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Collection
Currency Collection
Title
Commemorative coin
Object ID
2016.004.1
Date Range
2010
Collection
Currency Collection
Title
Commemorative coin
Description
On front, James Buchanan written along the top above a heatshot engraving of James Buchanan. Beneath the portrait, "IN GOD WE TRUST/15th President/1857-1861". On back, Statue of Liberty, showing top half only. "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written alongside the outer edge of the back of the coin. Underneath arm holding torch is "$1". "DE" inscribed in tiny letters on the cover of the book the Statue of Liberty is holding. Copper colored edges. "E PLURIBUS UNUM" inscribed on edge. "2010 P" and 13 stars also inscribed on the edge.
Date Range
2010
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 05
Storage Drawer
Drawer 20
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Buchanan Collections
Coins
James Buchanan
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Coin, Commemorative
Diameter (in)
1
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-05-11
Object ID
2016.004.1
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2016.004
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Collection
Currency Collection
Title
Commemorative coin
Object ID
2016.004.2
Date Range
2010
Collection
Currency Collection
Title
Commemorative coin
Description
On front, James Buchanan written along the top above a heatshot engraving of James Buchanan. Beneath the portrait, "IN GOD WE TRUST/15th President/1857-1861". On back, Statue of Liberty, zoomed in to show only the top half of the statue."UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written alongside the outer edge of the back of the coin. Underneath the arm holding the torch is "$1". "DE" inscribed in tiny letters on the cover of the book the Statue of Liberty is holding. Copper colored edges. "E PLURIBUS UNUM" inscribed on edge. "2010 P" and 13 stars also inscribed on the edge.
Date Range
2010
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 05
Storage Drawer
Drawer 20
People
Buchanan, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Buchanan Collections
Coins
James Buchanan
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Coin, Commemorative
Diameter (in)
1
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-05-11
Object ID
2016.004.2
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2016.004
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Revolutionary War patriots of Chestnut Level Presbyertian Church

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19418
Author
McMullen, Roberta Patton.
Date of Publication
[2016]
Call Number
285.1 M168
Responsibility
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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A faithful and duty-bound servant

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18423
Author
Clarke, Patrick.
Date of Publication
2013.
Responsibility
by Patrick Clarke.
Author
Clarke, Patrick.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
LancasterHistory.org,
Date of Publication
2013.
Physical Description
26-31 p.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Franklin, Walter.
Wright, Ebenezer.
Frazer, William C.
Reynolds, John
Rogers, M. C.
Porter, George B.
Keffer, Henry.
Freemasons. - Lodge, No. 43 (Lancaster, Pa.)
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 115, number 1/2 (2013), p. 26-31Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.115
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General John Fulton Reynolds : his biography, words and relations

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19538
Author
Berger-Knorr, Lawrence,
Edition
2nd Sunbury Press ed.
Date of Publication
2013.
Call Number
923.5 R462k
Responsibility
Lawrence Knorr, Michael A. Riley, Diane E. Watson.
ISBN
9781620061817 (pbk.)
1620061813 (pbk.)
Author
Berger-Knorr, Lawrence,
Edition
2nd Sunbury Press ed.
Place of Publication
Mechanicsburg, PA
Publisher
Sunbury Press,
Date of Publication
2013.
Physical Description
312 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Notes
Rev ed. of: General John Fulton Reynolds / compiled by Lawrence Knorr. Camp Hill, PA : Sunbury Press, c2010.
Includes: Kinship of John Fulton Reynolds (p. 250-291).
Genealogy.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
pt. 1. For God's sake forward! / by Michael A. Riley -- pt. 2. Reynolds, the last six miles / by Diane E. Watson -- pt. 3. Reynolds, his own words before Gettysburg / by Diane E. Watson -- pt. 4. The relations of John Fulton Reynolds / by Lawrence Knorr.
Subjects
Reynolds, John Fulton, - 1820-1863.
Reynolds, John Fulton, - 1820-1863
Reynolds, John Fulton, - 1820-1863 - Family.
Reynolds family.
United States. - Army - Biography.
United States. - Army.
Generals - United States - Biography.
Families.
Generals.
Military campaigns.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Campaigns.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives.
United States.
Personal narratives.
Records and correspondence.
Additional Author
Riley, Michael A.
Watson, Diane E.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.5 R462k
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In search of Buchanan : 'Clarior hinc honos' : the stories of some Buchanan ancestors before and after the emigration of James Buchanan of Ramelton, County Donegal, Ireland, in 1783

