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Cryptic clues in the bone yard

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14934

Author: Carmack, Sharon DeBartolo,

Date of Publication: c2001.

Call Number: 736.5 C287 VHS

Responsibility: with Sharon DeBartolo Carmack.

ISBN: 1586291653

Author: Carmack, Sharon DeBartolo,

Place of Publication: Hurricane, Utah

Publisher: The Studio,

Date of Publication: c2001.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (62 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.

Summary: Includes information on the types of cemeteries in the United States, as well as how to do research in and about them (includes information on photographing and rubbing tombstones)

Subjects: Genealogy.; Cemeteries - United States.; Rubbing; Sepulchral monuments.; Inscriptions.; Epitaphs.; United States - Genealogy - Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Media

Call Number: 736.5 C287 VHS

Recording, Audio

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1f29d9c3-811e-4121-88a8-918119594080

Collection: Oral History Collection

Title: Oral history interview with Emanuel (Max) Paul Peters, World War II veteran

Object ID: OH0001

Date Range: 2004/07/09

newspapers, built radios, and did things like that. Worked as a lifeguard at the local pool, joined the Boy Scouts, so I stayed there until I guess between junior and senior high school. Then we moved to Columbia. Bev: How old were you when you started building radios? Max: I was a teenager. I probably built

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Collection: Oral History Collection

Title: Oral history interview with Emanuel (Max) Paul Peters, World War II veteran

Description: Veteran's oral history interview with Emanuel (Max) Paul Peters.

Admin/Biographical History: Lt. Col. Peters served in the U.S. Army Air Corps, 642 Bomb Sq., 409th Bomb Group (L) during World War II. He began his military career in 1939 as a communications and camouflage officer. He retired from the Air Force in 1965 as Lieutenant Colonel. Military service 08/03/1939 - 12/25/1965.; DOB 11/14/1920; DOD 04/24/2014. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128641364/emanuel-paul-peters

Date Range: 2004/07/09

Creation Date: 9 July 2004

Date of Interview: 2004-07-09

Creator: Peters, Emanuel Paul, 1920-2014, interviewee

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

People: Friedman, William Frederick; Peters, Emanuel "Max" Paul; Peters, Margaret Jane Groff

Interviewer: Newton, Beverly

Narrator: Peters, Emanuel (Max) Paul

Other Creators: Newton, Beverly, collector

Subcategory: Need to Classify

Subjects: Oral history; United States. Air Force; United States. Army. Air Corps; Veterans--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County; World War, 1939-1945

Search Terms: Oral histories; United States Air Force; United States Army Air Corps; Veterans; World War II; WWII

Place of Interview: LancasterHistory

Quantity: 1

Object Name: Recording, Audio

Media: Cassette Tape

Length of Interview: 00:33:43

Language: English

Object ID: OH0001

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Mark Subject; 22:16:00 Worked with William F. Friedman; 22:34:00 Studied Enigma, and Purple Machine; 23:00:00 Worked with integrating sigint and electronic warfare; 24:39:00 Head of electronic warfare division; 24:47:00 Wins Legion of Merit; 25:20:00 Goes to California to work.; 26:00:00 Engineers would go to Stanford to share information.; 28:00:00 Returns with wife to Lancaster.; 29:12:00 Didn't realize importance of new science.; 31:41:00 Describes van belonging to local amateur club.; 00:33:67 Ironville named after iron mines in area; 00:55:20 built radios; 01:05:43 Joined Boy Scouts; 01:45:58 Listened to Berlin, Germany on his homemade radio; 02:14:02 Used old parts to make his radios; 02:31:57 Max put his radio on his bicycle; 03:20:20 Joined military in 1939; 04:43:40 Going through jungle in Panama; 04:53:29 Recalls going down river in canoes with alligators close by; 05:19:25 Went to OCS; 05:34:96 Sent to Florida - Tampa International Airport; 06:07:15 Radar Officer on SCR 270; 06:32:21 Transferred to Oklahoma; 07:20:68 Crosses ocean on ship named Martinia; 08:14:00 Was part of convoy. Martinia leaves convoy.; 09:36:90 In England. First mission can't find France (weather).; 09:46:70 Returning aircraft low on fuel. "Mayday" heard often.; 10:01:49 Pilots could see water towers in States. Can't do same in Europe.; 10:48:80 Learned to trust equipment. Found France on 2nd mission.; 11:12:00 Could tell weather by amount of signal received at base.; 11:28:00 "Spoofing" stations on base.; 12:10:00 D-Day.; 12:20:00 Practiced deception often before D-Day.; 12:50:00 Painted black and white stripes on aircraft.; 13:13:00 General Patton was decoy for D-Day.; 15:00:00 "G-equipment"; 15:55:00 Used smoke to designate target; 16:23:00 "No-ball" target; 16:33:00 "no-ball" target signified German V-1 rocket plane; 17:22:00 Wind shifted. Bombs dropped on friendly troops. Gen McNair victim.; 17:38:00 Started infantry and aircorp exchanges.; 17:44:00 River crossing; 18:14:00 "Cat eyes".; 19:36:00 Strafed by Me 109.; 20:28:00 Returns to states. Goes to F & M.; 21:59:00 Gets job at Arlington Hall, Virginia

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Classification: OH0001

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Database record revised by HST, 20 July 2022.

