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James Buchanan and public office : an appraisal

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo11523
Author
Carlson, Robert Eugene
Date of Publication
1957.
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.81
  1 website  
Responsibility
by Robert E. Carlson.
Author
Carlson, Robert Eugene
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
Date of Publication
1957.
Physical Description
pp. 255-279 ; 23 cm.
Notes
In: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, v.81 (1957)
Discusses Buchanan's public service, and particularly his position on being nominated for the presidency over several years.
This record provides a link to this resuorce on the publisher's official online repository.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
United States - Politics and government - 1815-1861.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.81
Websites
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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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German agriculture in Pennsylvania

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Author
Gagliardo, John G.
Date of Publication
1959.
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.83
  1 website  
Responsibility
by John G. Gagliardo.
Author
Gagliardo, John G.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
Date of Publication
1959.
Physical Description
pp. 192-218; 23 cm.
Notes
In: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, v.82 (1959)
Describes crop cultivation in Lancaster County (1794), p.203-204.
This record provides a link to this resource on the publisher's official online repository.
Subjects
Agriculture - Pennsylvania
German Americans - Pennsylvania
Architecture, domestic - Pennsylvania
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.83
Websites
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The French invasion of western Pennsylvania, 1753

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4547
Author
Kent, Donald H.
Date of Publication
1954.
Call Number
974.80283 P415
  1 website  
Author
Kent, Donald H.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,
Date of Publication
1954.
Physical Description
vi, 91p. illus., ports., maps (1 fold.) facsims. 24cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 80-91.
Subjects
Washington's Expedition to the Ohio, 1st, 1753-1754.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Ohio River Valley - History - To 1795.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80283 P415
Websites
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The Pennsylvania LeFevres

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4636
Author
LeFevre, George Newton,
Date of Publication
1952.
Call Number
929 L493p
  1 website  
Responsibility
compiled by George Newton LeFevre ; co-compiler, Franklin D. LeFevre.
Author
LeFevre, George Newton,
Place of Publication
Strasburg, Pa
Publisher
LeFevre Cemetery and Historical Association,
Date of Publication
1952.
Physical Description
xix, 256 p. : ill., col. coat of arms, facsims., geneal. table, port. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes indexes.
Summary
The book is a genealogical history of the LeFevre family in America. As Huguenots, the family was persecuted in France and many were killed. Isaac Lefevres of 1669 escaped to America and settled in Strasburg Township.
Subjects
Lefevre family.
Pennsylvania - Genealogy.
Additional Author
LeFevre, Franklin D.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 L493p
Websites
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Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia

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Date of Publication
1887-c2000.
Call Number
905.748 CHS
  1 website  
ISSN
0002-7790
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia,
Date of Publication
1887-c2000.
Physical Description
109 v. : ill., ports., facsims. ; 23-25 cm.
Publication Frequency
Twice a year, <1998>
Dates of Publication
Vol. 1 (1884-86)-v. 109, no. 3-4 (fall-winter 1998).
Notes
These volumes are in the "library work room". They are not on the open shelves. However, there is an index on the open shelves. Its call number is 905.748 CHS Index. Patrons should consult the index first. If there is a volume that they want to see, the library attendant should pull the volume from the shelves in the "library work room".
Library has: Vol. 1 (1884-1886) - Vol. 109, no. 3-4 (Fall-Winter 1998)
Vols. 1 (1884-86)-31 (1920). 1 v.; Vols. 32 (1921)-41 (1930). 1 v.
Subjects
Catholic Church - History - Societies, etc. - Periodicals.
Catholic Church - United States - History - Periodicals.
Catholic Church - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia - Periodicals.
Additional Corporate Author
American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
905.748 CHS
Websites
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