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Lancaster County : the red rose of Pennsylvania

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Author: Loose, John Ward Willson.

Date of Publication: 1994.

Call Number: 974.815 LACO L863L; 974.815 LACO L863La

Responsibility: John Ward Willson Loose ; "Partners in Progress" by Gary G. Martin and Donald L. Collins.

ISBN: 1884166032 :

Author: Loose, John Ward Willson.

Place of Publication: Canoga Park, CA

Publisher: CCA Publications,

Date of Publication: 1994.

Physical Description: [6], 158 p.: ill., some col. ; 29 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Subjects: Chamber of Commerce (Lancaster, Pa.).; Lancaster County Historical Society (Lancaster, Pa.).; Lancasater Malleable Castings, Co. (Lancaster, Pa.).; J. Walter Miller Company (Lancaster, Pa.).; Raub Supply Company (Lancaster, Pa.).; Alumax Mill Products (Lancaster, Pa.).; High Industries, Inc. (Lancaster, Pa.).; Federal-Mogul Corporation (Lancaster, Pa.).; Serta Mattress Company (Lancaster, Pa.).; Cassey Engineering (Salunga, Pa.).; Lancaster Labratories (Lancaster, Pa.).; Ford New Holland (New Holland, Pa.).; Liberty Sign and Can Company (Lancastaear, Pa.).; J. L. Clark, Inc. (Lancaster, Pa.).; Simon Ladder Towers, Inc. (Leola, Pa.).; Lancaster Paint and Glass (Lancaster, Pa. ).; Wickersham Construction and Engineering, Inc. (Lancaster, Pa.).; SICO Company (Mt. Joy, Pa.).; Denver and Ephrata Telephone and Telegraph Company (Pa.).; Bank of Lancaster County (Pa.).; Fulton Bank (Lancaster, Pa).; CoreStates Hamilton Bank (Lancaster, Pa.); Dauphin Deposit Bank (Pa.); Ross, Buehler, Falk and Company (Pa.).; Community Hospital (Lancaster, Pa.).; Lancaster General Hospital (Lancaster, Pa.).; St. Joseph Hospital (Lancaster, Pa.); Corporate Healthcare Strategies, Inc. (Pa.); Warner-Lambert Company (Pa.).; Lancasater Bible College (Lancaster, Pa.).; Franklin & Marshall College (Lancaster, Pa.).; Acorn Press (Pa.).; Lancaster Newspapers (Lancaster, Pa.).; John Cope's Food Products (Pa.).; Dutch Gold Honey (Pa.).; Kellogg Company (Pa.).; Stauffers of Kissel Hill (Pa.).; Hammond Pretzel Bakery (Lancaster, Pa.).; Zimmerman Foods (Pa.).; Turkey Hill Dairy (Pa.).; Wilbur Chocolate Company (Lititz, Pa.); Groff's Farm Restaurant (Pa.).; Hotel Brunswick (Lancaster, Pa.).; Eden Resort Inn (Lancaster, Pa.).; Bulova Technologies (Lancaster, Pa.); Business enterprises - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Reference; Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.815 LACO L863L; 974.815 LACO L863La

Churches of today and yesterday in southern Lancaster County

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2607

Date of Publication: 1968]

Call Number: 200 D921

Responsibility: Raymond L. Dunlap, editor, assisted by George E. Herbert [and] Richard G. Yates, Sr.

Place of Publication: [Lancaster? Pa

Publisher: Fellowship of Solanco Churches

Date of Publication: 1968]

Physical Description: xvii, 204 p. illus., port. 24 cm.

Notes: Bibliography: p. 192.; African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society

Subjects: Church buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Amish - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Baptist Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Brethren Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Church of God - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Lutheran Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Mennonite Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; United Methodist Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Presbyterian Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Roman Catholic Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Episcopal Church - Pennyslvania - Lancaster County; African Methodist Episcopal Church - Lancaster County; Independent Churches - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.

Additional Author: Dunlap, Raymond L.,; Herbert, George E.,; Yates, Richard G.,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 200 D921

Runaways, rascals, and rogues : missing spouses, servants, and slaves ; abstracts from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, newspapers

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17436

Date of Publication: c1987-

Call Number: 911.2 H389

Responsibility: edited by Gary T. Hawbaker.

Place of Publication: Hershey, Pa. (P.O. Box 207, Hershey 17033)

Publisher: G.T. Hawbaker,

Date of Publication: c1987-

Physical Description: v. <1 > : ill. ; 23 cm.

Notes: Includes index.

Contents: v. 1. Lancaster journal, 1794-1810.

Subjects: Runaway husbands - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Runaway wives - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Indentured servants - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; American newspapers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Abstracts.; Fugitive slaves - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.

Additional Author: Hawbaker, Gary T.

Additional Title: Lancaster County journal.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Reference

Call Number: 911.2 H389

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

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

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

Lancaster County's present Court House : a history of its construction 1852-1855

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Author: Kramer, Fay Follet.

