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Documenting Pennsylvania's past : the first century of the Pennsylvania State Archives

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12397

Date of Publication: 2003.

Call Number: 974.8 D637

Alternate Title: First century of the Pennsylvania State Archives

Responsibility: edited by Willis L. Shirk, Jr. ; forward by Frank M. Suran ; Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

ISBN: 0892711116

Place of Publication: Harrisburg, [Pa.]

Publisher: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,

Date of Publication: 2003.

Physical Description: 242 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-242).

Subjects: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. - Division of Public Records.; Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. - Division of Archives and Manuscripts.; Archives - Pennsylvania.; Public records - Pennsylvania.

Additional Author: Shirk, Willis L.; Suran, Frank M.

Additional Corporate Author: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.8 D637

Black family research : records of post-Civil War Federal agencies at the National Archives

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14147

Author: United States National Archives and Records Administration.

Date of Publication: 2001.

Call Number: 016.326 U58

Responsibility: compiled by Reginald Washington.

Author: United States National Archives and Records Administration.

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: National Archives and Records Administration ,

Date of Publication: 2001.

Physical Description: Reference Information Paper 108.

Subjects: United States. - Bureau of Refugees, Freedman, and abandoned lands - History - Sources - Bibliography - Catalogs.; United States - Commissioners of Claims - History - Sources - Bibliography - Catalogs.; United States - Freeman's Bank and Trust Company - History - Sources - Bibliography - Catalogs.; African Americans - United States; African American families.; Freedmen; Registers of births, etc.

Additional Author: Washington, Reginald.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 016.326 U58

African American freedom journey in New York and related sites, 1823-1870 : freedom knows no color

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19141

Author: Matthews, Harry Bradshaw.

Date of Publication: 2008.

Call Number: 973.3 M439

Responsibility: Harry Bradshaw Matthews.

ISBN: 9780979953743 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Author: Matthews, Harry Bradshaw.

Place of Publication: Cherry Hill, NJ

Publisher: Africana Homestead Legacy Publishers,

Date of Publication: 2008.

Physical Description: xii, 467 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.

Summary: "Harry Bradshaw Matthews' history discusses antislavery movements in African American communities in New York State, as well as Pennsylvania and South Carolina, and their role in national movements during the 19th century. His identification and discussion of black leaders, historic sites, and instruction on conducting genealogical research is an outstanding addition that enhances the work. By compiling hundreds of illustrations consisting of newspaper articles, editorials, notices, and the name indexes of the 20th and 26th Regiments of the United Sates Colored Troops, Matthews gives a unique wealth of genealogical information that is a treasure-trove sure to aid scholars and family historians for years to come." [from GoodReads.com]

Subjects: African Americans - New York (State); African Americans - Pennsylvania; African Americans - South Carolina; Antislavery movements - New York (State); Antislavery movements - Pennsylvania; Antislavery movements - South Carolina; African Americans - Genealogy.; Historic sites - New York (State); Historic sites - Pennsylvania.; Historic sites - South Carolina.; Pennsylvania - Race relations.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.3 M439

Equal but separate : the life and career of an African American businessman in Columbia, Pennsylvania, 1796?-1841 /by Teresa A. Weisser

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13151

Author: Weisser, Teresa A.

Date of Publication: 2003.

Call Number: 926.74 S661

Alternate Title: The life and career of an African American businessman in Columbia, Pennsylvania, 1796?-1841.

Author: Weisser, Teresa A.

Date of Publication: 2003.

Physical Description: v, 133 leaves.

Summary: "Born in Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania at the end of the 18th century to a slave mother and an unknown father, Stephen Smith overcame the handicaps posed by racism and poverty to become one of the wealthiest African Americans in the United States. As his prosperity and prominence increased, Smith also became a recognized and respected leader of the African American community, first in Columbia, Pennsylvania, and later on the state and national level...I have sought to understand the forces that shaped him, the circumstances that allowed him to succeed in business when so many others were unable to do so, and the contributions he made to the African American community." [from the author]

Subjects: Smith, Stephen, - 1796-1841.; Columbia, Pa. - History.; African Americans - Pennsylvania.; African American business people - Pennsylvania.; Lumber trade.; Slavery - Pennsylvania; Columbia (Pa.) - Race relations - 19th century.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 926.74 S661

Microfilm resources for research : a comprehensive catalog

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo11920

Corporate Author: United States. National Archives and Records Administration.

