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History of education in Sadsbury Township and Christiana

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4261
Author
Garrett, Mary D.
Date of Publication
1981.
Call Number
370 G239
Responsibility
by Mary D. Garrett.
Author
Garrett, Mary D.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
s.n.]
Date of Publication
1981.
Physical Description
[32] p.: ill.; 21 cm.
Subjects
Education - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Sadsbury (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
Christiana (Lancaster County, Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
370 G239
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Date of Publication
1985.
Call Number
905.748 JHM v. 4
Responsibility
by Cloister Junior/Senior Chapter, Ephrata Cloister Associates.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Student Historians of Pennsylvania, Inc. ;
Date of Publication
1985.
Physical Description
p. 71 - 78. : 19 cm.
Notes
In: The Junior Historian Magazine, v. 4 (1984-1988).
Bibliography: p. 78.
Subjects
Underground railroad - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County x History.
Christiana (Pa.) - History .
Additional Author
Ephrata Cloister Associates.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
905.748 JHM v. 4
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The hotel by the railroad : Christiana's finest

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Author
Evans, Melvern R.
Date of Publication
1985.
The Hotel By The Railroad Christiana's Finest By Melvern Evans, Jr. This story is about a hotel. . . .not just any hotel, but the unique Christiana Hotel, which stood so close to the Pennsylvania main-line railroad that everytime a fast freight rumbled by the whole building vibrated. I was born
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Responsibility
by Melvern Evans, Jr.
Author
Evans, Melvern R.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1985.
Physical Description
53-62 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 89, no. 2
Subjects
Fieles family.
Christiana Hotel (Pa.)
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 89, number 2 (1985), p. 53-62Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.89
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Collection
Historical Markers Album
Object ID
A-39-01-06
Date Range
1986
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Historical Markers Album
Description
Monument of granite at Christiana in commemoration of the riot of 1851 and the resultant treason trials. The event known as the "Christiana Resistance" was engendered when southern slave owners came to Lancaster County in search of runaway slaves. Erected in 1911.
Provenance
Album of historical markers erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by George L. Heiges in 1986.
Date Range
1986
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Historical markers
Monuments
Tablets
Christiana Resistance
Abolition
Civil War
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3 x 5 inches
Object ID
A-39-01-06
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Collection
Historical Markers Album
Object ID
A-39-01-08
Date Range
1986
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Historical Markers Album
Description
Monument at Christiana in commemoration of the resistance of 1851.
Provenance
Album of historical markers erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by George L. Heiges in 1986.
Date Range
1986
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Historical markers
Monuments
Tablets
Christiana Resistance
Civil War
Slavery
Abolition
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3 x 5 inches
Object ID
A-39-01-08
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Christiana Fire Company : 100th Anniversary, 1884-1984

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17555
Date of Publication
[1984]
Call Number
352.3 C555
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
[s.n.]
Date of Publication
[1984]
Physical Description
[28 p.], ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Title from cover.
Includes advertisements.
Subjects
Christiana Fire Company.
Fire departments - Lancaster County
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
352.3 C555
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Collection
Dr. Levi W. Pownall Collection
Title
Dr. Levi W. Pownall Collection
Object ID
MG0187
Date Range
1866-1984
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Collection
Dr. Levi W. Pownall Collection
Title
Dr. Levi W. Pownall Collection
Description
The Dr. Levi W. Pownall Collection contains papers and personal documents of Dr. Levi W. Pownall, Eliza Pownall, Sarah Pownall, and the Broomell family.
Date Range
1866-1984
Year Range From
1866
Year Range To
1984
Date of Accumulation
1866-1984
Creator
French, Richard W.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Pownall, Levi W.
Broomell, Henry
Broomell, Martha Frances Turner
Pownall, Emilie Broomell
Pownall, Sarah H.
Pownall, Eliza H.
Subjects
Business records
Farms
Invoices
Letters
Search Terms
Business records
Christiana National Bank
Correspondence
Farms
Finding aids
Invoices
Jay N. Schroeder and Co.
Letters
Manuscript groups
Extent
1 box, 18 folders, .75 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0187
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Bart Self-Culture Society Collection (MG0271), 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-187
Other Number
MG-187
Classification
MG0187
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared prior to 1997. Added to database 7 October 2021.
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Lancaster County bus map

