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Founding mothers : women in America in the Revolutionary era

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Author
De Pauw, Linda Grant.
Date of Publication
1975.
Call Number
973.3 D419
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Linda Grant de Pauw ; wood engravings by Michael McCurdy.
ISBN
0395218969 :
Author
De Pauw, Linda Grant.
Place of Publication
Boston
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin,
Date of Publication
1975.
Physical Description
xi, 228 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. [220]-222.
African American reources at Lancaster County Historical Society.
Summary
Describes the daily lives, social roles, and contributions of women living during the revolutionary period.
Subjects
Women - United States
Women's rights - United States
Women
United States - Social life and customs - To 1775 - Juvenile literature.
United States - Social life and customs - To 1775.
Additional Author
McCurdy, Michael.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.3 D419
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The Germans helped build America

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Author
Gay, Kathlyn.
Date of Publication
1971.
Call Number
917.30631 G285
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Responsibility
by Kathlyn Gay.
ISBN
0671323911
9780671323912
Author
Gay, Kathlyn.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
J. Messner,
Date of Publication
1971.
Physical Description
96 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm
Notes
Includes index.
Summary
Traces the reasons for and history of German immigration to the United States and discusses the contributions of German-Americans to various aspects of life in their new country.
Subjects
German Americans - Juvenile literature.
Juvenile works.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
917.30631 G285
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Amish people : plain living in a complex world

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Author
Meyer, Carolyn.
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
1976.
Call Number
289.71 M612
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Responsibility
by Carolyn Meyer ; photos. by Michael Ramsey, Gerald Dodds, and Carolyn Meyer.
ISBN
0689500416
Author
Meyer, Carolyn.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Atheneum,
Date of Publication
1976.
Physical Description
138 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Notes
"A Margaret K. McElderry book."
Summary
Describes the way of life of an Amish family in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, including their work, beliefs, and customs.
Subjects
Amish
Amish.
Family life.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
289.71 M612
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Dr. Ed. : the story of General Edward Hand

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Author
Shelley, Mary Virginia.
Date of Publication
c1978.
Call Number
923.5 H236s
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Responsibility
by Mary Virginia Shelley ; with ill. by Regina Weatherlow.
ISBN
0104
Author
Shelley, Mary Virginia.
Place of Publication
Lititz, Pa
Publisher
Sutter House,
Date of Publication
c1978.
Physical Description
36 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Summary
A biography of Edward Hand, Revolutionary War general and physician who lived in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Subjects
Hand, Edward, - 1744-1802 - Juvenile literature.
Generals - United States
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Juvenile literature.
Additional Author
Weatherlow, Regina.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.5 H236s
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The quiet land

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Author
Warner, James A.
Date of Publication
1970.
Call Number
289.7 W282
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Responsibility
[by] James A. Warner.
Author
Warner, James A.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Grossman,
Date of Publication
1970.
Physical Description
x, 168 p. plates (part col.) 29 cm.
Subjects
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Pictorial works.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs - Pictorial works.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
289.7 W282
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The Penna. Dutch country and Amish farmland in natural color

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Date of Publication
c1975.
Call Number
289.73 P387
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Photo Arts Co.,
Date of Publication
c1975.
Physical Description
[22] p. : chiefly ill. (col.) ; 23 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
Copyright owned by V.R. Tortora.
Subjects
Amish Mennonites - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Dutch Country (Pa.)
Additional Author
Tortora, Vincent R.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
289.73 P387
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Farm life and its changes

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Author
Fisher, Gideon L.
Edition
1st addition [sic].
Date of Publication
1978.
Call Number
289.71 F533
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Responsibility
by Gideon L. Fisher.
Author
Fisher, Gideon L.
Edition
1st addition [sic].
Place of Publication
Gordonville, Pa
Publisher
Pequea Publishers,
Date of Publication
1978.
Physical Description
384 p. (p. 384 blank) : ill. ; 23 cm.
Summary
"Amish farmer in Lancaster County, PA, remembers the depression and talks about the history of farming in America, concentrating on the changes which have taken place in rural life over the past fifty or more years. This is a book filled with colorful anecdotes, thoughtful observations, and homespun wisdom." The author "also discusses the influences of the outside world which the Amish farmer must continually face and offers insights into how they continue to preserve their way of life." [from the dust jacket]
Subjects
Agriculture - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Farm life - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Amish - Pennsylvania
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
289.71 F533
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Rebellion at Christiana