Date of Publication: 2000.

Call Number: 016.973 U58

ISBN: 1880875225

Corporate Author: United States. National Archives and Records Administration.

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration,

Date of Publication: 2000.

Physical Description: vii, 109 p. ; 28 cm.

Notes: Includes index.

Subjects: United States. - National Archives and Records Administration - Microform catalogs.; Documents on microfilm - Catalogs.; United States - History - Sources - Bibliography - Microform catalogs.; United States - Civilization - Sources - Bibliography - Microform catalogs.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 016.973 U58

The African American family's guide to tracing our roots : healing, understanding & restoring our families

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15055

Author: Barksdale-Hall, Roland C.

Date of Publication: c2005.

Call Number: 929.1 B256

Responsibility: by Roland Barksdale-Hall.

ISBN: 0974977977 (pbk.)

Author: Barksdale-Hall, Roland C.

Place of Publication: Phoenix

Publisher: Amber Books,

Date of Publication: c2005.

Physical Description: xxii, 236 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-234).

Contents: Precious keepsakes -- Wilson's ashes -- How to begin -- Art of interviewing -- Making a slave -- Tracing slave ancestors -- Looking for freed persons -- African connections -- Health matters -- Healing through storytelling -- Twelve keys to health, wealth, and success -- Restoring the family.

Subjects: African American families.; African Americans; African Americans - Genealogy.; African Americans - Life skills guides.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 929.1 B256

Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/eddb76d5-1587-464c-a322-206961869538

Collection: Watt & Shand Collection

Title: Watt & Shand Collection

Object ID: MG0237

Date Range: 1880-2003

company invested in goldsmith, silversmith, and jewelry sales. The companies sold the shares for $150 per share. Signed 31 December 1958. Folder 23 Permit from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission to Watt and Shand to place a historic marker, entitled “James Buchanan”, at the southeast

1 document

Collection: Watt & Shand Collection

Title: Watt & Shand Collection

Description: The Watt & Shand Collection contains materials related to the Watt & Shand Department Store in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.; Series 1 includes employee handbooks, job description, beauty salon price list, bridal registry information, a history of the store, a Christmas catalog, a Historic Preservation Trust calendar, and children's books.; Series 2 is a record of the property at the downtown location and at Park City Mall beginning in 1880 with deeds, legal agreements, a building inspector's permit, and insurance policies.

Admin/Biographical History: On 22 February 1878, Peter Watt, James Shand and Gilbert Thompson advertised the opening of a new store, The New York Store, featuring new lines of foreign and domestic dry goods as well as fancy goods and notions. The New York Store opened on 9 March 1878 and was an immediate success focusing on customer service. The owners had an unwritten policy stating that they remained open until the last customer left. During that first year, partner Gilbert Thompson died. Watt and Shand purchased a building located at 8-10 East King Street and changed their name from The New York Store to Watt, Shand and Company. Then during 1885, the store name was shortened to Watt & Shand even though the business was expanding to acquire 6 East King Street. The Ladies' Ready-To-Wear Department was added in 1889 which included coats, suits, dresses, and underwear. The owners proceeded to expand the business over several decades and procured Appel & Weber jewelry store and Hager's Department Store during the 1950s and 1960s. The branch store opened in 1970 at Park City Mall. The Bon-Ton Stores purchased Watt & Shand in 1992 and the store officially closed in March of 1995

System of Arrangement: This collection is arranged by series.; Series 1 Items collected by LancasterHistory; Series 2 Gift of Penn Square Partners

