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The history of the Volunteer Fire Company of Akron, PA

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Author: Beard, Troy L.

Date of Publication: 2004.

Call Number: 352.3 B368

Author: Beard, Troy L.

Place of Publication: Computer printout

Date of Publication: 2004.

Physical Description: [7] l. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Fire departments - Pennsylvania - Akron; Fire fighters - Pennsylvania - Akron; Akron (Pa.) - Fires and prevention.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 352.3 B368

Christiana Fire Company : the early years

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo11965

Author: Walton, Leonard.

Call Number: 905.748 OAHS v.4, no.5

Responsibility: by Leonard Walton.

Author: Walton, Leonard.

Notes: In: Octorara Area Historical Society, v.4, no.5.

Subjects: Christiana Fire Company (Christiana, Pa.); Fire departments - Pennsylvania - Christiana.; Christiana (Pa.) - History.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article

Call Number: 905.748 OAHS v.4, no.5

The Sun Fire Company

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Author: Demuth, Ferdinand A.

Date of Publication: 1912

Ferdinand A. Demuth. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Sun Fire Company (Lancaster, Pa.) Fire departments--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History. Fire fighters--Pennsylvania--Lancaster. Lancaster (Pa.)--Fires and fire prevention. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1912

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Responsibility: by Ferdinand A. Demuth.

Author: Demuth, Ferdinand A.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1912

Physical Description: 153-162 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 16, no. 6

Subjects: Sun Fire Company (Lancaster, Pa.); Fire departments - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Fire fighters - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Lancaster (Pa.) - Fires and fire prevention.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 16, number 6 (1912), p. 153-162Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.16

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Fire & water : a brief history of the Mount Joy Fire Department and the Public Water Works

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Author: Albert, Vera E.

Responsibility: Vera E. Albert

Author: Albert, Vera E.

Physical Description: i-iv, 1-35 p.

Subjects: Mount Joy Fire Department (Mount Joy, Pa.); Public Water Works (Mount Joy, Pa.); Fire Departments - Pennsylvania - Mount Joy; Water-supply - Pennsylvania - Mount Joy

Contained In: Mount Joy Area Historical Society v.15, no. 1, 2010Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County974.815 MOJT H673 v.15, no.1

Charter and by-laws of the Washington Steam Fire Engine and Hose Company, No. 4, of the city of Lancaster instituted March 4, A. D 1820, incorporated Sept. 23 A. D. 1852

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Corporate Author: Washington Steam Fire Engine Co. No. 4 (Lancaster, Pa.)

Date of Publication: 1870.

Call Number: 353.3 W517

Corporate Author: Washington Steam Fire Engine Co. No. 4 (Lancaster, Pa.)

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Examiner & Herald Print.,

Date of Publication: 1870.

Physical Description: 31 p. ; 11 cm.

Notes: Blank election of member form precedes title page.; List of honorary members, active members and contributing members.

Subjects: Washington Steam Fire Engine Co. No. 4 (Lancaster, Pa.); Fire departments - Pennsylvania - Lancaster - By-laws.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 353.3 W517

History of the Columbia Steam Fire Engine and Hose Company, no. 1, Columbia, PA : 1796-1899

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Date of Publication: 1899.

Call Number: 352.3 H673

Place of Publication: Columbia, Pa

Publisher: Herald Steam Print ,

Date of Publication: 1899.

Physical Description: 64 p. : ill. ; 17 cm.

Notes: Includes advertisements.

Subjects: Fire departments - Pennsylvania - Columbia

Additional Author: Peltier, Eugene.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 352.3 H673

Historical sketch of the Union fire company, no. 1, of the city of Lancaster, Penna., from 1760 to 1879

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo9021

Author: Sanderson, Alfred.

Date of Publication: 1879.

Call Number: 352.3 U58s

Responsibility: By Alfred Sanderson.

Author: Sanderson, Alfred.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: The Company,

Date of Publication: 1879.

