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York county's historical heritage as the capital of the United States, 1777-1778 : including reproductions of the William Wagner collection of early American drawings and the Lewis Miller collection of early American folk art

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15269
Date of Publication
1959]
Call Number
974.841 Y61yh
Place of Publication
[York, Pa
Publisher
York Gazette Co.,
Date of Publication
1959]
Physical Description
39 [9] p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Notes
Cover title: York county's heritage, rich in early American art and history.
Subjects
York County (Pa.) - History.
United States - Capital and capitol - Pennsylvania - York - 1777-1778.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.841 Y61yh
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A history of the Garden Spot High School area

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19464
Date of Publication
1958
Call Number
975.815 EARL H674
Responsibility
by the Garden Spot Chapter Pennsylvania Federation of Junior Historians
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.] ;
Date of Publication
1958
Physical Description
27 p. ; 15 cm.
Notes
Includes advertising
Subjects
Pennsylvania Federation of Junior Historians
New Holland (Pa.) - History
Terre Hill (Pa.) - History
Brecknock Township - Lancaster County, Pa. - History
Caernarvon Township - Lancaster County, Pa. - History
Earl Township - Lancaster County, Pa. - History
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
975.815 EARL H674
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A history of the Little Britain Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, 1804 to 1954 : an address at the Sesqui centennial celebration, August 28, 1954

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo6050
Author
Shortlidge, Helen Wood.
Date of Publication
1954]
Call Number
289.6 L778h
Alternate Title
Little Britain Monthly Meeting
Responsibility
by Helen Wood Shortlidge.
Author
Shortlidge, Helen Wood.
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.,
Date of Publication
1954]
Physical Description
15 p. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Society of Friends. - Little Britain Monthly Meeting.
Quakers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Society of Friends - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Little Britain (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
289.6 L778h
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Pennsylvania Dutch guide-book

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3063
Date of Publication
1959-
Call Number
917.481 P412
Place of Publication
Lancaster
Publisher
Pennsylvania Dutch Tourist Bureau,
Date of Publication
1959-
Physical Description
v. ill. 23 cm.500
Notes
LCHS has 1959, 1960, revised 1963 ed., (c.1962) and rev, 1966. (c.1962).
Subjects
Germans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel - Guidebooks.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Dutch Visitors Bureau.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
917.481 P412
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Brief outline on the care of the poor, the sick, and insane of Lancaster County, Pa

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Author
Showalter, Henry A.
Date of Publication
1951
this particular phase of activity. Mrs. William Rote, Jr., and Mr. M. Luther Heisey, members of the Lancaster County Historical Society, advise that Dr. Samuel W. Miller, then recently graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Medical College, became superintendent and resident physician in 1895
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Responsibility
by Henry A. Showalter.
Author
Showalter, Henry A.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1951
Physical Description
[97]-[124] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 55, no. 4
Subjects
Poor - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Public welfare - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Hospitals - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Mentally ill - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Economic conditions.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social conditions.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 55, number 4 (1951), p. 97-124Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.55
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Amish and Pennsylvania Dutch tourist guide

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Date of Publication
c1959.
Call Number
917.48 A516
Responsibility
edited by Alfred L. Soemaker.
Place of Publication
Kutztown, Pa
Publisher
Pennsylvania Folklife Society,
Date of Publication
c1959.
Physical Description
116 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
"Dunkard 'Love Feasts' by Don Yoder": p. [40]-41.
Subjects
Pennsylvania Dutch
Amish
Pennsylvania Dutch - Folklore.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Additional Author
Shoemaker, Alfred Lewis,
Yoder, Don.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Folklife Society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
917.48 A516
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Author
Klein, H. M. J.
Date of Publication
1958
Call Number
974.815 LACI K64
Responsibility
by Dr. H.M.J. Klein
Author
Klein, H. M. J.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Cliosophic Society
Date of Publication
1958
Physical Description
25 p. 21 cm.
Subjects
Penn Square (Lancaster, Pa.)
Lancaster (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACI K64
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Survey of county historical societies in Pennsylvania

