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The 200th anniversary of the Lititz Moravian congregation sanctuary

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo41
Date of Publication
1987
Call Number
284.6 L776a
Place of Publication
Lititz, Pa
Publisher
The Church
Date of Publication
1987
Physical Description
unp. ill. 23 cm.
Subjects
Moravian Church, Lititz, Warwick Twp., Pa.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
284.6 L776a
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250th anniversary history : 1724-1974

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17568
Date of Publication
1974]
Call Number
285.1 P425e
Responsibility
edited by Beth Eby ; cover by Elizabeth B. Ford.
Place of Publication
[Gap, Pa
Publisher
Pequea Presbyterian Church,
Date of Publication
1974]
Physical Description
32 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Cover title: Pequea United Presbyterian Church.
Subjects
Pequea Presbyterian Church (Gap, Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Eby, Beth.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
285.1 P425e
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1710 Pequea Settlement tour resource information booklet

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7283
Author
Wenger, Samuel Esbenshade.
Date of Publication
1999.
Call Number
974.815 WLAM W474
Responsibility
compiled and written by Samuel Esbenshade Wenger.
Author
Wenger, Samuel Esbenshade.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
the author ,
Date of Publication
1999.
Physical Description
169 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
This report contains historical maps of the area and genealogical data of families who settled within each tract of the Pequea Settlement.
Contents
Brief History--Historical Maps--Martin Kendig Tract # 1--John Funk Tract #2--Jacob Miller Tract #3--Christopher Franciscus Tract # 4--Johann Rudolph Bundeli Tract #5--Wendel Bowman Tract #6--John (Hans) Herr Tract #7--Marti Kendig Tract #8--Christian Herr Tract #9--Martin Mylin Tract #10--Martin Kendig Tract #11.
Subjects
West Lampeter (Pa. : Township)
Pequea Valley (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Lancater County (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 WLAM W474
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Abraham Witmer's bridge

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Author
Landis, Charles Israel,
Date of Publication
1916
, Treasurer, before the Justice and Grand Jury as in Page 108, and at the same time agreed to build two stone bridges, one across the tail race of William Douglass' mill, in Caernarvon township, on the Provincial Road lead- ing to Windsor Furnace, and the other over Conestoga Creek, on the Provin- cial Road
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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.)
Contained In
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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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Act concerning bridge
Object ID
Bridge F0425 I012
Date Range
1812
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Act concerning bridge
Description
[Witmer's Bridge]
[Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.]
Location: Over Conestoga Creek.
Document type: Act concerning bridge
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1812
Year
1812
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Acts, Legislative
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Lampeter Twp.
Lancaster Twp.
Witmer's Bridge
Place
Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Act
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0425 I012
Box Number
006
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Title
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Object ID
Veterans F01 I04
Collection
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Title
Veterans' Peddlers Licenses
Description
Record of applications for peddlers' licenses showing date of application, name of applicant, type of license, and dates granted and lifted. Many applications for soldiers' licenses; these are peddlers' licenses issued to honorably discharged veterans. Handwritten.
System of Arrangement
Organized by year, then alphabetically by surname.
Year
1899
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
May, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Veterans' Peddlers License
Civil War
Petitions
Object Name
Affidavit
Language
English
Condition
Good
Object ID
Veterans F01 I04
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Petition.
203rd Regiment, Company A, Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Civil War.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0601
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0690 I006
Date Range
1826
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1826
Year
1826
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0010
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Affidavits
Bridges
Chickies Creek
Chiques Creek
Creeks
Manheim, Rapho Twp.
Rapho Twp.
Warwick Twp.
Place
Rapho Twp. and Warwick Twp.
Object Name
Affidavit
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0690 I006
Box Number
010
Additional Notes
Location: Manheim, Rapho Twp.
Document type: Affidavit concerning payment for bridge.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Collection
William Walton Griest Collection, Series 25
Title
Sworn statement of Thomas J. Harnish regarding Conestoga Traction Company
Object ID
MG0065_S25_F062_In07_It06
Date Range
1921/10/11
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Collection
William Walton Griest Collection, Series 25
Title
Sworn statement of Thomas J. Harnish regarding Conestoga Traction Company
Description
Sworn statement of Thomas J. Harnish regarding the assessment of Conestoga Traction Company. Signed by Thomas J. Harnish and notarized by Charlotte F. Wiley, Lancaster.
Date Range
1921/10/11
Creation Date
11 October 1921
Creator
Harnish, Thomas J.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 02
Storage Container
Box 0044
People
Harnish, Thomas J.
Wiley, Charlotte F.
Subjects
Affidavits
Search Terms
Affidavits
Conestoga Traction Company
Extent
1 item, 2 pages scanned
Object Name
Affidavit
Language
English
Object ID
MG0065_S25_F062_In07_It06
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), William Walton Griest Collection (MG0065), Series #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
Unknown.MG0065
Other Numbers
MG-65, Series 25
Other Number
MG-65, Series 25, Folder 62, Insert 7, Item 6
Classification
MG0065
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Originally cataloged by KC, 2002-2003. The project was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission’s Archives and Records Management Grant, ME 230340, 2002-2003.
Added to database 29 December 2023.
Images
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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
Websites
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Calculations and settlement with Chester County for bridge
Object ID
Bridge F0095 I006
Date Range
1893
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Calculations and settlement with Chester County for bridge
Description
Also Bridge No. 5.
Location: Over [East Branch] of Octoraro Creek.
Document type: Calculations and settlement with Chester County for bridge
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1893
Year
1893
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Agreements
Bridges
Calculations
Colerain Twp.
Creeks
Mills
Octoraro Creek, East Branch
Upper Oxford Twp., Chester County, Pennsylvania
Worth's Bridge
Worth's Mill
Place
Colerain Twp. and Upper Oxford Twp., Chester County
Extent
3 items, 3 pieces
Object Name
Agreement
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0095 I006
Box Number
001
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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