Physical Description: viii, 9-153 p. : fronts., illus., ports. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Union Fire Company, No. 1 (Lancaster, Pa.); Lancaster (Pa.) - Fires and fire prevention.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books; Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 352.3 U58s

A short account of the early history of Parkesburg and the celebrations there, March 11, 1876

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13214

Author: Douglass, Hugh.

Call Number: 905.748 OAHS v.3, no.8

Author: Douglass, Hugh.

Notes: Octorara Area Historical Society, v.3, no.8.

Subjects: Parkesburg, Pa. - History.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article

Call Number: 905.748 OAHS v.3, no.8

The history of northeastern Pennsylvania : the last 100 years : proceedings of the twelfth annual Conference on the History of Northeastern Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12044

Date of Publication: 2000?]

Call Number: 974.83 C748 2000

Meeting: Conference on the History of Northeastern Pennsylvania (12th : 2000 : Nanticoke, PA)

Place of Publication: [Nanticoke, PA

Publisher: Luzerne County Community College,

Date of Publication: 2000?]

Physical Description: 117 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Notes: Title from cover.; "Sponsored by the LCCC Social Science/History Department."; Includes bibliographical references.

Subjects: Lynett, Elizabeth R.; Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Railroad Company.; International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union.; Electric railroads - Pennsylvania; Women's rights - Lackawanna County (PA); Clothing factories - Pennsylvania; African-American children - Wilkes-Barre (PA); African-American - Wilkes-Barre (PA); African-American politicians - Wilkes-Barre (PA); Strikes and lockouts; Census - Wilkes-Barre (PA); Coal mines and mining in art - Pennsylvania.; Coal miners in art - Pennsylvania.; Art, modern - Pennsylvania.; Wilkes-Barre (PA) - History - Spanish-American War, 1898 - Participation, African-Americans.; Wyoming Valley (PA) - History.; Lackawanna Valley (PA) - History.

Additional Corporate Author: Luzerne County Community College. Social Science History Department.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.83 C748 2000

Union Fire Company Number One, 199th anniversary banquet, Saturday Evening, September 26, 1959

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15880

Date of Publication: [1959?]

Call Number: 352.3 U58a 199th

Alternate Title: Union Fire Co. No. 1, 199thanniversary; 199th anniversary, Union Fire Company Number One, Saturday Evening, September 26, 1959

Place of Publication: [Lancaster, Pa.]

Publisher: Union Fire Co. No. 1,

Date of Publication: [1959?]

Physical Description: [20] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Notes: Cover title.

Contents: The Secret of Union Number One's Survival / John W. W. Loose.

Subjects: Union Fire Company, No. 1 (Lancaster, Pa.); Fire departments - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County

Additional Author: Loose, John Ward Willson

Additional Corporate Author: Union Fire Company, No. 1 (Lancaster, Pa.)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 352.3 U58a 199th

Act of incorporation, constitution and by-laws of the Pioneer Fire Company of Marietta, Lancaster County, Pa

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16842

Date of Publication: 1934.

Call Number: 352.3 A188

Place of Publication: Marietta, Pa

Publisher: Marietta Times print ,

Date of Publication: 1934.

Physical Description: 29 p. ; 15 cm.

Notes: Cover title: Pioneer Fire Company No. 1: Marietta, Pa.

Subjects: Fire departments - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 352.3 A188

Down the pike : a history of the Chambersburg-Bedford Turnpike Company

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2302

Author: Nelson, John H.

Date of Publication: 1989.

Call Number: 388 N427

Responsibility: written by John H. Nelson.

Author: Nelson, John H.

Place of Publication: McConnellsburg, PA

Publisher: Fulton County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1989.

Physical Description: 65, 35 p. : ill., facsims. ; 22 cm.

Series: Fulton County Historical Society (Pa.) (Series) ;

Notes: Includes text of: Laws relating to the Chambersburg and Bedford Turnpike Road Company (Chambersburg, Pa. : M. Kieffer, 1860).; Bibliography: p. 63-64.

