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A brief description of Indian life and Indian trade of the Susquehannock Indians. The tribe which inhabited what is now Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. A compilation of pen pictures by the earliest Europeans with whom they came in contact. Also giving a study of the exact location and period of occupation of their villages and fort stes based on the articles found in Indian graves here

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Author
Landis, David H.,
Date of Publication
c1929]
Call Number
974.8011 L257b
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By D. H. Landis ...
Author
Landis, David H.,
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa
Date of Publication
c1929]
Physical Description
1 p. β., [7]-48 p. front. (port.) illus. 23 cm.
Notes
Owing to an imperfect impression, p. 48 is numbered 4 in this copy.
"Only 150 copies will be printed and type destroyed."
"Reprinted from the Lancaster new era and also Intelligencer journal, June 22, l929."
Subjects
Susquehanna Indians.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8011 L257b
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The Indian chiefs of Pennsylvania, or, A story of the part played by the American Indian in the history of Pennsylvania : based primarily on the Pennsylvania archives and colonial records, and built around the outstanding chiefs

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Author
Sipe, C. Hale
Date of Publication
c1927.
Call Number
974.8011 S618c
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by C. Hale Sipe ; with an introduction by Dr. George P. Donehoo.
Author
Sipe, C. Hale
Place of Publication
Butler, Pa
Publisher
Ziegler Print. Co., Inc.,
Date of Publication
c1927.
Physical Description
569 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes information on the Conestoga Indians, Susquehanna Indians, Delaware Indians, Conoy Indians, Shawnee Indians and Shikellamy (Indian chief).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania.
Indians of North America
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8011 S618c
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Report of the committee to place and unveil a marker designating and commemorating the Indian town of Conestoga, in Manor Township, Lancaster County, Penna

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Date of Publication
1924
spared. Grube was one of a small group of missionaries, of whom David Zeis-berger was the best known, who were messengers of , peace on the Colonial frontiers. These men lived their lives with the Indians and understood them perhaps better than any other men of the day. They found in the Indian nature
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1924
Physical Description
129-149 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 28, no. 9
Subjects
Penn, William, - 1644-1718.
Indian Town (Conestoga, Pa.)
Historical markers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Conestoga Indians.
Paxton Boys.
Conestoga Massacre, Pa., 1763.
Conestoga (Pa. : Township) - History.
Additional Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Landis, David H.,
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 28, number 9 (1924), p. 129-152Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.28
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A history of colonial Virginia, the first permanent colony in America, to which is added the genealogy of the several shires and counties and population in Virginia from the first Spanish colony to the present time

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Author
Cridlin, William Broaddus.
Edition
Pageant ed.
Date of Publication
1923.
Call Number
975.502 C928
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By William Broaddus Cridlin ...
Author
Cridlin, William Broaddus.
Edition
Pageant ed.
Place of Publication
Richmond, Va
Publisher
Williams printing co.,
Date of Publication
1923.
Physical Description
vi, 181, 13 p. incl. front. (map) 21 cm.
Subjects
Names, Geographical - Virginia.
Virginia - History - Colonial period.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
975.502 C928
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The Indian wars of Pennsylvania : an account of the Indian events, in Pennsylvania, of the French and Indian war, Pontiac's war, Lord Dunmore's war, the revolutionary war, and the Indian uprising from 1789 to 1795 ; tragedies of the Pennsylvania frontier based primarily on the Penna. archives and colonial records / by C. Hale Sipe ; introduction by Dr. George P. Donehoo

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Author
Sipe, C. Hale
Date of Publication
1929.
Call Number
974.8011 S618w
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Sipe, C. Hale
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
The Telegraph Press,
Date of Publication
1929.
Physical Description
793 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., fold. map (in pocket) ; 23 cm.
Notes
Tail-pieces.
"Principal sources utilized in the preparation of this work": p. [6]
"Officers of the colonies of the Delaware before the time of William Penn, and the governors of the province and the commonwealth from 1681 to 1799": p. [745]-746.
"Principal Indian towns in Pennsylvania": p. [747]-754.
"List of blockhouses not mentioned in the text of this history": p. [755]-761.
Includes information on the Conoy Indians, Conestoga Indians, Susquehanna Indians and Delaware Indians.
Subjects
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania.
Indians of North America
Fortification - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Pennsylvania - Historic houses, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8011 S618w
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Journal of an English emigrant farmer : a record of the journey of an unknown Englishman to America in the year 1838 and his sojourn for a summer among the early pioneer settlers of Muncy Valley

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Date of Publication
1928.
Call Number
974.851 J86
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Responsibility
edited by T. Kenneth Wood.
Place of Publication
Williamsport [Pa.]
Publisher
Lycoming Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1928.
Physical Description
38 p., [7] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series
Proceedings and papers - Lycoming Historical Society ; no. 6
Notes
"Occasional Publication No. 6."
Subjects
Farmers
United States - Description and travel - 1783-1848.
Pennsylvania - Description and travel - Personal narratives.
Additional Author
Wood, T. Kenneth.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.851 J86
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https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbabel.hathitrust.org%2Fcgi%2Fpt%3Fid%3Dcoo.31924001280266%26view%3D1up%26seq%3D13&data=05%7C01%7Cshianne.hargrove%40lancasterhistory.org%7C573dcd4cab8847daaa8f08db888ea727%7C77252d1418a546d9b9d933511a635493%7C0%7C0%7C638253918504600878%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=qv%2F5JX6Wt5n5M9U0V0cje8SwDk2CDIc5BzkV1uAYlGQ%3D&reserved=0
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A history of the Indian villages and place names in Pennsylvania, with numerous historical notes and references

