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Dear William : letters from home

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19754
Date of Publication
c2008.
Call Number
929 M159
Alternate Title
Letters from home
Responsibility
edited by Gary T. Hawbaker.
Place of Publication
Hershey, Pa
Publisher
G.T. Hawbaker,
Date of Publication
c2008.
Physical Description
200 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 22 cm.
Notes
"Letters to William McKnight of Lancaster County, PA from family in County Donegal, Ireland. (With a history of the McNaught family of Grange, Burt Parish)"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-172) and index.
Contents
[Letters] -- McNaught family history.
Subjects
McKnight, William, - d. 1847
Patton, John
McNaughton family.
Donegal (Ireland : County) - Genealogy.
Pennsylvania - Genealogy.
Henry County (Ind.) - Genealogy.
Hancock County (Ind.) - Genealogy.
Aroostook County (Me.) - Genealogy.
Nova Scotia - Genealogy.
Additional Author
Hawbaker, Gary T.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 M159
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A guide to tracing your Donegal ancestors

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16228
Author
Meehan, Helen,
Edition
2nd ed.
Date of Publication
2008.
Call Number
929.1 M494
Alternate Title
Tracing your Donegal ancestors
Responsibility
Helen Meehan and Godfrey Duffy.
ISBN
9780953997497
0953997499
Author
Meehan, Helen,
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Glenageary, Co. Dublin, Ireland
Publisher
Flyleaf Press,
Date of Publication
2008.
Physical Description
160 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Notes
Duffy's name appears first on the earlier edition.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [135]-144) and index.
Subjects
Donegal (Ireland : County) - Genealogy - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Additional Author
Duffy, Godfrey F.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.1 M494
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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan
Title
Letter from James Buchanan to W. E. Robinson
Object ID
JBFP 1.1.1.016
Date Range
1844/02/06
  2 documents     4 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan
Title
Letter from James Buchanan to W. E. Robinson
Description
Letter from James Buchanan to W. E. Robinson, recounting briefly the emigration of his father from County Donegal, Ireland, and his pride in Irish heritage. (photostatic copy) Also in the folder is a sheet of calculations of undetermined origins. (original and photocopy) Washington, D.C.
Date Range
1844/02/06
Creator
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Container
JBFP Part 1, Box 1
People
Buchanan, James
Robinson, W. E.
Subjects
Letters
Emigration and immigration
Genealogy
Donegal (Ireland : County)
Search Terms
Letters
Correspondence
Emigration and immigration
Genealogy
County Donegal, Ireland
James Buchanan
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
2 items, 3 pages to scan, 8 x 10 in. and 2.5 x 8 in.
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 1 Series 1
Object ID
JBFP 1.1.1.016
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Family Papers
MG-96 James Buchanan Collection
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph collections
Curatorial collections
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
JBMS1995.351
Other Number
JBFP Part 1, Series 1, Subseries 1, Folder 16
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
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Parishes of County Donegal I 1833-5

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18078
Date of Publication
1997.
Call Number
929.3415 O65 v. 38
Responsibility
edited by Angelique Day and Patrick McWilliams.
Date of Publication
1997.
Physical Description
xiv, 153 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Series
Ordnance survey memoirs of Ireland ;
Ordnance survey memoirs of Ireland.
Contents
North-east Donegal. 1997.
Subjects
Donegal (Ireland : County) - Surveys.
Donegal (Ireland : County) - Description and travel.
Donegal (Ireland : County) - History, Local - Sources.
Additional Author
Day, Angelique.
McWilliams, Patrick.
Additional Corporate Author
Royal Irish Academy.
Queen's University of Belfast. Institute of Irish Studies.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.3415 O65 v. 38
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Parishes of County Donegal II 1835-6

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18478
Date of Publication
1997.
Call Number
929.3415 065 v. 39
Responsibility
edited by Angelique Day and Patrick McWilliams.
Date of Publication
1997.
Physical Description
xiii, 200 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Series
Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland ;
Ordnance survey memoirs of Ireland.
Notes
Spine title: O.S. memoirs Co. Donegal.
Contents
Mid, west and south Donegal. 1997.
Subjects
Donegal (Ireland : County) - Surveys.
Donegal (Ireland : County) - History, Local.
Additional Author
Day, Angelique.
McWilliams, Patrick.
Additional Corporate Author
Royal Irish Academy.
Queen's University of Belfast. Institute of Irish Studies.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.3415 065 v. 39
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