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Collection: Swisher and McElree Family Papers

Title: Swisher and McElree Family Papers, 1788-1919

Object ID: MG0918

Date Range: 1788-1919

, Francinah Swisher, James Henry Swisher, John Swisher, Patrick B. Swisher, Rachel Swisher, Robert Subject Headings: Family records Search Terms: Bills of sale Family records Finding aids Manuscript groups Marriage certificates Memorial cards Probate records Related Materials: Items in Photograph Collections

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Collection: Swisher and McElree Family Papers

Title: Swisher and McElree Family Papers, 1788-1919

Description: This collection contains documents and ephemera related to the Swisher and McElree families of Lancaster County.

Date Range: 1788-1919

Year Range From: 1788

Year Range To: 1919

Date of Accumulation: 1788-1919

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

People: Geyer, George S.; Groff, Frederick Fenninger; Huber, Christian S.; Huber, Hettie Ann Swisher; Kohr, John; Kohr, John Jr.; McElree, Catharine; McElree, Esther Ann; McElree, Joseph; McElree, Letitia; McElree, Martha Ann; McElree, Mary; McElree, Rachel; McElree, Rachel Rockafield; Moore, J. P.; Reese, Letitia; Strine, John Jacob; Swisher, Albert; Swisher, Catharine Jane; Swisher, Christen; Swisher, Eliza; Swisher, Elizabeth; Swisher, Elizabeth R. McElree; Swisher, Francinah; Swisher, James Henry; Swisher, John; Swisher, Patrick B.; Swisher, Rachel; Swisher, Robert

Subjects: Family records

Search Terms: Bills of sale; Family records; Finding aids; Manuscript groups; Marriage certificates; Memorial cards; Probate records

Extent: 2 folders

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0918

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Photographs 1-05-01-39 to 1-05-01-44

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Swisher and McElree Family Papers, 1788-1919 (MG0918), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

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.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Accession Number: 1967.63

Other Numbers: MG-918

Classification: MG0918

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Transferred from Document Collection Box 33, Folder 8, Items 1-12, 15 April 2022.

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Collection: Ralph S. Landis’ Collection of Historic Papers

Title: Ralph S. Landis’ Collection of Historic Papers

Object ID: MG0761

Date Range: 1793-1906

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Collection: Ralph S. Landis’ Collection of Historic Papers

Title: Ralph S. Landis’ Collection of Historic Papers

Description: Historic documents, 1793-1906; Letters:; Buchanan regarding a lawsuit, 1817; Stevens regarding a financial matter, 1865; M. Quay to Col. Franklin regarding the promotion of Capt. McGovern, 122 PA Vols, Lancaster County, 1862; Edwin S. Stuart, soliciting Lancaster County's vote for governor, 1906; Vendue conditions for Christian Woldy, 1830; Arbitration, 1842; Unrecorded deed, Garber to Bomberger in Brownstown, 1864; Letters of administration for John Steman of Manor Twp., 1793; Payroll for roadwork off of Rte 999 in Manor Twp., 1817; Wertz items from Manor Twp.:; Arbitration notice, 1842; Subpoena, 1822; Summons for selling butter contrary to Columbia ordinance, 1832; County tax receipts, 1828; Receipts

Date Range: 1793-1906

Year Range From: 1793

Year Range To: 1906

Date of Accumulation: 1793-1906

Creator: Landis, Ralph Shelley, 1891-1987

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 15

People: Buchanan, James; Steman, John; Stevens, Thaddeus; Stuart, Edwin S.; Woldy, Christian

Subjects: Letters

Search Terms: Columbia; Correspondence; Deeds; Finding aids; Legal documents; Letters; Manor Twp.; Manuscript groups; Payroll; Receipts; Route 999; Stevens and Smith Center; Subpoenas

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0761

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Letter from Thaddeus Stevens (MG0761_TStevens_01); Letter from Thaddeus Stevens (MG0761_TStevens_02)

Notes: Preferred citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: This collection has not been cataloged. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit. Please use digital images and transcriptions when available.

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.

Accession Number: 2016.MG0761

Other Numbers: MG-761

Classification: MG0761

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Not cataloged, July 2023.

