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Count Nicholaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf : an account of the exercise incident to the unveiling of the tablet in his memory

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1936
unveiling of the tablet to the memory of Count Zinzendorf, at the home of D. Paul Hershey, located on the old Newport Road, one mile north of Lititz, Pa., on Sunday, Oc- tober 11th, 1936. The actual unveiling was done by Mary Jane Hershey, the ten- year-old daughter of Mrs. Sue Snyder Hershey, whose family
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1936
Physical Description
[73]-78 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 40, no. 5
Subjects
Zinzendorf, Nicolaus Ludwig, - Graf von, - 1700-1760.
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)
Moravian Church - History.
Historical markers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lititz (Pa.) - History.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 40, number 5 (1936), p. 73-78Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.40
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The art of photography in Lancaster

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1947
been said, is worth a thousand words. Often it tells its story better than words ever could. One of the first publica- tions in Lancaster to use pictures—that is, the photo-engraving- was the booklet, "Resources and Industries of the City of Lancas- ter," published by W. U. Hensel in 1887. In a few
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1947
Physical Description
[93]- 114 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 51, no. 4
Subjects
Fahnestock, William Baker, - 1804-1886.
Damant, James.
Photography
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Pictorial works.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 51, number 4 (1947), p. 93-114Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.51
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The famed markets of Lancaster : with a taste of tomato, and a sip of cider

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
c1949.
Call Number
641.3 H473
Responsibility
by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Date of Publication
c1949.
Physical Description
30 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Vegetables - Pennsylvania.
Truck farming - Pennsylvania.
Central Market (Lancaster, Pa.)
Northern Market (Lancaster, Pa.)
Eastern Market (Lancaster, Pa.)
Western Market (Lancaster, Pa.)
Southern Market (Lancaster, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1942
Jersey. He and his father, Dr. Adam Simon Kuhn, were two of the fifty-four signers of the constitution of the Lancaster Library Company, the father being a director in 1759. Adam Simon Kuhn lies buried i'll. front of Trinity Lutheran Church. A tablet is erected in the wall of the church to perpetuate his
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1942
Physical Description
[45]-82 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 46, no. 2 & 3
Subjects
Cookson, Thomas, - 1709-1753.
Graff, Sebastian, - 1711-1763.
Streets - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Officials and employees.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Maps.
Hamilton lots (Lancaster, Pa.)
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 46, number 2/3 (1942), p. 45-82Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.46
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Two-hundredth anniversary of Lancaster's incorporation as a borough

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1942
of the First Reformed Church PSALM RABBI DANIEL L. DAVIS of Congregation Shaarai Shomayim PRESENTATION OF MEMORIAL TABLET HERBERT H. BECK President of the Lancaster County Historical Society UNVEILING OF MEMORIAL TABLET HILDEGARDE PILGRAM direct descendant of Sebastian Graff, one of the burgesses of
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1942
Physical Description
[83]-[97] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 46, no. 2 & 3
Subjects
Lancaster Corporation Book.
Holidays.
Charters.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Politics and government.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 46, number 2/3 (1942), p. 83-97Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.46
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Railroad and bridge builders of Lancaster

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1940
. U. Hensel, John A. Nauman and S. R. Zim- merman; the latter marrying Mary Malone, daughter of Bernard E. Malone, the contractor. David F. Magee was solicitor for the narrow gauge Lancaster, Oxford and Southern Road. The new Pennsylvania Railroad depot on the "cut-off" was placed in service, April 27
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1940
Physical Description
[57]-76 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 44, no. 4
Subjects
Bridges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Railroads - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Transportation.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 44, number 4 (1940), p. 57-76Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.44
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Local penny dispatch and internal revenue stamps

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1943.
know as a facsimile label. The letters "FOUR" and figures "4" became "ONE" and "1"; "INTERNAL REVENUE" vertically at the right end was replaced with "OF AMERICA". The inscription on the left tablet was: "$0.01 Lancaster, Pa. July 1st, 1883 On demand, for value received we pro- mise to pay the bearer
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by M. Luther Heisey and Henry W. Holcombe.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1943.
Physical Description
[25]-35 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 47, no. 2
Subjects
Barr's Penny Dispatch (Lancaster, Pa.)
Mishler Herb Bitters Company (Lancaster, Pa.)
Postal service - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Postage stamps.
Revenue stamps.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 47, number 2 (1943), p. 25-35Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.47
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Memorial to Frederick Valentine Melsheimer

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1937
traffic noises, the assembly repaired to the high school auditorium, where the full program was followed. In presenting the tablet to the borough of New Holland, Dr. Beck, for the Lancaster County Historical Society, declared, "We have been the first to commemorate, honor, revive and perpetuate the memory
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1937
Physical Description
[162]-163 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 41, no. 6
Subjects
Melsheimer, Frederick Valentine, - 1749-1814.
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)
Historical markers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Entomology - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
New Holland (Pa.) - History.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 41, number 6 (1937), p. 162-163Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.41
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Religious life in Lancaster Borough

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Author
Coldren, Caroline S.
Date of Publication
1941
furnished by tallow candles placed in sconces and needing to be snuffed about every five minutes." It was dedicated on December 17, 1809. In 1809 the preachers were James Smith and Thomas Burch; in 1810 James Bateman and John Walker. In 1811 the Lancaster church was made a station with the Rev. Thos. Ware
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by Caroline S. Coldren in collaboration with M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Coldren, Caroline S.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1941
Physical Description
[125]-144 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 45, no. 6
Subjects
Church buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Religious life and customs.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Additional Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 45, number 6 (1941), p. 125-144Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.45
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The memorial marker to General John Augustus Sutter

