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The Daily evening express. [microfilm]

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18737
Date of Publication
1856-1876.
Call Number
Drawer 18, Sec. 4
Alternate Title
Daily express
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Pearsol & Geist,
Date of Publication
1856-1876.
Physical Description
40 v. ; 48-61 cm.
Publication Frequency
Daily (except Sun.)
Dates of Publication
Vol. 1, no. 1 (Nov. 3, 1856)- v. 40, no. 130 (Dec. 2, 1876).
Notes
LCHS has: Jan. 1, 1858 - Dec. 1869.
Labelled on box N-206.
See Bound Newspaper Database for additional issues.
Subjects
Newspapers
Lancaster (Pa.) - Newspapers
Place
United States Pennsylvania Lancaster Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 18, Sec. 4
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The daily new era. [microform]

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19380
Date of Publication
1877-1920.
Call Number
Drawer 38, Sec. 1
Alternate Title
New era
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
John B. Warfel,
Date of Publication
1877-1920.
Physical Description
v. ; 57 cm.
Publication Frequency
Daily (except Sun.)
Dates of Publication
No. 1 (Apr. 28, 1877)-no. 13303 (Apr. 10, 1920).
Notes
LCHS has: April 28, 1877 - Dec. 1916
See Bound Newpaper Database for additional issues.
Subjects
Newspapers
Lancaster (Pa.) - Newspapers
Place
United States Pennsylvania Lancaster Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 38, Sec. 1
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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [microform]

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18974
Date of Publication
1864-1928.
Call Number
Drawer 19, Sec. 5
Alternate Title
Lancaster intelligencer
Daily intelligencer
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Cooper, Sanderson & Co.,
Date of Publication
1864-1928.
Physical Description
v.
Publication Frequency
Daily (except Sun.), Jan. 1, 1881-
Dates of Publication
Vol. 1, no. 1 (Aug. 29, 1864)-v. 64, no. 193 (Apr. 14, 1928).
Notes
LCHS has: Aug. 29, 1864 - 1928
Box labeled 10.
See Bound Newspaper Index for additional issues.
"Daily" appears within title ornament in small type, <1868, 1873-1876>.
Publisher varies: H.G. Smith & Co., <1873>; Steinman & Hensel, <1876>
Numerous editions available.
Subjects
Newspapers
Lancaster (Pa.) - Newspapers.
Place
United States Pennsylvania Lancaster Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 19, Sec. 5
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A brief history of the city of Lancaster; Containing an introduction to the settlement of the county; reminiscences of the past and present of the city; the poor house and hospital; the court house; the county jail; the water works; the railroad; the Franklin and Marshall College; the manufactories; the gas works and agricultural park; with many of the old "land marks," &c

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16919
Author
Kilburn, Francis,
Date of Publication
1870.
Call Number
974.815 L244p 1870
Author
Kilburn, Francis,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Pearsol and Geist, printers,
Date of Publication
1870.
Physical Description
40 [2] p. ; 27 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
Includes local business cards and advertisements.
Not in Wilkinson.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Commerce.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
974.815 L244p 1870
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A Brief history of the city of Lancaster : containing an introduction to the settlement of the county, reminiscences of the past and present of the city, the poor house and hospital, the court house, the county jail, the water works, the railroad, the Franklin and Marshall College, the manufactories, the gas works and agricultural park, with many of the old land marks, &c. ; also, the business cards of the principal merchants and manufacturers

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16047
Date of Publication
1870.
  1 website  
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Published by Francis Kilburn ; Pearsol & Geist, printers,
Date of Publication
1870.
Physical Description
40 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Notes
Bound with The Bible in Iron (1914) and Old Home Week Manheim, Pa. (1912) -- this copy is missing as of 4/11/2024. Please access using the electronic copy.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Kilburn, Francis.
Websites
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Barnes' directory of Lancaster County : embracing a full list of all the adult males and heads of families with their occupation, residence, and P.O. address, and a classified business directory : also, an appendix, containing a descriptive list of the courts, banking houses, public buildings, churches, educational and benevolent institutions, secret and other societies, &c., &c., 1875-76

