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Abraham Witmer's bridge

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo913
Author
Landis, Charles Israel,
Date of Publication
1916
Abraham Witmer' s Bridge At the period immediately succeed- ing the RevolutionaryWar, there was no bridge along the King's Highway over the Conestoga River. There was, how- ever, a public fording. A fording still exists, though now partly cover- ed over by the tracks of the Lancaster and Eastern
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Responsibility
by Judge C. I. Landis.
Author
Landis, Charles Israel,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1916
Physical Description
155-174 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 20, no. 6
Subjects
Witmer, Abraham.
Bridges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Conestoga Bridge (Lancaster, Pa.)
Witmer's Bridge (Lancaster, Pa.)
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 20, number 6 (1916), p. 155-174Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.20
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African American lives

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15002
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
Websites
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aalives/about.html
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The American farrier: adapted for the convenience of the farmer, gentleman, and smith; being a sure guide to prevent and cure all maladies and distempers that are incident to horses ... with a variety of other valuable things relating to them: and also, for the diseases incident to cattle

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Author
Franklin, Augustus.
Date of Publication
1803.
Call Number
090 S897b 1803
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Author
Franklin, Augustus.
Place of Publication
Strasburg [Pa.]
Publisher
Brown & Bowman,
Date of Publication
1803.
Physical Description
290 p. ; 18 cm.
Notes
"A description of the nature and progress of diseases; forming an appendix": p. [241]-270.
Film 633 reel 44 is part of Research Publications Early American Medical Imprints collection (RP reel 44, no. 793).
Microfilmed for preservation.
Subjects
Horses
Cattle
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
090 S897b 1803
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Amish horses

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20926
Author
Ammon, Richard.
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
2001.
Call Number
813.54 A523h
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Responsibility
by Richard Ammon ; illustrated by Pamela Patrick.
ISBN
0689826230
9780689826238
Author
Ammon, Richard.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers,
Date of Publication
2001.
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Summary
An Amish boy cares for the horses that work on his family's farm.
Subjects
Amish - Juvenile fiction.
Horses - Juvenile fiction.
Farm life - Juvenile fiction.
Pennsylvania - Juvenile fiction.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Additional Author
Patrick, Pamela,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
813.54 A523h
Websites
http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/bios/simon051/99089452.html
http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/simon052/99089452.html
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Ancestors & relatives 1980

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Author
Park, Miriam Irene Martin,
Date of Publication
1988.
Call Number
929 P235p
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Responsibility
compiled by Miriam Irene Martin Park and Harold Frank Park.
Author
Park, Miriam Irene Martin,
Place of Publication
Fannettsburg, Pa
Publisher
published by the compilers,
Date of Publication
1988.
Physical Description
1 v. (various pagings) ; 28 x 22 cm.
Notes
This is copy no. 25 of 108 copies.
Subjects
Park family.
Additional Author
Park, Harold Frank,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 P235p
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Annals of the Conestoga Valley in Lancaster, Berks, and Chester Counties, Pennsylvania / compiled and published by C.Z. Mast and Robert E. Simpson

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4291
Date of Publication
1942.
Call Number
974.815 CAER M423
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Place of Publication
Elverson, Pa. ; Churchtown, Pa
Publisher
The Authors,
Date of Publication
1942.
Physical Description
xviii, 689 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Notes
Separate index volume compiled by J. Lemar and Lois Ann Mast in 1981.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Berks County (Pa.) - History.
Chester County (Pa.) - History.
Conestoga Valley (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Mast, C. Z.
Simpson, Robert Emmett,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 CAER M423
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Annals of the Susquehannocks : and other indian tribes of Pennsylvania 1500-1763

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Author
Eshleman, H. Frank.
Date of Publication
2000.
Call Number
974.8011 E75 2000
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Responsibility
H. Frank Eshleman.
ISBN
1889037249 (paperback : alk. paper)
Author
Eshleman, H. Frank.
Place of Publication
Lewisburg, PA
Publisher
Wennawoods Publishing,
Date of Publication
2000.
Physical Description
415 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
Susquehanna Indians
Conestoga Indians
Delaware Indians
Iroquois Indians
Mohawk Indians
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8011 E75 2000
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As long as wood grows and water flows : a history of the Conestoga Mennonite Church

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Author
Mast, J. Lemar.
Date of Publication
1982.
Call Number
289.7 M423
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Responsibility
by J. Lemar and Lois Ann Mast ; Historical Committee, John H. Mast, chairman, ... [et al.].
Author
Mast, J. Lemar.
Place of Publication
Morgantown, Pa
Publisher
Conestoga Mennonite Historical Committee,
Date of Publication
1982.
Physical Description
vi, 360 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Rineer's "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County" page 55 #9A.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 312-325.
Summary
An illustrated history of a congregation that began in 1760 in parts of Lancaster, Chester, and Berks Cos., Pa. The Conestoga Mennonite Church at Morgantown, Pa., is the oldest permanent Mennonite congregation of Amish origins in the U.S.
Subjects
Conestoga Mennonite Church - History.
Conestoga Mennonite Cemetery (Caernarvon Township)
Morgantown Region (Pa.) - Church history.
Additional Author
Mast, Lois Ann,
Additional Corporate Author
Conestoga Mennonite Historical Committee.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
289.7 M423
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[Assessment map]

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1760
Edition
Latest revision 1970.
Date of Publication
1960.
Call Number
974.815 CONE 500
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Responsibility
compiled by Lancaster County Assessment Deparrtment
Edition
Latest revision 1970.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Assessment Department ,
Date of Publication
1960.
Physical Description
1 map ; 71 x 102 cm.
Notes
Appears in: Real Estate Atlas of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (LC 333.33 R288 1981).
Blue line print.
Contents
Map 18J.
Subjects
Tax assessment - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Real property - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Maps.
Conestoga (Pa. : Township) - Maps.
Martic (Pa. : Township) - Maps.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Map
Call Number
974.815 CONE 500
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"A time of sifting and winnowing" : the Paxton riots and Quaker non-violence in Pennsylvania

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Author
Sloan, David
Call Number
905.748 QH v.66
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Responsibility
by David Sloan.
Author
Sloan, David
Physical Description
p.3-22.
Notes
In: Quaker History, v.66, #1 (Spring 1977)
Subjects
Society of Friends - Pennsylvania
Paxton Boys.
Conestoga Massacre, Pa.
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution 1775-1783.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 QH v.66
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