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The hotel by the railroad : Christiana's finest

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Author
Evans, Melvern R.
Date of Publication
1985.
  1 document  
Responsibility
by Melvern Evans, Jr.
Author
Evans, Melvern R.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1985.
Physical Description
53-62 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 89, no. 2
Subjects
Fieles family.
Christiana Hotel (Pa.)
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 89, number 2 (1985), p. 53-62Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.89
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The life of Rev. Philip William Otterbein, founder of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ

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Author
Drury, A. W.
Date of Publication
1890.
Call Number
922.89 O91d
  1 website  
Responsibility
by A. W. Drury ; with an introd. by J. Weaver.
Author
Drury, A. W.
Place of Publication
Dayton, Ohio
Publisher
United Brethren Pub. House,
Date of Publication
1890.
Physical Description
384 p., [3] leaves of plates : ill. ; 19 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Chapters: LIFE TO THE ENTRY UPON THE HOLY MINISTRY --- BECOMES A MINISTER,THEN A MISSIONARY --- MINISTRY AT LANCASTER --- MINISTRY AT TULPEHOCKEN --- MINISTRY AT FREDERICK --- MINISTRY AT YORK ---CO-LABORERS--- CALL TO BALTIMORE --- ESTABLISHMENT AND PROGRESS OF THE BALTIMORE CONGREGATION --- CO-LABORERS IN GENERAL --- PROGRESS OF THE RELIGIOUS MOVEMENT --- OTTERBEIN AND THE REFORMED CHURCH --- OTTERBEIN AND THE UNITED BRETHREN --- FRIENDLY RELATIONS - DEATH OFBOEHM AND GEETING --- DOMESTIC LIFE -MISCELLANEOUS INCIDENTS ----OTTERBEIN'S EXTANT PAPERS --- OTTERBEIN'S LAST YEAR
Subjects
Otterbein, Philip William, - Bp., - 1726-1813.
United Brethern in Christ - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
922.89 O91d
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Address in commemoration of the inauguration of George Washington as first president of the United States, delivered before the two houses of Congress, December 11, 1889

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Author
Fuller, Melville Weston,
Date of Publication
1890.
Call Number
923.173 W318fu
  1 website  
Responsibility
by Melville Weston Fuller, chief-justice of the United States.
Author
Fuller, Melville Weston,
Place of Publication
Washington
Publisher
Govt. Print. Off.,
Date of Publication
1890.
Physical Description
39 p. 24 cm.
Subjects
Washington, George, - 1732-1799 - Anniversaries, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 W318fu
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Author
Wright, Robert K.,
Date of Publication
1983.
Call Number
973.34 W952
Responsibility
by Robert K. Wright, Jr.
Author
Wright, Robert K.,
Place of Publication
Washington, D.C
Publisher
Center of Military History, U.S. Army : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.,
Date of Publication
1983.
Physical Description
xvii, 451 p. : :ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Series
Army lineage series
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. [355]-427.
Subjects
United States. - Continental Army - History.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Campaigns.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.34 W952
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Wealthy citizens of Lancaster County, Pa. : containing an alphabetical arrangement of persons worth $15,000 and upwards, their occupation, residence, and their estimated wealth appended to each name ; being useful to traders, merchants, bankers, and other classes of men of business

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Author
Hawbaker, Gary T.
Date of Publication
1989.
Call Number
974.815 LACO W362
Responsibility
compiled from actual assessments and authentic sources.
Author
Hawbaker, Gary T.
Place of Publication
Hershey, Pa
Publisher
G.T. Hawbaker,
Date of Publication
1989.
Physical Description
17, [7] p. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Reprint. Originally published : Lancaster, [Pa.], D.S. Kieffer, 1845.
"'Omissions and corrections' were tipped in on the back of the 'Preface' page" -- verso of T.p.
Subjects
Wealth - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO W362
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The Finfrock-Rhoades story : Howard Frank and Dorothy (Rhoades) Finfrock : their ascendants and descendants