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19670
Author
Martin, Irene.
Date of Publication
2011.
Call Number
923.173 B918ma
Responsibility
Irene Martin.
ISBN
9780956797902
0956797903
Author
Martin, Irene.
Place of Publication
[Ireland]
Publisher
Rossnashannagh,
Date of Publication
2011.
Physical Description
iii, 152, [17] pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), portraits (some color), facsimiles ; 25 cm
Notes
Sub-title on cover: from Anselan to President James Buchanan.
"Some of these stories are incorporated in the BBC1 TV documentary, 'Are you related to an American President?', produced by Big Mountain Productions."
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Buchanan family.
Scotland - Genealogy.
Ireland - Genealogy.
United States - Genealogy.
Ireland.
Scotland.
United States.
Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918ma
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Collection
James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Order of the Eastern Star Minutes
Title
James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Order of the Eastern Star Minutes
Object ID
MG0753
Date Range
1920-2010
  1 document  
Collection
James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Order of the Eastern Star Minutes
Title
James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Order of the Eastern Star Minutes
Description
This collection contains the minutes of the James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Order of the Eastern Star.
Admin/Biographical History
The James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Order of the Eastern Star was founded in 1920 and was dissolved in 2011.
Date Range
1920-2010
Creation Date
1920-2010
Year Range From
1920
Year Range To
2010
Creator
James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Order of the Eastern Star
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 15
Subjects
Fraternal organizations
Lancaster (Pa.)
Minutes (Records)
Order of the Eastern Star
Order of the Eastern Star. James Buchanan Chapter No. 315 (Lancaster, Pa.)
Search Terms
Finding aids
Fraternal organizations
Manuscript groups
Minutes
Order of the Eastern Star. James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Lancaster
Extent
6 boxes, 30 volumes, 3 cubic feet
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0753
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-753
Other Number
MG-753
Classification
MG0753
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by RR and SM in Summer and Fall 2015; and SW in Spring 2016. Added to database 23 May 2021.
Documents
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Harriet Lane, First Lady of the White House

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17138
Author
Shelley, Mary Virginia.
Date of Publication
2011.
Call Number
920.7 L265s 2011
Responsibility
Mary Virginia Shelley & Sandra Harrison Munro.
Author
Shelley, Mary Virginia.
Place of Publication
Charleston, S. C
Publisher
The Authors,
Date of Publication
2011.
Physical Description
42 p. : ill. ; 23 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,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
920.7 L265s 2011
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The James Buchanan log cabin

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19684
Author
Guzy, Dan.
Date of Publication
2015.
Author
Guzy, Dan.
Date of Publication
2015.
Physical Description
41-60 p.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Buchanan family.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Cove Gap (Franklin County).
Contained In
A Journal of Franklin County History v. 27, 2015.Lancaster History Library - Book728.37 G993
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Campbell and Rogers genealogy : some of the ancestry of Charles Henry Campbell Jr., of Logansport, Indiana, with the ancestry of his wife, Margaret Rogers, and their descendants

