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2012 official visitor guide & directory : Lancaster County's historic Cocalico Valley, Adamstown, Denver, Ephrata, New Holland

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Date of Publication: 2012.

Call Number: 917.4815 T974

Place of Publication: Lititz, Pa

Publisher: Integra Publishing Group ;

Date of Publication: 2012.

Physical Description: 23 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.; Adamstown (Pa.) - History.; Denver (Pa.) - History.; Ephrata Pa.) - History.; New Holland (Pa.) - History.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 917.4815 T974

Across the river : murder at Accomac

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Author: Maloney, Michael.

Date of Publication: c2012

Call Number: 813.54 M257

Responsibility: Michael Maloney.

ISBN: 9780985046606; 0985046600

Author: Maloney, Michael.

Place of Publication: [S.l.]

Publisher: M. Maloney,

Date of Publication: c2012

Physical Description: 480 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Notes: "Pulled from local news headlines, court records, trial transcripts, and land records, this story weaves together the history of the Accomac river crossing, the town of Marietta, and the untimely death of an innocent young girl. Against a rich historical backdrop, the murder and ensuing legal proceedings provide a compelling account of life Across the river."--P. [4] of cover.; 2d edition.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 457-480).

Subjects: Myers, Emily - Death.; Coyle, John - Trials, litigation, etc.; Murder - Pennsylvania - Marietta.; Trials (Murder) - Pennsylvania - York.; Marietta (Pa.) - History.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 813.54 M257

"A Historical narrative of 18th & 19th century local and national events"

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Author: Westerhoff, Joel

Date of Publication: 2011.

Call Number: 905.748 JHSCV v. 36

Responsibility: by Joel Westerhoff.

Author: Westerhoff, Joel

Place of Publication: Ephrata, PA

Publisher: Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley,

Date of Publication: 2011.

Physical Description: 80 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Series: Journal of the HIstorical Society of the Cocalico Valley ; 36

Summary: This issue traces the history of the Cocalico Valley incorporating national events that either directly or indirectly impacted its history. Included are brief historical sketches of many of the Valley's communities.

Subjects: Lancaster County, (PAa. - History; Ephrata, (Pa.) - History

Additional Corporate Author: HIstorical Society of the Cocalico Valley.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 905.748 JHSCV v. 36

The American historical register

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Date of Publication: 1895-1897.

Call Number: 369.1 A512

Alternate Title: American historical register and monthly gazette of the patriotic-hereditary societies of the United States of America; American historical register and monthly gazette of the historic, military and patriotic-hereditary societies of the United States of America

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: Historical Register Pub. Co.,

Date of Publication: 1895-1897.

Physical Description: 5 v. : ill., plates (part col.) ports., facsims. ; 26 cm.

Publication Frequency: Monthly

Dates of Publication: [Vol. 1] no. 1 (Sept. 1894)-v. 4, no. 6 (Oct./Nov. 1896); new ser., [v. 1, no. 1] (Mar. 1897)-v. 1, no. 3 (May 1897).

Notes: Title from cover.; Edited by Charles H. Browning.; LCHS has v. 1 - v.4.

Subjects: Patriotic societies - Periodicals.; United States - History - Periodicals.

Additional Author: Browning, Charles Henry,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 369.1 A512

American Indians : the who, what and whence of the Pre-Columbian dwellers, or the misnomered peoples, Indians, of Lancaster County

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Author: Urban, Theodore L.

Date of Publication: 1898

to say, little interest is manifested by the masses, and their origin and antiqui- ties are with indifference overlooked or wholly ignored. The modern scholar does not consider his education com- plete unless he has paid homage at the ruined piles of monumental art of the Orient, to which history has

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Responsibility: by Theodore L. Urban, Esq.

Author: Urban, Theodore L.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1898

Physical Description: [89]-103 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 4

Summary: This late 19th century article asks the question, "Were the indians of Pennsylvania the descendants of the Lost tribe of Israel ?"

Subjects: Indians of North America - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Delaware Indians - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 2, number 4 (1898), p. 89-103Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.2

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America's women in the Revolutionary era : a history through bibliography

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Author: Grundset, Eric.

Date of Publication: c2011.

Call Number: 973.3 G925

Alternate Title: America's women in the Revolutionary era, 1760-1790

Responsibility: Eric G. Grundset ; with Briana L. Diaz and Hollis L. Gentry.

ISBN: 9781892237125; 1892237121

Author: Grundset, Eric.

Place of Publication: Washington, D.C

Publisher: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution,

Date of Publication: c2011.

Physical Description: 3 v. ; 29 cm.

Notes: Includes index.

Contents: v. 1. General studies. Women and girls during the Revolutionary era ; Women's biography ; American girls ; African American women ; Native American women ; Women and girls in the Revolutionary era, miscellaneous topics -- Women in the family and in society. Women, the family, and genealogy ; Women as mothers and their children ; Women working in the home and elsewhere ; Women's roles in society and interactions with others ; Women's rights and legal status ; The religious experiences of American women during the Revolutionary era ; Women and the American economy ; Women adn crime --; v. 1 (cont.). Women, culture, education, and creative arts. Women's cultural life and activities ; Women, girls, and education ; Women, writing, reading and creating on paper ; Women and the influence of classical themes ; Women and the folklore of the Revolutionary era ; Women and girls in historical fiction set during the Revolutionary era ; Women, art, and artists during the Revolutionary era ; Women and girls, textiles, needlework, and similar creative activities ; Women's and girls' clothing and costume -- Women, girls, and the war effort during the American Revolution. Women who supplied guns, gunpowder, and materials to the military ; Women in crowds, mobs, protests, demonstrations, boycotts, etc. ; Women as spies, messengers, warners, etc. ; Women on the move --; v. 2. Women and girls of the regions and states of the United States. New England women (generally) ; The women of Maine ; The women of New Hampshire ; The women of Vermont ; The women of Massachusetts ; The women of Rhode Island ; The women of Connecticut ; The women of the Mid-Atlantic states (generally) ; The women of New York ; The women of New Jersey ; The women of Pennsylvania ; The women of Delaware ; Southern women (generally) ; The women of Maryland ; The women of Virginia (includes modern West Virginia) ; The women of North Carolina ; The women of South Carolina ; The women of Georgia ; Women on the frontier ; The women of Kentucky ; The women of Tennessee ; The women of the Old Northwest and the Ohio Valley ; Women of the Spanish and French borderland areas now part of the United States ; Women and girls of the British Empire and the American Revolution.; v. 3. Authors and chronology of publications.

