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Quaint idioms and expressions of the Pennsylvania-Germans; a collection of curious phrases and terms employed by groups of Americans numbering into the millions, that truly flavor their English

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15086
Author
Aurand, A. Monroe
Edition
Revised Edition.
Date of Publication
1939.
Call Number
437.9748 A927 Rev
Responsibility
by A. Monroe Aurand, Jr.
Author
Aurand, A. Monroe
Edition
Revised Edition.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Privately printed : The Aurand press,
Date of Publication
1939.
Physical Description
32 pages 22 cm
Subjects
Pennsylvania German dialect.
Pennsylvania German dialect - Glossaries, vacabularies, etc.
English language - Pennsylvania - Glossaries, vacabularies, etc.
English language - Pennsylvania - Humor.
Pennsylvania Dutch
Pennsylvania Dutch - Humor.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
437.9748 A927 Rev
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Quaint idioms and expressions of the Pennsylvania-Germans : a collection of curious phrases and terms employed by groups of Americans numbering into the millions, that truly flavor their English

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15323
Author
Aurand, A. Monroe
Edition
6th printing.
Date of Publication
c1939.
Call Number
437.9748 A927 6th
Responsibility
by A. Monroe Aurand, Jr.
Author
Aurand, A. Monroe
Edition
6th printing.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Privately Printed : the Aurand Press,
Date of Publication
c1939.
Physical Description
32 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Title says 6th Edition.
Subjects
Pennsylvania German dialect
Pennsylvania German dialect - Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
English language - Pennsylvania - Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
English language - Pennsylvania - Humor.
Pennsylvania Dutch - Humor.
Pennsylvania Dutch
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
437.9748 A927 6th
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Future passages : central Pennsylvania icons your children may never know : historic regional photographs of central Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo455
Author
Kurtz, Robert M.
Date of Publication
c1998.
Call Number
917.48 K96 Oversize
Responsibility
Robert M. Kurtz.
ISBN
0966545109 :
Author
Kurtz, Robert M.
Place of Publication
Clearfield, PA
Publisher
Kurtz,
Date of Publication
c1998.
Physical Description
xi, 202 p. : ill. (col.) ; 31 cm.
Subjects
Historic sites - Pennsylvania
Central Pennsylvania Region - Pictorial works.
Pennsylvania - Pictorial works.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
917.48 K96 Oversize
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A pictorial history of Lancaster, Pennsylvania in the 20th Century

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14168
Corporate Author
Lancaster Newspapers Inc.
Date of Publication
1999.
Call Number
974.815 LACO C671
Alternate Title
Lancaster, Pennsylvania in the 20th Century
Responsibility
[produced by] Lancaster Newspapers, Inc.
Corporate Author
Lancaster Newspapers Inc.
Place of Publication
Marceline, MO
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing,
Date of Publication
1999.
Physical Description
160 p. : chiefly ill. ; 20 x 26 cm.
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs - 20th century - Pictorial works.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 20th century - Pictorial works.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO C671
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Signed gooseneck American copper tea kettles : a pictorial dictionary

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19414
Author
Horvath, Don.
Date of Publication
[©1995]
Call Number
739.511 H823s
Author
Horvath, Don.
Place of Publication
[Mt. Morris, Pa.]
Publisher
[Don Horvath],
Date of Publication
[©1995]
Physical Description
5 leaves : chiefly illustrations ; 28 cm
Notes
Cover title.
Subjects
Teapots - United States - Pictorial works.
Copperwork - United States - Pictorial works.
Decorative arts, Early American - Pictorial works.
Copperwork.
Decorative arts, Early American.
Teapots.
United States.
History.
Pictorial works.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
739.511 H823s
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Pennsylvania line : a research guide to Pennsylvania genealogy and local history

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7294
Author
Iscrupe, William L.
Edition
4th ed.
Date of Publication
c1990.
Call Number
974.8002 P415 1990
Responsibility
compiled by William L. Iscrupe, Shirley G.M. Iscrupe.
ISBN
0944128084
Author
Iscrupe, William L.
Edition
4th ed.
Place of Publication
Laughlintown, Pa
Publisher
Southwest Pennsylvania Genealogical Services,
Date of Publication
c1990.
Physical Description
376 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - Genealogy - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Pennsylvania - History - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Additional Author
Iscrupe, Shirley G. M.
Additional Corporate Author
Southwest Pennsylvania Genealogical Services.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
974.8002 P415 1990
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Pennsylvania genealogies and family histories a bibliography of books about Pennsylvania families

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1328
Author
Virdin, Donald Odell.
Date of Publication
1992
Call Number
929.016 V813
Responsibility
compiled and edited by Donald O. Virdin
ISBN
1556135904
Author
Virdin, Donald Odell.
Place of Publication
Bowie, MD
Publisher
Heritage Books
Date of Publication
1992
Physical Description
269 p. 28 cm.
Notes
Includes index
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History - Bibliography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.016 V813
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Berks County : the green diamond of Pennsylvania : an illustrated history

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo6027
Author
Holton, James L.
Date of Publication
1993.
Call Number
974.816 H758
Responsibility
by James L. Holton ; pictorial research by Beulah B. Fehr.
ISBN
0897814630 :
Author
Holton, James L.
Place of Publication
Chatsworth, CA
Publisher
Windsor Publications,
Date of Publication
1993.
Physical Description
175 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 29 cm.
Notes
"Partners in progress" by Susan Shelly: p. 107-171.
"Produced in cooperation with the Berks County Chamber of Commerce."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 172) and index.
Subjects
Industries - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Berks County (Pa.) - History.
Berks County (Pa.) - Pictorial works.
Additional Author
Fehr, Beulah B.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.816 H758
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The boys' war : Confederate and Union soldiers talk about the Civil War

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14305
Author
Murphy, Jim,
Date of Publication
1991.
Call Number
973.715 M978
Alternate Title
Confederate and Union soldiers talk about the Civil War
Responsibility
by Jim Murphy.
ISBN
0590456040 (pbk.)
Author
Murphy, Jim,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Scholastic,
Date of Publication
1991.
Physical Description
110 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm.
Notes
Reprint. Published by arrangement with Houghton Mifflin.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-106) and index.
Summary
Includes diary entries, personal letters, and archival photographs to describe the experiences of boys, sixteen years old or younger, who fought in the Civil War.
Subjects
United States. - Army - Recruiting, enlistment, etc. - Juvenile literature.
Confederate States of America. - Army - Recruiting, enlistment, etc. - Juvenile literature.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives - Juvenile literature.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Children - Juvenile literature.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.715 M978
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Sights, scenes, visions, and dreams : looking back at Ephrata

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12893
Edition
Limited Edition No. 804.
Date of Publication
1993.
Call Number
974.815 EPHB S575
Responsibility
the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley.
Edition
Limited Edition No. 804.
Place of Publication
[Ephrata, PA]
Publisher
The Society,
Date of Publication
1993.
Physical Description
202 p. : ill. ; 25 x 28 cm.
Notes
Introduction signed: Cynthia Marquet, compiler.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-201).
Summary
"An illustrated picture book containing over 130 late eighteenth and early nineteenth photographs and illustrations documenting a wide variety of subjects in Ephrata's history. Each illustration is accompanied by detailed historical text and arranged by categories,including: homes, businesses and public works; churches and schools; and events and activities." [from the Journal of the Historical Society Of The Cocalico Valley]
Subjects
Ephrata (Pa.) - History.
Ephrata (Pa.) - History - Pictorial works.
Additional Author
Marquet, Cynthia.
Additional Corporate Author
Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 EPHB S575
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