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Distinguished military men : Word Portraits of Eight of Columbia's Finest

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Author
Von Stetten, Wayne ,
Date of Publication
2006.
Call Number
923.5 V945
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Von Stetten, Wayne ,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Minuteman Press ,
Date of Publication
2006.
Physical Description
218 p. : parts. ; 23 cm.
Summary
This book discusses eight successful military men who all grew up in Columbia, Pennsylvania. Chapters: Brigadier General Thomas Welsh, Major General Edward Shannon, Lieutenant General Daniel Strickler, Vice Admiral Charles Mason, Brigadier General Charles Supplee, Rear Admiral Richard Kern, Major General Richard Snyder, and Major General Frank Smoker. No bibliography
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Welsh, Thomas , - 1824-1863.
Shannon, Edward Caswell , - 1870-1946.
Strickler, Daniel B. , - 1897-1992.
Mason, Charles Perry , - 1891-1971.
Supplee, Charles L. , - 1895-1971.
Kern, Richard , - 1891-1982.
Snyder, Richard , - 1912-1981.
Smoker, Frank H. , - Jr. - 1925-
World War, 1914-1918 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
World War, 1939-1945 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Korean War, 1950-1953
Mexican War, 1846-1848 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Spanish American War 1898 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Military biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.5 V945
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William Porter Steele

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Author
Frazer, Susan C.
Date of Publication
1912
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.16
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by Miss Susan C. Frazer.
Author
Frazer, Susan C.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1912
Physical Description
278 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 16, no. 9
Subjects
Steele, William Porter, - 1817-1864.
Artists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
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974.9 L245 v.16
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Report of the committee on the W. U. Hensel tablet unveiling

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Date of Publication
1915
report of the ex- ercises held Friday evening, April 9, 1915: Among the notable events that have been held under the direc- tion of the Lancaster County His- torical Society, none was more im- pressive than the public exercises on Friday evening at Hotel Brunswick, when the society, on behalf of the
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1915
Physical Description
[88]-120 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 19, no. 4
Subjects
Hensel, W. U. - 1851-1915.
Lincoln, Abraham, - 1809-1865.
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Greeley, Horace, - 1811-1872.
Hancock, Winfield Scott, - 1824-1886.
Roosevelt, Theodore, - 1858-1919.
Grant, Ulysses S. - 1822-1885.
Washington, George, - 1732-1799.
Hotel Brunswick (Lancaster, Pa.)
Hotels - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 19, number 4 (1915), p. 89-120Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.19
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The Mason-Dixon and Proclamation Lines: land surveying and Native Americans in Pennsylvania's borderlands

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Author
Strang, Cameron B.
Date of Publication
2012.
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by Cameron B Strang.
Author
Strang, Cameron B.
Date of Publication
2012.
Physical Description
5-23 p.
Subjects
Mason, Charles, - 1728-1786.
Dixon, Jeremiah, - 1733-1779.
Conestoga Indians
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania
Mason-Dixon Line.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Contained In
The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, v. 136, no. 1, January 2012.Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article905.748 HSP v. 136, no. 1
Websites
https://journals.psu.edu/pmhb/article/view/60640/60468
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Pride of Columbia: the life and legacy of Brig. Gen. Thomas Welsh Proceedings of a symposium Saturday October 20, 2007

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Date of Publication
ca. 2008.
Call Number
923.5 W461
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edited by Richard C. Wiggin.
Place of Publication
[S. l
Publisher
s. n.] ,
Date of Publication
ca. 2008.
Physical Description
53 p. ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
From cover: Sponsored jointly by: The Columbia Public Library and the Columbia Historic Preservation Society.
Subjects
Welsh, Thomas, - 1824-1863.
Mexican War, 1846-1848 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Military biography.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Biography.
Columbia (Pa.) - History.
Additional Corporate Author
The Columbia Public Library.
The Columbia Historic Preservation Society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.5 W461
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Columbia's favorite son : Gen. Thomas Welsh, the man and the myth Preceedings of a symposium Saturday October 25, 2008 / edited by Richard C. Wiggin

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Date of Publication
ca. 2009
Call Number
923.5 W461c
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[S.l
Publisher
s.n.],
Date of Publication
ca. 2009
Physical Description
65 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
From cover: Sponsored jointly by : The Columbia Public Library and the Columbia Historic Preservation Society.
Subjects
Welsh, Thomas, - 1824-1863.
Mexican War, 1846-1848 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Military biography
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Biography
Columbia (Pa.) - History
Additional Corporate Author
The Columbia Public Library (Pa.)
The Columbia Historic Preservation Society (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.5 W461c
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From where I stand

