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

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4401
Author
Urban, Theodore L.
Date of Publication
1898
, strange to say,has become the philosopher's stone of geographers. They have searched the Orient with a view of finding an available quarter in which to locate it, but at each move confusion becomes worse confounded, and in hopeless de- spair they leave it to be located any- where, except, of course, on
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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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The battle of Brandywine; an address delivered in Birmingham meeting-house before the Pennsylvania society of Sons of the revolution, June 18, 1895

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo6139
Author
Stone, Frederick D.
Date of Publication
1895.
Call Number
974.813 S877
Responsibility
by Frederick D. Stone.
Author
Stone, Frederick D.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Date of Publication
1895.
Physical Description
17 p. fold. plan. 25 cm.
Subjects
Brandywine, Battle of, 1777.
Additional Corporate Author
Sons of the Revolution. Pennsylvania Society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.813 S877
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By-laws and constitution of White Cross commandery no. 159 : Ancient and illustrious order

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Corporate Author
Knights of Malta. White Cross Commandery No. 159, Lancaster, Pa.
Date of Publication
1898.
Call Number
255.7912 K71
Responsibility
Knights of Malta of Lancaster, Pa.
Corporate Author
Knights of Malta. White Cross Commandery No. 159, Lancaster, Pa.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
E. S. Kurtz, printer ,
Date of Publication
1898.
Physical Description
66 p. ; 13 cm.
Subjects
Knights of Malta - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Fraternal societies - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
255.7912 K71
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Colonial days and dames

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Author
Wharton, Anne Hollingsworth,
Date of Publication
1895.
Call Number
973.2 W298c
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Responsibility
by Anne Hollingsworth Wharton. With illustrations by E.S. Holloway.
Author
Wharton, Anne Hollingsworth,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
J.B. Lippincott Co.,
Date of Publication
1895.
Physical Description
xiii, [11]-248 p. front., illus., plates, ports. 21 cm.
Notes
̉ۡdition de luxe; 508 copies printed for subscribers.
Contents
CONTENTS: COLONIAL DAYS WOMEN IN THE EARLY SETTLEMENT A GROUP OF EARLY POETESSES COLONIAL DAMES. OLD LANDMARKS WEDDINGS AND MERRY-MAKINGS LEGEND AND ROMANCE
Subjects
Women in the United States.
United States - Social life and customs - To 1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.2 W298c
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Contributions to the Indian history of the lower Susquehanna Valley : the annual report of the Committee on Archaeology of the Dauphin County Historical Society

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Corporate Author
Historical Society of Dauphin County (Pa.). Committee on Archaeology.
Date of Publication
1898.
Call Number
974.8011 D343
Corporate Author
Historical Society of Dauphin County (Pa.). Committee on Archaeology.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Dauphin County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1898.
Physical Description
67 p., [1] fold. leaf of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Publications of the Dauphin County Historical Society
Notes
Cover title: The Indian history of the lower Susquehanna.
Subjects
Susquehanna Indians.
Archaeology - Susquehanna River Valley.
Indians of North America - Susquehanna River Valley.
Susquehanna River Valley.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8011 D343
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Documentary history of the Evangelical Lutheran ministerium of Pennsylvania and adjacent states. Proceedings of the annual conventions from 1748 to 1821. Compiled and translated from records in the archives and from the written protocols

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Corporate Author
Evangelical Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania and the Adjacent States.
Date of Publication
1898.
Call Number
284.1 E92
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Corporate Author
Evangelical Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania and the Adjacent States.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Board of Publication of the General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America,
Date of Publication
1898.
Physical Description
iv, 619 p. 24 cm.
Notes
Lettered on cover: Jubilee memorial, 1748-1898.
"Sources": p. 1-2.
Subjects
Evangelical Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania and the Adjacent States - History.
Lutheran Church
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
284.1 E92
Websites
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A genealogical record of the descendants of Daniel Stauffer and Hans Bauer and other pioneers, together with historical and biographical sketches, and a short history of the Mennonites

