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Manifestations of the Evangelical awakening of 1858-1859 : in the Lancaster area. A thesis presented to the faculty of the Department of History, Millersville State College. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Education

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Author
Morrison, Ross I.
Date of Publication
1973.
Call Number
270.81 M882
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Author
Morrison, Ross I.
Date of Publication
1973.
Physical Description
vii, 100 leaves ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 96-100).
Subjects
Evangelists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Church history - 19th century.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
270.81 M882
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History of the Lancaster City Police Department, 1742-1977

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Author
Shindle, Richard D.
Date of Publication
1978
History of the Lancaster City Police Department 1742 - 1977 by Richard D. Shindle Since its inception in 1742, the Lancaster City Police Department has grown from a one man "police force" to an organization of 114 members. Throughout the years the department has introduced many innovations to aid
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by Richard D. Shindle.
Author
Shindle, Richard D.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1978
Physical Description
[126]-159 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 82, no. 3
Subjects
Lancaster City Police Department (Pa.) - History.
Police - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 82, number 3 (1978), p. 126-159Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.82
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History of Bedford, Somerset, and Fulton Counties, Pennsylvania : with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its pioneers and prominent men

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Date of Publication
1975.
Call Number
974.87 H673
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Place of Publication
Evansville, Ind
Publisher
Unigraphic,
Date of Publication
1975.
Physical Description
ix, p., p. 15-672, 64 p., [106] leaves of plates : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Reprint of the 1884 ed. published by Waterman, Watkins, Chicago.
Includes index.
Subjects
Bedford County (Pa.) - History.
Bedford County (Pa.) - Biography.
Somerset County (Pa.) - History.
Somerset County (Pa.) - Biography.
Fulton County (Pa.) - History.
Fulton County (Pa.) - Biography.
Additional Corporate Author
Waterman, Watkins & Co.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.87 H673
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History of Pequea Presbyterian Church : delivered September 8th, 1876

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Author
Alexander, W. C.
Date of Publication
between 1970 and 1999]
Call Number
285.1 P425 reprint
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by W.C. Alexander ; reprint and index by Gary T. Hawbaker.
Author
Alexander, W. C.
Place of Publication
[Hershey, Pa
Publisher
Gary T. Hawbaker,
Date of Publication
between 1970 and 1999]
Physical Description
51 p. ; 17 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Reprint. Originally published: The New Era Steam Book. Lancaster, Pa., 1878.
Subjects
Pequea Presbyterian Church (Pequea, Pa.) - History.
Pequea (Pa.) - Church history.
Pequea (Pa.) - Social life and customs - 19th century.
Additional Author
Hawbaker, Gary T.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
285.1 P425 reprint
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Journey through Pennsylvania, 1835, by canal, rail, and stage coach

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Author
Nicklin, Philip Houlbrooke,
Date of Publication
1975.
Call Number
380.5 N632
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as written by Peregrine Prolix (Philip Nicklin) ; with introd. by William H. Shank.
Author
Nicklin, Philip Houlbrooke,
Uniform Title
Pleasant peregrination through the prettier parts of Pennsylvania
Place of Publication
York, Pa
Publisher
American Canal and Transportation Center,
Date of Publication
1975.
Physical Description
92 p. : ill. ; 14 x 22 cm.
Notes
Reprint, with new ill., of the 1836 ed. published by Grigg and Elliot, Philadelphia, under title: A pleasant peregrination through the prettier parts of Pennsylvania.
Summary
"Nicklin writes with great perception and humor of his experiences while traveling across Pennsylvania in 1835 by canal, stage coach, inclined plane and railroad. His interesting and detailed descriptions of these conveyances and the anecdotes he relates in this connection with such relish, make his twelve letters, which we publish here in their entirety, a classic of American non-fiction." [introduction]
Subjects
Nicklin, Philip Houlbrooke, - 1786-1842.
Canals - Pennsylvania.
Railroads - Pennsylvania.
Coaching - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - Description and travel - 1835.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Description and travel - 19th century.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
380.5 N632
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Cotton mills of Lancaster City, Pennsylvania : a collection of historical information about cotton from the Colonial Days (1770) of Lancaster City, through the 1800's when cotton mills were established, to the demise of the largest mill in the city in 1949, together with data on cotton production and the cotton market through 1976

