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Alice Ferree Todd Papers
Title
Alice Ferree Todd Papers
Object ID
MG0698
Date Range
1857-1927
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Collection
Alice Ferree Todd Papers
Title
Alice Ferree Todd Papers
Description
The Alice Ferree Todd Papers collection contains 119 letters and documents created by, sent to, or kept by Alice Ferree Todd (1845-1930). The majority of the letters are from Alice Ferree Todd to her husband Moses Hampton Todd (1945-1935). The remaining are correspondences between Alice and her family (sisters and other relatives) as well as mortgages/deeds signed by James Barr Ferree, Alice's father.
Admin/Biographical History
Elizabeth, Martha, Mary, and Alice were the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Ferree, a prominent merchant in Philadelphia and a descendent of Daniel and Marie Ferree.
Date Range
1857-1927
Year Range From
1857
Year Range To
1927
Date of Accumulation
1857-1927
Creator
Todd, Alice Euphemia Ferree, 1845-1930
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 15
People
Brand, Walter E.
Brinckerhoff, Hampton Todd
Brinckerhoff, Matthew
Elsasser, Paul M.
Ferree, Elizabeth "Lizzie/Lizzy"
Ferree, James Barr
Ferree, Martha Rebecca "Bec"
Ferree, Mary
Ferree, Mary Ann Patterson
Ferree, Rebecca
Ferree, Samuel Patterson
Fifer, Charles A.
Haines, James B.
Haldeman, Mary Jane Spangler
Hampton, Annie T.
Hirst, Anthony A.
Leeds, William R.
McAllister, John
Patterson, James A.
Patterson, James E.
Patterson, James
Patterson, Mary
Perkinson, Thomas
Roosevelt, Edith
Roosevelt, Theodore
Smith, H. Augustus
Spangler, Rebecca J. Patterson
Spangler, Adeline
Sterrett, Martha P.
Todd, Alice Euphemia Ferree
Todd, Annie H.
Todd, Effie
Todd, Frank
Todd, Hampton
Todd, James, Jr.
Todd, Jean
Todd, Jeanie Miller
Todd, Jeanie R.
Todd, Mary
Todd, Mary Hunt
Todd, Moses Hampton
Trout, Harry
Witman, Sallie R.
Witmer, E. F.
Ziegler, Peter W.
Subjects
Deeds
Family records
Invitation cards
Letters
Maps
Mortgages
Search Terms
Bonds
Contracts
Correspondence
Deeds
Family records
Finding aids
Invitations
Letters
Manuscript groups
Maps
Marriage certificates
Mortgages
Extent
1 box, 34 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0698
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
LeFevre Bible
Ferree Family Genealogy, MG0384
Notes
Preferred Citation: Alice Ferree Todd Papers (MG0698), Folder #, Insert #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Given in memory of Dr. Charles Heisterkamp.
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
2013.MG0698
Other Numbers
MG-698
Other Number
MG-698
Classification
MG0698
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by KV, December 2013-February 2014. Added to database 23 January 2018.
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Mary Brecht Pulver Papers
Title
Mary Brecht Pulver Papers
Object ID
MG0284
Date Range
1882-1957
certificates Clippings Correspondence Finding aids Letters Manuscript groups Marriage certificates Memorabilia Newspaper clippings Obituaries Photographs Poetry �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Related Materials: Photograph Collection
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Mary Brecht Pulver Papers
Title
Mary Brecht Pulver Papers
Description
The Mary Brecht Pulver Papers contain papers related to the Brecht and Pulver families. The collection includes letters, newspaper articles, obituaries, and memorabilia. A biography of Mary Brecht Pulver accompanies samples of her poetry and a scrapbook of the work of her sister, Edith Brecht.
Admin/Biographical History
Mary Brecht Pulver, one of five children of Milton J. and Mary M. Wolfe Brecht, was born on 3 March 1882. Milton was an educator. Mary Agnes Brecht married George Winfield Pulver; their son, Gordon Winfield, was born in 1912. Mary Brecht Pulver was a poet and author of short stories.