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Scrapbook

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Collection: George Steinman Papers, Series 1 Steinman Album

Title: George Steinman Papers, Series 1 Steinman Album

Object ID: MG0184_S01

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Collection: George Steinman Papers, Series 1 Steinman Album

Title: George Steinman Papers, Series 1 Steinman Album

Description: The George Steinman Papers, Series 1 contains an album, compiled by George Steinman, with many photographs of buildings, tombstones, monuments and scenes of Lancaster city and county. Ephemera and newspaper articles are among the photographs. Represented in the album are Postlethwaite's Tavern, hotels and taverns, fire houses, the Conestoga massacre, churches, cemeteries, Ephrata Cloister, prominent citizens and their homes, Stehli Silk Mill, and schools. The four boxes contain orginal correspondence, documents, photographs and ephemera or and pertaining to the same subject matter as the album.

System of Arrangement: This collection is divided into two series:; Series 1 The Steinman Album; Series 2 Documents, Photographs, Ephemera

Date of Accumulation: ca. 1860-1920

Creator: Steinman, George Michael, 1847-1920

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

Storage Shelf: Top shelf

People: Altee, John; André, John; Appel, T. Roberts; Armstrong, Elizabeth; Atlee, Samuel John; Atlee, Washington Lemuel; Atlee, William Augustus; Atlee, William Pitt; Baer, John; Baily, Francis; Bair, Daniel; Baker, James G.; Baldwin, Edith L.; Barr, Elias; Barton, Thomas; Bausman, Elizabeth; Bausman, William; Bear, Henry; Beck, Herbert Huebener; Beck, Martin; Beecher, William C.; Beissel, Conrad; Beissel, John Conrad; Bender, Henry; Bethel, Samuel; Bezellon, Martha Coombe; Bezellon, Peter; Boehm, Henry; Boyle, Philip; Breneman, Benjamin Franklin; Breneman, Gideon; Breneman, Franklin Henry; Broll, John; Brown, J. H.; Bryan, George; Buchanan, James; Buchmiller, Dulon Frank; Burkhart, Anna Margarita; Burkhart, George; Burrowes, Francis Smith; Burrowes, Thomas Henry; Burt, Nathaniel; Calder, George, Jr.; Cameron, James; Carpenter, John; Carpenter, William; Cheves, Langdon; Clay, Henry; Clemson, James; Coleman, Elizabeth; Coleman, Robert; Coleman, William; Cope, Caleb; Cope, Thomas P.; Cox, John; Crawford, James; Crowel, Mary R.; Damant, James; Davis, Benjamin Franklin; Dering, Henry; Detwiler, Thomas Craig; Diffenbaugh, Henry; Diffenderfer, Milton Hess; Diffenderffer, Frank Reid; Diller, Graybill; Donnley, Felix; Downing, Samuel; Dufresne, Samuel; Duvel, P. S.; Eberly, Michael; Edge, Walter Warren; Eichholtz, Jacob; Ellicott, Andrew; Elliot, Robert; Ellmaker, Nathaniel; Eshleman, Frank; Fahnestock, Samuel; Ferree, Philip; Fordney, Melchoir; Forney, J. A.; Fox, Cyrus; Frailey, Jacob; Franklin, George F.; Franklin, Walter; Fraser, Susan; Frazer, Reah; Fulton, Robert; Funck, John; Funk, John; Galbreath, John; Geist, M. W.; Germon, W. L.; Gill, William; Gingrich, Amos; Graff, Andreas; Grant, Hamilton; Graybill, Jacob; Groff, John