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1957.
A SURVEY OF COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETIES IN PENNSYLVANIA Few problems cause more concern among county historical society officers than those of finance, and particularly, the matter of sufficient income. This is not surprising in view of the emphasis placed on the virtue of the fatted treasury. A
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Responsibility
by Jack W. Willson Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1957.
Physical Description
[121]-128 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 61, no. 3
Subjects
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.) - History.
History - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 61, number 3 (1957), p. 121-128Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.61
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A history of fifty years of banking in Christiana, Pennsylvania : commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the Christiana National Bank, October 21, 1953

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo11496
Author
Hall, Margaretta L.
Date of Publication
1953.
Call Number
332.1 C555
Responsibility
by Margaretta L. Hall.
Author
Hall, Margaretta L.
Place of Publication
[s.l
Publisher
s.n.]
Date of Publication
1953.
Physical Description
[10] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Christiana (Pa.), National Bank - History.
Banks and banking - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
332.1 C555
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Some account of the singular beginnings of Philadelphia

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo6120
Author
Simon, Grant Miles.
Date of Publication
1957]
Call Number
974.811 S594 Oversize
Author
Simon, Grant Miles.
Place of Publication
[Philadelphia
Publisher
Carpenters' Co., Philadelphia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects,
Date of Publication
1957]
Physical Description
1 v. (unpaged) illus., facsims. 35 cm.
Notes
Cover title: The beginning of Philadelphia in the Province of Pennsylvania, 1682.
"[Published] on the occasion of the ... centenaries [of] the opening to the public of the Carpenters' Hall and the founding of the American Institute of Architects."
Subjects
Philadelphia (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Philadelphia (Pa.) - Pictorial works.
Additional Corporate Author
Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia.
American Institute of Architects. Philadelphia Chapter.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.811 S594 Oversize
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The mills along the Conoy Creek

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Author
Olweiler, Jacob N.
Date of Publication
1953.
The Along the Conoy creep BY JACOB N. OLWEILER Editor's Note. As a correspondent of the old Lancaster Examiner, over thirty-two years ago, Mr. Olweiler wrote about the Conoy mills. This story, in practically the original form, was read by him before the Lancaster County Historical Society, April 10
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Responsibility
by Jacob N. Olweiler.
Author
Olweiler, Jacob N.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1953.
Physical Description
[68]-74 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 57, no. 3
Subjects
Flour mills - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Conoy Creek (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 57, number 3 (1953), p. 68-74Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.57
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Out of the silent past : a short story of the Byerland Church and the community in which it grew up from its very beginning until the present time

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Author
Campbell, Rhoda H.
Date of Publication
1950]
Call Number
289.7 C189
Responsibility
Rhoda H. Campbell.
Author
Campbell, Rhoda H.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Feldser Printing,
Date of Publication
1950]
Physical Description
52 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Byerland Mennonite Congregation (Willow Street, Pa.)
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
289.7 C189
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The journals of Lewis and Clark

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Author
Lewis, Meriwether,
Date of Publication
1953.
Call Number
923.9 L675d
Responsibility
edited by Bernard De Voto. Maps by Erwin Raisz.
Author
Lewis, Meriwether,
Uniform Title
Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Place of Publication
Boston
Publisher
Houghton, Mifflin,
Date of Publication
1953.
Physical Description
iii, 504 p. maps. 23 cm.
Notes
"This condensation ... is based on ... Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, edited by Reuben Gold Thwaites ... published in 1904-05."
Subjects
West (U.S.) - Description and travel.
Missouri River.
Columbia River.
West (U.S.) - History - To 1848.
Additional Author
Clark, William,
De Voto, Bernard Augustine,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.9 L675d
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A brief history of the Lancaster County Historical Society

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1956
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.60, no. 1 & 2
Responsibility
by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1956
Physical Description
[1]-31 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 60, no. 1 & 2
Notes
Willson Memorial Building Special Issue.
Subjects
Willson, George B., - 1856-1929.
Rettew, Mary Willson, - 1865-1934.
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.60, no. 1 & 2
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Exploring Pennsylvania: its geography, history, and government