Contents: Contents: 1. A brief look at the development of turnpikes -- 2. The origination of the Chambersburg-Bedford Turnpike Company -- 3. Growth and demise of the company -- 4. End of an era -- 5. Bridges -- 6. Tollgates and tollhouses -- 7. Incidents along the pike -- Stockholders, managers and toolkeepers -- Sources -- Laws of the Chambersburg and Bedford Turnpike Road Company

Subjects: Chambersburg-Bedford Turnpike Company - History.; Toll roads - Pennsylvania.; Bedford County (Pa.) - History.; Fulton County (Pa.) - History.; Franklin County (Pa.) - History.

Additional Corporate Author: Fulton County Historical Society (Pa.)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 388 N427

Short history of Lancaster Fire Department since 1882

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1390

Author: Villee, Claude E.

Date of Publication: 1959.

lead the parade of fire companies in 1874 re- sulted in that group refusing to march in the procession at all. Not only was the Union company miffed that they were not given the honor posi- tion, but their pride in supplying the Union Guards, Company B of the 1st Pennsylvania Reserves, was dealt a

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Responsibility: by Claude E. Villee.

Author: Villee, Claude E.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1959.

Physical Description: [137]-148 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 63, no. 3

Notes: Includes chronology of major fires in Lancaster City 1882-1956.

Subjects: Lancaster Fire Department (Lancaster, Pa.); Fire departments - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 63, number 3 (1959), p. 137-148Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.63

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The Fireman's Association of the State of Pennsylvania Annual Convention Lancaster

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Corporate Author: The Firemen's Association of the State of Pennsylvania.

Date of Publication: 19--.

Call Number: 353.3 F523

Corporate Author: The Firemen's Association of the State of Pennsylvania.

Place of Publication: [Lancaster, Pa.]

Publisher: [the Association,

Date of Publication: 19--.

Physical Description: v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 28 cm.

Notes: Cover title.; Includes advertising.; Library has: 1932, 1947, 1955, 1970.; 1955 has Joint memorial service, the Firemen's Association of the State of Pennsylvania and the Women's Auxliary held during the convention.

Subjects: Fire fighters - Pennsylvania.; Fire departments - Pennsylvania.; Fire departments - Pennsylvania - Lancaster; Lancaster (Pa.)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 353.3 F523

Historical sketches of the formation and founders of the Philadelphia Hose Company ... Taken from addresses delivered before the Company. Together with the proceedings of the fiftieth anniversary celebration

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20868

Corporate Author: Philadelphia Hose Company.

Date of Publication: 1854.

Call Number: 352.3 P544

Corporate Author: Philadelphia Hose Company.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: The Company,

Date of Publication: 1854.

Physical Description: 93 [2] pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes: Includes various addresses delivered by Richard Vaux.; First eight pages missing, photocopy of preface laid in.

Subjects: Fire departments - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia

Additional Author: Vaux, Richard.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 352.3 P544

... Old home week and Hope Hose company no. 1 centennial, Manheim, Pennsylvania June 30 to July 5, 1912

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16046

Date of Publication: 1912?

Call Number: 749 D754 1914

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Place of Publication: S.l

Publisher: Published by the Committee on Print. and Advertising,

Date of Publication: 1912?

Physical Description: xvi, 180 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Notes: At head of title: 1812--Souvenir book--1912.; Includes advertisements.; Bound with The Bible in Iron and A brief History of Lancaster.

Subjects: Hope Hose Fire company no. 1.; Fire departments - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Manheim (Pa.) - History.

Additional Corporate Author: Hope Hose Fire company no. 1. Centennial committee.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 749 D754 1914

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Germantown and the Germans : an exhibition of books, manuscripts, prints, and photographs from the collections of the Library Company of Philadelphia and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, October 1983 to January 1984

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Corporate Author: Library Company of Philadelphia.

Date of Publication: 1983.

Call Number: 745 G373

Corporate Author: Library Company of Philadelphia.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: [The Library : The Society],

Date of Publication: 1983.

Physical Description: 120 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Library Company of Philadelphia - Exhibitions.; Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Exhibitions.; German Americans - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia; Printing; Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.) - History - Sources - Exhibitions.; Philadelphia (Pa.) - History - Sources - Exhibitions.

