"Hi Jim, Killing a half hour at the station. Meant fo write to you during very short stay at Mt. Gretna but didn't know when I was leaving for half hour here at the station. You have no phone - I'm delaying my hello's to you - I hope things have turned out as you expected - your "Y" friend - Art Koulias
The court of honor at Armstrong Floor Plant, Lancaster, PA. With the Honor Roll of men and women in Service in the background. Flying beneath Old Glory are citations won by the employees - Army-Navy "E" with three stars for excellence in war production; Security Award for maintaining plant protection system; National Safety Award for low accident record; and the Minute Man Flag for War Bond purchases.
Souvenir postcard folder. Pennsylvania's Dutch Country. Front cover: Amish family in open buggy. Back cover: Amish children relaxing after ball game. Inside images: Amish mother and daughters with covered buggy; Dutch girls at roadside produce stand; Amish boy and girl in typical and traditional dress; Amish girls enjoying buggy ride; Little red schoolhouse with children and teacher; Amish farmer with his dog and team of horses; Amish family on Sunday outing; Group of Amish school boys; Typical Dutch Country horse and buggy scene; Amish girls "tend market"; Picturesque Amish courting buggy.
"Hi Jim, Killing a half hour at the station. Meant fo write to you during very short stay at Mt. Gretna but didn't know when I was leaving for half hour here at the station. You have no phone - I'm delaying my hello's to you - I hope things have turned out as you expected - your "Y" friend - Art Koulias
Postcard from [Elsie Singmaster Lewars] to Mrs. Charles Coleman
Description
Postcard of the mountains, Peacham, Vermont, from [Elsie Singmaster Lewars] to Mrs. Charles Coleman in Lancaster with a message about visiting "Stevens country". 6 September 1944.
These items are on one sheet with a note from Elsie Singmaster Lewars:
Transcription of letter from Thaddeus Stevens to Col. Blanchard stating that he had to return to Pennsylvania for business and regretted that he was not able to meet with the Juvenile Society. If they raise $150 for the society's library, he will add another $50. Lancaster. J. O. Cowles, secretary. Barnet, Vermont. 17 October 1854.
Transcription of letter from Thaddeus Stevens to Col. Blanchard which enclosed Stevens' $50 subscription to the Peacham Juvenile Library Society and offering advice to the Peacham Academy. J. O. Cowles, secretary. Lancaster. 11 November 1854.
Handwritten note from Lewars regarding Stevens' travel to Vermont after the death of his mother, Sarah Stevens, on 5 October 1854.
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Other Numbers
MG-115
Other Number
MG-115, Part 1, Folder 7, Insert 3, Item 1
Classification
MG0115
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database 25 April 2022.
Old # MG-115, Part 1, Folder 7, Insert 3
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
American Legion Section Riverview Burial Park, Lancaster's Original Garden of Memories (Established 1908). This beautiful memorial section, officially dedicated by Post No. 34, is but one of the many outstadning feattures of Riverview, including the Sun Dial Garden, Star Garden, Sunken Garden and Babyland. Age-old trees of unusual beauty and shrubbery and flowers in aboundance have created an exquisite spot dedicated to sacred memories. Delightfule music heard throughout the Cemetery adds to the inspiration.
Provenance
Transferred from Document Collection, Box 19, Folder 5, Item 1
