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The 1869 diary of Samuel R. Hess of Clay Township, Lancaster County : Mennonite, farmer & nurseryman

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Author
Hess, Samuel R.,
Date of Publication
c1997
Call Number
905.748 JHSCV v. 22
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Responsibility
introduction, transcribed & indexed by Clarence Edwin Spohn.
Author
Hess, Samuel R.,
Place of Publication
Ephrata, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley,
Date of Publication
c1997
Physical Description
viii, 48 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Series
Journal of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley ;
Notes
Includes index.
Summary
This issue contains the transcription of the 1869 diary of Clay Township resident Samuel R. Hess, and provides a day-to-day look at the life of a typical Mennonite farmer and businessman. The diary has been indexed by name and provides a list of local residents with whom Hess had contact with.
Subjects
Hess, Samuel R., - 1830-1906 - Diaries.
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Farmers - Pennsylvania
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 19th century - Personal narratives.
Additional Author
Spohn, Clarence E.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
905.748 JHSCV v. 22
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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
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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
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An alphabetical listing of burials and gravestone transcriptions of Groffdale Mennonite Church Cemetery, West Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Author
Martin, Darvin L.
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
1996.
Call Number
289.7 G874
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Alternate Title
Groffdale Mennonite Church Cemetery
Responsibility
by Darvin L. Martin.
ISBN
1558562540
Author
Martin, Darvin L.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Apollo, PA
Publisher
Closson Press,
Date of Publication
1996.
Physical Description
117 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Rineer's "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County" page 438 1A.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 112) and index.
Subjects
Groffdale Mennonite Church Cemetery (West Earl, Pa. : Township)
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - West Earl (Township)
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - West Earl (Township) - Genealogy.
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Genealogy.
Inscriptions - Pennsylvania - West Earl (Township)
West Earl (Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Church Record
Call Number
289.7 G874
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Benedict Brechbuhl, Hans Burkholder and the Swiss Mennonite migration to Lancaster County, Penna. : the Swiss emigration

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Author
Burkholder, Joseph C.
Date of Publication
1927
Brechbuhl, Hans Burkholder and the Swiss Mennonite migration to Lancaster County, Penna. : the Swiss emigration / compiled by Joseph C. Burkholder. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Burkholder, Hans. Brechbuhl, Benedict, 1665- Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects. Mennonites--Pennsylvania
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Responsibility
compiled by Joseph C. Burkholder.
Author
Burkholder, Joseph C.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1927
Physical Description
57-62 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 5
Subjects
Burkholder, Hans.
Brechbuhl, Benedict, - 1665-
Emigration and immigration
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Mennonites - Switzerland.
Swiss Americans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Switzerland - Emigration and immigration - Religious aspects.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 31, number 5 (1927), p. 57-62Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.31
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Distributing aid to believers in need : the religious foundations of transatlantic migration

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Author
Beiler, Rosalind.
Date of Publication
1997.
Call Number
905.748 PHA v. 64 sp. issue
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Responsibility
Rosalind Beiler.
Author
Beiler, Rosalind.
Place of Publication
[University Park, Pa. etc.]
Publisher
Pennsylvania Historical Association,
Date of Publication
1997.
Physical Description
pp. 73-87 ; 23 cm.
Notes
In: Pennsylvania History; v. 64, spec. suppl. issue.
Gives background of Mennonites ; Swiss Mennonite settlement in Lancaster County with special mention of Martin Kendig.
Subjects
Swiss Americans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Emmigration and immigration
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Switzerland - Emigration and immigration - Religious aspects.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 PHA v. 64 sp. issue
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Green Dragon Farmers Market and Auction : memories and life of seventy-five-year-old son of the founder

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Author
Burkholder, David H.
Date of Publication
c1997.
Call Number
929 B959
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Responsibility
David H. Burkholder, as told to Marie E. Cutman.
Author
Burkholder, David H.
Place of Publication
Morgantown, PA
Publisher
MecPublishing,
Date of Publication
c1997.
Physical Description
xiii, [1], 112 p. : ill., map, ports. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Burkholder, David H.
Green Dragon Farmers Market and Auction.
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Biography.
Ephrata (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Cutman, Marie E.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 B959
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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
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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
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Landisville Mennonite Cemetery : gravestone transcriptions and parentages

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Author
Gascho, Joseph A.
Date of Publication
1994.
Call Number
289.7 L257g
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Responsibility
compiled by Joseph A. Gascho, Susan L. Gascho.
Author
Gascho, Joseph A.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, PA
Publisher
J.A. Gascho : Copies available from Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1994.
Physical Description
286 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes indexes.
Subjects
Landisville Mennonite Cemetery (Landisville, Pa.)
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Landisville - Genealogy.
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Landisville.
Inscriptions - Pennsylvania - Landisville.
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Genealogy.
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Landisville (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Additional Author
Gascho, Susan L.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Church Record
Call Number
289.7 L257g
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A Mennonite woman's life

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Author
Good, Phyllis Pellman,
Date of Publication
c1993.
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  1 website  
Responsibility
Ruth Hershey (1895-1990), photographer ; Phyllis Pellman Good, author ; photographs selected and printed by Edwin P. Huddle, a grandson of Ruth Hershey.
ISBN
1561480967 :
Author
Good, Phyllis Pellman,
Place of Publication
Intercourse, PA
Publisher
Good Books,
Date of Publication
c1993.
Physical Description
91 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Hershey, Ruth, - 1895-1990.
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Pictorial works.
Additional Author
Hershey, Ruth,
Huddle, Edwin P.
Websites
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A Mennonite woman's life

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Author
Good, Phyllis Pellman,
Date of Publication
c1993.
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  1 website  
Responsibility
Ruth Hershey (1895-1990), photographer ; Phyllis Pellman Good, author ; photographs selected and printed by Edwin P. Huddle, a grandson of Ruth Hershey.
ISBN
1561480967 :
Author
Good, Phyllis Pellman,
Place of Publication
Intercourse, PA
Publisher
Good Books,
Date of Publication
c1993.
Physical Description
91 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Hershey, Ruth, - 1895-1990.
Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Pictorial works.
Additional Author
Hershey, Ruth,
Huddle, Edwin P.
Websites
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1505/93043577-d.html
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