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Allegheny county's hundred years

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1658
Author
Thurston, George H.
Date of Publication
1888.
Call Number
974.885 A422
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Responsibility
by George H. Thurston.
Author
Thurston, George H.
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh
Publisher
A. A. Anderson & Son, book and job printers,
Date of Publication
1888.
Physical Description
312 p., [4] leaves of plates (3 fold.) : ill., maps, plans ; 20 cm.
Notes
Advertising matter printed throughout book.
LCHS copy missing title page.
Contents
Contents: Chapters 1 thru 8 - Covers 1754 to 1888 9 - boat building in Allegheny County 10 - coal and coke trade 11 - Iron and steel trade 12 - Glass manufacturing 13 - Natural gas 14 - Oil trade in Allegheny County 15 - Copper,lead, brass and tin 16 - Mercantile interests 17. From pack horse to railroads 18. Financial institutions 19. Insurance companies 20. Electrical appliances 21. Churches , schools, and newspapers 22. Music, art, and benevolent institutions
Subjects
Allegheny County (Pa.) - History.
Allegheny County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.885 A422
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An historical and geographical account of the province and country of Pensilvania in America : the richness of the soil, the sweetness of the situation ... the first planters, the Dutch, Sweeds, and English with the number of its inhabitants : as also a touch upon George Keith's new religion, in his second change since he left the Quakers : with a map

