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1864-1910, Pennsylvania at Cold Harbor, Virginia : Ceremonies at the dedication of the monument erected by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the National Cemetery at Cold Harbor, Virginia

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7246

Corporate Author: Pennsylvania. Cold Harbor Battlefield Commission.

Date of Publication: 1912.

Call Number: 973.736 P415p

Responsibility: [Cold Harbor Battlefield Commission].

Corporate Author: Pennsylvania. Cold Harbor Battlefield Commission.

Place of Publication: [Harrisburg]

Publisher: C. E. Aughinbaugh, Printer to the State,

Date of Publication: 1912.

Physical Description: 60 p., [3] p. of plates : ill., port. ; 22 cm.

Notes: P. F. Hodge, Josiah Hissong, W. S. Underwood, C. F. Gramlich, P. D. Bricker, Commissioners.

Subjects: Cold Harbor (Va.), Battle of, 1864.

Additional Author: Hodge, Patrick Francis,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.736 P415p

2012 official visitor guide & directory : Lancaster County's historic Cocalico Valley, Adamstown, Denver, Ephrata, New Holland

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16910

Date of Publication: 2012.

Call Number: 917.4815 T974

Place of Publication: Lititz, Pa

Publisher: Integra Publishing Group ;

Date of Publication: 2012.

Physical Description: 23 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.; Adamstown (Pa.) - History.; Denver (Pa.) - History.; Ephrata Pa.) - History.; New Holland (Pa.) - History.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 917.4815 T974

Across the river : murder at Accomac

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Author: Maloney, Michael.

Date of Publication: c2012

Call Number: 813.54 M257

Responsibility: Michael Maloney.

ISBN: 9780985046606; 0985046600

Author: Maloney, Michael.

Place of Publication: [S.l.]

Publisher: M. Maloney,

Date of Publication: c2012

Physical Description: 480 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Notes: "Pulled from local news headlines, court records, trial transcripts, and land records, this story weaves together the history of the Accomac river crossing, the town of Marietta, and the untimely death of an innocent young girl. Against a rich historical backdrop, the murder and ensuing legal proceedings provide a compelling account of life Across the river."--P. [4] of cover.; 2d edition.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 457-480).

Subjects: Myers, Emily - Death.; Coyle, John - Trials, litigation, etc.; Murder - Pennsylvania - Marietta.; Trials (Murder) - Pennsylvania - York.; Marietta (Pa.) - History.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 813.54 M257

Address of General Henry Shippen Huidekoper at the commencement exercises of the Shippen School For Girls of Lancaster, Pa. : June 6, 1916

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15283

Author: Huidekoper, H. S.

Date of Publication: [1916]

Call Number: 370 H899

Author: Huidekoper, H. S.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Press of the New Era Print. Co.,

Date of Publication: [1916]

Physical Description: 16 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, - 1809-1865.; Slavery - Pennsylvania.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.

Additional Corporate Author: Shippen School for Girls.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 370 H899

"A Historical narrative of 18th & 19th century local and national events"

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Author: Westerhoff, Joel

Date of Publication: 2011.

Call Number: 905.748 JHSCV v. 36

Responsibility: by Joel Westerhoff.

Author: Westerhoff, Joel

Place of Publication: Ephrata, PA

Publisher: Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley,

Date of Publication: 2011.

Physical Description: 80 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Series: Journal of the HIstorical Society of the Cocalico Valley ; 36

Summary: This issue traces the history of the Cocalico Valley incorporating national events that either directly or indirectly impacted its history. Included are brief historical sketches of many of the Valley's communities.

Subjects: Lancaster County, (PAa. - History; Ephrata, (Pa.) - History

Additional Corporate Author: HIstorical Society of the Cocalico Valley.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 905.748 JHSCV v. 36

Along the western Brandywine

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Author: MacElree, Wilmer W.,

Edition: 2d ed.

Date of Publication: 1912.

Call Number: 974.813 M141b

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Responsibility: by Wilmer W. MacElree.

Author: MacElree, Wilmer W.,

Edition: 2d ed.

Place of Publication: [West Chester, Pa

Publisher: F. S. Hickman, printer]

Date of Publication: 1912.

Physical Description: 199 p. front., illus., plates, ports., maps (1 fold.) facsims. 28 cm.

Summary: A 1909 tour of the towns and places near the west branch of the Brandywine Creek, it includes Honey Brook and the railroad that once ran through it, Coatesville, Hibernia, Icedale, West Chester, Chadds Ford, and many other sites in Chester County, northern Maryland, and Delaware.

Subjects: Brandywine, Battle of, 1777.; Chester County (Pa.) - Description and travel.; Brandywine Creek.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.813 M141b

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American and English genealogies in the Library of Congress

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Corporate Author: Library of Congress

Edition: 2nd ed.

Date of Publication: 1919.

Call Number: 929.1 U58

Responsibility: comp. under the direction of the chief of the Catalogue division.

Corporate Author: Library of Congress

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: Washington

Publisher: G.P.O.,

Date of Publication: 1919.

Physical Description: iv, 1332 p. 27 cm.

Notes: Compiled and edited by M.A. Gilkey. cf. Prefatory note.

Subjects: Library of Congress - Catalogs.; United States - Genealogy - Bibliography - Catalogs; Great Britain - Genealogy - Bibliography - Catalogs

Additional Author: Gilkey, M. A.

