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Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, deed abstracts & Revolutionary War oaths of allegiance; deed books "A" through "M", 1729 through ca. 1770, with adjoining landowners & witnesses

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Author
Mayhill, R. Thomas.
Edition
Rev. and enl. ed.
Date of Publication
1994, c.1973.
Call Number
974.815 LACO M469
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Compiled by R. Thomas Mayhill.
Author
Mayhill, R. Thomas.
Edition
Rev. and enl. ed.
Place of Publication
Knightstown, Ind
Publisher
Bookmark,
Date of Publication
1994, c.1973.
Physical Description
viii, 283 p. illus. 29 cm.
Notes
Published in 1965 under title: Index and abstract of deeds, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Fifth printing.
Subjects
Loyalty oaths - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Deeds - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Abstracts of title - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
974.815 LACO M469
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Abstracts of Lancaster County, PA deed records : including areas now comprising Dauphin and Lebanon counties

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Author
Wevodau, Edward N.
Date of Publication
c2002.
Call Number
974.815 LACO M469a
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Responsibility
compiled by Edward N. Wevodau.
ISBN
1558563806
Author
Wevodau, Edward N.
Place of Publication
Apollo, PA
Publisher
Closson Press,
Date of Publication
c2002.
Physical Description
v. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Contents
v.1 Books N-Q (deeds recorded 1770-1789) -- v.2 Books R,S,T,U (deeds recorded 1774-1789) -- v.3 Books W, X, Y,Z (deeds recorded 1779-1786) -- v.4 Books AA, BB, CC, DD (deeds recorded 1784-1771) -- v.5 EE, FF, GG, HH (deeds recorded 1786-1797) -- v.6 II, KK, LL, MM, NN (deeds recorded 1787-1793)
Subjects
Deeds - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Landowners - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Registers.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
974.815 LACO M469a
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Dauphin County Deed Abstracts, books A, B, C, D

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Date of Publication
n.d.
Call Number
974.818 D242de
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Responsibility
compiled and abstracted by Mrs. Howard H. Snyder
Place of Publication
Photocopy
Date of Publication
n.d.
Physical Description
129 p. : 27 cm.
Subjects
Deeds - Pennsylvania - Duaphin County
Court Records - Pennsylvania - Dauphin County
Dauphin County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Recorder of Deeds (Dauphin County)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.818 D242de
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James Buchanan and his family at Wheatland

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Author
Cahalan, Sally Smith.
Date of Publication
c1988.
Call Number
728.37 C132j
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Alternate Title
James Buchanan's Wheatland
Responsibility
by Sally Smith Cahalan ; [photography by John P. Herr].
Author
Cahalan, Sally Smith.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
James Buchanan Foundation,
Date of Publication
c1988.
Physical Description
100 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Notes
Cover title: James Buchanan's Wheatland.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868 - Homes and haunts - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868 - Family.
Buchanan family.
Johnston, Harriet Lane, - 1830-1903.
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.)
Presidents - United States
Lancaster (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
728.37 C132j
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James Buchanan, "Big wheel" of the railroads

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Author
Sprout, Oliver S.
Date of Publication
1952.
Susquehanna Rivers," without mentioning the Conestoga, Swatara, or any other particular route. They, if you please, were planning a state-wide arch for traffic; but, omitting the keystone. While bewildered solons debated, James Buchanan was born at Stony Batter, near Mercersburg, Pa. He finished at
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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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Regulations and catalogue of books of the Shoch Library, of the public schools of Columbia, Penn'a. January, 1869

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Date of Publication
1869 (printed at Herald office).
Call Number
017.5 R344
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Place of Publication
Columbia, Pa
Publisher
[s.n.],
Date of Publication
1869 (printed at Herald office).
Physical Description
31 p. : 22 cm.
Subjects
Shoch Library - Catalogs and collections.
Library rules and regulations - Pennsylvania - Columbia.
Library catalogs - Pennsylvania - Columbia.
Additional Corporate Author
Columbia Borough School District (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
017.5 R344
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Unveiling of the tablet commemorating the bicentennial of the James Wright house and the Sesquicentennial of the Borough of Columbia, Pennsylvania

