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Willow, oak & rye : basket traditions in Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8231
Author
Lasansky, Jeannette.
Date of Publication
1979.
Call Number
746.41 L294
Responsibility
Jeannette Lasansky ; [photography, William W. Irwin].
ISBN
0271002298
Author
Lasansky, Jeannette.
Place of Publication
University Park, Pa
Publisher
The Pennsylvania State University Press,
Date of Publication
1979.
Physical Description
60 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Notes
"An oral traditions project."
"Keystone Books."
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 58-59.
Summary
"This book examines the 19th- and 20th-century baskets made by immigrants and their descendants, and points out in what ways these baskets resemble or differ from those made in other parts of the country. Regional styles within the state are identified and baskets are discussed in terms of changing construction methods, materials, and the forms or shapes used by the makers." [from the publisher]
Subjects
Basket making - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
746.41 L294
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A gallery of Amish quilts : design diversity from a plain people

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8256
Author
Bishop, Robert Charles.
Date of Publication
1976.
Call Number
746.46 B622g
Responsibility
Robert Bishop and Elizabeth Safanda.
ISBN
0525474447 (pbk.)
0525111336 (hard)
Author
Bishop, Robert Charles.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Dutton,
Date of Publication
1976.
Physical Description
96 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 95-96.
Subjects
Amish Quilts.
Additional Author
Safanda, Elizabeth.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
746.46 B622g
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The Zartman family, 1692-1942

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8258
Author
Zartman, Rufus Calvin.
Edition
Rev. and enl.
Date of Publication
1978, c1942.
Call Number
929 Z38 1978
Responsibility
by Rufus C. Zartman.
Author
Zartman, Rufus Calvin.
Edition
Rev. and enl.
Place of Publication
Baltimore, Md
Publisher
Gateway Press, Inc.,
Date of Publication
1978, c1942.
Physical Description
xix, 432 p. : ill., coat of arms, facsim., ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Reprinted under the sponsorship of Zartman Association of America.
Includes index.
Subjects
Zartman family (Alexander Zartman, d. 1762)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 Z38 1978
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Records of marriages and burials in the Monocacy Church in Frederick County, Maryland, and in the Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in the city of Frederick, Maryland, 1743-1811

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8347
Author
Weiser, Frederick Sheely,
Date of Publication
1972.
Call Number
975.2 W427r
Responsibility
Translated and edited by Frederick Sheely Weiser.
Author
Weiser, Frederick Sheely,
Place of Publication
Washington
Publisher
National Genealogical Society,
Date of Publication
1972.
Physical Description
ix, 183 p. 24 cm.
Series
National Genealogical Society. Special publication no. 38
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Registers of births, etc. - Maryland - Frederick County.
Registers of births, etc. - Maryland - Frederick.
Frederick County (Md.) - Genealogy.
Frederick (Md.) - Genealogy.
Additional Corporate Author
Frederick (Md.). Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Maryland.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
975.2 W427r
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The early settlers of Maryland; an index to names of immigrants compiled from records of land patents, 1633-1680, in the Hall of Records, Annapolis, Maryland

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8349
Author
Skordas, Gust,
Date of Publication
1979.
Call Number
975.2 S628
Responsibility
Edited with an introd. by Gust Skordas and a foreword by Morris L. Radoff.
Author
Skordas, Gust,
Place of Publication
Baltimore
Publisher
Genealogical Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
1979.
Physical Description
xi, 525 p. 22 cm.
Notes
Based on List of early Maryland settlers, 1634-1682, compiled by J. M. Brewer, and others, and completed by A. Trader.
Reprint of the 1968 edition.
Subjects
Land grants - Maryland.
Maryland - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - Sources.
Additional Author
Brewer, John M.
Trader, Arthur,
Additional Corporate Author
Maryland. Hall of Records Commission.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
975.2 S628
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Early American portrait show

