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo9685
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Date of Publication
2001.
Call Number
796 L644
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by Gerald S. Lestz.
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
John Baer's Sons ,
Date of Publication
2001.
Physical Description
62 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
796 L644
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First Reformed Church of Lancaster, Pa. death and marriage records 1806-1850

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Date of Publication
1973.
Call Number
285.8 F527Lb
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Place of Publication
Photocopy
Date of Publication
1973.
Physical Description
unpaged ; 22 x 33 cm.
Notes
Note: These records were copied in March 1973 by Melvern R. Evans, Jr., from the church recod book, which is kept in the church office vault. In copying, no attempt was made to correct any mis-spellings from the original book, which contains the following: Death records 1750-1931, Confirmations, [and] dismissals. From title page.
Note: These records were copied in March 1973 by Melvern R. Evans, Jr., from the church recod book, which is kept in the church office vault. In copying, no attempt was made to correct any mis-spellings from the original book, which contains the following: Births and baptisms from 1736 thru 1931 (pages 3 to 261) Marriages from 1742-to 1932 (pages M1l to M-186) From title page.
Rineer's "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County" page 195 #2.
Subjects
First Reformed Church (Lancaster, Pa.)
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Church records and registers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Location
Lancaster History Library - Church Record
Call Number
285.8 F527Lb
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