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Author
Hiestand, Elizabeth F. G.
Date of Publication
1938
Unveiling of the Tablet Commemorating the Bicentennial of the James Wright House and the Sesquicentennial of the Borough of Columbia, Pennsylvania By ELIZABETH F, G, HIESTAND a Five Great Granddaughter of John Wright Paraphrasing the words of the old familiar song, "The sun shone bright on the old
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by Elizabeth F. G. Hiestand.
Author
Hiestand, Elizabeth F. G.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1938
Physical Description
[125]-137 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 42, no. 5
Subjects
Wright, James.
Wright, John, - 1667-1749.
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)
Historical markers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Columbia (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc.
Columbia (Pa.) - Centennial celebrations, etc.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 42, number 5 (1938), p. 125-137Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.42
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Wright's Ferry Mansion

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Date of Publication
2005.
Call Number
974.815 COLU W953
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ISBN
0974420271 (slipcase for both v. : alk. paper)
Place of Publication
Columbia, Pa
Publisher
Von Hess Foundation, in association with Antique Collectors' Club, Wappingers Falls, NY
Date of Publication
2005.
Physical Description
2 v. ill. 30 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
[1] The house / Elizabeth Meg Schaefer -- [2] The collection / Elizabeth Meg Schaefer ... [et al.].
Subjects
Wright, Susanna, - 1697-1784 - Homes and haunts - Pennsylvania - Columbia.
Wright family - Homes and haunts - Pennsylvania - Columbia.
Wright's Ferry Mansion (Columbia, Pa.)
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Columbia.
Decorative arts, Early American - Pennsylvania - Columbia.
Columbia (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc.
Columbia (Pa.) - Biography.
Columbia (Pa.) - History - Sources.
Additional Author
Schaefer, Elizabeth Meg.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 COLU W953
Websites
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0513/2005014160.html
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Revolutionary War patriots of Chestnut Level Presbyertian Church

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Author
McMullen, Roberta Patton.
Date of Publication
[2016]
Call Number
285.1 M168
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by Roberta Patton McMullen.
Author
McMullen, Roberta Patton.
Place of Publication
Place not identified
Publisher
Roberta Patton McMullen,
Date of Publication
[2016]
Physical Description
iv, 76 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Subjects
Latta, James, - Dr. - 1732-1801.
Smith, Samson, - Rev. - c1727-c1781.
Ankrim, Archibald, - c1730-1800.
Barnes, James, - 1757-1827.
Bigham, James, - 1738-1804.
Boyd, John, - Captain, - 1736-1807.
Buchanan, James, - 1727-1797.
Caldwell, Andrew, - Jr., - 1734-1808.
Caldwell, John, - Lieutenant, - 1736-1812.
Caldwell, Oliver, - 1757-1813.
Calhoun, James, - Lieutenant, - 1756-1822.
Calhoun, William, - Second Lieutenant, - 1747-1823.
Campbell, Patrick, - 1742-1817.
Clark, Thomas, - c. 1726-c1803.
Culley, Thomas, - c. 1735- c1798.
Gamble, James, - Captain - 1737-1795.
Gryder, Jacob, - 1743-1814.
Irwin, Moses, - Esquire, - 1722- 1805.
King, Rober, - Major, - 1744-1827.
Long, Hugh, - 1760-1832.
Long, James, - 1735-1803.
Long, John, - 1726-1783.
Long, Robert, - 1743-1806.
McElroy, John, - 1728-1804.
McIntire, William, - c1719-1803.
McPherson, James, - Lieutenant, - 1733-1821.
McPherson, William, - 1698-1783.
Martin, Samuel, - 1729-1795.
Morrison, James, - Captain, - 1748-1810.
Morrisonm, Samuel, - 1730-1811.
Neel, Thomas, - Lieutenant, - 1744-1824.
Pegan, James, - Jr., - 1754-1934.
Penny, Hugh, - Esquire, - 1748-1809.
Reed, George, - Esquire, - 1728-1789.
Reed, John, - 1754-1832.
Robinson, Thomas, - 1736-1803.
Steele, William, - Sr., - 1707-1780.
Steele, William, - Captain, - 1750-1822.
Wilson, John, - 1715-1812.
Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church (Drumore Township, Lancaster County, Pa.) - History.
Revolutionary War 1775-1783
Pennsylvania
Lancaster County
Registers
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
285.1 M168
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Searching American land and deed records