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15531
Corporate Author
Red Rose Transit Authority.
Date of Publication
[1987?]
Call Number
974.815 LACI 152
Alternate Title
Lancaster city bus routes
Lancaster County bus routes
Responsibility
Red Rose Transit Authority.
Corporate Author
Red Rose Transit Authority.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Red Rose Transit Authority,
Date of Publication
[1987?]
Physical Description
10 maps on 1 sheet : both sides, col. ; 60 x 57 cm. or smaller, on sheet 61 x 82 cm., folded to 21 x 12 cm.
Notes
Ancillary maps (recto): Elizabethtown -- Mount Joy -- Columbia -- Willow Street -- Manheim -- Lititz -- Ephrata -- New Holland.
"This map printed 11/87"--Panel.
Text and col. ill. on verso.
Contents
Lancaster County bus routes -- Lancaster city bus routes.
Subjects
Bus lines - Pennsylvania - Lancaster - Maps.
Bus lines - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Maps.
Bus lines - Pennsylvania - Elizabethtown - Maps.
Bus lines - Pennsylvania - Mount Joy - Maps.
Bus lines - Pennsylvania - Columbia - Maps.
Bus lines - Pennsylvania - Willow Street - Maps.
Bus lines - Pennsylvania - Manheim - Maps.
Bus lines - Pennsylvania - Lititz - Maps.
Bus lines - Pennsylvania - Ephrata - Maps.
Bus lines - Pennsylvania - New Holland - Maps.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Maps.
Lancaster County - Maps.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Map
Call Number
974.815 LACI 152
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Pennsylvania German tombstone inscriptions

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13547
Author
Stroh, Oscar H.
Date of Publication
c1980-c1984.
Call Number
284 S921
Responsibility
sponsored by the Pennsylvania Chapter, Palatines to America.
Author
Stroh, Oscar H.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, PA (R.D. 4, Box 925, Harrisburg 17112)
Publisher
O.H. Stroh,
Date of Publication
c1980-c1984.
Physical Description
2 v. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes indexes.
v. 1 (File 11) includes: Amityville Lutheran Church cemetery, Amity Township, Berks County (p. 47 - 50); Bauerman's Church cemetery, Wayne Township, Dauphin County (p. 26); Belleview United Brethren Church cemetery, North Annville Township, Lebanon Count y.; Bern Church cemetery, Berks County (p. 1 - 6); Bernville cemetery, Berks County (p. 7 - 11); Bindnagle graveyard, North Londonderry Township, Lebanon County (p. 32 - 35); Chambers Hill cemetery, Swatara Township, Dauphin County (p. 36 - 37); Church of the Brethren (Dunkard) cemetery, Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin County (p. 50 - 54); Dunkard cemetery, Derry Township, Dauphin County (p. 36); Ebersole farm graveyard, South Hanover Township. Dauphin County (p. 30); Ephrata community graveyard, Ephrata Borough (p. 43 - 47); Fetterhoff Church cemetery, Halifax Township, Dauphin County (p. 24 - 25); Fox cemetery, Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County (p. 62 - 64); Greiner farm cemetery, Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County (p. 42); Hoover farm cemetery, Derry Township, Dauphin County (p. 35).
v. 2 (File 11) includes: Bashore family cemetery, Bethel Township, Berks County (p. 67); Baumgardner cemetery, West Hanover Township, Dauphin County (p. 47); Bittenbender cemetery, Hereford Township, Berks County (p. 45); Church of God cemetery, Halifax Township, Dauphin County (p. 47); Crum's cemetery, Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County (p. 52); Enders cemetery, Jackson Township, Dauphin County (p. 51); Esterton cemetery, Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County (p. 39); Fisherville cemetery, Jackson Township, Dauphin County (p. 53); Huff cemetery, Hereford Township, Berks County (p. 46); Huff's Union Church, Hereford Township, Berks County (p. 43); Klinger's cemetery, Lykens Township, Dauphin County (p. 91); Masteller cemetery, Hereford Township, Berks County (p. 46); Mount Laurel Church of God cemetery, Piketown, Dauphin County (p. 35); Muddy Creek Union cemetery, East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County (p. 61); Pleasant Hill cemetery, West Donegal Township, Lancaster County (p. 64); Rutt graveyard, West Donegal Township, Lancaster County (p. 64); St. John's (Host's) Reformed Church, Tulpehocken Township, Berks County (p. 1).
Subjects
Pennsylvania Dutch
Palatine Americans - Pennsylvania
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania.
Inscriptions - Pennsylvania.
Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Dauphin County.
Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Pennsylvania - Genealogy.
Additional Corporate Author
Palatines to America (Society). Pennsylvania Chapter.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Church Record
Call Number
284 S921
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Custom and contract : household, government, and the economy in colonial Pennsylvania

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Author
Schweitzer, Mary M.
Date of Publication
1987.
Call Number
338.9748 S413
Responsibility
Mary M. Schweitzer.
ISBN
0231062885
Author
Schweitzer, Mary M.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Columbia University Press,
Date of Publication
1987.
Physical Description
xii, 271 p. : ill., facsim. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. [255]-266.
Subjects
Money - Pennsylvania
Land use - Pennsylvania
Finance, Public - Pennsylvania
Households - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania - Economic policy.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - To 1775.
Pennsylvania - Social conditions.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
338.9748 S413
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