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An account of some of the private schools in the Octorara area

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Author: Douglass, Hugh.

Call Number: 905.748 OAHS v.4, no.7

Author: Douglass, Hugh.

Notes: In: Octorara Historical Society, v.4, no.7.

Subjects: Moscow Academy (Chester County, Pa.); Schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Faggs Manor Classical School (Chester County, Pa.); Upper Octorara Classical School (Chester County, Pa.); Ercildoun Academy (Chester County, Pa.); Parkesburg Academy (Parkesburg, Pa.); Mantua Female Seminary (Chester County, Pa.); Brint Young Ladies School (Penningtonville, Pa.); Penn High School (Penningtonville, Pa.); Chester County, Pa.; Schools, Chester County.; Education; Blair Hall, Chester County.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article

Call Number: 905.748 OAHS v.4, no.7

The school forum : A local school journal devoted to the welfare of our boys and girls

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Date of Publication: 1892-1893?

Call Number: 370 S372

Place of Publication: Lancaster, ,Pa

Publisher: The School Forum,

Date of Publication: 1892-1893?

Physical Description: Volumes: Illustrations ; 30 cm.

Notes: Contains local adverisements.; From the first issue: "The School Forum is a local school journal published in the interest of the schools of Lancaster county [sic] and dedicated to the welfare of our boys and girls. The labor bestowed up it is a free-will offering from those who earnestly desire to see our sdchools attain a higher rank in popularity and effiencey. The committee appointed to superintend its publication is composed of men and women whose time and ability are already em[ployed upon other duties. And yet the spirit in which it has been undertaken, the services tendered and the support pledged ar ea guaranty that no effort will be spared to make it a live, progressive paper, suggestive of much that will be found helpful in promotiong our educatgional interests."; LHO has vol 1,no. 1, January 1892 -- vol. 1, no. 6, October 1892 -- vol 2, no. 3,March 1893 -- vol 2, no. 4, April 1893 -- vol 2, number 6, August 1893 -- vol 2, no. 8, October 1893 -- vol 2, no. 9, November 1893.

Subjects: Millersville State Normal School.; Lancaster County Directors' Institute.; Education - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Education

Location: Lancaster History Library - Journal

Call Number: 370 S372

The life and works of Christopher Dock : America's pioneer writer on education with a translation of his works into the English language

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Author: Dock, Christoher,

Date of Publication: 1908.

Call Number: 923.7 D637b

Responsibility: By Martin G. Brumbaugh ... with an introduction by Hon. Samuel W. Pennypacker ...

Author: Dock, Christoher,

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: J.B. Lippincott company,

Date of Publication: 1908.

Physical Description: 272 p. : illus., facsims., music ; 24 cm.

Contents: Life of Christopher Dock.--The Schul-Ordnung "School Management".--Translation of the Schul-Ordnung.--Geisliches Magazien; four numbers.--Translation of the Geistliches Magazien.--Schriften, with translation.--Hymns, with translation.

Summary: Christopher Dock emigrated to the American colonies sometime before 1714. He was a school teacher and farmer in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He introduced teaching methods that emphasized persuasion, discussion, and positive peer pressure.This was a departure from the more stringent methods in use.

Subjects: Dock, Christopher, - 1698 (ca.) - 1771.; Education; Educators - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Additional Author: Brumbaugh, Martin Grove,; Pennypacker, Samuel W.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 923.7 D637b

Scrapbook

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Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Marietta Scrapbook

Object ID: MG0434_BoxR010

Date Range: 1879-1919

. Maurice Thompson. Page Eighteen (Four Columns): Column 1-2:”Cobler Moselmann. A Dead Man Breathing and Kicking. Remarkable Scientific Experiments Upon an Executed Criminal Who Sold His Body for Five Dollars and Eat Up the Proceeds. Column 3 – Continues on Page Nineteen: “To The Lakes And The Falls. An

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Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Marietta Scrapbook

Description: Known as The Marietta Scrapbook, this volume contains a variety of information in newspaper clippings and magazine articles about Marietta, Columbia, and the rest of Lancaster County. The articles convey a well-rounded view of local history. Topics include education, population, crime, taxes, elections, and occupations. There are also many articles on the Pennsylvania Dutch, personal histories, crime, and genealogical information within the book. Histories for the following municipalities are included: Marietta, Christiana, Columbia, Donegal, Erie, Lancaster, Lititz, Manheim, Maytown, Mountville, Peach Bottom, Salunga, and Wrightsville.

Date Range: 1879-1919

Creation Date: 1879-1919

Year Range From: 1879

Year Range To: 1919

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 22

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Education; Job descriptions; Lancaster County (Pa.)--History, local; Lancaster County (Pa.)--Population; Local taxation; Marietta (Pa.); Murder; Occupations; Pennsylvania Dutch; Scrapbooks

Search Terms: Christiana; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Columbia; Education; Lancaster; Lititz; Manheim; Marietta; Maytown, East Donegal Twp.; Mountville; New Holland; Newspaper clippings; Peach Bottom, Fulton Twp.; Pennsylvania Germans; Salunga, West Hempfield Twp.; Scrapbooks; Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania

Extent: 1 volume

Object Name: Scrapbook

Language: English

Object ID: MG0434_BoxR010

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-434

Other Number: MG-434, Box R010

Classification: MG0434

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged by CRB, October 2007. Added to database, 25 October 2023.; Previously housed in the Scrapbook Collection, Book 88.; This project was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, ME60112, 2007-2008.

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Scrapbook

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/104ecfb9-f6c4-4525-898f-925121365103

Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Education in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Object ID: MG0434_Box038

Date Range: 1884-1901

Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Education in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Description: Education in Lancaster, Pennsylvania scrapbook is a collection of programs and newspaper clippings concerning Lancaster City High School. It contains programs from graduations, Arbor Day Activities, and Christmas productions. The articles also discuss the history of education in Lancaster County including some prominent people like Thaddeus Stevens, J. P. McCaskey, Thomas H. Burrowes, and E. E. Higbee. Other items of interest cover the Lancaster County Teachers' Institute, West Chester Normal School, First Presbyterian Church of Lancaster, and a list of the high school's Board of Directors.

Date Range: 1884-1901

Creation Date: 1884-1901

Year Range From: 1884

Year Range To: 1901

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 22

People: Burrowes, Thomas Henry; Higbee, Elnathan Elisha; McCaskey, John Piersol "Jack"; Stevens, Thaddeus

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Education; Lancaster County (Pa.)--History, local; Programs (Publications); Scrapbooks

Search Terms: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Education; Educators; First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster; Lancaster County Teachers' Institute; Lancaster High School; Newspaper clippings; Scrapbooks; West Chester Normal School

Extent: 1 volume

Object Name: Scrapbook

Language: English

Object ID: MG0434_Box038

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-434

Other Number: MG-434, Box 38

Classification: MG0434

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged by CRB, October 2007. Added to database, 25 October 2023.; Previously housed in the Scrapbook Collection, Book 22.; This project was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, ME60112, 2007-2008.