Date Range: 1880-2003

Year Range From: 1880

Year Range To: 2003

Date of Accumulation: 1880-2003

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 06

People: Ammon, Cora Mae Fox; Ammon, John M.; Appel, Eva Rengier; Appel, Percy L.; Baker, Miriam Rengier; Bell, Louise Price; Berger, R. R.; Blatchley, Charles A.; Breyers, C. J.; Buchanan, James; Drukenbrod, Lee Roy; Fehl, J. Herbert; Frantz, I. E.; Fritz, C. C.; Goodhart, E. C.; Groff, Alpheaus S.; Groff, Ella L.; Hermansader, T. F.; Hirsh, Bertha; Hirsh, Gabriel; Hostetter, D. B.; Lively, Henry; Long, Jacob M.; Loss, Natalie M.; Loss, Nathan; Marshall, Elizabeth H. W.; Marshall, Elizabeth Weber; Marshall, George A.; Marshall, George W.; Marshall, Maria L. Good; May, Jennie H.; Miller, E. N.; Myers, Harry; Myers, Maria; Myers, Patricia Marshall; Myrtetus, George B.; Noonan, Ella O.; Noonan, Raymond Smith; Prangley, James; Reed, George R.; Reichley, Jacob Christian; Reifsnyder, Arden P.; Reifsnyder, Christine Kauffman; Rengier, Charles F.; Rengier, John S.; Rohrer, Adelaide C. Crohen; Rohrer, George Redsecker; Rohrer, Jeremiah; Rohrer, Mary Ann Redsecker; Roth, George R.; Rupert, L. H.; Schaller, Kimberly; Shand, James; Shand, Thomas Marshall; Sherrill, Anita B.; Sherrill, S. Edward; Short, Edwin P.; Skyllas, Drossos A.; Slaymaker, Peter J. Eckert; Stiles, H. A.; Stirk, Isaac; Stirk, Sarah C.; Swarr, Donald; Urban, Cassius Emlen; Watt, Laura Louise Geiger; Watt, Peter T.; Weber, May H.; Wisegarver, Harry P.; Witmer, Albert F.

Other Creators: Watt & Shand Department Store (Pa.)

Subjects: Advertising; Architectural drawings; Blueprints; Building leases; Calendars; Catalogs; Deeds; Department stores; Historical markers; Insurance policies; Letters; Menus; Newsletters; Penn Square (Lancaster, Pa.); Scrapbooks; Stores, Retail

Search Terms: A and S Realty and Investment Corporation; A. B. Rote & Co.; Advertising; Agreements; Air conditioning; American Blower Corporation; Appel & Weber; Architectural plans; Automatic Sprinkler Corporation of America; Awards; Blueprints; Bon-Ton; Bon-Ton Beauty Salon; Booklets; C. J. Breyer and Associates, Inc.; Calendars; Catalogs; Central Automatic Sprinkler Company; Certificates; Columbia; Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company; Commonwealth Title Company of Philadelphia; Correspondence; Deeds; Department stores; DUSCO Property Management, Inc.; East Hempfield Twp.; Employee handbooks; Employees; Ephemera; Escalators; Finding aids; Fire sprinklers; Floorplans; Gatter and Diehl Consulting Engineers; Gift certificates; Ground-rent; Hager and Bro., Inc.; Hager Realty Corporation; Heating and ventilation systems; Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County; Historical markers; Insurance policies; Job descriptions; Kroll Electric Company, Inc.; Lancaster; Lancaster Parking Authority; Lancaster Trust Company; Leases; Letters; Manuscript groups; Menus; Mortgages; Newsletters; Oblender's Furnishing, Inc.; Park City Mall; Penn Square; Pennsylvania Company for Insurance on Lives and Granting Annuities; Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania Power and Light Company; Permits; Poetry; PPL; Price lists; Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company; Reynolds and Reynolds Company; Scrapbooks; Stores, Retail; Total Energy Leasing Corporation; Trion, Inc.; Watt and Shand; Workers' Compensation Act; York Corporation

Extent: 4 boxes, 59 folders, 1 scrapbook, 2 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0237

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Series #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Folder 2 contains restricted items. With the exception of Folder 2, the items in this collection may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.

Copyright: Collection items may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-237

Classification: MG0237

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Scrapbook cataloged by CB, 2008. Series 2, Folder 1-48 cataloged by ML, Summer 2014. Added to database 13 January 2022.; The Watt & Shand Department Store scrapbook was cataloged and preserved with funding from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. ME60112.

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African American genealogy : a bibliography and guide to sources

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14891

Author: Witcher, Curt Bryan.

Date of Publication: 2000.

Call Number: 929.1 W819

Responsibility: Curt Bryan Witcher.

ISBN: 0964392534

Author: Witcher, Curt Bryan.

