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The 200th anniversary of the Lititz Moravian congregation sanctuary

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Date of Publication: 1987

Call Number: 284.6 L776a

Place of Publication: Lititz, Pa

Publisher: The Church

Date of Publication: 1987

Physical Description: unp. ill. 23 cm.

Subjects: Moravian Church, Lititz, Warwick Twp., Pa.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 284.6 L776a

Album, Photograph

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Collection: History Collection: Events, Lancaster Bicentennial

Object ID: 2008.045.5

Date Range: 1992

Collection: History Collection: Events, Lancaster Bicentennial

Description: Photo album with marbelized cover and 40 plastic sleeves. 12 contain photos and notes related to Lancaster's Bicentennial celebration. Handwritten on card on first page: "June 10, 1992/ These documents from the City Safe were taken to The Conservation Centre for Art, Historic Artifacts in Philadelphia for restoration and preservation. Here are before and after pictures of; a. The Lancaster Corporation Book, 1742; b. The Charter of the City of Lancaster, 1742; c. The Plot Plan of the City of Lancaster, (?); ...Jarvis "(signature); On page 14, handwritten on a card: "This was the metal box in which the Charter was stored until someone framed it and exposed it to the light."; On page 19: "This is the Plot Plan which needs to be studied. It has the drawing of gentleman X on the reverse side. Who drew this?"; Made by Burnes (Made in China)

Date Range: 1992

Year Range From: 1976

Year Range To: 1992

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: DAC

Storage Wall: Island 3

Storage Cabinet: Unit 14

Storage Container: Box 0378

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Object Name: Album, Photograph

Height (in): 2.25

Length (in): 6.5

Width (in): 4.75

Condition: Good

Condition Date: 2018-09-17

Object ID: 2008.045.5

Accession Number: 2008.045

An index to some tombstones in the Brickerville Cemetery, Brickerville, Lancaster County Pennsylvania

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Author: Hawbaker, Gary T.

Date of Publication: 1982 rev. ed. 2000

Call Number: 284.1 E53i

Responsibility: by Gary T. Hawbaker.

Author: Hawbaker, Gary T.

Place of Publication: Hershey, Pa

Publisher: The Author ,

Date of Publication: 1982 rev. ed. 2000

Physical Description: [24] p. ; 22 cm.

Notes: "Edited and computer indexed by Gary T. Hawbaker".; "Based on the records taken by F.E. Schnerer".; Rineer's "Churches and Cemeteris of Lancaster County" pg. 160 #2.

Subjects: Emmanuel Evangelical Church (Elizabeth Township, Pa.); Old Warwick Lutheran Church (Elizabeth Township, Pa.); Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Additional Author: Schnerer, F.E.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Church Record

Call Number: 284.1 E53i

Announcement

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Collection: George Steinman Papers, Series 2 Documents, Images, Ephemera

Title: Notice for the sheriff's sale of the property of William White

Object ID: MG0184_S02_F030_In01_It03

Date Range: 1773/03/04

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Collection: George Steinman Papers, Series 2 Documents, Images, Ephemera

Title: Notice for the sheriff's sale of the property of William White

Description: Notice for the sheriff's sale of the house and personal property of William White, innkeeper, in Derry Township, and the real property of John Sample, adjoined by William White, Robert McKee, and Samuel Clark. Peter, an enslaved man, is noted. Frederick Stone, sheriff. Printed by Francis Bailey. Lancaster.

Date Range: 1773/03/04

Creation Date: 4 March 1773

Creator: Lancaster County (Pa.). Sheriff

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

Storage Container: Series 02, Box 0002

People: Bailey, Francis; Clark, Samuel; McKee, Robert; Peter; Sample, James; Sample, John; Stone, Frederick; White, William

Subjects: African Americans--History; Lancaster County (Pa.). Sheriff; Real property; Real property auctions

Search Terms: Derry Twp., Lancaster County; Enslaved persons; Innkeepers; Lancaster County Sheriff; Persons of color; Real estate; Sheriff's sales; Sheriffs

Extent: 1 item, 1 page to scan

Object Name: Announcement

Language: English

Object ID: MG0184_S02_F030_In01_It03

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: George Steinman Papers, Series 1 (MG0184_S01) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/786b3ffc-7908-40de-9362-817467455650; George Steinman Papers, Series 2 (MG0184_S02) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6c7e11c6-f3ca-469c-891a-145832196710

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), George Steinman Papers (MG0184), Series 2, Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).; LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this 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. 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-184, Series 2

Other Number: MG-184, Series 2, Folder 30, Insert 1, Item 3

Classification: MG0184

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 26 October 2022.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Collection: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Title: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Object ID: MG0331

