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Collection: Transportation Collection

Title: Transportation Collection

Object ID: MG0123

Date Range: 1819-1977

Subject Headings: Letters Minutes (Records) Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co. Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike (Pa.) Posters Railroads Rates and tolls Reading & Columbia Railroad Company Street-railroads Trolley cars Search Terms: Adamstown Bittersville, Lower Windsor Twp., York County Blueprints

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Collection: Transportation Collection

Title: Transportation Collection

Description: The Transportation Collection contains documents regarding turnpikes, railroads, Conestoga Traction Co., Conestoga Transportation Co., and the Red Rose Transit Authority. The types of items include correspondence, financial papers, business papers, stock certificates, tickets, schedules, maps of routes, and a blueprint.

Date Range: 1819-1977

Year Range From: 1819

Year Range To: 1977

Date of Accumulation: 1819-1977

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

People: Bitner, John R.; Boardman, Harris; Bowman, John Jacob; Boyer, Zaccur Prall; Cirt, Anna N.; Griest, William Walton; Hostetter, Albert Keller; Kemrer, Clarence M.; Knapp, Walter; Kreider, Kate; Kriebel, Howard Wiegner; McClellan, Oliver Eldridge; Royer, David; Shuman, James P.; Wohlsen, Anna; Wohlsen, Peter

Subjects: Letters; Minutes (Records); Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co.; Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike (Pa.); Posters; Railroads; Rates and tolls; Reading & Columbia Railroad Company; Street-railroads; Trolley cars

Search Terms: Adamstown; Bittersville, Lower Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania; Blueprints; Booklets; Brochures; Campbelltown, South Londonderry Twp., Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; Center Square Road Station; Chestnut Street; Christiana; Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania; Columbia; Columbia, Ironville and Mount Joy Railroad; Conestoga Traction Company; Conestoga Transportation Company; Conewago Water and Power Company; Correspondence; Dallastown, York County, Pennsylvania; Drawings; Duke Street; East Belt line; East King Street; East Petersburg, East Hempfield Twp.; Elizabethtown; Engleside, Lancaster Twp.; Ephemera; Ephrata; Express Printing Company; Greeting cards; Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania; Hershey, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Ironville, West Hempfield Twp.; J. G. Brill Company; Kinport Road; Lancaster; Lancaster and York Furnace Street Railway; Lancaster and Columbia Division, Conestoga Transportation Company; Lancaster and Lititz Passenger Railroad Company; Lancaster, Elizabethtown, and Middletown Turnpike; Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; Letters; Lititz; Maple Grove; Maps; Marietta Avenue; North Market Street; Mechanicsburg, Upper Leacock Twp.; Mechanicsville, East Hempfield Twp.; Minutes; Mount Joy; Mulberry Street; National Railway Historical Society; Neffsville, Manheim Twp.; North End Photo Finishing House; North Lime Street; North Queen Street; Palmyra, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; Parkesburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania; Penn Square; Pequea Twp.; Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Company; Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Photographs; Placards; Substations; President Avenue; Princess Street; Prospect Street; Quarryville; Railroads; Rates and tolls; Reading and Columbia Railroad Company; Receipts; Red Rose Transit Authority; Reports; Roads; Rocky Springs Railroad Company; Schuylkill Navigation Company; Scrapbooks; South Mountain Railroad; South Queen Street; Stock certificates; Susquehanna Railroad; Tickets; Tolls; Trolley car barns; Trolley car yards; Trolley cars; Trolleys; Turnpikes; Walnut Street; WGAL (television station); Williams Park Station; Willow Street Turnpike; Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania; WLAN (radio station); Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania; York Bus Company; York Fair; York Railway Company

Extent: 2 boxes, 31 folders, 1 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0123

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Transportation Collection (MG0123), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restrictions are noted at the item level.

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-123

Classification: MG0123

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Added to database 23 September 2021.

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Collection: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Title: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Object ID: MG0331

Date Range: 1762-2003

Invoices J. Walker & Co. John Warden & Sons Kentucky Lancaster Lancaster Almshouse Lancaster Bar Association Lancaster Intelligencer Lancaster Journal Lancaster New Era Lancaster Sunday News Lane Slaymaker & Co. Letters London, England Lower Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania Lowry & Myers Luzerne

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Collection: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Title: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Description: The Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection contains correspondence between Adam Reigart, Jr. in Lancaster and Philip Wager in Philadelphia and their families. The letters are primarily from the early nineteenth century and provide information about family illness, travel, visits, business, and family chatter. The receipts and invoices show purchases made in Lancaster and Philadelphia, especially clothing, fabric, dry goods, and meat. The remainder of the collection is made up of newspaper articles, books, and an album of poetry and drawings. The items were housed in a gig trunk which is now in the museum collection.

Admin/Biographical History: Adam Reigart, Jr. (1765-1844) was born in Lancaster. He was the eldest son of Col. Adam Reigart, owner of the Grape Tavern which served as general headquarters during the Revolutionary War. Adam Jr. founded the Reigart Wine Store in 1785 and was in business with Philip Wager in Philadelphia and Philip's son Peter throughout his career. He was the first president of the Lancaster branch of the Bank of Pennsylvania, and was involved with the Conestoga Navigation Company and the Union Fire Company.; Adam Jr. married Mary Magdalena Wager (1772-1806) in 1791. Mary was the daughter of Philip Wager, a Philadelphia wine merchant. They had eight daughters and a son. Susan married Stephen C. Slaymaker and Margaretta married Henry Y. Slaymaker.

Date Range: 1762-2003

Year Range From: 1762

Year Range To: 2003

Date of Accumulation: 1762-2003

Creator: Murphy, John Slaughter, 1921-2011

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 08

People: Arnold, Benedict; Baker, W.; Bare, Jacob; Blight, Peter; Boughter, Charles; Breidenhart, George; Brien, Edward; Brown, Luke; Butter, Charles; Cassidy, Edward; Clarke, John; Clendenin, Samuel; Coleman, Edward; Coleman, William; Edwards, Susanna; Ehler, John; Fisher, Sammy; Fox, Sam M.; Frey, John; Gaskill, Edmund; Gay, Edward F.; Getz, John; Givens, John; Graeff, George; Greland, D.; Hahn, B. Christian; Harrison, George; Haverstick, William; Hopkins, A. R.; Hopkins, Ann; Houston, James; Hubley, Frederick; Hubley, Joseph; Hultzheimer, N.; Hyde, Charles; Irving, Robert; Jack, Joshua; Kauffman, Jacob; King, George; Kirkpatrick, William; Kline, Jacob; Lane, John; Leiper, George G.; Lowry, Robert; Lowry, Robert K.; Mayer, George Louis; Metzger, Emanuel; Metzger, George; Metzger, Jacob; Miller, Barbara; Miller, Henry; Miller, Martin; Miller, Philip; Montgomery, William; Morris, John; Mosher, Joseph; Murphy, John Slaughter; Myer, John; Myers, John; Newlin, Nathaniel; Nice, Levi; Nimrod, Maxwell; Ogilby, Joseph; Otto, Jacob S.; Otto, John C.; Pennington, Edward; Peters, Abraham; Phinney, Zina; Price, Joseph; Price, Richard; Reigart, Adam; Reigart, Adam, Jr.; Reigart, Ann; Reigart, Emanuel; Reigart, Henrietta; Reigart, Maria Wager; Reigart, Mary; Reigart, Mary C.; Reigart, Philip Wager; Reigart, Susan; Rimfast, John; Sample, Joseph; Schaubel, Johannis; Sener, Samuel Miller; Sewell, Charles S.; Shaeffer, Jacob; Shenk, Abraham; Shenk, Christian; Shippen, Peggy; Singer, A.; Slaymaker, Henry Edwin; Slaymaker, Mary Steele; Slaymaker, Stephen Cochran; Smith, Ann; Smith, Anthony; Smith, Ralph; Stein, Philip; Steinman, George; Stewart, William; Sullivan, Susannah; Wager, George; Wager, Hannah; Wager, James; Wager, Mary; Wager, Peter; Wager, Philip H.; Wager, Sally; Wager, Sophia; Wager, William; Walsh, Christopher; Wentz, Thomas; Wertz, Christian; Wharton, Charles; Whitaker, George; Whitaker, John; Wimer, Michael; Winroth, Margaret; Witmer, David; Woodmund, William; Yeiser, Philip