Additional Corporate Author: Library of Congress. Catalog Division.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 929.1 U58

America's women in the Revolutionary era : a history through bibliography

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Author: Grundset, Eric.

Date of Publication: c2011.

Call Number: 973.3 G925

Alternate Title: America's women in the Revolutionary era, 1760-1790

Responsibility: Eric G. Grundset ; with Briana L. Diaz and Hollis L. Gentry.

ISBN: 9781892237125; 1892237121

Author: Grundset, Eric.

Place of Publication: Washington, D.C

Publisher: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution,

Date of Publication: c2011.

Physical Description: 3 v. ; 29 cm.

Notes: Includes index.

Contents: v. 1. General studies. Women and girls during the Revolutionary era ; Women's biography ; American girls ; African American women ; Native American women ; Women and girls in the Revolutionary era, miscellaneous topics -- Women in the family and in society. Women, the family, and genealogy ; Women as mothers and their children ; Women working in the home and elsewhere ; Women's roles in society and interactions with others ; Women's rights and legal status ; The religious experiences of American women during the Revolutionary era ; Women and the American economy ; Women adn crime --; v. 1 (cont.). Women, culture, education, and creative arts. Women's cultural life and activities ; Women, girls, and education ; Women, writing, reading and creating on paper ; Women and the influence of classical themes ; Women and the folklore of the Revolutionary era ; Women and girls in historical fiction set during the Revolutionary era ; Women, art, and artists during the Revolutionary era ; Women and girls, textiles, needlework, and similar creative activities ; Women's and girls' clothing and costume -- Women, girls, and the war effort during the American Revolution. Women who supplied guns, gunpowder, and materials to the military ; Women in crowds, mobs, protests, demonstrations, boycotts, etc. ; Women as spies, messengers, warners, etc. ; Women on the move --; v. 2. Women and girls of the regions and states of the United States. New England women (generally) ; The women of Maine ; The women of New Hampshire ; The women of Vermont ; The women of Massachusetts ; The women of Rhode Island ; The women of Connecticut ; The women of the Mid-Atlantic states (generally) ; The women of New York ; The women of New Jersey ; The women of Pennsylvania ; The women of Delaware ; Southern women (generally) ; The women of Maryland ; The women of Virginia (includes modern West Virginia) ; The women of North Carolina ; The women of South Carolina ; The women of Georgia ; Women on the frontier ; The women of Kentucky ; The women of Tennessee ; The women of the Old Northwest and the Ohio Valley ; Women of the Spanish and French borderland areas now part of the United States ; Women and girls of the British Empire and the American Revolution.; v. 3. Authors and chronology of publications.

Subjects: United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Women - Bibliography.; United States - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - Bibliography.; United States - History - 1783-1815 - Bibliography.

Additional Author: Diaz, Briana L.; Gentry, Hollis L.

Additional Corporate Author: Daughters of the American Revolution.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.3 G925

The Amish

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Author: Kraybill, Donald B.

Call Number: 289.71 K91a

Responsibility: Donald B. Kraybill, Karen M. Johnson-Weiner, and Steven M. Nolt.

ISBN: 9781421409146 (hbk. : alk. paper); 1421409143 (hbk. : alk. paper); 9781421409153 (electronic); 1421409151 (electronic)

Author: Kraybill, Donald B.

Place of Publication: Baltimore

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press,

Physical Description: xvi, 500 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Notes: "The companion to American Experience PBS"--Jacket.; Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-485) and index.

Contents: Roots. Who are the Amish? -- European origins -- The story in America -- Cultural context. Religious roots -- Sacred rituals -- The Amish way -- Symbols and identity -- Social organization. Diverse affiliations -- Population patterns -- Community organization -- Gender and family -- From Rumspringa to marriage -- Social ties and community rhythms -- Education -- External ties. Agriculture -- Business -- Technology -- Health and healing -- Government and civic relations -- The Amish in print -- Tourism and media -- The future. Pursuits of happiness -- Appendix A. Related groups: Mennonites, Brethren, Hutterites -- Appendix B. Key events in Amish history.

Summary: The Amish have always struggled with the modern world. Known for their simple clothing, plain lifestyle, and horse-and-buggy mode of transportation, Amish communities continually face outside pressures to modify their cultural patterns, social organization, and religious world view. An intimate portrait of Amish life, The Amish explores not only the emerging diversity and evolving identities within this distinctive American ethnic community, but also its transformation and geographic expansion.

Subjects: Amish; Amish.; History.

Additional Author: Johnson-Weiner, Karen.; Nolt, Steven M.,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 289.71 K91a

An artistic aftermath

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo273

Author: Hensel, W. U.

Date of Publication: 1913

Arts, in 1811. It was a notable and significant event in the history of the arts in this then new coun- try. The title page of this rather modest pamphlet of forty-seven pages bears the quotation from Pope. "Dare to have sense yourselves." It was printed by Tho. L. Plowman, and sold at the reasonable

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Responsibility: by W. U. Hensel.

Author: Hensel, W. U.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1913

Physical Description: 106-111 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 17, no. 4

Subjects: Eichholtz, Jacob, - 1776-1842.; Society of Artists of the United States - Exhibitions.; Artists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 17, number 4 (1913), p. 106-111Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.17

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