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Author
Bucher, Caleb, W.
Call Number
923.7 B919c
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Caleb W. Bucher.
Author
Bucher, Caleb, W.
Place of Publication
[Lititz, PA.]
Publisher
Caleb W. Bucher, c c1988.
Physical Description
127 p. ; 18 cm
Summary
A memoir by Caleb Bucher,school teacher,school principal, and college professor at Millersville University. He was a Principal for many years at Brecht Elementary School in Manheim Township , Pa. The Bucher Elementary School and the Bucher Park in Manheim Township are named for him.Chapters: 1.Family 2.Church 3. Early Education 4. Summer Camp 5. School 6. Changes 7. City 8. Recreation
Subjects
Bucher, Caleb W.
Church of the Brethren - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Clergy - Biography.
Educators - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.7 B919c
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Rock Springs and their historic surroundings

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Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Date of Publication
1943.
features of Pennsylvania, what is known of its past should be recorded by the Lancaster County Historical Society. Rock Springs, or as they are sometimes called, Seven Springs, are in Fulton Township near the Mason and Dixon line. They are in part of a large though somewhat scattered tract of land in
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by Herbert H. Beck.
Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1943.
Physical Description
[45]-58 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 47, no. 3
Subjects
Hensel, George W., - 1866-1943.
Physical geography - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Petrology - Middle Atlantic States.
Indian art - North America.
Rock Springs (Fulton Twp., Lancaster County, Pa.)
Mason-Dixon Line.
Maryland (Pa.) - Boundaries.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 47, number 3 (1943), p. 45-58Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.47
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"Selections from the collections"

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Author
Spohn, Clarence E.
Call Number
905.748 JHSCV v. 34, 2009
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by Clarence E. Spohn
Author
Spohn, Clarence E.
Physical Description
5-65 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
In: Journal of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley, v. 34 (2009)
Subjects
Longenecker family
Ream family
Konigmacher family
Howard family
Harner, Tecla M. Kaylor
Carlson, C.X.
Brunner, Hattie
Keller, James L.
Gorgas, Jacob
Mentzer, John Franklin
Connell family
Widder, Lizzie E. - 1875-1949
Kurtz, Peter
Snyder, Samuel Bollinger
Baer family
Stauffer family
Reemsynyder family
Netzley, Isaac C. - 1853-1919
Eberly family
Royer, David - 1883-1953
Montelius, Peter - 1791-
Hibshman, Jacob - 1771-1852
Kemper, Jacob - 1824-1899
Howard, George Sallade
Shirk, Isaac W. - -1885
Eberly, Henry - 1861-1955
Geyer family
Wissler, Martha - 1832-1915
Leisey, Peter - 1802-1859
Gross family
Becker family
Gray family
Kinports, Mary Widder - 1869-1922
Reidlenbach, Lucinda Jane - 1861-1948
Good family
Ephrata Cloister
Camp Silver Belle (Ephrata, Pa.)
Watch and clock makers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Ephrata (Pa.) - History
Adamstown, Pa.
Ephrata, Pa.
Denver, Pa.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 JHSCV v. 34, 2009
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Peter Lehn Grosh : (1798-1859)

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Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Date of Publication
1912
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.16
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by Herbert H. Beck.
Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1912
Physical Description
285-291 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 16, no. 10
Subjects
Grosh, Peter Lehn, - 1798-1859.
Artists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Portrait painters - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.16
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A Pennsylvanian in blue : the Civil War diary of Thomas Beck Walton

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Author
Walton, Thomas Beck,
Date of Publication
1995
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edited by Robert A. Taylor
ISBN
0942597826 (softcover : alk. paper)
Author
Walton, Thomas Beck,
Place of Publication
Shippensburg, PA
Publisher
Burd Street Press,
Date of Publication
1995
Physical Description
xiv, 65 p. : ill ; 23 cm
Series
Civil War heritage series ;
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Subjects
Walton, Thomas Beck, - 1840-1913 - Diaries
United States. - Army. - Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 195th (1864-1865)
Soldiers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography
Additional Author
Taylor, Robert A.,
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Mason and Dixon's line

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Author
Houston, J. W.
Date of Publication
1904
%20Info/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Houston, J. W. Title: Mason and Dixon's line / by J. W. Houston, M.D. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Lancaster County (Pa.)--Boundaries. Mason-Dixon Line. Pennsylvania--Boundaries. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1902/1903 Description
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by J. W. Houston, M.D.
Author
Houston, J. W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1904
Physical Description
[115]-128 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 8, no. 5
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Boundaries.
Mason-Dixon Line.
Pennsylvania - Boundaries.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 8, number 5 (1904), p. 115-128Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.8
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The Rev. John D. Woodhull, D.D. : "the fighting chaplain"

