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A digest of the ordinances of the city of Lancaster and of the acts of Assembly relating thereto

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18898
Corporate Author
Lancaster (Pa.)
Date of Publication
1880.
Call Number
352.008 E855 1880
Alternate Title
City ordinances
Responsibility
Arranged and digested by William Leaman and George Nauman.
Corporate Author
Lancaster (Pa.)
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
John A. Hiestand, "Examiner" Print.
Date of Publication
1880.
Physical Description
216 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
"Published by authority of councils."
Includes index.
Contents
Charter of the city of Lancaster -- A digest of the acts of Assembly and ordinances -- Rules for the government of the Common Council of the city of Lancaster -- Rules for the government of the Select Council of the city of Lancaster -- Rules for regulating the intercourse and business between the Select and Common Councils.
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.). - Common Council - Rules and practice.
Lancaster (Pa.). - Select Council - Rules and practice.
Ordinances, Municipal - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Charters.
Additional Author
Nauman, George,
Leaman, William.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster (Pa.). Common Council.
Lancaster (Pa.). Select Council.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
352.008 E855 1880
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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

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3954
Author
Heart, Jonathan,
Date of Publication
1885.
Call Number
923.5 H436b
Author
Heart, Jonathan,
Place of Publication
Albany
Publisher
J. Munsell's Sons,
Date of Publication
1885.
Physical Description
xv, 94 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes
"Edition of 150 copies."
Includes Dickinson-Harmar correspondence of 1784-5.
Subjects
Heart, Jonathan, - 1748-1791.
United States. - Army. - Infantry, 1st.
Indians of North America - Ohio River Valley.
Ohio River Valley - History.
Pennsylvania - Description and travel.
Pittsburgh (Pa.) - History.
United States - History - Confederation, 1783-1789.
Additional Author
Butterfield, Consul Willshire,
Dickinson, John,
Harmar, Josiah,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.5 H436b
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Monthly fire records of Lancaster, Pennsylvania 1882 to 1950

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13083
Corporate Author
Lancaster City (Pa.), Bureau of Fire
Date of Publication
1882-1956.
Call Number
353.3 L245
Corporate Author
Lancaster City (Pa.), Bureau of Fire
Date of Publication
1882-1956.
Physical Description
3 parts ; 29 cm.
Notes
Typescript.
"These records made available for copying by the Lancaster County Historical Society, Oct. 31, 1973 by Edward G. Deatrick, Chief of Lancaster City Bureau of Fire, Chester R. Schwalm, Deputy Chief, Linda J. Hess, Secretary. Typed by volunteers Mrs. Richard H. Schopf, Mrs. Donald Bissinger.
Subjects
Fire departments
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster (Pa.) Bureau of Fire.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
353.3 L245
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History of the Underground railroad in Chester and the neighboring counties of Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4319
Author
Smedley, Robert C.,
Date of Publication
1883.
Call Number
973.7115 S637
Responsibility
By R.C. Smedley, M.D. ...
Author
Smedley, Robert C.,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Office of the Journal,
Date of Publication
1883.
Physical Description
3 p. ø., [ix]-xxiv, [25]-407 p. front., illus., ports. 19 cm.
Notes
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society.
Subjects
Underground railroad - Pennsylvania.
African Americans - Pennsylvania
Abolitionists - Pennsylvania - Biography.
Fugitive salves - Pennsylvania
Chester County (Pa.) - Biography.
Chester County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
973.7115 S637
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Hand-book of political information : containing the Declaration of Independence, Constitution of the United States and Pennsylvania, election laws of the State of Pennsylvania, officers of the general and state governments

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17664
Date of Publication
1888.
Call Number
352 H236
Responsibility
compiled by John H. Landis.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
New Era Printing House ,
Date of Publication
1888.
Physical Description
143 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Notes
Includes advertisements.
Subjects
Federal government - United States.
United States - Politics and government.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Politics and government.
Additional Author
Landis, John H.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
352 H236
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The Indians of Berks County, Pa., being a summary of all the tangible records of the aborigines of Berks County, and containing cuts and descriptions of the varieties of relics found within the county

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo5484
Author
Brunner, D. B.
Date of Publication
1881.
Call Number
974.816 B894
  1 website  
Responsibility
Written for the Society of Natural Sciences, Reading, Pa., by D.B. Brunner ...
Author
Brunner, D. B.
Place of Publication
Reading, Pa
Publisher
The Spirit of Berks Book and Job Printing Office,
Date of Publication
1881.
Physical Description
177 p. incl. illus., 34 pl. 23 cm.
Subjects
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Berks County (Pa.) - History.
Berks County (Pa.) - Antiquities.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.816 B894
Websites
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A compilation of Squire Thon's extracts : selected from diaries covering a period of nearly half a century