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18004
Date of Publication
1875.
Call Number
917.4815 D598 1875-76 reprint
Alternate Title
Directory of Lancaster County
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Jno. H. Barnes,
Date of Publication
1875.
Physical Description
508 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Advertisements throughout text.
Includes index.
Reprint.
Subjects
Business enterprises - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Directories - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Directories.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Commerce - Directories.
Additional Corporate Author
Jno. H. Barnes (Firm)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
917.4815 D598 1875-76 reprint
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Collection
Scrapbook Collection
Title
Scrapbooks of Francis X. Reuss of Columbia, 1812-1913
Object ID
MG0434_Box092and093
Date Range
1812-1913
Historical Society: MG-325. The Francis X. Reuss Collection Subjects: Church buildings--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Columbia (Pa.) Columbia (Pa.)--History, local Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge (Lancaster County, Pa.) Correspondence Invitation cards Lancaster (Pa.) Letters
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Collection
Scrapbook Collection
Title
Scrapbooks of Francis X. Reuss of Columbia, 1812-1913
Description
The Scrapbooks of Francis X. Reuss of Columbia, 1812-1913 are excellent resources about many aspects of life in Columbia, Pennsylvania during those years. Both books focus on residents of the borough, the history of Columbia, and Chiques Park. In both scrapbooks, there are newspaper clippings, handwritten correspondence, programs, photographs and handwritten notes in the margins (marginalia).
Book 1 contains all of the above materials, as well as maps, sketches and obituaries. Two unique items include a map of Lancaster County dated 1878 and an edition of The Columbia Spy (Vol. 1, no. 21). Fendrich Brothers, a local cigar company, is featured in a few articles throughout the book. With the focus on Columbia, the articles contain many different subjects including churches, the settlement of the borough, disasters, education and schools, prominent people, the dog ordinance, and the centennial of Columbia.
The materials in Book 2 pertain to reunions for former Columbians. Items about the reunion are as follows: menus, invitations, programs, and handwritten correspondence. The newspaper clippings complement the other materials, advertising and discussing the event. The book also has a partial index that includes only some of the subject matter covered and no corresponding page numbers.
Admin/Biographical History
Francis X. Reuss was born on 30 November 1847 in Columbia, Pennsylvania to Edward H. and Anna Barbara Reuss. Reuss began his study of music, piano, organ and vocals in 1857; his formal study ended in 1874. He also studied philosophy from 1863 through 1864. Reuss attend college taking commercial courses and studied Latin, German and French languages for three years.
Reuss was employed as a choir director at several churches in New York between 1870 and 1876, and later joined the Caroline Riehings-Bernard Opera Company with whom he toured throughout the United States, Canada and the West Indies. Upon his return to the states at the end of 1880, Reuss moved back to Lancaster County where he became a choir director at a local church for the next five years. Reuss contributed to the establishment of the American Catholic Historical Society located in Philadelphia in 1884. He chose another career path and started teaching in Philadelphia. Then during 1892, Reuss married Anna S. Fife in Philadelphia. After his marriage, he returned to choir directing at a Philadelphia Church in 1894.
Reuss was actively involved in collecting historical information and stories about residents of Columbia in his later years. He was instrumental in gathering the "Old Columbians" together for annual banquets in Philadelphia.
(prepared by CRB, 2007)
System of Arrangement
By volume:
Scrapbook of Francis X. Reuss of Columbia, Book 1, 1812-1908
Scrapbook of Francis X. Reuss of Columbia, Book 2, 1891-1913
Date Range
1812-1913
Year Range From
1812
Year Range To
1913
Date of Accumulation
1812-1913
Creator
Reuss, Francis X.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 22
People
Reuss, Francis X.
Subjects
Church buildings--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Columbia (Pa.)
Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge (Pa.)
Correspondence
Drawings
Invitation cards
Lancaster (Pa.)
Letters
Maps
Marginalia (annotations)
Newspapers
Obituaries
Photographs
Programs (Publications)
Scrapbooks
Susquehanna River
Search Terms
Church buildings
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Columbia
Columbia - Wrightsville Bridge
Drawings
Invitations
Lancaster
Letters
Maps
Marginalia
Newspapers
Obituaries
Photographs
Programs
Scrapbooks
Susquehanna River
Extent
2 volumes
Object Name
Scrapbook
Language
English
Object ID
MG0434_Box092and093
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
The Francis X. Reuss Collection (MG0325)
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).
LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this collection reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restricted access.
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--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, Boxes 092 and 093
Classification
MG0434
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database, 25 October 2023.
Previously housed in the Scrapbook Collection, Book 144. Cataloged by CRB, October 2007. The cataloging project was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, ME60112, 2007-2008.
Digitization of these scrapbooks was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # C980002119, 2021-2024.
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Litiz record. [microform]