M.; Groff, Sebastian; Grosh, John; Grove, Annie C.; Grubb, Daisy; Grubb, Peter; Hager, Walter C.; Haldeman, Samuel Steman; Hall, Charles; Hamilton, Andrew; Hamilton, James; Hammond, Frederick W.; Hamond, E. R.; Hand, Edward; Hand, John; Hand, Mollie; Harpel, Charlotte; Hayes, Alexander Laws; Hazen, Moses; Heinitsh, August; Heintzelman, Samuel Peter; Heister, Joseph; Henderson, Barton; Henderson, Thomas G.; Henry, John Joseph; Hensel, George Washington, Jr.; Hensel, William Uhler; Herr, Christian; Herr, Hans; Herr, Rudy; Hews, George H.; Hoffnagle, Peter; Hood, Alexander H.; Hostetter, Albert Keller; Hughes, Edward; Hutter, Christian; Jacobs, Cyrus; Jenkins, David; Jenkins, William; Kevinski, John B.; King, George H.; Kirkpatrick, William; Konigmacher, Joseph; Kroome, Hiram; Krug, George; Kuhn, Simon; Kuhn, Simon Adam; Landis, David Bachman; Landis, David H.; Landis, Harry; Landis, Jacob; Light, John B.; Lightner, Michael; Lincoln, Abraham; Lippold, John W.; Loeb, Jacob; Long, Henry Grimler; Long, Isaac; Lowery, Alexander; Lowery, Lazarus; Ludlow, Robert Fulton; Magee, David Francis; Marshall, Christopher; Marshall, John; Martin, C. H.; Mason, S.; Mathiot, John; Matlack, Timothy; Mayer, Christian B.; McCaskey, John Piersol "Jack"; McClain, Francis Bernard; McClellan, George Brinton; McCormick, D. R.; McFarquahr, Colin; McGrann, Bernard John; Melsheimmer, Frederick Valentine; Metzger, Samuel H.; Mifflin, Thomas; Miller, Dave "Devil"; Miller, John; Miller, Susanna; Mishler, Benjamin; Montgomery, John R.; Montgomery, William; Morton, William Augustus; Mulhatten, Barney; Musser, Yost; Myers, Albert; Mylin, Martin; Neff, John; Nevin, John D.; North, Hugh McAlister; Old, James; Parks, Jake; Pastor, John; Peiper, William L.; Penn, William; Pitt, William; Porter, Andrew; Porter, George B.; Pyle, Howard; Ramsey, David; Raub, Galen John Peoples; Reigart, Adam; Reigart, Emanuel C.; Reilly, Mary Gertrude Costigan; Reinmansnyder, Helen; Reynolds, George Nelson; Reynolds, John Fulton; Reynolds, William; Rogers, Milton C.; Rose, Frederick; Ross, George; Ross, Patton; Sauber, Charles Alvin; Sener, Samuel Miller; Seyfert, Augustus G.; Shober, Emanuel; Shreiner, Philip; Slaymaker, Henry; Slaymaker, Henry Edwin; Slaymaker, L.; Slaymaker, William; Sloane, S.; Slough, Elizabeth; Smith, Charles; Snavely, Harry H.; Stahr, John Summers; Stambauch, Samuel; Stauffer, David McNeely; Stedman, Alexander; Steinman, George Michael; Stevens, Thaddeus; Stiegel, Henry William; Strong Wolf, Chief; Summy, Levi; Sutter, John Augustus; Tener, John C.; Thornburg, Robert; Todd, Charles; Tomlinson, George; Urban, John; Vogan, John; Washington, George; Webb, James; West, Benjamin; Wharton, Thomas; Whiteside, John; Wiley, William; Williamson, Henry Stackhouse; Willson, George Bolivar; Willson, John; Winover, Peter; Wise, Charles; Wise, John; Witmer, Abraham; Witmer, David; Witmer, Esther Elizabeth; Worner, William Frederic; Wright, James; Wright, John; Yeates, Catharine; Yeates, Jasper; Zahm, Godfried; Zahm, Mathias; Zahm, Samuel H.; Zantzinger, Paul; Zehmer, Anthony; Zinzendorf, Nicholaus