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3799
Author
Thomas, Gabriel.
Edition
Enl. and repr.
Date of Publication
1938.
Call Number
974.801 T456
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by Gabriel Thomas ; edited, with copious notes, &c. by A. Monroe Aurand, Jr.
Author
Thomas, Gabriel.
Edition
Enl. and repr.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Aurand Press,
Date of Publication
1938.
Physical Description
32 p. : map ; 23 cm.
Notes
Originally published: London : A. Baldwin, 1698. Reprinted at the Aurand Press, 1935.
Cover title: History of Pensilvania, published in London in 1698.
"Privately printed for the editor and his friends".
Filmed with: Good order established in Pennsylvania and New Jersey / by Thomas Budd. Cleveland : Burrows Co., 1902.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - Description and travel - Early works to 1800.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - Early works to 1800.
Additional Author
Aurand, A. Monroe
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.801 T456
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=chi.18343867;view=1up;seq=9
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Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/04cba75d-a7a1-40ed-b001-528004670190
Collection
William Jenkins Fordney Papers
Title
William Jenkins Fordney Papers
Object ID
MG0743
Date Range
1874-1889
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Collection
William Jenkins Fordney Papers
Title
William Jenkins Fordney Papers
Description
This collection contains a fold-out map detailing the travels of William Fordney. On the back of the map, Fordney has recorded the stops from three trip to the western United States in 1874, 1877, and 1889, as well as stops from his year-long trip around the world from 1881-1882. Along with city and country names, Fordney also includes distance traveled between stops and the mode of transportation. On the map itself, Fordney's 1881 trip is outlined.
Admin/Biographical History
William Jenkins Fordney was born in 1844, and was the brother-in-law of Ida Mary Cox Fordney. William was a Lancaster, Pennsylvania native who traveled around the world from 1881-1882 and took multiple trips to the western United States.
Date Range
1874-1889
Creation Date
1874-1889
Year Range From
1874
Year Range To
1889
Creator
Fordney, William J. (William Jenkins), 1844-1926
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 15
People
Fordney, William Jenkins
Subjects
World travel
World maps
Mercator projection (Cartography)
Search Terms
World travel
World maps
Mercator projection (Cartography)
Manuscript groups
Finding aids
Extent
1 box, 1 folder, .1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0743
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Associated Material
Archives and Special Collections, Martin Library of the Sciences, Franklin and Marshall College, Sarah McIlvaine Muench Family Papers- MS44 http://library.fandm.edu/archives/mscoll/muench.pdf
Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, William J. Fordney lantern slides and negatives, circa 1900-1910s http://www.worldcat.org/title/william-j-fordney-lantern-slides-and-negatives-circa-1900-1910s/oclc/123235440
Related Item Notes
Archives, LancasterHistory, Fordney Family Diaries 1904-1927, MG0539
Notes
Gift of Louise Ghormley Lamb, Anne Ghormley Kramer and Nancy Ghormley Hunkeler, in memory of Commander Robert Lee and Nancy Ghormley.
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-743
Other Number
MG-743
Classification
MG0743
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Collection processed and finding aid by RA, April 2015. Added to database 20 May 2021.
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0f7f4af8-a120-4753-b03a-231442706826
Collection
Rich and Grove Family Papers
Title
Rich and Grove Family Papers
Object ID
MG0427
Date Range
1835-1946
Subject Headings: Autograph albums Deeds Invitation cards Letters Obituaries Poetry Postcards Scrapbooks Travel Search Terms: Accomac Inn Autograph albums Correspondence Deeds Finding aids Invitations Letters Manuscript groups Obituaries Poetry Postcards Scrapbooks Travel �230 North President Avenue
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Rich and Grove Family Papers
Title
Rich and Grove Family Papers
Description
The Rich and Grove Family Papers contain correspondence and ephemera of the Rich and Grove families of Marietta. Autograph albums, school books, wedding invitations, cards, a flier for Accomac summer resort, and teaching certificates give a glimpse of the social and educational activities of family members. Deeds trace the ownership of property in Marietta from Dr. John Huston to Henry S. Rich. The correspondence is primarily from Annie Grove (1921) and Henry and Fanny Rich (1925) during their travels in Europe and North Africa.
Date Range
1835-1946
Year Range From
1835
Year Range To
1946
Date of Accumulation
1835-1946
Creator
Mapes, Fanny Rich, 1932-2020
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 10
People
Carroll, Mary
Coble, David
Dellinger, Samuel S.
Ehler, S. Amandus
Engle, Bella C.
Engle, James Monroe
Gottschall, Maria
Gottschall, Peter
Grosh, Alpha Virginia "Alfie" Grove
Grosh, Esta Edward
Grove, Amos
Grove, Annie K.
Grove, Sarah A. "Sallie" O'Brien
Hanifan, Fanny Rich
Hanifan, John Francis
Harlan, Addie K. Rich
Harlan, Charles
Harting, James
Heistand, Theopholis
Huston, Albert
Huston, Edwin L.
Huston, John
Huston, Thomas
Kendig, Willis Gross
Laming, Sallie
Laming, William
Mapes, Fanny Rich
Mehaffey, James
Ohmit, Benjamin
Ohmit, Charlotte
Reynolds, Robert Walter
Reynolds, Sarah E. "Sallie" Engle
Rich, Anna Martha
Rich, Elmira
Rich, Fanny Clark Grove
Rich, Henry Spangler
Shirk, Adalaide
Shirk, William H.
Spangler, Barr
Spangler, Mary Ann Sultzbach
Stauffer, Henry
Stauffer, Margaretta "Margie" Huston
Other Creators
Rich family
Grove family
Subjects
Autograph albums
Deeds
Invitation cards
Letters
Obituaries
Poetry
Postcards
Scrapbooks
Travel
Search Terms
Accomac Inn
Autograph albums
Correspondence
Deeds
Finding aids
Invitations
Letters
Manuscript groups
Obituaries
Poetry
Postcards
Scrapbooks
Travel
Extent
1 box, 16 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0427
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Administrators' accounts for John W. Rich, 1892 (AdAcct 1892 F013 R)
Guardian account of Addie K. Rich, 1892 (AdAcct 1892 F012 R)
Petit jury notice and excuse for John W. Rich, 1878 (JAN 1878 F002 QS)
See also the Photograph Collection
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Rich and Grove Family Papers (MG0427), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
The items in Folder 10 require staff assistance.
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
2007.MG0427
Other Numbers
MG-427
Classification
MG0427
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to 28 December 2021.
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e0d4d55b-e616-423d-9287-537141042087
Collection
Blanche Nevin Papers
Title
Blanche Nevin Papers
Object ID
MG0730
Date Range
1850s-1920s
#, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org People: Buchanan, James Muhlenberg, John Peter Gabriel Nevin, Blanche Subjects: Essays Letters Pets Poetry Travel Search Terms
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Collection
Blanche Nevin Papers
Title
Blanche Nevin Papers
Description
The Blanche Nevin Papers include manuscripts of Blanche Nevin's prose and poetry, the 1878 contract for her statue of Gen. Peter Muhlenberg, letters, essays, biographies, and articles about her travels.
Date Range
1850s-1920s
Year Range From
1850
Year Range To
1920
Date of Accumulation
[1850s-1920s]
Creator
Nevin, Blanche, 1841-1925
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 02
People
Buchanan, James
Muhlenberg, John Peter Gabriel
Nevin, Blanche
Other Creators
Nevin family
Subjects
Essays
Letters
Pets
Poetry
Travel
Search Terms
Artists
China
Contracts
Correspondence
Essays
Finding aids
Japan
Letters
Manuscript groups
Pets
Poetry
Sculptors
Travel
Extent
1 box, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0730
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Leather portfolio (2014.020)
Blanche Nevin Collection (MG0039)
See also the Photograph, Library, and Curatorial Collections
Notes
The collection has not been fully processed-please see the inventory below.
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Original documents may be used-contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at the 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.
Other Numbers
MG-730
Classification
MG0730
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Inventory prepared by donor, 2014. Added to database 26 December 2023.
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Around the boundaries of Chester county, by Wilmer W. MacElree

