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"Indications...of progress in taste and refinement" : the Lancaster and Woodward Hill Cemeteries

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Author
Schuyler, David.
Date of Publication
1991.
Egyptian forms for cemetery art because that civilization's greatest monuments—the pyramids—were tombs. Other commemorative art, in virtually every conceivable size and architectural style popular during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, make these cemeteries veritable museums of outdoor
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Responsibility
by David Schuyler.
Author
Schuyler, David.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1991.
Physical Description
[66]-83 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v.93, no. 3
Subjects
Lancaster Cemetery (Lancaster, Pa.)
Woodward Hill Cemetery (Lancaster, Pa.)
Cemeteries
Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 93, number 3 (1991), p. 66-83Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.93
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Collection
Woodward Hill Cemetery Collection
Title
Woodward Hill Cemetery Collection
Object ID
MG0264
Date Range
1851-1997
Buchanan’s grave, fund-raising flier, address change, funeral directors list. Insert 5 Stationery Insert 6 Newspaper clippings Insert 7 Walking tour Folder 20 Other cemeteries. These are items gathered by Woodward Hill personnel in researching the operation of other cemeteries. Insert 1 Harrisburg Cemetery
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Collection
Woodward Hill Cemetery Collection
Title
Woodward Hill Cemetery Collection
Description
The Woodward Hill Cemetery Collection contains records of the cemetery from 1851-1997, such as the charter and by-laws, board minutes, lot holder records, plans, programs, financial documents, and grant proposals. The records include the names of thousands of people who were employed by, buried at, served on the cemetery board, or were otherwise associated with the cemetery.
Admin/Biographical History
For more than 150 years, Woodward Hill Cemetery has been one of Lancaster’s most significant historic sites. As the final resting place of numerous prominent citizens including President James Buchanan, with a layout reflecting Victorian ideals of landscape design and containing fine examples of funerary monuments, Woodward Hill’s national significance was recognized in 2005 when the cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Woodward Hill was the largest and most elaborate of the new rural cemeteries established in Lancaster during the mid-nineteenth century. Rural cemeteries were designed as vital open spaces or public parks for the community; they provided a place for recreation as well as veneration of the dead. As a final resting place for illustrious citizens, Woodward Hill is a “museum” of notable clergy, educators, civic leaders, and veterans. Today the cemetery occupies 32 acres and contains approximately 13,750 grave markers ranging in date from the late eighteenth century to the present day. They illustrate the 200-year evolution of funerary art, sculpture and associated symbolism. In addition to tombstones, there are numerous obelisks and mausoleums representing Victorian, neoclassical, and early modern architectural styles. Founded in 1852 by Trinity Lutheran Church, Woodward Hill Cemetery is one of Lancaster's significant historic sites. The cemetery was the largest and most elaborate of the new "rural" cemeteries established in the mid- nineteenth century. It was designed as vital open space, allowing for recreation as well as veneration of the dead. The final resting place of many notable clergy, veterans, education, civic and business leaders, Woodward Hill's best known grave site belongs to James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States http://www.woodwardhillcemetery.com/ 8/11/17
Date Range
1851-1997
Year Range From
1851
Year Range To
1997
Date of Accumulation
1851-1997
Creator
Woodward Hill Cemetery (Lancaster, Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 07
Subjects
Business records
Cemeteries
Death registers
Deeds
Lancaster (Pa.)
Minutes (Records)
Search Terms
Burial records
Business records
Cemeteries
Deeds
Finding aids
Lancaster
Manuscript groups
Minutes
Woodward Hill Cemetery
Extent
3 boxes, 34 folders,1 volume,3 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0264
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Copies
MSAccess database in the Research Center.
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Woodward Hill Cemetery Collection (MG0264), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Folders 11-15 contain restricted materials.
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-264
Classification
MG0264
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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Collection
Abele and Shirk Family Photograph Collection
Title
Monument to Ulrich Shirck I
Object ID
ASF-01-04-02
Date Range
July 1990
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Abele and Shirk Family Photograph Collection
Title
Monument to Ulrich Shirck I
Description
Monument to Ulrich Shirk I at Steinmetz Cemetery near Schoeneck, West Cocalico Twp. Written on back: "Commemorative stone for Ulrich Schurch I and family and descenedants. Steinmetz Cemetery, Lancaster County, Pa. Many early Shirks are buried here. July 1990."