Place of Publication: Fort Wayne, Ind

Publisher: Round Tower Books,

Date of Publication: 2000.

Physical Description: 217 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: African Americans - Bibliography.; African Americans - Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 929.1 W819

Guide to genealogical research in the National Archives of the United States

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14446

Corporate Author: United States. National Archives and Records Administration.

Edition: 3rd ed.

Date of Publication: 2000.

Call Number: 016.929 U58 2000

Responsibility: edited by Anne Bruner Eales and Robert M. Kvasnicka.

ISBN: 1880875241; 1880875217

Corporate Author: United States. National Archives and Records Administration.

Edition: 3rd ed.

Place of Publication: Washington, D.C

Publisher: National Archives and Records Administration,

Date of Publication: 2000.

Physical Description: vii, 411 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 29 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical reference and index.

Subjects: United States. - National Archives and Records Administration - Catalogs.; Registers of births, etc. - United States; United States - Genealogy - Bibliography - Catalogs.

Additional Author: Eales, Anne Bruner.; Kvasnicka, Robert M.,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 016.929 U58 2000

Forgotten patriots : African American and American Indian patriots in the Revolutionary War : a guide to service, sources and studies

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16602

Author: Grundset, Eric.

Date of Publication: c2008.

Call Number: 973.34 G889

Alternate Title: African American and American Indian patriots in the Revolutionary War

Responsibility: Eric G. Grundset, editor and project manager ; with Briana L. Diaz, Hollis L. Gentry, and Jean D. Strahan, researchers.

ISBN: 9781892237101; 1892237105

Author: Grundset, Eric.

Place of Publication: Washington, D.C

Publisher: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution,

Date of Publication: c2008.

Physical Description: vi, 854 p. ill., facsims., maps ; 29 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliography (p. 761-812) and index.

Contents: The northern states -- The South -- Miscellaneous naval and military records -- Foreign allies -- West Indies -- Appendices. Map of the enslaved population, 1790 Census ; Documenting the color of participants in the American Revolution ; Names as clues to finding forgotten patriots ; The numbers of minority participants in the Revolution.

Subjects: African Americans; Indians of North America; United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Participation, African American.; United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Participation, Indian.; United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers.

Additional Author: Diaz, Briana L.; Gentry, Hollis L.; Strahan, Jean D.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.34 G889

African Americans in Pennsylvania : above ground and underground : an illustrated guide

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17129

Author: Blockson, Charles L.

Date of Publication: 2001.

Call Number: 326 B651

Responsibility: Charles L. Blockson.

ISBN: 1879441853; 9781879441859

Author: Blockson, Charles L.

Place of Publication: Harrisburg, PA

Publisher: RB Books,

Date of Publication: 2001.

Physical Description: 320 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 24 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 294-297) and index.

Contents: Enslaved Africans in early Pennsylvania --- African Resistance to Slavery --- The Underground Railroad --- The Fugitive Slave Law of1850 --- Black Enfranchisement --- The Question of Emigrationor Migration --- The Role of the Church --- Progress throughEducation --- Black Men and Women of letters --- EarlyPhiladelphia entrepreneurs --- Black Inventors and Scientists ---African Americans in Medicine --- African Americans in the Media--- Black Americans in Performing Arts ( Dance , Theater , Music, Film, and Television ) --- Black Artists --- Black Athletes --- A Guide to Historic Places

Summary: An illustrated biographical guide to some of the distinguished Afro-Americans of Pennsylvania.

Subjects: African Americans - Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania - Race relations.; Pennsylvania - History, Local.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 326 B651

A genealogist's guide to discovering your African-American ancestors : how to find and record your unique heritage

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12791

Author: Smith, Franklin Carter,

Edition: 1st ed.

Date of Publication: c2003.

Call Number: 929.1 S647

Responsibility: Franklin Carter Smith and Emily Anne Croom.

ISBN: 1558706054 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Author: Smith, Franklin Carter,

Edition: 1st ed.

Place of Publication: Cincinnati

Publisher: Betterway Books,

Date of Publication: c2003.

Physical Description: 250 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-244) and index.