Subjects: Ephemera; Photographs; Scrapbooks

Search Terms: Abbeville (Historic estate); Abbeville Mill; Advent Lutheran Church; Albright's Transportation Depot; All Saints Episcopal Church; American Hose Company; Balloons; Bangor Episcopal Church; Berks County Historical Society; Binkley's Bridge; Bird-In-Hand Friends Meetinghouse; Boehm's Chapel; Buch Tavern; Buchanan Park; Caledonia Furnace; Carpenter's Union Church; Cat Tavern; Cemeteries; Central Cigar Store; Chalices; Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church; Christ Lutheran Church; Christian Herr House; Christiana Resistance; Churches; Clare Point Stock Farm; Columbia - Wrightsville Bridge; Columbia Friends Meetinghouse; Conestoga Furnace; Conestoga Glue Factory; Conestoga Navigation Company; Conestoga wagon; Cosgrove's Tavern; County House; Courthouses; Covered bridges; Disasters; Donegal Presbyterian Church; Downing's Mill; Eagle Hotel; Eden Iron Works; Edge Tool Forge; Elizabeth Furnace; Emmanuel Lutheran Church; Engleside, Lancaster Twp.; Ephemera; Ephrata Cloister; Ephrata Mountain Springs Hotel; Exchange Hotel; Feagleyville; Federal Hall; Finding aids; Fire departments; Fires; First National Store; First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster; First Reformed Church, Lancaster; Fites Eddy Hotel; Fountain Inn; Franklin and Marshall College; Franklin College; Franklin House; Fulton Cotton Mill; General Sutter Inn; Golden Swan Hotel; Grace Lutheran Church; Graeff's Landing; Grape Tavern; Gravestones; Graveyards; Green Cottage; Grubb Mansion; Halfway House; Hans Herr House; Hardwicke; Harmony Hall; Heinitsh Drug Store; Historical markers; Hope Episcopal Church; Hopewell Forge; Hotels; Humane Fire Company; Humes Woolen Mill; Hutter's Folly; Indian Queen Tavern; Indigenous peoples; J. B. Distillery; Keener's Mill; Kepler Lodge; Krug House; Lafayette Hill; Lamb Tavern; Lamparter's Row; Lancaster Academy; Lancaster County Courthouse; Lancaster County Historical Society; Lancaster County National Bank; Lancaster County Prison; Lancaster Curling Club; Lancaster Fencibles; Lancaster Moravian Church; Landisville Mennonite Meetinghouse; Leacock Presbyterian Church; Linden Hall; Lititz Moravian Church; Manuscript groups; Marietta and Susquehanna Trading Company; Markets; Martic Forge, Martic Twp.; Martin Meylin's Gunshop; Masonic halls; Masonic lodges; Massasoit Hall; Mechanics Library; Mellinger Mennonite Church; Middle Octorara Presbyterian Church; Millersville Academy; Millersville State Normal School; Millersville University; Mills; Mischler's Exchange; Mishler's Beer Garden; Montgomery House; Monuments; Moss Cigar Factory; Mount Bethel Mansion; Mount Hope Furnace; Native Americans; Odd Fellows Hall; Old City Hall; Old Welsh Graveyard; Paper mills; Parish houses; Paxton Boys; Penn Square; Pennsbury Manor; Pennsylvania Railroad; Pequea Presbyterian Church; Petroglyphs; Photographs; Plough Tavern; Poole Forge; Postlethwaite's Tavern; Powder houses; Practical Farmer Hotel; Ranck's Mill; Reigart's Landing; Reigart's Old Wine Store; Relay Hotel; Revolutionary War; Rock Ford; Ruth's Fine Groceries; Sadsbury Friends Meetinghouse; Safe Harbor Rolling Mill; Schools; Scrapbooks; Shiffler Fire Company; Ship Tavern; Shippen School; Sign of the Bull Tavern; Sign of the Hat Tavern; Sorrel Horse Hotel; St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church; St. James Episcopal Church; St. John's Episcopal Church; St. John's Lutheran Church; St. John's United Church of Christ; St. Mary's Catholic Church; St. Michael's Lutheran Church; St. Paul's United Church of Christ; St. Peter's Catholic Church; Stamps; Stehli Silk Mill; Stock certificates; Strasburg Academy; Strasburg Mennonite Cemetery; Strasburg Methodist Episcopal Church; Sunflower Inn; Swamp Church; Swan Hotel; Tavern signs; Taverns; Ten Hour House; Three Crowns Tavern; Trinity Lutheran Church; Union Bethel Church; Union Fire Company; Union Hotel; Valley Forge, Chester County, Pennsylvania; Vermont Historical Society; Voganville Hotel; Wabank House; Washington Hotel; Washington Memorial Chapel; Waterloo Tavern; Waterworks; Watt and Shand; Weaverland Mennonite Church; Wheatland; White Horse Hotel; White Swan Hotel; William Pitt Tavern; Windsor Forge; Witmer's Bridge; Witness Tree; Woodward Hill Cemetery; F. W. Woolworth Co.; York Furnace; Young Men's Christian Association; Zion Lutheran Church

