Search Results - Research Collections - LancasterHistory

It appears no script is enabled within your browser. Please enable JavaScript to use this site.

Revise Search

10 records – page 1 of 1.

Notes on the Taylor papers

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20657

Author: Harsh, M. D [Duffield].

Call Number: 310.2 H324

. I NOTESONTHETAYLORPAPERS M. D. Harsh Aug. 4, 2008 .--:r �) ) 1 The Taylors - Surveyors One would be hard pressed to identify an individual whose intimate knowledge of the topography and settlement patterns of eighteenth century Lancaster County exceeded that of Isaac Taylor or ofhis son John

1 document

Responsibility: by M. D. Harsh.

Author: Harsh, M. D [Duffield].

Place of Publication: Computer printout

Physical Description: 8, [13] l. : map : 28 cm.

Notes: Summary of the contents of two micofilm reels, microfilm drawer 1; #246 Part1, #246A and #246B. Franklin and Marshall donated copies of the papers to the Lancaster County Historical Society.; The appendix is a tabulation of data from warrants included in the Taylor Papers.

Subjects: Taylor family.; Warrants - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Landowners - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Registers.; Deeds - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Surveys - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Warrants.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Surveys.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 310.2 H324

Documents

TaylorPaperNotes_.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF

The history of the gas and electric industries in Lancaster County

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1184

Author: Barnes, Horace Richards.

Date of Publication: 1948

The History of the Gas and electric industries in Lancaster County By HORACE RICHARDS BARNES Introduction STUDENTS of economics and business are familiar with con- solidations and mergers. Indeed integration, either horizontal or vertical, or a combination of the two types of integration, is an

1 document

Responsibility: by Horace Richards Barnes.

Author: Barnes, Horace Richards.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1948

Physical Description: [101]-131 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 52, no. 5

Subjects: Pennsylvania Power & Light Company - History.; Lancaster Gas Company (Lancaster, Pa.); Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Lancaster (Pa.); Electric utilities - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Public utilities - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Gas companies - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 52, number 5 (1948), p. 101-131Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.52

Documents

edit_vol52no5pp101_131.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF

Old Lancaster

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4235

Author: Robinson, Mary N.

Date of Publication: 1900

OLD LANCASTER, This paper makes no pretension to being exhaustive. Most of it is only a "twice-told tale," familiar to many of you. There is too much of interest in the early history of this fair city of ours—too much of importance—for this to be more than a brief sketch of a few prominent items

1 document

Responsibility: by Mrs. Mary N. Robinson.

Author: Robinson, Mary N.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1900

Physical Description: [97]-109 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 4, no. 5/6

Summary: Assorted observations of events in 18th century Lancaster County.

Subjects: Lancaster (Pa.) - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763.; Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 18th century.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.; Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 4, number 5/6 (1900), p. 97-109Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.4

Documents

vol4nos5&6pp97_109_356288.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF

The oldest daily paper of Lancaster County

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4405

Author: Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,

Date of Publication: 1897

THE OLDEST DAILY PAPER IN LANCASTER COUNTY. It will be generally conceded, I think, by those who have given the matter any attention or who are acquainted with the facts, that there is no city of equal size in the country more given to newspaper reading than Lancaster. It is to-day sup- porting

1 document

Responsibility: by F. R. Diffenderffer.

Author: Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1897

Physical Description: [72]-84 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 3

Subjects: Lancaster Gazette (Lancaster, Pa.); American newspapers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; German American newspapers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 18th century.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 19th century.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 3 (1897), p. 72-84Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.1

Documents

vol1no3pp72_84_389303.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF

The Female Sunday-School Society of Saint James's Church, Lancaster

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3403

Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1927

THE FEMALE SUNDAY-SCHOOL SOCIETY OF SAINT JAMES'S CHURCH, LANCASTER William Frederic Worner Mr. William A. B. Halbach, a member of one of Lancaster's oldest fami- lies, has kindly presented to the Lancaster County Historical Society a pam- phlet, 4 by 5 inches in size, that contains much of local

1 document

Responsibility: by William Frederic Worner.

Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1927

Physical Description: 134-139 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 9 & 10

Subjects: St. James Episcopal Church (Lancaster, Pa.); Female Sunday-School Society of Saint James's Church (Lancaster, Pa.); Episcopal Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Women - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Sunday schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Episcopalians - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 31, number 9/10 (1927), p. 134-139Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.31

Documents

vol31no9pp134_139.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF

Brief outline on the care of the poor, the sick, and insane of Lancaster County, Pa

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3406

Author: Showalter, Henry A.

Date of Publication: 1951

Brief Outline on the Care o the Poor, the Sick, and insane 0/ Lancaster County, /0a. BY HENRY A. SHOWALTER For more than fifty years after the erection of Lancaster County the poor were supported by the several townships. Two Overseers of the Poor were elected in each township. The constables and

1 document

Responsibility: by Henry A. Showalter.

Author: Showalter, Henry A.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1951

Physical Description: [97]-[124] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 55, no. 4

Subjects: Poor - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Public welfare - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Hospitals - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Mentally ill - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Economic conditions.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social conditions.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 55, number 4 (1951), p. 97-124Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.55

Documents

edit_vol55no4pp97_124.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF

City Hall and its history

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3656

Author: Landis, Charles Israel,

Date of Publication: 1918

of that width northward a like distance. This conveyance was in trust "for erecting, keeping or holding a market within the Town of Lancaster for the ease and conveniency of the inhabitants thereof and others having oc- casion to resort thither." Just when a market house was first built upon this

1 document

Responsibility: by Judge C. I. Landes.

