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St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Columbia, Penna., 1881-1981

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Corporate Author
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Columbia, Pa.)
Date of Publication
1981.
Call Number
284.1 S143
Corporate Author
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Columbia, Pa.)
Place of Publication
Columbia, PA : Hackensack, N.J
Publisher
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church ; Custombook, Inc.,
Date of Publication
1981.
Physical Description
20, [12] p. : ill., ports. ; 28 cm.
Notes
"This limited edition publication was produced especially for St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Columbia, PA by Custombook, Inc."
Summary
Includes list of church members.
Subjects
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Columbia, Pa.) - History.
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Columbia, Pa.) - Registers.
Lutheran Church - Pennsylvania - Columbia.
Columbia (Pa.) - Church history.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
284.1 S143
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Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
Resolution acknowledging Thomas Welsh's membership in the Order of United American Mechanics, Susquehanna Council
Object ID
MG0828_SeriesB_F05
Date Range
1847/09/16
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Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
Resolution acknowledging Thomas Welsh's membership in the Order of United American Mechanics, Susquehanna Council
Description
Handwritten certificate of a resolution honoring Thomas Welsh for his patriotic service in Mexico, "where he has sealed with his blood his devotion to his Country." Resolution adopted unanimously at a meeting of the Susquehanna Council No. 31 of the Order of United American Mechanics. Dated September 16, 1847 and published in the Columbia Spy on September 18, 1847. Framed, in poor condition.
Admin/Biographical History
Thomas Welsh (1824-1863) was a Lancaster County native (born and raised in Columbia), who rose from hardscrabble origins to local fame, first as a Mexican War hero, and then as a brigadier general during the Civil War. He was well known and well respected as a no nonsense officer, for his leadership and gallantry in battle, for his dedication to the service of his country, and for his concern for the welfare of his men. See MG0828 for more biographical information.
Date Range
1847/09/16
Creation Date
1847/09/16
Creator
Order of United American Mechanics. Susquehanna Council No. 31 (Columbia, Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Hunt, E. F.
Sample, Jeremiah M.
Welsh, Thomas
Subjects
Order of United American Mechanics. Susquehanna Council No. 31 (Columbia, Pa.)
Mexican War, 1846-1848
Columbia spy (Columbia, Pa.)
Search Terms
Mexican War
Order of United American Mechanics, Susquehanna Council No. 31 (Columbia, Pa.)
Columbia Spy
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan, framed
Object Name
Certificate
Language
English
Condition
Poor
Condition Notes
In wooden frame. Poor condition; in need of conservation. Piece of packing tape stuck on face of document and has pulled off some of the ink and surface of the paper. NEDCC/Northeast Document Conservation Center did a preliminary examination; see email correspondence NEDCC, August 7, 2019.
Parent Object ID
MG0828_SeriesB
Object ID
MG0828_SeriesB_F05
Notes
Added to PP 12/19/2020 by HST
Provenance: Passed down through the family, Blanton Charles Welsh to Emilie Benson (Welsh) Wiggin to Nancy Jane (Wiggin) Townsend. Acquired from: Chuck Townsend, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2016/05/15.
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
TW-B-47-12
Classification
MG0828
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Cataloged by Richard C. Wiggin prior to donation.
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Documents
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Columbia opens its doors for a candlelight tour: Sunday, December 11, 1983

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Date of Publication
1983.
Call Number
974.815 COLU C726
Place of Publication
[S. l
Publisher
s. n.]
Date of Publication
1983.
Physical Description
4 p. : ill., map ; 28cm.
Subjects
Columbia (Pa.) - Historic houses.
Columbia (Pa.) - Tours.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 COLU C726
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Newspaper articles on Columbia's Black community abstracted from the Columbia Spy

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Author
Crawford, John W.
Date of Publication
1987.
Call Number
974.815 COLU C899
Responsibility
by John W. Crawford.
Author
Crawford, John W.
Place of Publication
Typescript
Date of Publication
1987.
Physical Description
unpaged; 28 cm.
Notes
"These abstracts are not arranged in any order. They are also not indexed."
Subjects
Columbia Spy (Pa.).
African Americans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
American newspapers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Abstracts
Columbia (Pa.) - Race relations.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 COLU C899
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[Map of the eastern portion of Pennsylvania, exhibiting the superior advantages of Columbia as a site for the national foundry]

