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An illustrated history of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, civil, political, and military, from its earliest settlement to the present time including historical descriptions of each county in the state, their towns, and industrial resources

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3097
Author
Egle, William Henry,
Date of Publication
1876.
Call Number
974.8009 H313 1876
974.8009 E31
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Responsibility
by William Henry Egle.
Author
Egle, William Henry,
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
DeWitt C. Goodrich,
Date of Publication
1876.
Physical Description
xii, 13-1186 p., front., illus. (ports., maps, facsim.), 25 cm.
Notes
Bound in three-quarter red leather and red linen.
Bookplate of Redmond Conyngham No. 2658
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History.
Pennsylvania - Local history.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8009 H313 1876
974.8009 E31
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Collection
Heritage of Brecknock Township Collection
Title
Heritage of Brecknock Township Collection
Object ID
MG0898
Date Range
No date
• www.LancasterHistory.org Subject Headings: Brecknock (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) Local history Search Terms: Bowmansville, Brecknock Twp. Brecknock Twp. Finding aids Local history Manuscript groups Related Materials: Processing History: Processed and finding aid prepared by MSH, 8 March 2022. This collection has
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Collection
Heritage of Brecknock Township Collection
Title
Heritage of Brecknock Township Collection
Description
This collection contains items relating to the history and heritage of Brecknock Township, Lancaster County.
Admin/Biographical History
Brecknock Township was established in 1740 and was split when Berks County was established in 1752. It is in the northeastern part of Lancaster County.
Date Range
No date
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Seyfert, August G.
Subjects
Brecknock (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township)
Local history
Search Terms
Bowmansville, Brecknock Twp.
Brecknock Twp.
Finding aids
Local histories
Manuscript groups
Extent
1 folder, 1 item
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0898
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Heritage of Brecknock Township Collection (MG0898), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
1896.MG0898
Other Numbers
MG-898
Classification
MG0898
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Transferred from Document Collection, Box 29, Folder 2, Item 4, 8 March 2022.
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Collection
Heritage of East Cocalico Twp. Collection
Title
Heritage of East Cocalico Twp. Collection
Object ID
MG0970
Date Range
1960
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Collection
Heritage of East Cocalico Twp. Collection
Title
Heritage of East Cocalico Twp. Collection
Description
This collection contains information about the heritage and history of East Cocalico Township and the towns and villages within it.
Date Range
1960
Date of Accumulation
1960
Creator
LancasterHistory
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 12
People
Lutz, Jacob
Subjects
Local history
Search Terms
Reamstown, East Cocalico Twp.
East Cocalico Twp.
Manuscript groups
Extent
2 folders
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0970
Notes
Preferred Citation: Phyllis Brubaker Collection (MG0966), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Other Numbers
MG-970
Other Number
MG-970
Classification
MG0970
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 4 November 2023.
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Collection
Community Historians of Lancaster County Collection
Title
Community Historians of Lancaster County Collection, 1967-1979
Object ID
MG0971
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Collection
Community Historians of Lancaster County Collection
Title
Community Historians of Lancaster County Collection, 1967-1979
Description
This collection contains three programs for events held by the Community Historians of Lancaster County between 1967 and 1979.
Admin/Biographical History
The Community Historians of Lancaster County was organized by a group of local historians and local history enthusiasts in 1962. They began holding meetings at Franklin and Marshall College's Fackenthal Library and later held events and lectures at various historical sites around Lancaster County.
Year Range From
1967
Year Range To
1979
Date of Accumulation
1967-1979
Creator
LancasterHistory
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 12
Other Creators
Community Historians of Lancaster County
Subjects
Local history
Search Terms
Local history
Historians
Manuscript groups
Extent
1 folder
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0971
Notes
Preferred citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Community Historians of Lancaster County Collection (MG0971), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-971
Other Number
MG-971
Classification
MG0971
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed 4 November 2023
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Collection
Heritage of Christiana Collection
Title
Heritage of Christiana Collection
Object ID
MG0906
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Collection
Heritage of Christiana Collection
Title
Heritage of Christiana Collection
Description
This collection contains items relating to the history and heritage of the borough of Christiana.
Admin/Biographical History
Once known as Nobleville, Christiana is located on the eastern border of Lancaster County. It was incorporated as a borough in 1894.
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Griest, Elwood
Subjects
Christiana (Pa.)
Local history
Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Search Terms
Christiana Lyceum
Christiana Machine Company
Christiana Resistance
Civil War
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Secession
Extent
3 folders
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0906
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Heritage of Christiana Collection (MG0906), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
2022.MG0906
Other Numbers
MG-906
Other Number
MG-906
Classification
MG0906
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Noted at item level
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Collection
Heritage of Colerain Township Collection
Title
Heritage of Colerain Township Collection
Object ID
MG0908
Date Range
1918
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Collection
Heritage of Colerain Township Collection
Title
Heritage of Colerain Township Collection
Description
The Heritage of Colerain Township Collection contains a program for the Farmers' Institute held at Kirwood Hall, 18 and 19 November 1918.
Admin/Biographical History
Colerain Township was incorporated in 1738.
Date Range
1918
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Swisher, C. P.
Greenleaf, F. M.
Collins, G. W.
Maule, Norman C.
Flaharty, Ross
Brinton, Lewis
Haverstick, George
Brinton, L. W.
Collins, J. Chester
Bushong, Marvin E.
Barr, C. Melville
Montgomery, M. D.
Bunting, W. Scott
McClure, John M
Ferguson, Walter
Gall, Samuel
Flaharty, J. Ross
Ferguson, T. Walter
Flaharty, Olive
Swisher, Minnette
Wilson, Naomi
Swisher, Harold P.
Subjects
Colerain (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township)
Local history
Search Terms
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Colerain Twp.
Farmers' Institute
Kirkwood Hall
Programs
Extent
1 folder
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0908
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Heritage of Colerain Township Collection (MG0908), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
2022.MG0908
Other Numbers
MG-908
Other Number
MG-908
Classification
MG0908
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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Collection
Heritage of Gap Collection
Title
Heritage of Gap Collection
Object ID
MG0922
Date Range
1992
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Collection
Heritage of Gap Collection
Title
Heritage of Gap Collection
Description
This collection contains items from the 100th anniversary celebration of the Gap Clock Tower in 1992.
Date Range
1992
Date of Accumulation
1992
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
Subjects
Local history
Search Terms
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Gap, Salisbury Twp.
Gap Town Clock
Anniversaries
Local histories
Extent
1 folder
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0922
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Heritage of Gap Collection (MG0922), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Accession Number
Unknown.MG0922
Other Numbers
MG-922
Other Number
MG-922
Classification
MG0922
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
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Bringing your family history to life through social history

