The history of Northeastern Pennsylvania : the last hundred years : proceedings of the eleventh annual Conference on the History of Northeastern Pennsylvania
Conference on the History of Northeastern Pennsylvania [11th 1999 : Nanticoke, Pa. ]
Place of Publication
[Nanticoke, Pa
Publisher
Luzerne County Community College,
Date of Publication
1999?].
Physical Description
[vi] 72 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Title from cover.
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Includes bibliographic references.
Contents
Saint Gabriel's Catholic Parish in Hazleton, PA--Best and Worst of Times: Wyoming Valley at the Last Turn of the Century--Watson Bunnell--Growth and Decline of the Women's Garment Industry and the ILGWU in Pennsylvania's Anthracite Region.
Conference on the History of Northeastern Pennsylvania (9th : 1997 : Nanticoke, Pa.)
Place of Publication
[Nanticoke, Pa
Publisher
Luzerne County Community College,
Date of Publication
1997.
Physical Description
ii, 102 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Title from cover.
"Sponsored by the LCCC Social Science/History Department."
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Introduction -- Bootleg coal mining, 1925-1953 / William F. Gustafson -- Gold & gold from the Poconos : a history of the Stegmaier Brewing Company, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania / Robert A. Janosov -- The Jews of Wyoming Valley : paradigm and paradox / Marjorie Levin -- After anthracite : the attempt to re-industrialize & diversify the economy after the decline of mining / Thomas Dublin.
Conference on the History of Northeastern Pennsylvania (10th : 1998 : Nanticoke, Pa.)
Place of Publication
[Nanticoke, Pa
Publisher
Luzerne County Community College,
Date of Publication
1998?].
Physical Description
110 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Title from cover.
"Sponsored by the LCCC Social Science/History Department."
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Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Introduction -- Carrying anthracite from the Wyoming Valley to Tidewater -- The west side Carbondale mine fire -- African American laborers in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties -- Concrete City historical marker dedication ceremony -- Model company housing in an age of industrial efficiency : the tale of Concrete City.
The history of northeastern Pennsylvania : the last 100 years : proceedings of the seventh annual Conference on the History of Northeastern Pennsylvania
The history of northeastern Pennsylvania : the last 100 years : proceedings of the thirteenth annual Conference on the History of Northeastern Pennsylvania
The history of northeastern Pennsylvania : the last 100 years : proceedings of the eighth annual Conference on the History of Northeastern Pennsylvania
The history of northeastern Pennsylvania : the last 100 years : proceedings of the fourth annual Conference on the History of Northeastern Pennsylvania
History of Northampton, Lehigh, Monroe, Carbon, and Schuylkill counties : containing a brief history of the first settlers, topography of townships, notices of leading events, incidents, and interesting facts in the early history of these counties; with an appendix, containing matters of deep interest
Facsimile reprint of the 1845 ed. published by G. Hills, Lancaster, Pa., printed by Hickok and Cantine, Harrisburg, Pa.
"A journal of James Young, commissary general, of musters--from June 19 to June 26, 1756": p. [407]-420; "A journal of Captain John Van Etten, at Fort Hyndshaw and Fort Hamilton, in the Pennsylvania forces, from Dec. 1, 1756 to July 21, 1757": p. [421]-455; "A journal of Colonel James Burd, from Feb. 16th, 1758 to Mar. 10th, 1758": p. [447]-459; "Fragment of a journal containing an account of doings at Fort North Kill ... June 13 to Aug. 31 [1754]": p. [463]-477.
Vol. 1 issued in 8 parts, separately paged, 1858-1884. The individual parts have series title "Publications," and nos. 2, 3, 6, have also series title "Proceedings."
Library has: v. 1-23.
v. 22 contains Susquehanna County marriages and deaths, 1816-1849.
History of that part of the Susquehanna and Juniata Valleys embraced in the counties of Mifflin, Juniata, Perry, Union, and Snyder : in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 399-411) and index.
Contents
Photographs and portraits of Demuth--Illustrations of works include:After Sir Christopher Wren--And the home of the brave--At the golden swan--Aucassin et Nicolette--Between four and five--Buildings, Lancaster--Calla lilies (Bert Savoy)--Chimney and water tower--The circus--Design for a Broadway poster--Distinguished air--Eggplant and green pepper--End of the parade, Coatesville, Pa.--The figure 5 in gold--Four male figures--From the garden of the Chateau--In the province--Longhi on Broadway--Love, love, love (homage to Gertrude Stein)--Machinery--My egypt--Poster portrait: dove--Poster portrait: Duncan--Poster portrait: Marin--Poster portrait: O'Keefe--Rue du SInge Que Peche--Sensations of Times Square--Study for poster portrait: Marsden Hartley--Tuberoses--Views of the city--
Journal of Capt. Jonathan Heart on the march with his company from Connecticut to Fort Pitt, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from the seventh of September, to the twelfth of October, 1785, inclusive : to which is added the Dickinson-Harmar correspondence of 1784-5 ; the whole illustrated with notes and preceded by a biographical sketch of Captain Heart by Consul Willshire Butterfield
The ironmasters of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : including Henry Steigel, Robert Coleman, the Grubb dynasty, Henry Haldeman, Henry Watts, and many others
Includes bibliographical references (171-172) and index.
Contents
Labor on the plantation -- Charcoal making -- Furnaces operation -- Refining the iron -- Lancaster furnaces -- Rolling mills -- Ironworks sequence -- The ironmasters -- Ore mines -- Preserved iron furnaces -- Paths and trails -- Fords and ferries.
Guide to the microfilm of the miscellaneous manuscripts of the Revolutionary War era, 1771-1791 (manuscript group 275) in the Pennsylvania State Archives, 1 roll : a microfilm project of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
