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Amish voices : A collection of Amish writings

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo22187
Date of Publication
2019.
Call Number
289.7 I24
Responsibility
compiled by Brad Igou.
Place of Publication
Harrisonburg, Va
Publisher
Herald Press,
Date of Publication
2019.
Physical Description
238 [1] pages, 22 cm.
Contents
What is family life? -- Amish beginnings -- Choices -- Marriage and family -- The young -- Work -- Church -- Discipline --Clothing -- The world -- Aging, illness and death -- Controversies -- People of peace.-- Odds and ends.
Summary
Reading this book is like sitting down with Amish friends over coffee abnd listening as they answer every question you ever had about their lives and ways and beliefs. This book makes for compelling reading and is an excellent resource for anyone interested in learning more about the Amish.
Subjects
Mennonite Church.
Amish
Additional Author
Igou, Brad,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
289.7 I24
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Bergstrasse Lutheran Cemetery

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16920
Date of Publication
2012, c2011.
Call Number
284.1 B494f
Responsibility
compiled and annotated by Suzanne B. Furlow.
Place of Publication
Ephrata, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley,
Date of Publication
2012, c2011.
Physical Description
1 v. (various pagings) : ill., photos. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Contains list of names, compiler's notes, tombstone notes, cemetery rows.
Includes index.
Subjects
Bergstrasse Lutheran Cemetery (Ephrata, Pa.) - History.
Bergstrasse Evangelical Lutheran Church (Ephrata, Pa.) - History.
Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Ephrata (Township)
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Ephrata (Pa. : Township) - Church history.
Ephrata (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Furlow, Suzanne B.
Additional Corporate Author
Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Church Record
Call Number
284.1 B494f
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Collection
Blueprints and Architechural Drawings
Title
Blueprints for Grace Lutheran Church
Object ID
BLUE_F022_GraceLutheran
Date Range
1888, 1906, 2011
Collection
Blueprints and Architechural Drawings
Title
Blueprints for Grace Lutheran Church
Description
Grace Lutheran Church, Lancaster, PA. C. Emlen Urban, Lancaster, PA. 22 February 1906. Color photocopies of elevations on linen. Gift of Grace Lutheran Church, 14 March 2011.
North Queen Street Elevation, Section through Tower, James Street Elevation. Scale: 1/8"=One Foot.
North Side Elevation, East End Elevation, Plan of Belfry. Scale: 1/8"=One Foot.
Design of Grace Lutheran Church, Queen and James Street, Lancaster. John Evans & Son, Arcts., Lancaster, PA. December 1888. Blueprint. (fragile) Transferred from the Object Collection, 12 May 2011.
Elevation of Queen Street Front and James Street Front. Scale: 1"=Eight Feet.
Date Range
1888, 1906, 2011
Creation Date
22 February 1906; December 1888; 2011
Year Range From
1888
Year Range To
2011
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Cabinet
Flat Files
Storage Container
Folder 022
People
Urban, Cassius Emlen
Subjects
Architectural drawings
Blueprints
Search Terms
Architectural plans
Blueprints
Churches
Grace Lutheran Church
John Evans & Son
Lancaster
Extent
4 items
Object Name
Blueprint
Language
English
Object ID
BLUE_F022_GraceLutheran
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please make an appointment by contacting the Research Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Collection may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Persons wishing to publish any material from this collection must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Add to database 2 October 2023.
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Called : The life of Robert M. Lamparter who heard the call, answered the call, lived the call

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20518
Author
Lamparter, Hildegard P.
Date of Publication
2016.
Call Number
929 P237
Responsibility
by Hildegard P. Lamparter
Author
Lamparter, Hildegard P.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
LifeReloaded Specialty Publishing,
Date of Publication
2016.
Physical Description
394 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Lamparter family.
Lutheran Church - Pennsylvania
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 P237
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Celebrating our past, focused on the future : Middle Creek Church of the Brethren, 150 years, 1864-2014