Date Range
July 1990
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Shirk, Ulrich
Subject
Photographs
Classification
ASF-01-04-02
Search Terms
Monuments
Cemeteries
Steinmetz Cemetery
Schoeneck, West Cocalico Twp.
Place
West Cocalico Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Original or Copy
Original
Print Size
4 x 6 inches
Object ID
ASF-01-04-02
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
2023.041
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Collection
Discover Lancaster Photograph Collection
Object ID
DL-02-09-01
Date Range
January 12, 1998
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Discover Lancaster Photograph Collection
Description
Zion Hill Cemetery near Columbia
Provenance
Photographs and slides donated by Discover Lancaster/Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Bureau, June 2016.
Date Range
January 12, 1998
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Gravestones
Cemeteries
Graveyards
Zion Hill Cemetery
Place
West Hempfield Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4 x 6 inches
Object ID
DL-02-09-01
Images
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Collection
Discover Lancaster Photograph Collection
Object ID
DL-02-09-02
Date Range
January 12, 1998
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Discover Lancaster Photograph Collection
Description
A row of veterans' graves at Zion Hill Cemetery near Columbia.
Provenance
Photographs and slides donated by Discover Lancaster/Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Bureau, June 2016.
Date Range
January 12, 1998
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Gravestones
Cemeteries
Graveyards
Zion Hill Cemetery
Place
West Hempfield Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4 x 6 inches
Object ID
DL-02-09-02
Images
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Collection
Discover Lancaster Photograph Collection
Object ID
DL-02-09-03
Date Range
January 12, 1998
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Discover Lancaster Photograph Collection
Description
Zion Hill Cemetery near Columbia.
Provenance
Photographs and slides donated by Discover Lancaster/Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Bureau, June 2016.
Date Range
January 12, 1998
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Gravestones
Cemeteries
Graveyards
Zion Hill Cemetery
Place
West Hempfield Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4 x 6 inches
Object ID
DL-02-09-03
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Lefever Genealogy (Descendants of Philip Lefever)
Title
Lefever Genealogy (Descendants of Philip Lefever)
Object ID
MG0573
Date Range
1923-2003
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Collection
Lefever Genealogy (Descendants of Philip Lefever)
Title
Lefever Genealogy (Descendants of Philip Lefever)
Description
This collection contains genealogy for some of the descendants of Philip Lefever. Family history includes family sheets for several descendants, the family crest and a family tree. Copies of the will and estate inventory of Martin K. Lefever are among the documents. Minutes are preserved from the Adam Lefever Descendants Reunions, 1945-1979. There are also legal papers and information for the Philip Lefever Cemetery and Philip Lefever Burial Ground Association, including the rededication of the cemetery in 2001.
Date Range
1923-2003
Creation Date
1923-2003
Year Range From
1923
Year Range To
2003
Creator
Lefevre family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 12
People
Brandt, Kathleen
Brenneman, Mabel
Brubaker, Ann Mary Lefever
Brubaker, John H.
Buckwalter, Nancy
Buckwalter, Naomi
Buckwalter, Nathan
Dagen, Florence Lefever
Dagen, Jacob Jr.
Dagen, Jacob L.
Dagen, Lester L.
Eaby, Christian Earl
Eshleman, Arlene
Eshleman, Chester L. Jr.
Frey, Furry H.
Gontner, Lizzie
Hess, Edith A. Lefever
Houser, Emma Lefever
Huber, Christian
Huber, Elizabeth Lefever
Kirk, Ethel
Knight, Mary Lefever
Lefever, Adam K.
Lefever, Ruth M.
Lefever, Benjamin M.
Lefever, Charles
Lefever, Charles J., Sr.
Lefever, Charles R.
Lefever, Christian
Lefever, Clair
Lefever, Edna
Lefever, Elizabeth
Lefever, Elizabeth M. Gerlach
Lefever, Emilie A.
