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Edition
Widescreen format.
Date of Publication
[2006]
Call Number
929.373 A258 DVD
  1 website  
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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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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Author
Ammon, Richard.
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
2000.
Call Number
813.54 A523
  2 websites  
Alternate Title
An Amish year.
Responsibility
by Richard Ammon ; illustrated by Pamela Patrick.
ISBN
0689826222
9780689826221
Author
Ammon, Richard.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York, N.Y
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers,
Date of Publication
2000.
Physical Description
36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Summary
An Amish girl describes a year in her life and the activities that fill it, from early spring through the following winter.
Subjects
Amish - United States - Juvenile literature.
Amish children - United States - Juvenile literature.
Amish
Pennsylvania Dutch
Amish children
United States.
Juvenile works.
Additional Author
Patrick, Pamela,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
813.54 A523
Websites
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An historical view of the English government : from the settlement of the Saxons in Britain to the accession, of the House of Stewart

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21702
Author
Millar, John,
Edition
The 2nd ed.
Date of Publication
1790.
Call Number
Book 621 1790
  1 website  
Responsibility
by John Millar, Esq. ...
Author
Millar, John,
Edition
The 2nd ed.
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for A Strahan, and T. Cadell ... and J. Murray ...,
Date of Publication
1790.
Physical Description
vii, [9], 565, [19] pages ; 28 cm (4to)
Notes
Error in paging: 237 numbered 372.
Index: p. [2]-[18] at end.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 621 as assigned by Yeates.
Subjects
Constitutional history - Great Britain.
Constitutional history.
Politics and government
Great Britain - Politics and government.
Great Britain.
Full leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 621 1790
Websites
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An universal etymological English dictionary : comprehending the derivations of the generality of words ... and also a brief and clear explication of all Difficult words ... relating to Anatomy, Botany, Physick, Pharmacy, Surgery, Chy-mistry, Philosophy, Divinity, Mathematicks ... together with a large collection and explication of words used in our ancient statutes ... and the Etymology, and Interpretation of the Proper Names of Men, Women, and remarkable Places in Great Britain: Also the Dialects of our different Counties. Also a Collection of our most common Proverbs, with their Explication and Illustration

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo22166
Author
Bailey, N.
Edition
The Twentieth edition to which are added, above 3000 words, interspersed in their proper places, none of which are to be found in any former edition of this book.
Date of Publication
M, DCC, LXIV [1764].
Call Number
Bookk 1039 1764
  1 website  
Responsibility
by N. Bailey.
Author
Bailey, N.
Uniform Title
Universal etymological English dictionary
Edition
The Twentieth edition to which are added, above 3000 words, interspersed in their proper places, none of which are to be found in any former edition of this book.
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for R. Ware, W. Innys and J. Richardson, J. and P. Knapton, T. and T. Longman, et al.,
Date of Publication
M, DCC, LXIV [1764].
Physical Description
944 unnumbered pages ; 22 cm (8vo)
Notes
"Philologos" in title after author's name is printed in Greek characters.
At foot of titlepage: price six shillings. A reissue, with errors on the titlepage corrected --ESTC T87509.
Signatures: pi⁴ a⁴ B-6C⁴.
LHO copy wanting main title page.
Apparently from the personal libray of Yeates.
Book number 1039 not asssigned by Yeates.
Signature of John Yeates at top of dedication page.
English Short Title Catalog, ESTC
Alston,
Contents
Dedication, pi² -- Introduction, pi³ -- Abbreviations made use of in the following work, a⁴ (recto) -- Alphabets of the English, Saxon, Greek* and Hebrew Characters, paralleled for the Use of those who would acquaint themselves with Etymological Words, a⁴ (verso) -- An Universal Etymological English Dictionary: AND An Interpreter of Hard Words, [A-Z], Signatures B-6C⁴.
Subjects
English language - Dictionaries - Early works to 1800.
Names - Great Britain - Dictionaries.
Names, Geographical - Great Britain.
Proverbs.
Dictionary
Terminology as Topic
English language.
English language
Names.
Names, Geographical.
Great Britain.
Dictionaries.
Early works.
Originally threequarters leather (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding).
Additional Author
Ware, Richard,
Yeates, Jasper,
Yeates, John.
Place
England London.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Bookk 1039 1764
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Battles of the United States, by sea and land: embracing those of the revolutionary and Indian wars, the war of 1812, and the Mexican war: with important official documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo691
Author
Dawson, Henry B.
Date of Publication
[1858]
Call Number
973 D272
  2 websites  
Responsibility
By Henry B. Dawson. Illustrated from original paintings by Alonzo Chappel.
Author
Dawson, Henry B.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Johnson, Fry, and Company,
Date of Publication
[1858]
Physical Description
5 v. fronts., plates, ports. 28 cm.
Notes
Title pages, preface, and content for the 2v. issue bound at the end of division 5.
LCHS has vols. 1 and 2 only.
Summary
Volume I - Covers the Revolutionary War from Lexington to Yorktown surrender
Volume II - Begins with the defeat of General Harman by native Americans in the Ohio Territory in 1790 and concludes with General Scott's campaign in 1847 in the Mexican War.
Subjects
Battles - United States.
United States - History, Military.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
973 D272
Websites
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"Both ornamental and useful" : the Lancaster County Almshouse and Hospital

