topic:"Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County." found 39 records - Research Collections

History of the Reformed Mennonite Church

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Author: Eshleman, Wilmer J.

Date of Publication: 1945

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Responsibility: by Wilmer J. Eshleman.

Author: Eshleman, Wilmer J.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1945

Physical Description: [85]-[117] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 49, no. 4

Subjects: Reformed Mennonite Church.; Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Old Order Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 49, number 4 (1945), p. 85-117Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.49

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Denominations originating in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Author: Spotts, Charles Dewey.

Date of Publication: 1963.

Call Number: 289.9 S765

Author: Spotts, Charles Dewey.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Franklin and Marshall Library,

Date of Publication: 1963.

Physical Description: 41 p. : photos ; 22 cm.

Series: Community historians annual ;; Community historians annual ; no. 2

Notes: Dr. Spotts attributes the researching and the writing of this booklet to J. Ira Kreider.

Subjects: Brethren in Christ Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Church history.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 289.9 S765

History of the Forest Hills Mennonite Church, Leola, Pennsylvania 1946-1986

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Author: Hallman, Abram P.

Call Number: 905.748 PMH v.10, no.3

Responsibility: by Abram P. Hallman.

Author: Hallman, Abram P.

Physical Description: 2-12 p.

Notes: In: Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, v.10, no.3 (July 1987)

Subjects: Forest Hills Mennonite Church (Leola, Pa.); Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Upper Leacock Township - Church history.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article

Call Number: 905.748 PMH v.10, no.3

Holding the line : the telephone in Old Order Mennonite and Amish life

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Author: Umble, Diane Zimmerman.

Date of Publication: 1996.

Call Number: 384.608 U48

Responsibility: Diane Zimmerman Umble.

ISBN: 0801853125 (alk. paper)

Author: Umble, Diane Zimmerman.

Place of Publication: Baltimore, Md

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press,

Date of Publication: 1996.

Physical Description: xix, 192 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Notes: "Published in cooperation with the Center for American Places, Harrisonburg, Virginia"--T.p. verso.; Includes bibliographical references (p.[175]-184) and index.

Subjects: Telephone; Telephone - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Amish - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Old Order Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Church history - 20th century.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Religious life and customs.

Additional Corporate Author: Center for American Places (Harrisonburg, Va.)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 384.608 U48

A pleasant view of Martindale : Earl Township, Lancaster County, PA 1733-1993

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Author: Witmer, Irene Elizabeth,

Date of Publication: 1994]

Call Number: 974.815 EARL W825

Responsibility: [Irene E. Witmer, Keller Sensenig].

Author: Witmer, Irene Elizabeth,

Place of Publication: [Martindale, Pa

Publisher: Ad Hoc Committee,

Date of Publication: 1994]

Physical Description: [7], 303 [i.e. 308], [4] p. : ill., facsims., music, ports. ; 29 cm.

Notes: Spine title: Martindale.; Authors' names from introd.

Subjects: Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Martindale (Pa.).

Additional Author: Sensenig, Keller.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.815 EARL W825

A bit of heaven on the Conestoga

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Author: Zook, Lois Martin.

Date of Publication: 2001.

Call Number: 813.6 Z78

Alternate Title: Bit of heaven on the Conestoga, 1720-1769

Responsibility: by Lois Martin Zook.

ISBN: 1883294827

Author: Zook, Lois Martin.

Place of Publication: Morgantown, PA

Publisher: Masthof Press,

Date of Publication: 2001.

Physical Description: xi, 162 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 161).

Subjects: Beissel, Conrad, - 1690-1768; Ephrata Cloister - Fiction.; Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Fiction.; Germans - Pennsylvania - Fiction.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 18th century - Fiction.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 813.6 Z78

The Aby family of Peoria County, Illinois : the Eaby family of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : progeny of Theodorus Eby (1663-1732), the Swiss Mennonite pioneer of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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Author: Aby, Franklin Stanton,

Date of Publication: 1924.

Call Number: 929 E16ac

Alternate Title: Eby family bulletin

Responsibility: by Malvina (Stanton) Aby (1826-1904) and her son Franklin Stanton Aby.

Author: Aby, Franklin Stanton,

Place of Publication: Chicago, Ill

Date of Publication: 1924.

Physical Description: 101 p. : maps, facs. ; 28 cm.

Series: Eby family bulletin

Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Subjects: Eby, Theodorus, - 1663-1732 - Family.; Eby, Benjamin, - 1801-1867 - Family.; Barnes, Timothy, - 1780-1873 - Family.; Cole, Gideon, - 1751-1826 - Family.; Stanton, Clark, - 1776-1850 - Family.; Eby family.; Barnes family.; Cole family.; Stanton family.; Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Genealogy.; Peoria County (Ill.) - Genealogy.

Additional Author: Aby, Malvina Stanton,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 929 E16ac

Inventor Joe : the life and work of Mennonite Joseph Shirk (1820-1902) in Lancaster County

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Author: Smucker, David J. Rempel

Date of Publication: 2008

Call Number: 926.6 S558

Responsibility: by David J. Rempel Smucker.

ISBN: 9781601260963; 1601260962

Author: Smucker, David J. Rempel

Place of Publication: Ephrata, Pa. (296 Wheat Ridge Drive, Ephrata, 17522)

Publisher: Muddy Creek Farm Library,

Date of Publication: 2008

Physical Description: x, 74 p. : ill., maps, facsims. ; 24 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 52-63) and indexes.

Summary: Joseph Shirk (1820-1902) was an Old Order Mennonite of Lancaster County. He was a farmer, carpenter,surveyor,printer,and manufacturer of agricultural and domestic tools.; "His mechanical and inventive skills applied to agricultural and domestic life were exceptional, as was his knowledge of stronomy, surveying, and botany...Was he 'one of the great American inventors of the nineteenth century'? Was he truly the first person to invent these various items?...Or was he a 'minor genius' whose accomplishments have been greatly exaggerated by admiring friends and relatives?" [Introduction]; Chapters: I. Biography: Documented by primary sources/ II. Existing objects: Made by or associated with Joseph Shirk/ III. Objects: Made by or associated with Joseph Shirk in primary sources/ IV. Oral traditions: Expressed or written after the death of Joseph Shirk/ V. Conclusion.