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Wheatland centennial celebration : commemorating the 100th anniversary of the election of James Buchanan 15th president of the United States 1856-1956

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Date of Publication
1956?]
Call Number
728.37 W557c
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
S.n.,
Date of Publication
1956?]
Physical Description
[10] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. + reprint ([8] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.)
Notes
Cover title.
Includes the Wheatland commemorative stamp.
"Reprint from American Heritage, Volume 5, number 3, published by the American Association for State and Local History"--P. [8] of reprint.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.)
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Postage stamps - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Additional Corporate Author
James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
728.37 W557c
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Wheatland, 1848-1868; the home of James Buchanan

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Author
Butler, Joseph Thomas.
Date of Publication
1957.
Call Number
728.37 B985
Author
Butler, Joseph Thomas.
Place of Publication
Delaware
Publisher
Univ. of Delaware,
Date of Publication
1957.
Physical Description
57 p. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Bibliography:
. 53-57.
Contents
2 pgs missing; pages from unknown document in their place.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.)
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
728.37 B985
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James Buchanan, "Big wheel" of the railroads

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Author
Sprout, Oliver S.
Date of Publication
1952.
Susquehanna Rivers," without mentioning the Conestoga, Swatara, or any other particular route. They, if you please, were planning a state-wide arch for traffic; but, omitting the keystone. While bewildered solons debated, James Buchanan was born at Stony Batter, near Mercersburg, Pa. He finished at
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Responsibility
by Oliver S. Sprout.
Author
Sprout, Oliver S.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1952.
Physical Description
[21]-34 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 56, no. 2
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Columbia, Lancaster and Philadelphia Railroad (Pa.)
Harrisburg, Portsmouth, Mt. Joy and Lancaster Railroad Company (Pa.)
Pennsylvania Railroad.
Canals - Pennsylvania
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 56, number 2 (1952), p. 21-34Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.56
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Author
Reninger, Marion Wallace,
Date of Publication
1954.
Call Number
974.815 LACI R413o
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Responsibility
Marion Wallace Reninger.
Author
Reninger, Marion Wallace,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Rudisill & co.,
Date of Publication
1954.
Physical Description
82 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Chapters : " Panorama " --- " Peggy Shippen " --- " Properties " --- "Processions " --- " Presidential Romance " --- " People " --- "Prisoner and Counterfeiter " --- " Philanthropists "
Summary
The book is written about an old street in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on which many historic and interesting events took place - from before the Revolutionary War up to the present time. This series of sketches recounts stories of national interest as well as local tradition. [from the foreward]
Subjects
Kepler family.
North family.
Shand family.
Kendig, William.
Arnold, Margaret Shippen
Shippen family.
Passmore, John.
Andre, John.
Marshall, Christopher.
Coleman, Ann
Jacobs, William.
Reilly, Richard M.
Smith, Amos Herr.
Henry, Ann Wood.
Stevens, Thaddeus
Buchanan, James
Hensel, W. U.
Rettew, Mary
Long, Catherine.
Williamson, Henry S.
Watt, Peter T.
Orange Street (Lancaster, Pa.)
Lancaster (Pa.) - Streets.
Memoirs.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACI R413o
Websites
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Commemorative stamps of the U. S. A.; an illustrated history of our country

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Author
Reinfeld, Fred,
Date of Publication
[1956]
Call Number
383.22 R364
Author
Reinfeld, Fred,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Bramhall House
Date of Publication
[1956]
Physical Description
359 p. illus. 23 cm.
Subjects
Commemorative postage stamps - United States.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
383.22 R364
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Centenary journal : Shaarai Shomayim 5617-5717 (1856-1957)

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Corporate Author
Congregation Shaarai Shomayim (Lancaster, Pa.)
Date of Publication
1957?]
Call Number
296.8 S524L
Corporate Author
Congregation Shaarai Shomayim (Lancaster, Pa.)
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Shaarai Shomayim,
Date of Publication
1957?]
Physical Description
40 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
Notes
"This centenary journal is dedicated to the men and women who, during the past one hundred years, gave of their heart and soul to the building of the Shaarai Shomayim House of God."
Subjects
Congregation Shaarai Shomayim (Lancaster, Pa.) - Anniversaries, etc.
Congregation Shaarai Shomayim (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
Jews - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
296.8 S524L
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Yearbook and directory of St. Paul's Reformed Church (Evangelical and Reformed) : Duke and Orange Streets, Lancaster, Pa

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Date of Publication
1950.
Call Number
285.8 S149La 1950
Alternate Title
Program of the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of the church.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Rudisill and Smith Co,,
Date of Publication
1950.
Physical Description
63 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
Subjects
St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church (Lancaster, Pa.) - Anniversaries, etc.
St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
285.8 S149La 1950
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Map of greater Lancaster, buying center of a quarter million people : [wards and precincts]