Subjects: African Americans - Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Additional Author: Croom, Emily Anne,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 929.1 S647

The 1930 federal population census : catalog of National Archives microfilm

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14287

Corporate Author: United States. National Archives and Records Administration.

Date of Publication: 2002.

Call Number: 016.3046 F293

ISBN: 188087525X

Corporate Author: United States. National Archives and Records Administration.

Place of Publication: Washington, D.C

Publisher: National Archives Trust Fund Board,

Date of Publication: 2002.

Physical Description: xxvi, 79 p.: ill. ; 28 cm.

Notes: "Published for the National Archives and Records Administration"--T.p. verso.

Subjects: United States. - National Archives and Records Administration - Microform catalogs.; Microforms - Catalogs.; United States - Population - Statistics - Bibliography - Microform catalogs.; United States - Census, 15th, 1930 - Bibliography - Microform catalogs.

Additional Corporate Author: National Archives Trust Fund Board.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 016.3046 F293

The 1790-1890 federal population censuses : catalog of National Archives microfilm

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo11921

Corporate Author: United States. National Archives and Records Administration.

Edition: revised

Date of Publication: 2001.

Call Number: 016.3046 F293 1790-1890

ISBN: 0911333630

Corporate Author: United States. National Archives and Records Administration.

Edition: revised

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: National Archives Trust Fund Board,

Date of Publication: 2001.

Physical Description: xxiii, 116 p. : ill., 1 map ; 28 cm.

Notes: "Revised text by Constance Potter and Benjamin Guterman based on an edited version of a 1993 introduction written by Dr. Wayne B. Cook."--T.p. verso.; Includes bibliographical references (p. xix-xx) and indexes.

Subjects: United States. - National Archives and Records Administration - Microform catalogs.; Registers of births, etc. - United States; Microforms; United States - Genealogy - Bibliography - Microform catalogs.; United States - Census - Bibliography - Microform catalogs.

Additional Corporate Author: United States. National Archives and Records Service.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 016.3046 F293 1790-1890

Black roots : a beginner's guide to tracing the African American family tree

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo11811

Author: Burroughs, Tony,

Date of Publication: c2001.

Call Number: 929.1 B972

Responsibility: Tony Burroughs.

ISBN: 0684847043 (pbk.)

Author: Burroughs, Tony,

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Fireside Book,

Date of Publication: c2001.

Physical Description: 464 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [434]-452) and index.

Subjects: African Americans - Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 929.1 B972

A researcher's guide to Boston

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14787

Author: Lainhart, Ann S.

Date of Publication: 2003.

Call Number: 016.9774 L187

Responsibility: Ann S. Lainhart.

ISBN: 088082154X (pbk.)

Author: Lainhart, Ann S.

Place of Publication: Boston

Publisher: New England Historic Genealogical Society,

Date of Publication: 2003.

Physical Description: xii, 160 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Getting started -- Vital records -- Church records -- Cemetery records -- Town records -- Probate records -- Land records -- Court records -- City directories -- Military records and seaman's records -- Tax lists -- Business papers, account books, and diaries -- Censuses -- Voters' lists -- Teachers' records -- Passenger lists -- Naturalizations -- Immigrants in print -- Some miscellaneous sources -- Boston in print -- Towns that are now part of Boston -- Articles on Boston families -- Boston area repositories -- Massachusetts divorce records, where to find them -- Ministers in Boston up to 1846 -- Home for destitute Catholic children -- Boston Record Commissioners report -- Inventory of the estate of Amasa Davis -- 1860 census Ward One, Boston -- Examples from institutional records.

Subjects: Archives - Massachusetts - Boston - Directories.; Libraries - Massachusetts - Boston - Directories.; Boston (Mass.) - History - Sources - Bibliography.; Boston (Mass.) - Genealogy - Bibliography.

Additional Corporate Author: New England Historic Genealogical Society.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 016.9774 L187

Pennsylvania historical marker inventory report : Lancaster County

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo11134

Date of Publication: 2001.

Call Number: 974.815 LACO H673p

Responsibility: prepared by Carrie L. Curtis.

Place of Publication: [Harrisburg, Pa

Publisher: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission],

Date of Publication: 2001.

Physical Description: 1 vol. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Division of History.; Historical markers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.815 LACO H673p

African American lives

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15002

Edition: Widescreen format.