Other Creators: Reigart family

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Invoices; Letters; Obituaries; Receipts (Acknowledgments)

Search Terms: Adam Reigart and Son; Albums; Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; Boston, Massachusetts; Brenner and Reed; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Cape May, New Jersey; Charles C. and J. Watson; Christ Church Burial Ground; Cincinnati, Ohio; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Delaware; Dixon Walker and Company; Earp and Brothers; Finding aids; Grape Hotel; Greene County, New York; H. Behlen and Company; Illnesses; Invoices; J. Walker and Company; John Warden and Sons; Kentucky; Lancaster; Lancaster County Almshouse; Lancaster Bar Association; Lancaster Intelligencer; Lancaster Journal; Lancaster New Era; Lancaster Sunday News; Lane Slaymaker and Company; Letters; London, England; Lower Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania; Lowry and Myers; Luzerne County, Pennsylvania; Manuscript groups; Margaretta Furnace; Marietta Bank; Morning News; Mount Auburn Cemetery; New York, New York; Newspaper clippings; Obituaries; Ohio; Pennsylvania German Society; Pensacola, Florida; Peter Wager and Company; Philadelphia Inquirer; Pratt and Kintzing; Race Street; Receipts; Reeve's Tavern; South Carolina; Southwark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Spain; St. James Episcopal Church; Union Fire Company; Vintners; Wager and Company; Washington Fire Company; West Point Military Academy; William Noyes and Company; Wine merchants; York Springs Boarding House; York Springs, York County, Pennsylvania; York, York County, Pennsylvania

Extent: 2 boxes, 35 folders, 1.5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0331

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Gig trunk (2003.078); Adam Reigart Collection (MG0122)

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection (MG0331), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restrictions are noted at the item level.

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.

Accession Number: 2003.078

Other Numbers: MG-331

Classification: MG0331

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid created by KR. Added to database 8 March 2022.

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Collection: George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 2

Title: George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 2 Fire Department

Object ID: MG0545_Series02

Date Range: 1856-1897

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Collection: George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 2

Title: George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 2 Fire Department

Description: The documents in MG0545, Series 2 represent the business of the City of Lancaster related to the fire department, which was established in 1881 by consolidating the private fire companies in the city. These nineteenth century documents are primarily invoices for engine and hose parts and repairs; horse tack, feed and stables; alarm boxes; supplies; engine house maintenance; and salary payments. A few invoices are for the earlier volunteer fire companies.

Admin/Biographical History: "A radical change in the method of providing protection against fire was brought about in 1882, a paid city fire department being substituted for the volunteer fire companies. The old system had to some extent fallen into; disrepute and become inefficient. The ordinance creating the new system was approved Dec. 21, 1881, and actual organization was commenced in February 1882 by the appointment of Henry N. Howell as chief engineer.; The engine-houses, engines, and hose-carts of the American and Washington Fire Companies were purchased, and also the engines of the Union and Sun Companies and the house of the Humane. The department was in working order in April 1882 and has since then been constantly undergoing improvement."; Ellis, Franklin and Samuel Evans. History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men. Philadelphia: Everts & Peck. 1883.

System of Arrangement: This collection is organized into series by subject:; Series 1 Market Houses; Series 2 Fire Department; Series 3 Bridges; Series 4 Railroads; Series 5 Lamps and Lighting; Series 6 Relief Fund; Series 7 Administrative Records

Date Range: 1856-1897

Year Range From: 1856

Year Range To: 1897

Date of Accumulation: 1856-1897

Creator: Lancaster (Pa.)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 11

People: Albright, Robert; Barr, Charles H.; Bateman, William H.; Beidle, John; Bihl, A. F.; Blickenderfer, R.; Brimmer, Fred; Brimmer, George H.; Brown, Daniel; Brown, George W.; Calder, George Jr.; Colvin, C. H.; Cox, Samuel B.; Cummings, W. P.; Eby, Jonas F.; Edgerley, Edward; Erisman, H. M.; Eshelman, J. W.; Faust, Jacob; Finney, W. B.; Glazier, Henry; Groff, Abraham S.; Groff, H. E.; Groff, Nathaniel; Hartman, Army; Hatz, Jacob; Hawthorn, John A.; Heinitsh, John F.; Herr, Abraham; Herr, Allan A.; Herr, J. L.; Herr, M. B.; Hirsh, B. W.; Hoch, W. T.; Huber, Joseph H.; Jacks, Samson; Jahn, Francis; Jeffries, John R.; Kitch, Davis; Kreider, Jacob S.; Martin, B. B.; Miller, Fred; Miller, H. C.; Miller, Mrs. L.; Pfeiffer, F. W.; Plitt, Edward; Pontz, Adam; Ringwalt, Amos; Roote, G. W.; Rudy, Frank H.; Rudy, Philip; Schum, Philip; Shaub, H.; Shaub, J. C.; Shenk, B. M.; Shenk, Charles G.; Shindle, J. P.; Shirk, Reuben; Smeltz, Edmond S.; Steigerwalt, H. J.; Sutton, J. L.; Vondersmith, H. B.; Walker, Edward; Welchans, A. C.; Wilson, William H.; Wise, Zeb; Wohlsen, William; Wylie, William T.; Zook, Jacob K.

Subjects: Fire departments; Volunteer fire departments; Business records; Lancaster (Pa.)

Search Terms: American Fire Engine and Hose Company; Baumgardner Company; Baumgardner, Eberman and Company; Baumgardners and Jefferies; Binkley's Bridge Post Office; Burger and Anderson; Business records; C. V. Rote and Company; Centennial Pastry Board; Chambers and Palmer; Citizens' Electric Light, Heat and Power Company; City Hotel; Crystal Ice Company; D. B. Landis and Son; Dennison Manufacturing Company; Dialogue and Serrill; Eagle Spoke and Bending Works; Eureka Fire Company; Everts and Overdeer; Finding aids; Fire departments; Friendship Fire Company; Fulton Cotton Mill; Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph Company; George M. Steinman and Company; Gleason and Bailey Manufacturing Company; Gutta Percha and Rubber Manufacturing Company; Henwood Company; Humane Fire Company; Invoices; J. B. Prescott and Son; J. B. Shannon and Sons; J. M. Migeod and Son; J. P. Stormfeltz and Sons; John Best and Son; L. G. Tillotson and Company; La France Fire Engine Company; Lancaster; Lancaster Gas Light and Fuel Company; Lancaster Planing Mill Company; Lancaster Son and Company; Lancaster Steam Soap and Candle Works; Lowell Harness and Collar Company; Manchester Locomotive Works; Manuscript groups; Marion and Stoy; McLaughlin and Gesell; Miller and Hartman; Patrick and Carter Company; Philip Lebzelter and Company; Phoenix Cork Works; Reilly Brothers and Raub; Ridenour and Schaum; Samuel Eastman and Company; Shiffler Fire Company; Southern Electric Company; Stoner, Shreiner and Company; Sun Fire Company; Union Fire Company; Washington Fire Company; Wilfing and Sawyer

Extent: 2 boxes, 72 folders, .5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0545_Series02

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory

Related Item Notes: Lancaster City Archives; George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, MG0545

Access Conditions / Restrictions: No restrictions. Original documents may be used. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit.

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-545, Series 2

Other Number: MG-545, Series 2

Classification: MG0545

Description Level: Series

Custodial History: Note: These documents are mostly administrative records, not permanent records, and were likely purged by the city offices when they were no longer needed. We are fortunate that they survived as they contain details about Lancaster's past.; Collection was organized and rehoused by PH, Summer 2011; finding aid typed by HST, April 2012.

