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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
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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Making of African America: The four great migrations

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21093
Author
Berlin, Ira,
Date of Publication
2010.
Call Number
326 B515
Alternate Title
The making of African America.
Responsibility
by Ira Berlin.
ISBN
9780670021376
0670021377
Author
Berlin, Ira,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Viking,
Date of Publication
2010.
Physical Description
304 pages ; 24 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Movement and place in the African American past -- The transatlantic passage -- The passage to the interior -- The passage to the north -- Global passages.
Summary
Four great migrations defined the history of black people in America: the violent removal of Africans to the east coast of North America known as the Middle Passage; the relocation of one million slaves to the interior of the antebellum South; the movement of six million blacks to the industrial cities of the north and west a century later; and, since the late 1960s, the arrival of black immigrants from Africa, the Americas, and Europe. These epic migrations have made and remade African American life. This new account evokes both the terrible price and the moving triumphs of a people forcibly and then willingly migrating to America. Historian Ira Berlin finds a dynamic of change in which eras of deep rootedness alternate with eras of massive movement, tradition giving way to innovation. The culture of black America is constantly evolving, affected by (and affecting) places as far away from one another as Biloxi, Chicago, Kingston, and Lagos.--From publisher description.
Subjects
African Americans
Slave trade - United States
Slave trade - Atlantic Ocean
Migration, Internal - United States
Emigration and immigration.
Social science
Africa - Emigration and immigration.
United States - Slavery and bondage - History.
United States - Minorities - History.
United States - Emigration and immigration - History.
History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
326 B515
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The heart of the Taufschein : Fraktur and the pivotal role of Berks County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16922
Author
Earnest, Corinne P.
Date of Publication
2012.
Call Number
745 E12
Alternate Title
Fraktur and the pivotal role of Berks County, Pennsylvania
Responsibility
Corinne Earnest and Russell Earnest.
ISBN
9780911122633
091112263X
Author
Earnest, Corinne P.
Place of Publication
Kutztown, Pa
Publisher
Published by the Pennsylvania German Society,
Date of Publication
2012.
Physical Description
ix, 302 p. : col. ill., facsims., maps ; 29 cm.
Series
Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society ; ser. 2, v. 46
Notes
Illustrated lining papers.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 285) and indexes.
Contents
Berks County: the center of it all -- Daniel Schumacher: a Fraktur artist of some note -- Henrich Otto, 1784 -- Friederich Krebs, August 4, 1790 -- Johann Valentin Schuller -- The greatest development of Fraktur writing, 1800-1835 -- Johann Ritter: a century of influence -- Conclusion: The last flickering -- Appendix 1. Fraktur artist who routinely made Taussscheine for Berks County families -- Appendix 2. Scriveners who routinely infilled Taussscheine for Berks County families -- Appendix 3. Berks Couny printers of Taussscheine in order by active dates -- Appendix 4. Translations.
Subjects
Fraktur art - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Pennsylvania Dutch.
Illumination of books and manuscripts - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Folk art - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Berks County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Additional Author
Earnest, Russell D.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania-German Society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
745 E12
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Susquehanna river towns : Columbia, Marietta, Wrightsville

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17356
Date of Publication
2012.
Call Number
974.815 LACO S964
Alternate Title
2012 Visitor guide & directory.
Place of Publication
Lititz, Pa
Publisher
Inegra Publishing Group Susquehanna Chamber of Commerce ,
Date of Publication
2012.
Physical Description
47 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Columbia (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Marietta (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Wrightsville (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO S964
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Our testimony against the sin of slavery

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20488
Author
Plumely, Nancy.
Date of Publication
2016.
Responsibility
by Nancy Plumley.
Author
Plumely, Nancy.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
LancasterHistory.org,
Date of Publication
2016.
Physical Description
p. 62-117.
Series
Journal of Lancaster County's Historical Society v 117, no. 2/3, Spring/Summer 2016.
Notes
Contains endnotes.
Subjects
Whitson, Thomas and Martha.
Coates, Lindley and Deborah.
Webster, Jesse and Elizabeth.
Jackson, James.
Rakestraw, William L.
Dingee, Hannah.
Brinton, Lydia P.
Pownall, Sarah.
Whitson, Moses.
Cooper, Elwood.
Manahan, Cyrus.
Griest, Ellwood.
McClelland, Joseph.
Slavery
Underground railroad - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 117, number 2/3 (2016), p. 62-117Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.117
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Beyond the seventh gate : Exploring Toad Road, the Seven Gates of Hell, and other strangeness in York, Lancaster, and Adams Counties

