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Unity from diversity : extracts from selected Pennsylvania colonial documents, 1681 to 1780, in commemoration of the tercentenary of the Commonwealth

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3425
Date of Publication
1980.
Call Number
974.802 U58
Responsibility
compiled and edited by Louis M. Waddell.
ISBN
0892710098
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,
Date of Publication
1980.
Physical Description
iv, 89 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Chapters include: Founding documents, William Penn's problems, Stormy politics, Problems of society (black and slave issues), Territorial delineation, westward expansion and Indian affairs, The French and Indian War and its consequences and The Revolutionary period.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - Sources.
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Sources.
Additional Author
Waddell, Louis M.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.802 U58
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Vigilance in Pennsylvania : Underground railroad activities in the keystone state, 1837-1861

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19203
Author
Pinsker, Matthew.
Date of Publication
2000.
Call Number
973.7115 P658
  1 website  
Responsibility
by Matthew Pinsker.
Author
Pinsker, Matthew.
Place of Publication
[S. l
Publisher
s. n.]
Date of Publication
2000.
Physical Description
143 p. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Title from cover.
Draft context study presented at Black History Conference, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, April 27, 2000.
Contents
Contents: Section One: Historical Context Section Two: Participants and Operations Section Three: Research and Preservation Appendix A: Nationally Recognized Sites Appendix B: State Recognized Sites Appendix C: Traditionally Associated Sites Appendix D: Selected Routes General Bibliography
Subjects
Underground Railroad - Pennsylvania.
Antislavery movements - Pennsylvania.
Abolitionists - Pennsylvania.
Fugitive slaves - Pennsylvania.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.7115 P658
Websites
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Saved for the people of Pennsylvania : quilts from the State Museum of Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14842
Corporate Author
State Museum of Pennsylvania.
Date of Publication
1997.
Call Number
746.97 S797
Alternate Title
Quilts from the State Museum of Pennsylvania
Responsibility
[catalogue by] Lucinda Reddington Cawley, Lorraine DeAngelis Ezbiansky, Denise Rocheleau Nordberg.
ISBN
089271073X
Corporate Author
State Museum of Pennsylvania.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, [Pa.]
Publisher
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,
Date of Publication
1997.
Physical Description
67 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 x 25 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 66-67).
Subjects
State Museum of Pennsylvania - Catalogs.
Quilts - Pennsylvania - Catalogs.
Quilts - Pennsylvania - Harrisburg - Catalogs.
Additional Author
Cawley, Lucinda Reddington.
Ezbiansky, Lorraine DeAngelis.
Nordberg, Denise Rocheleau.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
746.97 S797
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Descriptive list of the map collection in the Pennsylvania State Archives : catalogue of maps in the principal map collection (MG 11)

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo10318
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Division of Archives and Manuscripts.
Date of Publication
1976.
Call Number
016.9748 P415m
Responsibility
compiler, Martha L. Simonetti ; editors, Donald H. Kent, Harry E. Whipkey.
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Division of Archives and Manuscripts.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,
Date of Publication
1976.
Physical Description
178 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. - Division of Archives and Manuscripts.
Pennsylvania - Maps - Bibliography - Catalogs.
Additional Author
Simonetti, Martha L.
Kent, Donald H.
Whipkey, Harry E.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
016.9748 P415m
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Digging up details of ordinary lives : an archaeological investigation of a 19th- and 20th-century residential site in Leaman Place, Lancaster County, PA