Date of Publication: [2006]

Call Number: 929.373 A258 DVD

1 website

Responsibility: a film by Kunhardt Productions ; executive producers, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., William R. Grant, Peter W. Kunhardt ; written by Henry Louis Gates. Jr. ; series producers, Graham Judd, Leslie D. Farrell ; a production of Kunhardt Productions, Inc. and Thirteen/ WNET New York.

ISBN: 1415716943

Edition: Widescreen format.

Place of Publication: [Alexandria, Va.] : Hollywood, Calif

Publisher: PBS Home Video ; distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment,

Date of Publication: [2006]

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 240 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Notes: Originally broadcast as a four-part television series in 2006.; Host: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; features Oprah Winfrey, Chris Tucker, Quincy Jones, Sara-Lawrence-Lightfoot, Mae Jemison, T.D. Jakes, Ben Carson, Whoopi Goldberg.

Contents: Listening to our past / producer and director, Jesse Sweet; editors, Eric Davis, Michael Weingrad -- The promise of freedom / producer and director, Leslie Asako Gladsjo ; editors, Joanna Kiernan, Geeta Gandbhr -- Searching for our names / producer and director, Leslie D. Farrell; editors, Merril Stern, Kathryn Moore -- Beyond the middle passage / producer and director, Graham Judd; editors, Kate Hirson, Stefan Knerrich.

Summary: A compelling combination of storytelling and science, this series uses genealogy, oral histories, family stories and DNA to trace roots of several accomplished African Americans down through American history and back to Africa.

Subjects: African Americans; African American families; DNA fingerprinting.; Documentary television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Documentary - Feature.

Additional Author: Gates, Henry Louis.; Grant, William; Kunhardt, Peter W.; Judd, Graham.; Farrell, Leslie D.; Sweet, Jesse.; Gladsjo, Leslie Asako.; Winfrey, Oprah.; Tucker, Chris,; Jones, Quincy,; Lawrence-Lightfoot, Sara,; Jemison, Mae,; Jakes, T. D.; Carson, Ben.; Goldberg, Whoopi,

Additional Corporate Author: Kunhardt Productions.; WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.); PBS Home Video.; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Media

Call Number: 929.373 A258 DVD

Websites

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aalives/about.html

Notes and documents of free persons of color : four hundred years of an American families history

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12258

Author: Wills, Anita L.

Date of Publication: c2003.

Call Number: 326 W741

Responsibility: Anita L. Wills.

Author: Wills, Anita L.

Place of Publication: San Leondro, CA

Publisher: LeBoudin Pub. Co.,

Date of Publication: c2003.

Physical Description: 299 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-251) and index.

Subjects: Baxter family.; Green family.; Martin family.; Bowden family.; Pinn family.; Free African Americans - Virginia; African Americans - Virginia; Virginia - Race relations.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 326 W741

The history of northeastern Pennsylvania : the last 100 years : proceedings of the twelfth annual Conference on the History of Northeastern Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12044

Date of Publication: 2000?]

Call Number: 974.83 C748 2000

Meeting: Conference on the History of Northeastern Pennsylvania (12th : 2000 : Nanticoke, PA)

Place of Publication: [Nanticoke, PA

Publisher: Luzerne County Community College,

Date of Publication: 2000?]

Physical Description: 117 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Notes: Title from cover.; "Sponsored by the LCCC Social Science/History Department."; Includes bibliographical references.

Subjects: Lynett, Elizabeth R.; Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Railroad Company.; International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union.; Electric railroads - Pennsylvania; Women's rights - Lackawanna County (PA); Clothing factories - Pennsylvania; African-American children - Wilkes-Barre (PA); African-American - Wilkes-Barre (PA); African-American politicians - Wilkes-Barre (PA); Strikes and lockouts; Census - Wilkes-Barre (PA); Coal mines and mining in art - Pennsylvania.; Coal miners in art - Pennsylvania.; Art, modern - Pennsylvania.; Wilkes-Barre (PA) - History - Spanish-American War, 1898 - Participation, African-Americans.; Wyoming Valley (PA) - History.; Lackawanna Valley (PA) - History.

Additional Corporate Author: Luzerne County Community College. Social Science History Department.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.83 C748 2000

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