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Collection: Geist Family Papers

Title: Geist Family Papers

Object ID: MG0294

Date Range: 1865-1961

Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Search Terms: A. Geist and Son Adams County, Pennsylvania Albert Pick Company Births Bismarck, North Dakota Blue Ball Bank Blue Ball, East Earl Twp. Calling cards Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Coatesville, Chester

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Collection: Geist Family Papers

Title: Geist Family Papers

Description: The Geist Family Papers include correspondence, tax records, legal documents, and other items related to the Geist family. Some correspondence is personal, while other letters relate to legal proceedings concerning estates and inheritances. A number of wills and associated materials, generally related to adjudications involving family members. Numerous local tax notices and federal income tax returns largely pertain to Daniel W. and Bertha W. Geist. Other materials include notebooks and receipts from Daniel W. Geist's time at Millersville State Normal School, visiting cards, and newspaper clippings.

Date Range: 1865-1961

Year Range From: 1865

Year Range To: 1961

Date of Accumulation: 1865-1961

Creator: Geist family

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 08

People: Alexander, James K.; Anderson, Howard; Bachman, Julie C.; Bard, Bertha; Brown, George; Bulleit, Edward Banister; Dague, Isaac W.; Dague, Lily C. Geist; Diller, Luther R.; Eshleman, John H.; Fox, Christian, Jr.; Geist, Adam; Geist, Agnes; Geist, Bertha Wanner; Geist, Daniel W.; Geist, Ettie G.; Geist, Everett S.; Geist, Harry Kohler; Geist, Lilly Kate; Groff, John M.; Heisher, Daniel; Hobson, Jesse; Hobson, Maria; Horst, Jacob G.; Kjorlien, Alvin C.; Leaman, William; Lyte, Eliphalet Oram; Martin, Luke W.; Milledge, Stanley; Miller, Helen Mildred Diller; Miller, Leon H. B.; Miller, Ruth; Ott, Janet F.; Overly, Herman Witmer; Overly, Richard Geist; Pond, B. C.; Pool, Virginia L.; Roosevelt, Franklin Delano; Rush, Charles William; Rush, Harriet Geist; Shaub, Sadie; Shirk, H. S.; Shirk, Henry; Shirk, Lawrence; Stoner, H. K.; Weaver, C. R.; Weaver, George A.; Werner, John Thomas; Witmer, Clara; Wolf, Lemon A.; Wolfe, Helen

Subjects: Decedents' estates; Estates (Law); Letters; Receipts (Acknowledgments); Taxation

Search Terms: A. Geist and Son; Adams County, Pennsylvania; Albert Pick Company; Births; Bismarck, North Dakota; Blue Ball Bank; Blue Ball, East Earl Twp.; Calling cards; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania; Correspondence; Death; Decedents' estates; Earl Twp.; East Earl Twp.; Ephrata; Estate settlement; Farmers National Bank; Finding aids; Florida; Franklin Twp., Adams County, Pennsylvania; Funerals; Gap, Salisbury Twp.; Grand Forks Herald; Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota; Health; Hotel Gladstone; Hunters; Inheritance; Internal Revenue Service; Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota; Johnson City, Broome County, New York; K. Aslesen Company; Lancaster; Lancaster New Era; Leland-Parker Hotel; Letters; Manuscript groups; Masons; McClure House; Miami, Florida; Millersville; Millersville State Normal School; Millersville University; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Minot, Ward County, North Dakota; Mountville Farm Women's Society; New Berlin, Ephrata Twp.; New Holland; Newspaper clippings; Ocean City, Cape May County, New Jersey; Parades; Patterson Hotel; Pennsylvania State Normal School; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Postage stamps; Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Receipts; Republican Party; San Francisco, California; Schools; Stamps; Stevens, East Cocalico Twp.; Stocks; Tax returns; Taxation; Trusts and trustees; United Commercial Travelers of America; Vienna Bakery Company; Visiting cards; Washington, DC; West Cocalico School District; Wheeling, West Virginia; Wills; YMCA; Young Men's Christian Association

Extent: 1 box, 12 folders, .5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0294

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.

Copyright: Collection items may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this collection must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Accession Number: 2002.Hawbaker

Other Numbers: MG-294

Classification: MG0294

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Added to database 19 January 2022.

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Collection: Elizabethtown Insurance Company Records

Title: Elizabethtown Insurance Company Records

Object ID: MG0684

Date Range: 1872-1941

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Collection: Elizabethtown Insurance Company Records

Title: Elizabethtown Insurance Company Records

Description: This collection contains documents and record books from the Elizabethtown Insurance Company. Items include records of new policies issued, policies cancelled, reinsurance policies, and books documenting taxes owed to the Elizabethtown Insurance Company. The collection also contains receipt books, personal agent books, and various notes and documents inserted into the lager record books. All documents are handwritten by multiple individuals and some books have missing, or broken spines. Many items are fragile, and caution should be used when turning pages to avoid further tearing and damage.

Admin/Biographical History: The Elizabethtown Insurance Company was formally chartered on December 23, 1843 as Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company. They started doing business January 31, 1844 and by June 1844 had applications from prospective policy holders for enough insurance to issue their first policy. The company was originally developed to insure against loss or damage by fire, but eventually began insuring other types of property damage. Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company moved multiple times; finding homes in Lampeter and Conestoga Townships, as well as Lancaster City. The company moved to Elizabethtown in 1925, and in July of 2009, Farmers' Mutual changed their name to Elizabethtown Insurance Company. In 2011 Elizabethtown Insurance Company stopped accepting new applications, and in 2012, the company relocated to Delaware.

Date Range: 1872-1941

Creation Date: 1872-1941

Year Range From: 1872

Year Range To: 1941

Creator: Elizabethtown Insurance Company

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 14

People: Beare, Harry W.; Brandt, J. N.; Dulebohn, G. Walter; Gantert, H. A.; Gibbel, H. R.; Gise, Henry L.; Haldeman, John; Herr, Isaac; Herr, Isaac R.; Landis, H. Reist; Leaman, B. E.; Martin, Christ; Miller, A. W.; Miller, C. H.; Miller, Susan E.; Oweiler, J. N; Shimp, H. G.; Snavely, B. H.; Trout, J. M.; Zartman, E. R.

Subjects: Elizabethtown (Pa.); Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company (Lancaster, Pa.); Fire insurance--Pennsylvania; Insurance companies--Pennsylvania; Insurance policies--Pennsylvania; Lancaster (Pa.)

Search Terms: Correspondence; Elizabethtown; Elizabethtown Insurance Men's Association; F & M Hat Company; Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company (Lancaster, Pa.); Finding aids; Fire insurance; Insurance companies; Insurance policies; Lancaster; Letters; Lykens Valley Mutual Insurance Company; Manuscript groups; Penn Township Mutual Fire Insurance Company; Postcards; Receipts; Taxes

Extent: 4 boxes, 38 folders, 2.5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0684

Related Item Notes: MG-0065 Griest: William Walton Griest Collection, Series 19 Taxes/Tariffs, 1909-1929; MG-0283 Long: Judge Henry G. Long Collection, 1752-1888

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: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-684

Classification: MG0684

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid prepared by RA, 24 March 2015.

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Collection: C. G. Herr Collection

Title: C. G. Herr Collection

Object ID: MG0381

Date Range: 1867-1875

Company Business records Charles E. Spier and Company �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Cigar industry Cigars Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania Commercial Hotel Connecticut Cigars Correspondence Driftwood, Cameron County

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Collection: C. G. Herr Collection

Title: C. G. Herr Collection

Description: The C. G. Herr Collection contains correspondence to Christian G. Herr. Most of the letters are related to his tobacco business. Although cigar brands and tobacco cuts are mentioned, most of the correspondence is about payments, orders, and samples.

Admin/Biographical History: Christian G. Herr (1839-1902) was the son of Daniel Herr and Susan Margaretta Hornberger, and a descendant of Rev. Hans Herr.; A tobacconist in Lancaster, he began as a clerk in the 1850s and soon owned a store. By 1877, he had a tobacco warehouse in the city and was manufacturing cigars with his business partners. His business was located at 45-47 N. Market Street for the majority of years, but he also had locations on N. Queen Street and N. Christian Street. C. G. Herr ordered from and shipped to tobacconists in Lancaster County, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and New York. At the turn of the twentieth century, he was a manager at Julius Vetterline & Co.; Christian married Emma Miller circa 1860. They had two sons: William M. (b. 1863) and Charles C. (b. 1868). The family resided at 224 W. Orange Street. Emma is listed in the 1880 census as having consumption. She passed away in 1881 and is buried in Woodward Hill Cemetery. Charles was involved in the tobacco business in 1900; William was a physician, married to Lizzie with one daughter.

