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Spies in the Continental capital: Espionage across Pennsylvania during the American Revolution

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21094
Author
Nagy, John A.
Date of Publication
2011.
Call Number
973.385 N152
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Alternate Title
Spies in the Continental Congress
Responsibility
by John A. Nagy.
ISBN
9781594161339
159416133X
Author
Nagy, John A.
Place of Publication
Yardley, Pa
Publisher
Westholme,
Date of Publication
2011.
Physical Description
xiii, 273 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-258) and indexes.
Contents
A peace treaty is signed, the war begins -- British intrigues in Congress -- The British capture of Philadelphia -- Occupied Philadelphia : the British move in -- The Major John Clark Jr. spy ring -- Occupied Philadelphia : the British move out -- Chasing a fox -- Commuter spies : New York and Philadelphia -- Spies along the Susquehanna River : Lancaster, Muncy, and York -- The traitor and the merchant -- Pittsburgh : Pennsylvania's frontier -- European adventures -- More British intrigues in Congress.
Summary
Philadelphia played a key role in the history of spying during the American Revolution because it was the main location for the Continental Congress, was occupied by the British Command, and then returned to Continental control. Philadelphia became a center of spies for the British and Americansas well as double agents. George Washington was a firm believer in reliable military intelligence; after evacuating New York City, he neglected to have a spy network in place: when the British took over Philadelphia, he did not make the same mistake, and Washington was able to keep abreast of British troop strengths and intentions. Likewise, the British used the large Loyalist community around Philadelphia to assess the abilities of their Continental foes, as well as the resolve of Congress. In addition to describing techniques used by spies and specific events, such as the Major Andre episode, Nagy has scoured rare primary source documents to provide new and compelling information about some of the most notable agents of the war, such as Lydia Darragh, a celebrated American spy.An important contribution to Revolutionary War history, Spies in the Continental Capital: Espionage Across Pennsylvania During the American Revolution demonstrates that intelligence operations on both sides emanating from Pennsylvania were vast, well-designed, and critical to understanding the course and outcome of the war.
Subjects
Spies - United States
Spies - Great Britain
Spies - France
Espionage - United States
Espionage - Great Britain
Espionage - France
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.385 N152
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Prigg v. Pennsylvania : slavery, the Supreme Court, and the ambivalent constitution

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19445
Author
Baker, H. Robert.
Date of Publication
©2012.
Call Number
342.73 B167
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Responsibility
H. Robert Baker.
ISBN
9780700618644 (cloth : alk. paper)
0700618643 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780700618651 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0700618651 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Author
Baker, H. Robert.
Place of Publication
[Lawrence]
Publisher
University Press of Kansas,
Date of Publication
©2012.
Physical Description
xii, 202 pages ; 23 cm.
Series
Landmark law cases & American society
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-196) and index.
Contents
A short history of fugitives in America and an African named James Somerset -- The original meaning of the fugitive slave clause -- The Fugitive Slave Act, kidnapping, and the powers of dual sovereigns -- The rights of slaveholders and those of free Blacks in Pennsylvania's Personal Liberty Law of 1826 -- Black sailors, kidnapped freemen, and a crisis in northern fugitive slave jurisprudence -- Arresting Margaret -- Arresting Edward Prigg -- Before the court -- Deciding Prigg -- After the court.
Summary
Margaret Morgan was born in freedom's shadow. Her parents were slaves of John Ashmore, a prosperous Maryland mill owner who freed many of his slaves in the last years of his life. Ashmore never laid claim to Margaret, who eventually married a free black man and moved to Pennsylvania. Then, John Ashmore's widow sent Edward Prigg to Pennsylvania to claim Margaret as a runaway. Prigg seized Margaret and her children, one of them born in Pennsylvania and forcibly removed them to Maryland in violation of Pennsylvania law. In the ensuing uproar, Prigg was indicted for kidnapping under Pennsylvania's personal liberty law. Maryland, however, blocked his extradition, setting the stage for a remarkable Supreme Court case in 1842.
Subjects
Prigg, Edward - Trials, litigation, etc.
Prigg, Edward.
Pennsylvania - Trials, litigation, etc.
United States. - Supreme Court.
Fugitive slaves - United States.
Fugitive slaves
Trials.
Pennsylvania.
United States.
Prigg v. Pennsylvania, 41 U.S. 539 (1842)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
342.73 B167
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Ulster to America : the Scots-Irish migration experience, 1680-1830

