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Warrant registers (for Pennsylvania Counties)

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Date of Publication: 1734 - 1935.

Call Number: Drawer 15, Sec. 1

Responsibility: Prepared by Wm. W. Britton, begun 1734, completed May 30, 1935 ;

Date of Publication: 1734 - 1935.

Physical Description: 4 reels ; 35 mm.

Notes: Microfilmed in 1957. Contains 20 volumes. Lancaster County warrants are on V. 16.; Labeled on box # 257 - # 261.; Material arranged by county and includes names of warrantee, date, acreage, location, date of return, name of patentee, where patent recorded, and where survey is copied.

Subjects: Pennsylvania. Department of Internal Affairs. Bureau of Land Records.; Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania.; Land grants - Pennsylvania.; Land grants - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Land grants - Pennsylvania - Berks County.; Land grants - Pennsylvania - Dauphin County.; Land grants - Pennsylvania - Chester County.; Land grants - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County.; Land grants - Pennsylvania - York County.; Land grants - Pennsylvania - Cumberland County.; Land grants - Pennsylvania - Adams County.

Additional Author: Britton, William W.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Microfilm

Call Number: Drawer 15, Sec. 1

The Wabank House : the story of a Lancaster County summer resort

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Author: Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,

Date of Publication: 1905

: Diffenderffer, Frank Ried, 1833-1921. Title: The Wabank House : the story of a Lancaster County summer resort / by F. R. Diffenderffer, Litt.D. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Wabank House (Lancaster, Pa.) Historic buildings--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Resorts--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Lancaster

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Responsibility: by F. R. Diffenderffer, Litt.D.

Author: Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1905

Physical Description: [3]-24 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 9, no. 1

Subjects: Wabank House (Lancaster, Pa.); Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Resorts - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 9, number 1 (1905), p. 3-24Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.9

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Hopewell Village; a social and economic history of an iron-making community

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Author: Walker, Joseph E.,

Date of Publication: [1966]

Call Number: 974.816 W181

Responsibility: [by] Joseph E. Walker.

Author: Walker, Joseph E.,

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Date of Publication: [1966]

Physical Description: 526 p. illus. 22 cm.

Notes: Bibliography: p. 473-498.; African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society

Subjects: Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Berks County.; Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site (Pa.)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.816 W181

Architectural notes on preservation of razings : former Historical Society "modernized"

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Date of Publication: 1962

buildings. This site was cleared to permit a shopping and park- ing facility to be constructed. Opposite this site on East King Street are the Lancaster County National Bank and the old Stern Store, both being demolished to make way for a "modern" bank building. Both structures are now gone. New Ern Photo

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Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1962

Physical Description: [95]-106 p. ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 66, no. 2

Subjects: Lancaster County Courthouse (Pa.); Historic preservation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; City planning - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 66, number 2 (1962), p. 95-106Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.66

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Lights along the Delaware

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Author: Rivinus, Marion Willis Martin,

Date of Publication: [1965]

Call Number: 974.821 R625

Responsibility: by Marion Willis Rivinus and Katharine Hansell Biddle.

Author: Rivinus, Marion Willis Martin,

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: Dorrance

Date of Publication: [1965]

Physical Description: x, 114 p. 21 cm.

Summary: This is a story of the great houses that lined the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware River from Torresdale to Bristol, and of their counterparts on Radcliffe Street in Bristol itself.The period emphasized is the Victorian, and the book includes an essay on how wealthy Victorians lived in their well-staffed mansions and on their carefully groomed country estates. Many interesting customs are recorded. [from a review by Nicholas Wainwright]

Subjects: Bucks County (Pa.) - Historic houses, etc.; Philadelphia (Pa.) - Historic houses, etc.

Additional Author: Biddle, Katharine Hansell,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.821 R625

Wheatland's landscape : 1848-1868

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Author: Shenk, John.

Date of Publication: 1963

Wheatland's Landscape: 18 4 8-18 6 8 John Shenk Wheatland, the home of President James Buchanan, is a beautiful country estate located a mile and a half west of downtown Lancaster. In- side the vine-covered brick mansion, the rooms and furnishings have been faithfully restored to the minutest

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Responsibility: by John Shenk.

Author: Shenk, John.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1963

Physical Description: [93]-100 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 67, no. 2

Subjects: Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.); Landscape architecture - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 67, number 2 (1963), p. 93-100Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.67

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The newspapers of Lancaster County

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Author: Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,

Date of Publication: 1902

Banner, Elizabethtown. 1901. The Saturday Bulletin, Florin. 1902. The Miller Monthly, West Earl. Additional Titles to be Added to Lancas- ter City Publications. In Volume 1, No. 3, of the ublica- tions of the Lancaster County Histori- cal Society, appeared a bibliography of the newspapers, magazines and

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Responsibility: by F. R. Diffenderffer.