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17399
Author
Campbell, Margaret Rogers.
Date of Publication
2012.
Call Number
929 C189
Responsibility
compiled by Margaret Rogers Campbell, Wiliam Watt Campbell, and Carl Boyer, 3rd.
Author
Campbell, Margaret Rogers.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, PA
Publisher
William Watt Campbell,
Date of Publication
2012.
Physical Description
v, 132 p. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliography and indexes.
Subjects
Campbell family.
Rogers family.
Additional Author
Campbell, William Watt.
Boyer, Carl,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 C189
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Collection
Blueprints and Architechural Drawings
Title
Blueprints for Grace Lutheran Church
Object ID
BLUE_F022_GraceLutheran
Date Range
1888, 1906, 2011
Collection
Blueprints and Architechural Drawings
Title
Blueprints for Grace Lutheran Church
Description
Grace Lutheran Church, Lancaster, PA. C. Emlen Urban, Lancaster, PA. 22 February 1906. Color photocopies of elevations on linen. Gift of Grace Lutheran Church, 14 March 2011.
North Queen Street Elevation, Section through Tower, James Street Elevation. Scale: 1/8"=One Foot.
North Side Elevation, East End Elevation, Plan of Belfry. Scale: 1/8"=One Foot.
Design of Grace Lutheran Church, Queen and James Street, Lancaster. John Evans & Son, Arcts., Lancaster, PA. December 1888. Blueprint. (fragile) Transferred from the Object Collection, 12 May 2011.
Elevation of Queen Street Front and James Street Front. Scale: 1"=Eight Feet.
Date Range
1888, 1906, 2011
Creation Date
22 February 1906; December 1888; 2011
Year Range From
1888
Year Range To
2011
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Cabinet
Flat Files
Storage Container
Folder 022
People
Urban, Cassius Emlen
Subjects
Architectural drawings
Blueprints
Search Terms
Architectural plans
Blueprints
Churches
Grace Lutheran Church
John Evans & Son
Lancaster
Extent
4 items
Object Name
Blueprint
Language
English
Object ID
BLUE_F022_GraceLutheran
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please make an appointment by contacting the Research Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Collection may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Persons wishing to publish any material from this collection must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Add to database 2 October 2023.
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Bosom friends : the intimate world of James Buchanan and William Rufus King

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo22229
Author
Balcerski, Thomas J.
Date of Publication
2019.
Call Number
973.68 B174
Responsibility
Thomas J. Balcerski.
ISBN
9780190914592 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Author
Balcerski, Thomas J.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication
2019.
Physical Description
x, 337 pages : Illustrations, maps : 25 cm.
Contents
Introduction: Remembering -- Leavening, 1786-1819 -- Hardening, 1820-1834 -- Messing, 1834-1840 -- Wooing, 1840-1844 -- Ministering, 1844-1848 -- Running, 1848-1853 -- Presiding, 1853-1868 -- Epilogue: Preserving -- Washington residences of James Buchanan and William Rufus King (1834-1853) -- Percentage correlation of roll call votes of James Buchanan with senators of the Bachelor's Mess, 23rd to 28th Congresses (1834-1844) -- Calendar of correspondence of James Buchanan / Harriet Lane Johnston and William Rufus King / Catherine Margaret Ellis (1837-1868.
Summary
"Politicians James Buchanan (1791-1868) of Pennsylvania and William Rufus King (1786-1853) of Alabama has excited much speculation through the years. Why did they never marry? Might they have been gay, or was their relationship a nineteenth-century version of the modern-day 'bromance'? Then, as now, they have intrigued by the many mysteries surrounding them. In Bosom Friends : the Intimate World of James Buchanan and William Rufus King, Thomas Balcerski explores the lives of these two politicians and discovers one of the most significant collaborations in American political history. Unlikely companions from the start, they lived together as messmates in a Washington, DC, boardinghouse. There developed a bosom friendship that blossomed into a significant political partnership. Before the Civil War, each man was elected to high executive office, William Rufus King the vice-presidency in 1852 and James Buchanan as the nation's fifteen president in 1856. This book offers a dual biography of James Buchanan and William Rufus King. Special attention is given to their early lives prior to elected office, the circumstances of their boardinghouse friendship, and the juicy political gossip that has circulated about them ever since. In addition, the author traces their many contributions to the Jacksonian political agenda, manifest destiny, and the debates over slavery, while finding their style of politics to have been disastrous for the American nation. Ultimately, Bosom Friends demonstrates that intimate male friendships among politicians were, and continue to be, an important part of success in American politics"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects
King, William R. (William Rufus), - 1786-1853.
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Male friendship - United States
Presidents - United States
Legislators - United States
United States - Politics and government - 1815-1861.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.68 B174
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James Buchanan and the coming of the Civil War

