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The wonderful world of time

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Author
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Edition
Limited ed.
Date of Publication
1983.
Call Number
681.1 W879
Responsibility
Stacy B.C. Wood.
Author
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Edition
Limited ed.
Place of Publication
York, Pa
Publisher
York Graphic Services Inc./York Custom Graphics,
Date of Publication
1983.
Physical Description
72 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Christmas keepsakes
Notes
"Christmas 1983."--Preliminary leaf.
"This is the twelfth in a series of Christmas keepsakes"--from colophon.
Subjects
Clocks and watches
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
681.1 W879
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Author
Shaffer, Douglas Howerth.
Date of Publication
1980.
Call Number
681.1 S525
Responsibility
Douglas H. Shaffer.
Author
Shaffer, Douglas Howerth.
Place of Publication
[New York]
Publisher
Cooper-Hewitt Museum,
Date of Publication
1980.
Physical Description
127 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Series
The Smithsonian illustrated library of antiques
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 129.
Subjects
Clocks and watches
Additional Corporate Author
Cooper-Hewitt Museum.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
681.1 S525
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The tower clocks of John Eberman, Jr

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Author
Woodbridge, C. L.
Date of Publication
1991
engendered over a new £80 fire engine and the greater need for a new organ, the clock project was postponed indefinitely.' By October, 1798, the congregation had obtained their organ and fire engine and was now able to order a clock with quarter- and hour-striking, with one �93/1, 1991 5 Fig. 2. John Eberman
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Responsibility
by C. L. Woodbridge, Ph.D. and Stacey B.C. Wood, Jr.
Author
Woodbridge, C. L.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1991
Physical Description
[2]-15 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 93, no. 1
Subjects
Eberman, John, - 1749-1835.
Clocks and watches.
Additional Author
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 93, number 1 (1991), p. 2-15Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.93
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Martin Shreiner : from clocks to fire engines

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Author
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Date of Publication
1994.
the ad he stated that he continued "to manufacture all kinds of house clocks, of the newest style and �116 JOURNAL OF THE LANCASTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY at the lowest prices." He also offered to repair watches. This particular location, 38 1/2 North Queen Street, was next door to the house in
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Responsibility
by Stacy B.C. Wood, Jr.
Author
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1994.
Physical Description
[114]-137 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 96, no. 4
Subjects
Schreiner family.
Shreiner, Martin, - 1767-1866.
Clocks and watches - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Fire engines - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 96, number 4 (1994), p. 114-137Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.96
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Time at the watch and clock museum

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Author
Tomes, Patricia A.
Date of Publication
1988.
Call Number
681.113 T656
Alternate Title
Watch and clock museum
Responsibility
by Patricia A. Tomes ; [photographs by Don Petty].
Author
Tomes, Patricia A.
Place of Publication
Ephrata, Pa
Publisher
Science Press,
Date of Publication
1988.
Physical Description
115 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 x 28 cm.
Series
Science Press Keepsake ; no.19.
Notes
"Edition limited to 1,000 copies, of which this is number 236."
LCHS has number 240.
Subjects
National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors Museum, Inc. - Catalogs.
Hamilton Watch Company.
Clocks and watches
Horology
Additional Author
Petty, Don.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
681.113 T656
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Pennsylvania clockmakers, watchmakers, and allied crafts

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Author
Whisker, James B.,
Date of Publication
1990.
Call Number
681 W576
Responsibility
James Biser Whisker ; with a study of Pennsylvania clocks by Steven P. Petrucelli ; and introduction by Stacy B.C. Wood, Jr.
Author
Whisker, James B.,
Place of Publication
Cranbury, N.J
Publisher
Adams Brown Co.,
Date of Publication
1990.
Physical Description
vi, 246 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 242-246.
Subjects
Clock and watch makers - Pennsylvania
Clocks and watches - Pennsylvania
Additional Author
Petrucelli, Steven P.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
681 W576
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A genealogy of Martin Shreiner, clockmaker, and his descendants