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17103
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
c2012.
Call Number
973.0049163 U46
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Responsibility
edited by Warren R. Hofstra.
ISBN
9781572337541 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1572337540 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Knoxville
Publisher
University of Tennessee Press,
Date of Publication
c2012.
Physical Description
xxvii, 263 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: From the north of Ireland to North America: the Scots-Irish and the migration experience / Warren R. Hofstra -- Searching for a new world: the background and baggage of Scots-Irish immigrants / David W. Miller -- Searching for land: the role of New Castle, Delaware, 1720s-1770s / Marianne S. Wokeck -- Searching for order: Donegal Springs, Pennsylvania, 1720s-1730s / Richard K. MacMaster -- Searching for community: Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1750s-1780s / Richard K. MacMaster -- Searching for peace and prosperity: Opequon settlement, Virginia, 1730s-1760s / Warren R. Hofstra -- Searching for status: Virginia's Irish tract, 1770s-1790s / Katharine L. Brown and Kenneth W. Keller -- Searching for security: backcountry Carolina, 1760s-1780s / Michael Montgomery -- Searching for "Irish" freedom-settling for "Scotch-Irish" respectability: southwestern Pennsylvania, 1780-1810 / Peter Gilmore and Kerby A. Miller -- Searching for independence: revolutionary Kentucky, Irish American experience, and Scotch-Irish myth, 1770s-1790s / Patrick Griffin -- Afterword: historic political moderation in the Ulster-to-America diaspora / Robert M. Calhoon.
Subjects
Scots-Irish - United States
Scots - Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland)
United States - Emigration and immigration - History - 18th century.
Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland) - Emigration and immigration - History - 18th century.
United States - Emigration and immigration - History.
Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland) - Emigration and immigration - History.
Additional Author
Hofstra, Warren R.,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.0049163 U46
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Research in Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20582
Author
Freilich, Kay,
Edition
3rd ed.
Date of Publication
c2016.
Call Number
929.1 F862 2016 Desk
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Responsibility
Kay Haviland Freilich.
ISBN
9781935815235
1935815237
Author
Freilich, Kay,
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
Arlington, VA
Publisher
National Genealogical Society,
Date of Publication
c2016.
Physical Description
48 p. ; 28 cm.
Series
NGS special publication ; no. 121. Research in the states series
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Archival resources.
Genealogy
Library resources.
Pennsylvania - Genealogy - Archival resources - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Pennsylvania - Genealogy - Library resources - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Pennsylvania - History - Archival resources - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Pennsylvania - History - Library resources - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Pennsylvania.
Handbooks and manuals.
History.
Additional Corporate Author
National Genealogical Society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
929.1 F862 2016 Desk
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The High German Evangelical Lutheran Zion's Church of Lancaster : a congregation dedicated to preserving its native language

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17707
Author
Gerhart, James M.
Date of Publication
2012.
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Responsibility
James M. Gerhart
Author
Gerhart, James M.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
LancasterHistory,
Date of Publication
2012.
Physical Description
pp. 44-75.
Notes
Appendix 1 : Founding members of the High German Church ; Appendix 2 : Members of the High German Church who were arrested for distrubing the peace during the riot on January 17, 1835. Charges were brought by Carl Schaeffer and George Milligsach, elders of the High German Church ; Appendix 3 : Pastors and members of the vestry of Zion Lutheran Church during its peak years in the late nineteenth century.
Subjects
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (Lancaster, Pa.) - History
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 114, number 1/2 (2012), pp. 44-75Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L295 v.114
Websites
https://lancasterh.bywatersolutions.com/cgi-bin/koha/opac-retrieve-file.pl?id=6bcd67ea8b86aa59de8ccb3c025cc537
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Drumore Quakers' Precious Habitation : A 200-year History of Drumore Friends Meetinghouse and Cemetery