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17417
Date of Publication
c2013.
Call Number
973.68 B918
Responsibility
edited by John W. Quist and Michael J. Birkner.
ISBN
9780813044262 (alk. paper)
081304426X (alk. paper)
Place of Publication
Gainesville
Publisher
University Press of Florida,
Date of Publication
c2013.
Physical Description
x, 289 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Notes
Papers from a conference held at LancasterHistory.org in 2008. Presentation copy from the editors.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: Bum rap or bad leadership? -- James Buchanan, Dred Scott, and the whisper of conspiracy / Paul Finkelman -- Prelude to armageddon: James Buchanan, Brigham Young, and a president's initiation to bloodshed / William P. MacKinnon -- General Jackson is dead: James Buchanan, Stephen A. Douglas, and Kansas policy / Nicole Etcheson -- In defense of doughface diplomacy: a reevaluation of the foreign policy of James Buchanan / John M. Belohlavek -- President James Buchanan: executive leadership and the crisis of the democracy / Michael A. Morrison -- The South has been wronged: James Buchanan and the secession crisis / Jean H. Baker -- "In the midst of a great revolution": the northern response to the secession crisis / William G. Shade -- Joseph Holt, James Buchanan, and the secession crisis / Daniel W. Crofts -- A conversation with William W. Freehling and Michael F. Holt, September 19, 2008 / Moderated by John W. Quist -- Epilogue: James Buchanan's Civil War / Michael J. Birkner.
Summary
An edited volume examining the presidency of James Buchanan and his role engaging the complexities of the debate surrounding the president immediately before Lincoln.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States - Politics and government - 1857-1861.
Additional Author
Quist, John W.
Birkner, Michael J.,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.68 B918
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A dendrochronological investigation of the James Buchanan birthplace cabin, Mercersburg, PA

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19685
Author
Young, Amanda D.
Date of Publication
2011.
Call Number
728.37 Y68
Responsibility
by Amanda B. Young and R. Stockton Maxwell.
Author
Young, Amanda D.
Place of Publication
[Pennsylania State University]
Publisher
Department of Geography,
Date of Publication
2011.
Physical Description
18 [2] p. : ill. ; 28 cm
Summary
A study was made of the wood in the log cabin which is said to be the birthplace of President James Buchanan. Since there is no proof that he was born in that particular cabin, the researchers wished to know if this cabin could have been his birthplace. They concluded that the " largest portion of the cabin beam samples were cut at or before 1785, six years before the birth of President Buchanan." This showed that the cabin existed at the time of his birth.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Cove Gap (Franklin County).
Dendrochronology - Pennsylvania - Franklin County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
728.37 Y68
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-17-03-11
Date Range
September 5, 2012
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Note on back of picture: "Where Marian Louise Baker lived: Reynolds Avenue, 1950"
Date Range
September 5, 2012
Creator
Jolly, James A.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Baker, Marian Louise
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
House
Reynolds Avenue
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4 x 6 inches
Object ID
1-17-03-11
Images
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Descendants of Ernest Frederick Boehler and Mary Frances Reynolds