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18739
Date of Publication
1877-1937.
Call Number
Drawer 50, Sec. 4
Alternate Title
Lititz record
Place of Publication
Lititz, Pa
Publisher
J.F. Buch,
Date of Publication
1877-1937.
Physical Description
60 v. : ill. (chiefly advertisements) ; 42-66 cm.
Publication Frequency
Weekly
Dates of Publication
Vol. 1, no. 1 (Sept. 14, 1877)-v. 60, no. 40 (June 10, 1937).
Notes
LCHS has: Sept. 28, 1877 - June 10, 1937.
Labeled on box N211.
Publisher: Record Print. Co., <1937>.
Subjects
Newspapers
Lititz (Pa.) - Newspapers
Place
United States Pennsylvania Lancaster Lititz.
United States Pennsylvania Lancaster Litiz.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 50, Sec. 4
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The Three Earls : an historical sketch, and proceedings of the centennial jubilee, held at New Holland, Pa., July 4, 1876

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1143
Date of Publication
1876.
Call Number
974.815 EARL D569
Place of Publication
New Holland, [Pa.]
Publisher
Ranck & Sandoe,
Date of Publication
1876.
Physical Description
115 p. ; 18 cm.
Notes
The 1986 reprint includes a new index.
"Historical sketch prepared by Frank R. Diffenderffer": p. [15]-76.
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Fourth of July orations.
Earl (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
West Earl (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
East Earl (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township)) - History.
New Holland (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Diffenderffer, Frank R.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 EARL D569
Copy Info
1876
1986 [reprint]
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Collection
Scrapbook Collection
Title
Marietta Scrapbook
Object ID
MG0434_BoxR010
Date Range
1879-1919
.” Dated 31 May 1880. Published in the Examiner and Express. �Column 4 – Continues on Page Thirty-Nine: “Thanksgiving Day. Its Observance in Marietta – Preaching and Singing.” Page Thirty-Nine (Four Columns): Continues from Page Thirty-Eight - Column 1: “Thanksgiving Day. Its Observance in Marietta
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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
Added to database, 25 October 2023.
Previously housed in the Scrapbook Collection, Book 88. Cataloged by CRB, October 2007. The cataloging project was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, ME60112, 2007-2008.
Digitization of this scrapbook was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # C980002119, 2021-2024.
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Charter and by-laws of the Washington Steam Fire Engine and Hose Company, No. 4, of the city of Lancaster instituted March 4, A. D 1820, incorporated Sept. 23 A. D. 1852

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18017
Corporate Author
Washington Steam Fire Engine Co. No. 4 (Lancaster, Pa.)
Date of Publication
1870.
Call Number
353.3 W517
Corporate Author
Washington Steam Fire Engine Co. No. 4 (Lancaster, Pa.)
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Examiner & Herald Print.,
Date of Publication
1870.
Physical Description
31 p. ; 11 cm.
Notes
Blank election of member form precedes title page.
List of honorary members, active members and contributing members.
Subjects
Washington Steam Fire Engine Co. No. 4 (Lancaster, Pa.)
Fire departments - Pennsylvania - Lancaster - By-laws.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
353.3 W517
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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.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2010.ClarkeHess
Classification
MG0434
Description Level
Item
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Charter and by-laws of the Presbyterian Church of Lancaster, Pa