Date Range: 1867-1875

Year Range From: 1867

Year Range To: 1875

Date of Accumulation: 1867-1875

Creator: Herr, Christian G., 1839-1902

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 09

People: Brosey, S. G.; Douglass, John; Eby, J.; Hahn, J. M.; Herr, Christian G.; Herr, Daniel Hornberger; Kintzing, T. C.; Lewis, William; Polen, D. P.; Smith, R. E.; Wolf, Jacob

Subjects: Business records; Cigar industry; Cigars; Letters; Tobacco; Tobacco industry

Search Terms: Adams Express Company; A. J. McConkey; Bagleys May Flower; Bucknor, McCammon and Company; Business records; Charles E. Spier and Company; Cigar industry; Cigars; Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania; Commercial Hotel; Connecticut Cigars; Correspondence; Driftwood, Cameron County, Pennsylvania; Finding aids; Gibson House; Gutta Percha and Rubber Manufacturing Company; Hiss and Chandler; Holl, Kirkpatrick and Company; Holl, Kirkpatrick and Whiteman; Howe Sewing Machines; Lancaster; Letters; Lewis Bremer's Sons; Lobenstein and Gans; Lock Haven Boot and Shoe Manufacturing Company; Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania; Manheim; Manuscript groups; New York, New York; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Pretzfeld Brothers; Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania; Robb and McConkey; Royal Arms; S. Michaelis and Company; Schlichter and Townsend; Stationery; Ten Eyck Segar Machine Company; Tobacco; Tobacco industry; Wilkens and Klier

Extent: 1 box, 7 folders, .25 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0381

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), C. G. Herr Collection (MG0381), Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: No restrictions. Please request at the Reference Desk or contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.

Copyright: Collection may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.

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Accession Number: 2005.MG0381

Other Numbers: MG-381

Classification: MG0381

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Added to database 03 January 2022.

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Collection: Musical Events Programs

Title: Musical Events Programs

Object ID: MG0267

Date Range: 1858-2005

NOT use original.) Folder 7 High School Programs Lancaster County Choral Festival conducted by Dr. Earl Willhoite at Manheim Township High School. Contains list of works performed and schools that participated. 12 February 1966. Program for a service of Thanksgiving for Arnold Frederick Fink at

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Collection: Musical Events Programs

Title: Musical Events Programs

Description: This collection of Musical Events Programs contains programs for the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra, Lancaster Conservatory of Music, Lancaster Community Concert Association, The American Guild of Organists, Pennsylvania Academy of Music, Musical Arts Society, The Oratorio Society, and Lancaster Opera Company. Venues include camp meetings, local schools, churches and the Fulton Opera House. There is also an autographed program for a concert by the Trapp Family Singers in 1949.

Date Range: 1858-2005

Year Range From: 1858

Year Range To: 2005

Date of Accumulation: 1858-2005

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 07

People: Adler, Larry; Alexay, Alexander; Algard, Erik; Allan-Allen, Baldwin; Amram, David; Ansara, Edward; Antoine, Josephine; Armstrong, Martha; Aument, Karl B.; Austin, Christopher; Badura-Skoda, Paul; Balogh, Erno; Bamboschek, Giuseppe; Baromeo, Chase; Barsumian, Puzant; Bartlett, Ethel; Baughey, H. B.; Bay, Emanuel; Beecham, Thomas; Benner, James; Benoist, Andre; Bentonelli, Joseph; Berberian, Ara; Biggs, E. Power; Birchall, Alice A.; Bjoerling, Jussi; Blair, Abbie; Bogue, Laurence; Borton, Michael; Bos, Coenraad V.; Bower, Jacob; Bowman, Charles L.; Breiner, Scott; Broderick, William; Buccelli, Luigi; Burdino, Andre; Burger, Chris; Burrows, Stanley; Bussotti, Carlo; Campbell, Edna; Campbell, John; Carter, John; Casadesus, Robert; Castor, Doris; Castor, Godwin; Cerny, William; Charnley, Milne; Collins, L. John; Colton, Charles; Connel, Horatio; Conner, Nadine; Cooper, E. Virgil; Cossack, Don; Costello, Marilyn; Cowhick, Fred E.; Crooks, Richard; Cummings, Eva; Darrenkamp, John; Davis, Peter; de Paur, Leonard; Dearborn, Harold; Demidoff, Eugene; Demus, Joerg; Devine, Maude Metzger; Devine, Ned; Diller, Carolyn V.; Dja, Devi; Dosia, Elen; Douglass, Myrtle; Douty, Nicholas; Drake, Victoria; Draper, Paul; Dravonette, Jessica; Duncan, Todd; Eby, Gordon M.; Echternach, Earle; Edson, Edward; Edwards, Thomas; Endich, Sara Mae; Esbenshade, Charles; Faas, Mildred; Farrell, Eileen; Fasano, Renato; Ferrante, Arthur; Ferrier, Kathleen; Fidele, David; Fiedler, Arthur; Fink, Arnold Frederick; Fisher, E. Ruth; Fisher, Violet; Fleisher, Leon; Flock, Allen W.; Forrester, Maureen; Fowler, Frederick C.; Fox, Virgil; Frailey, Minnie; Francescatti, Zino; Frey, Percy; Garner, Adam; Gast, Marie R.; Getz, Russel; Geyer, Gwynne; Gibson, Barbara; Giddings, Hart; Godden, Reginald; Graseck, James; Greco, Jose; Greenhouse, Bernard; Grossman, Ferdinand; Guilet, Daniel; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Habecker, Dorothy S.; Haglegans, Marguerite; Hall, Ray B.; Harris, Edward; Harris, Roy; Harrison, Guy Fraser; Hay, Phillip Jeffrey; Hayes, Patrick; Heiney, lIene Geller; Helm, Enos; Hemberg, Eskil; Henry, Cora; Hershey, Laura; Hess, Mildred M.; Hilger, Elsa; Hill, Robert; Hollinger, Daryl; Hollister, Carrol; Holt, Dean; Hoover, Annie; Howell, Henry B.; Huss, Mildred M.; Iturbi, Jose; Jamanis, Frances Veri; Jamanis, Micheal; Janis, Byron; Jaroff, Serge; Johannesen, Grant; Johnston, Kathyrn Byers; Joio, Norman Dello; Jollif, Jonas, Marla; Jones, Carol; Kapell, William; Karlsrud, Edmond; Keenen, Margaret; Kent, Arthur; Kindler, Hans; Kirk, Florence; Koo, Katcha; Kooiker, Anthony; Kopleff, Florence; Kreider, Amos; Kreider, Jacob; Kreisler, Fritz; Krsmanovich, Branko; Kullman, Charles; Kunz, Alfred; Lambdin, Thomas; Lamson, Carl; Lang, J. M.; Lau, Daniel; LeFever, Elizabeth; LeFevre, Wayne; LeFevre, Wayne B.; Lehman, Barbara; Leindorf, Erich; Lewis, Jack R.; Liebling, Joseph; Lockwood, Charlotte Matthewson; Long, Emma; Lunt, Reginald F.; Malcolm, Scott; Mann, Bertha; Marsh, Ozan; Martin, Hildreth; Martin, Margaret; Martinelli, Giovanni; May, John; Maynor, Dorothy; McAllister, Gertie; McConnell, Frank A.; McNeal, Lem; Melchior, Lauritz; Melton, James; Mentzer, Edna J.; Messner, Lucile Lane; Mileradoff, Igor; Miller, Harry; Miller, Mitch; Miquel, Pablo; Mittler, Frank; Moeller, Edith; Moffo, Anna; Mohr, Katharine; Mohr, Margaret; Morgana, Nina; Morini, Erika; Mowrey, Helen; Moyer, Karl; Murr, Harry; Newmark, John; Olheim, Helen; Onegin, Sigrid; Oswald, Belinda; Oswald, Mark; Padwa, Vladimir; Pan, Xun; Papavasilion, Ernest; Paray, Paul; Parnova, Lisa; Paulee, Mona; Pavlovsky, Valentin; Piatigorsky, Gregor; Piston, Walter; Pleam, R. R.; Pratt, Charles E.; Quillian, James; Rakestraw, Sue L.; Ralston, Howard; Reiner, Fritz; Rex, Charles; Rich, Thaddeus; Riddle, George; Ringwall, Rudolph; Robertson, Rae; Rodgers, George B.; Rodzinski, Artur; Roland, Robert; Romero, Trini; Ross, Stuart; Round, Carrie; Round, Clara; Salvi, Alberto; Sander, Arpad; Sandoval, Miguel; Sangree, Margaret; Santelmann, William F.; Satcher, Herbert Boyce; Sayao, Bidu; Schauwecker, Frederick; Schick, George; Schmitt, Elvin; Schroeder, Carl E.; Schuller, Gunther; Seigel, Charles; Seiver, Rebecca; Serkin, Rudolf; Sessions, Roger; Seyfert, Otto; Shaw, Robert; Shuk, Lajos; Shuman, William; Sieger, P. George; Silba, Muri; Simons, John; Slenczynska, Ruth; Slichter, Emma; Smith, Brooks; Snavely, Annie E.; Snell, Milford; Snow, Harry; Sokoloff, Vladimir; Somer, Hilde; Sousa, John; Spalding, Albert; Spitalny, Phil; Steinberg, William; Stever, Eleanor; Stewart, Reginald; Stopak, Josef; Svetlova, Marina; Sykes, Harry A.; Szell, George; Taleff, Carol; Tamayo, Ernesto; Tedick, Feodore; Thomas, John Charles; Tochette, Charles; Traubel, Helen; Trees, Sylvia; Trovillo, George; Valente, Benita; Van Vliet, Cornelius; Veri, Francis; Vilee, Gergrud V.; Vyner, Louis; Vyner, Mary; Wager, Karl H.; Walker, Mallory; Warfield, William; Warren, Leonard; Watts, Andre; Weede, Robert; Welsh, Francis; White, Roger; Willhoite, Earl; Williams, Camilla; Williamson, Francis H.; Wisner, Charles E.; Wittel, Ivan; Wittemore, Arthur; Wolf, Andrew; Wolle, J. Fred; Wood, Edna; Zardo, Eric; Zercher, Kathryn M.

