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James Buchanan, "Big wheel" of the railroads

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Author
Sprout, Oliver S.
Date of Publication
1952.
of guidance. (6) Adam Diller, who had captained a company of militia, marching in the same regiment as had James Buchanan, to the defense of Baltimore, in 1814, lived in Lancaster, and had served as sheriff of the county from 1828 through 1830. It is unlikely that the one-hundred-and-twenty-foot
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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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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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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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Das Pennsylvanische Zeitungs-Blat, oder, Sammlung sowohl auswärtig- als einheimischer Neuigkeiten

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Date of Publication
1778.
Call Number
070.484 P415
Alternate Title
Pennsylvanische Zeitungs-Blat
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
Frantz Bailey,
Date of Publication
1778.
Physical Description
21 v. ; 33 cm.
Publication Frequency
Weekly
Dates of Publication
1 Stück (4 Feb. 1778)-21 Stück (24 Juni 1778).
Notes
Photocopy of the microfilm copy (No. 212) in LCHS library.
Sub-title: Bekantmachung sowohl auswärtig-als ein-heimischer Neuigkeiten, Apr. 29, 1778-June 24, 1778.
Subjects
German Americans - Pennsylvania - Newspapers.
Germans - Pennsylvania - Newspapers.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Newspapers.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Newspapers.
Place
United States Pennsylvania Lancaster Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
070.484 P415
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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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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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The cork industry as Lancaster knows it

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Author
Daum, Fred J.
Date of Publication
1950
those of the Lancaster Cork Company, now the Lancaster Closure Plant of the Armstrong Cork Company. 12 William H. Leonard, 325 South Ann Street, Lancaster, Pa. �GIDEON W. ARNOLI) Who Continued Conestoga Cork Works at Lime and Fulton Streets. �Avuunvi L9 110 0 V 031V S )4)10A M314 1:131,SV3NT1 'SMHOM )11
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Responsibility
by Fred J. Daum.
Author
Daum, Fred J.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1950
Physical Description
[120]-161 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 54, no. 6
Subjects
Armstrong Cork Company.
Cork industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Cork oak.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 54, number 6 (1950), p. 120-161Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.54
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A history of the Beaver Falls Plant, Armstrong Cork Company

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Corporate Author
Armstrong Cork Company.
Date of Publication
1950.
Call Number
674.9 A735b
Corporate Author
Armstrong Cork Company.
Place of Publication
Beaver Falls, Pa
Publisher
Armstrong Cork Co.,
Date of Publication
1950.
Physical Description
v, 117 pages illustrations 25 cm
Subjects
Armstrong Cork Company.
Cork.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
674.9 A735b
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Early marriage records 1731 to 1850 Inc. of the Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Date of Publication
1950.
Call Number
284.1 T833Lh
Responsibility
Prepared by the Donegal Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Place of Publication
Typescript
Date of Publication
1950.
Physical Description
v.p. : 29cm.
Notes
Indexed.
Rineer's "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County" page 194 #1.
Subjects
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church (Lancaster, Pa.)
Registers of birth, etc. - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Church records and registers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Additional Corporate Author
Donegal Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Church Record
Call Number
284.1 T833Lh
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The Pennsylvania chronicle, and universal advertiser

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Date of Publication
1767-1774.
Call Number
Newspaper 19 1768-1769
Newspaper 20 1770-1771
Newspaper 21 1771-1772
Newspaper 22 1772-1773
Newspaper 23 1773-1774
Alternate Title
Pennsylvania chronicle
Universal advertiser
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
William Goddard,
Date of Publication
1767-1774.
Physical Description
volumes
Publication Frequency
Weekly
Dates of Publication
Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 26, 1767)-v. 2, no. 55 (Jan. 25, 1768) ; v. 2, no. 2 (Feb. 1, 1768)-v. 8, no. 2 (Feb. 8, 1774).
Notes
LHO has vols 2. 4. 5 ,6, and 7.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title pages.
Newspaper numbers 19-23 as assigned by LHO.
Subjects
Philadelphia (Pa.) - Newspapers.
Philadelphia County (Pa.) - Newspapers.
Pennsylvania - Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania - Philadelphia County.
Newspapers - Philadelphia - 18th century.
Periodicals
Newspapers.
Three-quarters leather on marbled boards (Binding)
Typed title affixed to spine.
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Place
United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Newspaper 19 1768-1769
Newspaper 20 1770-1771
Newspaper 21 1771-1772
Newspaper 22 1772-1773
Newspaper 23 1773-1774
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Die Ernsthafte Christenpflicht : Enthaltend schöne geistreiche Gebäter, womit fromme Christen-Herzen zu allen Zeiten und in allen Nöthen sich trösten können

