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Ledger documents labor activities and expenses incurred by Paradise Township, Lancaster County, Pa., for road repairs. ‡b Lists the names of men performing roadwork, the number of days worked and the amount paid for their services. About half of the ledger was used as a scrapbook during the Civil War and includes pasted newspaper clippings of poems and lyrics to songs relating to the Union war effort.

Abstract This collection documents the history and activities of the Mountwaybia Club of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, through the group's constitution, by-laws, history, minutes, photographs, membership rolls, scrapbook, yearbooks, publications, and correspondence. ‡b From its founding in 1924, the Mountwaybia Club has maintained records of the group's history and activities. The club history begins with the first meeting in 1924 and continues through 2000. In the early years, the history...

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Ledger. Contains a list of Republican Party members in the Furnace School District of Lower Windsor Township, York County, Pa. in Oct. 1896.

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1 timetable

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Music notebooks. Consists of handwritten copies of musical compositions by various composers believed to have been copied by Charlotte Brown in 1816.  Includes period songs, ballads, waltzes, and other dance music from the late 18th and early 19th centuries.  Music written in English and German.

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Account ledger containing assorted farm, household and labor accounts of Evan Sheeler of Berks County, Pa. Includes information on women laborers, the boarding of iron furnace workers and items purchased and sold by the Sheeler family.

Scope and Contents Proceedings, programs, song book, manual, registration materials, broadside, and song sheet primarily documenting the activities of the Teachers’ Institute of Lancaster County. The proceedings (1853, 1857, 1868-1880, 1908-1912) include minutes of the Institute’s activities, summaries of lectures, reports of discussions, essays by members of the Institute, selections of songs, and lists of members in attendance. The collection also includes a broadside announcing the 1857 Institute;...

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Editor's copy of Klein's history of the soldiers from Lancaster County Pa. who fought for the United States during the American Revolution.

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Receipt book. Consists of handwritten receipts for rent in Philadelphia, Columbia, Marietta, and other cities in southeastern Pennsylvania.

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Diary describes the daily activities of Adam Geist from Feb. 1 to May 3, 1863, a period just prior to Geist's enlistment in the Pennsylvania Militia.  Includes entries on events relating to the American Civil War.