Subjects: Advertisements; Broadsides; Choirs (Music); Choral societies; Glee clubs; Musicians; Orchestra; Programs (Publications); Symphonies

Search Terms: Advertisements; American Business Club; American Guild of Organists; American Guild of Organists, Lancaster Chapter; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Benefactors; Boston Pops Orchestra; Broad Street Methodist Church; Broadsides; Brochures; Busch Symphony Orchestra; Chicago City Opera Company; Choirs; Cleveland Orchestra; Composers; Concerts; Conductors; Dancers; Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Elizabethtown; Ephrata Cloister; Exchange Club of Lancaster; Finding aids; First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster; Franklin and Marshall Academy; Franklin and Marshall College Glee Club; Fulton Opera House; Gordonville Gotwald Chapel; J. B. Kevinksi's Music Store; J. P. McCaskey High School; Junior League of Lancaster; Kiwanis Club of Lancaster; Lancaster; Lancaster Church of the Brethren; Lancaster Community Concert Association; Lancaster Conservatory of Music; Lancaster County Choral Festival; Lancaster County Courthouse; Lancaster County Historical Society; Lancaster Drama Club; Lancaster Mennonite High School; Lancaster MusiComedy Guild; Lancaster Opera Company; Lancaster Stock Company; Lancaster Symphony Orchestra; Lancaster Trust Building; Landisville Camp Meeting; Leacock Twp.; Manheim Township High School; Manuscript groups; Metropolitan Opera Association; Metropolitan Quartet; Mount Joy; Music Naturally Summer Institute Festival; Musical Art Society of Lancaster; Musical instruments; Musicians; National Association of Organists, Lancaster Chapter; National Symphony Orchestra; Orchestras; Pearsol and Geist; Pennsylvania Academy of Music; Philadelphia Orchestra; Pianists; Pittsburgh Symphony Society; Programs; Recitals; Robert Shaw Chorale and Concert Orchestra; Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra; Rocky Springs Park Theater; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London, England; Shindig at Cripple Creek; Six Piano Ensemble of the Musical Art Society; Soloists; Southern District High School Chorus Festival; St. John's Lutheran Church; St. Mark's Lutheran Church; Tableaux of the Young Ladies of the Conestoga Collegiate Institute; Trapp Family Singers; Trinity Lutheran Church; Twilight Concert Series; United States Marine Band; Violinists; West Orange Street; Youth Symphony; Zion Lutheran Church

Extent: 1 box, 39 folders, .5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English, Pennsylvania German, German

Object ID: MG0267

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Fulton Opera House Collection (MG0103); Fulton Theatre Archives (MG0942)

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Musical Events Programs (MG0267), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restrictions noted at the item level.

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-267

Classification: MG0267

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid prepared by AN, May 2013. Added to database 31 January 2022.

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Collection: George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 6

Title: George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 6 Relief Fund

Object ID: MG0545_Series06

Date Range: 1858-1888

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Collection: George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 6

Title: George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 6 Relief Fund

Description: The documents in MG0545, Series 6 pertain to a city fund set up by the Hon. James Buchanan in 1853 [or 1849] with the purchase and donation of a $4,000 bond, the interest of which was used to buy heating fuel and other items for needy women (mostly widows) throughout the city. As other philanthropists contributed money, the Fund had additional names added to it, such as the Buchanan-McEvoy Fund and the Buchanan-McEvoy-Reynolds Fund. The documents in this series include invoices and receipts for some of the financial transactions completed by the relief fund such as the purchasing of coal, advertizing the fund and soliciting for coal donations in local newspapers, as well as the printing of Relief Fund "tickets."

Admin/Biographical History: The Buchanan Donation Fund was a city fund set up by the Hon. James Buchanan in 1853 [or 1849] with the purchase and donation of a $4,000 bond, the interest of which was used to buy heating fuel and other items for needy women (mostly widows) throughout the city. As other philanthropists contributed money, additional names were added to the title.

System of Arrangement: This collection is organized into series:; Series 1 Market Houses; Series 2 Fire Department; Series 3 Bridges; Series 4 Railroads; Series 5 Lamps and Lighting; Series 6 Relief Fund; Series 7 Administrative Records

Date Range: 1858-1888

Creation Date: 1858-1888

Year Range From: 1858

Year Range To: 1888

Creator: Lancaster (Pa.)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 11

People: Shulmyer, George; McGonigle, John T.; Carpenter, J. A. E.

Subjects: Business records; Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations; Invoices; Lancaster (Pa.); Receipts (Acknowledgments)

Search Terms: Buchanan Donation Fund; McEvoy Donation Fund; Buchanan-McEvoy Donation Fund; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan; Charitable organizations; Charity; G. Sener and Sons; H. G. Smith and Co.; Buchanan-McEvoy-Reynolds Donation Fund; Invoices; Receipts; Lancaster; Finding aids; Manuscript groups

Extent: 4 folders, 8 items

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0545_Series06

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory

Related Item Notes: Lancaster City Archives, CA 08-01 0130; George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, MG0545

Access Conditions / Restrictions: No restrictions. Original documents may be used. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit.

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-545, Series 6

Other Number: MG-545, Series 6

Classification: MG0545

Description Level: Series

Custodial History: Note: These documents are mostly administrative records, not permanent records, and were likely purged by the city offices when they were no longer needed. We are fortunate that they survived as they contain details about Lancaster's past.; Organized and preserved by KH, January 2012.

