) 1937. Pa. State Normal School Yearbook Touchstone, Vol XV, 1913. (Book) 1913. Pa. Turnpike Commission. The Pennsylvania Turnpike. (Pamphlet) n.d. Pequea Publishers. Amish directory of the Lancaster County family. (Book) 1980. Pierson, Susan Hewitt. Pennsylvania Roots and Spreading Branches; Genealogy

I.andscape Lancaster County, this is very closely allied to The Estate of Bernard Flynn, which is illustrated in the Easter, 1978 JLCHS. Collection: Pennsylvania Farm Museum at Landis Valley, Lancaster, Pa. In addition to the above listing, there are also two possible Armstrong paintings about which we have

technology continued to haunt the pioneers of anthracite iron furnace development until the conclusion of the Civil War when demand for more and better iron, and eventual competition from steel, required more courageous action on the part of the entrepreneurs.19 Technical Era (1865-1900) Aside from the non

anthracite fuel in its puddling furnaces.11 Availability of bituminous coal and coke from western Pennsylvania at Lancaster, Columbia and Marietta suggests the possibility of their use in puddling furnaces in Lancaster County after the Pennsylvania Railroad was completed across the state in 1854. 12 In fact

, Washington, D.C., 1962. Ellis, Franklyn and Samuel Evans. History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1883. Fletcher, Stevenson W. Pennsylvania Agriculture and Country Life, 1640-1840, Harrisburg, 1971. Handbook of Lancaster County Architecture: Styles and Terms, Lancaster, 1979. Kalm, Peter

Collection (MG0281) Related Materials at Other Repositories: See collections related to Martin Bickham at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. See collections related to Martin Bickham and Stephen Girard at Girard College. Processing History: Processed and finding aid prepared by CF, Summer 2011. This

, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Biographical and Historical Note: A 90-acre cornfield purchased by the U.S. Navy in 1942 led to the most modern electron tube plant in the world. The U.S. Navy produced radar tubes in Lancaster during World War II. Radio Corporation of America

of War. He took the place of his brother, Kendig C. Bare, as Mayor of Lancaster from 1950-1951, when Kendig was called to service during the Korean Conflict. Please see Folder 1 for more information. Source of Acquisition: Bequest of Howard C. Bare, 2002. Custodial History (Provenance): The items in

Biographical and Historical Note: Charles H. Kessler, a World War II veteran, began his career as a reporter for the Reading Eagle Times, and later worked for the Lancaster New Era until his retirement in 1984. Source of Acquisition: Gift of Charles H. Kessler’s estate. Accruals: No further accruals are