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Author
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Date of Publication
1995.
. Mueller, Esq. Shreiner Cemetery Records St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church (Columbia, Pa.) Parish Registers 1881-1935 Sarah Paine Young Fisher Lancaster Trinity Lutheran Church Book Lancaster Trinity Lutheran Church Record Worner, William Frederick, "Tombstone Inscriptions" Walter 0. Shreiner notes
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Responsibility
by Stacy B. C. Wood, Jr.
Author
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1995.
Physical Description
19-48 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 97, no. 1
Subjects
Shreiner, Martin, - 1767-1866.
Clocks and watches - Pennsylvania.
Clock and watch makers - Pennsylvania.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 97, number 1 (1995), p. 19-48Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.97
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Collection
Samuel E. Dyke Collection of Papers
Title
Samuel E. Dyke Collection of Papers
Object ID
MG0061
Date Range
1670-1985
Collection
Samuel E. Dyke Collection of Papers
Title
Samuel E. Dyke Collection of Papers
Description
Samuel E. Dyke was a noted authority on the Pennsylvania rifle and wrote on this subject. Collection consists of articles, correspondence, photographs, research notes, and working papers on firearms. Also included is information on gunsmiths, the Rockford Foundation, the Heritage Center, cabinetmakers, grandfather clocks, and the Armstrong Cork Company. 1670-1985
Date Range
1670-1985
Creation Date
mid-20th century-1985
Year Range From
1670
Year Range To
1985
Creator
Dyke, Samuel Eugene, 1900-1985
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 02
People
Armstrong, John
Atherton, Cornelius
Atkins, Wyatt
Beck, John Philip
Berry, Peter
Breitenhard, Johann Christoph
Brown, Parker B.
Buchele, William M.
Corridon, Raymond R.
Dobson, Thomas
Dubbs, Jacob
Dyke, Samuel Eugene
Fetter, George
Feder, George
Fondersmith, John
Grancsay, Steven V.
Grove, S.
Grubb, Peter
Hawkins, Henry
Henry, William
Hoff, H. Bare
Kendig, Joe, Jr.
Kuntz, Jacob
Kuntz, Peter
Landis, George
Landis, Henry
Lehn, Joseph
Lincoln, Abraham
Magee, D. F.
Manger, Henry
Meyhardt, Peter
Pennypacker, A. J.
Sprecher, Peter
Walker, Joseph E.
Yeates, Jasper
Subjects
Armstrong Cork Company
Gunsmiths
Kentucky rifle
Cabinetmakers
Clocks and watches
Search Terms
Armstrong Cork Company
Booklets
Cabinetmakers
Clocks
Conrad Weiser State Park
Correspondence
Flintlock Rifles
Gunsmiths
Halbach Pistols
Harpers Ferry Arsenal and Armory
Hopewell Forge
Kentucky Match Rifle
Kentucky rifles
Kentucky Rifle Association
Lancaster County Bicentennial Committee
Malsh Pistols
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pamphlets
Pennsylvania Rifles
Rotary International
Pennsylvania Deithsch Eck
World War II
Extent
6 boxes, 113 folders, 4.25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0061
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Photograph Collection
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
Samuel E. Dyke Collection of Papers (MG-61), Folder #, LancasterHistory.org
Other Numbers
MG-61
Classification
MG0061
Description Level
Fonds
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Guide to records of the Court of Quarter Sessions, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1681-1969 : records of the clerk of courts, records of the Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery, criminal records of the sheriff