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo9866
Date of Publication
1990.
Call Number
362.5 B749
  1 website  
Responsibility
Prepared by Monique Bourque, Nancy K. Zeigler, Bernard L.Herman, Rebecca J. Sides.
Place of Publication
Newark, Del
Publisher
Center for Architecture and Engineering, University of Delaware,
Date of Publication
1990.
Physical Description
v. 93 p. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Photocopy.
Contents
The Architectural Context of the Lancaster County Almshouse and Hospital: Setting and Current Appearance Construction Changes in the Structure Early Almshouses and Hospitals of the Lower Delaware Valley / The Social and Cultural Context of the Lancaster County Almshouse and Hospital: English Antecedents and Early Pennsylvania Poor Relief General Functions of the Almshouse The Almshouse and the Community Occupants of the Almshouse Conclusions / Recommendations for Future Use.
Subjects
Conestoga View (Lancaster, Pa.)
Poor - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Almshouses - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Author
Bourque, Monique.
Zeigler, Nancy K.
Herman, Bernard L.
Sides, Rebecca J.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
362.5 B749
Websites
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A Christmas reminder : being the names of about eight thousand persons, a small portion of the number confined on board the British prison ships during the war of the Revolution

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1583
Corporate Author
Society of Old Brooklynites (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
Date of Publication
1888.
Call Number
973.371 B872
  1 website  
Responsibility
with the compliments of the Society of Old Brooklynites.
Corporate Author
Society of Old Brooklynites (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
Place of Publication
Brooklyn, N.Y
Publisher
Eagle print.,
Date of Publication
1888.
Physical Description
61 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Jersey (Prison-ship)
Great Britain. - Royal Navy - Prisons.
Prison Ship Martyrs Monument (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
Prison hulks - New York (State) - New York.
Prisoners of war - United States.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Prisoners and prisons.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.371 B872
Websites
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Connecting to collections the National Conservation Summit, June 27-28, 2007

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19477
Date of Publication
2007.
Call Number
025.7 C753n DVD
  1 website  
Alternate Title
Connecting to collections, a call to action, the National Conservation Summit, June 27-28, 2007 video highlights and keynote addresses
Connecting to collections, a call to action, June 27-28, 2007, the National Conservation Summit, summit highlights
Connecting to collections, a call to action, the National Conservation Summit, Washington, DC, June 27-28, 2007, video highlights and keynote addresses
National Conservation Summit, video highlights and keynote addresses
National Conservation Summit, June 27-28, 2007
Responsibility
[video production, Icon Communications].
Meeting
National Conservation Summit (2007 : Washington, D.C.)
Place of Publication
Washington, D.C
Publisher
Institute of Museum and Library Services,
Date of Publication
2007.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (ca. 2 hrs., 30 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (19 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
Notes
Title from root menu.
"Institute of Museum and Library Services; Heritage Preservation, the National Institute for Conservation; Smithsonian Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture."
Contents
Disc 1: Opening remarks -- Connecting to expertise -- Connecting to technology -- Agency chairmen -- [Presentation by] Girl Scout Troop 4563. -- Disc 2: Connecting to funders -- Connecting to the public -- Keynote address, Allen Weinstein -- Keynote address, Francie Alexander.
Summary
Representatives of small and medium-sized museums and libraries from every state, including Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, met with national leaders in the nation's capitol on June 27-28, 2007. The summit explored strategies for preserving endangered collections, harnessing new technologies, engaging the public in conservation efforts, and identifying funding resources.
Subjects
Library materials - Congresses.
Archival materials - Congresses.
Art objects - Congresses.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Additional Corporate Author
Institute of Museum and Library Services (U.S.)
Heritage Preservation (Organization)
Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture.
Icon Communications.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Media
Call Number
025.7 C753n DVD
Websites
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A declaration of the people's natural right to a share in the legislature, which is the fundamental principle of the British constitution of state

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17057
Author
Sharp, Granville,
Date of Publication
1774.
Call Number
342.05341 P544 1774
  1 website  
Responsibility
By Granville Sharp. ; [Two lines in Latin].
Author
Sharp, Granville,
Place of Publication
[Philadelphia]
Publisher
London, printed: Philadelphia, reprinted, and sold by John Dunlap, at the newest printing-office, in Market-Street.,
Date of Publication
1774.
Physical Description
21, [3] p. ; 2 cm.
Notes
Evans
Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania,
Adams, T.R. Amer. pamphlets,
Subjects
Constitutional law.
Representative government and representation.
Constitutional law - Great Britain.
Great Britain - Politics and government - 1760-1789.
Place
United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
342.05341 P544 1774
Websites
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