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo6403
Author
MacElree, Wilmer W.,
Date of Publication
1934.
Call Number
974.813 M141
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Author
MacElree, Wilmer W.,
Place of Publication
West Chester, Pa
Date of Publication
1934.
Physical Description
2 p. β., 9-600 p. illus., (incl. ports., facsims.) plates, maps (1 fold.) diagr. 23 cm.
Subjects
Chester County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Chester County (Pa.) - Historic houses, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.813 M141
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The blue hills : rounds and discoveries in the country places of Pennsylvania

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Author
Weygandt, Cornelius,
Date of Publication
c1936.
Call Number
974.800912 W547b
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by Cornelius Weygandt.
Author
Weygandt, Cornelius,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company,
Date of Publication
c1936.
Physical Description
xx, 434 p., [15] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.800912 W547b
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The Conestoga River at Lancaster

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2319
Author
Landis, David Bachman,
Date of Publication
1932.
by a one-way passage, even with increasing travel, over the Lincoln Highway. The Pennsylvania railroad has occupied a prominent position, with its bridge structures across the Big Conestoga north-east of Lancaster. In 1830 the first bridge was erected above ten piers and two abutments. (See Vol. XXXV
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Responsibility
by D. B. Landis.
Author
Landis, David Bachman,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1932.
Physical Description
[261]-271 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 36, no. 11
Subjects
Conestoga River (Pa.)
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 36, number 11 (1932), p. 261-271Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.36
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Extempore on a wagon : A metrical narrative of a journey from Bethlehem, Pa., to the Indian town of Goshen, Ohio, in the autumn of 1803

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Author
Loskiel, George Henry,
Date of Publication
1887.
Call Number
974.80085 L879
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by George Henry Loskiel. Tr. with notes by J. Max Hark.
Author
Loskiel, George Henry,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
S. H. Zahm,
Date of Publication
1887.
Physical Description
v, [7]-45, [1] p. front. (port.) 25 cm.
Notes
"Only 200 copies printed."
Summary
The book was written by a Moravian priest, George Henry Loskiel, describing his trip from Bethlehem, PA, to Goshen, Ohio, in 1803 to attend a missionary conference. The book is unique in that his lengthy description of the trip is entirely in rhyming verse.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - Description and travel.
Ohio - Description and travel.
Additional Author
Hark, Joseph Maximilian,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80085 L879
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The German background of the Espenschied-Esbenshade families

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Author
Espenschied, Lloyd,
Date of Publication
1938.
Call Number
929 E77es
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by Lloyd Espenschied.
Author
Espenschied, Lloyd,
Place of Publication
New York city
Date of Publication
1938.
Physical Description
67 p. incl. front., illus. (incl. maps, coats of arms) 25 cm.
Notes
"One of 200 copies."
Contents
pt. 1. An address given before the family reunion at Lancaster, Penn., June 11, 1938, together with: information on the beginning of the family tree.--pt. 2. Journal of a visit to the Rhineland in April, 1938.--pt. 3. A postscript on Germany in Europe.
Subjects
Espenschied family.
Esbenshade family.
Germany - Description and travel - 1919-
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 E77es
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