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Date of Publication
1953.
Call Number
090 L245 1953
Place of Publication
Lancaster Co., Pa
Publisher
Verlag von den Amischen Gemeinden,
Date of Publication
1953.
Physical Description
225 pages ; 16 cm
Notes
From the collection of the Heritage Center Museum, G98.47.1
Hand-drawn bookplate on first flyleaf in black, magenta, blue, and green ink for Hannah Stoltzfus, 1957.
Contents
Anhang der Confession -- Vorstellung der vornehmsten Artikel unseres allgemeinen Christlichen Glaubens.
Summary
54 prayers, 1 prayer outline; includes all of the prayers from Leenaerdt Clock's Formulier Etlicher Christlichen Gebäthe.
Subjects
Stoltzfus, Hannah - Bookplate.
Mennonites
Mennonites - Prayers and devotions.
Prayer books.
Bookplates - American - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Mennonites.
Catechisms.
History.
Prayers and devotions.
Additional Author
Clock, Leenaerdt.
Sittert, Tieleman Tielen van,
Additional Title
Anhang der Confession.
Dordrecht Confession, 1632.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
090 L245 1953
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Faith and works at Middle Octorara since 1727 : a history of Middle Octorara Presbyterian Church, R.D. 3, Quarryville, Pa. Edited by Sanders P. McComsey

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Author
McElwain, Madison E.
Date of Publication
1956]
Call Number
285.1 M627 index
Alternate Title
Middle Octorara presbyterian cemeteries old and new, United Presbyterian 1717, taken from Faith and Works by Madison E. McElwain, Bart Township, Lancaster County, Penna.
Author
McElwain, Madison E.
Place of Publication
[Manheim? Pa
Date of Publication
1956]
Physical Description
582 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Library has a photocopy of the cemetery abstract (p. 451-581) with index added locally,and an updated abstract incorporating new graves (no date).
Subjects
Middle Octorara Presbyterian Church (Quarryville, Pa.)
Presbyterian Church - Pennsylvania.
Registers of birth, etc., Lancaster County, Pa.
Bart (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
285.1 M627 index
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A workable program for community development

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Corporate Author
Lancaster City Planning Commission (Pa.)
Date of Publication
[1958]
Call Number
352.96 L244w
Responsibility
Lancaster City Planning Commission.
Corporate Author
Lancaster City Planning Commission (Pa.)
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
[s.n.],
Date of Publication
[1958]
Physical Description
Title from cover.
Subjects
Community development - Lancaster City (Pa.)
City planning.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
352.96 L244w
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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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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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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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Historical souvenir book, Mount Joy, Penna. centennial, May 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 1951

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Date of Publication
1951?]
Call Number
974.815 MOJB M928
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.,
Date of Publication
1951?]
Physical Description
64 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes advertisements of local businesses.
Subjects
Mount Joy (Lancaster County, Pa.) - History.
Mount Joy (Lancaster County, Pa.) - Centennial celebrations, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 MOJB M928
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Early Marriage Records, Lancaster County, Pa. : copies as shown on church records Trinity Lutheran Church, New Holland; Zion Lutheran Church, Manheim Boro and St. John's Lutheran Church, Maytown

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Date of Publication
April 1951
Call Number
284.1 E121
Responsibility
prepared by the Donegal Chapter of the DAR, Lancaster Pennsylvania.
Place of Publication
Typescript
Date of Publication
April 1951
Physical Description
20 p. : 29 cm.
Notes
Indexed.
Marriages, Trinity Lutheran, 1730-1752; Zion Lutheran, 1780-1812 and St. John's 1827-1832.
Rineer's "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County ", Trinity pg. 336 #2A; Zion Evangelical pg. 261 #3 and St. John's Evangelical pg. 117 #3.
Subjects
Trinity Lutheran Church (New Holland, Pa.)
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (Manheim, Pa.)
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Maytown, Pa.)
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - New Holland
Registers of births, etc. - Pensylvania - Manheim
Registers of births, etc - Pennsylvania - Maytown
Location
Lancaster History Library - Church Record
Call Number
284.1 E121
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Author
Klein, H. M. J.
Date of Publication
1958
Call Number
974.815 LACI K64
Responsibility
by Dr. H.M.J. Klein
Author
Klein, H. M. J.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Cliosophic Society
Date of Publication
1958
Physical Description
25 p. 21 cm.
Subjects
Penn Square (Lancaster, Pa.)
Lancaster (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACI K64
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