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Author
Buyers, William Buchanan.
Date of Publication
1939
graduated at Princeton College in 1766. From there he went to Fagg's Manor, Chester County, Pa., and received his theological training un- der the famous preacher and teacher, Rev. John Blair. In 1772 he married Miss Sara Spofford of Philadelphia, a step-daughter of the renowned Gilbert Tennant, D. D., by
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by Rev. William Buchanan Buyers.
Author
Buyers, William Buchanan.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1939
Physical Description
[131]-136 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 43, no. 4
Subjects
Woodhull, John, - 1744-1824.
Chaplains, Military - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 43, number 4 (1939), p. 131-136Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.43
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The ironmasters of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : including Henry Steigel, Robert Coleman, the Grubb dynasty, Henry Haldeman, Henry Watts, and many others

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Author
Martin, Richard E.
Date of Publication
[2014]
©2014
Call Number
672 M382
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by Richard E. Martin.
ISBN
9780615967578
0615967574
Author
Martin, Richard E.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania]
Morgantown, PA
Publisher
Richard E. Martin,
Printed by Masthof Press
Date of Publication
[2014]
©2014
Physical Description
vi, 193 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 23 cm
Notes
"Over 120 illustrations."
Includes bibliographical references (171-172) and index.
Contents
Labor on the plantation -- Charcoal making -- Furnaces operation -- Refining the iron -- Lancaster furnaces -- Rolling mills -- Ironworks sequence -- The ironmasters -- Ore mines -- Preserved iron furnaces -- Paths and trails -- Fords and ferries.
Subjects
Stiegel, Henry William, - 1729-1785.
Coleman, Robert, - 1748-1825.
Coleman family.
Grubb family.
Haldeman, Henry B.
Haldeman family.
Watts, Henry.
Jacobs family.
Potts family.
Taylor family.
Watts family.
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Charcoal industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Iron and steel workers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Biography.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
672 M382
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Evangelical Congregational Church microfilm [A. W. Warfel Pastoral records: marriages, 1875-1927; baptisms, 1875-1928; funerals, 1873-1927

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Author
Warfel, A. W.
Call Number
Drawer 2, sec. 3
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Warfel, A. W.
Physical Description
1 reel , 35 mm.
Notes
Box labeled #251 part 8.
Rev. Warfel served as Evangelical and Evangelical Congregational minister in Dauphin, Lancaster, Lehigh, Northumberland and Berks Counties, Pa.
Includes St. Paul's Evangelical Church, Terre Hill, 1877-1879
Christ Evangelical Church, Adamstown, 1881-1882
Trinity or Jerusalem Evangelical Church, Lititz, 1888-1890 and 1902-1903
St. Paul's Evangelical Congregational Church, Reamstown, 1896-1899
Original manuscript is held by Zion Evangelical Congregational Church, Mohnton, Pa.
Subjects
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Church records and registers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Warwick (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.
East Cocalico (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.
East Earl (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 2, sec. 3
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Benjamin West Henry : a Lancaster artist

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Author
Steinman, George.
Date of Publication
1912
:///Volumes/LCHS%3BLCHSFS01/OCR%20Journal%20Project/PDF%20Biblio%20Info/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Steinman, George. Title: Benjamin West Henry : a Lancaster artist / by George Steinman. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Henry, Benjamin West, 1777-1806. Artists--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Lancaster
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by George Steinman.
Author
Steinman, George.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1912
Physical Description
270-272 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 16, no. 9
Subjects
Henry, Benjamin West, - 1777-1806.
Artists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 16, number 9 (1912), p. 270-272Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.16
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Leon von Ossko

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Author
Breneman, Harry.
Date of Publication
1912
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.16
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by Harry Breneman.
Author
Breneman, Harry.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1912
Physical Description
273-275 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 16, no. 9
Subjects
Von Ossko, Leon, - -1906.
Artists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.16
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Jasper Green

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Author
Evans, Lillian.
Date of Publication
1910
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.16
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by Miss Lillian Evans.
Author
Evans, Lillian.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1910
Physical Description
276 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 16, no. 9
Subjects
Green, Jasper, - 1829-1910.
Artists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.16
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Sketch of the life of Ludwig Reingruber, 1836-1885

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Author
Hager, Walter C.
Date of Publication
1913
: Book Subject(s): Reingruber, Ludwig, 1836-1885. Artists--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Biography. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1913 Description: 197-106 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 17, no. 7
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by Walter C. Hager.
Author
Hager, Walter C.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1913
Physical Description
197-206 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 17, no. 7
Subjects
Reingruber, Ludwig, - 1836-1885.
Artists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 17, number 7 (1913), p. 197-206Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.17
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Jacob Eichholtz, painter : some "loose leaves" from the ledger of an early Lancaster artist

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Author
Hensel, W. U.
Date of Publication
1912
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974.9 L245 v.16
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by W. U. Hensel.
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1912
Physical Description
[3]-39 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 16, no. 10 Supplement
Notes
Supplement to v. 16, no. 10.
Subjects
Eichholtz, Jacob, - 1776-1842.
Artists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.16
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