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Date of Publication
1977
Call Number
621 C948
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compiled by W.T. Crook, Jr.
Place of Publication
Typescript
Date of Publication
1977
Physical Description
122 L : ill., Photographs; 29 cm.
Notes
Compiled for the Lancaster County Historical Society
Subjects
Conestoga Steam Mill (Lancaster, Pa.)
Farnum Mills (Lancaster, Pa.)
Cotton manufacturing - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Manufacturers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
621 C948
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Lancaster; city in the remaking.-

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Date of Publication
[1973?]
Call Number
352.96 L224Lc
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Place of Publication
N.p
Date of Publication
[1973?]
Physical Description
23 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
"The preparation of this report was financed in part through a comprehensive planning grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Project Nos. CPA-PA-03-26-1014 and 1039.
Cover title.
Subjects
City planning - Lancaster (City), Pa.
Urban renewal - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Community development - Lancaster (City), Pa.
Additional Corporate Author
United States. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
352.96 L224Lc
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Lancaster County : vignettes of people and places

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Date of Publication
1975.
Call Number
974.815 LACO S416
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Place of Publication
Ephrata, Pa
Publisher
Science Press,
Date of Publication
1975.
Physical Description
xi, 96 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 24 x 27 cm.
Series
Science Press keepsake;
Notes
Christmas keepsake of Science Press, 1975.
Click on Table of Contens for more information.
Contents
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania--Declaration of Independence--Lancaster's Liberty Bell--Pennsylvania's Militia Meets in Lancaster--George Ross Signs the Declaration--Edward Hand...The Doctor becomes a General--Witness Tree at Donegal--A Monastic Community in Ephrata--Moravians at Lititz--Iron Industry of Lancaster County--Baron Stiegel of Manheim--Grist Mills of Lancaster County--Franklin College.
Subjects
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Additional Corporate Author
Science Press.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO S416
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The history and topography of Dauphin, Cumberland, Franklin, Bedford, Adams, and Perry Counties; containing a brief history of the first settlers, notices of the leading events, incidents and interesting facts, both general and local, in the history of these counties, general & statistical descriptions of all the principal boroughs, towns, villages, &c. with an appendix, embellished with several engravingsj compiled from numerous authentic sources by I. Daniel Rupp

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Author
Rupp, I. Daniel
Date of Publication
1846.; 1975]
Call Number
974.84 R946
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Author
Rupp, I. Daniel
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa. [Carlisle, Pa
Publisher
Gilbert Hills, Cumberland Historical Society
Date of Publication
1846.; 1975]
Physical Description
xii, 723 p.; illus; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes index by John Cecil Fralish, Jr.; p. 609-723.
Another edition, pub. the same year, includes the history of Somerset, Cambria and Indiana counties.
Subjects
Dauphin Co., Pa. - History.
Cumberland County, Pa. - History.
Franklin County, Pa. - History.
Bedford Co., Pa. - History.
Adams Co., Pa. - History.
Perry Co., Pa. - History.
Additional Author
Fralish, John Cecil.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.84 R946
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t7zk5mr2f&view=1up&seq=9
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Farm life and its changes

