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Recording, Video

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/244047eb-0a5d-4090-bb4b-532326554875

Collection: Oral History Collection

Object ID: OH0165

Date Range: 2006/10/17

Lancaster County Historical Society African-American Veterans Oral History Project Interviewer: Carole LeFever Interviewee: Sydney Bridgett Location: home of Sydney Bridgett Subject: African American-American Legion Post 780 Date of Interview: October 17, 2006 Transcription Date: January 21, 2009

1 document

Collection: Oral History Collection

Description: African American Veterans Oral History interview with Sydney Bridgett Sr. Bridgett discusses how the African American-American Legion Post 780 was established in Lancaster County.

Date Range: 2006/10/17

Date of Interview: 2006-10-17

Creator: Bridgett, Sydney Sr., 1925-2016, interviewee

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

People: Bridgett, Sydney, Sr.; LeFever Carole; Shugar Miles

Interviewer: LeFever, Carol

Narrator: Bridgett, Sidney

Subjects: African American veterans; African Americans; Oral history; Veterans

Search Terms: African American American Legion Post 780; African American Veterans; African American Veterans Oral History; Oral histories; Persons of color; Veterans

Place of Interview: Home of Sidney Bridgett

Object Name: Recording, Video

Length of Interview: 1:00:36

Object ID: OH0165

Notes: Mark Subject; 0:05:08 First annual military ball held at Crispus Attucks Comunity Center; 0:05:38 Orginal program from where the charter was presented; 0:07:31 Contains three chapter verses of the Negro Naitonal Anthem and call to order

Classification: OH0165

Description Level: Item

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Recording, Video

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b4d5126e-6e98-48cf-84e8-943766199193

Collection: Oral History Collection

Title: African-American Veterans Oral History Project interview with Hazel Jackson

Object ID: OH0163

Date Range: 2007/03/15

Indian, I-I don’t know, uh. At-at any rate, he was a man of color. Haha. L: Mmhm. J: And…but he was the only person there, there were no other African Americans who were teaching there and um…I accepted uh..I uh applied after being in invited to join the faculty there by this, hehe, by this Dr. Jennings

1 document

Collection: Oral History Collection

Title: African-American Veterans Oral History Project interview with Hazel Jackson

Description: Oral history interview with Hazel Jackson, the first African American teacher in the School District of Lancaster.

Date Range: 2007/03/15

Date of Interview: 2007-03-15

Creator: Jackson, Hazel, 1926-2014, interviewee

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

People: Jackson, Hazel; LeFever, Carol; Shugar, Miles

Interviewer: LeFever, Carol

Narrator: Jackson, Hazel

Other Creators: Shugar, Miles, collector

Subjects: African Americans; African American women; African American teachers; African American Veterans; Oral history

Search Terms: African American teachers; African American Veterans; African American women; Local figures; Oral histories; Persons of color; Teachers; Veterans; Women

Area / Region: Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Place of Interview: Home of Hazel Jackson

Object Name: Recording, Video

Length of Interview: 1:31:50

Object ID: OH0163

Description Level: Item

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Recording, Video

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/f47332b6-abd5-4ab4-a466-731760962342

Collection: Oral History Collection

Object ID: OH0166

Date Range: 2006/02/13

Lancaster County Historical Society African-American Veterans Oral History Project Interviewer: Carole LeFever Interviewee: Wilkerson, Ruby and Spencer Location: Home of the Wilkersons Subject: Military experiences Date of Interview: February 13, 2006 Transcription Date: February 23, 2009

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Collection: Oral History Collection

Description: African American Veterans Oral History interview with Ruby Wilkerson.

Date Range: 2006/02/13

Date of Interview: 2006-02-13

Creator: Wilkerson, Ruby, 1925-2007, interviewee

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

People: Wilkerson, Ruby; LeFever, Carole; Shugar, Miles

Interviewer: LeFever, Carole

Narrator: Wilkerson, Ruby

Subjects: African American veterans; African American women; African Americans; Oral history; Veterans

Search Terms: African American American Legion Post 780; African American Veterans; African American Women; Oral histories; Persons of color; Veterans; Women

Place of Interview: Home of Ruby Wilkerson

Object Name: Recording, Video

Length of Interview: 1:00:36

Object ID: OH0166

Notes: Mark Subject

Classification: OH0166

Description Level: Item

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Recording, Video

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4d1ca7b2-72f7-4ceb-bbca-575715192816

Collection: Oral History Collection

Object ID: OH0164

Date Range: 2006/10/19

Lancaster County Historical Society African-American Veterans Oral History Project Interviewer: Carole LeFever Interviewee: Nelson Polite Location: Home of Nelson Polite Subject: American Legion Post 780 Date of Interview: October 19, 2006 Transcription Date: January 23, 2009 Transcriber: Miles

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Collection: Oral History Collection

Description: African American Veteran oral history interview with Nelson Polite Sr., a prominent African American leader in Lancaster City.