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Corporate Author
Lancaster Newspapers Inc.
Date of Publication
c1955.
Call Number
974.815 LACI 512
Responsibility
assistance of J. Haines Shertzer ... and H.E. Reemsnyder gratefully acknowledged ; Lancaster Newspapers Inc.
Corporate Author
Lancaster Newspapers Inc.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster Newspapers ,
Date of Publication
c1955.
Physical Description
1 map : col. ; 66 x 67 cm.
Notes
Other title information supplied.
Ward and precinct boundaries are drawn on the map in color (Copy 1).
Handwritten on verso "map of greater Lancaster"(pencil) -- "1955 wards and precincts" (ink).
Includes indexes to streets, large industries, hospitals.
Subjects
Election districts - Pennsylvania - Lancaster - Maps.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Administrative and political divisions - Maps.
Additional Author
Shertzer, J. Haines.
Reemsnyder, H. E.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Map
Call Number
974.815 LACI 512
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The inauguration of President James Buchanan

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Author
Klein, Philip Shriver,
Date of Publication
1957.
, where several companies of cavalry stood guard with drawn sabres, and accompanied the presidential party to Barnum's Hotel for a huge mid-day banquet. But Buchanan was so ill that he retired immediately until three o'clock when he boarded the train for the capital. Meanwhile, the Lancaster Fencibles
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Responsibility
Philip Shriver Klein.
Author
Klein, Philip Shriver,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1957.
Physical Description
[145]-168 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 61, no. 4
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Presidents - United States
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 61, number 4 (1957), p. 145-168Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.61
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Historical survey of the First Church of God, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Author
Yohn, Richard
Date of Publication
1959.
Call Number
286.73 Y54
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Author
Yohn, Richard
Place of Publication
Typescript
Date of Publication
1959.
Physical Description
34 p. ; 28 cm.
Notes
"Prepared for denominational distinctions (Dr. Mason)"
Includes bibliographic references.
Subjects
First Church of God (Lancaster, Pa.)
Church of God - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
286.73 Y54
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The centennial brochure of St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church : Quarryville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Date of Publication
1952.
Call Number
285.8 C397
Place of Publication
Quarryville, PA
Publisher
The Church,
Date of Publication
1952.
Physical Description
50 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Cover title: 100th anniversary of the founding, cornerstone laying, dedication and first communion service.
Printed by Ensinger Printing Service, Adamstown, PA.
Subjects
St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church (Quarryville, Pa.) - Anniversaries, etc.
St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church (Quarryville, Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
285.8 C397
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225th anniversary, Fagg's Manor Presbyterian Church

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Corporate Author
Fagg's Manor Presbyterian Church (Cochranville, Pa.)
Date of Publication
1955]
Call Number
974.813 F574
Alternate Title
Two hundred twenty-fifth anniversary, Fagg's Manor Presbyterian Church
Corporate Author
Fagg's Manor Presbyterian Church (Cochranville, Pa.)
Place of Publication
[Cochranville, Pa
Publisher
The Church,
Date of Publication
1955]
Physical Description
[16] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
Subjects
Fagg's Manor Presbyterian Church (Cochranville, Pa.) - History.
Fagg's Manor Presbyterian Church (Cochranville, Pa.) - Anniversaries, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.813 F574
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Certification of the Adams - Musser towns area for redevelopment

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Corporate Author
Lancaster City Planning Commission (Pa.)
Date of Publication
1958.
Call Number
307.1 L244ca
Responsibility
Lancaster City Planning Commission.
Corporate Author
Lancaster City Planning Commission (Pa.)
Place of Publication
Lancaster, PA
Publisher
The Commission,
Date of Publication
1958.
Physical Description
10 p. ; 28 cm.
Series
Lancaster City Planning Commission (Pa.)
Subjects
Urban renewal - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Community development - Lancaster (City), Pa.
Housing - Lancaster (City), Pa.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Urban renewal.
Adams Town Area - Lancaster (City), Pa.
Musser Town Area - Lancaster (City), Pa.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
307.1 L244ca
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The law in Judge Jasper Yeates's library

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Author
Rengier, John B.
Date of Publication
1958.
Law School. He was admitted to the Bar of Lancaster County in 1936, and is associated with the law firm of Rengier and Musser. His numerous civic responsibilities include serving as president of The James Buchanan Founda- tion for the Preservation of Wheatland, secretary of the Lancaster Heart
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Responsibility
by John Rengier.
Author
Rengier, John B.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1958.
Physical Description
96-108 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 62, no. 2
Subjects
Yeates, Jasper, - 1745-1817.
Yeates Colonial Law Library (Lancaster, Pa.)
Law libraries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 62, number 2 (1958), p. 96-108Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.62
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100th Anniversary : First English Lutheran Church, Columbia, Pennsylvania, 1850-1950

