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Cider press at Hess Mill

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Date of Publication
1965
little cider press located on Fishing Creek at Cramer's Mill in Drumore Town- ship. Mr. Grossman, a specialist in early log cabin culture, sketched the press and later prepared a measured drawing of it for the National Park Service, U. S. Department of the Interior. An employee of the National Park
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1965
Physical Description
[181]-183 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 69, no. 3
Subjects
Hess Mill (Lancaster, Pa.)
Cider industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 69, number 3 (1965), p. 181-183Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.69
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Commercial fishing in the Susquehanna River

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Author
Heydinger, Earl J.
Date of Publication
1960.
COMMERCIAL FISHING IN THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER Forever yielding products of economic value, the broad Susquehanna, beauti- ful as well as utilitarian, is studied by Mr. Heydinger in its role as a fish- monger's paradise. The story of fishing in the Susquehanna breaks into time sections matching
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by Earl J. Heydinger.
Author
Heydinger, Earl J.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1960.
Physical Description
[194]-197 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 64, no. 3
Subjects
Fishing - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Susquehanna River.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 64, number 3 (1960), p. 194-197Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.64
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Sunnyside : people ; conditions ; needs

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Corporate Author
Lancaster City Planning Commission.
Date of Publication
1960.
Call Number
339.4 L244 [facsimile]
711.58 L244 [original]
. Originally subdivided in 1912, Sunnyside was envisioned as becoming a rather attractive middle income residential development. Prior to its subdividing, this area was noted for its scenic beauty, a result of its unusually beautiful topography overlooking the Conestoga Creek. Due to its physical
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Lancaster City Planning Commission.
Corporate Author
Lancaster City Planning Commission.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, (Pa.)
Publisher
The Commission,
Date of Publication
1960.
Physical Description
24 p. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Poor - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Urban renewal - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Planning.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Urban renewal.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
339.4 L244 [facsimile]
711.58 L244 [original]
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The Department of the Susquehanna

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Author
Billet, Glenn E.
Date of Publication
1962.
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Glenn E. Billet.
Author
Billet, Glenn E.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1962.
Physical Description
[1]-64 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v.66, no.1
Subjects
Couch, Darius Nash, - 1822-1897.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 66, number 1 (1962), p. 1-64Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.66
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Memory Lane : Lancaster 1892-1902

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Author
Roy, John L.,
Date of Publication
1962
permitting we went bass fishing at various points in the Conestoga, accompanied by my Father or an uncle who was an in- veterate fisherman. Many a sizeable black bass fell to our lures. At this period we were only thirty years away from the Civil War, and many veterans were still in their prime. Many of us
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by John L. Roy.
Author
Roy, John L.,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1962
Physical Description
[151]-166 p. ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 66, no. 4
Subjects
Roy, John L., - 1886-
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 66, number 4 (1962), p. 151-166Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.66
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Dr. Harry Justin Roddy, naturalist

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Author
Price, John W.
Date of Publication
1961.
- lished several papers on these strange objects, which are still forming in the Little Conestoga Creek. Dr. Roddy was such a versatile individual, that it is unfair to pin him down to one category, but the area of natural science that I know he loved dearly and which he pursued most diligently, even up to
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by John W. Price, Sr.
Author
Price, John W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1961.
Physical Description
[172]-177 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 65, no. 4
Subjects
Roddy, H. Justin - 1856-1943.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 65, number 4 (1961), p. 172-177Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.65
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Archive

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Collection
Sphinx Club Records
Title
Sphinx Club Records
Object ID
MG0341
Date Range
1912-2000
burial service for Nathaniel Ellmaker Hager. 1991. Insert 9 “An Old-Timer Recalls Memorable Dinner Down at Cross Creek,” by Cynthia Parks. Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Florida. Article is about an elite private club called Mensheviki. April 1991. Insert 10 “New book Highlights Decorating Trends
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Collection
Sphinx Club Records
Title
Sphinx Club Records
Description
This collection contains the official records of the Sphinx Club in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The minute books date from 1912-1985. Histories of the club were prepared in 1934 and 1962. Dinner programs, membership lists, meeting and speaker schedules, correspondence and speeches make up the bulk of the collection. There are images of some of the earliest members, as well as articles about the statue of the Sphinx.
Date Range
1912-2000
Year Range From
1912
Year Range To
2000
Date of Accumulation
1912-2000
Creator
Sphinx Club (Lancaster, Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Appel, Roberts R.
Browne, George I.
Cooper, John Wallace
Cramer, Margaret Snader
Cramer, William Stuart
Davidson, Paul
Dippell, Marion Fox
Dippell, Victor William
Distler, Theodore A.
Donner, M. M.
Dotterer, Ray H.
Duke, Robert W.
Hager, E. M.
Hager, Nathaniel Ellmaker
Hamblin, Dora Jane
Hartman, Edwin Mitman
Hartman, Mr.
Herman, Emma Garrigan
Herman, Theodore F.
Honig, Margaret
Honig, Stanley
Jefferson, Thomas
Jordan, Paul
Jurgelski, Susan
Kell, R. M.
Kilby, Tom
Kunkel, Arthur King
Lincoln, Abraham
Maugans, David
Mencken, Henry Louis
Michalak, Beverly
Michalak, Stanley
Moore, C. Eugene
Parks, Cynthia
Poole, H. Herbert
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
Roy, John
Rudisill, Carl
Rudisill, Flo
Sayres, Alfred Nevin
Schmitchew, Peter
Schwalm, Ted
Smith, Howard P.
Steinmetz, Rollin
Thornley, Richard
Twombly, Clifford Gray
Subjects
Associations, institutions, etc.
Business records
Letters
Minutes (Records)
Obituaries
Search Terms
Accomac Inn
Alfred's Victorian Restaurant
Associations, institutions, etc.
Business records
Bynden Wood
Conestoga Bridge
Correspondence
Finding aids
Flyers
Franklin and Marshall College
Hamilton Club
Huachung University
Letters
Manuscript groups
Membership
Minutes
Mount Gretna, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Obituaries
Outings
Poetry
Republican Party
Restaurants
Sphinx Club
St. Peter's Village, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Trivia
World War II
WWII
Extent
1 box, 21 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0341
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.
Copyright
Collection items may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2004.MG0341
Other Numbers
MG-341
Classification
MG0341
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed by DW. Finding aid prepared by KK, March-April 2014. Added to database 3 January 2022.
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The Reading and Columbia Railroad