Additional Corporate Author: Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 745 G373

50th anniversary, 1918-1968, celebration & parade : Keystone Fire Company, Rehrersburg, Pa., Saturday, June 8, 1968, rain or shine

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4925

Date of Publication: 1968]

Call Number: 974.816 R345

Place of Publication: [Rehrersburg, Pa.?

Publisher: s.n.,

Date of Publication: 1968]

Physical Description: 60 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Notes: Title from cover.; Includes "History of the Keystone Fire Company of Rehrersburg, Pa." by Schuyler C. Brossman."

Subjects: Keystone Fire Company (Rehrersburg, Pa.) - History.; Fire prevention - Pennsylvania - Rehrersburg.

Additional Author: Brossman, Schuyler C.

Additional Corporate Author: Keystone Fire Company (Rehrersburg, Pa.)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.816 R345

Union Fire Company Number One, 231st anniversary, 1742-1973

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17738

Date of Publication: [1742-]

Call Number: 352.3 U58u

Place of Publication: [Lancaster, Pa.]

Publisher: [Union Fire Company Number 1] ,

Date of Publication: [1742-]

Physical Description: [26 p.], ill. ; 23 cm.

Notes: Title from cover.; Includes advertisements.

Contents: Lancaster's first steam pumper: a Union Fire Company innovation / Jack W. W. Loose -- Soldiers and sailors minumnet [sic.] designated United States shrine / Frederic S. Klein.

Subjects: Union Fire Company Number One.; Fire departments - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Additional Author: Klein, Frederic Shriver,; Loose, John Ward Willson.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 352.3 U58u

Union Fire Company Number One, 233rd anniversary, 1742-1975

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19832

Date of Publication: [1742-]

Call Number: 352.3 U58a 233rd

Place of Publication: [Lancaster, Pa.]

Publisher: [Union Fire Company Number 1] ,

Date of Publication: [1742-]

Physical Description: [16 p.] , ill. ; 28 cm.

Notes: Title from cover.; Includes advertisements.

Contents: May its existence by pertetual / Jack W. W. Loose.

Subjects: Union Fire Company Number One.; Fire departments - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Additional Author: Loose, John Ward Willson.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 352.3 U58a 233rd

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Fire & water : a brief history of the Mount Joy Fire Department and the Public Water Works

Charter and by-laws of the Washington Steam Fire Engine and Hose Company, No. 4, of the city of Lancaster instituted March 4, A. D 1820, incorporated Sept. 23 A. D. 1852

History of the Columbia Steam Fire Engine and Hose Company, no. 1, Columbia, PA : 1796-1899

Historical sketch of the Union fire company, no. 1, of the city of Lancaster, Penna., from 1760 to 1879

A short account of the early history of Parkesburg and the celebrations there, March 11, 1876

The history of northeastern Pennsylvania : the last 100 years : proceedings of the twelfth annual Conference on the History of Northeastern Pennsylvania

Union Fire Company Number One, 199th anniversary banquet, Saturday Evening, September 26, 1959

Act of incorporation, constitution and by-laws of the Pioneer Fire Company of Marietta, Lancaster County, Pa

Down the pike : a history of the Chambersburg-Bedford Turnpike Company

Short history of Lancaster Fire Department since 1882

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The Fireman's Association of the State of Pennsylvania Annual Convention Lancaster

Historical sketches of the formation and founders of the Philadelphia Hose Company ... Taken from addresses delivered before the Company. Together with the proceedings of the fiftieth anniversary celebration

... Old home week and Hope Hose company no. 1 centennial, Manheim, Pennsylvania June 30 to July 5, 1912

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Germantown and the Germans : an exhibition of books, manuscripts, prints, and photographs from the collections of the Library Company of Philadelphia and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, October 1983 to January 1984

50th anniversary, 1918-1968, celebration & parade : Keystone Fire Company, Rehrersburg, Pa., Saturday, June 8, 1968, rain or shine

Union Fire Company Number One, 231st anniversary, 1742-1973

Union Fire Company Number One, 233rd anniversary, 1742-1975