Date Range: 2006/10/19

Date of Interview: 2006-10-19

Creator: Polite, Nelson Sr, 1923-2016, interviewee

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

People: LeFever, Carole; Polite, Nelson Sr.; Shugar, Miles

Interviewer: LeFever, Carol

Narrator: Polite, Nelson Sr.

Subjects: African Americans; American Legion; African American veterans; Oral history

Search Terms: African American Veterans; African American American Legion Post 780; Local figures; Oral histories; Persons of color; Veterans

Place of Interview: Home of Nelson Polite Sr.

Object Name: Recording, Video

Length of Interview: 00:48:21

Object ID: OH0164

Classification: OH0164

Description Level: Item

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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/8e179cb2-2fc1-47ba-a08b-429204600648

Collection: Black History Collection

Title: Photograph of the Negro Civic League of Southeastern Pennsylvania at Thaddeus Stevens' grave

Object ID: MG0240_Ser02_F016_It02

Date Range: 1920

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Collection: Black History Collection

Title: Photograph of the Negro Civic League of Southeastern Pennsylvania at Thaddeus Stevens' grave

Description: Facsimile of photograph of the Negro Civic League of Southeastern Pennsylvania at Thaddeus Stevens' grave.

Date Range: 1920

Creation Date: 1920

Creator: Negro Civic League of Southeastern Pennsylvania

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 06

People: Stevens, Thaddeus

Subjects: African American civic leaders; African Americans--History; Associations, institutions, etc.; Civic leaders; Community organization; Photographs; Women civic leaders; Women in community organization

Search Terms: Associations, institutions, etc.; Civic leaders; Civic leaders, Black; Civic leaders, Women; Community organizations; Negro Civic League of Southeastern Pennsylvania; Persons of color; Photographs; Women in community organization

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan

Object Name: Print, Photographic

Language: English

Object ID: MG0240_Ser02_F016_It02

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Black History Collection (MG0240) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2b3d42c6-a313-4ebc-966f-516114048136

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Black History Collection (MG0240), Series 2, Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).; LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. 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. 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-240, Series 2

Other Number: MG-240, Series 2, Folder 16, Item 2

Classification: MG0240

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database on 31 March 2022.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Scrapbook

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/786b3ffc-7908-40de-9362-817467455650

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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Memoir

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/aef36c30-d47c-4856-ace4-255051061271

Collection: Civil War Collection

Title: Official Record of Henry Flick, 457 E. Strawberry Street, Lancaster, Penna.

Object ID: MG0018_SerE_F009

Date Range: 1925

Collection: Civil War Collection

Title: Official Record of Henry Flick, 457 E. Strawberry Street, Lancaster, Penna.

Description: Official Record of Henry Flick, 457 E. Strawberry Street, Lancaster, Penna., Company E, 30th Regiment, First Pennsylvania Reserve Vol., War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1864. Biographical information and first-hand accounts of enlistment, Seven Days’ Battle, Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Rappahannock, Mine Run, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Coal Harbor and Besada Church, and ending with poetry. Printed in 1925.; Enlistment Account; Seven Days' Battle; Bull Run; Antietam; Fredericksburg; Gettysburg; Rappahannock; Mine Run; Wilderness; Spottslvania, etc. [Spotsylvania]; Coal Harbor and Besada Church [Cold Harbor and Bethesda Church]; Poetry

Admin/Biographical History: Henry Flick was born in Lancaster on 6 September 1843 and baptized 4 November 1843 at St. James Episcopal Church.

Date Range: 1925

Creation Date: 1925

Creator: Flick, Henry, 1843-1833

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 01

Storage Container: Box 0008

People: Flick, Henry

Subjects: Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862; Autobiographies; Cold Harbor, Battle of, Va., 1864; Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862; Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863; Mine Run Campaign, Va., 1863; Poetry; Rappahannock Station, 2nd Battle of, Va., 1863; Seven Days’ Battles, Va., 1862; Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of, Va., 1864; Totopotomoy Creek, Battle of, Va., 1864; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 30th (1861-1864); Wilderness, Battle of the, Va., 1864

Search Terms: Battle of Antietam; Autobiographies; Battle of Bethesda Church; Battle of Bull Run; Civil War; Battle of Cold Harbor; Battle of Fredericksburg; Battle of Gettysburg; Memoirs; Mine Run Campaign; Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 30th (1861-1864); Poetry; Battle of Rappahannock Station, 2nd; Seven Days’ Battles; Battle of Spotsylvania Court House; United States Army; Battle of Wilderness

Extent: 1 item, 36 pages to scan

Object Name: Memoir

Language: English

Parent Object ID: MG0018

Object ID: MG0018_SerE_F009

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: 2012.MG0018.E9

Other Numbers: MG-18

Other Number: MG-18, Series E, Folder 9

Classification: MG0018

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Initially cataloged 2012. Added to database 29 October 2021.

Clipping, Newspaper

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/396e60cb-6933-49c3-bffd-253159765119

Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: "General Welsh won High Fame in Civil War"

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesF_F13

Date Range: 1926/01/03

Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: "General Welsh won High Fame in Civil War"

Description: "General Welsh won High Fame in Civil War." Columbia man gained rank in federal army for meritorious service; fought at Vicksburg. The Sunday News. 3 January 1926.