Date Range
1882-1957
Year Range From
1882
Year Range To
1957
Date of Accumulation
1882-1957
Creator
Sumner, Pamela, 1941-2016
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Brecht, Edith
Brecht, Harold
Brecht, Mary Mehaffey Wolfe
Brecht, Milton J.
Doerschuk, Ernest E., Jr.
Pulver, George Winfield
Pulver, Gordon Winfield
Pulver, Mary Agnes Brecht
Russell, Florence Brecht
Wolfe, Henry
Wolfe, Rebecca Alstead
Other Creators
Pulver, Gordon Winfield, 1912-1983
Subjects
Binghamton (N.Y.)
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Family records
Lancaster County (Pa.)
Letters
Poetry
Search Terms
Binghamton, New York
Biographies
Birth certificates
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Finding aids
Letters
Manuscript groups
Marriage certificates
Memorabilia
Newspaper clippings
Obituaries
Photographs
Poetry
Extent
1 box, 4 folders, 1 scrapbook, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0284
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Mary Brecht Pulver Photograph Collection, 147 Family photographs (MB-01-01-01 to MB-01-05-08)
National publications containing short stories "Pennsylvania Dutch Series" by Mary Brecht Pulver : and her biography, including a collection of her verse and a listing of her stories (810.54 P983 Oversize)
National publications containing short stories by Mary Brecht Pulver: and her biography, including a collection of her verse and a listing of her stories (810.54 P983s Oversize)
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Mary Brecht Pulver Papers (MG0284), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions. Please request at the Reference Desk or contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Collection may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
1997.Sumner
Other Numbers
MG-284
Classification
MG0284
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared 2012. Added to database 7 November 2017.
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Ward & Miley Family Papers
Title
Ward and Miley Family Papers
Object ID
MG0984
Date Range
1967-1942
Collection
Ward & Miley Family Papers
Title
Ward and Miley Family Papers
Description
Papers of the Ward and Miley families:
Birth Record certificate of B. Frank Ward (MG0984_F001)
Confirmation certificate of Franklin David Miley (MG0984_F001)
Marriage certificate of Franklin David Miley and Margaret May Thatcher (MG0984_F001)
4 Bible pages with genealogical data of the Thatcher and Spiese families (MG0984_F002)
Frank Ward's General Science notes from Lancaster Boys High School, 1915-1916 (MG0984_F003)
Frank Ward's Zoology notes from Lancaster Boys' High School, 1916-1917 (MG0984_F004)
Report of Boy Scout Troup No. 6 trip to Washington, DC, in 1915, typescript, with 5 photographs (MG0984_F005)
Badge and certificate of election (MG0984_F006) of Frank D. Miley to Lancaster City Council from the 6th Ward, 1921
Armstrong Rod & Gun Club topographical map of the Hunting District. Near Milroy, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, revised 1925. (MG0984_F007)
Bill of Sale from Central Machine Works, Lancaster, 1895 - scanned and original returned
Date Range
1967-1942
Year Range From
1967
Year Range To
1942
Date of Accumulation
1967-1942
Creator
Ward, James
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 13
People
Adams, Charlotte May
Adams, Esther Virginia
Adams, Lloyd Ervin
Adams, Martha Elizabeth
Aument, Stephen
Boyle, William
Custer, Charles H.
Erisman, Kenneth
Gregg, Joseph
Haupt, Charles Elvin
Himmelsbach, Charles
Loechner, Robert
Miley, Franklin David
Miley, Harry Albert
Miley, Louisa Phillip Kuhlman
Miley, Margaret May Thatcher
Parmer, Roy D.
Shaub, Raymond
Stoll, Frank
Thatcher, Anna Elizabeth
Thatcher, Arthur Franklin
Thatcher, Benjamin Franklin
Thatcher, David M.