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Author
Bacon, Margaret Hope.
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
[1975]
Call Number
974.80323 B129
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Responsibility
by Margaret Hope Bacon.
ISBN
0517515768 :
Author
Bacon, Margaret Hope.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Crown Publishers,
Date of Publication
[1975]
Physical Description
viii, 216 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 207-209.
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society
Summary
Relates the causes, events, and aftermath of the brief battle in 1851 between slave owners and escaped slaves led by William Parker.
Subjects
Parker, William. - Juvenile literature.
Parker, William.
Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana
Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana.
Christiana (Pa.) - History - History, Juvenile.
Christiana (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80323 B129
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Archive

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Collection
Business and Industry Collection
Title
Business and Industry Collection
Object ID
MG0107
Date Range
1874-present
, agent for Connecticut General Life Insurance Company. Lancaster. 1952, 1955. Insert 2 Mural Decors in the Foyer of Lititz Mutual Insurance Company. About the works of Franz de Merlier, muralist. Lititz. No date. Booklet about the new building and some history of Lititz Mutual Insurance Company. Circa
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Collection
Business and Industry Collection
Title
Business and Industry Collection
Description
The Business and Industry Collection contains catalogs, newsletters, and ephemera for businesses in Lancaster County.
Date Range
1874-present
Date of Accumulation
1874-1970
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Burri, Eric
Deichler, Albert M.
Garden, William O.
Garman, Lewis
Groff, Isaac M.
Heilbron, Samuel L.
Hess, Conrad Z.
Hoffman, A. H.
Hoffman, Byron
Knox, Willis R.
Livingston, S. H.
Merlier, Franz de
Nissley, J. Richard
Miley, Frank D.
Barto, J. Wilson
Subjects
Advertisements
Business enterprises
Catalogs
Ephemera
Letters
Newsletters
Small business
Search Terms
A. Buch's Sons Company
A. H. Hoffman, Inc.
Advertisements
American Machine and Foundry Company
Amos Eby and Company
Amsco Music Publishing Company
Bards Gift Shop
Baumgardner Company
Burger's Music House
Business enterprises
Catalogs
Champion Blower and Forge Company
Co-operative Mutual Life Insurance Company
Coble's Tire Service
Columbia Electric Light and Power Company
Connecticut Fire Insurance Company
Connecticut General Life Insurance Company
DeWalt, Inc.
Eby Fertilizer
Eichholtz and Bowman's Art Store
Engle and Hambright
Ephemera
Everite Pump and Manufacturing Company
F. A. Erickson and Company
Finding aids
Gundaker's Emporium
H. A. Darrenkamp
Hammond Pretzel Bakery, Inc.
Herr and Schroyer's Gents' Furnishing Store
Hoffman's Farm Seeds
Huth Engineers, Inc.
Independent Telephone Company of Lancaster County
Industries
J. B. Martin and Company
J. O. Cunningham and Company
J. H. Troup's Music House
John S. Gleim and Company
Keystone Hide Company
Kitchen Kettle Foods, Inc.
Lancaster County Seed Company
Lancaster Real Estate Company
Lancaster Stockyards
Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum
Leisure Miniature Golf Course
Lititz Mutual Insurance Company
Live Stock Commission
Manuscript groups
Mount Joy Fleet of Insurance Companies
New Holland Machine Company
Newsletters
Oblender's Furniture Store
Oblinger Brothers and Company
Permutit Company
Radio Corporation of America
Raub Supply Company
Rohrer's Liquor Store
Root's Nurseries, Inc.
Schroyer's Central Floral Depot
Sensenich Brothers
Small business
Southeastern Penna. Artificial Breeding Cooperative
Sperry New Holland
Stehli and Co., Inc.
Union Stock Yards
Utilities
Wenger Chiropractic Clinic
Wilson Laundry Machinery Company
Zook's Art Studio
Extent
1 box, 28 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0107
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-107
Classification
MG0107
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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A Lancaster city boy of the gay nineties : part 2

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Author
Eyde, Abner McMichael.
Date of Publication
1970
A Lancaster City Boy of the Gay Nineties Part 2* by Abner McMichael Eyde with Miriam Eyde Bixler A boy really worked for his spending money in my day, none of this allowance business. You got a few pennies for Sunday School and church and mostly that was it, unless your older brothers and sisters
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Responsibility
by Abner McMichael Eyded with Miriam Eyde Bixler.
Author
Eyde, Abner McMichael.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1970
Physical Description
[100]-104 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 74, no. 3
Subjects
Eyde, Abner McMichael - Childhood and youth.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Bixler, Miriam Eyde.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 74, number 3 (1970), p. 100-104Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.74
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