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Amazing Grace / letters to the editor

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo11302
Author
Behrens, Grace E. ,
Date of Publication
2002.
Call Number
809.6 B421
Responsibility
by Grace E. Behrens.
Author
Behrens, Grace E. ,
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
Unitarian Universalist Church of Lancaster, Pa. :
Date of Publication
2002.
Physical Description
96 p. : cover ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes letters about Grace Behrens by other letter writers John W.W. Loose, Jeannet Pitz, John Fry, Ralph Lindsay and G. Denlinger Cox.
The letters of Grace E. Behrens found in this book were previously published all or in part by Lancaster Newspapers, Inc.
Subjects
Behrens, Grace E.
Letters to the editor - Pennsylvania - Lancaster .
Additional Author
Jackson, Paula E.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
809.6 B421
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American genealogical research at the DAR, Washington, D.C

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Author
Grundset, Eric.
Edition
2nd ed.
Date of Publication
c2004.
Call Number
016.9291 G891
Responsibility
by Eric G. Grundset and Steven B. Rhodes.
ISBN
1892237083 (pbk.)
Author
Grundset, Eric.
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Washington, D.C
Publisher
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution,
Date of Publication
c2004.
Physical Description
175 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
Daughters of the American Revolution. - Library - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Genealogy.
United States - Genealogy - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Additional Author
Rhodes, Steven B.
Additional Corporate Author
Daughters of the American Revolution.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
016.9291 G891
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Author
Smith, Elsdon Coles,
Date of Publication
1986, c1969.
Call Number
929.4 S646
Responsibility
Elsdon C. Smith.
ISBN
0806311509
Author
Smith, Elsdon Coles,
Place of Publication
Baltimore
Publisher
Genealogical Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
1986, c1969.
Physical Description
xx, 370 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-329)
Subjects
Names, Personal - United States.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.4 S646
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America's bachelor president and the First Lady

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Author
Stern, Milton.
Date of Publication
c2004.
Call Number
923.173 B918ste
Responsibility
by Milton Stern.
ISBN
1413729088
9781413729085
Author
Stern, Milton.
Place of Publication
Baltimore
Publisher
PublishAmerica,
Date of Publication
c2004.
Physical Description
326 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 322-326).
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Johnston, Harriet Lane, - 1830-1903.
Presidents - United States - Biography.
Presidents' spouses - United States - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918ste
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An early letter by Thaddeus Stevens

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Author
Hensel, W. U.
Date of Publication
1906
the way, like many small to wns in New England, had a famous academy, which figures largely in its several copious histories, and the town library has a bust os Stevens to com- memorate his many gifts to it. It remains to notice the persons to whom in this letter he sends his re- gards—"Your brother
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Responsibility
by Hon. W. U. Hensel.
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1906
Physical Description
396-401 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 10, no. 10
Subjects
Stevens, Thaddeus, - 1792-1868 - Correspondence.
Merrill, James, - 1790-1841.
Merrill, Samuel.
Contained In
Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.10
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An index to changes of name; under authority of act of Parliament or Royal licence, and including irregular changes from I George III to 64 Victoria, 1760 to 1901

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Author
Phillimore, W. P. W.
Date of Publication
1905.
Call Number
929.4 P556
Responsibility
comp. by W. P. W. Phillimore & Edw. Alex. Fry, with an introduction on the law of change of name, by W. P. W. Phillimore.
Author
Phillimore, W. P. W.
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Phillimore,
Date of Publication
1905.
Physical Description
xxxii, 357 p. 22 cm.
Subjects
Names, Personal
Additional Author
Fry, Edw. Alex.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.4 P556
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Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Announcement of the death of former-President James Buchanan
Object ID
MG0096 F069
Date Range
1868/06/02/, 1968/06/03
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Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Announcement of the death of former-President James Buchanan
Description
Special Order from the Navy Department announcing the death of former-President James Buchanan. With the official message from President Andrew Johnson and instructions from Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy. 2-3 June 1868.
Date Range
1868/06/02/, 1968/06/03
Creator
United States. Navy
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Buchanan, James
Johnson, Andrew
Welles, Gideon
Subjects
Death
United States. Navy
Search Terms
Death
James Buchanan
Buchanan Collections
United States Navy
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan, 21.5 x 14 cm
Object Name
Announcement
Language
English
Parent Object ID
MG0096
Object ID
MG0096 F069
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Collection (MG0096) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3760
James Buchanan Family Papers
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph Collection
Curatorial Collection
Wheatland Collection
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2012.MG0096.F69
Other Numbers
MG-96, Folder 69
Other Number
MG-0096, Folder 069
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Digitization of the James Buchanan Collection was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
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Author
Goddell, Mary.
Date of Publication
1908
Nauman and Arthur Armstrong lived was destroyed also. The property belonged to Mr. Arm- strong. This was the third fire with- in three weeks—none accidental. January 23-6:30 a. m.—The citi- zens were again called to action by the cry of fire. The stable of Mrs. Hall, property of James Evans, was set on
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Responsibility
by Miss Mary Goddell.
Author
Goddell, Mary.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1908
Physical Description
[184]-194 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 12, no. 5
Summary
This article contains parts of the the diary of Matthias Zahm 1789 -1874. He was a Lancaster resident who served as a Tipstaff and then Crier in the County court. The diary begins in 1835 and ends in 1849.
Subjects
Zahm, Matthias, - 1789-1874 - Diaries.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 19th century - Personal narratives.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Additional Author
Zahm, Matthias,
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 12, number 5 (1908), p. 184-194Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.12
Documents

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An ounce of prevention : integrated disaster planning for archives, libraries, and record centres

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Author
Wellheiser, Johanna G.
Edition
2nd ed.
Date of Publication
2002.
Call Number
025.82 W452
Responsibility
Johanna Wellheiser and Jude Scott.
ISBN
0810841762 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Author
Wellheiser, Johanna G.
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Lanham, Md. : Toronto, Ont
Publisher
Scarecrow Press ; Canadian Archives Foundation,
Date of Publication
2002.
Physical Description
xvi, 283 p. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Rev. ed. of: An ounce of prevention / John P. Barton, Johanna G. Wellheiser, editors. 1985.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
Libraries - Canada
Archives - Canada
Emergency management - Canada.
Libraries
Archives
Emergency management.
Library materials
Archival materials
Additional Author
Scott, Jude,
Additional Corporate Author
Canadian Archives Foundation.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
025.82 W452
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Collection
Collateral Appraisements
Title
Collateral Appraisements
Object ID
Coll App 1892 F007 H
Date Range
1892
Collection
Collateral Appraisements
Title
Collateral Appraisements
Description
Appraisements of real estate for inheritance tax. Some personal property appraisals are also included. Appraisals include: name of decedent; location and description of real estate; description of personal property; valuation of real estate and personal property; and assessed tax. May also include names of heirs. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name. Handwritten; from 1886, handwritten on printed forms.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.
Date Range
1892
Date of Accumulation
1849-1913
Year
1892
Creator
Register of Wills
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Hobart, Henrietta W.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Collateral appraisement
Collateral statement
Correspondence
Place
None
Extent
16 boxes (8 cubic feet)
Object Name
Appraisal
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Coll App 1892 F007 H
Box Number
007
Additional Notes
Only: two correspondences and collateral statement.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 03-00 0312
Description Level
Item
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