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Author
Catanese, Lynn Ann,
Date of Publication
1989, c 1988.
Call Number
974.813 C357q
Responsibility
researched and compiled by Lynn Ann Catanese.
ISBN
0929706048 :
Author
Catanese, Lynn Ann,
Place of Publication
West Chester, Pa
Publisher
Chester County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1989, c 1988.
Physical Description
ii, 80 p., [2] leaves of plates : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 62-67.
Subjects
Pennsylvania. - Court of Quarter Sessions (Chester County) - Archives - Catalogs.
Court records - Pennsylvania - Chester County
Chester County (Pa.) - Genealogy - Bibliography - Catalogs.
Additional Corporate Author
Chester County Historical Society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.813 C357q
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Collection
Black History Collection
Title
Black History Collection
Object ID
MG0240
Date Range
1780-1984
Collection
Black History Collection
Title
Black History Collection
Description
This collection contains papers and local government records related to Black history in Lancaster County, including an index to Lancaster County's register of enslaved persons, Mayor's Register of Coloured Persons or Negro Entry Book, and a biographical account of Rev. James William Charles Pennington. There are official records for enslaved persons and their children in Lancaster County, as well as freemen within Lancaster City. The collection also contains a manumission paper from the state of Virginia, a certificate for free persons of color, and letters from anit-slavery societies.
System of Arrangement
Series 1 consists of the "Slave Registers," official county records registering enslaved women and their children after 1780.
Series 2 contains the "Mayor's Register of Coloured Persons," a manumission paper, correspondence, and other records.
Date Range
1780-1984
Year Range From
1780
Year Range To
1984
Date of Accumulation
1780-1984
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 06
People
Allen, Richard
Anderson, George L.
Anderson, James
Anderson, Mildred
Atchinson, John
Bacon, Izard
Bailey, Bessie
Bailey, Charles
Baker, John H.
Ball, James H.
Barber, Florence
Barton, William
Bayly, James
Beaubian, Beulah
Beaubian, Charles S.
Bigham, William
Black, Aaron
Blonden, Louisa
Boggs, Alexander
Book, Anna H.
Book, Simon
Boyd, William
Bradley, Daniel
Breading, David
Bridgett, Alexander
Broadnax, Joseph
Brown, E. D.
Brown, Ernest
Brown, H. H.
Brubaker, Jack
Cain, Annie
Cain, Jennie
Cain, John
Cain, Louisa
Caldwell, Andrew
Carpenter, Samuel
Carter, John C.
Carter, John W.
Carter, Laura
Carter, Nettie
Clark, Bryce
Clark, Josephine
Clark, Russia
Clark, Ruth
Clemson, James
Cohn, Jason
Conkle, William
Cook, James
Cooke, Samuel
Cooper, Bella
Craig, Mary
Craig, Samuel
Crawford, James
Cunningham, Janett
Currin, James
Davis, Edward
Davis, Emily
Davis, Robert
Dewers, Thomas
Dorsey, Steven
Edwards, Mary
Edwards, Susanna
Edwards, Thomas
Edwards, Thomas L.
Evans, James
Evans, John
Evans, Frances
Ewing, John
Fordney, William B.
Foster, Carrie
Foster, Daniel
Franklin, Benjamin
Frazier, Phebe
Galbraith, Bertram Gillespie
Gale, Anthony
Gamble, James
George, H. E., Mrs.
George, Harriet
Gibbons, Daniel
Brubaker, Marianna Gibbons
Gibson, William
Givens, Joseph
Goins, Dora
Graves, B.
Green, Annie
Green, Charles
Green, Cora
Green, Jane
Green, Mary A.
Grubb, Peter
Hardy, Laura
Harrison, Thomas
Haydon, George
Hayes, Hannah
Hayes, O. H.
Heard, William Henry
Heaton, Jeremiah
Henderson, Archibald
Henry, Ella
Henry, Mary
Henry, William
Hill, Emily
Hill, Harriet
Hood, Solomon Porter
Hopkins, Ada
Hopkins, Sadie
Hopkins, Stanton
Hubley, John
Hudson, Edward
Hunter, Mabel
Hunter, Rosie
Hurdle, Emma
Hurdle, James
Jacks, James
Jackson, Florence
Jackson, Letitia
Jackson, Rebecca
Jacobs, Cyrus
Jenkins, John Carmichael
Johnson, Chester A.
Johnson, Estella Book
Johnson, Florence
Johnson, Henry
Johnston, John
Kelley, Calvin
Kelley, David
Keyes, Emma
King, Robert
La Barre, John
Leman, Christian
Link, John Lewis
Lockhart, Josiah
Long, Stephen
Lownes, Caleb
Lynch, Dora
MacNeal, William
Martin, James
Mason, Alice
Maxwell, Robert
McCally, James
McCamant, Isaac
McClure, William
McIntire, William
McLaughlin, George
Michener, James B.
Middleton, Anne
Middleton, John
Miller, John
Mitchell, Blanche
Moore, Martha
Moore, Zachary
Morrison, J. S.
Morrison, J. S., Mrs.
Moton, Charles
Murray, Clara P.
Neal, Thomas
Neel, Thomas
Nicholas, Michael
Nickumn, Theresa
Old, James
Oldden, John
Palmer, John M.
Patterson, James
Payne, Benedine
Peden, Hugh
Pembroke, Stephen
Pennington, James William Charles
Polite, Abraham L.
Polite, Blanche
Porter, Andrew
Porter, William
Potts, David
Price, J. C.
Ramsey, Elizabeth
Reigert, Christopher
Richardson, Ella M.
Robinson, Sara
Rosenthal, Isidore
Ross, George
Samson, George W.
Sanderson, George
Scott, Alexander
Sewell, Charles S.
Shissler, Simon
Shorter, George
Skiles, Henry
Slaymaker, Amos
Smith, Joseph
Smith, Margaret
Smith, William
Snow, Josephine
Spear, Robert
Spraggan, R. F.
Steel, William
Stevens, Thaddeus
Stewart, J. O.
Tall, Rebecca
Thomas, Mary B.
Thomas, Virginia
Thornton, Elizabeth
Toney, Joseph M.
Trout, Henry Leightner "Harry"
Tryman, Mary
Turner, Ruth
Walker, Isaac
Wallace, Robert
Waters, Ruth
Watson, John
Webster, Frank T. M.
Weld, Theodore D.
Whitehill, James
William, Ella
Williams, Mary
Wilson, Albert E., Sr.
Wilson, Edith
Wilson, Helen
Wilson, Laura
Wilson, Maude
Wilson, Samuel
Winston, Charity
Winston, William
Witcher, W. E.
Wolford, Edward
Woods, Elizabeth
Work, Joseph
Yeates, James
Zantzinger, Paul
Other Creators
Pennsylvania. Court of Quarter Sessions (Lancaster County)
Subjects
African Americans--History
Free Black people
Freedmen
Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Search Terms
Certificates
Court of Quarter Sessions
Enslaved persons
Finding aids
Free persons of color
Freedmen
Manuscript groups
Persons of color
Slaveholders
Slavery
Extent
1 box, 33 folders, 128 items, 1,178 pages to scan, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0240
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Black History Collection (MG0240) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2b3d42c6-a313-4ebc-966f-516114048136
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Black History Collection (MG0240), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).
LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this collection reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit. Restricted access for the Mayor's Register of Coloured Persons found in Series 2, Folder 2: Use transcript in Folder 3 or microfilm.
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-240
Classification
MG0240
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
The collection was formerly called "The Slave Records of Lancaster County Collection." Name changed to "African American Records Collection" and arrangement changed on 13 June 2007. Name changed again in 2022 to "Black History Collection."
Added to database on 19 July 2017.
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