Thatcher, Elmer Washington
Thatcher, Elmira Ann
Thatcher, Elsie Josephine
Thatcher, Esther Jane Spiese
Thatcher, George Washington
Thatcher, Grace Alberta
Thatcher, Harry S.
Thatcher, Helen May
Thatcher, Jacob E.
Thatcher, Mary Jane
Thatcher, Ulysses Grant
Ward, Benjamin Frank
Ward, Maude L. Craig
Ward, William Henry Brooks, Jr.
Subjects
Family archives
Search Terms
Armstrong Cork Company
Armstrong Rod and Gun Club
Bible records
Birth records
Boy Scouts
Confirmation certificates
Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Family archives
Grace Lutheran Church
Manuscript groups
Maps
Marriage certificates
Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
School notebooks
Extent
7 folders, 14 items
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0984
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Class photograph of Lancaster Girls' (Stevens) High School, 1919 (4-02-01-56)
Class photograph of Lancaster Boys' High School, 1919 (4-02-01-55)
Badge of Frank D. Miley to Lancaster City Council from the 6th Ward, 1921 (Curatorial 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).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Original documents may be used by appointment--request at 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
2023.Ward
Other Numbers
MG-984
Classification
MG0984
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 4 March 2024.
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James Fleming Smith Family Papers
Title
James Fleming Smith Family Papers, 1821-1924
Object ID
MG0912
Date Range
1821-1924
Manuscript groups Marriage certificates Newspapers Wrightsville Star Related Materials: Processing History: Processed and finding aid prepared by MSH, 8 April 2022. This collection has been documented, preserved and managed according to professional museum and archives standards. The collection was cataloged
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Collection
James Fleming Smith Family Papers
Title
James Fleming Smith Family Papers, 1821-1924
Description
This collection contains letters, correspondence, documents, a copy book, marriage license, an issue of the Wrightsville Star newspaper and other ephemera of the family of James Fleming Smith (1807-1854) and his son, Howard Persifor Smith (1847-1872).
Admin/Biographical History
James Fleming Smith, son of Isaac Smith and Margaret Fleming, was born in 1807 in Lancaster County and died in 1854 in Wrightsville, York County. He married Elizabeth Schall, 3 September 1845, and had one child, Howard Persifor Smith, born in 1872.
Date Range
1821-1924
Year Range From
1821
Year Range To
1924
Date of Accumulation
1821-1924
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Baumgardner, Thomas
Haldeman, Peter
Mason, Richard
Putnam, A. B.
Schall, Jacob H.
Smith, Elizabeth Schall
Smith, Howard Persifor
Smith, Howard Persifor, Jr.
Smith, Isaac
Smith, James Fleming
Smith, Margaret Fleming
Smith, Mary Tucker Brubaker
Smith, Robert
Subjects
Letters
Search Terms
Correspondence
Finding aids
Genealogy
Letters
Manuscript groups
Marriage certificates
Newspapers
Wrightsville Star
Extent
7 folders
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0912
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), James Fleming Smith Family Papers, 1821-1924 (MG0912), Box #, 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
Unknown.MG0912
Other Numbers
MG-912
Classification
MG0912
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Transferred from Robert Smith family file 26 September 2002. Transferred from Document Collection, Box 32, Folder 3, 8 April 2022.
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Daniel Reiber Collection
Title
Daniel Reiber Collection
Object ID
MG0210
Date Range
1805-1981
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Correspondence Delaware River Diaries Finding aids Genealogy Leacock Twp. Letters Manuscript groups Marriage certificates Newspaper clippings Obituaries Port Louis, Mauritius Raccoon Island, Gloucester County, New Jersey Related Materials at LancasterHistory: McCaa
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Collection
Daniel Reiber Collection
Title
Daniel Reiber Collection
Description
The Daniel Reiber Collection contains the personal papers of Martin Bickham, who married Mme. Emilie Raymonde Adeline Eugenie Rivalz de St. Antoine in 1805. Many of the documents and letters are in French, some have been translated into English. There is genealogy tracing lines of the McCamant, Jenkins, McCaa, and Andes families from 1722-1942. Obituaries, correspondence with the McCaa family, and deeds for the Caernarvon Cemetery are among other items in the collection.