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18030
Date of Publication
1878.
Call Number
285.1 S167a
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Daily Intelligencer Print,
Date of Publication
1878.
Physical Description
20 p. ; 19cm.
Notes
Bound with: History of Pequea Presbyterian Church : delivered September 8, 1876 / by W. C. Alexander ; Four hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the Moravian Church : historical discourse / H. A. Gerdsen ; Reminiscenes of the Moravian Church at Lititz, Penn'a. : the centennial exercises of August 13-14, 1887... / by Francis P. Hart.
Subjects
First Presbyterian Church (Lancaster, Pa.).
Presbyterian Church
Lancaster, (Pa.) - Church history.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
285.1 S167a
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Regulations, by-laws and charter of the Lancaster cemetery, Lancaster, Pa

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19356
Corporate Author
Lancaster (Pa.). Lancaster Cemetery.
Date of Publication
1879.
Call Number
310.35 L244n 1879
Corporate Author
Lancaster (Pa.). Lancaster Cemetery.
Place of Publication
Lancaster
Publisher
The New Era Steam Power Book and Job Print.,
Date of Publication
1879.
Physical Description
15 p. ; 18cm.
Notes
Ex Lib. plate: Library and Museum of Lancaster County Historical Society. Library number 224, Donated by S. M. Sener, Received Oct 7/98.
Subjects
Lancaster cemetery (Lancaster Pa).
Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
310.35 L244n 1879
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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers
Title
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 Papers of James Buchanan, Series 6 Miscellaneous Materials
Object ID
JBFP Part 1 Series 6
  1 document  
Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers
Title
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 Papers of James Buchanan, Series 6 Miscellaneous Materials
Description
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1, Papers of James Buchanan, Series 6 is arranged into three subseries of miscellaneous materials.
Subseries 1 is sheet music dedicated to James Buchanan, including the Wheatland Polka, The Schottisch, and Buchanan's Union Grand March.
Subseries 2 is published and print materials, including newspaper cartoons and illustrations, pamphlets for the 1824 election of John Quincy Adams, a tourist card, and meeting minutes.
Subseries 3 includes government documents, an act to alter and amend the several acts imposing tariffs, commercial treaties, supplementary acts, a document signed by Secretary of State William L. Marcy, a passport signed by James Buchanan, land grants, and other government documents, including some in French, Spanish, English, and German.
Admin/Biographical History
James Buchanan was born on April 23, 1791 to James Buchanan and Elizabeth Speer. He was the second child born out of ten children, and he would go on to outlive all but one of his siblings. Most popularly remembered as Pennsylvania's only President and as a lifelong bachelor, Buchanan committed a lifetime to politics. In 1821, he left his law practice and embarked on his political career after having been voted into the U.S. House of Representatives. He would remain in the House for five consecutive terms before serving as the U.S. Minister to Russia, a Senator in the U.S. Senate, the U.S. Secretary of State, the U.S. Minister to Great Britain, and finally, the 15th President of the United States. He died in his bedchamber at Wheatland at 8:30 AM on June 1, 1868. He was 77 years old. [https://www.lancasterhistory.org/about-wheatland, accessed 10/24/2019]
System of Arrangement
JBFP Part 1 Series 6 Miscellaneous Materials
Subseries 1 Sheet Music
Subseries 2 Published and Print Materials
Subseries 3 Government Documents
Year Range From
1813
Year Range To
1929
Creator
James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
People
Buchanan, James
Pierce, Franklin
Jackson, Andrew
Lincoln, Abraham
Other Creators
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Subjects
Land grants
Political cartoons
Sheet music
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.)
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Search Terms
Bounty land warrants
Buchanan Collections
Civil War
Finding aids
James Buchanan
Land grants
Manuscript groups
Political cartoons
Sheet music
Wheatland
Newspaper clippings
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 box, 65 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Clipping, Newspaper
Music, Sheet
Language
English, German
Object ID
JBFP Part 1 Series 6
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries, https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Family Papers
James Buchanan Collection, MG0096
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph collections
Curatorial collections
Wheatland Mansion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available.
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Description Level
Series
Custodial History
