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Canoeing guide to the historic Conestoga

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3193

Corporate Author: Conestoga Valley Association.

Date of Publication: 1976.

Call Number: 797.122 C747

Corporate Author: Conestoga Valley Association.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: The Conestoga Valley Association,

Date of Publication: 1976.

Physical Description: 31 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Canoes and canoeing - Pennsylvania.; Conestoga Valley (Pa.) - History.; Conestoga River - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Pennsylvania - Guidebooks.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 797.122 C747

Early History of the Church of the Brethren (German Baptist Brethren) in America, 1729-1890

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1560

Author: Bomberger, Christian.

Date of Publication: 1975.

Call Number: 286.5 B844e

Responsibility: revised and edited by Isaac Wayne Keller.

Author: Bomberger, Christian.

Place of Publication: Typescript

Date of Publication: 1975.

Physical Description: 26 leaves, 28 cm.

Notes: "Among the books and papers which have passed from generation to generation in the Keller family is a small leather-bound, hand-written booklet. The firsrt entry states: "Copy of memorandum of the Brethren's Church kept by Christian Bomberger, Rothsville." The copy was made by Lizzie W. Keller, Springville.; Translation of the German notes by Frielinde Kratz Ebersole.; Not indexed.

Subjects: Conestoga Church of the Breheren (Leola, Pa) - History.; Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Lancaster; Pennsylvania - Lancaster - Genealogy; Leola (Pa.) - Church history.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Church history.

Additional Author: Ebersole, Frielinde Kratz.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Church Record

Call Number: 286.5 B844e

Conestoga wagon, masterpiece of the blacksmith

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo9739

Author: Reist, Arthur L.

Date of Publication: c1975

Call Number: 684 R375

Responsibility: by Arthur L. Reist.

Author: Reist, Arthur L.

Place of Publication: [s.l

Publisher: s.n.],

Date of Publication: c1975

Physical Description: ii, 50 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Notes: Cover title.; Bibliography: p. 50.

Contents: ORIGIN OF THE WAGON - EVOLUTION EARLY HISTORY // HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF LANCASTER COUNTY, PA. // DEVELOPMENT OF CONESTOGA WAGON FREIGHTER IN COLONIAL AMERICA // LANCASTER OR CONESTOGA HORSE // THE EARLIEST USE OF CONESTOGA WAGONS IN THE COLONIES // THESE THREE WORKED TOGETHER // EARLY ROADS FROM PHILADELPHIA TO LANCASTER // TAVERNS // CONSTRUCTION OF THE CONESTOGA WAGON AND ACCESSORIES // PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH MOTIFS - THEIR ORIGINS AND INTERPRETATIONS // COMMON SAYINGS AND TERMINOLOGY ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONESTOGA WAGONS

Summary: "Blacksmiths whose backgrounds were from German and Swiss ancestry attained a high degree of skill in making a wagon suited for the poor traveling conditions of the days when roads were no more than ruts through the countryside. The evolution of this vehicle, with its fine proportions and beautifully functional and decorative ironwork , soon became a popular and highly sought-after conveyance that was considered to be essential for the thrifty farmers of southeastern Pennsylvania." [from the introduction]

Subjects: Carriages and carts - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Conestoga Valley (Pa.) - History.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 684 R375

The old home scene, Conestoga : a look back

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3562

Author: Hess, Larry E.

Date of Publication: 1976.

Call Number: 974.815 CONE H586

Responsibility: by Larry E. Hess.

Author: Hess, Larry E.

Place of Publication: [Conestoga, Pa.?

Publisher: s.n.],

Date of Publication: 1976.

Physical Description: 60 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Notes: Click on Table of Contents for more information.

Contents: Reflection -- Early history -- Conestoga naviagation -- Iron works -- Colemanville Forge -- Match factory -- Railroad -- Magnetic ore mine -- Paper mill -- Dynamite factory -- Casket factory -- Mills -- Tobacco warehouse -- cigar manufacturers -- Hotels, taverns, innkeepers -- Stores -- Gunsmiths, tanyard, post office -- Transportation --Education -- Lodges and tribes -- General Reynolds Band -- Safe Harbor dam -- Do you remember -- Chronology.

Subjects: Business enterprises - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Conestoga (Pa.).; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.; Conestoga (Pa.) - History.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.815 CONE H586

Penn's settlement on the River of Susquehannagh

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1818

Author: Bradley, A. Day

Date of Publication: 1971.

Addresses of the Lancaster County Historical Society, Vol. 2 (1892), 224 by Julius F. Sachse. It was re- produced in facsimile as the frontispiece to the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 28 (1904). �

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Responsibility: by A. Day Bradley.

Author: Bradley, A. Day

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1971.

