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The Denver and Ephrata Telephone and Telegraph Company : 85 years of telecommunications progress

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
c1996.
Call Number
384.6065 L863
Responsibility
John Ward Willson Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
[Ephrata, Pa
Publisher
The Company],
Date of Publication
c1996.
Physical Description
80 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
c. 1: Autographed by author.
c. 2: Note by Garth Sprecher, May 1, 1996.
Subjects
Denver and Ephrata Telephone and Telegraph Company (Pa.)
Telecommunication - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Telephone company - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Business enterprises - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
384.6065 L863
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Lancaster at work : business in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Date of Publication
2006.
Call Number
381 L245b
ISBN
0974016233 (pbk.)
Place of Publication
Lancaster, PA
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
2006.
Physical Description
vi, 138 p. : ill. ; 23 x 25 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Summary
Join Lancaster's citizens for a day at the office-or the factory. More than 130 photographs illustrate how men and women have made a living.
Subjects
Business enterprises - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Pictorial works.
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Pictorial works.
Lancaster County (Pa.)  - History  - 19th century  - Pictorial works.
 Lancaster County (Pa.)  - History  - 19th century  - Pictorial works.
 Lancaster County (Pa.)  - Social life and customs  - 19th century  - Pictorial works.
Additional Author
Aleci, Linda S.
Heckles, Marianne.
Lestz, Gerald S.
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Rauhauser, Barry R.
Ryan,Thomas R.
Tennies, Heather S.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
381 L245b
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Seventy-five years of publishing Lancaster County history

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1971.
a member of Charles Howell Lodge, F. & A. M.; Sons of the Revolution; local, state and national bar associ- ations; and First Presbyterian Church. He served as President of the Lan- caster County Historical Societ �ting type being carried by the Lancaster New Era newspaper. In 1916 the New Era Press
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Responsibility
by John Ward Willson Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1971.
Physical Description
[179]-190 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 75, no. 4
Subjects
Eshleman, Henry Frank, - 1869-1953.
Worner, William Frederick, - 1888-1944.
Heisey, Martin Luther, - 1881-1964.
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.) - History.
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society - History.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Periodicals.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 75, number 4 (1971), p. 179-190Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.75
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The heritage of Lancaster

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
[1978]
Call Number
974.815 LACO L863
Responsibility
by John Ward Willson Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Woodland Hills, Cal
Publisher
Windsor publications,
Date of Publication
[1978]
Physical Description
xi, 226 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Published under the sponsorship of the Lancaster Association of Commerce and Industry.
Research provided by the Lancaster County Historical Society.
Subjects
Business enterprises - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster Association of Commerce and Industry.
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO L863
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History of the Lancaster County Historical Society

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1994.
-profit corporation styled "Lancaster County Museum of History, Art, and Sciences." The incor- porators were Dr. Henry Harbaugh Apple, professor of religion at Franklin & Marshall College; J. C. Budding, a building materials supplier; Adolf C. Darmstaetter, merchant and civic leader; Milton T. Garvin
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Responsibility
by John Ward Willson Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1994.
Physical Description
[11]-36 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 96, no. 1
Subjects
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.) - History.
Heritage Center of Lancaster County (Pa.)
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 96, number 1 (1994), p. 11-36Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.96
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Manheim Township and its part in the Indian history of the county

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Author
Martin, C. H.
Date of Publication
1915
Manheim Township and Its Part in the Indian History of the County This society has often been favored by papers on the way in which vari- ous sections of what is now Lancaster county figured in the history of the dusky-skinned inhabitants who knew this section to be their home and hap- py hunting
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Responsibility
by C. H. Martin.
Author
Martin, C. H.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1915
Physical Description
163-173 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 19, no. 6
Subjects
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Manheim Township (Pa.) - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 19, number 6 (1915), p. 163-173Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.19
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100 years of Fulton banking, 1882-1982

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1982]
Call Number
332.1 F974L
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.?
Publisher
Fulton Bank?,
Date of Publication
1982]
Physical Description
46 p. : ill. ; 26 x 22 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
Subjects
Fulton Bank (Lancaster Pa.)
Banks and banking - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
332.1 F974L
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Illustrated historical atlas of Lancaster county

