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The accounts of two Pennsylvania German furniture makers--Abraham Overholt, Bucks County, 1790-1833, and Peter Ranck, Lebanon County, 1794-1817

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Author
Overholt, Abraham,
Date of Publication
1978.
Call Number
684 K44
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translated and edited by Alan G. Keyser, Larry M. Neff, and Frederick S. Weiser.
ISBN
0911122389
Author
Overholt, Abraham,
Place of Publication
Breinigsville
Publisher
Pennsylvania German Society,
Date of Publication
1978.
Physical Description
xvii, 238 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Series
Sources and documents of the Pennsylvania Germans ;
Subjects
Overholt, Abraham, - 1765-1834.
Ranck, Peter, - 1770-1851.
Furniture industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Bucks County
Furniture industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County
Bucks County (Pa.) - History.
Lebanon County (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Ranck, Peter,
Keyser, Alan G.
Neff, Larry M.
Weiser, Frederick Sheely,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
684 K44
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Col. Timothy Matlack : a revolutionary patriot in Lancaster

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Author
Landis, Bertha Cochran.
Date of Publication
1938
Col. Timothy Matlack A Revolutionary Patriot In Lancaster By (MRS. D. B.) BERTHA COCHRAN LANDIS Col. Timothy Matlack, although a resident of Philadelphia, lived for a time in Lancaster. It was during the most trying period in the history of our country, and the activities of this remarkable man
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by (Mrs. D.B.) Bertha Cochran Landis.
Author
Landis, Bertha Cochran.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1938
Physical Description
[149]-156 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 42, no. 6
Summary
A biographical sketch of this man who was active in politics and the military during the American Revolution. He lived in Lancaster , PA, for a time during the Revolution.
Subjects
Matlack, Timothy, - 1736-1829.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Biography.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Politics and government - 1775-1783.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 42, number 6 (1938), p. 149-156Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.42
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Early fire companies of Lancaster city and county

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Author
Landis, Bertha Cochran.
Date of Publication
1936
Early Fire Companies Of Lancaster City And County by (MRS. D. B.) BERTHA COCHRAN LANDIS Old records of Lancaster borough reveal the existence of fire fighting implements as early as 1742 and 1744. There were lad- ders, hooks, bags and buckets, but little is known of where they were kept, probably
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by (Mrs. D. B.) Bertha Cochran Landis.
Author
Landis, Bertha Cochran.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1936
Physical Description
[20]-36 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 40, no. 2
Subjects
Fire departments - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Fire fighters - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Fires and fire prevention.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 40, number 2 (1936), p. 20-36Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.40
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Fraktur; Pennsylvania German folk art

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Author
Weiser, Frederick Sheely,
Date of Publication
1973.
Call Number
740 W427f
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Author
Weiser, Frederick Sheely,
Place of Publication
[Ephrata, Pa.]
Publisher
Science Press,
Date of Publication
1973.
Physical Description
viii, 103 p. col. illus. 24 x 28 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. viii.
Subjects
Fraktur art - Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Dutch Country.
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Pennsylvania Dutch.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
740 W427f
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Friedrich Heinrich Gelwicks, shoemaker and distiller : accounts, 1760-1783, Manheim Township, York County, Pennsylvania

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Author
Gelwicks, Friedrich Heinrich,
Date of Publication
1979.
Call Number
685 N383
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translated and edited by Larry M. Neff and Frederick S. Weiser.
ISBN
0911122397
Author
Gelwicks, Friedrich Heinrich,
Place of Publication
Breinigsville, Pa
Publisher
Pennsylvania German Society,
Date of Publication
1979.
Physical Description
xvi, 152 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Series
Sources and documents of the Pennsylvania Germans ;
Notes
"The Genuine brandy distillery; or, The art of making brandy, gin, and cordial ... printed 1809 [selections]": p. 97-107.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
This book is one in a series that seeks to provide information about the German immigrants of Pennsylvania in the 18th century. Friedrich Gelwicks was a farmer, a shoemaker, a still operator, and was active in his church.The records he kept regarding his business and personal activities in his life paints a picture of life in 18th century Pennsylvania .
Subjects
Gelwicks, Fredrich Heinrich, - 1712-1783.
Pennsylvania Dutch
Pennsylvania - History - Sources.
Additional Author
Neff, Larry M.
Weiser, Frederick Sheely,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
685 N383
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Origin of the Pennsylvania school system

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Author
Landis, Bertha Cochran.
Date of Publication
1934
circulated paper. "Amos Gilbert, Alexander H. Hood, Benjamin Herr and Henry Spiehlman, met one evening in the early part of the winter 1830-31, at the store of George Hoffman, Esq., in Strasburg, Lancaster county. The conversation turning upon the qualifications of teachers, the mode in which the children of
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by (Mrs. D. B.) Bertha Cochran Landis.
Author
Landis, Bertha Cochran.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1934
Physical Description
[33]-36 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 38, no. 1
Subjects
Hood, Alexander H.
Public schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Education - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Education - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 38, number 1 (1934), p. 33-36Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.38
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The Pennsylvania German Fraktur of the Free Library of Philadelphia : an illustrated catalogue

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Corporate Author
Free Library of Philadelphia
Date of Publication
1976.
Call Number
740 W427p
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compiled by Frederick S. Weiser & Howell J. Heaney ; [photography by William B. Daub & Robert G. Hostetter ; translations by Larry M. Neff & Frederick S. Weiser].
Corporate Author
Free Library of Philadelphia
Place of Publication
Breinigsville
Publisher
Pennsylvania German Society,
Date of Publication
1976.
Physical Description
2 v. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 x 27 cm.
Series
Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society ; v. 10-11
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Subjects
Free Library of Philadelphia - Catalogs.
Fraktur art - Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Dutch Country
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Pennsylvania Dutch
Additional Author
Weiser, Frederick Sheely,
Heaney, Howell J.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
740 W427p
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Peter Reist of Lancaster County, Pennslvania and some of his descendants

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Author
Reist, Henry G.
Date of Publication
1933.
Call Number
929 R378
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by Henry G. Reist ...
Author
Reist, Henry G.
Place of Publication
Schenectady, N.Y
Date of Publication
1933.
Physical Description
118 p. front., double facsims. 25 cm.
Subjects
Reist family.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 R378
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Peter Reist of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and some of his descendants

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Author
Reist, Henry G.
Edition
Reprint
Date of Publication
1977.
Call Number
929 R378r
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by Henry G. Reist.
Author
Reist, Henry G.
Edition
Reprint
Place of Publication
Manheim, Pa
Publisher
Mary R. Rohrer,
Date of Publication
1977.
Physical Description
[6], 118, [4] p. : ill., facsims. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Reist family (Peter Reist, d. 1743)
Eby family.
Hostetter family.
Kraybill family.
Nissley family.
Snavely family.
Additional Author
Rohrer, Mary R.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 R378r
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Pilgrimage of the Lancaster County Historical Society to Lebanon County

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Author
Landis, Bertha Cochran.
Date of Publication
1931
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by (Mrs. D. B.) Bertha Cochran Landis.
Author
Landis, Bertha Cochran.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1931
Physical Description
194-196 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 35, no. 8
Subjects
Lebanon County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 35, number 13 (1931), p. 194-196Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.35
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