Date Range
1805-1981
Year Range From
1805
Year Range To
1981
Date of Accumulation
1805-1981
Creator
Reiber, Daniel Grube, 1910-1990
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 05
People
Rivalz de St. Antoine, Emilie Raymonde Adeline Eugenie
Andes, John B.
Bickham, Alfred
Bickham, Stephen Girard
Bickman, Martin
Buchanan, James
Carpenter, William
Collins, Lavina Bickham
Curwen, Joseph
Diffenbaugh, Peter
Diller, Edwin Carpenter
Diller, John Vagan
Frailey, Charles R.
Girard, Stephen
Grube, Daniel Houder
Hull, Isaac
Hull, Louisa
Larramendi, Joseph Jean
Line, Gabriel
Marks, Elizabeth
McCaa, David G.
McCaa, David Jenkins
McCaa, James
McCaa, William J.
McCamant, Alexander
McCamant, James B.
McCamant, Thomas J.
McCamant, Wallace
McMichaels, William
Reed, George
Rivalz, Martin Stephen
Roland, George Oliver
Subjects
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Diaries
Genealogy
Letters
Obituaries
Search Terms
Bangor Episcopal Church
Caernarvon Cemetery
Caernarvon Cemetery Association
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Delaware River
Diaries
Finding aids
Genealogy
Leacock Twp.
Letters
Manuscript groups
Marriage certificates
Newspaper clippings
Obituaries
Port Louis, Mauritius
Raccoon Island, Gloucester County, New Jersey
Extent
1 box, 14 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English, French
Object ID
MG0210
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Associated Material
See collections related to Martin Bickham at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
See collections related to Martin Bickham and Stephen Girard at Girard College.
Related Item Notes
McCaa Collection (MG0281)
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Daniel Reiber Collection (MG0210), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-210
Classification
MG0210
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by CF, Summer 2011. Added to database 20 February 2022.
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Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Title
Marriage certificate for Joseph Griggs and Ellen Brown
Object ID
MG0846_F017
Date Range
1834/05/23
; 5 volumes of business records Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization); PV7 Shelving Location: Archives North, Side 28 Scope and Content Note: The Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records contain letters, family papers, deeds, diaries, and business records from three generations of the
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Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Title
Marriage certificate for Joseph Griggs and Ellen Brown
Description
Marriage certificate for Joseph Griggs and Ellen Brown. Signers of the document are as follows: Andrew [Dunbar], the officiating judge; Joseph and Ellen; James Hamilton; Mary [Dunbar]; and Eliza Miller.
Date Range
1834/05/23
Creation Date
23 May 1834
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Griggs, Ellen Brown
Dunbar, Andrew
Dunbar, Mary
Griggs, Joseph
Hamilton, James
Miller, Eliza
Subjects
Marriage records
Quakers
Society of Friends
Search Terms
Marriage certificates
Marriage records
Quakers
Society of Friends
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan
Object Name
Certificate, Marriage
Language
English
Object ID
MG0846_F017
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records (MG0846), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).
There is no clear indication how this couple is related to the Gibbons family.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available.
Original documents may be used by appointment--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. 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
2021.008
Other Numbers
MG-846
Other Number
MG-846, Folder 17
Classification
MG0846
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Cataloged by MB, 8 July 2021. Added to database 28 July 2021.
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Family History Collection
Title
Marriage certificate of Jacob S. Schlott and Lizzie R. Bare
Object ID
MG0399_Ovrszd_F010
Date Range
1900/09/13
Collection
Family History Collection
Title
Marriage certificate of Jacob S. Schlott and Lizzie R. Bare
Description
Marriage certificate. Jacob S. Schlott of Akron and Lizzie R. Bare were united in marriage at Denver, Pennsylvania, by Rev. J. C. Liebensberger, 13 September 1900. Certificate printed by Pilger Printing House, Reading, Pennsylvania, and New York. Item is in two pieces.