Subjects: United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Women - Bibliography.; United States - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - Bibliography.; United States - History - 1783-1815 - Bibliography.

Additional Author: Diaz, Briana L.; Gentry, Hollis L.

Additional Corporate Author: Daughters of the American Revolution.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.3 G925

The Amish

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Author: Kraybill, Donald B.

Date of Publication: Â©2013.

Call Number: 289.71 K91a

Responsibility: Donald B. Kraybill, Karen M. Johnson-Weiner, and Steven M. Nolt.

ISBN: 9781421409146 (hbk. : alk. paper); 1421409143 (hbk. : alk. paper); 9781421409153 (electronic); 1421409151 (electronic)

Author: Kraybill, Donald B.

Place of Publication: Baltimore

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press,

Date of Publication: Â©2013.

Physical Description: xvi, 500 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Notes: "The companion to American Experience PBS"--Jacket.; Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-485) and index.

Contents: Roots. Who are the Amish? -- European origins -- The story in America -- Cultural context. Religious roots -- Sacred rituals -- The Amish way -- Symbols and identity -- Social organization. Diverse affiliations -- Population patterns -- Community organization -- Gender and family -- From Rumspringa to marriage -- Social ties and community rhythms -- Education -- External ties. Agriculture -- Business -- Technology -- Health and healing -- Government and civic relations -- The Amish in print -- Tourism and media -- The future. Pursuits of happiness -- Appendix A. Related groups: Mennonites, Brethren, Hutterites -- Appendix B. Key events in Amish history.

Summary: The Amish have always struggled with the modern world. Known for their simple clothing, plain lifestyle, and horse-and-buggy mode of transportation, Amish communities continually face outside pressures to modify their cultural patterns, social organization, and religious world view. An intimate portrait of Amish life, The Amish explores not only the emerging diversity and evolving identities within this distinctive American ethnic community, but also its transformation and geographic expansion.

Subjects: Amish; Amish.; History.

Additional Author: Johnson-Weiner, Karen.; Nolt, Steven M.,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 289.71 K91a

Ancient and historic landmarks in the Lebanon Valley

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Author: Croll, P. C.

Date of Publication: 1895.

Call Number: 974.819 C944

Responsibility: by P.C. Croll.

Author: Croll, P. C.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: Lutheran Publication Society,

Date of Publication: 1895.

Physical Description: 334 p. : ill., port. ; 21 cm.

Notes: Howes C 908.

Subjects: Lebanon County (Pa.) - History.; Berks County (Pa.) - History.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.819 C944

An illustrated history of paper advertising in the Cocalico Valley : 1795-1950

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Author: Spohn, Clarence E.

Edition: Limited ed.

Date of Publication: 2012.

Call Number: 741.67 S762

Responsibility: by Clarence E. Spohn.

Author: Spohn, Clarence E.

Edition: Limited ed.

Place of Publication: Ephrata, PA

Publisher: The Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley,

Date of Publication: 2012.

Physical Description: 240 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Notes: No. 149 of limited edition of 700 copies.

Summary: "A beautiful volume containing over 600 full color illustrations of local advertising from around the Cocalico Valley. Included in the book is the history of the various newspapers that were published in the Cocalico Valley, a selection of 19th and early 20th century public auction broadsides, and an outstanding sampling of advertising ephemera of area businesses. Accompanying each advertising item is a detailed history of the business which it prompted. Businessesinclude: general merchandise and dry goods stores, drug stores, clothing and shoe stores, grocery stores, hardware stores and lumber yards, hotels, etc." [from the Journal of the Historical Society Of The Cocalico Valley]

Subjects: Advertising, Newspaper.; Advertising, Magazine.; Advertising specialities.; Cocalico Creek Valley (Pa.) - History.

Additional Corporate Author: Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 741.67 S762

Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, in the olden time; being a collection of memoirs, anecdotes, and incidents of the city and its inhabitants, and of the earliest settlements of the inland part of Pennsylvania, from the days of the founders

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo6324

Author: Watson, John F.

Date of Publication: 1891.

Call Number: 974.811 W339

Responsibility: By John F. Watson ... Enlarged, with many revisions and additions, by Willis P. Hazard...

Author: Watson, John F.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: E. S. Stuart,

Date of Publication: 1891.

Physical Description: 3 v. fronts., illus., plates, port. 25 cm.

Notes: The third volume of this ed. was prepared at the publisher's request, by W. P. Hazard.

Subjects: Pennsylvania - History.; Philadelphia (Pa.) - History.; Philadelphia (Pa.) - Social life and customs.

Additional Author: Hazard, Willis P.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.811 W339

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