Author: Landis, Charles Israel,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1918

Physical Description: [105]-122 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 22, no. 7

Subjects: City Hall (Lancaster, Pa.); Public buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Marketplaces - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Municipal buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 18th century.; Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 19th century.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 22, number 7 (1918), p. 107-122Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.22

Documents

vol22no7pp107_122_760578.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF

Two notable mining industries of Lancaster County

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4050

Author: Willig, H. Luther.

Date of Publication: 1924

TWO NOTABLE MINING INDUSTRIES OF LANCASTER COUNTY By H. Luther Willig While the bounteous harvests of her fair fields have made Lancaster County as the "Garden Spot of Pennsylvania" her past mining industries have added additional luster to her name through the discovery of the rare minerals

1 document

Responsibility: by H. Luther Willig.

Author: Willig, H. Luther.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1924

Physical Description: 73-76 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 28, no. 5

Notes: The last third of this article is entitled "(Comments by W. Frank Gorrecht) on the preceding paper".

Subjects: Gap Copper Mine (Bart Township, Pa.); Tyson Mining Company (Little Britain Township, Pa.); Gap Mining Company.; Wood Mine (Little Britain Township, Pa.); Nickel industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Brucite - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Chromium industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Chromium ores - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Copper mines and mining - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Nickel mines and mining - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Gap Nickel Mines (Bart Township, Pa.)

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 28, number 5 (1924), p. 73-78Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.28

Documents

vol28no5pp73_78.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF

Lancaster Townstead

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo422

Author: Sener, Samuel Miller,

Date of Publication: 1901

LANCASTER TOWNSTEAD. Copyrighted May, 1901, by S. M. Sener. "Out upon Time! It will leave no more Of the things to come than the things before." On February 6, 1729, the settlers in the back districts of Chester county, of the province of Pennsylvania, prayed the Council of the province for a divi

1 document

Responsibility: by S. M. Sener, Esq.

Author: Sener, Samuel Miller,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1901

Physical Description: [121]-133 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 5, no. 6

Summary: ''How, when and where (Lancaster,Pa ) laid out by the Hamiltons in1730 . The Hamilton ancestry and coat of arms.The ground rents, the market houses and the public spring . The population at various periods. "

Subjects: Lancaster Townstead (Lancaster, Pa.); Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 18th century.; Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 19th century.; Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.

Contained In: Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.5

Documents

vol5no6pp121_133_339899.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF

Lancaster Township 1750-1828/Lancaster Borough 1750-1787 [Tax records]

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20769

Author: Lancaster County Tax Collection Bureau

Date of Publication: 1977

Call Number: Drawer 6, sec. 3: #15

25 documents

Alternate Title: Lancaster twp. taxes; Lancaster tax lists

Author: Lancaster County Tax Collection Bureau

Place of Publication: Harrisburg, PA

Publisher: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

Date of Publication: 1977

Physical Description: Microfilm.

Series: Lancaster County Pa. Tax Records, 1748-1855.

Notes: "Lancaster Township: The tax records for this township which are here reproduced cover the following years: 1750-51, 1756-59, 1763, 1769-73, 1776-77, 1779-83, 1785-92, 1797-1803, 1805-08, 1810-19, 1821-23, 1825, 1828. On this microfilm, a circle in the upper left-hand corner of a frame indicates the beginning of a new document. Tax records for Lancaster Borough and City appear on this and subsequent rolls of the microfilm."; "Lancaster Borough: The tax records here reproduced for this borough, prior to its incorporation as a city on March 20, 1818, cover the following years: 1750-51, 1754, 1756-59, 1763, 1769-73, 1775, 1777-83, 1785-93, 1797-1803, 1805-17. On this microfilm, a circle in the upper left-hand corner of a frame indicates the beginning of a new document."; Tax records for Lancaster City 1819-1836 appear on microfilm #17 of this series; Lancaster City 1837-1840, on reel 18.

Subjects: Taxation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Lancaster (Lancaster County, Pa. : Borough) - Genealogy.; Lancaster (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Microfilm

Call Number: Drawer 6, sec. 3: #15

Documents

Lancaster_Borough_taxes_1750_.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF

Lancaster_Borough_taxes_1751_.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF

Lancaster_Borough_taxes_1754_.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF

Lancaster_Borough_taxes_1756_.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF

Lancaster_Borough_taxes_1757_.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF

Lancaster_Borough_taxes_1758_.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF

Lancaster_Borough_taxes_1759_.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF

Lancaster_Borough_taxes_1763_.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF

Lancaster_Borough_taxes_1769_.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF

Lancaster_Borough_taxes_1770_.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF

Lancaster_Borough_taxes_1771_.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF

Lancaster_Borough_taxes_1772_.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF

Lancaster_Borough_taxes_1773_.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF

Lancaster_Borough_taxes_1775_.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF

Lancaster_Borough_taxes_1777_.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF

Lancaster_Borough_taxes_1778_.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF

Lancaster_Borough_taxes_1779_.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF

Lancaster_Borough_taxes_1780_.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF

Lancaster_Borough_taxes_1781_.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF

Lancaster_Borough_taxes_1782_.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF

Lancaster_Borough_taxes_1782-1783_.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF

Lancaster_Borough_taxes_1783_.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF

Lancaster_Borough_taxes_1785_.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF

Lancaster_Borough_taxes_1786_.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF

Lancaster_Borough_taxes_1787_.pdf

Read PDF Download PDF

10 records – page 1 of 1.