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Edition
Limited edition.
Date of Publication
c2006.
Call Number
912.74815 I29 oversize
912.74815 I29
Alternate Title
Atlas of surveys of the County of Lancaster State of Pennsylvania.
ISBN
0977700402 (hardcover)
9780977700400 (hardcover)
0977700410 (leatherbound)
9780977700417 (leatherbound)
Edition
Limited edition.
Place of Publication
East Petersburg, PA
Publisher
Historic Arts Press,
Date of Publication
c2006.
Physical Description
275 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.), facsims. (chiefly col.) ; 44 cm.
Notes
Includes a complete reprint of: Atlas of surveys of the county of Lancaster, State of Pennsylvania,compiled from actual surveys, city and county records. Boston: Graves & Steinbarger, 1899.
Includes index.
Includes facsimile of original title page.
"...published on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of Fox Chapel Publishing."
Subjects
Real property - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Maps.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Surveys.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Maps.
Additional Author
Giagnocavo, Alan.
Ryan, Thomas R.
Alton, James T.
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Smedick, Timothy A.
Seibert, Peter S.
Heberlein, Michael.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
912.74815 I29 oversize
912.74815 I29
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The Mount Gretna Railroad war of 1887

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
2007.
Responsibility
by John Ward Willson Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society ,
Date of Publication
2007.
Physical Description
p. 136 - 139 : ill ; 23 cm.
Series
In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society, v. 109, no. 3 (Fall 2007).
Subjects
Cornwall Railroad Company (Cornwall, Pa.)
Cornwall and Lebanon Railroad Company (Lebanon, Pa.)
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Mount Gretna Railroad War (1887).
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 109, number 3 (2007), p. 136-139Lancaster History Library - Journal974.815 L224 v. 109
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Lancaster County: Diversity of people, ideas and economy

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Call Number
917.4815 L863
Responsibility
John Ward Willson Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Notes
Pennsylvania Heritage, v.7, no.4, Fall 1983, p.2-9.
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
917.4815 L863
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Early presidential elections in Lancaster County

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Author
Martin, C. H.
Date of Publication
1943.
. The great contribution made by Lancaster County to the cause of Inde- pendence, as events transpired from 1770 to Cornwallis' surrender late in 1781, flowed into the events that gave birth to the new nation, the adoption of its fundamental law and election of its first president. Needless to say
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Responsibility
by C. H. Martin.
Author
Martin, C. H.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1943.
Physical Description
[93]-105 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 47, no. 5
Subjects
Presidents - United States
Elections - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 18th century.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 19th century.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 47, number 5 (1943), p. 93-105Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.47
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The Lancaster Crematorium : first in the USA

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1985.
of the Civil War after which he attend- ed Millersville State Normal School (now Millersville University). Following his graduation he entered the famed Bellevue Hospital Medical College where he received his degree of doctor of medicine in 1870. He practiced for some years in Rohrerstown and
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Responsibility
by John Ward Willson Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1985.
Physical Description
46-52 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 89, no. 2
Subjects
Lancaster Cremation and Funeral Reform Society (Lancaster, Pa.)
Crematoriums - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Cremation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 89, number 2 (1985), p. 46-52Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.89
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They wanted to turn Wheatland into a cemetery

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
2008.
Responsibility
by John Ward Willson Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
2008.
Physical Description
p. 74 - 77 : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society, 110, no. 2 (Summer 2008).
Subjects
Willson, George B.
Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
Woodward Hill Cemetery (Lancaster, Pa.)
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 110, number 2 (2008), p. 74-77Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v. 110, no. 2
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[Report phase I archaeological and historical survey Lancaster General Hospital's health campus Lancaster County, PA : for Lancaster General Hospital Foundation Lancaster PA.]