Date of Publication: 1967

Lancaster County's Present Court House: A History of Its Construction 1852-1855 Fay Follet Kramer ACKNOWLEDGMENT The author is indebted to many people who aided in various ways in making this paper a reality. It is hoped that, in a small way, this paper will serve as a means of saying thank-you to

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Responsibility: by Fay Follet Kramer.

Author: Kramer, Fay Follet.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1967

Physical Description: [1]-62 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 71, no. 1

Subjects: Lancaster County Courthouse (Pa.) - History.; Courthouses - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 71, number 1 (1967), p. 1-62Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.71

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Lancaster's good man, John Piersol McCaskey : a biography

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19039

Author: Parsil, Dolores.

Date of Publication: 2015.

Call Number: 923.7 M123p; 923.7 M123p c. 2

Alternate Title: John Piersol McCaskey, Lancaster's good man

Responsibility: by Dolores Parsil.

ISBN: 9781601264756; 1601264755

Author: Parsil, Dolores.

Place of Publication: Moragntowm, PA

Publisher: Masthof Press,

Date of Publication: 2015.

Physical Description: 272 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary: "John Piersol McCaskey (1837-1935) was a beloved Lancaster, PA, public school teacher and principal, editor of The Pennsylvania School Journal, mayor of Lancaster, publisher, journalist, and compiler of some of America's first songbooks and textbooks. This biography provides a glimpse into the beginnings of Pennsylvania's public schools, with McCaskey as a pupil, and then the system's evolution, with McCaskey influencing its curriculum and goals. Lancaster's history is interwoven in the text, particularly the Civil War years and McCaskey's mayoral years. A man of integrity who expected the same from his students, McCaskey held family and his Christian faith above all else." [from the publisher]

Subjects: McCaskey, J. P. - 1832-1935.; Boys' High School (Lancaster, Pa.); Education - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.; Local authors.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 923.7 M123p; 923.7 M123p c. 2

Lancaster's heritage: An historical preservation study for Lancaster County

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Corporate Author: Lancaster County Planning Commission.

Date of Publication: 1972.

Call Number: 720.9 L244

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Corporate Author: Lancaster County Planning Commission.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: The Commission,

Date of Publication: 1972.

Physical Description: 1 v. (various pagings) : ill., folded map ; 29 cm.

Notes: Includes detailed inventory of sites and structures.; This report presents the case for the preservation of the architectural and environmental aspects of this heritage in a balanced, planned relationship with continued contemporary development. Information is offered concerning the County's resources, the dangers to historic areas, and the possibilities for action. While individual County landmarks do deserve additional attention, the primary emphasis within this report is on the overall character of Lancaster's environmental heritage and the need for its preservation. The natural beauty of our rural areas and the pervasive historic character of many of our older communities are among Lancaster County's basic assets.; This study was updated in 1985 by the Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County. The update's title is "Our present past: An update of Lancaster's Heritage" and can be found in our collection. The author of the update is "Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County".; Bibliography: p. 9-1]-9-2.

Subjects: Architecture - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Historic sites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 720.9 L244

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Illustrated historical atlas of Lancaster county

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Edition: Limited edition.

Date of Publication: c2006.

Call Number: 912.74815 I29 oversize; 912.74815 I29

Alternate Title: Atlas of surveys of the County of Lancaster State of Pennsylvania.

ISBN: 0977700402 (hardcover); 9780977700400 (hardcover); 0977700410 (leatherbound); 9780977700417 (leatherbound)

Edition: Limited edition.

Place of Publication: East Petersburg, PA

Publisher: Historic Arts Press,

Date of Publication: c2006.

Physical Description: 275 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.), facsims. (chiefly col.) ; 44 cm.

Notes: Includes a complete reprint of: Atlas of surveys of the county of Lancaster, State of Pennsylvania,compiled from actual surveys, city and county records. Boston: Graves & Steinbarger, 1899.; Includes index.; Includes facsimile of original title page.; "...published on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of Fox Chapel Publishing."

Subjects: Real property - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Maps.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Surveys.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Maps.

Additional Author: Giagnocavo, Alan.; Ryan, Thomas R.; Alton, James T.; Loose, John Ward Willson.; Smedick, Timothy A.; Seibert, Peter S.; Heberlein, Michael.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County; Lancaster History Library - Reference

Call Number: 912.74815 I29 oversize; 912.74815 I29

1875 historical atlas of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Corporate Author: Everts and Stewart.

Date of Publication: 1976.

Call Number: 912.74815 E93

Responsibility: compiled, drawn, and published from personal examinations and surveys by Everts & Stewart.

Corporate Author: Everts and Stewart.

Place of Publication: Knightstown, IN

Publisher: Bookmark,

Date of Publication: 1976.

Physical Description: xviii, 120 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 43 cm.

Notes: Reprint of the 1875 ed. published by Everts and Stewart, Philadelphia under title: Combination atlas map of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.; "Sponsored by the Lancaster County Historical Society, Lancaster, Pennsylvania."; Kept on top of counter-height shelving unit in Reading Room.

Subjects: Real property - Pennsylvania - Lancaster Co. - Maps.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Maps.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Directories.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.

Additional Corporate Author: Everts and Stewart.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Reference

Call Number: 912.74815 E93

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