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Author
Donehoo, George Patterson,
Date of Publication
[c1928]
Call Number
974.8011 D681
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by Dr. George P. Donehoo. With an introduction by the Hon. Warren K. Moorehead.
Author
Donehoo, George Patterson,
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
The Telegraph press
Date of Publication
[c1928]
Physical Description
xiv, 290 p. 24 cm.
Notes
Blank pages for "Notes" interspersed.
Bibliography: p. 288-290.
Subjects
Names, Geographical - Pennsylvania.
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania.
Indians of North America
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8011 D681
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The Twenty-eighth division, Pennsylvania's guard in the world war; forewards by the commanding generals. The history of the Keystone or Iron division in the world war. Also the history and traditions of the Pennsylvania national guard and its predecessor the Pennsylvania militia

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Author
Martin, Edward,
Date of Publication
[c1923-24]
Call Number
940.412 M379 Oversize
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Compiled from official and private records, by Colonel Edward Martin, assisted by officers and men of the various units; E.S. Wallace ... editor ...
Author
Martin, Edward,
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh, Pa
Publisher
28th division Pub. Co.
Date of Publication
[c1923-24]
Physical Description
5 v. fronts., illus. (incl. ports., maps) 2 col. pl. 35 cm.
Subjects
United States. - Army. - Infantry Division, 28th.
World War, 1914-1918 - United States.
Additional Author
Wallace, Edwin Sherman,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
940.412 M379 Oversize
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The Engle history and family records of Dauphin and Lancaster counties. The numerous lineal descendants of Ulrich Engel. Short sketches of Engle families not related. A sketch of the arrival and record of the origin of the brethren in Christ church of which a large number of these descendants are menbers

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Author
Engle, Morris M.,
Date of Publication
[1927]
Call Number
929 E585e
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History of the Engle Family in America 1754-1927.
Responsibility
Compiled, arranged, indexed and published by Morris M. Engle ...
Author
Engle, Morris M.,
Place of Publication
Mt. Joy, Pa
Publisher
The Bulletin press
Date of Publication
[1927]
Physical Description
161 p. illus. (incl. ports., maps) 24 cm.
Subjects
Engle family (Ulrich Engel, fl. 1753)
Groff family.
Kauffman family.
Miller family.
Stauffer family.
Brubaker family.
Hershey family.
Musser family.
Oberholtzer family.
Stoner family.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 E585e
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The Henckel family records : a periodical publication devoted to collecting and preserving the history of the Henckel family in Europe and America, 1635-1717

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Date of Publication
1926-
Call Number
929 H494b
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Henckel Family Association.
Place of Publication
New Market, Va
Publisher
The Henckel Press,
Date of Publication
1926-
Physical Description
v. : plates, ports., facsims. ; 24 cm.
Dates of Publication
No. 1 (May 1926)-
Ceased publication with no. 14 with Aug. 1939?
Notes
Editor: Elon O. Henkel.
LCHS has: #8, Jan. 1932 - #14, Aug. 1939.
Subjects
Henckel family (Anthony Jacob Henckel, 1668-1728)
Henckel family.
Additional Author
Henkel, Elon Osiander,
Additional Corporate Author
Henckel Family Association.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 H494b
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The first railroad in America, a history of the origin and development of the Granite railway at Quincy, Massachusetts

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Corporate Author
Granite Railway Company.
Date of Publication
1926.
Call Number
385 F522
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Privately printed for the Granite railway company in commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary.
Corporate Author
Granite Railway Company.
Place of Publication
[Boston]
Date of Publication
1926.
Physical Description
2 p. l., 29 p. front., illus., plates, ports., maps. 24 cm.
Notes
"Prepared by direction of Walton advertising & printing co."
Subjects
Railroads - United States.
Additional Corporate Author
Walton Advertising and Printing Company.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
385 F522
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Historic roadsides in New Jersey; a condensed description of the principal colonial and revolutionary landmarks in New Jersey, arranged for the convenience of students and motorists. The society of colonial wars in the state of New Jersey

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Corporate Author
General Society of Colonial Wars (U.S.). New Jersey.
Date of Publication
[1928]
Call Number
974.9 N531
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General Society of Colonial Wars (U.S.). New Jersey.
Place of Publication
Plainfield, N.J
Publisher
W. L. Glenney
Date of Publication
[1928]
Physical Description
1 p. l., 115 p. front., illus., fold. map. 23 cm.
Notes
Map mounted on lining-paper.
Bibliography: p. 111.
Subjects
Historic buildings - New Jersey.
New Jersey - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.9 N531
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History of the Gettysburg theological seminary of the General synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the United States and of the United Lutheran Church in America, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 1826-1926