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Collection: Temperance Collection

Title: Temperance Collection

Object ID: MG0154

Date Range: 1815-1959

: The Temperance Collection includes convention programs of the Lancaster County Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.); a history of the group from 1884-1959; Pennsylvania State W.C.T.U. function programs; and a minute book from the Bart Chapter. Included are handwritten notes on some of the

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Collection: Temperance Collection

Title: Temperance Collection

Description: The Temperance Collection includes convention programs of the Lancaster County Woman's Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.); a history of the group from 1884-1959; Pennsylvania State W.C.T.U. function programs; and a minute book from the Bart Chapter. Included are handwritten notes on some of the conventions, pro-temperance booklets and newspapers (Moral Reformer and American Reformer), and miscellaneous addresses and articles. Of special interest is a booklet "Operation Interview" in which 36 prominent Lancastrians comment on the question, "Is social drinking necessary for success?", and a newspaper article reminiscing on the temperance movement in Columbia, Pennsylvania.

Date Range: 1815-1959

Year Range From: 1815

Year Range To: 1959

Date of Accumulation: 1815-1959

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

People: Aikin, Francis; Alexander, Eleanor B.; Brosius, Letitia; Brubaker, George; Eckman, Benjamin F.; Geist, Jacob Miller Willis; Harlan, E. W.; Heiges, George Leonard; Jackson, Josephine; Richardson, Benjamin W.; Rineer, A. Hunter; Rosalind, Countess of Carlisle; Seberry, Cora E.; Thomas, A. Elizabeth; Willard, Frances Elizabeth

Subjects: Associations, institutions, etc.; Minutes (Records); Pennsylvania Woman's Christian Temperance Union; Programs (Publications); Temperance; Woman's Christian Temperance Union

Search Terms: Associations, institutions, etc.; Bart Society; Business records; Chestnut Level, Drumore Twp.; Christiana; Churches; Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania; Columbia; Conventions; Dauphin County Historical Society; Eastland Female Temperance Society; Finding aids; Friends Academy; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Lancaster County Woman's Christian Temperance Union; Lititz; Locust Valley, Long Island, New York; Manheim; Manuscript groups; Minutes; National Woman's Christian Temperance Union; Pageants; Pennsylvania Senior Loyal Temperance Union; Pennsylvania Woman's Christian Temperance Union; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Poetry; Programs; Reports; Songs; Strasburg; Temperance; Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania; Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania; Woman's Christian Temperance Union

Extent: 1 box, 11 folders, .25 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0154

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Temperance Collection (MG0154), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-154

Classification: MG0154

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: The collection was cataloged and the finding aid was prepared in 1998-1999. Added to database 29 September 2021.

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Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Marietta Scrapbook

Object ID: MG0434_BoxR010

Date Range: 1879-1919

volume contains a variety of information in newspaper clippings and magazine articles about Marietta, Columbia, and the rest of Lancaster County. The articles convey a well-rounded view of local history. Topics include education, population, crime, taxes, elections, and occupations. There are also many

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Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Marietta Scrapbook

Description: Known as The Marietta Scrapbook, this volume contains a variety of information in newspaper clippings and magazine articles about Marietta, Columbia, and the rest of Lancaster County. The articles convey a well-rounded view of local history. Topics include education, population, crime, taxes, elections, and occupations. There are also many articles on the Pennsylvania Dutch, personal histories, crime, and genealogical information within the book. Histories for the following municipalities are included: Marietta, Christiana, Columbia, Donegal, Erie, Lancaster, Lititz, Manheim, Maytown, Mountville, Peach Bottom, Salunga, and Wrightsville.

Date Range: 1879-1919

Creation Date: 1879-1919

Year Range From: 1879

Year Range To: 1919

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 22

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Education; Job descriptions; Lancaster County (Pa.)--History, local; Lancaster County (Pa.)--Population; Local taxation; Marietta (Pa.); Murder; Occupations; Pennsylvania Dutch; Scrapbooks

Search Terms: Christiana; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Columbia; Education; Lancaster; Lititz; Manheim; Marietta; Maytown, East Donegal Twp.; Mountville; New Holland; Newspaper clippings; Peach Bottom, Fulton Twp.; Pennsylvania Germans; Salunga, West Hempfield Twp.; Scrapbooks; Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania

Extent: 1 volume

Object Name: Scrapbook

Language: English

Object ID: MG0434_BoxR010

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restricted access.; Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original volume may be used by appointment only-contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.; LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.; Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-434

Other Number: MG-434, Box R010

Classification: MG0434

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged by CRB, October 2007. Added to database, 25 October 2023.; Previously housed in the Scrapbook Collection, Book 88.; This project was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, ME60112, 2007-2008.

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Collection: Lancaster Electric, Light, Heat and Power Company Collection

Title: Lancaster Electric, Light, Heat and Power Company Collection

Object ID: MG0136

Date Range: 1844-1911

, 1909. Folder 26 Legal action. Joseph P. Brenneman vs. Lancaster Electric Light, Heat and Power Company regarding Wabank Power Plant. 1909. Folder 27 Gate Wheel Proposal. 1909. Folder 28 Legal action. Lancaster Electric Light, Heat and Power Company vs. Pennsylvania Water & Power Co. 1911. �

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Collection: Lancaster Electric, Light, Heat and Power Company Collection

Title: Lancaster Electric, Light, Heat and Power Company Collection

Description: The Lancaster Electric Light, Heat and Power Company Collection contains the contracts and specifications for building the Slackwater, Rock Hill and Wabank plant to generate electricity for the Lancaster area. There are lists of costs to provide lighting for the Millersville State Normal School. There is also a list of residents in Lancaster city using incandescent lamps in 1901.

Date Range: 1844-1911

Year Range From: 1844

Year Range To: 1911

Date of Accumulation: 1844-1911

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

People: Brenneman, Joseph P.; Burke, Susanna; Campbell, Amos; Stark, Kate

Subjects: Electric industries; Electricity

Search Terms: Blueprints; Contracts; Correspondence; Edison Electric Company; Finding aids; Generators; Keller and Hook; Lamps; Lancaster; Lancaster Electric Light, Heat and Power Company; Legislation; Letters; Lighting; Manuscript groups; Millersville State Normal School; Ordinances; Pennsylvania Water and Power Company; Platt Iron Company; Proposals; Rock Hill Power Plant; Slackwater Power Plant; Specifications; Stanley Electric Manufacturing Company; Sturgass Governor Engineering; Transformers; Turbines; Wabank Power Plant

Extent: 1 box, 28 folders, .5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0136

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.

Copyright: Collection items may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-136

Classification: MG0136

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Added to database 13 January 2022.

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Collection: George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 4

Title: George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 4 Railroads

Object ID: MG0545_Series04

Date Range: 1833-1896

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Collection: George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 4

Title: George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 4 Railroads

Description: The documents in MG0545, Series 4 represent the business of the City of Lancaster related to the Columbia and Philadelphia Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad, including correspondence, invoices and a petition.

System of Arrangement: This collection is organized into series:; Series 1 Market Houses; Series 2 Fire Department; Series 3 Bridges; Series 4 Railroads; Series 5 Lamps and Lighting; Series 6 Relief Fund; Series 7 Administrative Records

Date Range: 1833-1896

Creation Date: 1833-1896

Year Range From: 1833

Year Range To: 1896

Creator: Lancaster (Pa.)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 11

People: Ihling, Charles C.; Flick, Henry; Zimmerman, John

Subjects: Business records; Columbia-Philadelphia Railroad; Invoices; Lancaster (Pa.); Pennsylvania Railroad; Petitions; Railroads

Search Terms: Business records; Columbia and Philadelphia Railroad; Correspondence; Finding aids; Invoices; Lancaster; Letters; Manuscript groups; Pennsylvania Railroad; Petitions; Railroads

Extent: 1 box, 4 folders, .1 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0545_Series04

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory

Related Item Notes: Lancaster City Archives; George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, MG0545

Access Conditions / Restrictions: No restrictions. Original documents may be used. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit.

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-545, Series 4

Other Number: MG-545, Series 4

Classification: MG0545

Description Level: Series

Custodial History: Note: These documents are mostly administrative records, not permanent records, and were likely purged by the city offices when they were no longer needed. We are fortunate that they survived as they contain details about Lancaster's past.; Collection was organized and rehoused by JP, Summer 2011.

