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75 years of service to the Lancaster community : the story of the Lancaster General Hospital, 1893-1968

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16838
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Date of Publication
1968.
Call Number
362.11 G326L
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster General Hospital,
Date of Publication
1968.
Physical Description
55 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Cover title: Lancaster General Hospital: 75 years of community service, 1893-1968.
Subjects
Lancaster General Hospital (Lancaster, Pa.)
Hospitals - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
362.11 G326L
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Amish beliefs, customs & discipline

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17974
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Date of Publication
c1973.
Call Number
289.71 L643
Responsibility
by Gerald S. Lestz.
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Baer,
Date of Publication
c1973.
Physical Description
28 p. : ill. ; 22 x 28 cm.
Subjects
Amish.
Amish
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
289.71 L643
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Amish culture and economy

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14706
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Date of Publication
1984.
Call Number
289.73 L643
Responsibility
by Gerald S. Lestz ; with essays by John W.W. Loose and Benjamin Rush.
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Place of Publication
Ephrata, Pa
Publisher
Science Press,
Date of Publication
1984.
Physical Description
[16], 112 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 x 27 cm.
Notes
Christmas keepsake of Science Press, 1984
Bibliography: p. 109-110.
Subjects
Amish - Pennsylvania
Additional Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Rush, Benjamin,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
289.73 L643
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Amish facts of life in a changing world

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16607
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Date of Publication
1978.
Call Number
289.71 L642a
Responsibility
[author, Gerald S. Lestz].
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Place of Publication
York, Pa
Publisher
York Graphic Services,
Date of Publication
1978.
Physical Description
72 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Christmas keepsakes ; 7
Notes
"Limited edition."
Subjects
Amish
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
289.71 L642a
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Artists' album/Lancaster County : two centuries of America's garden spot through the eyes of artists

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo503
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Date of Publication
1983.
Call Number
759.1 L643
Responsibility
by Gerald S. Lestz.
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Place of Publication
[Ephrata, Pa.]
Publisher
Science Press,
Date of Publication
1983.
Physical Description
87, [56] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 x 28 cm.
Notes
Click on Table of Contents for more information.
Contents
Earliest view of Lancaster County -- Second Courthouse by Latrobe -- Penn Square from South Queen Street -- Massacre by the Paxtang Boys -- Lancaster as seen from the Southwest -- Eichholtz' view of the Conestoga -- Lancaster's first water works -- Old City Mill -- David McNeely Stauffer -- Early industry in Lancaster -- Lancaster's first railroad station -- Witmer's Bridge -- View of Lancaster from prison tower -- Mystery in Samuel Sloan's history -- Ephrata Cloister -- Ephrata Mountain Springs Hotel -- Howard Pyle and the Cloister -- Lititz -- Battle artist at Linden Hall -- Jacob Stauffer, unsung artist -- The Susquehanna's influence -- The Haldeman/Darwin connection -- Wright's Ferry -- A Russian's view of U.S. in 1812 -- Columbia's bridges -- Lloyd Mifflin -- Safe Harbor's forgotten past -- Robert Fulton's birthplace -- Educational buildings -- Harry M. Book -- Paul W. Brubaker -- David Brumbach -- Hattie Brunner -- Charles X. Carlson -- William Early -- Hubert J. FitzGerald -- Josephine K. Foltz -- Delores Hackenberger -- Joanne W. Hensel -- Mike Heberlein -- Dick Hess -- Laura Huyett -- Charles I. Kent -- Constantine J. Kermes -- Margaret G. Lestz -- Robert M. Libhart -- Robert Lyon -- Emmett Murphy -- Warren Rohrer -- John Sheppard -- Grace T. Steinmetz --Florence Taylor -- Myrtle Tremblay -- Barbara Whipple.
Subjects
Art, American.
Lancaster County (Pa.) in art.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
759.1 L643
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Bookplates by David McNeely Stauffer

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15843
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Date of Publication
2005.
Responsibility
by Gerald S. Lestz.
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society ;
Date of Publication
2005.
Physical Description
p.140 - 143 : ill. , 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society 107, no. 3, Winter 2005.
Subjects
Stauffer, David McNeely, - 1845-1913.
Bookplates - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 107, number 3 (2005), p. 140-143Lancaster History Library - Journal974.815 L224 v. 107
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A brief history of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12045
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Date of Publication
c1998.
Call Number
974.815 LACO L643b
Responsibility
by Gerald S. Lestz.
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
John Baer's Sons,
Date of Publication
c1998.
Physical Description
16 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO L643b
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A brief history of transportation in Lancaster County

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo9380
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Date of Publication
1979.
Call Number
380 L643
Responsibility
by Gerald S. Lestz ; [photography, Donald Eckert and William Windham].
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Place of Publication
Ephrata, Pa
Publisher
Science Press,
Date of Publication
1979.
Physical Description
117 p. : ill. ; 24 x 28 cm.
Notes
LCHS has 635 of 850.
Bibliography: p. 115-116.
Contents
At First, Everybody Walked--The Conestoga Wagon--Wright's and other Ferries--We did a lot of Canal Business--Arks and Rafts--Fulton Succeeded where Others Failed--Ships Carried Lancaster Names--First Transatlantic Balloon Flight--The Lancaster Turnpike--Bridges Over the Susquehanna--Covered Bridges Give Distinction--The Trolley Era--Early Trains--Old Trains in State Museum--The Horseless Carriage--The Historic Amish Carriage.
Subjects
Wise, John, - 1808-1879.
Fulton, Robert, - 1765-1815.
Transportation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
380 L643
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Charles Demuth and friends

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo11504
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Date of Publication
2003.
Call Number
759.137 D389i
Responsibility
by Gerald S. Lestz.
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, PA
Publisher
John Baer's Sons ,
Date of Publication
2003.
Physical Description
80 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p.212-220.
Subjects
Demuth, Charles, - 1883-1935.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
759.137 D389i
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A child's guide to Lancaster County

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo9512
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Edition
2nd ed.
Date of Publication
1986.
Call Number
974.815 LACO L644 1986
Responsibility
by Gerald S. Lestz.
Author
Lestz, Gerald S.
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster Country Day School,
Date of Publication
1986.
Physical Description
64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
Includes index.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO L644 1986
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