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1939
music is also the National Anthem of Switzerland. Sutter was of Swiss origin Invocation Rev. Byron K. Horne Pastor of the Lititz Moravian Congregation Unveiling of Monument Mr. Howard J. Hull Great Grandson of General Sutter Presentation for the Lancaster County Historical Society Dr. Harry E. Bender
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1939
Physical Description
[113]-127 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 43, no. 4
Subjects
Sutter, John Augustus, - 1803-1880.
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)
Historical markers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lititz (Pa.) - History.
Sacramento (Calif.) - History.
Additional Author
Buck, Frank H.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 43, number 4 (1939), p. 113-127Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.43
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How Lancaster grew and what people thought of it

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1941
How Lancaster Grew and What People Thought of It By M. LUTHER HEISEY Approaching the bi-centennial year of the establishing of Lancaster as a borough, it is well for us to turn in retrospective thought and consider what manner of town Lancaster was, how it grew, and what people visiting it for a
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1941
Physical Description
[87]-104 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 45, no. 4
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 45, number 4 (1941), p. 87-104Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.45
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A century of progress along Lime Street, Lancaster, Pa

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1934
A CENTURY OF PROGRESS ALONG LIME STREET, LANCASTER, PA. By M. LUTHER HEISEY The logical starting point of our sketch of Lime street, from its begin- nings, and of some of those who at one time had, or now have, their homes on this thoroughfare, is East King street. There, on the northwest corner
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1934
Physical Description
[35]-47 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 38, no. 2
Subjects
Lime Street (Lancaster, Pa.)
Lancaster (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 38, number 2 (1934), p. 35-47Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.38
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Lancaster in the Gettysburg Campaign

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1939
Lancaster In The Gettysburg C ampaign By M. LUTHER HEISEY THE ALARM At no time in the long history of Lancaster County did consternation and excitement reign among its citizens as in the closing days of June, 1863, when the gray ranks of the Confederacy approached to its very gateways. For days
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1939
Physical Description
[59]-64 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 43, no. 2
Subjects
Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863.
Soldiers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 43, number 2 (1939), p. 59-64Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.43, no.2
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Grandfathers' clocks : their making and their makers in Lancaster County

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Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Date of Publication
1939.
Ephrata, Pa., was one of the earliest and best- known clockmakers of Lancaster County, and his clocks are still prized by many families throughout the eastern part of Pennsylvania. He was born at Germantown, Pa., on August 9, 1728, and was the fifth child of John Gorgas and Psyche or Sophia Rittenhouse
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by D. F. Magee, Esq.
Author
Magee, Daniel F.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1939.
Physical Description
[137]-[164] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 43, no. 5
Notes
Second edition of paper originally read April 6, 1917. Contains corrections and additions.
Subjects
Clock and watch makers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Longcase clocks - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Additional Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Coldren, Charles M.,
Gorgas, Harry S.
Heisey, M. Luther,
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 43, number 5 (1939), p. 137-164Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.43
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Frederick Valentine Melsheimer, entomologist

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1937
remedial meas- ures." On January 16, 1795, he was elected a member of the American Philo- sophical Society of Philadelphia, Pa., the foremost scientific body of that time in the country. Thomas Say, in his "American Entomology," published in 1824, Vol. 1, writes of the species, Scaratbaeus tityus, "This
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1937
Physical Description
[103]-112 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 41, no. 4
Subjects
Melsheimer, Frederick Valentine, - 1749-1814.
Entomologists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 41, number 4 (1937), p. 103-112Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.41
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Franklin and Marshall College : its sesquicentennial

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1937
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.41
Responsibility
by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1937
Physical Description
[101]-102 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 41, no. 4
Subjects
Franklin and Marshall College - Centennial celebrations, etc.
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)
Historical markers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.41
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The water supply of Lancaster

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1937
the ice on the Conestoga, which * For 1936, the city of Reading, Pa., reports an average daily consump- tion of 12,900,000 gallons. THE WATER SUPPLY OF LANCASTER 17 .was, at some points: upstream, frozen to the bottom. Such a con- dition was not known to have existed previously, but by noon time the
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1937
Physical Description
[1]-24 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 41, no. 1
Subjects
Water-supply - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Public works - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Conestoga River (Pa.)
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 41, number 1 (1937), p. 1-24Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.41
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The Lane family of Lancaster

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1962
forty years.5 Colonel William B. Fordney was born on Chestnut Hill, April 14, 1807, and married Ellen Jenkins on November 1, 1837, the Rev. Samuel Bowman officiating. Their children were: Mary, 1838-1896, m. Samuel H. Reynolds in 1858; grandparents of Elinora (Mrs. Hugh M. Quigley), of Bellefonte, Pa
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1962
Physical Description
[176]-186 p. ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 66, no. 4
Subjects
Lane family.
Johnston, Harriet Lane, - 1830-1903.
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Buchanan family.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 66, number 4 (1962), p. 176-186Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.66
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William Penn in the Conestoga Valley

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1944
were taught gratuitously, and its doors were open to all. By an Act of Assembly it was required that the laws should be read in the schools." William Penn in the Conestoga Valley On the tablet erected in Manor Township by the Lancaster County His- torical Society, marking the site of Conestoga
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1944
Physical Description
[140]-144 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 48, no. 6
Subjects
Penn, William, - 1644-1718.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 48, number 6 (1944), p. 140-144Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.48
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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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