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Author
Fisher, Gideon L.
Edition
1st addition [sic].
Date of Publication
1978.
Call Number
289.71 F533
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Responsibility
by Gideon L. Fisher.
Author
Fisher, Gideon L.
Edition
1st addition [sic].
Place of Publication
Gordonville, Pa
Publisher
Pequea Publishers,
Date of Publication
1978.
Physical Description
384 p. (p. 384 blank) : ill. ; 23 cm.
Summary
"Amish farmer in Lancaster County, PA, remembers the depression and talks about the history of farming in America, concentrating on the changes which have taken place in rural life over the past fifty or more years. This is a book filled with colorful anecdotes, thoughtful observations, and homespun wisdom." The author "also discusses the influences of the outside world which the Amish farmer must continually face and offers insights into how they continue to preserve their way of life." [from the dust jacket]
Subjects
Agriculture - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Farm life - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Amish - Pennsylvania
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
289.71 F533
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Diary; a novella

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Author
Roy, Helen M.
Date of Publication
1976.
Call Number
812 R888
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Author
Roy, Helen M.
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Publisher
Printing Center,
Date of Publication
1976.
Physical Description
68 p.: illus.; 22 cm.
Subjects
Mennonites - Pennsylvania
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 19th century - Fiction
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
812 R888
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Urban reform and the Musser Coalition in the city of Lancaster, 1921-1930

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Author
Gerz, Richard J.
Date of Publication
1974.
Lancaster Intelligencer stated that "these funds could be used to pave miles and miles of city streets." 23 The traction company had secured its franchise almost tax free, but it was the practice in other cities at this time for public utilities to pay taxes for the use of public streets. The Democratic
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by Richard J. Gerz, Jr.
Author
Gerz, Richard J.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1974.
Physical Description
[49]-110 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 78, no. 2
Subjects
Griest, William Walton, - 1858-1929.
Musser, Frank C., - 1873-
Urban policy - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Politics and government - 20th century.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 78, number 2 (1974), p. 49-110Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.78
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Preservation : The newsletter of the Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County

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Corporate Author
Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County (Pa.)
Date of Publication
1979-
Call Number
729 H673n
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Corporate Author
Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County (Pa.)
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Preservation Trust ,
Date of Publication
1979-
Physical Description
v. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Publication Frequency
Quarterly.
Notes
Library has: Vol.1, no.1 (January 1979), vol.2,no.2 (April 1980), Vol. 11,no.1 (1989), vol. 11,no.4 (1989)--vol.19, no.2 (Summer 1992), vol.20, no.2 (Fall 1993), vol.21, no.1 (Spring 1994--vol.22,no.2 (Summer-Fall 1996)--vol.23,no.2 (Spring 1998), vol.24,no.1 (winter 1999)--vol.25,no.2 (Summer 2000), vol.26, no.2 (Summer 2001)
Name changed from Preservation to Preservation News in 1998.
Subjects
Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County (Pa.) - Periodicals.
Buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Periodicals
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Periodicals.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History, Local - Periodicals.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
729 H673n
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"Certain agitation" : Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, a history of church and town

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Author
Crist, Robert Grant.
Date of Publication
c1973.
Call Number
974.843 C933c
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Responsibility
by Robert Grant Crist.
Author
Crist, Robert Grant.
Place of Publication
Camp Hill, Pa
Publisher
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Date of Publication
c1973.
Physical Description
iii, 32 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Published on the occasion of the church's 75th anniversary: 1898-1973.
Subjects
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church (Camp Hill, Pa.) - History.
Lutheran church buildings - Camp Hill (Pa.)
Camp Hill (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.843 C933c
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Early History of the Church of the Brethren (German Baptist Brethren) in America, 1729-1890

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Author
Bomberger, Christian.
Date of Publication
1975.
Call Number
286.5 B844e
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Responsibility
revised and edited by Isaac Wayne Keller.
Author
Bomberger, Christian.
Place of Publication
Typescript
Date of Publication
1975.
Physical Description
26 leaves, 28 cm.
Notes
"Among the books and papers which have passed from generation to generation in the Keller family is a small leather-bound, hand-written booklet. The firsrt entry states: "Copy of memorandum of the Brethren's Church kept by Christian Bomberger, Rothsville." The copy was made by Lizzie W. Keller, Springville.
Translation of the German notes by Frielinde Kratz Ebersole.
Not indexed.
Subjects
Conestoga Church of the Breheren (Leola, Pa) - History.
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Pennsylvania - Lancaster - Genealogy
Leola (Pa.) - Church history.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Church history.
Additional Author
Ebersole, Frielinde Kratz.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Church Record
Call Number
286.5 B844e
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The Hans Herr House Restoration Committee announces Phase II of the project to restore the oldest surviving house of Lancaster County

