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Caring as our calling : 75 years, 1909-1984, : The Mennonite Children's Home, Millersville Youth Village

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Author
Witmer, Nancy.
Date of Publication
1984]
Call Number
367.732 W825c
Responsibility
by Nancy Witmer.
Author
Witmer, Nancy.
Place of Publication
[Manheim, Pa. (R. 7, Box 78, Manheim, PA 17545)
Publisher
N. Witmer,
Date of Publication
1984]
Physical Description
48 p. : ports. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (final page).
Subjects
Millersville Youth Viilage (Millersville, Pa.)
Mennonite Children's Home (Millersville, Pa.)
Children
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
367.732 W825c
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A compendium of documents pertaining to the McCurdy Family of Kentucky and Utah

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Author
McCurdy, Solomon Portious Sharp,
Date of Publication
1982
Call Number
929 M133m
Responsibility
compiled and annotated by Michael L. McCurdy
Author
McCurdy, Solomon Portious Sharp,
Place of Publication
Silver Spring, MD
Publisher
Typescript
Date of Publication
1982
Physical Description
49 p. 29 cm.
Notes
Being in part the genealogical and autobiographical manuscripts of Solomon P. McCurdy (1820-1890). Pertaining to the Sharp and McCurdy Families; indexed.
Subjects
McCurdy family.
Sharp family.
Kentucky - Genealogy.
Utah - Genealogy.
Additional Author
McCurdy, Michael L.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 M133m
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The first 75 years, 1908-1983

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Corporate Author
American Lung Association of Lancaster County (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Date of Publication
[1983]
Call Number
614.592 A512
Responsibility
America Lung Association of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Corporate Author
American Lung Association of Lancaster County (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
[s.n.],
Date of Publication
[1983]
Physical Description
64 p. : ill., ports ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis in Lancaster City and County.
Anti-Tuberculosis Society of Lancaster County.
The Tuberculosis Society of Lancaster County.
Lancaster County Lung Association.
American Lung Association of Lancaster County.
The Tuberculosis and Health Society of Lancaster County.
Tuberculosis
Lungs
Rossmere Sanatorium.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
614.592 A512
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Hessian journals : unpublished documents of the American Revolution

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Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
1981.
Call Number
973.342 H586
Responsibility
edited by Valentine C. Hubbs.
ISBN
0938100025
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Columbia, S.C
Publisher
Camden House,
Date of Publication
1981.
Physical Description
127 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture ;
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. [121]
Contents
Chapters: Diary of the voyage from Bremerlehe via Portsmouth to America // Extract from the journal of the ship Mermaid // The capture of the Hessian fusiliers on board the Triton // Report of the voyage from America to England with the Hessian disabled // Battles and skirmishes around New York City // Journal of an officer in the Jaeger Corps // Diary of the campaign of 1780 // Letters and dispatches
Subjects
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Participation, German - Sources.
Additional Author
Hubbs, Valentine C.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.342 H586
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Is this your son, George? : the Coleman-Shoop genealogy and family history

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Author
Burnite, Ruth Stark,
Date of Publication
1988.
Call Number
929 C692b
Responsibility
Ruth Stark Burnite ; edited by David Clark Burnite.
Author
Burnite, Ruth Stark,
Place of Publication
[United States?]
Publisher
R.S. Burnite,
Date of Publication
1988.
Physical Description
234 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
Coleman family.
Shupe family.
Shoop family.
Miller family.
Poor family.
Young family.
Pohl family.
Walter family.
Pennsylvania - Genealogy.
Additional Author
Burnite, David Clark,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 C692b
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The Jonas Martin Era : presented in a collection of essays, letters, and documents that shed light on the Mennonite churches during the 50 year ministry (1875-1925) of Bishop Jonas H. Martin

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Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
1982.
Call Number
929 M381h
Responsibility
collected, arranged, edited, interpreted, and published by Amos B. Hoover.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
[Denver, Pa.] (W. Muddy Creek Rd., Rt. no. 3, Denver 17517)
Publisher
A.B. Hoover : Available from Muddy Creek Farm Library,
Date of Publication
1982.
Physical Description
1128 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes indexes.
"Old Order Mennonite bibliography": p. 981-1105.
Subjects
Martin, Jonas H., - 1839-1925.
Old Order Mennonites - United States
Old Order Mennonites
Additional Author
Hoover, Amos B.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 M381h
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Notes and documents : Chattel with a soul : the autobiography of a Moravian slave

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Author
Thorp, Daniel B.
Date of Publication
1988.
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Alternate Title
Chatle with a soul.
Author
Thorp, Daniel B.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Date of Publication
1988.
Physical Description
433-451 p.
Summary
This journal article describes how an African male came to be sold into slavery in America and how he became a member of the Moravian church community in Bethlehem , Pa. Also included is the autobiography of this man named Andrew which as a member of the church he was required to write. While he remained in slave status, his membership in the church provided him a life more normal than a slave would ordinarily endure.
Subjects
African Americans
Moravian Church
Slaves
African Americans - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, circa 1600-1775.
Contained In
Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. Volume 112, number 3 (July 1988), p. 433-451Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article905.748 HSP v.112
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The Philosophy of manufactures : early debates over industrialization in the United States

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Date of Publication
c1982.
Call Number
338.0973 P568
Responsibility
edited by Michael Brewster Folsom and Steven D. Lubar.
ISBN
0262060760
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass. : North Andover, Mass
Publisher
MIT Press ; Merrimack Valley Textile Museum,
Date of Publication
c1982.
Physical Description
xxxix, 462 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series
Documents in American industrial history ;
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Lancaster County Society for Promoting Agriculture, Manufactures and the Useful Arts (Pa.).
Industrialization - United States
Additional Author
Folsom, Michael.
Lubar, Steven D.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
338.0973 P568
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"Poor" children named on the tax lists, 1811-1844, York County, Pennsylvania : including index

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Author
Aughenbaugh, Gloria L.
Date of Publication
c1987.
Call Number
974.841 A919
Responsibility
compiled by Gloria L. Aughenbaugh.
Author
Aughenbaugh, Gloria L.
Place of Publication
York, PA (P.O. Box 1824, York 17405)
Publisher
South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society,
Date of Publication
c1987.
Physical Description
vi, 182 p. ; 28 cm.
Series
Special publication / South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society ; no. 35 (July/Oct. 1987 and Jan. 1988)
Subjects
Taxation - Pennsylvania - York County
Children - Pennsylvania - York County
York County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.841 A919
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Re-discovering Horatio Alger, Jr. 1832-1899 : the most popular storyteller who ever lived--and the most widely read

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Author
Gerlach, Dorothy B.
Date of Publication
1985
was such that some 400 million copies were published and purchased. All of this helps support the statement that he was the most popular American storyteller who ever lived. Today there is a growing interest in Alger's writings as Americans look to the past, seeking for and re-examining those ideals
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Responsibility
by Dorothy B. Gerlach.
Author
Gerlach, Dorothy B.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1985
Physical Description
86-93 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 89, no. 3
Subjects
Alger, Horatio, - 1832-1899.
Children
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 89, number 3 (1985), p. 86-93Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.89
Documents

edit_vol89no3pp86_83.pdf

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