Date Range
1900/09/13
Creation Date
13 September 1900
Year Range From
1900
Year Range To
1900
Creator
Pilger Printing House
Storage Location
LancasterHistory
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 10
Storage Container
Box B2
People
Schlott, Jacob S.
Bare, Lizzie R.
Leibensberger, J. C.
Subcategory
Art
Subjects
Certificates
Family records
Genealogy
Search Terms
Marriage certificates
Certificates
Extent
14.5 x 20 in.
Object Name
Certificate, Marriage
Condition
Poor
Object ID
MG0399_Ovrszd_F010
Other Numbers
2003.274
Classification
MG0399
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Collection
Family History Collection
Title
Marriage certificate for Jacob K. Umble and Amanda Esbenshade
Object ID
MG0399_Ovrszd_F013
Date Range
1881/03/24
Collection
Family History Collection
Title
Marriage certificate for Jacob K. Umble and Amanda Esbenshade
Description
Marriage certificate of Jacob K. Umble of East Lampeter and Amanda Esbenshade of Lancaster, married 24 March 1881 by Rev. Sylvanus Stall of St. John's Lutheran Church, Lancaster. Also included cartes de visite of the bride and groom taken by B. Frank Saylor in Lancaster. Thomas Hunter, Lithograph, Philadelphia. Certificate copyright 1880 by H. M. Crider, York, Pennsylvania.
Has cutouts for carte de visite photographs. Photographs transferred to Photograph Collection.
Date Range
1881/03/24
Creation Date
1880-1881
Year Range From
1880
Year Range To
1881
Creator
Hunter, Thomas
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 10
People
Umble, Jacob K.
Umble, Amanda Binkley Esbenshade
Hunter, Thomas
Crider, H. M.
Other Creators
Crider, H. M.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Certificates
Family records
Search Terms
Marriage certificates
Certificates
Extent
14 x 18 in.
Object Name
Certificate, Marriage
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
Removed from frame, 1994.
Brown overall with some spots. Tears on all edges.
Object ID
MG0399_Ovrszd_F013
Notes
Copyright H. M. Crider, York, PA / Thomas Hunter, Philadelphia, PA, litho.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
1970.020
Other Numbers
1970.020.14
Classification
MG0399
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Collection
Fraktur Collection
Object ID
2004.743
Date Range
c. 1902
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Collection
Fraktur Collection
Description
Color-printed Marriage Certificate on heavy tan paper. Inside border on brown field is an overarching banner with "Jesus Christus along with 3 bible verses. Surround a white field with text are 5 color scenes in circles and ovals along with flowers. Text block has a small angel with putti flanked by "Traus" and "Schein" (Marriage Certificate). Infilled in cursive with black ink. Bridal couple are Joseph W. Houk and Marie A. Schleeger, both of Columbia, married 30 June 1902 in St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Columbia. Witnesses were Martin Schwarz, Louis Schleeger, Frederick Schleeger and August Witte. It is signed at the bottom "Harrisburg den 5ten Februar 1902 / Eduard H. Paar, / Ev. Luth. Pastor." Below the outside border is "No. 104" at left and "Verlag von Ernst Kaufmann, 330 Pearl Street, New York." at right. Reverse side has "White & gilt / 85" written in pencil.
Printed in New York City by Ernst Kaufmann. Infilled in Columbia or Harrisburg, likely by pastor Eduard H. Paar.
Date Range
c. 1902
Year Range From
1890
Year Range To
1902
Made By
Kaufmann, Ernst
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 5
Storage Container
Box 0537
People
Houk, Joseph W.
Schleeger, Marie A.
Schleeger, Louis
Schleeger, Frederick
Schwarz, Martin
Witte, August
Paar, Edward H.
