Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 18, no. 4
Summary
This article features letters from James Buchanan to Henry A. Muhlenberg and letters from Simon Cameron to Muhlenberg indicating their support for him in the upcoming election for governor of Pennsylvania in 1844. Muhlenberg was nominated by the Democratic party for that position, but he died prior to the election.
Prologue : America in World war I -- Beginnings : Paris, January 1919 -- The veterans meet in America, May 8-10 -- The summer of 1919 -- Minneapolis convention, November 10-12, 1919 -- "Beneficial legislation" establishing veterans' rehabilitation standards, 1919-1924 -- Remaining relevant : amid the roar and the crash, 1925-1933 -- Recovery : the move toward a bill of rights for veterans, 1934-1944 -- Growth and reformation in the atomic age : the post-World war II American Legion, 1944-1949 -- The Korean war era, 1949-1955 -- Between the cease-fire and the firestorm, 1955-1965 -- Point and counterpoint : the Vietnam era, 1966-1976 -- Moment of pause, moment of reflection : pardon, Panama, preference and the color orange, 1977-1984 -- Standing guard : reckoning with "the deficit," 1985-1989 -- Epilogue : "walking the point".
Christiana Tsai was the daughter of the governor of Nanjing, China. She attended a Christian school there that was run by Charles and Lucy Leaman, missionaries from Lancaster County, PA. She became active in Christian work in China and later came to live in Paradise, PA. She has been referred to as "Queen of the Dark Chamber" because of her need to spend much of her time in darkened rooms due to a medical condition.
Conference on the History of Northeastern Pennsylvania (9th : 1997 : Nanticoke, Pa.)
Place of Publication
[Nanticoke, Pa
Publisher
Luzerne County Community College,
Date of Publication
1997.
Physical Description
ii, 102 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Title from cover.
"Sponsored by the LCCC Social Science/History Department."
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Introduction -- Bootleg coal mining, 1925-1953 / William F. Gustafson -- Gold & gold from the Poconos : a history of the Stegmaier Brewing Company, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania / Robert A. Janosov -- The Jews of Wyoming Valley : paradigm and paradox / Marjorie Levin -- After anthracite : the attempt to re-industrialize & diversify the economy after the decline of mining / Thomas Dublin.
The history of northeastern Pennsylvania : the last 100 years : proceedings of the seventh annual Conference on the History of Northeastern Pennsylvania
Justus Falckner, mystic and scholar, devout Pietist in Germany, hermit on the Wissahickon, missionary on the Hudson; a bi-centennial memorial of the first regular ordination of an orthodox pastor in America, done November 24, 1703, at Gloria Dei, the Swedish Lutheran church at Wicaco, Philadelphia
