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Possible Joseph Gorgas tall case clock located

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Author: Wood, Stacy B. C.

Date of Publication: 1973.

Possible Joseph Gorgas Tall Case Clock Located by Stacy B. C. Wood, Jr. Certified Clockmaker I was recently engaged by a local moving firm to prepare a "rare Grandfather's clock" for shipment to the West Coast. While making arrangements, I inquired as to the maker and was informed it was Joseph

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Alternate Title: Clock and watchmakers of Lancaster County, 1750-1850

Responsibility: by Stacy B. C. Wood, Jr., certified clockmaker.

Author: Wood, Stacy B. C.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1973.

Physical Description: [171]-182 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 77, no. 4

Subjects: Gorgas, Joseph, - 1770-; Clock and watch makers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Clock and watch making - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 77, number 4 (1973), p. 171-182Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.77

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Tall clocks

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Author: Hartman, W. F.

Date of Publication: 1959.

may be, he comes off second best, because he surely was not the first to apply it. Indeed, a Dutch family named Fromanteel, who had been making clocks in England for some years, sent one son to Holland to work with Huyghens for a while, and upon his return, they introduced the first pendulum clocks in

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Responsibility: by William F. Hartman.

Author: Hartman, W. F.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1959.

Physical Description: [1]-16 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 63, no. 1

Subjects: Clock and watch making - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Clock and watch makers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Longcase clocks - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 63, number 1 (1959), p. 1-16Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.63

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A John Eberman legacy : eight Lancaster, Pa. clockmakers

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Author: Wood, Stacy B. C.

Date of Publication: 1987.

three-train movement for the Nazareth, PA, Mora- vian Church. If the wheel lying loose in the lower left-hand corner of the photograph is part of this movement, the clock was quarter-hour striking. �96 JOURNAL John Eberman, Jr. (2 Nov. 1749-15 Jan. 1835) On 2 November 1749, a third child was born to

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Responsibility: by Stacy B.C. Wood, Jr.

Author: Wood, Stacy B. C.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1987.

Physical Description: 90-127 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 91, no. 3

Subjects: Eberman family.; Clock and watch makers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Clock and watch making - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 91, number 3 (1987), p. 90-127Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.91

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Furniture making by the Slaugh Family of Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Author: Seitz, Albert Fletcher.

Date of Publication: 1969.

Furniture Making by the Slaugh Family of Lancaster, Pennsylvania Albert Fletcher Seitz The purpose of this study was to determine the conception of Slaugh furniture making in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and to discover the unique implication of both the Slaugh family and their furniture. The methods

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Responsibility: by Albert Fletcher Seitz.

Author: Seitz, Albert Fletcher.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1969.

Physical Description: [1]-25 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 73, no. 1

Subjects: Slaugh family.; Furniture industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Furniture making - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 73, number 1 (1969), p. 1-25Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.73

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Grandfathers' clocks : their making and their makers in Lancaster County

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Author: Magee, Daniel F.

Date of Publication: 1917

GRANDFATHERS' CLOCKS: THEIR MAKING AND THEIR MAKERS IN LANCASTER COUNTY, Whilst Lancaster county is not the first or only home of the so-called "Grandfathers' Clock," yet the extent and the excellence of the clock industry in this type of clocks entitle our county to claim special distinction as

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Responsibility: by D. F. Magee, Esq.

Author: Magee, Daniel F.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1917

Physical Description: 63-77 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 21, no. 4

Subjects: Clock and watch making - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Clock and watch makers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 22, number 4 (1917), p. 63-77Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.21

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A Revolutionary record

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Author: Atlee, Benjamin Champneys.

Date of Publication: 1901

A Revolutionary Record. While there were a good many Non- Associators in Lancaster county dur- ing the Revolutionary War, the popu- lation was, nevertheless, generally loyal to the cause of the Colonies. There was, however, considerable op- position manifested in a few districts to the enlistment

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Responsibility: by B. C. Atlee, Esq.

Author: Atlee, Benjamin Champneys.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1901

Physical Description: [20]-22 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 5, no. 1

Summary: This Journal article speaks of resistance in the Donegal area of Lancaster County to a law passed by Congress to recruit a militia during the American Revolutionary War in 1777. Some residents of that area resisted recruitment efforts and there was an armed conflict. The County then requested ammunition to be used to meet this challenge.

