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Grave undertakings : gravestone inscriptions of Old Warwick Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Author
Xakellis, Martha J.
Date of Publication
c1989-
Call Number
310.35 X1

Tax Lists: Mount Joy Twp., Rapho Twp., Sadsbury Twp

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20805
Author
Lancaster County Tax Collection Bureau
Date of Publication
1985
Call Number
Drawer 6, sec. 5: #42
Alternate Title
Mount Joy Township taxes
Author
Lancaster County Tax Collection Bureau
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, PA
Publisher
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Date of Publication
1985
Physical Description
Microfilm.
Series
Lancaster County Pa. Tax Records, 1748-1855
Notes
Mount Joy Twp 1846 (continued from reel #41)
Rapho Twp 1831, 1836, 1838-46.
Sadsbury Twp 1832, 1838, 1840-46.
Subjects
Taxation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Mount Joy (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.
Rapho (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.
Sadsbury (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 6, sec. 5: #42
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Through the windows of Wickersham

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Author
Hiestand, Esther Mae Longenecker,
Date of Publication
1986
Call Number
370 H633
Responsibility
by Mrs. Paul Hiestand
Author
Hiestand, Esther Mae Longenecker,
Place of Publication
Elizabethtown, PA
Publisher
Y/Z Printing Co.
Date of Publication
1986
Physical Description
166 p. ill. 28 cm.
Notes
Includes index
Contents
Part I: Stackstown- History of Stackstown, Tillman S. Kraybill farm, Oliver Sager, William Ort, Benjamin Hoffman, Goudie's Creamery, Aunt Sally's store, Demmy's milk route, Stackstown Store // Part II: Billmeyer: J. E. Baker, Conoy Store, Billmeyer School, Rebecca Chapel, Bainbridge Sportsmen's Club // Part III: Wickersham School.
Summary
"Located in the rolling hills of Lancaster County,Pennsylvania, the Wickersham Grammar School faithfully served the surrounding communities from 1870 to 1955....Although the Wickersham School forms the heart of this book, I have included the history of Stackstown and Billmeyer, since the pupils who attended the school came from these areas." [from the preface]
Subjects
Wickersham School (Conoy Twp.)
Business enterprises - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Schools - Conoy Twp.
Conoy (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Education.
Conoy (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Social life and customs.
Conoy (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
370 H633
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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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Map of the township of Manor, Lancaster County, Pa

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Date of Publication
1852.
Call Number
974.815 MANO 102
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
R. & H. F. Bridgens,
Date of Publication
1852.
Physical Description
1 map photograph 30 x 46 cm.
Notes
Includes inset map of Millerstown and Borough of Washington, and 13 pictures of area farms and buildings.
Has landowners' names.
This is a reduced photographic cop of original wall map.
Subjects
Landowners - Pennsylvania - Manor (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township)
Real property - Pennsylvania - Manor - Manor (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township)
Manor (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Maps.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Map
Call Number
974.815 MANO 102
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Records of pastoral acts at Emanuel Lutheran Church, known in the eighteenth century as the Warwick congregation, near Brickerville, Elizabeth Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1743-1799

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1975
Date of Publication
1983.
Call Number
284.1 E53a
ISBN
0911122478 (pbk.)
Place of Publication
Breinigsville, Pa
Publisher
Pennsylvania German Society,
Date of Publication
1983.
Physical Description
vii, 229 p. ; 28 cm.
Series
Sources and documents of the Pennsylvania Germans ; 8
Notes
"Translated by Frederick S. Weiser."--Cover.
Includes index.
Rineer's "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County" page 160 #2.
Subjects
Emanuel Lutheran Church (Elizabeth, Lancaster County, Pa.)
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Elizabeth (Lancaster County : Township)
Church registers and records - Pennsylvania - Elizabeth (Lancaster County : Township)
Additional Author
Weiser, Frederick Sheely,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Church Record
Call Number
284.1 E53a
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A discourse delivered in the Leacock Presbyterian Church, Lancaster County, Pa., on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 1854 : In which is sketched a history of that church and congregation from 1741 to the present time