Extent: 1 scrapbook, 1.5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Scrapbook

Language: English

Object ID: MG0184_S01

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Copies: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: George Steinman Papers, Series 2 (MG0184_S02) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6c7e11c6-f3ca-469c-891a-145832196710; Photograph Collection

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Series #, Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).; "Mr. Geo. Steinman who started this collection of pictures. This book was presented to the Lanc. Co. Historical Society after his death by Mr. Geo. S. Franklin."; John M. Gibson is recorded as the donor, 1968, in LancasterHistory's accession records.; LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document 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: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available.; The use of the original album is restricted. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org with questions.

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 Number: MG-184, Series 1

Classification: MG0184

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid prepared PK and MSH, 2008. Added to database 20 July 2021.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # C980002119, 2021-2024.

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Archive

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Collection: Gibney Road Property Records

Title: Gibney Road Property Records, 1846-1955

Object ID: MG0919

Date Range: 1846-1955

Kendig, David Kendig, John M. Kendig, Susan Kline, Abraham Kreider, George H. Kreider, John Landis, Esther Landis, Musser C., Sr. McMullen, Elizabeth McMullen, James Mylin, Abraham S. Spring, Jacob Subject Headings: Deeds Search Terms: Deeds Finding aids Indentures Land drafts Manuscript groups Property

1 document

Collection: Gibney Road Property Records

Title: Gibney Road Property Records, 1846-1955

Description: This collection contains deeds, articles of agreement, descriptions of property, and a land draft pertaining to property on Gibney Road in West Lampeter Twp. and one deed for property in Penn Twp.

Date Range: 1846-1955

Year Range From: 1846

Year Range To: 1955

Date of Accumulation: 1846-1955

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

People: Beichler, Christian; Brown, Henry G.; Doulin, Wilmer J.; Gantz, Jacob; Harnish, Michael; Kendig, David; Kendig, John M.; Kendig, Susan; Kline, Abraham; Kreider, George H.; Kreider, John; Landis, Esther; Landis, Musser C., Sr.; McMullen, Elizabeth; McMullen, James; Mylin, Abraham S.; Spring, Jacob

Subjects: Deeds; Real property; Real property surveys

Search Terms: Deeds; Finding aids; Land drafts; Manuscript groups; Property records; Real estate; West Lampeter Twp.

Extent: 8 folders

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0919

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Gibney Road Property Records, 1846-1955 (MG0919), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

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.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Accession Number: 2004.MG0919

Other Numbers: MG-919

Classification: MG0919

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Transferred from Document Collection Box 33, Folder 9, 15 April 2022.

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Archive

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Collection: Shoe Manufacturing in Lancaster County Collection

Title: Shoe Manufacturing in Lancaster County Collection, 1979-1988

Object ID: MG0905

Date Range: 1979-1988

1 document

Collection: Shoe Manufacturing in Lancaster County Collection

Title: Shoe Manufacturing in Lancaster County Collection, 1979-1988

Description: This collection contains a pamphlet from the FleetAir Corporation, a newspaper article and information about the rehabilitation of the Eby Shoe Company building in 1988 into the Artworks at Donecker's, and a National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form prepared by John J. Snyder and David H. Lynch fin 1979 or the Kreider Shoe Manufacturing Company building in Elizabethtown.

Date Range: 1979-1988

Year Range From: 1979

Year Range To: 1988

Date of Accumulation: 1979-1988

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

People: Lefevre, Michael; Snyder, John J.; Lynch, David H.

