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100th Anniversary : First English Lutheran Church, Columbia, Pennsylvania, 1850-1950

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17689
Date of Publication
1950.
Call Number
284.1 O58
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.] ;
Date of Publication
1950.
Physical Description
39 p. : ill.,ports.; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes membership list.
Subjects
First English Lutheran Church (Columbia, Pa.) - History.
Lutheran Church - Pennsylvania - Columbia.
Columbia (Pa.) - Church history.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
284.1 O58
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125th anniversary, Columbia Lodge No. 286 F. & A.M. : Constituted February 16, 1854, A.D. 1854-A.L. 5854

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13543
Date of Publication
1979.
Call Number
366.1 C726
Place of Publication
[s.l
Publisher
s.n.]
Date of Publication
1979.
Physical Description
29 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Yohe, Walter E. "History of Columbia Lodge no. 286".
Subjects
Freemasons - Columbia (Pa.) - Lodge No. 286.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
366.1 C726
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150 years of MU faces : commemorative publication 1855-2005

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15558
Date of Publication
2005.
Call Number
370 M652on
Alternate Title
One hundred fifty years of MU faces
Responsibility
written by Steven A. DiGuiseppe ... [et al.].
Place of Publication
[Millersville, Pa.]
Publisher
Millersville University Alumni Association,
Date of Publication
2005.
Physical Description
128 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm.
Contents
Message from MU Alumni Association -- History of Millersville University -- History of MU Alumni Association -- Historical timeline -- "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" -- Millersville Alma Mater -- Guide to the profiles -- Alumni profiles -- Index.
Summary
"This special publication highlights the accomplishments of 150 Millersville University alumni."--P. 4.
Subjects
Lancaster County Normal School (Millersville, Pa.) - Alumni and alumnae.
Pennsylvania State Normal School of the Second District (Millersville, Pa.) - Alumni and alumnae.
State Teachers College (Millersville, Pa.) - Alumni and alumnae.
Millersville State College (Pa.) - Alumni and alumnae.
Millersville University of Pennsylvania - Alumni and alumnae.
Millersville University of Pennsylvania - History.
Millersville University Alumni Association - History.
Additional Author
DiGuiseppe, Steven A.
Additional Corporate Author
Millersville University Alumni Association.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
370 M652on
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2015 U. S. Women's open Lancaster Country Club, Lancaster, PA July 6-12, 2015 : The Women's Open is the oldest championship open to women professionasl and amaterus. A USGA record of 1,873 golfers competed to play in the 2015 U. S. Women's Open at Lancaster Country Club

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18871
Date of Publication
2015.
Call Number
796.35266 T974
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
Lancaster Country Club, Lancaster, Pa.,
Date of Publication
2015.
Physical Description
72 p. ; ill. ; 22 x 29 cm.
Contents
PARTIAL CONTENTS. -- Jerry and Anita Hostetter (top left), Ted Brubaker (Margot's & George's son (white shirt, bottom left), p. 30 -- Mark and Patti Mauer (top left), p. 33 -- Kathryn Brandt, Bobby and Emmy (top right), p. 34 -- In the crowd, Kathryn and Bobby Brandt (top right), p. 40 -- Bernadette & Eugene Gardner (top right), p. 48 -- Scott Radcliff and Eugene Gardner (bottom right), p. 48 -- Scott Radcliffe and Eugene Gardner (top right), p. 55 -- Bobby Brandt (top right) and Rod Messick (bottom right) p. 59.
Subjects
U. S. Women's Open (Golf tournament)
Lancaster Country Club (Lancaster, Pa.)
Golf - United States.
Golf - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Golf for women - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Women golfers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Corporate Author
United States Golf Association.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
796.35266 T974
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Address delivered at the unveiling of a bronze tablet to John Wright, pioneer ferryman