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8435
Date of Publication
1976.
Call Number
708.1 C734
Responsibility
sponsored by the Lancaster Summer Arts Festival.
Place of Publication
[S.n
Publisher
s.l]
Date of Publication
1976.
Physical Description
unpaged : title port. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Photocopy.
Portrait listing laid in back.
Contents
Ross, George - Ross, Ann Lawler - Solomon, Joseph - Etting, Shinah Solomon - Smith, Mary Yeates - Cunningham, John - Cunningham, Rebecca Lauck - Creel, Mr. & Mrs. Charles - Say, Dr. & Mrs. Benjamin - Eichholtz, Jacob - Howell, Amos, Jr. - Howell, Sarah Provost - Steinman, John Frederick, II - Burrowes, Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Bredin - Bowman, Samuel - Cameron family member - Funk, Mr. & Mrs. John - Washington, George - Grosh, Mr. & Mrs. Samuel - Gentleman, unknown - Uhler, Mr & Mrs. John - The Ritz brothers - Arndt, Mr. & Mrs. Philip - Gorisch, John - Girl, unknown - Haldeman, Mary - Haldeman, Sarah - Endress, Christian - Moore, Richard Channing - Godfrey, William - Carpenter, Mr. & Mrs. William [?]
Subjects
Portraits, American
United States - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Biography.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster Summer Arts Festival.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
708.1 C734
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Muncy Valley lifeline : the life and times of the Williamsport & North Branch and Eagles Mere Railroads

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8436
Author
Taber, Thomas Townsend.
Edition
2nd ed.
Date of Publication
1972.
Call Number
674 T113
Author
Taber, Thomas Townsend.
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Muncy, Pa
Publisher
The author,
Date of Publication
1972.
Physical Description
64 p. : illus. ;
Subjects
Railroads - Pennsylvania
Eagles Mere Railroads.
Williamsport & North Branch Railroads.
Locomotives.
Muncy (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
674 T113
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American axes; a survey of their development and their makers

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8440
Author
Kauffman, Henry J.,
Date of Publication
[1972]
Call Number
672.87 K21
Responsibility
by Henry J. Kauffman.
ISBN
0828901384
Author
Kauffman, Henry J.,
Place of Publication
Brattleboro, Vt
Publisher
S. Greene Press
Date of Publication
[1972]
Physical Description
151 p. illus. 29 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 148.
Subjects
Axes - United States.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
672.87 K21
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The dating of old houses : a paper read by Dr. Henry C. Mercer, of Doylestown, Pa., at a meeting of The Bucks County Historical Society, at New Hope, Bucks County, Pa., Oct. 13, 1923

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8447
Author
Mercer, Henry Chapman,
Date of Publication
1976.
Call Number
721 M554
Author
Mercer, Henry Chapman,
Place of Publication
[Doylestown] Pa
Publisher
Bucks County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1976.
Physical Description
28 p. : ill.
Notes
Reprinted from Bucks County Historical Society Papers, v. 5.
Subjects
Building - Pennsylvania.
Ironwork.
Pennsylvania - Historic houses, etc.
Additional Author
Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, Pa.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
721 M554
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The Pennsylvania-German in the settlement of Maryland

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8535
Author
Nead, Daniel Wunderlich,
Date of Publication
1975.
Call Number
975.2 N338
Responsibility
by Daniel Wunderlich Nead.
ISBN
0806306785
Author
Nead, Daniel Wunderlich,
Place of Publication
Baltimore
Publisher
Genealogical Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
1975.
Physical Description
xii, 304 p., [16] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Reprint of the 1914 ed. published by the Pennsylvania-German Society, Lancaster, Pa.
Includes indexes.
Bibliography: p. xi-xii.
Subjects
Pennsylvania Dutch - Maryland.
Maryland - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Maryland - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
975.2 N338
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Country cooking : recipes & utensils from rural America

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8543
Author
Smith, Elmer Lewis.
Date of Publication
[1975]
Call Number
641.5 S646c
Author
Smith, Elmer Lewis.
Place of Publication
Lebanon, Pa
Publisher
Applied Arts,
Date of Publication
[1975]
Physical Description
32 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Cookery, American.
Kitchen utensils - United States.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
641.5 S646c
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Early country furniture

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8544
Author
Horst, Melvin.
Date of Publication
[1970]
Call Number
749.213 S646
Responsibility
Photography by Mel Horst. Text by Elmer L. Smith.
ISBN
0911410252
Author
Horst, Melvin.
Place of Publication
Lebanon, Pa
Publisher
Applied Arts Publishers,
Date of Publication
[1970]
Physical Description
40 p. illus. 28 cm.
Subjects
Furniture - United States.
Folk art - United States.
Additional Author
Smith, Elmer Lewis.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
749.213 S646
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Colonial Maryland naturalizations

