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The diaries of Peter C. Hiller, Conestoga, Pennsylvania, 1875-1898 : a reflection of the life and times in Conestoga, Pennsylvania during the late 1800s

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Author
Hiller, Peter C.,
Date of Publication
1994.
Call Number
974.815 CONE H652
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[edited by] Pauline Benedict Eshelman.
Author
Hiller, Peter C.,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, PA
Publisher
P.B. Eshelman,
Date of Publication
1994.
Physical Description
xx, 420 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes indexes.
Library's copy inscribed by Pauline Benedict Eshelman.
Summary
Peter Clinger Hiller was born in Conestoga, PA, and lived there with his wife and four daughters. He was a teacher and farmer. He also sold and repaired organs, bought and sold tobacco, was a clerk in the Internal Revenue office selling cigar stamps along with other duties, wrote deeds for the county Recorder's office, and served as Justice of the Peace. He belonged to several civic organization and had many hobbies.
Subjects
Hiller, Peter C., - 1847-1898 - Diaries.
Hiller family.
Conestoga (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History - Sources.
Conestoga (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History - 19th century - Personal narratives.
Diaries.
Additional Author
Eshelman, Pauline Benedict.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 CONE H652
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A brief history of the city of Lancaster; Containing an introduction to the settlement of the county; reminiscences of the past and present of the city; the poor house and hospital; the court house; the county jail; the water works; the railroad; the Franklin and Marshall College; the manufactories; the gas works and agricultural park; with many of the old "land marks," &c

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16919
Author
Kilburn, Francis,
Date of Publication
1870.
Call Number
974.815 L244p 1870
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Author
Kilburn, Francis,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Pearsol and Geist, printers,
Date of Publication
1870.
Physical Description
40 [2] p. ; 27 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
Includes local business cards and advertisements.
Not in Wilkinson.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Commerce.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
974.815 L244p 1870
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A Brief history of the city of Lancaster : containing an introduction to the settlement of the county, reminiscences of the past and present of the city, the poor house and hospital, the court house, the county jail, the water works, the railroad, the Franklin and Marshall College, the manufactories, the gas works and agricultural park, with many of the old land marks, &c. ; also, the business cards of the principal merchants and manufacturers

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16047
Date of Publication
1870.
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Published by Francis Kilburn ; Pearsol & Geist, printers,
Date of Publication
1870.
Physical Description
40 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Notes
Bound with The Bible in Iron (1914) and Old Home Week Manheim, Pa. (1912) -- this copy is missing as of 4/11/2024. Please access using the electronic copy.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Kilburn, Francis.
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t88g9f93k;view=1up;seq=3
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Report of the committee to place and unveil a marker designating and commemorating the Indian town of Conestoga, in Manor Township, Lancaster County, Penna

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Date of Publication
1924
and three-quarters of an acre, together with six acres added to the hundred for roads and highways, or a total acreage of four hundred and thirty-five acres of land, neat measure, situated in Conestoga Manor, afterwards and now called Manor Township, in Lancaster County. The story of the setting aside
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1924
Physical Description
129-149 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 28, no. 9
Subjects
Penn, William, - 1644-1718.
Indian Town (Conestoga, Pa.)
Historical markers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Conestoga Indians.
Paxton Boys.
Conestoga Massacre, Pa., 1763.
Conestoga (Pa. : Township) - History.
Additional Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Landis, David H.,
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 28, number 9 (1924), p. 129-152Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.28
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The Hampton furnace ; reminiscences of an important industry and its old time owners

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Author
Schuler, H. A.
Call Number
905.748 PGA v. 7 (1906)
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Responsibility
by H. A. Schuler.
Author
Schuler, H. A.
Physical Description
p. 233 - 240.
Notes
The Pennsylvania German, v. 7 (1906).
Subjects
Hampton furnace (Lehigh County, Pa.) - History.
Furnaces
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lehigh County
Lehigh County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 PGA v. 7 (1906)
Websites
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The history of Greenville ; The great fire at Fredericksburg (an historical poem) ; An old-time religious service in Bethel Township

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Author
Grumbine, E., (Ezra Light) ,
Call Number
974.819 L441 v. 7
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  1 website  
Responsibility
by E. Grumbine.
Author
Grumbine, E., (Ezra Light) ,
Physical Description
p. 257 - 270 : 24 cm.
Series
Lebanon County Historical Soceity papers and addresses, VII, no. 7.
Subjects
Greenville, Pa. - History.
Fredericksburg, Pa. - History.
Rites and ceremonies - Pennsylvania - Bethel Township.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.819 L441 v. 7
Websites
https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89062015870?urlappend=%3Bseq=263
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As long as wood grows and water flows : a history of the Conestoga Mennonite Church

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Author
Mast, J. Lemar.
Date of Publication
1982.
Call Number
289.7 M423
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Responsibility
by J. Lemar and Lois Ann Mast ; Historical Committee, John H. Mast, chairman, ... [et al.].
Author
Mast, J. Lemar.
Place of Publication
Morgantown, Pa
Publisher
Conestoga Mennonite Historical Committee,
Date of Publication
1982.
Physical Description
vi, 360 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Rineer's "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County" page 55 #9A.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 312-325.
Summary
An illustrated history of a congregation that began in 1760 in parts of Lancaster, Chester, and Berks Cos., Pa. The Conestoga Mennonite Church at Morgantown, Pa., is the oldest permanent Mennonite congregation of Amish origins in the U.S.
Subjects
Conestoga Mennonite Church - History.
Conestoga Mennonite Cemetery (Caernarvon Township)
Morgantown Region (Pa.) - Church history.
Additional Author
Mast, Lois Ann,
Additional Corporate Author
Conestoga Mennonite Historical Committee.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
289.7 M423
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An old petition from citizens of Martic Township

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Author
Evans, Samuel,
Date of Publication
1897
Township / by Samuel Evans, Esq. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Martic (Pa. : Township)--History. Lancaster County (Pa.)--History--17th century. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1896-97 Description: [160]-166 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical
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by Samuel Evans, Esq.
Author
Evans, Samuel,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1897
Physical Description
[160]-166 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 5
Subjects
Martic (Pa. : Township) - History.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 5 (1897), p. 160-166Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.1
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Christian Tschanz : Mennonite immigrant to the Manor of Conestoga

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Author
Young, Victor A.
Call Number
905.748 PMH v.8
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Responsibility
by Victor A. Young.
Author
Young, Victor A.
Physical Description
19-24 p.
Notes
In: Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, v.8 (July 1985)
Subjects
Tschanz family.
Schantz family.
Shantz family.
West Lampeter (Pa: Township) - History.
Conestoga Manor (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 PMH v.8
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The old home scene, Conestoga : a look back

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Author
Hess, Larry E.
Date of Publication
1976.
Call Number
974.815 CONE H586
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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
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