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Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Scrapbook of Charles R. Frailey

Object ID: MG0434_Box103

Date Range: 1890s

Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: Scrapbook of Charles R. Frailey

Description: This scrapbook was originally the ledger of Charles' brother, Henry L. Frailey, for the Lancaster Home Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Henry may have also used it as journal for personal records and scrapbook.; Charles R. Frailey turned this ledger into a scrapbook in the 1890s with newspaper articles of noteworthy events and stories that related to crime and justice in Lancaster County. More importantly, the edges of the pages of the scrapbook contain notes, quotations and signatures, many of which relate to the various stories he collected.; Frailey's notes in the margins of the scrapbook provide an enormous amount of first-hand opinions and information about Lancaster events that are not captured in newspaper articles or in other official documents. The scrapbook provides a look at crime and crime prevention in the 1890s in Lancaster through the eyes of a former Police Chief. It is an important part of the history of the Lancaster City Bureau of Police.; This scrapbook and ledger also contain sketches of historic houses in Lancaster and a list of surviving members of the Lancaster Fencibles, 1898.

Admin/Biographical History: Charles R. Frailey was born in Lancaster in 1825. He married Sarah A. Baer in 1850, raised a family in Lancaster, and was a member of Friendship Fire Company. He was employed as a clerk and scrivener and taught penmanship. In 1865, Charles was elected city alderman and became the City of Lancaster's first Chief of Police.; In 1865, Mayor George Sanderson established the Lancaster City Police force. A man named Charles Frailey was the first Chief of Police. Officer Frailey oversaw 21-night policemen who successfully restored order. https://www.epsagents.com/security-guards/armed-unarmed-security-guards-lancaster-pa/

Date Range: 1890s

Creation Date: Charles Frailey's Scrapbook, 1890-1902; Henry Frailey's Ledger, 1850-[1890]

Creator: Frailey, Charles R., 1825-1904

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 22

People: Frailey, Charles R.; Frailey, Henry Leonard

Other Creators: Frailey, Henry Leonard, 1826-1890

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Crime; Crime prevention; Lancaster (Pa.); Law enforcement; Marginalia; Police; Police chiefs; Scrapbooks

Search Terms: Architecture; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Crime; Crime prevention; Lancaster; Lancaster City Bureau of Police; Lancaster Home Mutual Fire Insurance Company; Law enforcement; Ledger books; Marginalia; Newspaper clippings; Police; Police chiefs; Police officers; Scrapbooks

Object Name: Scrapbook

Language: English

Object ID: MG0434_Box103

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Lancaster City Archives Collection (Records of Arrests; Police Dockets; Police Logs)

Notes: A few of the stories contained in the Frailey Scrapbook:; Murder of David Buckwalter Landis: Landis was president of Lancaster's Conestoga National Bank. The murderer, Ralph W. Wireback, was the tenant of a house that was owned by Landis. As part of the lease agreement, Wireback was allowed to occupy the house until Landis sold it. When Landis did sell the house and attempted to dispossess Wireback, Wireback sent his family away from the house and boarded it shut. A final confrontation between the tenant and the landlord on April 7, 1898 resulted in the murder. On August 24th, 1899, Wireback was found guilty of 1st degree murder and sentenced to death. His execution was set for June 7, 1893.; William E. Martin's escape: Although the LCPD began to use patrol wagons in 1892, officers often escorted criminals to the local prison on foot. This proved to be disastrous in the case of William E. Martin. On October 27, 1898, Martin haplessly attempted to sell a team of horses he had stolen to a city constable and was promptly arrested. As he was being taken to jail, Martin managed to overpower Constable Jacobs on East Walnut Street, and, threatening the constable with his (Constable Jacob's) own gun, he bolted.; Burglary at Lime Rock: A burglary was committed on December 9, 1898 in Lime Rock, a settlement at the intersection of the Reading and Columbia Railroads between Manheim and Lititz. The burglars entered the home of Albert Longnecker and demanded that he surrender his valuables to them. Longnecker, despite being rather elderly, attempted to fend off the intruders, but he along with his four other family members were bound. While the burglars rummaged through the house, one of the female family members wrestled free and ran to one of their neighbor's homes. She rang a bell which caused the burglars to flee, taking with them only $3 that they had found in the Longneckers' coat pockets.; In 1899, a bill was passed "to fix, regulate, and establish the fees to be charged and received by constables of this commonwealth." These fees covered such services as levying fines, serving executions, executing search warrants, etc.; In July 1882, George "Tid" Brimmer, who is associated with the infamous Buzzard Gang, allegedly set the Lancaster County Almshouse on fire on the same afternoon that the gang burned the barn of Samuel Ranck. The Almshouse had burned down three times previously, and was later rebuilt and burned down once again in 1900.; An article entitled "Changes of 40 Years: What an Old City Report Showed" from February 20, 1900 details how the LCPD transformed since 1860: "From one High Constable and four Ward Constables and night-watchmen, at an expense of $2,674, we now have a Chief of Police, 2 Sergeants, 18 policemen, and three patrol drivers and a turnkey, costing $19,820, supplemented with police patrol, patrol call boxes, police station house, etc…improvements scarcely dreamed of 40 years ago…"; James Burns, who was convicted of complicity in the Jacobs-Kendig revenue stamp counterfeiting conspiracy, was freed from the Eastern Penitentiary in 1900 after serving a period of one year and six months.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: This scrapbook may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.

Copyright: This scrapbook may be photographed without flash. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.

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Accession Number: 2010.ClarkeHess

Classification: MG0434

Description Level: Item

Archive

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Collection: Diffenderffer Family Papers

Title: Diffenderffer Family Papers

Object ID: MG0410

Date Range: 1691-1963

Melchor Kock. John Brubaker and John Devenderffer were executors for Melchor Kock’s estate. 1 March 1787. �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Folder 10 Deed from Christina Diefenderfer and Matthias Young, both of Lancaster, to David

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Collection: Diffenderffer Family Papers

Title: Diffenderffer Family Papers

Description: The Diffenderffer Family Papers collection contains items that have been passed down through generations of the Diffenderffer family. Deeds for tracts of land in New Holland date back to the creation of New Design, the village that preceded New Holland. Correspondence and some manuscripts pertain to J. P. McCaskey's life and accomplishments. F. R. Diffenderffer's manuscripts on Easter Day and Conrad Weiser are preserved with this collection, as well as poems, a program for the C. Elvin Haupt School, and a claim of F. R. Diffenderffer & Co. against the State of Texas.

Date Range: 1691-1963

Year Range From: 1691

Year Range To: 1963

Date of Accumulation: 1691-1963

Creator: Diffenderffer family

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 10

People: Brubaker, John; Brubaker, Margaret; Brubaker, Philip; Davis, Sarah; Diffenderfer, David; Diffenderfer, Elizabeth Shirk; Diffenderfer, John; Diffenderffer, Christina; Diffenderffer, David; Diffenderffer, David, Sr.; Diffenderffer, Fianna L. Lutz; Diffenderffer, Frank Ried; Diffenderffer, Harold F.; Diffenderffer, John, Jr.; Diffenderffer, John, Sr.; Diffenderffer, Margaretta Stein; Diffenderffer, Michael; Freymyer, Jacob; Grim, Henry; Haupt, Charles Elvin; Hoch, Herman E.; Holl, Wendel; Hubley, Bernard; Kennerly, John; Kinzer, John; Kinzer, Magdalena; Koch, Mary; Koch, Melchior; Law, James D.; Markley, Henry; McCaskey, Donald G.; McCaskey, John Piersol "Jack"; Nevin, Blanche; Painter, John; Penn, William; Rodman, John H.; Shirk, Henry; Smith, Oliver; Smith, William Evans; Sneider, Christian; Stone, David; Stone, George; Stone, Leonard; Stone, Mary; Sutton, Mary A. Diffenderffer; Thomson, Bill "Tommy"; Winter, John; Young, Matthias

Other Creators: Diffenderffer, Fianna L. Lutz, 1918-2009; Diffenderffer, David

Subjects: Deeds; Letters; Real property

Search Terms: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Conestoga River; Correspondence; Deeds; Drowning; Earl Twp.; England; Estate settlement; Finding aids; German Reformed Church of New Holland; Haupt Elementary School; Hutchings Printing House; King Street; Lancaster; Land drafts; Lemon Street School; Letters; Manuscript groups; Mortgages; New Design, Earl Twp.; New Holland; Newspaper clippings; Programs; Real estate; Real property surveys; Reigart's Landing; Susquehanna River; Texas; Texas Frontier Forces; Windsor Forge

Extent: 1 box, 23 folders, .5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0410

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).; Deeds in folders 1-18 were a gift of Fianna Diffenderffer and the Diffenderffer family, 4 November 2006.; Items in folders 19-23 were a gift from her nephew, David Diffenderffer, 14 August 2006.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restrictions are noted at the item level--please use photocopies or transcriptions for those items. Other original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.