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8568
Author
Wyand, Jeffrey A.
Date of Publication
1975.
Call Number
975.2 W974
Responsibility
by Jeffrey A. Wyand and Florence L. Wyand.
ISBN
0806306807
Author
Wyand, Jeffrey A.
Place of Publication
Baltimore
Publisher
Genealogical Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
1975.
Physical Description
xv, 104 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Subjects
Registers of births, etc. - Maryland.
Naturalization records - Maryland.
Maryland - Genealogy.
Additional Author
Wyand, Florence L.,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
975.2 W974
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Shenandoah Valley cooking; recipes and kitchen lore

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8574
Author
Smith, Elmer Lewis.
Date of Publication
1971.
Call Number
641.5 S646s
Responsibility
Compiled by Elmer L. Smith.
Author
Smith, Elmer Lewis.
Place of Publication
Lebanon, Pa
Publisher
Published for Shenandoah Valley Folklore Society by Applied Arts Publishers
Date of Publication
1971.
Physical Description
34 p. illus. 28 cm.
Subjects
Cookery - Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.)
Additional Corporate Author
Shenandoah Valley Folklore Society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
641.5 S646s
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Author
Miller, Ernest C.
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
[1975].
Call Number
813.54 M647
ISBN
0805921737 :
Author
Miller, Ernest C.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Dorrance & Co.
Date of Publication
[1975].
Physical Description
213 p.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History - Fiction.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
813.54 M647
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Mountain Mary; an historical tale of early Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8594
Author
Wollenweber, L. A.
Date of Publication
[1974]
Call Number
811 W864
Responsibility
Translation and introd. by John Joseph Stoudt.
ISBN
0873870581
Author
Wollenweber, L. A.
Uniform Title
Berg Maria.
Place of Publication
York, Pa
Publisher
Liberty Cap Books
Date of Publication
[1974]
Physical Description
79 p. illus. 23 cm.
Notes
Translation of Die Berg Maria.
Includes bibliographical references.
"Mountain Mary " is popular Pennsylvania Dutch legend of a woman who, as a hermit, traveled far and wide to attend to the sick with her art of healing.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History - Fiction.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
811 W864
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Author
Updike, John.
Date of Publication
[1974]
Call Number
812.5 U66
Responsibility
a play.
ISBN
0233965645
Author
Updike, John.
Place of Publication
[London]
Publisher
A. Deutsch
Date of Publication
[1974]
Physical Description
262p. 21cm.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - Pres. U.S., - 1791-1860 - Drama.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
812.5 U66
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Author
Neidermyer, Dan,
Date of Publication
1973
Call Number
813.54 N397
ISBN
0836117050
Author
Neidermyer, Dan,
Place of Publication
Scottdale, Pa
Publisher
Herald Press
Date of Publication
1973
Physical Description
291 p. 21 cm.
Subjects
Amish - Pennsylvania
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
813.54 N397
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Tenderfoot to sourdough : the true adventures of Amos Entheus Ball in the Klondike gold rush as told in his own words

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8617
Author
Ball, Amos Entheus.
Date of Publication
1975.
Call Number
813.54 P963
Responsibility
by Hazel T. Procter.
Author
Ball, Amos Entheus.
Place of Publication
New Holland, Pa
Publisher
E. C. Procter,
Date of Publication
1975.
Physical Description
xii, 94 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Ball, Amos Entheus.
Klondike River Valley (Yukon) - Gold discoveries.
Additional Author
Procter, Hazel T.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
813.54 P963
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Early tools and equipment

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8634
Author
Smith, Elmer Lewis.
Date of Publication
[1973]
Call Number
621.9 S646
Responsibility
by Elmer L. Smith. Photography by Mel Horst.
Author
Smith, Elmer Lewis.
Place of Publication
Lebanon, Pa
Publisher
Applied Arts Publishers
Date of Publication
[1973]
Physical Description
32 p. (chiefly illus.) 28 cm.
Subjects
Tools
Additional Author
Horst, Melvin,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
621.9 S646
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