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18937
Date of Publication
©2014.
Call Number
286.5 M627
ISBN
9781601264213
1601264216
Place of Publication
Lititz, Pennsylvania
Publisher
Middle Creek Church of the Brethren,
Date of Publication
©2014.
Physical Description
vi, 162 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
Middle Creek Church of the Brethren (Lititz, Pa.) - History.
Church of the Brethren - Pennsylvania - Middle Creek - History.
Middle Creek (Pa.) - Church history.
Additional Corporate Author
Middle Creek Church of the Brethren (Lititz, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
286.5 M627
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Collection
Currency Collection
Title
Commemorative coin
Object ID
2016.004.1
Date Range
2010
Collection
Currency Collection
Title
Commemorative coin
Description
On front, James Buchanan written along the top above a heatshot engraving of James Buchanan. Beneath the portrait, "IN GOD WE TRUST/15th President/1857-1861". On back, Statue of Liberty, showing top half only. "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written alongside the outer edge of the back of the coin. Underneath arm holding torch is "$1". "DE" inscribed in tiny letters on the cover of the book the Statue of Liberty is holding. Copper colored edges. "E PLURIBUS UNUM" inscribed on edge. "2010 P" and 13 stars also inscribed on the edge.
Date Range
2010
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 05
Storage Drawer
Drawer 20
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Buchanan Collections
Coins
James Buchanan
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Coin, Commemorative
Diameter (in)
1
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-05-11
Object ID
2016.004.1
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2016.004
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Collection
Currency Collection
Title
Commemorative coin
Object ID
2016.004.2
Date Range
2010
Collection
Currency Collection
Title
Commemorative coin
Description
On front, James Buchanan written along the top above a heatshot engraving of James Buchanan. Beneath the portrait, "IN GOD WE TRUST/15th President/1857-1861". On back, Statue of Liberty, zoomed in to show only the top half of the statue."UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written alongside the outer edge of the back of the coin. Underneath the arm holding the torch is "$1". "DE" inscribed in tiny letters on the cover of the book the Statue of Liberty is holding. Copper colored edges. "E PLURIBUS UNUM" inscribed on edge. "2010 P" and 13 stars also inscribed on the edge.
Date Range
2010
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 05
Storage Drawer
Drawer 20
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Buchanan Collections
Coins
James Buchanan
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Coin, Commemorative
Diameter (in)
1
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-05-11
Object ID
2016.004.2
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2016.004
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Collection
Red Rose Coin Club Collection
Title
Red Rose Coin Club, Joseph Wharton
Object ID
2013.010.2
Date Range
2012
Collection
Red Rose Coin Club Collection
Title
Red Rose Coin Club, Joseph Wharton
Description
Joseph Wharton - Father of American Nickel Coinage
Plastic frame, 3 coins (2 Bronze & 1 Silver).
Date Range
2012
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Storage Container
Box 0005
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Coin, Commemorative
Object ID
2013.010.2
Accession Number
2013.010
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Collection
Red Rose Coin Club Collection
Title
Red Rose Coin Club, Paxton Boys Massacre
Object ID
2013.010.1
Date Range
2013
Collection
Red Rose Coin Club Collection
Title
Red Rose Coin Club, Paxton Boys Massacre
Description
Massacre of the Conestoga Indians - 1763
RRCC = Coin Set
Plastic frame, 3 coins (2 Bronze & 1 Silver).
Date Range
2013
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Storage Container
Box 0005
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Coin, Commemorative
Object ID
2013.010.1
Accession Number
2013.010
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Collection
Red Rose Coin Club Collection
Title
Red Rose Coin Club, Samuel H. Zahm
Object ID
2013.010.3
Date Range
2011
Collection
Red Rose Coin Club Collection
Title
Red Rose Coin Club, Samuel H. Zahm
Description
Samuel H. Zahm and his Score Card
RRCC = Coin Set
Plastic frame, 3 coins (2 Bronze & 1 Silver).
Date Range
2011
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Storage Container
Box 0004
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Coin, Commemorative
Object ID
2013.010.3
Accession Number
2013.010
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