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Author
Finfrock, Barbara J.
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
1987.
Call Number
929 F495f
Responsibility
by Barbara J. Finfrock.
Author
Finfrock, Barbara J.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Annandale, VA (3602 Tristan Ct., Annandale 22003)
Publisher
B.J. Finfrock,
Date of Publication
1987.
Physical Description
x, 502 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Errata sheet on lining paper.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 491-494.
Subjects
Finfrock family.
Finfrock, Howard Frank, - 1904-1980 - Family.
Rhodes family.
Davis family.
Finefrock family.
Baker family.
Hoover family.
Moore family.
Stein family.
Chambers family.
Eastman family.
Tobias family.
Indiana - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 F495f
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The Ferguson family history 1981

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Date of Publication
1981.
Call Number
929 F352h
Responsibility
compiled by Alberta Hoover Huggins.
Place of Publication
[S. l
Publisher
s. n.] ,
Date of Publication
1981.
Physical Description
160 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Indexed.
Subjects
Ferguson family.
Woodward family.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 F352h
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The Pennsylvania copper tea kettle

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Author
Kauffman, Henry J.,
Date of Publication
1985
  1 document  
Responsibility
by Henry J. Kauffman.
Author
Kauffman, Henry J.,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1985
Physical Description
2-[7] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 89, no. 1
Subjects
Copperwork.
Kettles.
Decorative arts - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 89, number 1 (1985), p. 2-6Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.89
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Lancaster Countians invest in oil : 1864-1865

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1985.
  1 document  
Responsibility
by J.W.W. Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1985.
Physical Description
8-13 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 89, no. 1
Subjects
Petroleum.
Oil well drilling.
Oil wells.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 89, number 1 (1985), p. 8-13Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.89
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Protectionism, wages and strikes in the anthracite iron industry of Lancaster County : 1840-1900

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1982
  1 document  
Responsibility
by John Ward Willson Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1982
Physical Description
2-23 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 86, no. 1
Subjects
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Coal-fired furnaces.
Rolling-mills.
Strikes and lockouts
Protectionism - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 86, number 1 (1982), p. 2-23Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.86
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The Lancaster County judiciary : reflections on tradition

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Author
Bucher, Wilson.
Date of Publication
1984
  1 document  
Responsibility
by Wilson Bucher.
Author
Bucher, Wilson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1984
Physical Description
2-20 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 88, no. 1
Subjects
Courts - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Justice, Administration of - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Criminal justice, Administration of - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Judicial power - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 88, number 1 (1984), p. 2-20Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.88
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Wills of George Washington and his immediate ancestors

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Author
Ford, Worthington Chauncey,
Date of Publication
1891.
Call Number
923.173 W318fo
  1 website  
Responsibility
Ed. by Worthington Chauncey Ford.
Author
Ford, Worthington Chauncey,
Place of Publication
Brooklyn, N.Y
Publisher
Historical Print. Club,
Date of Publication
1891.
Physical Description
210 p. 24 cm.
Notes
250 copies printed. no.
Subjects
Washington family.
Additional Author
Washington, George,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 W318fo
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Harriet Lane, First Lady of the White House

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Author
Shelley, Mary Virginia.
Date of Publication
c1980.
Call Number
920.7 L265s 1980
Responsibility
Mary Virginia Shelley & Sandra Harrison Munro ; with ill. by Regina Weatherlow.
ISBN
0915010291 :
Author
Shelley, Mary Virginia.
Place of Publication
Lititz, PA
Publisher
Sutter House,
Date of Publication
c1980.
Physical Description
48 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Summary
Presents a biography of James Buchanan's niece who was the White House hostess during her uncle's presidency, helped create the National Gallery of Art, and started the first pediatrics hospital.
Subjects
Johnston, Harriet Lane, - 1830-1903. - Juvenile literature.
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868. - Family - Juvenile literature.
Johnston, Harriet Lane, - 1830-1903.
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868. - Family.
Presidents - United States
Presidents
Additional Author
Munro, Sandra Harrison,
Weatherlow, Regina.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
920.7 L265s 1980
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The life and services of Andrew G. Curtin. An address by A. K. McClure, delivered in the House of representatives at Harrisburg, Pa., January 20, 1895