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Author
Denney, John D.
Date of Publication
1963
Pottstown. The engine takes water at West King Street. The line passes the cotton factories, the new dye house, the furnace and a few minutes later crosses the Conestoga an a substantial wooden bridge. It passes Levan's Woolen Mill and the flour mills north of Mill Creek. Beyond the Kreider residence is a
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by John D. Denney, Jr.
Author
Denney, John D.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1963
Physical Description
[149]-183 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 67, no. 4
Subjects
Reading and Columbia Railroad (Pa.)
Railroads - Pennsylvania
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 67, number 4 (1963), p. 149-183Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.67
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The great ideas of Robert Fulton

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Author
Reninger, Marion Wallace,
Date of Publication
1968.
was a success. Robert Fulton's friend, Christopher Gumpf, sometimes invited him to go fishing along the Conestoga creek with his father who had �a boat. This boat was propelled by poles, which the boys used to go far up the stream. When Robert went for a visit to an aunt at Little Britain he made a
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by Marion Wallace Reninger.
Author
Reninger, Marion Wallace,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1968.
Physical Description
[170]-186 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 72, no. 3
Subjects
Fulton, Robert, - 1765-1815.
Inventors - United States
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 72, number 3 (1968), p. 170-186Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.72
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Gen. S. P. Heintzelman visits his hometown of Manheim

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Author
Heiges, George L.
Date of Publication
1964
fish, hunt and gather nuts and grapes. He had a good many reminiscences of our boyhood. I would like to spend a week here and visit all the scenes of our boyhood. Last night's rain has raised the creek considerably. October 26, 1842—Started this morning at ½ past 7 a. m. for Lan- caster, the road was
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George L. Heiges.
Author
Heiges, George L.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1964
Physical Description
[85]-109 : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 68, no. 3
Subjects
Heintzelman, Samuel Peter, - 1805-1880 - Diaries.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 68, number 3 (1964), p. 85-109Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.68
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Bishop Francis Asbury and the Reverend Henry Boehm

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Author
Heiges, George L.
Date of Publication
1966
31, 1799—We had a comfortable meeting at Boehm's Church. Here lieth the dust of William Jessop and Michael Wilson.'° I feebly attempted a discourse on Heb. 6:12. In the evening we rode to Jacob Keagay's near the mouth of Pequea Creek. THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1799—After a suspension of rain in some parts
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by George L. Heiges.
Author
Heiges, George L.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1966
Physical Description
[129]-162 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 70, no. 3
Subjects
Asbury, Francis, - 1745-1816.
Boehm, Henry, - 1775-1875.
Boehms Chapel (Lancaster County, Pa.) - History.
Methodists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Church history.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 70, number 3 (1966), p. 129-162Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.70
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The Christiana Riot : an evaluation of its national significance

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Author
Nash, Roderick W.
Date of Publication
1961.
a group of eight white men trudged silently along the Valley Road and turned into a nar- row lane to the south. At a shallow creek that threaded its way through the Valley, they paused to check the priming of their firearms. As the men continued along the lane, a two-story stone house loomed up in
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by Roderick W. Nash.
Author
Nash, Roderick W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1961.
Physical Description
[65]-91 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 65, no. 2
Subjects
Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana.
Christiana (Pa.) - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 65, number 2 (1961), p. 65-91Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.65
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Old St. Mary's of Lancaster, Pa. : the Jesuit period, 1741-1785

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Author
Musser, Edgar A.
Date of Publication
1967
agricultural commun- ity comprised of settlers who lived in that immediate rural area. Conewago Chapel is located in what is now Adams County, along the south branch of Conewago Creek, two miles north of McSherrys- �town, ten miles east of Gettysburg, eight miles north of the Mary- land border and about forty
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by Edgar A. Musser.
Author
Musser, Edgar A.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1967
Physical Description
[69]-136 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 71, no. 2
Subjects
St. Mary's Church (Lancaster, Pa.)
Jesuits - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Catholic Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Church buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 71, number 2 (1967), p. 69-136Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.71
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