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20550
Author
Thon, Charles,
Date of Publication
1885.
Call Number
922.3 T486
Alternate Title
Extracts, Squire Thon's diary
Squire Thon's diary
Responsibility
by Charles Thon.
Author
Thon, Charles,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
New Era, Printer,
Date of Publication
1885.
Physical Description
158 pages ; 19 cm
Notes
"Reprint and index" copy by Gary T. Hawbaker compiled in 1993
Summary
Squire Thon was born in Germany in 1807. He kept a diary from 1847 until his death in 1888. He was well known in the county. His diary entries appeared in the Lancaster New Era newspaper for several years. His title of Squire came from his service as Justice of the Peace in Lancaster Township for 25 years
Subjects
Thon, Charles, - 1807-1888
Thon, Charles, - 1807-1888.
Manners and customs.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Personal narratives.
Diaries.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
922.3 T486
Copy Info
1993
1885
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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

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8536
Date of Publication
1886.
Call Number
974.84 H673 v. 1
974.84 H673 v. 2
Responsibility
edited by F. Ellis and A.N. Hungerford.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Everts, Peck & Richards,
Date of Publication
1886.
Physical Description
2 v., [27] leaves of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Contents
v. 1. General history -- Mifflin County -- Juniata County. v. 2. Perry County -- Union County -- Snyder County.
Subjects
Susquehanna Valley (Pa.) - History.
Juniata River Valley (Pa.) - History.
Mifflin County (Pa.) - History.
Mifflin County (Pa.) - Biography.
Juniata County (Pa.) - History.
Juniata County (Pa.) - Biography.
Perry County (Pa.) - History.
Perry County (Pa.) - Biography.
Union County (Pa.) - History.
Union County (Pa.) - Biography.
Snyder County (Pa.) - History.
Snyder County (Pa.) - Biography.
Additional Author
Ellis, Franklin,
Hungerford, Austin N.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.84 H673 v. 1
974.84 H673 v. 2
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Date of Publication
1854-1922.
Call Number
974.815 LACO L245i
Date of Publication
1854-1922.
Physical Description
2 vol. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
A series of pamphlets bound together.
Contents
Vol 1: Father Ferdinand Farmer, an apostolic missionary in three states by John F. Quirk--A discourse, delivered in the Leacock Presbyterian Church, Lancaster County, Pa., on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 1854 by P.J. Timlow--A discourse delivered in the Leacock Presbyterian Church, July 21st, 1892 by P.J. Timlow--Christ Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Pa.--Report of the commissioners appointed to examine the affairs of the Lancaster Savings Institution.
Vol.2: Resources and industries of the City of Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa.--Historical sketch of St. Anthony's Church, Lancaster, Penna., 1870-1895 by Anthony F. Dorley--A discourse delivered in the Leacock Presbyterian Church, Lancaster County, Pa., on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 1854--A discourse delivered in the Leacock Presbyterian Church, July 21st, 1892 by P.J. Timlow--Historical sketch of Zion's Reformed Church [Millersville] by D.H. Landis.
Subjects
Timlow, P.J.
St. Anthony's Church (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
Christ Lutheran Church (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
Lancaster Savings Institution - Report.
Leacock Presbyterian Church (Lancaste County, Pa.) - History.
Sacred Heart Academy (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
St. Anthony's Parochial School (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
Presbyterian Church (Lancaste County, Pa.)
Reformed Church (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Roman Catholic Church (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Lutheran Church (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Millersville (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Directories.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO L245i
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A history of Bethany Charge of the Reformed Church : in Lancaster County, Pa

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3261
Author
Tobias, D. C.
Date of Publication
1881.
Call Number
285.8 B562
Responsibility
by D.C. Tobias.
Author
Tobias, D. C.
Place of Publication
Lititz, Pa
Publisher
Record Print. Office,
Date of Publication
1881.
Physical Description
43 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Reformed Church in the United States - Pennsylvania.
Reformed Church in the United States. - Bethany Charge (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Church history.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
285.8 B562
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The Principio Company : A historical sketch of the first ironworks in Maryland

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8537
Author
Whitely, Henry C.
Date of Publication
1887.
Call Number
975.2 W594
Responsibility
by Henry C. Whitely.
Author
Whitely, Henry C.
Date of Publication
1887.
Notes
Mimeographed copy of the article published in Pennsylvania Magazine of History, v.11, 1887.
Subjects
Principio Company.
Iron industry and trade - Maryland
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
975.2 W594
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History of the counties of Dauphin and Lebanon in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania : biographical and genealogical

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2062
Author
Egle, William Henry,
Date of Publication
1883.
Call Number
974.818 E31
Responsibility
by William Henry Egle.
Author
Egle, William Henry,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Everts & Peck,
Date of Publication
1883.
Physical Description
viiii, 616, 360 p., [51] leaves of plates : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 18 cm.
Notes
Each county history has an index.
Subjects
Dauphin County (Pa.) - History.
Dauphin County (Pa.) - Biography.
Dauphin County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Lebanon County (Pa.) - History.
Lebanon County (Pa.) - Biography.
Lebanon County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.818 E31
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Catalogue of the Mechanics' Library Association of Lancaster, Penna