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Author
Carter, Fran,
Edition
Rev.
Date of Publication
1993.
Call Number
929.34 C323
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Responsibility
by Fran Carter.
ISBN
0945433298 (pbk.) :
Author
Carter, Fran,
Edition
Rev.
Place of Publication
Bountiful, Utah
Publisher
American Genealogical Lending Library,
Date of Publication
1993.
Physical Description
54 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Deeds - United States.
Land titles - United States.
United States - Genealogy - Sources.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.34 C323
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A William Penn deed

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Author
Hensel, W. U.
Date of Publication
1897
/OCR%20Journal%20Project/Biblio%20Info/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Hensel, W. U. (William Uhler), 1851-1915. Title: A William Penn deed / by Hon. W. U. Hensel. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Penn, William, 1644-1718. Deeds--Pennsylvania. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society
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by Hon. W. U. Hensel.
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1897
Physical Description
[117]-118 p. ; ,e 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 4
Subjects
Penn, William, - 1644-1718.
Deeds - Pennsylvania.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 4 (1897), p. 117-118Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.1
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Pennsylvania-North Carolina migrations: as identified in the first ten deed books of Rowan County, North Carolina

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Author
Linn, Jo White.
Call Number
905.29 GSP v.34
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by Jo White Linn.
Author
Linn, Jo White.
Physical Description
55-64 p.
Notes
In: Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine, v.34 (1985-1986).
Subjects
Land settlement - North Carolina.
Deeds - North Carolina.
Land settlement - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.29 GSP v.34
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The Chanceford Townships : Chanceford and Lower Chanceford Townships, York County, Pennsylvania

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Author
Hively, Neal Otto.
Date of Publication
c1997.
Call Number
974.841 H676ch
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Neal Otto Hively.
Author
Hively, Neal Otto.
Place of Publication
[U.S.A.]
Publisher
N.O. Hively,
Date of Publication
c1997.
Physical Description
184 p. : ill., fold. map ; 21 cm.
Series
York County original land records,
Notes
Includes index.
Ask research staff for accompanying conected draft map in map drawer 15. (Map 974.881 H676ch map. no. 24)
Subjects
Landowners - Pennsylvania - Chanceford
Deeds - Pennsylvania - Chanceford.
Deeds - Pennsylvania - York County.
Land tenure - Pennsylvania - York County.
Roads - Pennsylvania - York County.
Chanceford (York County, Pa.: township) - Genealogy.
York County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.841 H676ch
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Rank Family Deeds 1784-1786 Philadelphia Exemplification Record Patents Book 1

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Call Number
Drawer 1, sec. 4: #394
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1 reel 35 mm.
Notes
Box labeled #394.
Subjects
Rank family.
Deeds - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia
Patents - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia
Exemplifications - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia
Philadelphia (Pa.) - Deeds
Philadelphia (Pa.) - Patents
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 1, sec. 4: #394
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At home with James Buchanan

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Author
Cahalan, Sally Smith.
Date of Publication
c1989.
Call Number
728.37 C132
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Sally Smith Cahalan.
Author
Cahalan, Sally Smith.
Place of Publication
Ephrata, Pa
Publisher
Science Press,
Date of Publication
c1989.
Physical Description
120 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series
Science Press Keepsake ; no.20.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868 - Homes and haunts - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.)
Presidents - United States
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
728.37 C132
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Wheatland : home of James Buchanan, newest of Presidential mansions to be restored and opened as a national shrine

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Author
Klein, Frederic S.
Call Number
728.27 K64w
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by Frederic S. Klein
Author
Klein, Frederic S.
Physical Description
p. 44-29. 28 cm.
Series
American Heritage v. 5, no. 3 (Spring 1954)
Notes
In: American Heritage, v.5, no. 3 (Spring 1954)
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868 - Homes and haunts - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.)
Presidents - United States
Historic house museums
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
728.27 K64w
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The extraordinary Suzy Wright : a colonial woman on the frontier