Author: Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1902

Physical Description: [103]-113 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 6, no. 8

Subjects: American newspapers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; German American newspapers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Newspapers.; Lancaster (Pa.) - Newspapers.

Contained In: Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.6

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Old mills in Lancaster County

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Date of Publication: 1964.

Call Number: 725.4 O43

Responsibility: edited by Ira D. Landis.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Franklin and Marshall College Library,

Date of Publication: 1964.

Physical Description: [22] p. (incl. cover) illus. 23 cm.

Series: Community historians annual; Community historians annual no. 3

Notes: Cover title.

Subjects: Mills and millwork - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Historic houses, etc.

Additional Author: Paes, Chester.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 725.4 O43

Lancaster County mills

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Author: Paes, Chester.

Date of Publication: 1964.

Call Number: 725.4 O44s

Responsibility: compiled by Chester Paes.

Author: Paes, Chester.

Place of Publication: [Lancaster, Pa.]

Date of Publication: 1964.

Physical Description: 4 volumes.

Series: Community historians annual no. 3, no. 6.

Notes: Copy of the original records of mills compiled by Chester Paes.; Some files missing.; Vol. 1 #1-#49--Vol. 2 #50-#103--Vol. 3 #104-189--Vol. 4 #190-253.; Booklet serving as an index for the Chester Paes material housed in LC 621.85 O43.

Subjects: Mills and mill-work - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Historic houses, etc.

Additional Author: Paes, Chester.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 725.4 O44s

Der Wahre Amerikaner. [microfilm]

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Date of Publication: 1804-

Call Number: LCHS Drawer 18, Sec. 3

Alternate Title: Grimlers Zeitung ..... Extra

Place of Publication: Lancaster [Pa.]

Publisher: H. und B. Grimler,

Date of Publication: 1804-

Physical Description: v. ; 27 cm.

Publication Frequency: Weekly

Dates of Publication: Nr. 1 (10. Nov. 1804)-; Ceased in 1849.

Notes: LCHS has: Nov. 10, 1804 - Dec. 28, 1811.; Labeled on box N-213.; See Bound Newspaper Database for additional issues.; Subtitle: Eine Zeitung fuer den Bauer und Stadtmann, Dec. 20, 1806-<1822>.

Subjects: Germans - Pennsylvania - Newspapers.; Lancaster (Pa.) - Newspapers.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Newspapers.

Additional Author: Grimler, Henry,; Grimler, Benjamin,

Place: United States Pennsylvania Lancaster Lancaster.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Microfilm

Call Number: LCHS Drawer 18, Sec. 3

Mishler's "ten-hour" house

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Author: Metzger, T. Warren.

Date of Publication: 1908

, etc. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1908 Description: 47-51 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 12, no. 1 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.12 Location: LCHSJL -- Journal Article (reading room

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Responsibility: by T. Warren Metzger.

Author: Metzger, T. Warren.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1908

Physical Description: 47-51 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 12, no. 1

Summary: Article describes Dr. Benjamin Mishler's construction of a house in 10 hours on south Prince street in 1873. He had earlier built houses in similar speedy builds. These were apparently publicized events. The writer identifies Mishler as the maker of the "farfamed Mishler's Bitters."

Subjects: Mishler, Benjamin, - 1814-1876.; Ten-hour House (Lancaster, Pa.); Lancaster (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 12, number 1 (1908), p. 47-51Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.12

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Architectural notes on preservation and razings

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Date of Publication: 1965

Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.69

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1965

Physical Description: [54]-56 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 69, no. 1

Subjects: Historic preservation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Journal

Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.69

The hive

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Date of Publication: 1803-

Call Number: Drawer 18, Sec. 1.

Alternate Title: Lancaster hive

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: McDowell,

Date of Publication: 1803-

Physical Description: 2 v. ; 27 cm.

Publication Frequency: Weekly

Dates of Publication: Vol. 1, no. 1 (June 22, 1803)-; Ceased with v. 2 (June 12, l805).

Notes: LCHS has: June 22, 1803 - June 12, 1805; Labeled on box N-142.; Published every Wednesday.; Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. University Microfilms, 1946. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (American periodical series, 1800-1850 ; 22).

Subjects: Lancaster (Pa.) - Newspapers.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Newspapers.

Additional Author: M'Dowell, Charles.; Greer, William.

Additional Title: Lancaster true American.

Place: United States Pennsylvania Lancaster Lancaster.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Microfilm

Call Number: Drawer 18, Sec. 1.

Lancaster County's present Court House : a history of its construction 1852-1855

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Author: Kramer, Fay Follet.