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14426
Author
Sturdevant, Katherine Scott.
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
c2000.
Call Number
929.1 S935
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Responsibility
Katherine Scott Sturdevant.
ISBN
1558705104 (pbk.)
Author
Sturdevant, Katherine Scott.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Cincinnati, Ohio
Publisher
Betterway Books,
Date of Publication
c2000.
Physical Description
242 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-230) and index.
Subjects
Genealogy.
Local history.
Material culture.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.1 S935
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The Encyclopedia of Jewish life before and during the Holocaust

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Date of Publication
2001.
Call Number
929.1 E56s
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Responsibility
editor in chief, Shmuel Spector ; consulting editor, Geoffrey Wigoder ; forward by Elie Wiesel.
ISBN
0814793568
9780814793565
Place of Publication
New York : Jerusalem
Publisher
New York University Press ; Yad Vashem,
Date of Publication
2001.
Physical Description
3 volumes (1769 pages) : bill., maps ; 29 cm
Contents
v. 1. A -- J -- v. 2. K -- Sered -- v. 3. Seredina-Buda -- Z.
Subjects
Jews - Europe - Encyclopedias.
Jews - Africa, North - Encyclopedias.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Encyclopedias.
Jews.
Europe - History, Local.
Africa, North - History, Local.
Africa, North.
Europe.
Encyclopedias.
History.
Local history.
Additional Author
Spector, Shmuel.
Wigoder, Geoffrey,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.1 E56s
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Families and communities: a new view of American history

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo998
Author
Russo, David J.
Date of Publication
[1974]
Call Number
907.2 R958
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Responsibility
[by] David J. Russo.
ISBN
0910050295
Author
Russo, David J.
Place of Publication
Nashville
Publisher
American Association for State and Local History
Date of Publication
[1974]
Physical Description
x, 322 p. 24 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 301-313.
Subjects
Local history.
United States - Historiography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
907.2 R958
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