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Author
Stevens, Sylvester Kirby,
Date of Publication
[1953]
Call Number
974.8 P5415e
Responsibility
[by] Sylvester K. Stevens, Ralph W. Cordier [and] Florence O. Benjamin. Maps by Harold Faye.
Author
Stevens, Sylvester Kirby,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Harcourt, Brace
Date of Publication
[1953]
Physical Description
624 p. illus. 24 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History.
Pennsylvania - Description and travel.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1865-
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8 P5415e
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Days off : historical story of the Susquehanna Pirates and their cruises / by Edwin G. Searles

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19137
Author
Searles, Edwin G.
Date of Publication
1950?
Call Number
367 P667s
Author
Searles, Edwin G.
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.]
Date of Publication
1950?
Physical Description
37, 5 leaves: ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Included are newsletters for August 7,September 19, 1925 - May 17, 1926.
Subjects
Susquehanna Pirates.
Clubs - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
367 P667s
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Pennsylvania landscapes; a geography of the Commonwealth

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3443
Author
Murphy, Raymond E.
Edition
2d ed., rev. and rewritten.
Date of Publication
[1954, c1952]
Call Number
974.80091 M981
Responsibility
by Raymond E. Murphy and Marion F. Murphy.
Author
Murphy, Raymond E.
Edition
2d ed., rev. and rewritten.
Place of Publication
State College, Pa
Publisher
Penns Valley Publishers
Date of Publication
[1954, c1952]
Physical Description
296 p. illus. 24 cm.
Notes
---Pennsylvania landscapes workshop; stimulating problems in geography of the Commonwealth [by] Raymond E. Murphy [and] Marion F. Murphy. [State College, Pa., Penns Valley Publishers, c1953]
56 p. illus. 22 x 28 cm.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - Description and travel.
Additional Author
Murphy, Marion F.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80091 M981
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Book of the centuries : official publication of the Cumberland-Carlisle Bicentennial Celebration

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Corporate Author
Cumberland-Carlisle Bicentennial Celebration
Date of Publication
1951?]
Call Number
974.843 C278b
Responsibility
editor, Albert Carrière.
Corporate Author
Cumberland-Carlisle Bicentennial Celebration
Place of Publication
[Carlisle, Pa.?
Publisher
Cumberland-Carlisle Bicentennial Committee,
Date of Publication
1951?]
Physical Description
108, [8] p. : ill., ports. ; 28 cm.
Notes
"Held at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, June 17 to June 23, 1951 to commemorate the 200th anniversaries of Cumberland County and of Carlisle, Pennsylvania."
Subjects
Carlisle (Pa.) - Centennial celebrations, etc.
Cumberland County (Pa.) - Centennial celebrations, etc.
Carlisle (Pa.) - History.
Cumberland County (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Carrière, Albert.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.843 C278b
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Along the streets of old Lancaster

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1957.
ALONG THE STREETS OF OLD LANCASTER Vast changes in customs, manner and mode of living among the people residing along these streets of this colonial inland city of Lancaster have occurred over the passing years. There was music in the air — not from phonograph or radio — but from the street organ
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Responsibility
by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1957.
Physical Description
[62]-73 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 61, no. 2
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 19th century.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 61, number 2 (1957), p. 62-73Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.61
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Founding of the United Brethren Church in Lancaster County, Pennsyvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15426
Author
Gibble, Phares Brubaker,
Date of Publication
1950.
Call Number
974.9 L245 v. 54 1950
Responsibility
by Rev. P. B. Gibble.
Author
Gibble, Phares Brubaker,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1950.
Physical Description
[165] - 184 p. : ill, 23 cm.
Notes
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 54, no. 7.
Subjects
Otterbein, Philip William, - Bp., - 1726-1813.
Newcomer, Christian, - 1749-1830.
Boehm, Martin.
Newcomer, Christian.
Grosh, Christopher.
Hershey, Abraham.
Hershey, Christian,
Herr, Christian.
Herr, Abraham.
Smith, John Christian.
Riegel, John Adam.
Geyer, Geroge.
United Brethern in Christ - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - History.
Church of the United Brethren in Christ - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
974.9 L245 v. 54 1950
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