Subject
Fraktur art
Frakturs (Documents)
Marriage records
Search Terms
Fraktur
Marriage certificates
Marriage records
Object Name
Fraktur
Oither Names
Marriage Certificate
Material
Paper, Ink
Height (cm)
40.64
Height (ft)
1.3333333333
Height (in)
16
Width (cm)
30.48
Width (ft)
1
Width (in)
12
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2017-10-17
Condition Notes
Dark smudges at top center. Brown liquid stains along bottom and upper right corner. Along left edge are two minor creases and one small tear. Reverse shows acid burn from backing board while framed as well as brown soil around all edges. Liquid stains evident particularly in bottom corners. Dark smudges along top.
Object ID
2004.743
Notes
Appraised by Rev. Fred Weiser, 2 Sept 1988. This certificate designated #43.
Accession Number
2004.743
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Collection
Fraktur Collection
Object ID
2004.744
Date Range
c. 1840s
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Collection
Fraktur Collection
Description
Color lithographed Memento Mori on heavy tan paper depicts a scene in a church graveyard. A grieving couple, likely the parents, dressed in early 19th c. black mourning clothes, stand by a church with a large urn-topped tombstone underneath a green weeping willow tree. Gentleman gestures toward the stone with the side printed at top "IN / MEMORY / OF", followed by 2 sets of 4 lines in ink. First is "Henry Augustus was / born Sept, 10th 1829, / Departed this life / August 27th 1833,". Next is "Nathaniel was born / January the 24th 1835 / Died January 25th / Anno Domini 1835". These 2 sons both died an early death. No surname is given.
Printed underneath the border of this scene is "LITH. & PUB. BY N. CURRIER" at left and "2 SPRUCE ST. N. Y." at right. The number "280" is at center. Printed in New York City.
Printer: Nathaniel Currier, Infill by unknown
Provenance
Memento Mori - Remember that you have to die. Printed by Nathaniel Currier, circa 1830s
Artwork designed to remind the viewer of their mortality and of the unpredictable nature and fragility of life. This scene depicts a church graveyard and a grieving couple all in black mourning clothes. The urn on top of the tombstone symbolizes death since urns were often used in Greece and Rome to store cremated remains. The weeping willow, so named because of the way raindrops run down its long leaves causing some to think it looks like the tree is crying, serves to reinforce the emotions of grief and mourning.
The remembrance is particularly somber since it mentions the name of two children - Henry Augustus (1829-1833) and Nathaniel (1833).
Date Range
c. 1840s
Year Range From
1840
Year Range To
1850
Creator
Currier, Nathaniel, 1813-1888
Made By
Currier, Nathaniel
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 5
Storage Container
Box 0537
Subject
Fraktur art
Frakturs (Documents)
Marriage records
Search Terms
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Object Name
Fraktur
Oither Names
Memento Mori
Material
Paper, Ink
Height (cm)
38.1
Height (ft)
1.25
Height (in)
15
Width (cm)
27.94
Width (ft)
0.9166666667
Width (in)
11
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2017-10-17
Condition Notes
Considerable foxing with gray soil darkening the paper at upper corner area but smaller areas extending along both right edge and top edge. Some soil at upper left side. All edges have been hand-cut. Reverse has heavy foxing with streaks of dark brown soil and acid burn from backing. Some ink spots. Stamped "PROPERTY OF / LANCASTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY".
Object ID
2004.744
Notes
Appraised by Rev. Fred Weiser, 2 Sept 1988. This certificate designated #44.
Memento mori is a Latin phrase meaning 'remember you must die'. It is the medieval Latin Christian theory and practice of reflection on mortality, especially as a means of considering the vanity of earthly life and the transient nature of all earthly goods and pursuits.
Nathaniel Currier (1813-1888) in 1840 began to move away from job printing and into independent print publishing. He printed this and other versions of this scene in the 1840s.
Accession Number
2004.744
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