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo11812
Author
Ruth, Phil Johnson.
Date of Publication
2000.
Call Number
974.8011 R974
Alternate Title
Archaeological investigation of a 19th- and 20th-century residential site in Leaman Place, Lancaster County, PA
Responsibility
investigation conducted by Cultural Heritage Research Services, Inc. (CHRS) ; sponsored and funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation in consultation with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Author
Ruth, Phil Johnson.
Place of Publication
North Wales, Pa
Publisher
Cultural Heritage Research Services,
Date of Publication
2000.
Physical Description
66 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Notes
"Principal author: Philip Ruth ..."--t.p. verso.
Subjects
Cultural property - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Excavations (Archaeology) - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Historic preservation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Historic sites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Highway planning - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Leaman Place (Pa.) - Antiquities.
Paradise (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Antiquities.
Additional Corporate Author
Cultural Heritage Research Services.
Pennsylvania. Dept. of Transportation.
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
974.8011 R974
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First Pennsylvanians : The archaeology of Native Americans in Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19612
Author
Carr, Kurt W.
Edition
First edition.
Date of Publication
2015.
2015
Call Number
974.8011 C311
Alternate Title
Archaeology of Native Americans in Pennsylvania
Responsibility
by Kurt W. Carr and Roger W. Moeller.
ISBN
9780892711505
0892711507
Author
Carr, Kurt W.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Publisher
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission,
Date of Publication
2015.
2015
Physical Description
x, 246 pages ; 28 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania
Archaeology - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Antiquities.
Indians of North America.
Indians of North America
Pennsylvania - Antiquities.
Pennsylvania.
History.
Additional Author
Moeller, Roger W.,
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8011 C311
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Guide to county and municipal records on microfilm in the Pennsylvania State Archives

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo9383
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Date of Publication
1982.
Call Number
016.9748 P415cmr
Responsibility
compiled and edited by Nancy L.P. Fortna, Frank M. Suran.
ISBN
0892710225 (pbk.)
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,
Date of Publication
1982.
Physical Description
50 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. - Division of Archives and Manuscripts - Microform catalogs.
County government - Pennsylvania
Municipal government - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - Sources - Bibliography - Microform catalogs.
Pennsylvania - History, Local - Sources - Bibliography - Microform catalogs.
Additional Author
Fortna, Nancy L. P.
Suran, Frank M.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
016.9748 P415cmr
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Keystone treasures : a guide to museums and historical organizations in Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo9100
Author
Cutler, Jean.
Edition
2nd ed.
Date of Publication
c2000.
Call Number
016.9748 C989
  1 website  
Alternate Title
Guide to museums and historical organizations in Pennsylvania
Responsibility
compiled and edited by Jean H. Cutler ... [et al.]
Author
Cutler, Jean.
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Pennsylvania Federation of Museums and Historical Organizations,
Date of Publication
c2000.
Physical Description
vi, 149 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
"... with support from Institute of Museum and Library Services, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, and Pennsylvania Heritage Tourism Initiative."
Includes index.
Subjects
Museums - Pennsylvania - Directories.
Historic sites - Pennsylvania - Directories.
Pennsylvania - History - Societies, etc. - Directories.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Federation of Museums and Historical Organizations.
Institute of Museum and Library Services (U.S.)
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Pennsylvania Heritage Tourism Initiative.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
016.9748 C989
Websites
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Industrial archaeology in the Blacklog Narrows : a story of the Juniata Valley iron industry

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17949
Author
Heberling, Scott D.
Date of Publication
2007.
Call Number
974.74845 H445
Alternate Title
A story of the Juniata Valley iron industry
Responsibility
Scott D. Heberling.
Author
Heberling, Scott D.
Place of Publication
[Harrisburg, Pa.]
Publisher
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Historical Museum Commission for the Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation,
Date of Publication
2007.
Physical Description
25, [2] p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 22 cm.
Series
Byways to the past
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [27]).
Subjects
Industrial archaeology - Pennsylvania - Juniata River Valley.
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Juniata River Valley
Roads - Pennsylvania - Juniata River Valley
Juniata River Valley (Pa.) - History.
Additional Corporate Author
Heberling Associates.
Pennsylvania. Dept. of Transportation.
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.74845 H445
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Evan Pugh, pioneer in democratic education

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3946
Date of Publication
1964?]
Call Number
923.7 P978
Place of Publication
[n.p
Date of Publication
1964?]
Physical Description
i, 10 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
This booklet was issued on the occasion of the dedication of a memorial plaque at his birthplace near Oxford, Chester county, Pennsylvana, on September 26, 1964. Sponsors: Chester County Historical Society; Penn State Alumni Club of Chester county; Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; The Pennsylvania State University.
Subjects
Pugh, Evan - 1828-1864.
Pennsylvania State University.
Pennsylvania State University - History.
Education - Pennsylvania.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Chester county (Pa.) Historical society, West Chester, Pa.
Pennsylvania State University. Alumni Club of Chester county.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.7 P978
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