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Tulip ware of the Pennsylvania-German potters : an historical sketch of the art of slip-decoration in the United States

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Author
Barber, Edwin Atlee,
Date of Publication
c1903.
Call Number
738 B234
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by Edwin Atlee Barber : with nearly 100 illustrations.
Author
Barber, Edwin Atlee,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art,
Date of Publication
c1903.
Physical Description
233 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Pottery - Pennsylvania.
Folk art - Pennsylvania.
Arts and crafts - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Dutch.
Pennsylvania - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
738 B234
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The picture-Bible of Ludwig Denig : a Pennsylvania German emblem book

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Author
Denig, Ludwig,
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
c1990.
Call Number
740 D394
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translated and edited by Don Yoder.
ISBN
1555950345 (set : alk. paper) :
1555950353 (pbk. : set : alk. paper) :
Author
Denig, Ludwig,
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York, N.Y
Publisher
Hudson Hills Press in association with the Museum of American Folk Art and the Pennsylvania German Society : Distributed in the United States ... by Rizzoli International Publications,
Date of Publication
c1990.
Physical Description
2 v. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 x 24 cm.
Notes
Includes text translated from the German.
Includes index.
Bibliography: v. 1, p. 101-109.
Subjects
Denig, Ludwig, - 1755-1830.
Fraktur art - Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Dutch Country.
Additional Author
Yoder, Don.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
740 D394
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The geology of Pennsylvania

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Date of Publication
1999.
Call Number
557.48 G345
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edited by Charles H. Shultz.
ISBN
0818202270 (hardcover : acidfree paper)
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa. : Pittsburgh, Pa
Publisher
Pennsylvania Geological Survey ; Pittsburgh Geological Society,
Date of Publication
1999.
Physical Description
xxi, 888 p. ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) 29 cm.
Series
Special publication ; 1
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 821-858) and index.
Subjects
Geology - Pennsylvania.
Additional Author
Shultz, Charles H.
Additional Corporate Author
Geological Survey of Pennsylvania.
Pittsburgh Geological Society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
557.48 G345
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Down the Eastern and up the Black Brandywine

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Author
MacElree, Wilmer W.,
Date of Publication
1906.
Call Number
974.813 M141d
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by Wilmer W. Mac Elree.
Author
MacElree, Wilmer W.,
Place of Publication
[West Chester, Pa
Publisher
F. S. Hickman, printer]
Date of Publication
1906.
Physical Description
176 p. col. front., illus., plates. 28 cm.
Summary
The author gives a tour of this area in Chester County , PA, as it was in the early 1900's.
Subjects
Brandywine Creek.
Chester County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.813 M141d
Websites
https://archive.org/details/downeasternupbla00mace/page/n6
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Genealogical gazetteer of Galicia

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Author
Lenius, Brian J.
Edition
2nd. ed. updated.
Date of Publication
1994.
Call Number
929.1 L566
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Brian J. Lenius.
ISBN
0969878303 :
Author
Lenius, Brian J.
Edition
2nd. ed. updated.
Place of Publication
Anola, Man., Canada
Publisher
B.J. Lenius,
Date of Publication
1994.
Physical Description
1 v. (various pagings) : maps ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Galicia (Poland and Ukraine) - Genealogy.
Galicia (Poland and Ukraine) - Gazetteers.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.1 L566
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Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790, Maryland

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Date of Publication
1907.
Call Number
975.2 U58
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Place of Publication
Washington
Publisher
Government Printing Office,
Date of Publication
1907.
Physical Description
189 p. : ill. (map) ; 29 cm.
Notes
At head of title: Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of the Census, S.N.D. North, Director.
Includes index.
Summary
Roster of heads of families in 1790, so far as can be shown from records of the Census Office. The returns for Deleware, Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, Tennessee and Virginia were destroyed by fire in 1814. --Cf. introd.
Subjects
Maryland - Census, 1790.
Maryland - Genealogy - Sources.
United States - Census, 1st, 1790.
Additional Corporate Author
United States. Census Office.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
975.2 U58
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Grave undertakings : gravestone inscriptions of Old Warwick Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Author
Xakellis, Martha J.
Date of Publication
c1989-
Call Number
310.35 X1
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by Martha J. Xakellis.
ISBN
155856019X (v. 1)
1558561226 (v. 2)
1558562044 (v. 3)
Author
Xakellis, Martha J.
Place of Publication
Apollo, PA
Publisher
Closson Press,
Date of Publication
c1989-
Physical Description
v. <1-4 > : ill. ; 28 cm.
Contents
v. 1. Elizabeth Township -- v. 2. Warwick Township -- v. 3. Clay township -- v.4. Penn Township -- v. 5. Lititz Borough.
Subjects
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Warwick (Lancaster County : Township)
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Elizabeth (Lancaster County : Township)
Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Warwick (Lancaster County : Township)
Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Elizabeth (Lancaster County : Township)
Inscriptions - Pennsylvania - Warwick (Lancaster County : Township)
Inscriptions - Pennsylvania - Elizabeth (Lancaster County : Township)
Registers of births, etc. - Pennyslania
Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Lititz.
Warwick (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.
Elizabeth (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.
Clay (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.
Lititz (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
310.35 X1
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The librarian's genealogy notebook : a guide to resources

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Author
Moore, Dahrl Elizabeth.
Date of Publication
1998.
Call Number
929.1 M821
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Dahrl Elizabeth Moore.
ISBN
083890744X (acidfree paper)
Author
Moore, Dahrl Elizabeth.
Place of Publication
Chicago
Publisher
American Library Association,
Date of Publication
1998.
Physical Description
x, 142 p. : ill., map ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
Genealogy.
United States - Genealogy - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.1 M821
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Samplers of the Pennsylvania Germans