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo206
Date of Publication
1884.
Call Number
020 M486
Place of Publication
Lancaster
Publisher
Press of Inquirer Printing Company
Date of Publication
1884.
Physical Description
unp. 14 cm.
Notes
Instituted 1828.
Supplement 1 entitled Catalogue of Mechanics' Library Society of Lancaster City, with Supplement containing list of books purchased from 1884 to 1889 inclusive (1890); Supplement 2 entitled Supplement to catalogue of Mechanics' Library Society of Lancaster City,containing list of books purchased from 1889 to 1889 inclusive (1890).
Subjects
Library catalogs - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Mechanics' Library, Lancaster, Pa.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
020 M486
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Date of Publication
1889-
Call Number
050 L245L oversize
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
T. B. & H. B. Cochran.,
Date of Publication
1889-
Physical Description
v. ill. ; 31 cm.
Notes
LCHS has v.1 no. 1, 4, 5, 7, 10-18, 20, 22-30, 32, 36, 38, 49, 5l; v.2 no 4, 7, 8, 11-15, 20, 23, 30.
General articles, poetry, essays, cartoons, as well as local social and cultural events and marriages.
Includes many advertisements.
Bound into a single volume.
Subjects
Periodicals - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster, Pa. - Social life and customs
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
050 L245L oversize
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Warrant registers (for Pennsylvania Counties)

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13303
Date of Publication
1734 - 1935.
Call Number
Drawer 15, Sec. 1
Responsibility
Prepared by Wm. W. Britton, begun 1734, completed May 30, 1935 ;
Date of Publication
1734 - 1935.
Physical Description
4 reels ; 35 mm.
Notes
Microfilmed in 1957. Contains 20 volumes. Lancaster County warrants are on V. 16.
Labeled on box # 257 - # 261.
Material arranged by county and includes names of warrantee, date, acreage, location, date of return, name of patentee, where patent recorded, and where survey is copied.
Subjects
Pennsylvania. Department of Internal Affairs. Bureau of Land Records.
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania.
Land grants - Pennsylvania.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Dauphin County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Chester County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - York County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Cumberland County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Adams County.
Additional Author
Britton, William W.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 15, Sec. 1
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Corporate Author
Cliosophic Society of Lancaster.
Date of Publication
1889.
Call Number
367 C641 v.1
Corporate Author
Cliosophic Society of Lancaster.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
printed for the club,
Date of Publication
1889.
Physical Description
31 p. 29 cm.
Subjects
Franklin and Marshall College.
Lancaster Theological Seminary (Lancaster, Pa.)
Lancaster (Pa.) - Clubs.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
367 C641 v.1
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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

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2548
Date of Publication
1886.
Call Number
974.843 C969h
Place of Publication
Chicago
Publisher
Warner, Beers,
Date of Publication
1886.
Physical Description
132 p., 1 l., 588, 516 p. incl. illus., ports., double pl., double map. 26 cm.
Notes
By several authors.
Subjects
Cumberland County (Pa.) - History.
Cumberland County (Pa.) - Biography.
Adams County (Pa.) - History.
Adams County (Pa.) - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.843 C969h
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The Holy Bible ... with complete concordance ... Apocrypha and Psalms

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19504
Date of Publication
1888.
Call Number
220 C535 1888
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Henry Altemus,
Date of Publication
1888.
Physical Description
640, 104, [641]-848, 44, vii, 649-820 pages 32 cm
Notes
At head of title: Altemus' edition.
N.T. has special t.p.
In recessed area on front cover: Presented to Manheim Public High School by George W. Childs.
In poor condition.
Viewing contingent on staff availability, an appoinment may be required.
Contains also: "The New Testament ... revised A.D. 1881", p. viii, 649-820.
Elaborately tooled maroon leather with title on spine; marbled end papers; front cover detached from spine.
Subjects
Childs, George W.
Manheim High School (Manheim, Pa.)
Manheim Central School District (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Additional Title
Bible.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Bible
Call Number
220 C535 1888
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Ferris Bros.' Directory of Lancaster city and county for 1886

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18014
Date of Publication
1886
Call Number
917.4815 D598 1886 reprint
Place of Publication
Wilmington, De
Publisher
Ferris Bros. ;
Date of Publication
1886
Physical Description
34-766 p. : ill. : 28 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Reprint of original.
Pages 311-420 missing.
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - Directories
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Directories
Elizabethtown (Pa.) - Directories
Manheim (Pa.) - Directories
Marietta (Pa.) - Directories
Mount Joy (Pa.) - Directories
Strasburg (Pa.) - Directories
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
917.4815 D598 1886 reprint
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Rules, ordinances and charter of the Moravian Church at Lancaster, Pa

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15319
Corporate Author
Moravian Church (Lancaster, Pa.)
Date of Publication
1888.
Call Number
284.6 M831
Corporate Author
Moravian Church (Lancaster, Pa.)
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
E.S. Speaker,
Date of Publication
1888.
Physical Description
35 p. ; 18 cm.
Subjects
Moravians - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Churches.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
284.6 M831
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