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20681
Author
Renner, Thimothy.
Date of Publication
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016.
Call Number
974.80091 R414
Responsibility
by Timothy Renner.
Author
Renner, Thimothy.
Place of Publication
Middletown, DE
Date of Publication
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016.
Physical Description
166 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Summary
"One of the best known legends from York County, Pennsylvania, is Toad Road and the Seven Gates of Hell. What is the real story? Where are the Seven Gates of Hell? Where is Toad Road? Extensive research and on site exploration is combined to dispel urban legends while revealing stranger truths. Journey beyond the Seventh Gate and into other weird places in York, Lancaster, and Adams Counties. Explore Hex Hollow, Chickies Rock, lonely graveyards, and old iron forges. Read true tales of bigfoot creatures, witches, ghosts, werewolves, and flying phantoms. Sometimes they haunt the woods behind you. Sometimes they are in your own back yard." [from the publisher]
Subjects
Curiosities and wonders - Pennsylvania - York County.
Curiosities and wonders - Pennsylvania - Adams County.
Legends - Pennsylvania - York County.
Legends - Pennsylvania - Adams County.
Folklore - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Legends - Pennslvania - Lancaster County.
Curiosities and wonders - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80091 R414
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Collection
Barney Ewell Collection
Title
Barney Ewell Collection
Object ID
MG0305
Date Range
1948-2018
230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Barney Ewell Collection, 1948-2018 Object ID: MG0305 1 box 4 folders Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization); PV7 Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 8 Scope and Content Note: The Barney
  1 document  
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.
Documents
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Collection
Barney Ewell Collection
Title
"Barney's London Olympics"
Object ID
MG0305_F002
Date Range
2012/07/08
230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Barney Ewell Collection, 1948-2018 Object ID: MG0305 1 box 4 folders Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization); PV7 Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 8 Scope and Content Note: The Barney
  1 document     4 images  
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
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
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
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.
Images
Documents
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Collection
Barney Ewell Collection
Title
Program for the dedication of the Henry Norwood "Barney" Ewell State Historical Marker
Object ID
MG0305_F003
Date Range
2018/10/17
230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Barney Ewell Collection, 1948-2018 Object ID: MG0305 1 box 4 folders Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization); PV7 Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 8 Scope and Content Note: The Barney
  1 document     4 images  
Collection
Barney Ewell Collection
Title
Program for the dedication of the Henry Norwood "Barney" Ewell State Historical Marker
Description
Program for the dedication of the Henry Norwood "Barney" Ewell Blue & Gold State Historical Marker at John Piersol McCaskey High School. Contains a brief biography and a list of achievements. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. (2 copies)
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
2018/10/17
Creation Date
17 October 2018
Creator
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Ewell, Henry Norwood "Barney"
Subjects
Athletes
Olympic athletes
Programs (Publications)
Track and field athletes
Search Terms
Athletes
Olympic athletes
Programs
Track and field athletes
Extent
2 items, 4 pages to scan
Object Name
Program
Language
English
Condition
Excellent
Condition Date
2021-12-02
Object ID
MG0305_F003
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Program for the dedication of the Henry Norwood "Barney" Ewell state historical marker, 17 October 2018, Barney Ewell Collection (MG0305), MG0305_F003, 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.
Accession Number
2018.MG0305.F3
Other Numbers
MG-305
Other Number
MG-305, Folder 3
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.
Images
Documents
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Faces of Lancaster County

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19077
Author
Waters, Bruce M.
Date of Publication
c2011.
Call Number
974.815 LACO W329 Oversize
Responsibility
Bruce M. Waters ; foreword by Rodney & Jeralyn Fenstermacher.
ISBN
9780764337079 (hardcover)
0764337076 (hardcover)
Author
Waters, Bruce M.
Place of Publication
Atglen, PA
Publisher
Schiffer Pub. Ltd.,
Date of Publication
c2011.
Physical Description
1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly col. ill. ; 24 x 31 cm.
Subjects
Amish - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Pictorial works.
Amish.
Amish
Manners and customs.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs - Pictorial works.
Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Pictorial works.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO W329 Oversize
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