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Author
Kinsey, W. Fred.
Date of Publication
1991.
Call Number
974.8011 K56L
Author
Kinsey, W. Fred.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, PA
Publisher
Conestoga Valley Archaeological Consultants,
Date of Publication
1991.
Physical Description
22 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Notes
Title from cover.
ER #91-1042-071-A.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 19-22).
Summary
Report of document and library research and field work. Subjects of investigation include Belmont tract, Mayer family cemetery, geological descriptions of land, analysis and inventory of historical artifacts.
Subjects
Archaeological surveying - Pennsylvania - Manheim (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township).
Pennsylvania - Manheim (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
Additional Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Evans, June.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
974.8011 K56L
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Proposals to erect Conestoga and other counties from Lancaster

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Author
Martin, C. H.
Date of Publication
1933
of a county in the northwestern section of Lancaster county, to be called Donegal. On February 28th, 1824, a petition was presented by residents of Mount Joy, Donegal and Rapho townships, for the erection of a new county to be called Mount Joy, with the seat of justice to be at Mount Joy. This
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Responsibility
by C. H. Martin.
Author
Martin, C. H.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1933
Physical Description
[36]-40 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 37, no. 2
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Boundaries.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 37, number 2 (1933), p. 36-40Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.37
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David M. Sensenig : famous local mathematician

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Author
Martin, C. H.
Date of Publication
1938
the Indiana County Normal School, Indiana, Pa., and remained there a few years, later being elected professor of higher mathematics at Swarthmore College. He Iater was offered the prin- cipalship of the West Chester State Normal School, which offer he declined but did accept the vice-principalship
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Responsibility
by C. H. Martin.
Author
Martin, C. H.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1938
Physical Description
[209]-210 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 42
Subjects
Sensenig, David M. - b. 1840.
Educators - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Mathematicians - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 42, number 8 (1938), p. 209-210Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.42
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Princess Di's Lancaster County connection

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1995
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.97
Responsibility
by John Ward Willson Loose, F.L.C.H.S.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1995
Physical Description
[87]-88 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 97, no. 2
Subjects
Diana, - Princess of Wales, - 1961-
Boude, Samuel, - 1723 (?) -
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.97
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Abraham Lincoln and the seventy-fifth anniversaries

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Author
Martin, C. H.
Date of Publication
1939
12.30 Christiana 2.32 The speed of the train can be judged by the fact that it took 2 hours and 36 minutes to run the approximate forty miles across Lancaster County, in- cluding a 5-minute stop at the old depot at North Queen and Chestnut Streets. The funeral train was preceded by 10 minutes by a
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Responsibility
by C. H. Martin.
Author
Martin, C. H.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1939
Physical Description
[50]-58 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 43, no. 2
Subjects
Lincoln, Abraham, - 1809-1865.
Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863.
Veterans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Veterans.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 43, number 2 (1939), p. 50-58Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.43
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Twenty one lashes on his bare back well laid on!

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1981
. . . Twenty One Lashes on His Bare Back Well Laid on! By John Ward Willson Loose Every day for the past few decades the Lancaster newspapers have recited routinely the ever-increasing numbers of burglaries and other crimes taking place in our county. Despite the best efforts of intelligent and
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Responsibility
by John Ward Willson Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1981
Physical Description
2-21 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 85, no. 1
Summary
The writer has studied Lancaster, PA, court records to find the ways in which violators of the law were treated in the 18th century. The article's title comes from the practice in the early 1800's of have convicted persons placed in a pillory on Penn Square and then whipped on the bare back. The article mentions other punishments and some particular individuals sentences.
Subjects
Criminal justice, Administration of - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Criminology - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Capital punishment - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 85, number 1 (1981), p. 2-21Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.85
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A history of sin and vice : Lancaster - the fallen angel

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1992.
. Spotts, the Rev. Robert Turner, James E.F. Heider, the Rev. Robert C. Batchelder, Russell B. Hershey, and the Rev. J. William Arnold. The Society's complete files were turned over to the Lancaster County Council of Churches, and then to the Lancaster County Historical Society archives, which is the
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Responsibility
by John W.W. Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1992.
Physical Description
[105]-116 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v.94, no. 4
Subjects
Law and Order Society - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Sin - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Gambling - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Prostitution - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 94, number 4 (1992), p. 105-116Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.94
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