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Abstracts of Snyder county probate and Orphans court records (1772-1855)

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Author: Fisher, Charles Adam,

Date of Publication: 1940]

Call Number: 974.849 F533

Responsibility: by Dr. Charles A. Fisher...

Author: Fisher, Charles Adam,

Place of Publication: [Selinsgrove? Pa

Date of Publication: 1940]

Physical Description: 1 p.l., 77 numb. l., 9 l. 28 x 22 cm.

Notes: Mimeographed.

Subjects: Wills - Pennsylvania - Snyder County.; Court records - Pennsylvania - Snyder County.

Additional Corporate Author: Pennsylvania. Orphans' Court (Snyder County)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.849 F533

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

African American lives

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Edition: Widescreen format.

Date of Publication: [2006]

Call Number: 929.373 A258 DVD

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Responsibility: a film by Kunhardt Productions ; executive producers, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., William R. Grant, Peter W. Kunhardt ; written by Henry Louis Gates. Jr. ; series producers, Graham Judd, Leslie D. Farrell ; a production of Kunhardt Productions, Inc. and Thirteen/ WNET New York.

ISBN: 1415716943

Edition: Widescreen format.

Place of Publication: [Alexandria, Va.] : Hollywood, Calif

Publisher: PBS Home Video ; distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment,

Date of Publication: [2006]

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 240 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Notes: Originally broadcast as a four-part television series in 2006.; Host: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; features Oprah Winfrey, Chris Tucker, Quincy Jones, Sara-Lawrence-Lightfoot, Mae Jemison, T.D. Jakes, Ben Carson, Whoopi Goldberg.

Contents: Listening to our past / producer and director, Jesse Sweet; editors, Eric Davis, Michael Weingrad -- The promise of freedom / producer and director, Leslie Asako Gladsjo ; editors, Joanna Kiernan, Geeta Gandbhr -- Searching for our names / producer and director, Leslie D. Farrell; editors, Merril Stern, Kathryn Moore -- Beyond the middle passage / producer and director, Graham Judd; editors, Kate Hirson, Stefan Knerrich.

Summary: A compelling combination of storytelling and science, this series uses genealogy, oral histories, family stories and DNA to trace roots of several accomplished African Americans down through American history and back to Africa.

Subjects: African Americans; African American families; DNA fingerprinting.; Documentary television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Documentary - Feature.

Additional Author: Gates, Henry Louis.; Grant, William; Kunhardt, Peter W.; Judd, Graham.; Farrell, Leslie D.; Sweet, Jesse.; Gladsjo, Leslie Asako.; Winfrey, Oprah.; Tucker, Chris,; Jones, Quincy,; Lawrence-Lightfoot, Sara,; Jemison, Mae,; Jakes, T. D.; Carson, Ben.; Goldberg, Whoopi,

Additional Corporate Author: Kunhardt Productions.; WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.); PBS Home Video.; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Media

Call Number: 929.373 A258 DVD

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Anderson's ferry

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Author: Sener, Samuel Miller,

Date of Publication: 1907

ANDERSON'S FERRY Waterford and New Haven were contemporary "boom" towns which subsequently became united and christened Marietta, a compound word, formed srom the Christian names of the sounders thereos, viz., Mary and Henrietta. The first named town was laid out upon land located by Robert Wilkins

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Responsibility: by S. M. Sener, Esq.

Author: Sener, Samuel Miller,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1907

Physical Description: [252]-257 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 11, no. 7

Summary: This early 20th century article recounts the various settlements in the area near and around Marietta: Anderson's Ferry, Waterford, New Haven. It details how land was passed through generations.

Subjects: Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.; Marietta (Pa.) - History.; Anderson's Ferry (Lancaster County, Pa.)

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 11, number 7 (1907), p. 252-257Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.11

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Beautiful Marietta make it your home

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Call Number: 974.815 MARI M157

Place of Publication: Marietta (Pa.)

Publisher: Published by C. L. McKenzie, Marietta News Agency Printed by The Marietta Times.

Physical Description: unpaged; ill. ; 25 cm.

Notes: Mainly a photographic essay.; The booklet is intended to attact new residents.

Subjects: Marietta (Pa.) - History.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.815 MARI M157

The blue and white

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Date of Publication: 1925?-

Call Number: 373.238 M334b

Place of Publication: [Lancaster, Pa.?]

Publisher: Marietta [Pa.] High School

Date of Publication: 1925?-

Physical Description: v. ill. ; 26 cm.

Notes: Includes local advertisements.; "Published every six weeks by the students of Marietta High School."; Library has: v. 3, nos. 1-5 (October 1928 - May 1929); Information from v. 3, no. 1 (October 1928)

Subjects: Student newspapers and periodicals - Pennsylvania - Marietta.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 373.238 M334b

Borough of Marietta

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14722

Call Number: 974.815 MARI 100

Place of Publication: [s.l

Publisher: s.n. , n.d.]

Physical Description: 1 map ; 32 x 90 cm.

Notes: Date of situation: ca. 1860's.

Subjects: Landowners - Pennsylvania - Marietta; Marietta (Pa.) - Maps.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Map

Call Number: 974.815 MARI 100

The cemeteries of Marietta, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17502

Date of Publication: 2011.

Call Number: 310.35 L257

Responsibility: compiled by James C. Landis.

Date of Publication: 2011.

Physical Description: 2 v. : ill.; maps ; 28 cm.

Notes: Graves roster and name index follow each cemetery listing.; Rineer's "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County" Union Meeting House Burial Grounds (aka Zion's Church) page 302 #1 -- Old Presbyterian Graveyard page 303 #4 -- Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery page 303 #3 -- Bethel A M. E. Church page 304 #5 -- Wesley African Methodist Church page 305 #9 -- Marietta Cemetery page 307 #16.; Also contains photocopies of newspaper articles about the murder of Emily Myers by Jonnie Coyle and a copy of the Pa. Supreme Court case of Coyle vs The Commonwealth.

Contents: Introduction / Acknowledgments -- Researcher notes - Burial Ground on Old Colebrook Road -- Union Meeting House Burial Ground (aka Zion's Church) -- Presbyterian Graveyard -- Methodist Episcopal Church Graveyard -- Bethel A.M.E. Church Cemetery -- Wesley African Methodist Church Cemetery -- Marietta Cemetery -- Johnnie Coyle's Grave Hellam Township, York County).

Subjects: Coyle, Johnnie - 1855-1884.; Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Marietta.; Registers of births, etc. - Pennyslania; Marietta (Pa.) - Genealogy.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Reference

Call Number: 310.35 L257

Chester County probate records, 1713-1850

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13866

Author: McCarthy, Jack

Call Number: 905.748 PHA v.54

Responsibility: by Jack McCarthy.

Author: McCarthy, Jack

Physical Description: 283-303 p.

Notes: In: Pennsylvania History, v.54 (October 1987)

Subjects: Court records - Pennsylvania - Chester County.; Chester County (Pa.) - History - Sources.; Pennsylvania - History - Colonial Period.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article

Call Number: 905.748 PHA v.54

Church records, marriages 1906-1909 and baptisms 1889-1930

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16415

Corporate Author: Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church, Marietta, Pa.

Call Number: Drawer 2, sec. 4: #269

Corporate Author: Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church, Marietta, Pa.

Physical Description: 1 reel , 35 mm.

Notes: Labeled on box #269.; Rineer's "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County" page 305, #8.

Subjects: Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church (Marietta, Pa.); Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Marietta; Church records and registers - Pennsylvania - Marietta

Location: Lancaster History Library - Microfilm

Call Number: Drawer 2, sec. 4: #269

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