Subjects: Shoe industry

Search Terms: Finding aids; Manuscript groups; Shoe manufacturing; Eby Shoe Company; Kreider Shoe Manufacturing Company; FleetAir Corporation; Shoe industry

Extent: 2 folders

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0905

Related Item Notes: Photo Album #38 (A-38-01-01 to A-38-02-92)

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Shoe Manufacturing in Lancaster County Collection, 1979-1988 (MG0905), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

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

Accession Number: 2002.MG0905

Other Numbers: MG-905

Other Number: MG-905

Classification: MG0905

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Noted at item level

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Catalog, Auction

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Collection: Speedwell Farm Auction Catalog

Title: Public auction catalog for Speedwell Farm

Object ID: MG0848_F001

Date Range: 1896

1 document

Collection: Speedwell Farm Auction Catalog

Title: Public auction catalog for Speedwell Farm

Description: Annotated [1896] public auction catalog for Speedwell Farm: “Closing out sale catalog of Speedwell Farm. Standard bred and registered trotting stock to be sold at public auction at Lancaster Driving Park, Lancaster, PA, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 11 and 12, Philadelphia Tattersall, Auctioneers.” Contains a list and description of 63 horses, and the conditions of sale. The New Era Print, Lancaster.

Admin/Biographical History: Speedwell Farm is located in Elizabeth Twp. and is now the Wolf Sanctuary and Speedwell Forge B&B. (2021); From the Lititz Record Express, August 21, 1896: "Speedwell Stock; The owners of the Speedwell Stock Farm in Elizabeth Township have decided to abandon the breeding of trotting horses and will offer their stock at public sale on the Lancaster Driving Park on September 11 and 12, consisting of 75 head of horses and colts, including their highbred stallions and brood mares."; Lancaster Driving Park was McGrann's Park.

Date Range: 1896

Creation Date: [1896]

Creator: Philadelphia Tattersall

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

People: Blanck, John I.

Subjects: Auction catalogs; Auctions; Horses; Livestock auctions

Search Terms: Auction catalogs; Auctions; Finding aids; Horses; Lancaster Driving Park; Livestock auctions; Manuscript groups; McGrann Park; Philadelphia Tattersall; Speedwell Farm

Extent: 1 item, 28 pages to scan

Object Name: Catalog, Auction

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2021-04-28

Condition Notes: Front and back covers are separated.

Object ID: MG0848_F001

Location of Originals: 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.

Accession Number: 2021.003

Other Numbers: MG-848, Folder 1

Other Number: MG-848, Folder 1

Classification: MG0848

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid prepared by HST, 27 July 2021.

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Guestbook

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Collection: Swan Hotel Records (Strasburg, Pa.)

Title: Guest register for the Swan Hotel in Strasburg, PA

Object ID: MG0603_Book001

Date Range: 1896-1921

1 document

Collection: Swan Hotel Records (Strasburg, Pa.)

Title: Guest register for the Swan Hotel in Strasburg, PA

Description: Guest register for the Swan Hotel in Strasburg, PA. Proprietor is Frank H. Pfautz. Blotter pages display local Strasburg business advertisements. Spenger's Lager is advertised on every page. 21 April 1896 - 29 September 1921.

Date Range: 1896-1921

Creation Date: 1896-1921

Year Range From: 1896

Year Range To: 1921

Creator: Pfautz, Francis H., 1853-1939

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 12

People: Pfautz, Francis H.

Subjects: Advertisements; Guest books; Hotels; Strasburg (Pa.)

Search Terms: Advertisements; Finding aids; Guest books; Hotels; Manuscript groups; Sprenger Brewing Co.; Sprenger Brewery; Sprenger's Lager; Strasburg; Swan Hotel

Extent: 1 volume, .5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Guestbook

Language: English

Object ID: MG0603_Book001

Location of Originals: 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-603, Book 1

Other Number: MG-603, Book 1

Classification: MG0603

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid prepared by CS, March 2011. Added to database 28 July 2021.