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Date of Publication
1975?
Call Number
728.37 H564
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Restoration Committee,
Date of Publication
1975?
Physical Description
12 p. : ill. ; 16 x 23.
Notes
Cover title: The Hans Herr House phase II.
1880 photograph of the House on the cover.
Dated Lentel above door on the cover.
Subjects
Hans Herr House (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Hans Herr House (Lancaster City, Pa.)
Historic buildings - Lancaster (City), Pa.
Additional Corporate Author
Hans Herr House Restoration Committee (Lancaster City, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
728.37 H564
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History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with biographical sketches of many of its prominent men

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Author
Ellis, Franklin,
Date of Publication
1974]
Call Number
974.815 LACO E47 reprint
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Alternate Title
Ellis and Evans: History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Responsibility
by Franklin Ellis and Samuel Evans.
Author
Ellis, Franklin,
Place of Publication
[Evansville, Ind
Publisher
Unigraphic,
Date of Publication
1974]
Physical Description
1101 p. illus. 29 cm.
Notes
Reprint. Originally published: Philadelphia, Everts & Peck, 1883.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Additional Author
Evans, Samuel,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
974.815 LACO E47 reprint
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History of Cumberland and Adams counties, Pennsylvania. Containing history of the counties, their townships, towns, villages, schools, churches, industries, etc.; Portraits of early settlers and prominent men; Biographies; History of Pennsylvania, statistical and miscellaneous matter, etc., etc

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Date of Publication
1886. 1974]
Call Number
974.843 C969h
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Responsibility
Illustrated.
Place of Publication
Chicago, [Evansville, Ind
Publisher
Warner, Beers & co., Unigraphic, Inc.
Date of Publication
1886. 1974]
Physical Description
x,588, 92, 516, 106 p. illus. 24 cm.
Notes
Indexes added for each section
Reproduction...through the sponsorship of the Cumberland County Historical Society, Carlisle, Pa. and the Adams County Historical Society, Gettysburg, Pa.
Subjects
Cumberland Co, - Pennsylvania - History
Cumberland Co, - Pennsylvania - Biography.
Adams Co., - Pennsylvania - History.
Adams Co., - Pennsylvania - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.843 C969h
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History of the county of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men

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Author
Albert, George Dallas.
Date of Publication
1975]
Call Number
974.881 A333
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Responsibility
Edited by George Dallas Albert. Illustrated. Philadelphia: L.H. Everts and Co., 1882.
Author
Albert, George Dallas.
Place of Publication
[Evansville, Ind
Publisher
Unigraphic, Inc.,
Date of Publication
1975]
Physical Description
727, 113 p. illus., ports., maps 28 cm.
Notes
Indexed.
Subjects
Westmoreland County (Pa.) - History.
Westmoreland County (Pa.) - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.881 A333
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Water powered grist mills of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1750-1825 From the King's Continental, State and County tax and assessment lists at the Lancaster County Historical Society, 1971

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Author
Lord, Arthur C.
Date of Publication
1971.
Call Number
725.4 L866
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Responsibility
by Arthur C. Lord.
Author
Lord, Arthur C.
Place of Publication
S.l
Publisher
s.n.,
Date of Publication
1971.
Physical Description
1 v. (unpaged) ; 28 cm.
Notes
Typescript.
Subjects
Flour mills - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Mills and mill-work - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
725.4 L866
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