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Author
Wentz, Abdel Ross,
Date of Publication
[1927?]
Call Number
284.1 W481
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by Abdel Ross Wentz...Published by the authority of the directors.
Author
Wentz, Abdel Ross,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Printed for the seminary by the United Lutheran publication house,
Date of Publication
[1927?]
Physical Description
624 p. incl. front., illus., ports., diagr. 24 cm.
Notes
"The alumni record": p. 357-611.
Subjects
Theological Seminary of the General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the United States.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
284.1 W481
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Comb making in America, an account of the origin and development of the industry for which Leominster has become famous, to which are added pictures of many of the early comb makers and views of the old time comb shops

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Author
Walton, Perry,
Date of Publication
c1925]
Call Number
688.5 W241
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compiled and privately printed for Bernard W. Doyle, president of the Viscoloid company, inc., in commemoration of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the comb industry in Leominster, Massachusetts.
Author
Walton, Perry,
Place of Publication
[Boston
Date of Publication
c1925]
Physical Description
xiv, 158 p. incl. front., illus., ports. pl. 27 cm.
Notes
"Compiled, written and printed under direction of Perry Walton."
Contents
Antiquity of combs -- Establishment of the comb industry in America -- Growth of the comb industry in West Newbury -- The Noyes family : their relation to the comb industry -- Improvements in the manufacture of combs -- The Hills family and the comb industry in Leominster -- Comb-making in Clinton, Massachusetts, and other industrial centers -- Horn, tortoise shell, ivory and their substitutes -- The town of Leominster.
Subjects
Combs.
Additional Author
Doyle, Bernard W.
Additional Corporate Author
Viscoloid company, Leominster, Mass.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
688.5 W241
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A brief record of the Ebys, from their arrival in America to my grandparents Peter and Margaret Hess Eby [and] their descendants

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Author
Eby, Jacob,
Date of Publication
1923.
Call Number
929 E16e
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Author
Eby, Jacob,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Date of Publication
1923.
Physical Description
50 p. 24 cm.
Subjects
Eby family.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 E16e
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Dedication of the soldiers' memorial of the of the right worshipful grand lodge Free & Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania, in memory of its members who gave their lives in the world war 1917-1918, erected in the memorial grove Masonic homes, Elizabethtown, Pa., Friday Afternoon, November 11, 1927, at 2 o'clock

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Date of Publication
1927.
Call Number
366.1 M412L
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Place of Publication
[S. l
Publisher
s.n]
Date of Publication
1927.
Physical Description
12 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Freemasons - Elizabethtown (Pa.) - Right Worshipful Grand Lodge.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
366.1 M412L
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Two Indian villages in Monroe County and one in the Wyoming Valley : as the Moravians knew them

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Author
Beck, Paul E.
Date of Publication
1926.
Call Number
974.832 W992b
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by Paul E. Beck.
Author
Beck, Paul E.
Place of Publication
[Wilkes-Barre, Pa.]
Publisher
Wyoming Commemoratvie Association,
Date of Publication
1926.
Physical Description
21 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Proceedings of the Wyoming Commemorative Association ; 1926
Notes
Title from caption.
Subjects
Moravian Church - Missions - Pennsylvania.
Moravian Indians
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.832 W992b
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Report on the committee appointed to participate in the exercises incident to the restoration of City Hall, Lancaster, Pa., to its original colonial design and dignity

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Author
Garvin, Milton Thomas.
Date of Publication
1925
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.29
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address of Mr. M. T. Garvin. Address of Richard Reilly, Esq.
Author
Garvin, Milton Thomas.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1925
Physical Description
3-7 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 29, no. 1
Subjects
City Hall (Lancaster, Pa.)
Architecture, Colonial - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 1865-
Additional Author
Reilly, R. M.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.29
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The life of Conrad Weiser as it relates to his services as official interpreter between New York and Pennsylvania, and as envoy between Philadelphia and the Onondaga councils

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Author
Beauchamp, William Martin,
Date of Publication
1925.
Call Number
923.2 W427b
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compiled and edited by Rev. Wm. M. Beauchamp.
Author
Beauchamp, William Martin,
Place of Publication
Syracuse, N.Y
Publisher
Onondaga Historical Association,
Date of Publication
1925.
Physical Description
122 p. illus. 24cm.
Subjects
Weiser, Conrad, - 1696-1760.
Onondaga Indians.
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Additional Corporate Author
Onondaga Historical Association.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.2 W427b
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Address to President John Adams from the citizens of Lancaster Borough and County supporting the government in its attitude toward France

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1928
neutrality and peace of our country. The firm reliance we have had on your patriotism and attachment to the genuine prin- ciples of liberty, as guaranteed to us by our excellent Constitution is (if pos- sible) strengthened and enlarged by a policy so congenial with the character of the Chief Magistrate of a
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Responsibility
by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1928
Physical Description
53-54 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 32, no. 3 & 4
Subjects
Adams, John, - 1735-1826.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 1775-1865.
France - History - Revolution, 1789-1799.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 32, number 3/4 (1928), p. 53-54Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.32
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