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Genealogy

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Genealogy and ephemera from the Welsh family Bible

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesF_F03

Date Range: 1850-1938

Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Genealogy and ephemera from the Welsh family Bible

Description: Genealogy and ephemera from the Welsh family Bible. A portion of The Holy Bible, Kimber & Sharpless' Edition. published in Philadelphia in 1850 by Jesper Harding. The section in this collection consists of 4 and 2/3 chapters of Maccabees I and 15 chapters of Maccabees II, as well as the records of births, deaths, and marriages of family members, beginning with Annie Eunice Young Welsh's parents and running through the death of Annie's daughter-in-law, Emilie Benson Welsh, in 1938. Tucked in the back cover is a notice of a memorial service for Lillian Welsh. Note: The date of the Bible, and the family records it contains suggest that this was acquired by Thomas Welsh and Annie Young when they were married on October 24, 1850.

Admin/Biographical History: Thomas Welsh (1824-1863) was a Lancaster County native (born and raised in Columbia), who rose from hardscrabble origins to local fame, first as a Mexican War hero, and then as a brigadier general during the Civil War. He was well known and well respected as a no nonsense officer, for his leadership and gallantry in battle, for his dedication to the service of his country, and for his concern for the welfare of his men. See MG0828 for more biographical information.

Date Range: 1850-1938

Creation Date: 1850-1938

Year Range From: 1850

Year Range To: 1938

Creator: Welsh family

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

Storage Container: Box 0002

People: Young, Samuel; Young, Elizabeth Kline; Welsh, Thomas; Welsh, Annie Eunice Young; Welsh, Alice; Welsh, Mary Young "Mazie"; Welsh, Effie; Welsh, Addie; Welsh, Lilian; Welsh, Blanton Charles; Welsh, Thomas Anna; Welsh, Emilie Benson; Welsh, Thomas Whitney Benson; Welsh, Jennie Loraine Ellis; Wiggin, Emilie Benson Welsh; Wiggin, Paul Felton; Wiggin, Blanton Culver; Wiggin, Nancy Jane; Wiggin, Paul Benson

Subjects: Genealogy; Bible records; Memorial service programs

Search Terms: Genealogy; Bible records; Memorial service programs

Extent: 1 item, 52 pages to scan

Object Name: Genealogy

Language: English

Condition: Poor

Condition Date: 2020-11-07

Condition Notes: Most of the New and Old Testaments are missing. Binding was removed, the covers are loose, and the pages are held together loosely by binding tape.

Parent Object ID: MG0828_SeriesF

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesF_F03

Notes: Added to PP 12/29/2020 by HST; Provenance: Passed down through the family, Blanton Charles Welsh to Emilie Benson (Welsh) Wiggin to Nancy Jane (Wiggin) Townsend. Acquired from: Chuck Townsend, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2016/05/15.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks 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. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.; 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: TW-F-50-01

Classification: MG0828

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged by Richard C. Wiggin prior to donation.

Envelope

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Envelope addressed to Mrs. Annie E. Welsh

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesE_F04

Date Range: 1890/12/20

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Envelope addressed to Mrs. Annie E. Welsh

Description: Handwritten envelope, no return address. Addressed to Mrs. Annie E. Welsh, Columbia, Lancaster County, Penn. Pencil notation, upper left corner: "My mother's letter to my father after the Columbia Bridge was burned." Postmarked December 20, 1890, New Orleans, LA. 2-cent oval stamp, upper right corner. See MG0828 SeriesD-63 F25 for letter referenced in notation.

Admin/Biographical History: Thomas Welsh (1824-1863) was a Lancaster County native (born and raised in Columbia), who rose from hardscrabble origins to local fame, first as a Mexican War hero, and then as a brigadier general during the Civil War. He was well known and well respected as a no nonsense officer, for his leadership and gallantry in battle, for his dedication to the service of his country, and for his concern for the welfare of his men. See MG0828 for more biographical information.

Date Range: 1890/12/20

Creation Date: 1890/12/20

Creator: Welsh, Annie Eunice Young, 1831-1894

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Welsh, Annie Eunice Young; Welsh, Thomas

Subjects: Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge (Pa.); Envelopes; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Columbia (Pa.)

