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Early photography in Lancaster

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Author
Patterson, Rosemary A.
Date of Publication
1983.
. One of the most notable is that of Witmer's Bridge that spans the Conestoga. H. W. Kreibel writes in his Picturesque and Historical East Endof 1908: The magnificent nine-arch stone bridge, which carries the turnpike across the stream, was the enterprise of Abraham Witmer, a public-spirited citizen
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by Rosemary A. Patterson.
Author
Patterson, Rosemary A.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1983.
Physical Description
34-52 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 87, no. 2
Subjects
Lancaster Camera Club (Lancaster, Pa.)
Photography - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Photography
Photographers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Pictorial works.
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Bethel African Methodist Church in Lancaster : prolegomenon to a social history

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Author
Hopkins, Leroy.
Date of Publication
1986.
1 has presented an admirable compilation of the various stations in the lower tier of townships and along the Chester County line. The historic A.M.E. churches at Conestoga Center, Lancaster, and Atglen probably played an important role in this clandestine and very dangerous activity. The so-called
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by Leroy Hopkins, Ph.D.
Author
Hopkins, Leroy.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1986.
Physical Description
205-236 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 90, no. 4
Subjects
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
St. James' African Church (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
African Americans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
African Americans - Pennsylvania - Columbia.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 90, number 4 (1986), p. 205-236Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.90
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A history of aeronautics in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Author
Krantz, William E.
Date of Publication
1986
A History of Aeronautics In Lancaster County, Pennsylvania By William E. Krantz The history of aeronautics, the operation of aircraft, in Lancaster Coun- ty covers a span of one hundred and fifty years. Lancaster has long been an air-minded community. Certainly, the feats of our famous native, John
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by William E. Krantz.
Author
Krantz, William E.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1986
Physical Description
118-189 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 90, no. 3
Summary
Contents: The John Wise era - 19th century, balloons; Aeroplanes visit Lancaster County beginning in 1911; Early commercial airfields; The Jones era (barnstormers); A municipally owned commercial airfield; War clouds (WWII); The Post War Years; The new enlarged Lancaster municipal airport. There is a bibliography
Subjects
Wise, John, - 1808-1879.
Lancaster Aero Club (Lancaster, Pa.)
Aeronautics - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Balloons - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Airports - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 90, number 3 (1986), p. 118-189Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.90
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Tax Lists: Salisbury Twp., Strasburg Boro

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Author
Lancaster County Tax Collection Bureau
Date of Publication
1985
Call Number
Drawer 6, sec. 5: #43
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Strasburg Borough taxes
Salisbury Township taxes
Author
Lancaster County Tax Collection Bureau
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, PA
Publisher
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Date of Publication
1985
Physical Description
Microfilm
Series
Lancaster County Pa. Tax Records, 1748-1855
Notes
Salisbury Twp 1824, 1826-30, 1832-35, 1837, 1839-46.
Strasburg Borough 1838-39, 1844-45, 1848.
Subjects
Taxation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Salisbury (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.
Strasburg (Lancaster County, Pa. : Borough) - Genealogy.
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Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
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Drawer 6, sec. 5: #43
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Historical notes on the construction industry in Lancaster, Pa

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Author
Wohlsen, Robert S.
Date of Publication
1985
Historical Notes on the Construction Industry in Lancaster, Pa. By Robert S. Wohlsen in comparing the building procedures and practices of the 17th and 18th centuries in and around Lancaster County and relate them to today's methods, unbelievably they turn out to be the same. I am glad to have had
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by Robert S. Wohlsen.
Author
Wohlsen, Robert S.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1985
Physical Description
38-45 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 89, no. 2
Subjects
Mechanics' Society of the City and County (Lancaster, Pa.)
Building - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Construction industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 89, number 2 (1985), p. 38-45Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.89
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Freedom's second generation : Mrs. Maude Wilson Ball's reminiscences of Bethel AME Church (1897-1935)

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Author
Hopkins, Leroy.
Date of Publication
1987.
of Bethel in the Union cause. After the war and especially with the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment Bethel was the focal point in Lancaster County for the inter- racial celebration of the restoring of voting privileges to Pennsylvania Blacks. What fruits did this social and political freedom
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Mrs. Maude Wilson Ball's reminiscences of Bethel AME Church (1897-1935)
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by Leroy T. Hopkins, Ph.D.
Author
Hopkins, Leroy.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1987.
Physical Description
173-183 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 91, no. 4
Subjects
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
African American churches - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
African Americans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Additional Author
Ball, Maude Wilson.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 91, number 4 (1987), p. 173-183Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.91
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The Lancaster Crematorium : first in the USA

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1985.
Fahnestock Charles S. Foltz, treas., Penn Iron Works Joseph U. Fritchey, salesman Jacob Gamber, tobacco packer Milton Thomas Garvin, merchant William L. Gill, photographer Frank Griest, clerk to County Commissioners William W. Griest, reporter, Lancaster Inquirer newspaper D.H. Grube Dr. J. Max Hark, pastor
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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
1985.
Physical Description
46-52 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 89, no. 2
Subjects
Lancaster Cremation and Funeral Reform Society (Lancaster, Pa.)
Crematoriums - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Cremation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 89, number 2 (1985), p. 46-52Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.89
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Tinkerers, mechanics and inventors of Lancaster County

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1983
Tinkerers, Mechanics and Inventors of Lancaster County By John Ward Willson Loose A few caveats are in order. My essay is not an "in depth" study of each and every tinkerer, mechanic and inventor that ever worked in Lancaster County, nor does it attempt to single out every person who contributed in
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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
1983
Physical Description
97-109 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 87, no. 3
Subjects
Henry, William, - 1729-1786.
Fulton, Robert, - 1765-1815.
Getz, Peter.
Brandt, John.
Shirk, Joseph.
Industrial arts - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Inventions - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Inventors - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Agricultural machinery - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 87, number 3 (1983), p. 97-109Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.87
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Handcrafts in Lancaster County

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Author
Kauffman, Henry J.,
Date of Publication
1982.
a common product of coppersmiths, and they ranged in size Copper tea kettle made by John Frederick Steinman in Lancaster circa 1780, showing the mature form of the Pennsylvania copper tea kettle at that time. (Courtesy Heritage Center of Lancaster County) �Silver cream pitcher made by Peter Getz
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by Henry J. Kauffman.
Author
Kauffman, Henry J.,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1982.
Physical Description
57-68 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 86, no. 2
Subjects
Handicraft - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Firearms - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Decorative arts - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 86, number 2 (1982), p. 57-68Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.86
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The Lancaster County judiciary : reflections on tradition

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Author
Bucher, Wilson.
Date of Publication
1984
assistant district attorney 1960-1964, and was elected district attorney for the term 1964-1968, and in 1971 he was elected a judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania Second Judicial District (Lancaster County). Judge Bucher declined to seek reelection for a second term, and has served since as a
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by Wilson Bucher.
Author
Bucher, Wilson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1984
Physical Description
2-20 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 88, no. 1
Subjects
Courts - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Justice, Administration of - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Criminal justice, Administration of - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Judicial power - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 88, number 1 (1984), p. 2-20Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.88
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