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Along the streets of old Lancaster

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1957.
boys were reprimanded for their delinquency and given memory tasks of such selections as "The Village Blacksmith," "Breathes There a Man With Soul So Dead," or portions of the Constitution of the United States. Long will Dad Stamy be remembered for his severity and for his ability to cram a boy's mind
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1957.
Physical Description
[62]-73 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 61, no. 2
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 19th century.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 61, number 2 (1957), p. 62-73Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.61
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Andrew Ellicott : surveyor of the capital of our nation

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1950
Office of Pennsylvania, October 3, 1801, to April 4, 1809. Trustee of Franklin College, Lancaster, Pa., June 17, 1813. A booklet, called the "Development of the United States Cap- itol," issued as House Document, No. 35, of the 71st Congress, 1st Session, 1929, completely ignores, except for the survey
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1950
Physical Description
[1]-14 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 54, no. 1
Subjects
Ellicott, Andrew, - 1754-1820.
Surveyors - Pennsylvania.
City planning - Washington (D.C.)
United States - Capital and capitol.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 54, number 1 (1950), p. 1-14Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.54
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The art of photography in Lancaster

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1947
lately from Eng- land," in 1830 opened a girls' boarding school on East King Street, which provided "a finished English education." This school was later located at the site of 42-44 West Orange Street. Besides his accomplishments as scholar and scientist, he served as organist at St. James' Church from
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1947
Physical Description
[93]- 114 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 51, no. 4
Subjects
Fahnestock, William Baker, - 1804-1886.
Damant, James.
Photography
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Pictorial works.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 51, number 4 (1947), p. 93-114Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.51
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Baron Stiegel and the Muhlenbergs

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1942
demand this payment in the next year? If so, then to a Muhlenberg (Frederick A. C.) goes the honor of making the first pay- ment of the red rose, for he was pastor there until December, 1773. The last time the names of Stiegel and Muhlenberg appear together is found in an entry in the church book of Zion
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1942
Physical Description
[154]-155 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 46, no. 6
Subjects
Muhlenberg, Frederick Augustus Conrad, - 1750-1801.
Stiegel, Henry William, - 1729-1785.
Lutheran Church.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 46, number 6 (1942), p. 154-155Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.46
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A biography of Paul Zantzinger

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1943.
, daughter of the Rev. Thomas Barton, rector of St. James's Epis- copal Church. There were eighteen children born to these unions. Zantzinger was a prominent churchman, a prosperous merchant, a pro- moter of numerous enterprises, a loyal soldier, and a civic leader. He was a generous contributor to and an
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1943.
Physical Description
[113]-119 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 47, no. 5
Summary
Paul Zantzinger was according to the author a "prominent churchman, prosperous merchant, a promoter of numerous enterprises, a loyal soldier, and a civil leader" in Lancaster,Pennsylvania.He was born in 1744 . He began work as a tailor and later became a trader of iron. He was elected Burgess in Lancaster several times. During the Revolutionary War , although not involved in combat, he served as Lancaster's Captain of the Guard and was a commander of a company of the "Flying Camp" [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Camp for information on the "Flying Camp"]. He died in 1817.The article includes genealogical information.
Subjects
Zantzinger, Paul, - 1744-1817.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 47, number 5 (1943), p. 113-119Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.47
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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1942
, though his gravestone in St. James's Episcopal Church records him as "late of Richmond in Yorkshire." His short life (he died at 43) covers a career than which none in the Southern Susquehanna Valley was more notable. He seemed to have been connected with all of the leading changes and events in thi,s
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1942
Physical Description
[45]-82 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 46, no. 2 & 3
Subjects
Cookson, Thomas, - 1709-1753.
Graff, Sebastian, - 1711-1763.
Streets - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Officials and employees.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Maps.
Hamilton lots (Lancaster, Pa.)
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 46, number 2/3 (1942), p. 45-82Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.46
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A brief history of the Lancaster County Historical Society

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1956
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.60, no. 1 & 2
Responsibility
by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1956
Physical Description
[1]-31 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 60, no. 1 & 2
Notes
Willson Memorial Building Special Issue.
Subjects
Willson, George B., - 1856-1929.
Rettew, Mary Willson, - 1865-1934.
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
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974.9 L245 v.60, no. 1 & 2
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A brief postal history of Lancaster County

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1944
ranking among the most gigantic of all in the United States, and therefore in the whole world. Our story concerns only our own county. But let us take a glimpse or two into the dim past. One of the first references to the "post" or post office is found in the Bible. In the eighth chapter and tenth verse
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1944
Physical Description
[1]-37 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 48, no. 1
Subjects
Postal service - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Postmasters.
Postal rates.
Coaching - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 48, number 1 (1944), p. 1-37Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.48
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A century of progress along Lime Street, Lancaster, Pa

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1934
Company, of which Major Light was clerks—which office remained in the family for four genera- tions,—was located just across the street from the rear of his residence. Another major—John Andre, widely known in American history as an enemy and a spy—was housed as a prisoner of war in this block in the year
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1934
Physical Description
[35]-47 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 38, no. 2
Subjects
Lime Street (Lancaster, Pa.)
Lancaster (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 38, number 2 (1934), p. 35-47Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.38
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Cotillions of the Lancaster Assembly

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1963
. In an entry for June 27, 1744, we read of informal festivities, wherein is noted that a young Indian danced a jig with Andrew Hamilton, town clerk of Philadelphia, in a most surprising manner. "The younger persons raised their jollity by dancing in the Indian dress, and after their manner." James
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1963
Physical Description
[44]-47 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 67, no. 1
Subjects
Cotillions.
Dance - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 67, number 1 (1963), p. 44-47Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.67
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