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Our story of the Adams & Perry Watch Company and the early watch companies of Lancaster, Pa

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Author: Meyer, George.

Responsibility: by George Meyer and Burt Cifrulak.

Author: Meyer, George.

Physical Description: 227-237.

Subjects: Perry, Edwin Hathaway.; Adams, John C.; Bitner, Charles Augustus.; Bitner, Abraham.; Zahn, Edward J.; Best, John.; Todd, William N.; Moseley, Charles S.; Adams & Perry Watch Company (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.; Lancaster Watch Company (Lancaster, Pa.); Keystone Standard Watch Company - History.; Clocks and watches.

Contained In: vol 55/3, no. 402, May-June 2013.Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County681.1 M612

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

Responsibility: [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

The ironmasters of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : including Henry Steigel, Robert Coleman, the Grubb dynasty, Henry Haldeman, Henry Watts, and many others

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Author: Martin, Richard E.

Date of Publication: [2014]; Â©2014

Call Number: 672 M382

Responsibility: by Richard E. Martin.

ISBN: 9780615967578; 0615967574

Author: Martin, Richard E.

Place of Publication: [Lancaster County, Pennsylvania]; Morgantown, PA

Publisher: Richard E. Martin,; Printed by Masthof Press

Date of Publication: [2014]; Â©2014

Physical Description: vi, 193 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 23 cm

Notes: "Over 120 illustrations."; Includes bibliographical references (171-172) and index.

Contents: Labor on the plantation -- Charcoal making -- Furnaces operation -- Refining the iron -- Lancaster furnaces -- Rolling mills -- Ironworks sequence -- The ironmasters -- Ore mines -- Preserved iron furnaces -- Paths and trails -- Fords and ferries.

Subjects: Stiegel, Henry William, - 1729-1785.; Coleman, Robert, - 1748-1825.; Coleman family.; Grubb family.; Haldeman, Henry B.; Haldeman family.; Watts, Henry.; Jacobs family.; Potts family.; Taylor family.; Watts family.; Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Charcoal industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Iron and steel workers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Biography.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 672 M382

Sword and scalpel : the life of Edward Hand of Lancaster

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Author: Betts, William W.

Date of Publication: 2014.

Call Number: 923.5 H236sw

Alternate Title: Life of Edward Hand of Lancaster

Responsibility: William W. Betts, Jr.

ISBN: 9780788455711; 0788455710

Author: Betts, William W.

Place of Publication: Berwyn Heights, MD

Publisher: Heritage Books,

Date of Publication: 2014.

Physical Description: xiv, 370 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-351) and index.

Contents: I. The New World -- II. The Gathering Storm -- III. Cambridge and Boston -- IV. New York City -- V. The New Jersey Campaign -- VI. Fort Pitt -- VII. Wyoming -- VIII. The Sullivan Expedition -- IX. Yorktown -- X. Newburgh and New Windsor -- XI. Lancaster -- Rock Ford -- Afterword -- Appendix A & B.

Subjects: Hand, Edward, - 1744-1802.; Hand, Edward, - 1744-1802 - Family.; Rock Ford (Lancaster, Pa.); Generals - United States - Biography.; United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Campaigns.; United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Biography.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 923.5 H236sw

A time in the life of Abbeville

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Author: Appel, William Herr.

Date of Publication: 1995.

devised by Nan - Mother Bess. It seemed to be well suited to Elizabeth Henderson Hager when she married the widower, Dr. Martin Light Herr. If Lancaster had to have a queen during the Abbeville that guess ue g my is it , ars Elizabeth Henderson Hager Herr (1856-1918). Photo c.1894, ye courtesy of William

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Responsibility: by William Herr Appel.

Author: Appel, William Herr.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1995.

Physical Description: [50]-65 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 97, no. 2

Subjects: Herr, Elizabeth Henderson Hager, - 1856-1918.; Herr, Martin Light, - 1838-1902.; Appel, John Wilberforce, - 1856-1928.; Abbeville (Lancaster, Pa.); Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Genealogy.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 97, number 2 (1995), p. 50-65Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.97

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The chronicles of Middletown, containing a compilation of facts, biographical sketches, reminiscences, anecdotes, &c., connected with the history of one of the oldest towns in Pennsylvania

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Author: Hutchinson, C. H.

Date of Publication: 1989.

Call Number: 974.818 H975

Responsibility: by C. H. Hutchinson.

Author: Hutchinson, C. H.

Place of Publication: [Middletown, Pa.]

Publisher: Middletown Area Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1989.

Physical Description: vii, 266 p., [2] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 29 cm.

Notes: Chapters 45-54 give war records of Middletown volunteers, 1861-1865. Chapters 55-56 give rolls of militia companies in 1862-1863.; Reprint of the 1906 ed. published by Hutchinson.; Includes index.

Subjects: Burd family.; Cameron famiy.; Smith family.; Fisher family.; Frey family.; Kendig famiy.; Landis family.; McClure family.; Snyder family.; Middletown (Pa.) - History.; Middletown (Pa.) - Biography.; Dauphin County (Pa.) - History.; Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Registers.; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Registers.

Additional Corporate Author: Middletown Area Historical Society.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.818 H975

Lancaster's golden century, 1821-1921; a chronicle of men and women who planned and toiled to build a city strong and beautiful

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Author: Klein, H. M. J.