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2305
Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Date of Publication
1931
. Incidentally, whenever I come to Columbia I remember much else. I remember Columbia as a center, for a long century, of another picturesque interest,—rafting; I remember the town as the center of a great canal sys- tem; then as an early railroad center; I remember it happily for its past mem- ories of shad
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Responsibility
by Prof. Herbert H. Beck.
Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1931
Physical Description
199-201 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 35, no. 8
Subjects
Wright, John, - 1667-1749.
Columbia (Pa.) - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 35, number 8 (1931), p. 199-204Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.35
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Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
Advertisements
Object ID
MG0828_SeriesF_F06
Date Range
1862/11/22
Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
Advertisements
Description
Advertisements for businesses, services, and products in Columbia, Pennsylvania. The Columbia Spy, 22 November 1862.
Admin/Biographical History
Thomas Welsh (1824-1863) was a Lancaster County native (born and raised in Columbia), who rose from hardscrabble origins to local fame, first as a Mexican War hero, and then as a brigadier general during the Civil War. He was well known and well respected as a no nonsense officer, for his leadership and gallantry in battle, for his dedication to the service of his country, and for his concern for the welfare of his men. See MG0828 for more biographical information.
Date Range
1862/11/22
Creation Date
1862/11/22
Creator
Columbia spy (Columbia, Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
Storage Container
Box 0002
Subjects
Columbia spy (Columbia, Pa.)
Columbia (Pa.)
Advertisements
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Search Terms
Columbia
Columbia Spy
Advertisements
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Newspaper clippings
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan
Object Name
Advertisement
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2020-11-07
Parent Object ID
MG0828_SeriesF
Object ID
MG0828_SeriesF_F06
Notes
Added to PP 12/29/2020 by HST
Provenance: Passed down through the family, Blanton Charles Welsh to Emilie Benson (Welsh) Wiggin to Nancy Jane (Wiggin) Townsend. Acquired from: Chuck Townsend, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2016/05/15.
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
TW-F-XX-21b
Classification
MG0828
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Organized by Richard C. Wiggin prior to donation.
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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
Websites
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AGS quarterly : bulletin of the Association for Gravestone Studies

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15956
Date of Publication
1996-
Call Number
736.5 A849g
Alternate Title
Association for Gravestone Studies quarterly
Place of Publication
Worcester, Mass
Publisher
Association for Gravestone Studies,
Date of Publication
1996-
Physical Description
v. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Publication Frequency
Quarterly
Dates of Publication
Vol. 20, no. 1 (winter 1996)-
Notes
Library has Vol. 20, no. 1 - date.
Title from masthead.
Subjects
Association for Gravestone Studies - Periodicals.
Sepulchral monuments - United States - Periodicals.
United States - Antiquities - Periodicals.
Additional Corporate Author
Association for Gravestone Studies.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
736.5 A849g
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Alphabetical directory of Columbia containing the names of citizens, and a complete street and business directory

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19
Call Number
917.4815 D598c (Yr.)
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
The Bothway Directory Co.
Physical Description
v. 24 cm.
Notes
1919 ed. published by Clover Press, Columbia, Pa.
Library has 1916 and 1919 (photocopy).
Subjects
Columbia (Pa.) - Directories.
Columbia (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
917.4815 D598c (Yr.)
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Alta California : embracing notices of the climate, soil, and agricultural products of northern Mexico and the Pacific seaboard : also, a history of the military and naval operations of the United States directed against the territories of northern Mexico, in the year 1846-'47 : with documents declaratory of the policy of the present administration of the national government in regard to the annexation of conquered territory to this union, and the opinion of the Hon. James Buchanan on the Wilmot Proviso, &c

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18954
Author
Captain of volunteers.
Date of Publication
1847.
Call Number
979.4403 C254
  1 website  
Responsibility
by a Captain of volunteers.
Author
Captain of volunteers.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
H. Packer & Co. ...,
Date of Publication
1847.
Physical Description
[2], 5-64 p. (first leaf blank) ; 25 cm.
Notes
This copy is a reproduction ISBN 0548410593.
Description of area: p. 9-12; history and documentation: p. 13-64.
Anti-annexation tract.
Summary
The 1847 publication briefly address climate soil and agriculture in Alta and Baja California in chapter I. The following eight chapters consist of communications from the U.S. Government consisting of instructions in the event Mexico declared war, justification of and motives for war, various reports to Washington, communications with Mexican officials in Alta California, accounts of the military operations in California, the articles of capitulation entered into at Rancho of Cowanga on January 13, 1847, all of which are interspersed with personal observations and comments by the author. The final chapter deals with the question of whether slavery would be allowed in California, the policy of the South and its motive for a slave market and emigrants to California and Northern Mexico [from California State University's Digital Commons]
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Mexican War, 1846-1848.
California - Description and travel.
California - History - 1846-1850.
Mexico, North - Description and travel.
California - Annexation to the United States.
Place
United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
979.4403 C254
Websites
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