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The 250th anniversary of Middle Octorara United Presbyterian Church

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Author: Troop, Hiram G.

Date of Publication: 1977

ones passed on to their reward. But joy also came with the birth of many babies who through the years have grown up with the church and have given their lives to the service of God. �I wish we had space to name and to talk about the great numbers, both men and women, who were pillars of the church and

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Responsibility: by Hiram G. Troop, Sr.

Author: Troop, Hiram G.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1977

Physical Description: [88]-91 p.: ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 81, no. 2

Subjects: Middle Octorara Presbyterian Church (Quarryville, Pa.)

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 81, number 2 (1977), p. 88-91Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.81

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1696 visit to "Quanestagua"

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Author: Hunter, Charles E.

Date of Publication: 1982

, Walker Lewis Pennsylvania German And Huguenot Antiques. (Book) 1925. Summar, D. J. Notes and Genealogical Charts on John Shiley (1814-1892) of Lancaster, Pa. and some descendants. (Family record) n.d. Suran, Frank M. Guide To The Record Guides In State Archives. (Book) 1980. Texter, Donald A. Descendants

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Responsibility: by Charles E. Hunter.

Author: Hunter, Charles E.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1982

Physical Description: 24-26 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 86, no. 1

Notes: Pages 27-33 lists "Accessions to LCHS Library"

Subjects: Indians of North America; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 86, number 1 (1982), p. 24-26Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.86

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1860--the year before the war

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Author: Heiges, George L.

Date of Publication: 1961.

enthusiastic Republican leaders lost no time in beginning the local campaign. The first of many mass meetings of the �THADDEUS STEVENS Born 4 April 1793 in Vermont, Pa. Assemblyman, Whig and Re- publican Congressman. Died 11 August 1868. 1860 campaign was held in front of the Court House on May 28 at two

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Responsibility: by George L. Heiges.

Author: Heiges, George L.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1961.

Physical Description: [113]-135 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 65, no. 3

Subjects: Republican Party (Pa.) - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Chronology.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 65, number 3 (1961), p. 113-135Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.65

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Aaron Eshleman

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Author: Demuth, C. B.

Date of Publication: 1912

size or length in a work of painting or literature has a subtle, but sure, effect. Notice sometime when passing through the galleries of the Metropolitan Museum of Art the crowd before "The Horse Fair" by Rosa Bon- heur, and tht in front of Monet's "Boy With the Sword." My aim is to please ! Eshleman's

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Responsibility: by C. B. Demuth.

Author: Demuth, C. B.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1912

Physical Description: 247-250 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 16, no. 8

Subjects: Eshleman, Aaron, - 1827-; Artists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 16, number 8 (1912), p. 247-250Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.16

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Abraham Lincoln and the seventy-fifth anniversaries

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Author: Martin, C. H.

Date of Publication: 1939

, mathematics and law. On one summer day, while studying law, Lincoln lay recumbent on a pile of wood. Russel Godbey came by and inquired, "Abe, what are you reading?" "I'm not reading, I'm studying law." Godbey exclaimed, "Good God Almighty," as he strolled on. Upon admission to the Bar in March, 1837, he left

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Responsibility: by C. H. Martin.

Author: Martin, C. H.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1939

Physical Description: [50]-58 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 43, no. 2

Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, - 1809-1865.; Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863.; Veterans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Veterans.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 43, number 2 (1939), p. 50-58Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.43

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Abraham Lincoln's connections with Lancaster and its citizens

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Author: Martin, C. H.

Date of Publication: 1934

ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S CONNECTIONS WITH LANCASTER AND ITS CITIZENS AN ADDRESS, DELIVERED AT A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE LANCASTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, HELD ON FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 9TH, 1934, TO COMMEMORATE THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF LINCOLN'S BIRTH BY C. H. MARTIN O N the recognition of the 125th

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Responsibility: by C. H. Martin.

Author: Martin, C. H.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1934

Physical Description: [13]-32 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 38, no. 1

Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, - 1809-1865 - Family.; Presidents - United States; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 38, number 1 (1934), p. 13-32Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.38

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Abraham Reincke Beck : portrait of a schoolmaster

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Author: Hummel, William W.

Date of Publication: 1964

selected letters would never have materialized had it not been for the kindness of George Swan of Lititz, Pennsylvania, who brought Beck's Letter Book to the author's attention and granted permis- sion to publish a portion of it. Part I. A Portrait of a Schoolmaster On June 25, 1895, Abraham Reincke Beck

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Responsibility: William W. Hummel

Author: Hummel, William W.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1964

Physical Description: [1]-40 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 68, no.1

Subjects: Beck, Abraham Reincke, - 1833-1928.; Educators - Pennsylvania

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 68, number 1 (1964), p. 1-40Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.68

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Abraham Witmer's bridge

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Author: Landis, Charles Israel,

Date of Publication: 1916

to from twenty-five to thirty dollars a day. From July, 1818, up to the time of the sale by the executor, there was paid to him for toll $22,060.98%. But, after the railroad was built, the traffic on the turnpike fell off, and the bridge receipts would have suffered in like measure. The proceedings

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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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The Acadians in Lancaster County

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Author: Sener, Samuel Miller,

Date of Publication: 1897

Pennsylvania. On November 18, 1775, a vessel as- cended the Delaware river bearing several hundred of these persecuted people, many of them being sickly and feeble, and on November 19 and 20 two more vessels as- cended the same river, bearing, all told, 454 A cadians. The ships which brought them were the

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Responsibility: by S. M. Sener, Esq.

Author: Sener, Samuel Miller,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1897

Physical Description: [37]-43 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 2

Summary: This journal article details the expulsion of the French Acadians of Canada to the American Colonies during the French and Indian War. Some of the Acadians arrive in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Subjects: Acadians - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 2 (1897), p. 37-43Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.1

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Act

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)

Title: Act to confirm election of trustees of the Second Presbyterian Church

Object ID: JBFP 8.2.3.005

Date Range: 1855/04/06

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)

Title: Act to confirm election of trustees of the Second Presbyterian Church

Description: Act to confirm election of trustees of the Second Presbyterian Church signed by Pennsylvania’s Speaker of the House of Representatives, Henry K. Strong, Speaker of the Senate, William Mulhenberg Hiester and Governor, James Pollock . An act to confirm and legalize the election of trustees of the Second Presbyterian Congregation of the City of Lancaster signed by Henry K. Strong, Speaker of the House of Representatives, William M. Hiester, Speaker of the Senate, and James Pollock, Governor, and certified by John M. Sullivan, Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth confirming the election of several trustees after failing to do so according to the charter of the church. This act upholds the action of the Golden seal with red ribbon on last page. Lancaster, PA.

Date Range: 1855/04/06

Creator: Pennsylvania. General Assembly

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 8, Box 1

People: Strong, Henry K.; Hiester, William Muhlenberg; Pollock, James; Sullivan, John M.

Subjects: Boards of directors; Presbyterian Church; Business records

Search Terms: Boards of directors; Second Presbyterian Church; Business records; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 1 item, 8 pages to scan, 8.75 x 14 in.

Object Name: Act

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 8 Series 2

Object ID: JBFP 8.2.3.005

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,; http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,; https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,; http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,; https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Family Papers; MG-96 James Buchanan Collection; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph collections; Curatorial collections; Wheatland Mansion

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Accession Number: JBMS1996.032

Other Number: JBFP Part 8, Series 2, Subseries 3, Folder 5

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.