The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
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Herr, Neff and Kauffman Family (Manor Twp.) Papers
Title
Herr, Neff and Kauffman Family (Manor Twp.) Papers
Object ID
MG0700
Date Range
1791-1956
  1 document  
Collection
Herr, Neff and Kauffman Family (Manor Twp.) Papers
Title
Herr, Neff and Kauffman Family (Manor Twp.) Papers
Description
This collection contains mostly deeds and releases for property in Manor Township between the Herr, Kauffman, and Neff families. The dates for the deeds and releases are 1791-1792, 1804-1808, and 1841-1865. It seems that there are three main properties that all of the documents are mentioning within Manor Township. There are also nine bonds between Tobias H. Herr and Henry Herr Sr. that were all made in 1864. There are two Cyrus Neff's mentioned in this collection, Cyrus Neff and Cyrus L. Neff. One of the documents is Cyrus Neff's Certificate of Election for the Lancaster County Auditor in 1887. The documents pertaining to Cyrus L. Neff are his policy with the Pennsylvania Threshermen & Farmers' Mutual Casualty Insurance Company in the early 1920's. Towards the end of the collection there are two newspapers from 1929 and 1947, pertaining to the Herr family farm and house as well as what seems to be instructions on how to make animal feed.
Admin/Biographical History
John Herr came to Pennsylvania in 1710 with four of his five sons. His oldest son, Abraham Herr came with his father in 1710, and was the only one to settle west of the Conestoga River in Manor Township.
Francis Neff came to America from Switzerland in the early 1700's. One of his sons, Henry Neff, was the first to live in Manor Township. One of Henry Neff's four sons, Henry Neff Jr., was the only child that stayed at the homestead in Manor Township. He and his wife, Susannah Neff, had a son named Benjamin Neff who, in turn, married Anna Hostetter, daughter of Ulrich Hostetter and had two sons, Cyrus and Benjamin H. Neff. Cyrus Neff attended common schools till he was 18 years old then farmed for 11 years, after which he taught in schools for three terms. He was very active in the school board for six years and then was elected as Lancaster County Auditor in 1887. He married Kate Lehman, a daughter of Reverend Benjamin Lehman, of Manor Township, and together they had eight children. Cyrus died in 1890 at the age of thirty-eight years.
The donor, Ethel Huber, is related to the Neff and the Herr families on her mother's side and may be a descendent of Abraham Herr, the brother of Christian Herr.
Date Range
1791-1956
Year Range From
1791
Year Range To
1956
Date of Accumulation
1791-1956
Creator
Huber, Ethel M.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 15
People
Barr, Ann Kauffman
Garber, Jacob B.
Herr, Abraham
Herr, Ann
Herr, Catharine
Herr, Harry
Herr, Henry, Sr.
Herr, Rudolph
Herr, Tobias H.
Hershey, Christian
Hershey, Magdalen
Hertzler, Abraham
Hertzler, Barbara
Hertzler, Mary
Hochstetter, Jacob
Huber, Ethel M.
Huston, Esther Kauffman
Kauffman, Edgar M.
Kauffman, John
Kaufman, Abraham
Kaufman, Ester
Kaufman, John
Kaufman, Rudolph
Miller, Abraham
Neff, Annie K.
Neff, Cyrus
Neff, Cyrus L.
Neff, Edward
Randler, Charles G.
Randler, M. Elizabeth
Strickler, Jacob
Sweeny, Elizabeth
Witmer, Abraham
Witmer, Barbara
Witmer, David
Witmer, Eli
Witmer, Jacob
Witmer, John
Witmer, Magdalena
Subjects
Bonds
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Deeds
Insurance policies
Manor (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township)
Search Terms
Bonds
Certificates
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Newspaper clippings
Deeds
First-Columbia National Bank
Insurance policies
Letters
Manor Twp.
Pennsylvania Threshermen & Farmers' Mutual Casualty Insurance Company
Garden Spot Farm News
Manuscript groups
Finding aids
Extent
1 box, 17 folders, 40 items, 74 pages, .2 cubic feet
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0700
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use photocopy in Folder 11.
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-700
Classification
MG0700
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by EB, Spring-Summer 2015. Added to database 25 January 2018.
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The Holy Bible : containing the Old and New Testaments, translated out of the original tongues, with a complete concordance ... 100,000 marginal references and readings. Apocrypha and Psalms in metre. Dr. William Smith's Standard Bible dictionary ... A comprehensive and critical description of the tabernacle and its sacred furniture ; together with an account of the priesthood and the worship and sacrifices of the Israelites. Compiled expressly for this edition of the Holy Bible, chiefly from the writings of Dr. William Smith, Dean Milman, Rev. John Kitto ... [et al.] ... A history of all the religious denominations of the world, and many other important and useful aids to the study of the Holy Scriptures ... with over 2500 ... illustrations, on steel, wood, and in colors

