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Lancaster at play : leisure in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Date of Publication
2007.
Call Number
790 L244
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editors: James T. Alton and Thomas R. Ryan.
Place of Publication
Ephrata, Pa
Publisher
Cadmus Communications,
Date of Publication
2007.
Physical Description
vi.; 138 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Project manager: Marianne Heckles.
Summary
The third book in a series of photographic histories of the county highlights how Lancastrians had fun and spent their leisure time from the late 1800s to 1970. Its chapters cover a wide range of subjects-from amusement parks to swimming holes to movie theaters to athletic events.
Subjects
Leisure - Pennsylvania - Lancaster - Pictorial works.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 19th century - Pictorial works.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs - 20th century - Pictorial works.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs - 19th century - Pictorial works.
Additional Author
Heckles, Marianne.
Abel, Michael L.
Alton, James T.
Ryan, Thomas R.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
790 L244
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The diary of Harriet Amelia Arndt for 1865

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Author
Arndt, Harriet Amelia.
Date of Publication
1946
of ordinary routine affairs, such as would happen in the lives of most women in a small Lancaster County community, and yet it was "high-lighted" by national affairs as they transpired in the memorable year of 1865. Miss Arndt in that year made two visits to the metropolis of Philadelphia, and when
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by Harriet Amelia Arndt.
Author
Arndt, Harriet Amelia.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1946
Physical Description
[73]-76 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 50, no. 3
Summary
Harriet Amelia Arndt was a resident of Manheim.
Subjects
Arndt, Harriet Amelia, - 1834- - Diaries.
Women - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Manheim (Pa.) - Social life and customs - Personal narratives.
Manheim (Pa.) - History - Personal narratives.
Diaries.
Additional Author
Kendig, John D.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 50, number 3 (1946), p. 73-76Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.50
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Over here : Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, during wartime

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Date of Publication
2008.
Call Number
940.531 O96
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ISBN
9780974016269
0974016268
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
2008.
Physical Description
vi, 138 p. : ill. ; 23 x 26 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Summary
The fourth book in a series of photographic histories of the county illustrates how Lancastrians participated in times of war. From the Civil War to the Iraq war , from the homefront to the trenches, whether gathering scrap or going off to foreign lands.
Subjects
Civilians in war - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Pictorial works.
War and society - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Pictorial works.
Soldiers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Pictorial works.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs - 19th century - Pictorial works.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs - 20th century - Pictorial works.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 19th century - Pictorial works.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 20th century - Pictorial works.
Additional Author
Ryan, Thomas R.
Loose, John W.W.
Snow, Marcus S.
Wee, Kathy Wallace
Heckles, Marianne
Smucker, David Rempel
Netscher, C. Nat
Snow, Amanda
Weber, Robert W.
Rauhauser, Barry
Abel, Michael L.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
940.531 O96
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Matthias Zahm's diary

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Author
Goodell, Robert H.
Date of Publication
1943.
, widower of Elizabeth. 3 Matthias, the diarist, b. August 17, 1789, d. 1874, married to Eve Maria Mayer on January 19, 1812. Children: 1 George Thomas, whose son, John K. Zahm, is still living at the age of 86 years. 2 Sarah. 3 Godfried, grandfather of Mrs. Maurice C. Benedict and William Z. Roy. 4 Eve
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by Robert H. Goodell.
Author
Goodell, Robert H.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1943.
Physical Description
[61]-92 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 47, no. 4
Notes
Entries of the Zahm diary provide weather information for each day.
Subjects
Zahm, Matthias, - 1789-1874.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 1783-1865 - Personal narratives.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 47, number 4 (1943), p. 61-92Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.47
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Marshall's diary in its relation to Lancaster city and county

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Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Date of Publication
1899
period that have come down to us. Indeed, I know of nothing of a similar nature concern- ing Lancaster city and county at the period covered by this diary that is at all comparable with it. He was an educated man, a man of affairs, much concerned and connected with what was going on around him, a person
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by F. R. Diffenderffer.
Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1899
Physical Description
[131]-161 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 3, no. 6
Subjects
Marshall, Christopher, - 1709-1797 - Diaries.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 18th century - Personal narratives.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 18th century - Personal narratives.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century - Personal narratives.
Diaries.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 3, number 6 (1899), p. 131-161Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.3
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Diary of Francis X. Ziegler , 1854-1867

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Author
Ziegler, Francis X. ,
Date of Publication
[2002]
Call Number
923.7 Z66
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transcribed by John Bennawit, Jr.
Author
Ziegler, Francis X. ,
Place of Publication
Computer printout
Date of Publication
[2002]
Physical Description
unp. 29 cm.
Notes
Original diary in Lancaster County Historical Society Archives.
Summary
Francis Ziegler was born in Columbia, Pennsylvania in 1817 and he died in 1902. He was a school teacher and a telegraph operator.He recorded in this diary sporadically between 1854 and 1857. His entries describe personal experiences, but many entries pertain to events of the day, both local and national. His discontent with politics and the times, in general, is clear. The diary begins at the time of a cholera epidemic in Columbia during which many people died. He presents a picture of a very frightening time. Another highlight of the diary was his description of the invasion of Pennsylvania by Confederate troops during the Civil War. He witnessed the burning of the bridge over the Susquehanna River between Columbia and Wrightsville. This action closed off a potential route for the Confederates to reach Philadelphia and Harrisburg after Gettysburg.
Subjects
Ziegler, Francis X - Diaries.
Cholera - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Columbia (Pa.) - History - Personal narratives.
Susquehanna River Valley - History, Military - 19th century.
Diaries.
Additional Author
Bennawit, John,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.7 Z66
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The small town in 1860 : Adamstown, Pennsylvania : an historical and sociological look at small-town life

