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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

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7540
Author
Overholt, Abraham,
Date of Publication
1978.
Call Number
684 K44
Responsibility
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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The battle of Bushy Run

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4529
Author
Anderson, Niles.
Date of Publication
1966, 1975 printing.
Call Number
974.80283 A548
Responsibility
by Niles Anderson.
Author
Anderson, Niles.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,
Date of Publication
1966, 1975 printing.
Physical Description
19 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 19.
Subjects
Bushy Run, Battle of, 1763.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80283 A548
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Bibliography of Pennsylvania history : a supplement

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1490
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Date of Publication
1976.
Call Number
016.9748 P415 1976
Responsibility
edited by Carol Wall.
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,
Date of Publication
1976.
Physical Description
xviii, 252 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - Bibliography.
Pennsylvania - History - Bibliography.
Additional Author
Wall, Carol.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
016.9748 P415 1976
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Conestoga crossroads : Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1730-1790

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4782
Author
Wood, Jerome H.
Date of Publication
1979.
Call Number
974.815 LACI W876
Responsibility
by Jerome H. Wood, Jr.
Author
Wood, Jerome H.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa. : Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Date of Publication
1979.
Physical Description
ix, 305 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
This book was derived from the author's PhD thesis, "Conestoga Crossroads: The Rise of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1730-1789", call number 974.815 LACI W876t.
LCHS copy inscribed by author.
"Notes and bibliographical essay": p. 257-296.
Summary
PART ONE- Concentrates on the political and administrative history of Lancaster as a borough. PART TWO- Discusses the town's economic structure and it's role as a regional marketing center and "western emporium " including a description of the structure of inland trade. PART THREE- Focuses on the economic class structure of the community, on the characteristics of it's religious life, on the social and cultural interaction between "Dutchmen" and "Engellanders" and on the role of the town as an intellectual center.
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACI W876
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Descriptive list of the map collection in the Pennsylvania State Archives : catalogue of maps in the principal map collection (MG 11)

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo10318
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Division of Archives and Manuscripts.
Date of Publication
1976.
Call Number
016.9748 P415m
Responsibility
compiler, Martha L. Simonetti ; editors, Donald H. Kent, Harry E. Whipkey.
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Division of Archives and Manuscripts.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,
Date of Publication
1976.
Physical Description
178 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. - Division of Archives and Manuscripts.
Pennsylvania - Maps - Bibliography - Catalogs.
Additional Author
Simonetti, Martha L.
Kent, Donald H.
Whipkey, Harry E.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
016.9748 P415m
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Epic on the Schuylkill : the Valley Forge encampment, 1777-1778

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4119
Author
Trussell, John B. B.
Date of Publication
1974.
Call Number
974.80293 T873
Responsibility
by John B. B. Trussell, Jr.
Author
Trussell, John B. B.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,
Date of Publication
1974.
Physical Description
46 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Valley Forge (Pa.)
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80293 T873
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Ethnic history in Pennsylvania : a selected bibliography

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo10314
Author
Bodnar, John E.,
Date of Publication
1974.
Call Number
016.9748 B668
Responsibility
by John E. Bodnar.
Author
Bodnar, John E.,
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,
Date of Publication
1974.
Physical Description
47 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Minorities - Pennsylvania - Bibliography.
Pennsylvania - History - Bibliography.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
016.9748 B668
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Family record of Jacob B. Reist and Mary Peifer Reist of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo5083
Author
Rohrer, Mary R.
Date of Publication
1979.
Call Number
929 R378rm
Responsibility
compiled by Mary R. Rohrer and Mrs. Roy E. Sauder.
Author
Rohrer, Mary R.
Place of Publication
Manheim, Pa
Publisher
M.R. Rohrer,
Date of Publication
1979.
Physical Description
118 p. : ports. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Reist family.
Buckwalter family.
Mummaw family.
Martin family.
Hess family.
Stoner family.
Additional Author
Sauder, Roy E.,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 R378rm
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Fraktur; Pennsylvania German folk art

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8995
Author
Weiser, Frederick Sheely,
Date of Publication
1973.
Call Number
740 W427f
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

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7491
Author
Gelwicks, Friedrich Heinrich,
Date of Publication
1979.
Call Number
685 N383
Responsibility
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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