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20492
Author
Miller, D. Douglas.
Date of Publication
2016.
Call Number
289.6 M647
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Responsibility
by D. Douglas Miller..
ISBN
9781514473665
1514473666
Author
Miller, D. Douglas.
Publisher
Xlibris Corp
Date of Publication
2016.
Physical Description
260p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Smedley, R. C.
Wright, Willilam.
Gibbons, Hanna.
Gibbons, Daniel.
Whitson, Thomas.
Coates, Lindley.
Rakestraw, William.
Sadsbury Friends Meeting - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - History.
Hood, Caleb.
Bushong, Henry.
Russell, John Neal.
Wood Day.
Brown, Jeremiah.
Haines, Timoghy.
Brown, William.
Lewis, Elijah.
Scarlett, Joseph.
Jackson, James.
Hanway, Castner.
Smith, Joseph.
Lamborn, George S.
Columbia Friends Meeting - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - History.
Lampeter Friends Meeting - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - History.
Lancaster Friends Meeting - Pennsylvania - Lancaster - History.
Bart Friends Meeting - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - History.
Lancaster Friends Meeting #2 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster - History..
Penn Hill (Little Britain) Friends - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - History.
Eastland Friends Meeting - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - History.
Drumore Friends Meeting - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - History.
East Britain Friends Meeting (Ashville Meetinghouse) - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - History.
Ballance Friends Meeting (Orthodox/Wilburite) - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - History.
Church records and registers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Quakers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Society of Friends - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Slavery and the church
Antislavery movements
Underground railroad.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
289.6 M647
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Researching in Germany : a handbook for your visit to the homeland of your ancestors

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17430
Author
Minert, Roger P.
Date of Publication
c2013.
Call Number
929.1 M664
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Responsibility
Roger P. Minert, Shirley J. Riemer, Susan E. Sirrine.
ISBN
9780965676137 (pbk.)
0965676137 (pbk.)
Author
Minert, Roger P.
Place of Publication
Sacramento, CA
Publisher
Lorelei Press,
Date of Publication
c2013.
Physical Description
271 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
"Travel/Genealogy."
Subjects
German Americans - Genealogy - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Germany - Genealogy - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Additional Author
Riemer, Shirley J.
Sirrine, Susan E.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.1 M664
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Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e3d468aa-0005-45ce-8112-179189191821
Collection
Wheatland Diner Records
Title
Wheatland Diner Records
Object ID
MG0549
Date Range
1955-1973
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  1 document  
Collection
Wheatland Diner Records
Title
Wheatland Diner Records
Description
This collection contains records of the Wheatland Diner, including correspondence, advertising, menu, recipe cards, blueprints and documents for the sale of the property. Newspaper articles report the plan for and delivery of the diner ,fires, 1956 fatal accident, problems with teenage customers and the sale of the property.
Admin/Biographical History
Wheatland Diner is now the Columbia Diner (2011).
Date Range
1955-1973
Year Range From
1955
Year Range To
1973
Date of Accumulation
1955-9173
Creator
Wheatland Diner, Inc.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 12
People
Friend, Neal
Kusuplos, Spiros A.
Sanders, Ruth V.
Schaal, Dorothy C.
Snyder, Robert N.
Trott, M. William
Subjects
Advertising
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Diners (Restaurants)
Menus
Recipes
Search Terms
Advertising
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Diners
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Menus
Newspaper clippings
Recipes
Wheatland Diner
Extent
2 boxes, 10 folders, 3 sets of blueprints, 1.5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0549
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
See also the Photograph Collection
Notes
Preferred Citation: Wheatland Diner Records (M0549), Box #, Folder #, 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-549
Other Number
MG-549
Classification
MG0549
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/656b453e-76e2-47da-9a52-758145026376
Collection
Barney Ewell Collection
Title
Barney Ewell Collection
Object ID
MG0305
Date Range
1948-2018
“Barney” Ewell (1918-1996) was born in Harrisburg and lived in Lancaster for most of his life. He won the U.S. junior sprint title in high school and made a name for himself with many other athletic achievements. As a college athlete at Penn State University, Ewell won NCAA titles in 100-meter and 200
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Collection
Barney Ewell Collection
Title
Barney Ewell Collection
Description
The Barney Ewell Collection contains a program of athletic events celebrating Barney Ewell's achievements, newspaper articles, a postcard, and a dedication program for the installation of a state historical marker.
Admin/Biographical History
Henry Norwood "Barney" Ewell (1918-1996) was born in Harrisburg and lived in Lancaster for most of his life. He won the U.S. junior sprint title in high school and made a name for himself with many other athletic achievements. As a college athlete at Penn State University, Ewell won NCAA titles in 100-meter and 200-meter sprints in 1940 and 1941. He enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II and returned home to win more national titles in the long jump and earned his B.S. at Penn State.
Ewell, at age 30, finally had his chance to compete with the best athletes in the world at the 1948 Olympic Games which were held in London. He earned a place on the U.S. track team and won a gold medal in the 400-meter relay. He also received silver medals in the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash.
After the Olympics, Ewell returned to Lancaster. He and his wife, Duella, raised their family on Rockland Street in Lancaster City and later moved to Green Street. The Lancaster City directories list him as an employee of several businesses throughout his lifetime, including Coatesville Steel.
Date Range
1948-2018
Year Range From
1948
Year Range To
2018
Date of Accumulation
1948-2018
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Ewell, Henry Norwood "Barney"
Spiese, Roberta L.
Subjects
Athletes
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Olympic athletes
Olympic Games (14th : 1948 : London, England)
Olympic Games (23rd : 1984 : Los Angeles, Calif.)
Olympic Games (30th : 2012 : London, England)
Postcards
Programs (Publications)
Track and field athletes
Search Terms
Athletes
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Newspaper clippings
Olympic athletes
Olympic Games (14th, 1948, London, England)
Olympic Games (23rd, 1984, Los Angeles, Calif.)
Olympic Games (30th, 2012, London, England)
Pennsylvania Senior Games
Postcards
Programs
Track and field athletes
Extent
1 box, 5 folders
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0305
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
See the Photograph Collection
Notes
Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Barney Ewell Collection (MG0305), Folder # or Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
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-305
Classification
MG0305
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 2 December 2021.
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Article