Date of Publication: 1967

1749. Entire extent of Lancaster County during that period is shown in insert map. county-seat, purchasees selected John Postlethwait's Tavern as the site for the first court house of Lancaster County. Located in Con- estoga Township, near Rockville and close to the Little Conestoga Creek

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Responsibility: by Fay Follet Kramer.

Author: Kramer, Fay Follet.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1967

Physical Description: [1]-62 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 71, no. 1

Subjects: Lancaster County Courthouse (Pa.) - History.; Courthouses - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 71, number 1 (1967), p. 1-62Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.71

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The Lane family of Lancaster

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Author: Heisey, M. Luther,

Date of Publication: 1962

. 5, 1836 �THE REDOUBTABLE HARRIET LANE Harriet Rebecca Lane, daughter of Elliot T. Lane and wife Jane Bu- chanan (sister of President James Buchanan), was born May 9, 1830, at Mercersburg, Pa., in the home later known as the Waidlich House on Main Street. She was doubly orphaned at the age of eleven

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Responsibility: by M. Luther Heisey.

Author: Heisey, M. Luther,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1962

Physical Description: [176]-186 p. ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 66, no. 4

Subjects: Lane family.; Johnston, Harriet Lane, - 1830-1903.; Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.; Buchanan family.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 66, number 4 (1962), p. 176-186Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.66

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Two Buchanan letters

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Author: Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,

Date of Publication: 1905

Buchanan letters / by F. R. Diffenderffer, Litt.D. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 --Correspondence. Caldwell, James A. Barton, George W., 1807-1851. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Biography. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1904/1905 Description: [37

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Responsibility: by F. R. Diffenderffer, Litt.D.

Author: Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1905

Physical Description: [37]-42 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 9, no. 2

Subjects: Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868 - Correspondence.; Caldwell, James A.; Barton, George W., - 1807-1851.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 9, number 2 (1905), p. 37-42Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.9

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Gleanings from an old newspaper

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Author: Robinson, Mary N.

Date of Publication: 1903

Responsibility: by Mrs. Mary N. Robinson.

Author: Robinson, Mary N.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1903

Physical Description: [143]-153 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 7, no. 7/8

Subjects: Newspapers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 1775-1865.

Gleanings from an old newspaper

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Author: Robinson, Mary N.

Date of Publication: 1903

books of the Library Company of Lancaster are deposited in the Court House. The librarian will attend every Monday afternoon." On October 4, 1797, William and Robert Dickson published the Balloon and Columbian Almanacs for 1798. �In the same year Rickett's new circus advertises a fine performance, and

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Responsibility: by Mrs. Mary N. Robinson.

Author: Robinson, Mary N.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1903

Physical Description: [143]-153, [156]-173 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 7, no. 7/8

Subjects: Newspapers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 1775-1865.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 7, number 7/8 (1903), p. 143-153 & 156-173Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.7

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[Site plan of Rockford Plantation, Lancaster, Pa.] / [prepared for] Junior League of Lancaster, Pa

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Edition: Revised Sept. 16, 1963.

Date of Publication: 1963.

Call Number: 974.815 WLAM 100

Responsibility: drawn by J. B. E.

Edition: Revised Sept. 16, 1963.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Huth Engineers ,

Date of Publication: 1963.

Physical Description: 1 map ; 60 x 76 cm.

Notes: Relief shown by contours.; Blue line print.

Subjects: Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - West Lampeter Township; Lancaster County Central Park (Pa.) - Maps.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Maps.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Map

Call Number: 974.815 WLAM 100

The Society and the Willson Memorial Building

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Date of Publication: 1969.

Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.73

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1969.

Physical Description: [96] p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 73, no. 2

Subjects: Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.) - History.; Willson Memorial Building (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.; Lancaster (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Journal

Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.73

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Warrant registers (for Pennsylvania Counties)

The Wabank House : the story of a Lancaster County summer resort

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Hopewell Village; a social and economic history of an iron-making community

Architectural notes on preservation of razings : former Historical Society "modernized"

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Lights along the Delaware

Wheatland's landscape : 1848-1868

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The newspapers of Lancaster County

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Old mills in Lancaster County

Lancaster County mills

Der Wahre Amerikaner. [microfilm]

Mishler's "ten-hour" house

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Architectural notes on preservation and razings

The hive

Lancaster County's present Court House : a history of its construction 1852-1855

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The Lane family of Lancaster

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Two Buchanan letters

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Gleanings from an old newspaper

Gleanings from an old newspaper

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[Site plan of Rockford Plantation, Lancaster, Pa.] / [prepared for] Junior League of Lancaster, Pa

The Society and the Willson Memorial Building