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Early schools in the valley of the Octorara

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Author
Houston, J. W.
Date of Publication
1898
served to prevent schools from being established in Lancaster county. The oldest of these schools was Faggs Manor classical school,called the "Log College," founded in 1739 by Rev. Samuel Blair, and continued for a period of three decades. In 1847, an attempt was made to revive Blair Hall on the old site
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Responsibility
by J. W. Houston, M.D.
Author
Houston, J. W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1898
Physical Description
[31]-51 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 2
Summary
Contains interesting and entertaining vignettes of some of the school teachers , and schools established in the Octorar Valley, in the years before public education. Schools in Lancaster County, PA, and some bordering the county in Chester County are discussed.
Subjects
Teachers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Private schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Public schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Octoraro Creek (Pa. and Md.)
Octorara Valley (Pa.) - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 2, number 2 (1898), p. 31-51Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.2
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Some notes from the first minute book of the West Fallowfield Township Public Schools 1854-1864

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Author
Douglass, Hugh.
Call Number
905.748 OAHS v. 1, no. 7
Responsibility
by Hugh Douglass.
Author
Douglass, Hugh.
Physical Description
3 p.
Notes
Octorara Area Historical Society, v.1, no. 7.
Subjects
West Fallowfield Township Public Schools (Cochranville, Pa.) - History.
Schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Schools - Pennsylvania - Chester County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 OAHS v. 1, no. 7
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Some of the lost industries of the Octorara Valley

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Author
Houston, J. W.
Date of Publication
1899
--Octorara Valley (Pa. and Md.)--History. Industries--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History. Lancaster County (Pa.)--History--19th century. Octoraro Creek (Pa. and Md.) Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1898-99 Description: [103]-113 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the
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Responsibility
by Dr. J. W. Houston.
Author
Houston, J. W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1899
Physical Description
[103]-113 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 3, no. 5
Subjects
Industries.
Industries - Octorara Valley (Pa. and Md.)
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 19th century.
Octoraro Creek (Pa. and Md.)
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 3, number 5 (1899), p. 103-113Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.3
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The horrendous hoax out of Upper Octorara Presbyterian Church Chester County, Pennsylvania

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Author
Swaim, William Thomas,
Call Number
974.813 S971
Responsibility
William T. Swaim
Author
Swaim, William Thomas,
Place of Publication
Newville, Pa
Publisher
Typescript
Physical Description
113 p. 28 cm.
Subjects
Upper Octorara Presbyterian Church (Sadsbury Twp., Chester County, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.813 S971
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Octorara area historical society [journal]

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Date of Publication
n.d.
Call Number
905.748 OAHS
Place of Publication
Typescript
Date of Publication
n.d.
Physical Description
v. 28 cm.
Notes
Library has: vols. 1-6.
Subjects
Octorara Area Historical Society.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Chester County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
905.748 OAHS
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Tales told out of school : An informal history of the Lancaster Country Day School and the Shippen School

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Date of Publication
1984.
Call Number
370 C855
Responsibility
compiled by Anna Downey Gardner.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
The School ,
Date of Publication
1984.
Physical Description
52 pages : ill. ; 21 x 28 cm.
Subjects
Lancaster Country Day School (Lancaster County, Pa.)
The Shippen School (Lancaster, Pa.)
Miss Stahr's School (Lancaster, Pa.)
Lancaster College (Lancaster, Pa.)
Franklin and Marshall Academy (Lancaster, Pa.)
Private schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Education - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
370 C855
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One room, one teacher : from one room schools to the consolidation of the South Eastern School District [Lancaster County, Pa.]

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Author
Wilson, Roger B.
Date of Publication
©2016.
Call Number
370 S726
Author
Wilson, Roger B.
Place of Publication
York, Pa
Publisher
Maple Press ,
Date of Publication
©2016.
Physical Description
208 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Notes
First edition - First printing - 300 copies, June 2016.
Subjects
South Eastern School District [York County, Pa.)
County school systems - Pennsylvania - York County
Public schools - Pennsylvania - York County
Rural schools - Pennsylvania - York County
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
370 S726
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An account of the early settlement called Israel's Mills and Penningtonville

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Author
Douglass, Hugh.
Call Number
905.748 OAHS
Author
Douglass, Hugh.
Physical Description
unp.
Notes
In: Octorara Area Historical Society, v.3, no.1.
Subjects
Israel, Isaac Grant.
Israel's Mills (Chester County, Pa.)
Penningtonville (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 OAHS
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Call Number
371.805 U68
Place of Publication
Upper Leacock (Lancaster, Pa.: Township)
Publisher
Published by pupils of Upper Leacock High School
Physical Description
v. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Library has: 1935, 1936, 1937.
Subjects
Upper Leacock High School (Upper Leacock Twp., Pa.) - Students - Yearbooks.
Upper Leacock High School - Pennsylvania: - Upper Leacock (Lancaster County : Township)
High schools - Pennsylvania - Upper Leacock (Lancaster County : Township)
Upper Leacock High School (Lancaster County : Township,) Pa.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
371.805 U68
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Historical discourse delivered on the occasion of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the Upper Octorara Presbyterian Church : Chester County, Pennsylvania, September 14, 1870

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Author
Futhey, J. Smith
Date of Publication
1870.
Call Number
974.813 F996h
Responsibility
by J. Smith Futhey ; with an account of the celebration and an appendix.
Author
Futhey, J. Smith
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
H.B. Ashmead,
Date of Publication
1870.
Physical Description
184 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Church organization, 1870 -- List of surnames of the earliest members of the congregation -- Patent for church lands --Names of pewholders given on a draft of the old church --List of subscribers to rebuilding of graveyard wall in 1790 --First call given to Rev. James Latta -- Charter of Incorporation --List of trustees --List of persons buried in the old "New Side" graveyard -- List of persons buried in Upper Octorara graveyard -- Surnames of members of congregation, 1870.
Subjects
Upper Octorara Presbyterian Church (Sadsbury, Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.813 F996h
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