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Researching your Civil War Union ancestor

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19451

Author: Lambert, David Allen.

Date of Publication: c2004.

Call Number: 929.1 L222 VHS

Responsibility: with David Lambert.

Author: Lambert, David Allen.

Place of Publication: Boston, Mass

Publisher: New England Historic Genealogical Society,

Date of Publication: c2004.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette : sd. ; 1/2 in.

Series: NEHGS lectures on tape

Subjects: Soldiers - United States - Genealogy.; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.

Additional Corporate Author: New England Historic Genealogical Society.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Media

Call Number: 929.1 L222 VHS

Reading early American handwriting

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14933

Author: Sperry, Kip.

Date of Publication: c2001.

Call Number: 427.973 S751v VHS

ISBN: 1586291629 :

Author: Sperry, Kip.

Place of Publication: Hurricane, Utah

Publisher: The Studio,

Date of Publication: c2001.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.

Notes: Title from cassette label.; Presenter, Kip Sperry.

Subjects: Penmanship.; Penmanship, American.; Genealogy.; Paleography, American.; English language - United States

Location: Lancaster History Library - Media

Call Number: 427.973 S751v VHS

Finding maiden names

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17537

Author: Dearborn, David Curtis.

Date of Publication: c2002.

Call Number: 929.1 D285 VHS

Alternate Title: Methods of finding a wife's maiden name; New England Historical Genealogical Society presents; Finding a wife's maiden name

Responsibility: David C. Dearborn.

Author: Dearborn, David Curtis.

Place of Publication: [Boston, Mass.]

Publisher: New England Historic Genealogical Society,

Date of Publication: c2002.

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (1 hr., 16 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 pamphlet.

Series: The New England Historic Genealogical Society lectures on tape

Notes: Pamphlet includes bibliographical references and index.; David C. Dearborn, lecturer.

Contents: Introduction -- Where to begin -- If you can't find the marriage record -- Some marriage record substitutes (overview) -- Published indexes and finding aids: IGI, AGBI, the Register, PERSI, Torrey -- County histories ("mugbooks") -- Manuscripts -- Family Bible records -- Church records -- Newspaper notices -- Private record (sampler) -- Gravestones -- Census records -- Death records -- Obituaries -- Divorce records -- Deeds -- Probate (of wife's parent or sibling) -- Widow's military pension -- Court records -- Conclusion.

Summary: Provides advice on genealogical resources to search to locate the maiden name of female ancestors.

Subjects: Married women; Genealogy; United States - Genealogy.

Additional Corporate Author: New England Historic Genealogical Society.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Media

Call Number: 929.1 D285 VHS

Connecting to collections the National Conservation Summit, June 27-28, 2007

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19477

Date of Publication: 2007.

Call Number: 025.7 C753n DVD

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Alternate Title: Connecting to collections, a call to action, the National Conservation Summit, June 27-28, 2007 video highlights and keynote addresses; Connecting to collections, a call to action, June 27-28, 2007, the National Conservation Summit, summit highlights; Connecting to collections, a call to action, the National Conservation Summit, Washington, DC, June 27-28, 2007, video highlights and keynote addresses; National Conservation Summit, video highlights and keynote addresses; National Conservation Summit, June 27-28, 2007

Responsibility: [video production, Icon Communications].

Meeting: National Conservation Summit (2007 : Washington, D.C.)

Place of Publication: Washington, D.C

Publisher: Institute of Museum and Library Services,

Date of Publication: 2007.

Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (ca. 2 hrs., 30 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (19 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)

Notes: Title from root menu.; "Institute of Museum and Library Services; Heritage Preservation, the National Institute for Conservation; Smithsonian Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture."

Contents: Disc 1: Opening remarks -- Connecting to expertise -- Connecting to technology -- Agency chairmen -- [Presentation by] Girl Scout Troop 4563. -- Disc 2: Connecting to funders -- Connecting to the public -- Keynote address, Allen Weinstein -- Keynote address, Francie Alexander.

Summary: Representatives of small and medium-sized museums and libraries from every state, including Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, met with national leaders in the nation's capitol on June 27-28, 2007. The summit explored strategies for preserving endangered collections, harnessing new technologies, engaging the public in conservation efforts, and identifying funding resources.

Subjects: Library materials - Congresses.; Archival materials - Congresses.; Art objects - Congresses.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Additional Corporate Author: Institute of Museum and Library Services (U.S.); Heritage Preservation (Organization); Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture.; Icon Communications.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Media

Call Number: 025.7 C753n DVD

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http://www.imls.gov/collections/summit/index.htm

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