Subjects: Lancaster County (Pa.) - Revolution, 1775-1783 - History.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 5, number 1 (1901), p. 20-22Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.5 no. 1

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Early historical record of Zion Lutheran Church, Manheim, Pa

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Author: Knittle, J. F.

Date of Publication: 1940

Early Historical Record of Zion Lutheran Church, Manheim, Pa. By REV. J. F. KNITTLE, Ph.D. It was Solomon, the King of wisdom of Israel, who, in reviewing his life, declared that "Of the making of many books there is no end," and we might apply that statement today and say that of the writing of

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Responsibility: by Rev. J. F. Knittle, Ph.D.

Author: Knittle, J. F.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1940

Physical Description: [11]-19 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 44, no. 1

Subjects: Zion Lutheran Church (Manheim, Pa.); Church buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Manheim (Pa.) - History.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 44, number 1 (1940), p. 11-19Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.44

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First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster (city) Pa. [Church records, 1821-1874 includes communicants, baptisms and marriages; also record of pew rentals 1805-1900]

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Corporate Author: First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster, Pa.

Call Number: Drawer 2, sec. 3: #242

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Corporate Author: First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster, Pa.

Physical Description: 1 reel , 35 mm.

Series: LancasterHistory Series of Transcribed Data.

Notes: Baptisms, 1811-1874 and marriages 1821-1874 available in an ACCESS database in the Library of LHO.; Rineer's "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County" page 199 #7.; Box labeled #242.

Subjects: First Presbyterian Church (Lancaster, Pa.); Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Lancaster; Church records and registers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster

Location: Lancaster History Library - Microfilm

Call Number: Drawer 2, sec. 3: #242

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Record of soldiers of Lancaster County in the War of 1812, and of others who gave service during the period of 1784-1815

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Author: Landis, Bertha Cochran.

Date of Publication: 1938

Record of Soldiers of Lancaster County in the War of 1812, and of Others Who Gave Service During the Period of 1784 -1815 By (MRS. D. B.) BERTHA COCHRAN LANDIS and ELEANORE J. FULTON. Note—The following comprehensive list of soldiers, who served their country as active participants in the War of

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Responsibility: by (Mrs. D.B.) Bertha Cochran Landis and Eleanore J. Fulton.

Author: Landis, Bertha Cochran.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1938

Physical Description: [157]-178 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 42, no. 6

Subjects: Soldiers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.

Additional Author: Fulton, Eleanore Jane,

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 42, number 6 (1938), p. 157-178Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.42

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Record of the returns made in writing and delivered to me as Clerk of Lancaster by possessor of Negro or mulatto children born after March 1, 1780...agreeably to an Act of Assembly of the State of Pa. entitled "An Act to explain and amend an Act entitled an Act for the gradual abolition of slavery"

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Call Number: 326.9 R294p Oversize

J. B. ESHLEMAN County Commissioner. s ors of Ferr r o or ;.:ulat t o chi _ nm ho rn after the Ls t, day o f a i ch nno Domini _78 ,verified o__ the oa th or aff irmation o~ the party making ouch return,agreeably to an Act of Assembly of the State of Pennsylvania entitled "An . ct to Explain and

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Physical Description: Various pagings; 29 x 43 cm.

Notes: Original manuscript on microfilm #206.; This volume includes the years 1788 to 1834.; Spine title: Records of return slave children born after March 1, 1780, Book no.2 1788, Index of Slaves 1780, 1788-1834.

Subjects: Slavery - Pennsylvania - Lancaster - Registers.; Slave records.; Blacks - Pennsylvania - Lancaster - Registers.

Additional Author: Hubley, John.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 326.9 R294p Oversize

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Possible Joseph Gorgas tall case clock located

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Tall clocks

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A John Eberman legacy : eight Lancaster, Pa. clockmakers

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Furniture making by the Slaugh Family of Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Grandfathers' clocks : their making and their makers in Lancaster County

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A Revolutionary record

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Early historical record of Zion Lutheran Church, Manheim, Pa

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First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster (city) Pa. [Church records, 1821-1874 includes communicants, baptisms and marriages; also record of pew rentals 1805-1900]

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16066

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Record of soldiers of Lancaster County in the War of 1812, and of others who gave service during the period of 1784-1815

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Record of the returns made in writing and delivered to me as Clerk of Lancaster by possessor of Negro or mulatto children born after March 1, 1780...agreeably to an Act of Assembly of the State of Pa. entitled "An Act to explain and amend an Act entitled an Act for the gradual abolition of slavery"

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