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Author
Hersh, Tandy.
Date of Publication
1991.
Call Number
905.748 TPG v. 25 1991
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by Tandy and Charles Hersh.
ISBN
0911122583 :
Author
Hersh, Tandy.
Place of Publication
Birdsboro, Pa
Publisher
Pennsylvania German Society,
Date of Publication
1991.
Physical Description
303 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Series
Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society ;
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 298-299) and index.
Subjects
Samplers - Pennsylvania.
Textile fabrics, Pennsylvania Dutch.
Additional Author
Hersh, Charles,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
905.748 TPG v. 25 1991
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Pennsylvania German riddles and nursery rhymes

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Author
Stoudt, John Baer,
Date of Publication
1907?
Call Number
430 S889
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Author
Stoudt, John Baer,
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Ma
Publisher
The Folklore Society of America,
Date of Publication
1907?
Physical Description
113 - 121 pp. , 24 cm.
Notes
In:Journal of American Folk-lore, v. 19, no. 73 1907?
Subjects
Pennsylvania German dialect.
Pennsylvania German literature.
German American wit and humor - Pennsylvania.
German Americans - Pennsylvania - Humor.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
430 S889
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Catalogue of sash, doors, blinds, stair-work, frames, store fronts, porch designs, brackets, blocks, porch-work, parquetry flooring, etc

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Corporate Author
Saint Louis Sash and Door Works (Firm)
Date of Publication
1900.
Call Number
721 R682
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Responsibility
St. Louis Sash and Door Works.
Corporate Author
Saint Louis Sash and Door Works (Firm)
Place of Publication
Saint Louis
Publisher
The Firm,
Date of Publication
1900.
Physical Description
491 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
"Also Western edition of National moulding book".
On cover: Rock Island Sash & Door Works, Rock Island, Ill.
Subjects
Millwork (Woodwork)
Architecture
Decorative Arts
Woodwork
Additional Corporate Author
Rock Island Sash & Door Works (Firm).
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
721 R682
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Map showing land warrants of tracts prior to the development of Lancaster borough

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1999.
Call Number
911 123 msg. 7/03
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Responsibility
drawn by John W. W. Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1999.
Physical Description
1 plan ; 29 x 25 cm.
Notes
Date of situation: 1717-1736.
Subjects
Landowners - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Real property - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Lancaster (Pa.) - Maps.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Map
Call Number
911 123 msg. 7/03
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The McPhersons of Illinois and related families : a genealogy of the descendants of Archibald MacPherson of Scotland, 1581-1989, including the genealogy of the Maxey Family of Wales and the lineage of Laura Estella (Maxey) McPherson through her mother Polly (Irion) Wright to the Poindexter family from the Isle of Jersey

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Author
MacPherson, Earl,
Date of Publication
1990.
Call Number
929 M172
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compiled by Earl MacPherson, Anita Hodge, Laura Gelfius, Mary Helen Mullins and Myra Jean Estes.
Author
MacPherson, Earl,
Place of Publication
Dahlgren, Illinois
Publisher
Helen (Gelfius) Mullins ,
Date of Publication
1990.
Physical Description
xvi, 248 p. : ills. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Contains index.
Subjects
McPherson family.
Maxey family.
Additional Author
Hodge, Anita ,
Gelfius, Laura ,
Mary Helen Mullins ,
Myra Jean Estes ,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 M172
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Tribute to old Lancaster

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Author
Riddle, William,
Date of Publication
1908
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by William Riddle.
Author
Riddle, William,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1908
Physical Description
[[40]-46 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 12, no. 1
Summary
A lengthy poem written in 1908 that praises the city of Lancaster, Pa.
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - Poetry.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 12, number 1 (1908), p. 40-46Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.12
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Mishler's "ten-hour" house

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Author
Metzger, T. Warren.
Date of Publication
1908
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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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An old newspaper

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Author
Landis, Charles Israel,
Date of Publication
1908
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by Hon. Charles I. Landis.
Author
Landis, Charles Israel,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1908
Physical Description
[71]-81 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 12, no. 2
Subjects
Newspapers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 12, number 2 (1908), p. 71-81Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.12
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The Pennsylvania Dutch

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Author
Hart, Albert Bushnell,
Date of Publication
1908
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Responsibility
by Prof. Albert Bushnell Hart with notes by F. R. Diffenderffer, Litt. D.
Author
Hart, Albert Bushnell,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1908
Physical Description
[82]-100 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 12, no. 2
Subjects
Pennsylvania Dutch.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Emigration and immigration.
Additional Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 12, number 2 (1908), p. 82-100Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.12
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List of the titles and brief descriptions of the papers read before the Lancaster County Historical Society

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Date of Publication
1908
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.12
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1908
Physical Description
[339]-355 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 12, no. 10
Subjects
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.) - Periodicals - Indexes.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Periodicals.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.12
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Old St. John's, Pequea

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Author
Baldwin, Edith L.
Date of Publication
1909
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Responsibility
by Miss Edith L. Baldwin.
Author
Baldwin, Edith L.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1909
Physical Description
135-150 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 13, no. 6
Subjects
St. John's Church (Pequea, Pa : Township) - History.
Church buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 13, number 6 (1909), p. 135-150Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.13
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The Lafayette banquet in Lancaster

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Author
Weaver, S. R.
Date of Publication
1909
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by S. R. Weaver, Esq.
Author
Weaver, S. R.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1909
Physical Description
151-159 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 13, no. 6
Subjects
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, - marquis de, - 1757-1834.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 1775-1865.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 13, number 6 (1909), p. 151-159Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.13
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