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Lancaster Pennsylvania and suburbs street directory : zip codes and locations of over 3000 local streets

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19839
Date of Publication
1998.
Call Number
917.4815 L244s 1998
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Stemgas Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
1998.
Physical Description
64 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes
" ... includes East Petersburg, Landisville, Leola, Lititz, Millersville, Mountville, Strasburg, Willow Street."
Cover title.
Introduction signed: Gerry Lestz, editor.
Subjects
Streets - Pennsylvania - Lancaster - Directories.
Streets.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Directories.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Directories.
Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Directories.
Additional Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
917.4815 L244s 1998
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State of the arts in Lancaster County--1989

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo261
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Date of Publication
1989
State of the Arts in Lancaster County 1989 By Gerald S. and Margaret G. Lestz These essays were presented before a capacity audience of tbe Cliosophic Society of Lancaster on 5 January 1990. We are reminded of the man who listened to a large seashell and heard the whispering that seemed to suggest
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Responsibility
by Gerald S. and Margaret G. Lestz.
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1989
Physical Description
[34]-54 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v.92, no. 2
Subjects
Art, American - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Music - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Artists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Author
Lestz, Margaret G.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 92, number 2 (1989), p. 34-54Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.92
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To Lancaster with love

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1953
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Date of Publication
1992, c1991.
Call Number
974.815 LACI L644
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Responsibility
by Gerald S. Lestz ; Jeffrey Metz, art director.
ISBN
1880976013
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Brookshire Publications, Inc. in association with John Baer's Sons,
Date of Publication
1992, c1991.
Physical Description
60 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Click on Table of Contents for more information.
Contents
To Lancaster with love -- Penn Square: Theatre of History -- The People -- The Land -- The Arts -- The Buildings -- Locations & Neighborhoods -- The Special Days -- Personalities.
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACI L644
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/89f6dd44-ad1a-41d8-9b7d-308424299020
Collection
Lancaster Recreation Commission Photograph Collection
Object ID
LR-08-08-50
Date Range
1995
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Lancaster Recreation Commission Photograph Collection
Description
Preparing for Countdown Lancaster
Date Range
1995
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Studio
Lancaster Newspapers, Inc.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Countdown Lancaster
New Year's Eve
Lancaster Square
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
LR-08-08-50
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The lure of Lancaster County

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3198
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Date of Publication
1987.
Call Number
974.815 LACO L643L
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Responsibility
by Gerald S. Lestz.
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Place of Publication
Ephrata, Pa
Publisher
Printed and published by Science Press,
Date of Publication
1987.
Physical Description
4 p.l., 122 p., 1 l. : ill. ; 24 x 28 cm.
Series
Science Press Keepsake ; no. 18.
Notes
LCHS has no. 300 of limited edition.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO L643L
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Lancaster County architecture, 1700-1850

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo108
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
1992.
Call Number
720.9748 L244
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Responsibility
introduction by Gerald S. Lestz ; photographic contributions by John Herr.
ISBN
0963515306
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster County, Pa.]
Publisher
Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County,
Date of Publication
1992.
Physical Description
xv, 176 p. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Notes
Rare book copy is autographed by the author and photographer. Issued in case with Millersville University imprinted in gold.
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary
This elegant picture book identifies many 18th and early 19th century family homes, barns, mills, churches, and out buildings found in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania today. Gerald S. Lestz, noted local historian, has authored the introduction which includes interesting information on the history and stylistic development of Lancaster County's architecture form 1700 to 1850. You will see Germanic, Traditional English, Georgian, Federal, and Classical Revival buildings.
Subjects
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Architecture, Domestic - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Herr, John.
Additional Corporate Author
Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
720.9748 L244
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Lancaster remembers the fabulous fifties through the pages of Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster New Era, Sunday News