Lefever, Enos
Lefever, Ernest
Lefever, Frank K.
Lefever, Gertrude M.
Lefever, Gladys Brenneman
Lefever, Harry M.
Lefever, Henry
Lefever, Henry K.
Lefever, Isaac
Lefever, John A.
Lefever, John M.
Lefever, Leon
Lefever, Martin
Lefever, Martin K.
Lefever, Martin M.
Lefever, Mary Buckwalter
Lefever, Mary C.
Lefever, Mengen
Lefever, Parke M.
Lefever, Paul S.
Lefever, Philip
Lefever, Walter F.
Martin, Anna G. Lefever
Martin, Reba Mae
Meck, Robert A.
Mellinger, Catherine
Metzler, Mary L. Lefever
Morrow, Grace
Mylin, Amanda C.
Mylin, Frank H.
Mylin, Martha Lefever
Rohrer, Betty P. Lefever
Sensenig, Gladys
Shimp, Charles
Shimp, Verna Lefever
Smith, Dottie
Stoltzfus, Amos L.
Stoltzfus, Clarence L.
Stoltzfus, Elmer L.
Stoltzfus, Marjorie E. Lefever
Williams, Steven A.
Subjects
Family records
Cemeteries
Genealogy
Business records
Family reunions
Search Terms
Business records
Cemeteries
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Family records
Family reunions
Finding aids
Genealogy
Grave Concerns, Inc.
Harvest Presbyterian Church
Letters
Manuscript groups
Minutes
Newspaper clippings
Obituaries
Philip Lefever Burial Ground Association
Philip Lefever Cemetery
Wills
Extent
1 box, 21 folders, 1 binder, .75 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0573
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-573
Classification
MG0573
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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General Collection
Title
Photograph- Gravestone of Frederick Hipple, father of John Hipple, at Riverview Cemetery south of Bainbridge.
Object ID
1-03-04-09
Date Range
1996
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Gravestone of Frederick Hipple, father of John Hipple, at Riverview Cemetery south of Bainbridge.
Description
Gravestone of Frederick Hipple, father of John Hipple, at Riverview Cemetery south of Bainbridge.
Date Range
1996
Year Range From
1996
Creator
Rhodes, Donald Jr.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Hipple, Frederick
Hipple, John H.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Cemeteries
Tombstones
Monuments
Bainbridge, Conoy Twp.
Place
Conoy Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.5 x 5 inches
Object ID
1-03-04-09
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Grider Family Cemetery at High Ridge Road and Marietta Pike.
Object ID
1-04-06-97
Date Range
May 1992
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Grider Family Cemetery at High Ridge Road and Marietta Pike.
Description
Grider Family Cemetery at High Ridge Road and Marietta Pike.
Date Range
May 1992
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Monuments
Cemeteries
Graveyards
Place
West Hempfield Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4 x 6 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
1-04-06-97
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Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Gravestone of John Hipple at Riverview Cemetery south of Bainbridge. Inscription reads: John H. Hipple, First Sergeant Co. B, 45th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, Fell at the battle of Spottsylvania May 18, 1864, aged 28 years, 3 months and 27 days.
Object ID
1-03-04-08
Date Range
March 16, 1996
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Gravestone of John Hipple at Riverview Cemetery south of Bainbridge. Inscription reads: John H. Hipple, First Sergeant Co. B, 45th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, Fell at the battle of Spottsylvania May 18, 1864, aged 28 years, 3 months and 27 days.
Description
Gravestone of John Hipple at Riverview Cemetery south of Bainbridge. Inscription reads: John H. Hipple, First Sergeant Co. B, 45th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, Fell at the battle of Spottsylvania May 18, 1864, aged 28 years, 3 months and 27 days.
Date Range
March 16, 1996
Creator
Rhodes, Donald Jr.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Hipple, John H.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Cemeteries
Monuments
Civil War
Military
Bainbridge, Conoy Twp.
Place
Conoy Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.5 x 5 inches
Object ID
1-03-04-08
Images
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