Physical Description: [125]-128 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 75, no. 3

Subjects: Penn, William, - 1644-1718.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.; Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - Susquehanna River.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 75, number 3 (1971), p. 125-128Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.75

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Map of Lawn Crypt Garden, Conestoga Memorial Park

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3290

Date of Publication: 1973.

Call Number: 7974.815 LACI 706

Responsibility: George Johnstone.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: CMS east, inc. ,

Date of Publication: 1973.

Physical Description: 1 map : photocopy ; 61 x 91 cm.

Notes: Blue line print.

Subjects: Conestoga Memorial Park (Lancaster, Pa.) - Maps.; Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township); Lancaster (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Maps.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Map

Call Number: 7974.815 LACI 706

Parcel plan, Garden of Love, Conestoga Memorial Park

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3291

Date of Publication: 1978.

Call Number: 700 505

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Huth Engineers, Inc. ,

Date of Publication: 1978.

Physical Description: 1 map : photocopy ; 61 x 91 cm.

Notes: Blue line print. Gives lot numbers.

Subjects: Conestoga Memorial Park (Lancaster, Pa.) - Maps.; Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township); Lancaster (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Maps.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Map

Call Number: 700 505

Bart Twp. 1833-1845/ Brecknock Twp. 1833/ Caernarvon Twp. 1844/ Cocalico Twp. 1823, 1829/ Conestoga Twp. 1827, 1831/ Manheim Twp. 1822-1823 [Tax Records]

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20783

Author: Lancaster County Tax Collection Bureau

Date of Publication: 1977

Call Number: Drawer 6, sec. 4: #30

Alternate Title: Brecknock Township tax lists; Bart Township taxes

Author: Lancaster County Tax Collection Bureau

Place of Publication: Harrisburg, PA

Publisher: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

Date of Publication: 1977

Physical Description: Microfilm.

Series: Lancaster County Pa. Tax Records, 1748-1855.

Notes: "This microfilm is an addendum to the Lancaster County Tax Records project of 1971 and 1977. The records on this film were donated to the Lancaster County Historical Society in January 1981. They had been kept in the basement of Conestoga View Hospital which was used by the Lancaster County government as a storage facility for records. The tax records were water damaged and subsequently discarded at an unknown point in time. A private citizen discoverd and salvaged the items from a trash heap, and donated them to the Historical Society. The items show extensive damaged [sic] by water, mold, and vermin. Most pages are frayed and sections unreadable."; Bart Twp. 1833-37, 1841, 1843-45.; Brecknock Twp. 1833; Caernarvon Twp. 1844; Cocalico Twp. 1823, 1829; Conestoga Twp. 1827, 1831; Manheim Twp. 1822-23 (Includes List of Poor Children)

Subjects: Taxation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Bart (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township - Genealogy.; Brecknock (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township - Genealogy.; Caernarvon (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township - Genealogy.; Cocalico (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township - Genealogy.; Conestoga (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township - Genealogy.; Manheim (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Microfilm

Call Number: Drawer 6, sec. 4: #30

Conestoga Church of the Brethren : Two hundred fifieth anniversary, 1724-1974

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4258

Date of Publication: 1974.

Call Number: 289.91 C561

Responsibility: [compiled by] the anniversary committee ; Conestoga Church of the Brethren, Leola, Pennsylvania.

Place of Publication: Leola, Pa

Publisher: The committee,

Date of Publication: 1974.

Notes: Printed by Forry and Hacker, Lancaster, Pa.; Rineer's "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County" page 409 #4.

Subjects: Conestoga Church of the Breheren (Leola, Pa) - History.; Leola (Pa.) - Church history.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Church history.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 289.91 C561

The history and topography of Dauphin, Cumberland, Franklin, Bedford, Adams, and Perry Counties; containing a brief history of the first settlers, notices of the leading events, incidents and interesting facts, both general and local, in the history of these counties, general & statistical descriptions of all the principal boroughs, towns, villages, &c. with an appendix, embellished with several engravingsj compiled from numerous authentic sources by I. Daniel Rupp

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16890

Author: Rupp, I. Daniel

Date of Publication: 1846.; 1975]

Call Number: 974.84 R946

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Author: Rupp, I. Daniel

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa. [Carlisle, Pa

Publisher: Gilbert Hills, Cumberland Historical Society

Date of Publication: 1846.; 1975]

Physical Description: xii, 723 p.; illus; 22 cm.

Notes: Includes index by John Cecil Fralish, Jr.; p. 609-723.; Another edition, pub. the same year, includes the history of Somerset, Cambria and Indiana counties.

Subjects: Dauphin Co., Pa. - History.; Cumberland County, Pa. - History.; Franklin County, Pa. - History.; Bedford Co., Pa. - History.; Adams Co., Pa. - History.; Perry Co., Pa. - History.

Additional Author: Fralish, John Cecil.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.84 R946

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