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19858
Date of Publication
1870.
Call Number
220 F534 1870
Place of Publication
Millersville, PA
Publisher
B.R. Witmer,
Date of Publication
1870.
Physical Description
[1690] pages : color frontispiece, illustrations (inc. portraits) plates (some color), map ; 32 x 24 cm
Notes
Pagination : 2p. l., 9-11, [1], v-viii, [2], 14, 18, 32, 128, 16, 178, 10, 12, 9-740, 104, [24], 33-48, viii, 643-1029. [4], 12, 44, 36 p.
Album for "Family portraits" (2 leaves at end).
New Testament has special t.p. :[Contrasted editions]. Both versions of the New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, translated out of the original Greek ; being the version set forth A.D. 1611. Compared with the most ancient authorities and revised A.D. 1881. The old (King James)--version and the revised version arranged in parallel columns for convenience in reference and comparison ...
Genealogy of John R. Fisher and Alice Herr on four pages following the Apocrypha.
Viewing bibles contingent of staff availability, an appointment may be required.
Full morocco binding with elababote gold tooling on both covers, Holy Bible in circular recess; part of tooling at base of spine missing; edge gilding.
Subjects
Fisher family - Genealogy.
Concordances.
Dictionaries.
Additional Author
Fisher, John B.
Herr, Alice
Additional Title
Bible.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Bible
Call Number
220 F534 1870
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A biographical history of Lancaster County : being a history of early settlers and eminent men of the county; as also much other unpublished historical information, chiefly of a local character

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo10438
Author
Harris, Alexander,
Date of Publication
1872.
Call Number
090 L244bar 1872
  1 website  
Responsibility
by Alex. Harris.
Author
Harris, Alexander,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Elias Barr,
Date of Publication
1872.
Physical Description
638 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
090 L244bar 1872
Websites
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Historical sketch of St. John's Free Church; with the charter and by-laws

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12852
Author
Geist, Jacob Miller Willis,
Date of Publication
1873.
Call Number
283 S143jg 1873
Responsibility
Compiled for the use of the congregation, by J. M. W. Geist.
Author
Geist, Jacob Miller Willis,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Pearsol & Geist,
Date of Publication
1873.
Physical Description
48 p. ; 14 cm.
Subjects
St. John's Episcopal Church (Lancaster, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
283 S143jg 1873
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Historical sketch of the Union fire company, no. 1, of the city of Lancaster, Penna., from 1760 to 1879

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo9021
Author
Sanderson, Alfred.
Date of Publication
1879.
Call Number
352.3 U58s
Responsibility
By Alfred Sanderson.
Author
Sanderson, Alfred.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
The Company,
Date of Publication
1879.
Physical Description
viii, 9-153 p. : fronts., illus., ports. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Union Fire Company, No. 1 (Lancaster, Pa.)
Lancaster (Pa.) - Fires and fire prevention.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
352.3 U58s
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