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo6433
Author
Bower, Henry S.,
Date of Publication
1897.
Call Number
929 S798b
Responsibility
By Rev. Henry S. Bower ... With a history of the house of Hohenstaufen, by Fred. Raumer, of Germany.
Author
Bower, Henry S.,
Place of Publication
Harleysville, Pa
Publisher
News Printing House,
Date of Publication
1897.
Physical Description
203 p. front., port. 21 1/2 cm.
Notes
"History of the house of Hohenstaufen," tr. from the German: p. 7-13.
Subjects
Stauffer family.
Bechtel family.
Moyer family.
Bauer family.
Mennonites
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 S798b
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The German sectarians of Pennsylvania : a critical and legendary history of the Ephrata Cloister and the Dunkers

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Author
Sachse, Julius Friedrich,
Date of Publication
1899-1900.
Call Number
974.802814 S121
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Responsibility
by Julius Friedrich Sachse.
Author
Sachse, Julius Friedrich,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed for the author,
Date of Publication
1899-1900.
Physical Description
2 v. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
Notes
LCHS has no. 326.
Click on Table of Contents for more information.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents
v. 1. 1708-1742 -- I. Ephrata of the present day -- II. Beyond the Cocalico -- III. Advent of the Palatines -- IV. German pilgrims -- V. The Weaver's apprentice -- VI. The Labadists on the Bohemia Manor -- VII. The hut in the forest -- VIII. The German Baptist Brethren -- IX. The New Dunkers on the Conestoga -- X. The Cradle of German literature -- XI. Alexander Mack -- XII. Koch-Halekung, the serpent's den -- XIII. A retrospect -- XIV. A eventful year -- XV. The awakening of the Tulpehoken -- XVI. Kedar -- XVII. Jacob's Kampff und Ritter-platz -- XVIII. The monastery on the Wissahickon -- XIX. Unitas Fratrum -- XX. The habits of the orders -- XXI. Roster of the celibates -- XXII. The Weyrauchs Hugel -- XXIII. The Zionitic Brotherhood -- XXIV. The Amwell Dunkers -- XXV. The house of prayer -- XXVI. Peniel -- XXVII. A celestial visit -- XXVIII. The Skippack Brethren -- XXIX. The Pennsylvania Synods -- XXX. The order of the mustard seed -- XXXI. Hebron -- XXXII. Saron -- XXXIII. Bethania.
v.2. 1742-1800 -- I. Christopher Sauer and his German Bible -- II. Magister Johannes Hildebrand -- III. The great comet of 1743 -- IV. The pilgrimage to New England -- V. Industrial feature of the community -- VI. The music of the Cloister -- VII. The mystic of the Cocalico -- VIII. The rule of the Sisterhood -- IX. The Eckerlins -- X. The Ephrata Press -- XI. The Nantmel revival -- XII. The Gimsheim revival -- XIII. Conrad Weiser -- XIV. Educational departments -- XV. The visit of Israel Acrelius -- XVI. The Valleys of Virginia -- XVII. Snow Hill -- XVIII. Exoricism of fire -- XIX. Friedsam Gottrecht -- XX. Prior Jaebez -- XXI. Issues of the Kloster Press -- The Ephrata register (burial record)
Subjects
Ephrata Cloister.
Church of the Brethren.
Pennsylvania Dutch.
German Americans - Pennsylvania.
Printing - Pennsylvania
Ephrata (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.802814 S121
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Gettysburg, a history of the Gettysburg battle-field memorial association, with an account of the battle

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Author
Vanderslice, John Mitchell,
Date of Publication
1897.
Call Number
973.7349 V241
Responsibility
by John M. Vanderslice.
Author
Vanderslice, John Mitchell,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
The Memorial association,
Date of Publication
1897.
Physical Description
320 p. fold. map. 21 cm.
Notes
A later edition, abridged, was published under title: Gettysburg; where and how the regiments fought.
Subjects
Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association.
Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863.
Gettysburg National Military Park (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.7349 V241
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A history of the German Baptist brethren in Europe and America

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Author
Brumbaugh, Martin Grove,
Date of Publication
1899.
Call Number
289.91 B962
Responsibility
by Martin Grove Brumbaugh ...
Author
Brumbaugh, Martin Grove,
Place of Publication
Mount Morris, Ill
Publisher
Brethren Pub. House,
Date of Publication
1899.
Physical Description
xxii, 559 p. : incl front., ill., plates, facsims. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Chapters:
Subjects
Church of the Brethren - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
289.91 B962
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