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Date of Publication
1950.
Call Number
284.1 O58
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.] ;
Date of Publication
1950.
Physical Description
39 p. : ill.,ports.; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes membership list.
Subjects
First English Lutheran Church (Columbia, Pa.) - History.
Lutheran Church - Pennsylvania - Columbia.
Columbia (Pa.) - Church history.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
284.1 O58
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Erschreckende Thatsachen! : Leset -- uuberlegt -- und erwaget sie!

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Date of Publication
September 14, 1808.
Call Number
324.5 E73 1808
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Place of Publication
[Pennsylvania]
Publisher
[publisher not identified] ,
Date of Publication
September 14, 1808.
Physical Description
40 pages : 20 cm.
Notes
"Den 14ten September, 1808".
Attributed to Henrich Schweitzer, Philadelphia, printer based on typographical evidence.
Shaw and Shoemaker 14953.
"First century of German language printing in the United States of America" by Arndt and Ect 1635.
Contains statements by various Pennsylvania officials.
Translatation available as: Horrifying facts ! : read - consider- and weigh them!
Unbound pamphlet with cover title.
Subjects
Snyder, Simon - 1759-1819.
Ross, James - 1762-1847.
Campaign literature, 1808 - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania - Governor - Elections.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1775-1865.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
324.5 E73 1808
Websites
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A history of the Garden Spot High School area

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Date of Publication
1958
Call Number
975.815 EARL H674
Responsibility
by the Garden Spot Chapter Pennsylvania Federation of Junior Historians
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.] ;
Date of Publication
1958
Physical Description
27 p. ; 15 cm.
Notes
Includes advertising
Subjects
Pennsylvania Federation of Junior Historians
New Holland (Pa.) - History
Terre Hill (Pa.) - History
Brecknock Township - Lancaster County, Pa. - History
Caernarvon Township - Lancaster County, Pa. - History
Earl Township - Lancaster County, Pa. - History
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
975.815 EARL H674
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Map of Lancaster and environs

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Corporate Author
C.S. Hammond & Company.
Date of Publication
[1957?]
Call Number
974.815 LACI 525
Corporate Author
C.S. Hammond & Company.
Place of Publication
Maplewood, N.J. : [Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
C.S. Hammond & Co. ; Issued through the co-operation of the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce,
Date of Publication
[1957?]
Physical Description
1 map : col. ; 56 x 72 cm., on sheet 74 x 107 cm., folded to 27 x 19 cm.
Notes
Panel title: Map of the Lancaster area and Lancaster County.
Includes street indexes and advertisements.
Text, business directory, tourist "Map of Lancaster County" with indexed col. ill., street map of "Lancaster business center," publisher's map list, and advertisements on verso.
Subjects
Central business districts - Pennsylvania - Lancaster - Maps.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Maps.
Lancaster Metropolitan Area (Pa.) - Maps.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Maps.
Tourist maps.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster Chamber of Commerce (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Map
Call Number
974.815 LACI 525
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Corporate Author
League of Women Voters of Lancaster County, Pa.
Date of Publication
1953-
Call Number
362.65 L433
farmers' markets are unique. Within a twenty mile radius of the city, history offers to tourists the birthplace of 3 �Robert Fulton; Wheatland, the home of James Buchanan; the furnaces of the old Iron Masters of Pennsylvania, and Baron Stiegel's home; old Pequea and Donegal churches; the Cornwall mine
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Corporate Author
League of Women Voters of Lancaster County, Pa.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
The League,
Date of Publication
1953-
Physical Description
v. : ill., maps ; 23-25 cm.
Notes
Title varies.
LCHS has 1953, revised 1958, 1964,1970, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1986, 2005.
Subjects
Social service - Lancaster (City), Pa.
Social service - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Politics and government.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Politics and government.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
362.65 L433
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Harrison Township retraced

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1959.
HARRISON TOWNSHIP RETRACED Fifty-eight years ago, H. E. Steinmetz prepared for the Lancaster County Historical Society a paper entitled "Political Divisions of Lancaster County" which later was published in Volume 5 of the Society's Papers. Among the election districts of the county Mr. Steinmetz
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Responsibility
by John Ward Willson Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1959.
Physical Description
[128]-131 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 63, no. 3
Subjects
Election districts - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 63, number 3 (1959), p. 128-131Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.63
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