Search Terms: Columbia - Wrightsville Bridge; Envelopes; Civil War; Columbia

Extent: 1 item, 1 page to scan

Object Name: Envelope

Language: English

Condition: Poor

Condition Date: 2020-12-29

Condition Notes: Letter is pasted into the Thomas Welsh Scrapbook, MG0828_SeriesF_Scrapbk2

Parent Object ID: MG0828_SeriesE

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesE_F04

Location of Originals: Letter is pasted into the Thomas Welsh Scrapbook, MG0828_SeriesF_Scrapbk2

Notes: Added to PP 12/29/2020 by HST; Provenance: Passed down through the family, Blanton Charles Welsh to Emilie Benson (Welsh) Wiggin to Nancy Jane (Wiggin) Townsend. Acquired from: Chuck Townsend, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2016/05/15.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks 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. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.; 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: TW-E-66-01

Classification: MG0828

Description Level: Item

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Scrapbook

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Thomas Welsh Scrapbook

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesF_Scrapbk2

Date Range: 1854-1936

5 documents

Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Thomas Welsh Scrapbook

Description: Scrapbook appears to be the work of Thomas' son, Blanton Welsh. The volume was origianlly a record book for the Commonwealth Insurance Company, for which Thomas Welsh was an agent in Columbia. The scrapbook contains newspaper articles from the Columbia Spy, beginning with articles on the cholera epidemic of 1854, Welsh's cases as Justice of the Peace, and published war correspondence by Thomas Welsh under the names "Thirsty Squad" and "45". Blanton continued the scrapbook with newspaper articles about his father and sisters, and a lawsuit against him in 1930; his mother's obituary; his wedding announcement; his visiting cards; a letter from Lillie to Blanton; and letters to Thomas Welsh. The letters to Thomas Welsh are scanned and transcibed as MG0828_SeriesD-61_F03, MG0828_SeriesD-61_F04, MG0828_SeriesD-61_F05, MG0828_SeriesD-61_F07, MG0828_SeriesD-61_F08, MG0828_SeriesD-61_F09, MG0828_SeriesD-61_F10, MG0828_SeriesD-61_F11, MG0828_SeriesD-61_F12, MG0828_SeriesD-61_F13, MG0828_SeriesD-63_F10, MG0828_SeriesD-63_F14, and MG0828_SeriesE_F04.

Admin/Biographical History: Thomas Welsh (1824-1863) was a Lancaster County native (born and raised in Columbia), who rose from hardscrabble origins to local fame, first as a Mexican War hero, and then as a brigadier general during the Civil War. He was well known and well respected as a no nonsense officer, for his leadership and gallantry in battle, for his dedication to the service of his country, and for his concern for the welfare of his men. See MG0828 for more biographical information.

Date Range: 1854-1936

Creation Date: 1854-1936

Year Range From: 1854

Year Range To: 1936

Creator: Welsh, Thomas, 1824-1863

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

Storage Container: Box 0004

People: Buchanan, James; Welsh, Blanton Charles; Welsh, Alice; Welsh, Annie Eunice Young; Welsh, Effie; Welsh, Lilian; Welsh, Mary Young "Mazie"; Welsh, Thomas

Other Creators: Welsh, Blanton Charles, 1860-1939

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Columbia (Pa.); Commonwealth Fire Insurance Company; Justices of the peace; Letters; Newspapers; Obituaries; Personal correspondence; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; West Point (N.Y.); Zurich (Switzerland)

Search Terms: Buchanan Collections; Civil War; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Columbia; Commonwealth Fire Insurance Company; Correspondence, Personal; James Buchanan; Justices of the peace; Letters; Newspaper clippings; Obituaries; Scrapbooks; West Point, New York; Zurich, Switzerland

Extent: 1 item

Object Name: Scrapbook

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Notes: Casing and binding are worn.

Parent Object ID: MG0828_SeriesF

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesF_Scrapbk2

Notes: Added to PP 12/29/2020 by HST; Provenance: Passed down through the family, Blanton Charles Welsh to Emilie Benson (Welsh) Wiggin to Nancy Jane (Wiggin) Townsend. Acquired from: Chuck Townsend, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2016/05/15.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks 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. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.; 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: TW-F-XX-XX

Classification: MG0828

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged by Richard C. Wiggin prior to donation.

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