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12666
Date of Publication
c1994.
Call Number
070 F134 Oversize
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Alternate Title
Fabulous '50s in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Fabulous fifties
ISBN
0896770583
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
[Historical Briefs, Inc.],
Date of Publication
c1994.
Physical Description
ca. 250 p. : ill., facsims. ; 35 cm.
Notes
"An HBI book."
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 20th century - Sources.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 20th century - Sources.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster Newspapers, Inc.
Additional Title
Intelligencer journal.
Lancaster new era.
Sunday news.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
070 F134 Oversize
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Lancaster County see & do handbook

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Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Date of Publication
©1981.
Call Number
974.815 LACO L644 1981
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Alternate Title
Lancaster County see and do handbook
Responsibility
by Gerald S. Lestz.
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
John Baer's Sons,
Date of Publication
©1981.
Physical Description
52 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Notes
"To help you find the innumerable delights of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania."
Subjects
Travel.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO L644 1981
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Artists' album/Lancaster County : two centuries of America's garden spot through the eyes of artists

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Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Date of Publication
1983.
Call Number
759.1 L643
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Responsibility
by Gerald S. Lestz.
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Place of Publication
[Ephrata, Pa.]
Publisher
Science Press,
Date of Publication
1983.
Physical Description
87, [56] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 x 28 cm.
Notes
Click on Table of Contents for more information.
Contents
Earliest view of Lancaster County -- Second Courthouse by Latrobe -- Penn Square from South Queen Street -- Massacre by the Paxtang Boys -- Lancaster as seen from the Southwest -- Eichholtz' view of the Conestoga -- Lancaster's first water works -- Old City Mill -- David McNeely Stauffer -- Early industry in Lancaster -- Lancaster's first railroad station -- Witmer's Bridge -- View of Lancaster from prison tower -- Mystery in Samuel Sloan's history -- Ephrata Cloister -- Ephrata Mountain Springs Hotel -- Howard Pyle and the Cloister -- Lititz -- Battle artist at Linden Hall -- Jacob Stauffer, unsung artist -- The Susquehanna's influence -- The Haldeman/Darwin connection -- Wright's Ferry -- A Russian's view of U.S. in 1812 -- Columbia's bridges -- Lloyd Mifflin -- Safe Harbor's forgotten past -- Robert Fulton's birthplace -- Educational buildings -- Harry M. Book -- Paul W. Brubaker -- David Brumbach -- Hattie Brunner -- Charles X. Carlson -- William Early -- Hubert J. FitzGerald -- Josephine K. Foltz -- Delores Hackenberger -- Joanne W. Hensel -- Mike Heberlein -- Dick Hess -- Laura Huyett -- Charles I. Kent -- Constantine J. Kermes -- Margaret G. Lestz -- Robert M. Libhart -- Robert Lyon -- Emmett Murphy -- Warren Rohrer -- John Sheppard -- Grace T. Steinmetz --Florence Taylor -- Myrtle Tremblay -- Barbara Whipple.
Subjects
Art, American.
Lancaster County (Pa.) in art.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
759.1 L643
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/99046a14-ea88-4850-8695-217274797394
Collection
Lancaster Symphony Orchestra Photograph Collection
Title
Photograph of John H. Peifer Jr., Mary Vyner, and Joan K. Weidman
Object ID
LSO-01-02-13
Date Range
April 12, 1989
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Lancaster Symphony Orchestra Photograph Collection
Title
Photograph of John H. Peifer Jr., Mary Vyner, and Joan K. Weidman
Description
John H. Peifer Jr., center, honored as a founder of the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra looks over a program from the orchestra's first concert with Mary Vyner, left, widow of Louis Vyner, founder-conductor of the orchestra, and Joan K. Weidman, daugher of the late Frederic Klein, another founder.
Provenance
Gift of the Penn Square Music Conservatory and the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra.
Date Range
April 12, 1989
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Vyner, Mary
Weidman, Joan
Peifer, John H. Jr.
Studio
Lancaster Newspapers, Inc.
Subject
Photographs
Classification
LSO-01-02-13
Search Terms
Music
Musicians
Lancaster Symphony Orchestra
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Original or Copy
Original
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
LSO-01-02-13
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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