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: 1926/01/03

Creation Date: 1926/01/03

Creator: Sunday news (Lancaster, Pa.)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

Storage Container: Box 0002

People: Welsh, Thomas

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Sunday news (Lancaster, Pa.); United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 45th (1861-1865); Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Siege, 1863

Search Terms: Civil War; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Newspaper clippings; Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 45th (1861-1865); Sunday News; Vicksburg, Seige of

Extent: 2 items, 4 pieces

Object Name: Clipping, Newspaper

Language: English

Condition: Poor

Condition Date: 2020-11-07

Condition Notes: Poor condition. Brittle.

Parent Object ID: MG0828_SeriesF

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesF_F13

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-21i

Classification: MG0828

Description Level: Item

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

Newspaper

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0fc06c8d-81ca-4746-ae37-715638584269

Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: "General Welsh won High Fame in Civil War"

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesF_F19

Date Range: 1926/01/03

Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: "General Welsh won High Fame in Civil War"

Description: "General Welsh won High Fame in Civil War." Columbia man gained rank in federal army for meritorious service; fought at Vicksburg. The Sunday News. 3 January 1926. See MG0828 SeriesF Fxx for scan and transcription.

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: 1926/01/03

Creation Date: 1926/01/03

Creator: Sunday news (Lancaster, Pa.)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

Storage Container: Box 0002

People: Welsh, Thomas

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Sunday news (Lancaster, Pa.); United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 45th (1861-1865); Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Siege, 1863

Search Terms: Civil War; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Newspaper clippings; Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 45th (1861-1865); Sunday News; Vicksburg, Seige of

Extent: 1 item, 8 pages to scan

Object Name: Newspaper

Language: English

Condition: Poor

Condition Date: 2020-11-07

Condition Notes: Brittle.

Parent Object ID: MG0828_SeriesF

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesF_F19

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

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: TW-F-XX-22e

Classification: MG0828

Description Level: Item

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

Scrapbook

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Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: The Church of Our Father (Unitarian), Book 1, January 1915; The Church of Our Father (Unitarian), Book 2, 1925-1926

Object ID: MG0434_Box028and029

Date Range: 1915, 1925-1926

Collection: Scrapbook Collection

Title: The Church of Our Father (Unitarian), Book 1, January 1915; The Church of Our Father (Unitarian), Book 2, 1925-1926

Description: These scrapbooks commemorate the centennial celebration of the founding of The Church of Our Father, a Unitarian church located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. They illustrate the beliefs within the religion and the stance on evolution and science. The volumes contain newspaper clippings, church bulletins, event invitations, and congregation letters, both typed and handwritten. The church was involved in community efforts as well education, lectures and clubs. Some of the Unitarian organizations are also mentioned such as the American Unitarian Association, National League of Unitarian Laymen, Unitarian Laymen's League, and Men's Liberal Club. Prominent people within the church and religion that were mentioned were John B. Day, Rush and Zoë Shippen, Samuel Elliot, and Earl C. Davis. Others mentioned throughout the books were Milton T. Garvin, Nicholas Jozan, Arthur Coxon, Robert Sheridan Miller, Woodrow Wilson, Joseph Priestley, Henry Shippen, Edward Howard Griggs, Earnest Adams, Edward Reeman, Charles Riedel, Charles Henry Tucker, and Earl C. Davis. Some of the articles give historical context with subjects such as woman's suffrage and Woodrow Wilson.; Note: Loose newspaper articles have been photocopied. Both the photocopies and loose ephemera have been removed from the books and placed into separate folders to prevent further damage to the items.

Date Range: 1915, 1925-1926

Creation Date: January 1915, 1925-1926

Year Range From: 1915

Year Range To: 1926

Creator: Garvin, Milton Thomas, ca. 1860-1936, compiler

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 22

People: Davis, Earl; Day, John William; Garvin, Milton Thomas; Shippen, Rush Rhees; Wilson, Woodrow

Subjects: American Unitarian Association; Bible and evolution; Church bulletins; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Invitation cards; Programs (Publications); Scrapbooks; Unitarian churches--History; Unitarian Laymen's League; Works of art

Search Terms: Church bulletins; Churches; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Invitations; Lancaster; Letters; Newspaper clippings; Programs; Scrapbooks; Unitarian Universalist Church of Lancaster

Extent: 2 volumes

Object Name: Scrapbook

Language: English

Object ID: MG0434_Box028and029

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Church of Our Father, Unitarian Church Records (Lancaster, Pa.) (MG0597), not cataloged; M. T. Garvin Papers (MG0034)

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-434

Other Number: MG-434, Boxes 28 and 29

Classification: MG0434

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged by CRB, October 2007. Added to database, 28 September 2023.; Previously housed in the Scrapbook Collection, Books 26 and 27.; This project was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, ME60112, 2007-2008.

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