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Date of Publication
1846.
Call Number
974.8 SEPA 104
Place of Publication
[S.l.]
Publisher
[s.n.],
Date of Publication
1846.
Physical Description
1 map.: col.; 27 x 21 cm. on sheet 27 x 42 cm.
Notes
Shows location of railroads, canals, iron furnaces and ore mines and coal deposits. Accompanying text from the citizens of Columbia to the U.S. Congress.
Summary
map_974.8_SEPA_104_.pdf
Subjects
Foundries - Pennsylvania - Maps.
Columbia (Pa.) - Maps.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Map
Call Number
974.8 SEPA 104
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Records of the Cookman Methodist Episcopal Church Columbia, Penns

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Date of Publication
1986
Call Number
287 C773
Place of Publication
Photocopy
Date of Publication
1986
Physical Description
various paging ; 29 x42 cms.
Notes
Rineer's "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County" page 73 #16.
Vol. 1 - various records including baptisms 1895-1911; vol. 2 - membership records and baptisms 1931-1973.
Subjects
Cookman Methodist Episcopal Church (Columbia, Pa.)
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Columbia
Church records and registers - Pennsylvania - Columbia
Location
Lancaster History Library - Church Record
Call Number
287 C773
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Black Eldorado on the Susquehanna : the emergence of Black Columbia, 1726-1861

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Author
Hopkins, Leroy T.
Date of Publication
1986.
Call Number
974.815 COLU H794
Responsibility
Dr. Leroy T. Hopkins.
Author
Hopkins, Leroy T.
Place of Publication
Typescript
Date of Publication
1986.
Physical Description
22p. ; 29 cm.
Notes
"Paper delivered at the Society meeting 11 February 1986".
Subjects
African Americans - Pennsylvania - Columbia
Slavery - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Columbia (Pa.) - Race relations.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 COLU H794
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The Columbia-Philadelphia Railroad and its successor

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Author
Wilson, William Hasell,
Date of Publication
1985.
Call Number
385 W754
  1 website  
Responsibility
by William Hasell Wilson ; with introduction by Morris M. Green, Jr.
ISBN
0933788460 (pbk.)
Author
Wilson, William Hasell,
Uniform Title
Reminiscences of a railroad engineer
Place of Publication
York, PA
Publisher
American Canal & Transportation Center,
Date of Publication
1985.
Physical Description
72 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Reprint. Originally published: Reminiscences of a railroad engineer. 1896. With new front matter and some minor deletions.
Bibliography: p. 66.
Subjects
Pennsylvania Railroad - History.
Columbia-Philadelphia Railroad.
Columbia (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
385 W754
Websites
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The defense of Columbia, June 1863

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Author
McSherry, Patrick M.
Date of Publication
1980
difficult to explain." At Wrightsville and Columbia some preparations were being made in ex- pectation of the Confederate invasion. On June 24 General Couch ordered Colonel J. G. Grick and the Twenty-seventh Pennsylvania Volunteers to "pro- ceed to Columbia, Pa., and take charge of all Bridges and fords on
  1 document  
Responsibility
by Patrick M. McSherry.
Author
McSherry, Patrick M.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1980
Physical Description
135-154 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v.84, no.3
Subjects
Columbia (Pa.) - History - 19th century.
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 84, number 3 (1980), p. 135-154Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.84
Documents

edit_vol84no3pp135_154.pdf

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Columbia bicentennial history : 1788-1988

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Date of Publication
1988]
Call Number
974.815 COLU C726b
Responsibility
Dedicated to the early Wright family with special acknowledgements to Columbia's leading historian, Mrs. Edna Clark.
Place of Publication
[Columbia, PA
Publisher
Columbia Bicentennial Committee,
Date of Publication
1988]
Physical Description
148 p.
Subjects
Columbia (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 COLU C726b
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