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Collection
Coroners' Inquests
Title
Coroners' Inquests
Object ID
COR INQ 1889 F031
Date Range
1889
Collection
Coroners' Inquests
Title
Coroners' Inquests
Description
Coroners' Inquests are inquests conducted by six men, on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, into the cause of a person's death. Inquests include: municipality; name of coroner; signatures of the six jurors; name of decedent; date of inquest; reason for death; name of coroner's physician, and names of witnesses to the inquest. Handwritten on printed form.
System of Arrangement
Arranged numerically by inquest number.
Date Range
1889
Date of Accumulation
January 1889 - December 1889
Year
1889
Creator
Coroner
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Clark, Ross E.
Homsher, John G.
Groff, J. E.
Echternach, Samuel
Smith, John H.
Wenger, Peter
Spindler, Bion
Mowery, John
Trout, H. U.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Coroners' Inquests
Coroners
Jurors
Physicians
Place
Strasburg
Extent
.5 cubic feet
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
COR INQ 1889 F031
Box Number
001
Associated Material
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Additional Notes
Cause of death: from congestion of the brain.
Deputy Coroner: Homsher, John G.
Coroner's Physician: Groff, J. E.
Jurors: Echternach, Samuel; Smith, John H.; Wenger, Peter; Spindler, Bion; Mowery, John; Trout, H. U.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.
Case Number
148.000
Classification
RG 13-00 0102
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Coroners' Inquests
Title
Coroners' Inquests
Object ID
COR INQ 1889 F066
Date Range
1889
Collection
Coroners' Inquests
Title
Coroners' Inquests
Description
Coroners' Inquests are inquests conducted by six men, on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, into the cause of a person's death. Inquests include: municipality; name of coroner; signatures of the six jurors; name of decedent; date of inquest; reason for death; name of coroner's physician, and names of witnesses to the inquest. Handwritten on printed form.
System of Arrangement
Arranged numerically by inquest number.
Date Range
1889
Date of Accumulation
January 1889 - December 1889
Year
1889
Creator
Coroner
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Fry, Henry
Homsher, John G.
Rineer, Jefferson
Williams, Jackson
Herr, Amos C.
Winters, John
Williams, George W.
Hersh, Samuel W.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Coroners' Inquests
Coroners
Jurors
Physicians
Place
Strasburg
Extent
.5 cubic feet
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
COR INQ 1889 F066
Box Number
001
Associated Material
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Additional Notes
Cause of death: by suicide, by hanging himself in his garret in Strasburg.
Deputy Coroner: Homsher, John G.
Coroner's Physician: none.
Jurors: Rineer, Jefferson; Williams, Jackson; Herr, Amos C.; Winters, John; Williams, George W.; Hersh, Samuel W.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.
Case Number
183.000
Classification
RG 13-00 0102
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1864 F42 I02
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1864
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0033
People
Echternach, William
Echternach, Jacob
Robinson, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Liquor License
Strasburg
Place
Strasburg
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1864 F42 I02
Box Number
033
Additional Notes
Known as Cross Keys.
Bond: Echternach, Jacob; Robinson, William.
12 signatures in support of petition.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
Approved.
April term.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1861 F34 I03
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1861
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0028
People
Echternach, William
Robison, William P.
Girvin, Isaac
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Strasburg
Place
Strasburg
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1861 F34 I03
Box Number
028
Additional Notes
Bond: William P. Robinson, Isaac Girvin.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
928-001
  1 image  
Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
The Strasburg Railroad - Passenger train with 1890 vintage coaches pauses beneath one of the many giant trees that flank the ancient track between Paradise and Strasburg. To thousands of tourists the leisurely ride, away from the crowded highways through the colorful fields and deep woods of the adjacent Amish and Mennonite farms is the highlight of their visit to Lancaster County, Penna.
Creator
Hess, James E.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Strasburg
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
James E. Hess, Box 1402, Lancaster, Pa.
Printer
Dexter Press, West Nyack, NY
Condition
Good
Object ID
928-001
Images
Less detail
Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
928-012
  1 image  
Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
Strasburg Railroad Depot Route 741, Starasburg, Penna. Reminiscent of the golden age of railroading, the 1882 East Strasburg passenger station is used annually by thousands of tourists who board the oldest operating standard-guage passenger train in the United States for the famous "Trip to Paradise". Moved some twenty miles in 1960 to the present locaton, it serves also as headquarters for teh Strasburg Railroad's display of ancient engines and cars open to the public free of charge.
Creator
Hess, James E.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Strasburg
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
James E. Hess, Box 1402, Lancaster
Printer
Dexter Press, West Nyack, NY
Condition
Good
Object ID
928-012
Images
Less detail
Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
928-015
  1 image  
Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
The Strasburg Railroad Route 741 Strasburg Penna. Locomotive No. 1223, built more than half a Century ago at the Pennsylvania Railroad's famous Juniata shops, is the one ramining American tupe from the Pennsylvnia's Steam Roster of "Thoroughbreds." Here, she poses proudly on the Strasburg Railroad Main Line, fresh from the paint shop of America's Oldest Short Line Railroad.
Creator
Hess, James E.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Strasburg
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
James E. Hess, Box 1402, Lancaster, PA
Printer
Dexter Press, West Nyack, NY
Condition
Good
Object ID
928-015
Images
Less detail
Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
928-016
  1 image  
Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
The Strasburg Railroad Route 741 Strasburg Penna. Old Number 31, built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works at Philadelphia in 1908, is one of the last operaing steam locomotives in the United States today, and isused to pull the last regularly-scheduled standard-gauge steam passenger train in the United States.
Creator
Hess, James E.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Strasburg
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
James E. Hess, Box 1402, Lancaster, PA
Printer
Dexter Press, West Nyack, NY
Condition
Good
Object ID
928-016
Images
Less detail
Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
928-017
  1 image  
Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
The Strasburg Railroad Route 741 Strasburg Penna. In addition to the oldest passenger coaches operating in America today, "The Road to Paradise" train carries a real odd time open air observation car similar to those found on excursion trains eighty years ago.
Creator
Hess, James E.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Strasburg
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
James E. Hess, Box 1402, Lancaster, PA
Printer
Dexter Press, West Nyack, NY
Condition
Good
Object ID
928-017
Images
Less detail
Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
928-018
  1 image  
Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
The Strasburg Railroad Route 741 Strasburg Penna. Blowing smoke skyward, old number 31 buildt more than fifty years ago, hustles her train Westbound over the rails of America's oldest short line railroad. This ancient rrain operatis daily during the tourist season, weekends during the Spring, Fall and Winter
Creator
Hess, James E.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Strasburg
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
James E. Hess, Box 1402, Lancaster, PA
Printer
Dexter Press, West Nyack, NY
Condition
Good
Object ID
928-018
Images
Less detail

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