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Collection
Barney Ewell Collection
Title
"Barney's London Olympics"
Object ID
MG0305_F002
Date Range
2012/07/08
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Collection
Barney Ewell Collection
Title
"Barney's London Olympics"
Description
Photocopy of newspaper article. "Barney's London Olympics," Sunday News. Lancaster.
Admin/Biographical History
Henry Norwood "Barney" Ewell (1918-1996) was born in Harrisburg and lived in Lancaster for most of his life. He won the U.S. junior sprint title in high school and made a name for himself with many other athletic achievements. As a college athlete at Penn State University, Ewell won NCAA titles in 100-meter and 200-meter sprints in 1940 and 1941. He enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II and returned home to win more national titles in the long jump and earned his B.S. at Penn State.
Ewell, at age 30, finally had his chance to compete with the best athletes in the world at the 1948 Olympic Games which were held in London. He earned a place on the U.S. track team and won a gold medal in the 400-meter relay. He also received silver medals in the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash.
After the Olympics, Ewell returned to Lancaster. He and his wife, Duella, raised their family on Rockland Street in Lancaster City and later moved to Green Street. The Lancaster City directories list him as an employee of several businesses throughout his lifetime, including Coatesville Steel.
Date Range
2012/07/08
Creation Date
8 July 2012
Creator
Sunday news (Lancaster, Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Ewell, Henry Norwood "Barney"
Subjects
Athletes
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Olympic athletes
Olympic Games (14th : 1948 : London, England)
Olympic Games (30th : 2012 : London, England)
Sunday news (Lancaster, Pa.)
Track and field athletes
Search Terms
Athletes
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Newspaper clippings
Olympic athletes
Olympic Games (14th, 1948, London, England)
Olympic Games (30th, 2012, London, England)
Sunday News
Track and field athletes
Extent
1 item, 4 pages to scan
Object Name
Article
Language
English
Object ID
MG0305_F002
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Barney Ewell Collection (MG0305) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/656b453e-76e2-47da-9a52-758145026376
Notes
Preferred Citation: "Barney's London Olympics", Sunday News, Lancaster, 8 July 2012, Barney Ewell Collection (MG0305), MG0305_F002, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
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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-305
Other Number
MG-305, Folder 2
Classification
MG0305
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database 2 December 2021.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
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