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16490
Date of Publication
2010.
Call Number
929 B712
Place of Publication
Computer printout
Date of Publication
2010.
Physical Description
unpaged ; 38 cm.
Subjects
Boehler family.
Reynolds family.
Salem family.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 B712
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Research in Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20582
Author
Freilich, Kay,
Edition
3rd ed.
Date of Publication
c2016.
Call Number
929.1 F862 2016 Desk
Responsibility
Kay Haviland Freilich.
ISBN
9781935815235
1935815237
Author
Freilich, Kay,
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
Arlington, VA
Publisher
National Genealogical Society,
Date of Publication
c2016.
Physical Description
48 p. ; 28 cm.
Series
NGS special publication ; no. 121. Research in the states series
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Archival resources.
Genealogy
Library resources.
Pennsylvania - Genealogy - Archival resources - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Pennsylvania - Genealogy - Library resources - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Pennsylvania - History - Archival resources - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Pennsylvania - History - Library resources - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Pennsylvania.
Handbooks and manuals.
History.
Additional Corporate Author
National Genealogical Society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
929.1 F862 2016 Desk
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Author
Eshelman, S. Kendrick,
Date of Publication
2015.
Responsibility
by S. Kentrick Eshleman, III.
Author
Eshelman, S. Kendrick,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
LancasterHistory.org,
Date of Publication
2015.
Physical Description
73-75 p.
Subjects
Buchanan, Charlotte Foster, - 1836-1850.
Buchanan, Edward Young, - 1811-1895.
Buchanan family.
Foster family.
All Saints Prtestant Episcopal Church (Paradise, Pa.)
Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Paradise.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 116, number 2/3 (2015), p. 73-75Lancaster History Library - Journal979.9 L245 v.116
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James McCullogh's book: A glimpse into life on the colonial frontier

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20452
Author
Stauffer, John.
Date of Publication
2015
Call Number
973.46 S798
Alternate Title
Glimpse into life on the colonial frontier
Responsibility
by John Stauffer & Calvin Bricker.
ISBN
9780990711629
0990711625
Author
Stauffer, John.
Place of Publication
Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
Publisher
The Conococheague Institute,
Date of Publication
2015
Physical Description
141 pages : illustrations, maps, facsimiles ; 22 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-119) and index.
Contents
Foreword by Paula Reed -- Introduction -- The forces behind Scots-Irish migration -- Migration was a family affair -- An ocean crossing and a new life -- The frontier beckons -- Pioneer agriculture -- Terror on the frontier -- Return to the textile business -- Religion's central role in McCullogh's life -- McCullogh the businessman -- Writing in code -- Postscript -- Bibliography/references -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix 1: James McCullogh's travels -- Appendix 2: Petition of McColoch (McCullough).
Summary
A facsimile of McCullogh's journal can be found on our shelves at 973.46 S798a.
Subjects
McCollogh, James, - approximately 1740-1781 - Diaries.
McCollogh, James, - approximately 1740-1781 - Family.
Franklin County (Pa.) - History - 18th century.
Pennsylvania - History - French and Indian War, 1754-1763.
Additional Author
Bricker, Calvin.
Additional Corporate Author
Conococheague Institute (Mercersburg, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.46 S798
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The annotated James McCullogh's book: Pages with transcription and commentary

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21106
Author
McCullogh, James
Date of Publication
2016.
Call Number
975.45 S798a
Responsibility
edited by John Stauffer.
Author
McCullogh, James
Place of Publication
Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
Publisher
The Conococheague Institute,
Date of Publication
2016.
Physical Description
256 pages : illustrations, maps, facsimiles ; 22 cm
Notes
Includes index.
Summary
This is the diary of James McCullogh, a Scot-Irish immigrant farmer who settled on the Pennsylvania frontier in the mid-1700s...In its 116 pages, he jots notations from his daily life, from planting to business accounts to the secret places where he hid his tools during bloody Indian raids. The book records life-altering events such as the loss of his brother John and the kidnapping of his two small sons -the younger of which he never saw again- at the hands of Indians. He includes Bible verses and writes some entries in code, somewhat curiously, since he also provides the key. [book jacket]
In this annotated volume, there are facsimiles of the diary's pages, along with a transcription for clarity...and useful commentary providing context and background.
Subjects
McCullogh, James, - approximately 1740-1781 - Diaries.
McCullogh, James, - approximately 1740-1781 - Family.
Franklin County (Pa.) - History - 18th century.
Pennsylvania - History - French and Indian War, 1754-1763 - Personal narratives.
Additional Author
Stauffer, John,
Bricker, Calvin.
Additional Corporate Author
Conococheague Institute (Mercersburg, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
975.45 S798a
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