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Author
Nelson, Barry R.
Date of Publication
2000
Call Number
974.815 ADAM N424b
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by Barry R. Nelson.
Author
Nelson, Barry R.
Place of Publication
[Adamstown, Pa
Publisher
The Author,
Date of Publication
2000
Physical Description
128 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm. + 2 folded maps.
Notes
Cover title.
Included are excerpts from the diary of Abraham Lutz from 1858-1861.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 128).
Subjects
Adamstown (Pa.) - History - 19th century.
Adamstown (Pa.) - Social life and customs - 19th century.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 ADAM N424b
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Diary of Phebe Earle Gibbons

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Author
Gibbons, Phebe Earle,
Date of Publication
2000
Call Number
920.7 G441
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by Phebe Earle Gibbons.
Author
Gibbons, Phebe Earle,
Place of Publication
Computer printout
Date of Publication
2000
Notes
Transcribed by Marian Brubaker.
Phebe Earle Gibbons was from a prominent Quaker family. The diary covers years 1849, 1854, 1855, 1856 and 1857. "MRS. PHOEBE EARLE GIBBONS, a lady of literary tastes, was born in Philadelphia, August 9th, 1821. Her father,Thomas Earle, was a man of great note in his day, and in1840 was the first candidate of the Liberty party for Vice President. The subject of this sketch was well educated in select schools in Massachusetts, and taught in Mr. Picot's French school in Philadelphia and elsewhere for some years. In 1845 she was married to Dr. Joseph Gibbons of Lancaster County. In 1861 she began the study of Greek, with Professor William M. Nevin, of Lancaster. A portion of the Odyssey, translated by her was published in the Ladies' Friend of Philadelphia. A small medical work was translated by her from the French, for Lindsay and Blakistoa, which was published in 1866. She has also translated a portion of the Herman and Dorothea of Goethe. At different times she has written articles for magazines. In 1872 she published a small volume, entitled " Pennsylvania Dutch," a portion of which originally appeared in the Atlantic Monthly. Mrs. Gibbons is an active member of the Lancaster Linnaean Society. She is a lady of varied acquirements and marked intellectual capacity." [Biographical History of Lancaster County by Alexander Harris.]
Subjects
Gibbons, Phebe Earle - Diaries.
Quakers - Pennsylvania.
Country life - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - Social life and customs - Personal narratives.
Diaries.
Additional Author
Brubaker, Marian.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
920.7 G441
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Mennonite women of Lancaster County : a story in photographs from 1855-1935

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Author
Siegrist, Joanne Hess.
Date of Publication
c1996.
Call Number
305.48687 S571
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Joanne Hess Siegrist.
ISBN
1561482056
Author
Siegrist, Joanne Hess.
Place of Publication
Intercourse, PA
Publisher
Good Books,
Date of Publication
c1996.
Physical Description
220 p. : ill., map ; 26 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 219).
Contents
Chapters: An overview of Lancaster Mennonite women: their many faces, their open lives, their secret selves // Lancaster Mennonite women : the tone of their lives // Mennonites and early photography // "Running Around"// Motherhood and children // Farm life and work // School and studies // Church Life and faith // Family outings // The lure of the west
Summary
Little written material remains from these women who reared large families and made homes for them, who measured their lives by the church's standards. This vibrant collection of photographs, however, tells a remarkable story of "girl crowds," courting couples, multi-generational harvest/gardening work parties, high-spirited quilters, purposeful caregivers. Thoughtful, interpretive text provides both a structural background for what the photos show, as well as stories and specific detail about what the pictures hold.A rare view of women's lives in an unusually robust community -- the Mennonites of Lancaster, Pennsylvania [from Goodreads]
Subjects
Mennonite women - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Church history - 19th century.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Church history - 20th century.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
305.48687 S571
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A compilation of Squire Thon's extracts : selected from diaries covering a period of nearly half a century

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Author
Thon, Charles,
Date of Publication
1885.
Call Number
922.3 T486
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Alternate Title
Extracts, Squire Thon's diary
Squire Thon's diary
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by Charles Thon.
Author
Thon, Charles,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
New Era, Printer,
Date of Publication
1885.
Physical Description
158 pages ; 19 cm
Notes
"Reprint and index" copy by Gary T. Hawbaker compiled in 1993
Summary
Squire Thon was born in Germany in 1807. He kept a diary from 1847 until his death in 1888. He was well known in the county. His diary entries appeared in the Lancaster New Era newspaper for several years. His title of Squire came from his service as Justice of the Peace in Lancaster Township for 25 years
Subjects
Thon, Charles, - 1807-1888
Thon, Charles, - 1807-1888.
Manners and customs.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Personal narratives.
Diaries.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
922.3 T486
Copy Info
1993
1885
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