Date of Publication: 1921.

Call Number: 974.815 LACO K64

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Responsibility: written and comp. by H.M.J. Klein ...

Author: Klein, H. M. J.

Place of Publication: [Lancaster, Pa.]

Publisher: Hager and Bro.,

Date of Publication: 1921.

Physical Description: 3 p. Ã¸., 130 p. illus., pl., ports. 19 cm.

Notes: "To commemorate one hundred years of the house of Hager, April, 1921."

Subjects: Lancaster (Pa.) - History.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.; Lancaster (Pa.) - Biography.

Additional Corporate Author: Hager & Brother, Lancaster, Pa.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.815 LACO K64

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History of that part of the Susquehanna and Juniata Valleys embraced in the counties of Mifflin, Juniata, Perry, Union, and Snyder : in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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Date of Publication: 1886.

Call Number: 974.84 H673 v. 1; 974.84 H673 v. 2

Responsibility: edited by F. Ellis and A.N. Hungerford.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: Everts, Peck & Richards,

Date of Publication: 1886.

Physical Description: 2 v., [27] leaves of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.

Notes: Includes index.

Contents: v. 1. General history -- Mifflin County -- Juniata County. v. 2. Perry County -- Union County -- Snyder County.

Subjects: Susquehanna Valley (Pa.) - History.; Juniata River Valley (Pa.) - History.; Mifflin County (Pa.) - History.; Mifflin County (Pa.) - Biography.; Juniata County (Pa.) - History.; Juniata County (Pa.) - Biography.; Perry County (Pa.) - History.; Perry County (Pa.) - Biography.; Union County (Pa.) - History.; Union County (Pa.) - Biography.; Snyder County (Pa.) - History.; Snyder County (Pa.) - Biography.

Additional Author: Ellis, Franklin,; Hungerford, Austin N.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.84 H673 v. 1; 974.84 H673 v. 2

Historic sites in Lancaster County

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Call Number: MG 434, Box 052, Archives South, Historic sites in Lancaster Cou

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Physical Description: 1 volume.

Notes: Please fill out a call slip for viewing.; Finding aid is available at LancasterHistory.org.

Summary: This scrapbook contains newspaper clippings that focus on the histories of popular historic sites throughout Lancaster County. The Hans Herr House, Historic Rock Ford Plantation, Central Market and Wheatland are among the notable historic locations. Articles on education and schools, including Millersville University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Business College, Lancaster Bible College and McCaskey High School, compose approximately half of the scrapbook. The prominent people cited consist of James Buchanan, Blanche Nevin and Milton Hershey.

Rights: May not be photocopied.

Subjects: Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.; Hershey, Milton Snavely, - 1857-1945.; McCaskey, J. P. - 1837-1935.; Nevin, Blanche, - 1841-1925.; Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge (Lancaster County, Pa.); Hans Herr House (Lancaster County, Pa.); McCaskey High School (Lancaster, Pa.); Millersville University of Pennsylvania.; Historic Rock Ford Plantation and Kauffman Museum (Lancaster, Pa.); Historic buildings.; Business schools - United States.; Trolley cars - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Scrapbooks.; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Lancaster (Pa.); Lancaster County (Pa.) - History, local.

Location: Lancaster History Archive - Manuscript Group

Call Number: MG 434, Box 052, Archives South, Historic sites in Lancaster Cou

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https://www.lancasterhistory.org/finding-aids/historic-sites-in-lancaster-county-1976-1989/

The Steinmans of Lancaster : a family and its enterprises

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Author: Brubaker, John H.

Date of Publication: c1984.

Call Number: 929 S823b

Responsibility: John H. Brubaker, III.

ISBN: 0961378204

Author: Brubaker, John H.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Steinman Enterprises,

Date of Publication: c1984.

Physical Description: xv, 219 p. : ill. (some col.), geneal. table ; 29 cm.

Notes: Includes index.; This is the family history of prominent civic leaders and industrial promoters of Lancaster. Steinman Enterprises in Lancaster have included hardware merchandising, cotton and iron manufacture, newspaper and commercial printing, radio, television and cable television.; Bibliography: p. 209-211.

Subjects: Steinman family.; Lancaster Newspapers, Inc.; Publishers and publishing - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Businesspeople - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 929 S823b

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Our story of the Adams & Perry Watch Company and the early watch companies of Lancaster, Pa

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17711

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

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo112

The ironmasters of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : including Henry Steigel, Robert Coleman, the Grubb dynasty, Henry Haldeman, Henry Watts, and many others

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19835

Sword and scalpel : the life of Edward Hand of Lancaster

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19860

A time in the life of Abbeville

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1666

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The chronicles of Middletown, containing a compilation of facts, biographical sketches, reminiscences, anecdotes, &c., connected with the history of one of the oldest towns in Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3584

Lancaster's golden century, 1821-1921; a chronicle of men and women who planned and toiled to build a city strong and beautiful

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1346

Websites

History of that part of the Susquehanna and Juniata Valleys embraced in the counties of Mifflin, Juniata, Perry, Union, and Snyder : in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8536

Historic sites in Lancaster County

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15940

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The Steinmans of Lancaster : a family and its enterprises

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo6424