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Author
Kanefield, Teri,
Date of Publication
2015.
Call Number
920.72 K16
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by Teri Kanefield.
ISBN
9781419718663
1419718665
Author
Kanefield, Teri,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers,
Date of Publication
2015.
Physical Description
pages cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Suzy comes to America -- At home in the land of brotherly love -- Shaking off the yoke -- A new home on the frontier -- A little romance -- Political adviser, lawyer, activist, and advocate for the Indians -- Businesswoman and scientific author -- The American Revolution -- Celebrated poet -- Last years and legacy -- Afterword: from Wright's Ferry to Columbia.
Summary
Introduces Suzy Wright, a Quaker who helped settle the Pennsylvania frontier, defended the rights of Native Americans, and provided legal counsel to her neighbors.
Subjects
Wright, Susanna, - 1697-1784
Wright, Susanna, - 1697-1784.
Quakers - Pennsylvania - Columbia - Biography - Juvenile literature.
Women - Pennsylvania - Columbia - Biography - Juvenile literature.
Poets - Biography - Juvenile literature.
Clerks of court - Pennsylvania - Biography - Juvenile literature.
Frontier and pioneer life - Pennsylvania - Columbia - Juvenile literature.
Quakers.
Poets.
Quakers - Pennsylvania - Columbia - Biography.
Women - Pennsylvania - Columbia - Biography.
Poets - Pennsylvania - Columbia - Biography.
Clerks of court - Pennsylvania - Biography.
Frontier and pioneer life - Pennsylvania - Columbia.
Women.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - Juvenile literature.
Columbia (Pa.) - Biography - Juvenile literature.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Columbia (Pa.) - Biography.
Pennsylvania - Columbia.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
920.72 K16
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Genealogical records of a group of Lancastrians who were primarily members of the First Presbyterian [Church] of Lancaster, Pa

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Call Number
285.1 F527pf
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Place of Publication
Typescript
Publisher
1972.
Physical Description
Unpaged ; 28 cm.
Notes
"Originally compiled by Eleanor Fulton and assembled and typed by Mrs. Dorothy Shopf, 1972.
Subjects
Slaymaker family.
Armstrong, Arthur - 1798-1851
Steele family.
Dubois family.
Porter family.
Scott family.
Reynolds family.
Matlack, TImothy - 1736-1829.
Kerr family.
Kirkpatrick, William
Humes family.
Fulton family.
Evans family.
Buchanan, James - 1791-1868.
Ellmaker family.
Carpenter, Dr. Henry.
Burd, James - 1726-1793.
Bailey family.
Boyd family.
Barton family.
Shippen, Edward.
Trent, William.
White family.
Whiteside family.
Wilson family.
Yeates family.
First Presbyterian Church (Lancaster, Pa.) - Genealogy.
Lancaster, Pa. - Genealogy.
Additional Author
Fulton, Eleanor.
Shopf, Dorothy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
285.1 F527pf
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St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Columbia, Penna., 1881-1981

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Corporate Author
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Columbia, Pa.)
Date of Publication
1981.
Call Number
284.1 S143
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Corporate Author
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Columbia, Pa.)
Place of Publication
Columbia, PA : Hackensack, N.J
Publisher
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church ; Custombook, Inc.,
Date of Publication
1981.
Physical Description
20, [12] p. : ill., ports. ; 28 cm.
Notes
"This limited edition publication was produced especially for St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Columbia, PA by Custombook, Inc."
Summary
Includes list of church members.
Subjects
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Columbia, Pa.) - History.
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Columbia, Pa.) - Registers.
Lutheran Church - Pennsylvania - Columbia.
Columbia (Pa.) - Church history.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
284.1 S143
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Bethel African Methodist Church in Lancaster : prolegomenon to a social history

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Author
Hopkins, Leroy.
Date of Publication
1986.
significant as the numerical participation of Blacks in religious instruction is the composition of the Columbia Abolition Society. Officers for 1819 were William Wright, president, William Vickey, vice- president, and William F. Huston, treasurer. The secretaries were William Kirkwood and James E. Mifflin
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by Leroy Hopkins, Ph.D.
Author
Hopkins, Leroy.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1986.
Physical Description
205-236 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 90, no. 4
Subjects
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
St. James' African Church (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
African Americans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
African Americans - Pennsylvania - Columbia.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 90, number 4 (1986), p. 205-236Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.90
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