xi, 96 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 24 x 27 cm.
Series
Science Press keepsake;
Notes
Christmas keepsake of Science Press, 1975.
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Contents
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania--Declaration of Independence--Lancaster's Liberty Bell--Pennsylvania's Militia Meets in Lancaster--George Ross Signs the Declaration--Edward Hand...The Doctor becomes a General--Witness Tree at Donegal--A Monastic Community in Ephrata--Moravians at Lititz--Iron Industry of Lancaster County--Baron Stiegel of Manheim--Grist Mills of Lancaster County--Franklin College.
From Europe to America -- Establishing the West Conestoga -- The four settlements: Mannheim Township, Upper Leacock, Warwick ; Earl, Leacock ; Cains/Compass ; Pequea/Mill Creek -- Names of interest in the West Conestoga from 1770-1800 -- Progressive trends of the West Conestoga -- True to the Old Order -- Families of the West Conestoga amd Mill Creek/Pequea from 1737-1810. Garber, Schantz, Johns, Erb, Rickenbach, Nafzigor, Kurtz, Rupp, Seiler, Linder, Shellenberger, Farny, Forney, Von Gundy, Showalter, Schmucker, Alleman, Stoltzfus, Borntrager, Schenk, Sommers, Yoder, Sharp, Kenegy, Benedum, Reinhart, Fisher, King, Beiler, Zook, Lapp.
Summary
An account of the families ... who comprised the first Amish community in Lancaster County for about the earliest 70 years, or until 1810.
1 v. (various pagings) : ill., folded map ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes detailed inventory of sites and structures.
This report presents the case for the preservation of the architectural and environmental aspects of this heritage in a balanced, planned relationship with continued contemporary development. Information is offered concerning the County's resources, the dangers to historic areas, and the possibilities for action. While individual County landmarks do deserve additional attention, the primary emphasis within this report is on the overall character of Lancaster's environmental heritage and the need for its preservation. The natural beauty of our rural areas and the pervasive historic character of many of our older communities are among Lancaster County's basic assets.
This study was updated in 1985 by the Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County. The update's title is "Our present past: An update of Lancaster's Heritage" and can be found in our collection. The author of the update is "Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County".
"John Piersol McCaskey (1837-1935) was a beloved Lancaster, PA, public school teacher and principal, editor of The Pennsylvania School Journal, mayor of Lancaster, publisher, journalist, and compiler of some of America's first songbooks and textbooks. This biography provides a glimpse into the beginnings of Pennsylvania's public schools, with McCaskey as a pupil, and then the system's evolution, with McCaskey influencing its curriculum and goals. Lancaster's history is interwoven in the text, particularly the Civil War years and McCaskey's mayoral years. A man of integrity who expected the same from his students, McCaskey held family and his Christian faith above all else." [from the publisher]
Mike Roth and Stanley T. White, printed by Seaber Turner & Associates,
Date of Publication
2014.
Physical Description
546 p. : illustrations (some color), maps ; 31 cm
Notes
Maps on endpapers.
Includes index.
Summary
"Book includes over 900 photos dating from the late 1800's to the current day. Each business or structure explores the original history from its beginning, right up to the current day occupants. This is the most complete history ever written about the Borough of Quarryville, in southern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. A treasure-trove of genealogy, historical maps, black and white "period" photos, color photography, and more! Simply a "must have" for anyone with roots in that part of Pennsylvania"--Publisher's description.
The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, v. 136, no. 1, January 2012.Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article905.748 HSP v. 136, no. 1