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Author
McClure, Alexander K.
Date of Publication
1895.
Call Number
923.2 C978m
Author
McClure, Alexander K.
Place of Publication
[Harrisburg]
Publisher
C. M. Busch, state printer of Pennsylvania,
Date of Publication
1895.
Physical Description
35 p. front. (port.) 24 cm.
Subjects
Curtin, Andrew Gregg, - 1815-1894.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.2 C978m
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Home life in colonial days

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Author
Earle, Alice Morse,
Date of Publication
1898.
Call Number
973.2 E12
  1 website  
Responsibility
written by Alice Morse Earle ; illustrated by photographs gathered by the author, of real things, works, and happenings of olden times.
Author
Earle, Alice Morse,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap,
Date of Publication
1898.
Physical Description
xvi, 470 p. , [26] leaves of plates : ill. ; 20 cm.
Series
Macmillan's standard library
Notes
Includes index.
Contents
Chapters: Homes of the colonists / How homes were lighted / The kitchen fireside / Foods and the serving of food / Flax and wool culture and spinning / Girls occupations / Hand weaving / Clothing / Travel, transportation and taverns / How Sundays were spent / Colonial neighborliness. With many photos and illustrations.
Subjects
Manners and customs.
Home.
United States - Social life and customs - To 1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.2 E12
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Descendants of Andreas Emmerich of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Author
Emrich, Oran S.
Date of Publication
1982.
Call Number
929 E545e
Responsibility
Oran S. Emrich.
Author
Emrich, Oran S.
Place of Publication
Oxon Hill, Md. (7104 Leyte Dr., Oxon Hill 20745)
Publisher
O.S. Emrich,
Date of Publication
1982.
Physical Description
208 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
Emmerich family.
Emerick family.
Frank family.
Schaeffer family.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 E545e
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The Lancaster barracks : where the British and Hessian prisoners were detained during the Revolution

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Author
Sener, Samuel Miller,
Date of Publication
1895.
Call Number
973.37 S475
  1 website  
Responsibility
by Samuel M. Sener.
Author
Sener, Samuel Miller,
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Harrisburg Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
1895.
Physical Description
20 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Notes
"Reprinted from Notes and queries, Harrisburg daily telegraph."
"Rolls of prisoners": p. 14-20.
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Prisoners and prisons.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
973.37 S475
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History of Maytown Reformed Church 1918-1976

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Author
Haines, Henry Longenecker.
Date of Publication
1985.
  1 document  
Responsibility
by Henry Longenecker Haines, Anna Kready Haines and the Reverend Paul N. Marsteller.
Author
Haines, Henry Longenecker.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1985.
Physical Description
14-33 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; 89, no. 1
Subjects
Johnston, Frances J., - 1841-1923.
Maytown Reformed Church (Maytown, Lancaster County, Pa.)
Reformed Church.
Additional Author
Haines, Anna Kready.
Marsteller, Paul N.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 89, number 1 (1985), p. 14-33Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.89
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The "Eagle" parachute : an interesting unique personnel parachute of the 1940s

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Author
Gold, David.
Date of Publication
1984.
  1 document  
Responsibility
by David Gold.
Author
Gold, David.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1984.
Physical Description
86-107 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 88, no. 3
Subjects
Follmer, Clogg & Company (Lancaster, Pa.)
Eagle Parachute Company.
Parachutes.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 88, number 3 (1984), p. 86-107Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.88
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Organizing a local historical society

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Author
Silvestro, Clement Mario,
Edition
Rev. ed.
Date of Publication
1983, c1968.
Call Number
973.062 S587
Responsibility
by Clement M. Silvestro.
Author
Silvestro, Clement Mario,
Edition
Rev. ed.
Place of Publication
Nashville, Tenn
Publisher
The American Association for State and Local History,
Date of Publication
1983, c1968.
Physical Description
38 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Located in ATU Museum .
Subjects
History
Additional Corporate Author
American Association for State and Local History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.062 S587
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