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Author
Timlow, P. J.
Date of Publication
1855.
Call Number
285.1 T583 Original
Responsibility
by P. J. Timlow.
Author
Timlow, P. J.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Joseph M. Wilson ,
Date of Publication
1855.
Physical Description
40 p. , 23 cm.
Subjects
Presbyterian Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Leacock, Presbyterian Church (Lancaster County, Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
285.1 T583 Original
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The North Museum : and the natural history tradition of Lancaster County

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Date of Publication
1986
Call Number
069 K56
Responsibility
W. Fred Kinsey, III ed. ...
Place of Publication
Ephrata, Pa
Publisher
Printed and published by Science Press,
Date of Publication
1986
Physical Description
2 p.l., 167, [1] p. : ill. ; 24 x 28 cm.
Series
Science Press Keepsake ;
Notes
Edition limited to 1,200 copies, of which this is number 820.
Subjects
North Museum (Lancaster, Pa.)
Botany - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Geology - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Paleontology - Pennsylvania.
Natural history - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Author
Kinsey, W. Fred,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
069 K56
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Collection
Scrapbook Collection
Title
Amish Culture
Object ID
MG0434_Box021
Date Range
1988/04 - 1995/07
Collection
Scrapbook Collection
Title
Amish Culture
Description
This scrapbook discusses many aspects about the Lancaster County Amish community. Several well-known Amish customs are mentioned throughout the newspaper clippings such as Rumspringa, barn raising, marriage season, and education. Other articles contain information about funeral customs, past-time activities, agriculture and other occupations. An article of special interest surrounds two Amish men arrested for religious beliefs.
Date Range
1988/04 - 1995/07
Creation Date
April 1988 - July 1995
Year Range From
1988
Year Range To
1995
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 22
Subjects
Agriculture--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History
Amish
Amish farmers
Amish women
Amish--Customs and practices
Amish--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States
Amish--Marriage customs and rites
Amish--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--Education
Amish--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History--20th century
Amish--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History--Economic conditions
Amish--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--Social life and customs
Amish--Pennsylvania--Lancaster--Public Opinion
Barns
Carriages
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Horticulture
Lancaster (Pa.)
Lancaster County (Pa.)--History, local
Rumspringa
Scrapbooks
Search Terms
Amish
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Newspaper clippings
Scrapbooks
Women
Extent
1 volume
Object Name
Scrapbook
Language
English
Object ID
MG0434_Box021
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Ferster, H. V. the Education of Amish Children. Buffalo, New York: Typescript, 1980.
Amish Traditions. Call Number: 289.71 Y54
The Amish of Lancaster County Pennsylvania. Call Number: 289.71 S819
Amish Beliefs, Customs and Discipline. Call Number: 289.71 L643
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).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions. Please request this item by contacting Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to your visit.
Copyright
This item may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-434
Other Number
MG-434, Box 21
Classification
MG0434
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Cataloged by CRB, October 2007. Added to database, 24 September 2023.
Previously housed in the Scrapbook Collection, Book 158.
This project was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, ME60112, 2007-2008.
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Bethel African Methodist Church in Lancaster : prolegomenon to a social history

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Author
Hopkins, Leroy.
Date of Publication
1986.
assemble a comprehensive history of Bethel, hence, our limited goal of prolegomenon to a history. Lancaster County is an area rich in history and tradition. Local in- dividuals, institutions, and events of not just regional but also national in- terest have been chronicled by a long series of local
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Responsibility
by Leroy Hopkins, Ph.D.
Author
Hopkins, Leroy.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1986.
Physical Description
205-236 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 90, no. 4
Subjects
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
St. James' African Church (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
African Americans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
African Americans - Pennsylvania - Columbia.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 90, number 4 (1986), p. 205-236Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.90
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