Copyright: Collection items may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this collection must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: 2006.MG0410_NOV

Other Numbers: MG-410

Classification: MG0410

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Cataloged by HST, November 2008. Added to database 28 July 2021.

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Claim

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Collection: Lancaster County Historical Government Records

Title: Municipal Liens

Object ID: RG 01-00 0205

Date Range: 1876-1901

�Columbia Steel and Iron Company Columbia Mill Street 1876 2, 30 30 1 Shartzer, John Columbia South Second Street 1876 2, 31 1 Shartzer, John Columbia South Second Street 1876 2, 31 1 Brooks, Henry L.; Brooks, Mrs. M. J. Columbia Walnut Street 1876 2, 32 1 Herr, Amaziah M.; Herr, Sue B. Strasburg Main

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Collection: Lancaster County Historical Government Records

Title: Municipal Liens

Description: Documents filed with the Court of Common Pleas by municipalities in Lancaster County placing liens on real estate. The overwhelming majority were filed by the City of Lancaster. The next greatest number were filed by the Borough of Columbia. Other liens were filed by the boroughs of Adamstown, Ephrata, New Holland, Quarryville, Strasburg, and Washington. The liens show docket book and page numbers, the name of property owner, and then describe the location and size of the property along with buildings and improvements, the amount of money in question, and the cause for the assessment. These documents were recorded in Municipal Lien Docket Books 2 through 5, and are arranged in the order they appear therein. This leads to an oddity in filing order, in that the last 45 liens in Book 4 fall out of chronological sequence, overlapping and extending slightly beyond the dates of the liens in Book 5. Handwritten, plus a very few typewritten.

Date Range: 1876-1901

Year Range From: 1876

Year Range To: 1901

Date of Accumulation: 1876-1901

Creator: Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Office of the Prothonotary

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Subjects: African Americans--History; Liens; Real property; Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)

Search Terms: Adamstown; Columbia; Court of Common Pleas; Ephrata; Lancaster; Liens; Municipal liens; New Holland; Persons of color; Quarryville; Real estate; Strasburg; Washington Boro

Extent: 6 boxes

Object Name: Claim

Language: English

Object ID: RG 01-00 0205

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.; Information for each lien has been recorded in an Excel Spreadsheet which is available in the Research Center and the attached PDF.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please request at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.

Copyright: Copies of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania government records held by LancasterHistory may be published without special permission. There is no fee for publication. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation.

Credit: Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Classification: RG 01-00 0205

Description Level: Series

Custodial History: Added to database 09 December 2023.

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Collection: Pennsylvania Railroad Collection

Title: Pennsylvania Railroad Collection

Object ID: MG0131

Date Range: 1859-1956

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Collection: Pennsylvania Railroad Collection

Title: Pennsylvania Railroad Collection

Description: The papers in this Pennsylvania Railroad Collection are largely the documents of legal actions against the Pennsylvania Railroad. Among the items are property records, agreements, a construction contract, correspondence, and a proposal for a footbridge.

System of Arrangement: Arranged chronologically.

Date Range: 1859-1956

Year Range From: 1859

Year Range To: 1956

Date of Accumulation: 1859-1956

Creator: Pennsylvania Railroad

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

Subjects: Columbia (Pa.); Contracts; Deeds; Footbridges; Lancaster (Pa.); Letters; Pennsylvania Railroad

Search Terms: Columbia; Contracts; Correspondence; Deeds; Finding aids; Footbridges; Lancaster; Letters; Manuscript groups; Pennsylvania Railroad

Extent: 3 boxes, 68 folders, 1.5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0131

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Pennsylvania Railroad Collection (MG0131), Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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. Persons wishing to publish any material from this collection must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions.

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Other Numbers: MG-131

Other Number: MG-131

Classification: MG0131

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: This collection was cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 7 September 2021.

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Collection: Lancaster County Historical Government Records

Title: Index to Sheriff's Deeds (Lancaster City)

Object ID: RG 01-00 1847-005

Date Range: 1825-1900

Collection: Lancaster County Historical Government Records

Title: Index to Sheriff's Deeds (Lancaster City)

Description: One hardbound volume of what appears to be an index to sheriff's deeds. Lists names of grantor and grantee, book number and page number, location and description of property, date of entry, and name of previous owner. The Partition Docket records the division of land between the listed parties, gives the date, book number and page number, describes some properties and the value, and records the action taken. The Ejectment Docket records give the date and judgments for one case.; Contents of Vol. 1:; Book 1 (Apr 1825-Aug 1846); Book 2 (Dec 1846-Nov 1859); Book 3 (Apr 1859-Nov 1872); Book 4 (Jan 1873-Apr 1880); Book 5 (Aug 1880-Jan 1887); Book 6 (Apr 1887-Aug 1892); Book 7 (Dec 1892-Apr 1893); Partition Docket 1 (6 Jan, Apr 1887-Aug 1892); Partition Docket 2 (Aug 1864-Apr 1883); Ejectment Docket (Apr 1877-May 1880); Book 8 (Aug 1893-Sep 1896); Book 9 (Jun 1896-Sep 1899); Book 10 (Nov 1899-Jan 1900)

Date Range: 1825-1900

Creation Date: 1825-1900

Year Range From: 1825

Year Range To: 1900

Creator: Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Office of the Prothonotary

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Subjects: Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County); Real property

Search Terms: Court calendars; Court of Common Pleas; Dockets; Indexes; Lancaster; Property records; Real estate

Extent: 1 volume

Object Name: Index

Language: English

Object ID: RG 01-00 1847-005

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please request at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.

Copyright: Copies of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania government records held by LancasterHistory may be published without special permission. There is no fee for publication. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation.

Credit: Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Classification: RG 01-00 1847

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 03 Feb 2024.

Petition

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Petition for appointment of viewers

Object ID: Bridge F0568 I001

Date Range: 1873

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Petition for appointment of viewers

Description: Court term: August 1873.; Location: over Lititz Creek or Carter's Creek, near Oregon, Manheim Twp., on public highway from Lancaster to Reading.; Document type: Petition for appointment of viewers

System of Arrangement: Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.

Date Range: 1873

Year: 1873

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0008

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Bridges; Carter's Creek; Creeks; Lancaster; Lititz Creek; Manheim Twp.; Oregon, Manheim Twp.; Petitions; Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania

Place: Manheim Twp.

Extent: 1 item, 1 piece

Object Name: Petition

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0568 I001

Box Number: 008

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Case Number: 420.000

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

Order for Payment

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1822 #202

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Description: This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.

System of Arrangement: The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Year: 1822

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Container: Box 0002

People: Reynolds, John

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Lancaster; Courthouses; Printing; Occupations; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Lancaster

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Order for Payment

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1822 #202

Box Number: 002

Notes: Never entered into Q&A.

Additional Notes: Courthouse.; Payment for printing work done between 29 December 1821 and 24 September 1822.; Reynolds, John. Printer.; 1 item, 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

Order for Payment

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1822 #203

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Description: This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.

System of Arrangement: The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Year: 1822

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Container: Box 0002

People: Maxwell, Hugh

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Lancaster; Courthouses; Printing; Occupations; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Lancaster

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Order for Payment

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1822 #203

Box Number: 002

Notes: Never entered into Q&A.

Additional Notes: Courthouse.; Payment for printing work done between 26 February 1822 and 23 September 1822.; Maxwell, Hugh. Printer.; 1 item, 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

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