Date Range: 1762-2003

Invoices J. Walker & Co. John Warden & Sons Kentucky Lancaster Lancaster Almshouse Lancaster Bar Association Lancaster Intelligencer Lancaster Journal Lancaster New Era Lancaster Sunday News Lane Slaymaker & Co. Letters London, England Lower Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania Lowry & Myers Luzerne

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Collection: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Title: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Description: The Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection contains correspondence between Adam Reigart, Jr. in Lancaster and Philip Wager in Philadelphia and their families. The letters are primarily from the early nineteenth century and provide information about family illness, travel, visits, business, and family chatter. The receipts and invoices show purchases made in Lancaster and Philadelphia, especially clothing, fabric, dry goods, and meat. The remainder of the collection is made up of newspaper articles, books, and an album of poetry and drawings. The items were housed in a gig trunk which is now in the museum collection.

Admin/Biographical History: Adam Reigart, Jr. (1765-1844) was born in Lancaster. He was the eldest son of Col. Adam Reigart, owner of the Grape Tavern which served as general headquarters during the Revolutionary War. Adam Jr. founded the Reigart Wine Store in 1785 and was in business with Philip Wager in Philadelphia and Philip's son Peter throughout his career. He was the first president of the Lancaster branch of the Bank of Pennsylvania, and was involved with the Conestoga Navigation Company and the Union Fire Company.; Adam Jr. married Mary Magdalena Wager (1772-1806) in 1791. Mary was the daughter of Philip Wager, a Philadelphia wine merchant. They had eight daughters and a son. Susan married Stephen C. Slaymaker and Margaretta married Henry Y. Slaymaker.

Date Range: 1762-2003

Year Range From: 1762

Year Range To: 2003

Date of Accumulation: 1762-2003

Creator: Murphy, John Slaughter, 1921-2011

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 08

People: Arnold, Benedict; Baker, W.; Bare, Jacob; Blight, Peter; Boughter, Charles; Breidenhart, George; Brien, Edward; Brown, Luke; Butter, Charles; Cassidy, Edward; Clarke, John; Clendenin, Samuel; Coleman, Edward; Coleman, William; Edwards, Susanna; Ehler, John; Fisher, Sammy; Fox, Sam M.; Frey, John; Gaskill, Edmund; Gay, Edward F.; Getz, John; Givens, John; Graeff, George; Greland, D.; Hahn, B. Christian; Harrison, George; Haverstick, William; Hopkins, A. R.; Hopkins, Ann; Houston, James; Hubley, Frederick; Hubley, Joseph; Hultzheimer, N.; Hyde, Charles; Irving, Robert; Jack, Joshua; Kauffman, Jacob; King, George; Kirkpatrick, William; Kline, Jacob; Lane, John; Leiper, George G.; Lowry, Robert; Lowry, Robert K.; Mayer, George Louis; Metzger, Emanuel; Metzger, George; Metzger, Jacob; Miller, Barbara; Miller, Henry; Miller, Martin; Miller, Philip; Montgomery, William; Morris, John; Mosher, Joseph; Murphy, John Slaughter; Myer, John; Myers, John; Newlin, Nathaniel; Nice, Levi; Nimrod, Maxwell; Ogilby, Joseph; Otto, Jacob S.; Otto, John C.; Pennington, Edward; Peters, Abraham; Phinney, Zina; Price, Joseph; Price, Richard; Reigart, Adam; Reigart, Adam, Jr.; Reigart, Ann; Reigart, Emanuel; Reigart, Henrietta; Reigart, Maria Wager; Reigart, Mary; Reigart, Mary C.; Reigart, Philip Wager; Reigart, Susan; Rimfast, John; Sample, Joseph; Schaubel, Johannis; Sener, Samuel Miller; Sewell, Charles S.; Shaeffer, Jacob; Shenk, Abraham; Shenk, Christian; Shippen, Peggy; Singer, A.; Slaymaker, Henry Edwin; Slaymaker, Mary Steele; Slaymaker, Stephen Cochran; Smith, Ann; Smith, Anthony; Smith, Ralph; Stein, Philip; Steinman, George; Stewart, William; Sullivan, Susannah; Wager, George; Wager, Hannah; Wager, James; Wager, Mary; Wager, Peter; Wager, Philip H.; Wager, Sally; Wager, Sophia; Wager, William; Walsh, Christopher; Wentz, Thomas; Wertz, Christian; Wharton, Charles; Whitaker, George; Whitaker, John; Wimer, Michael; Winroth, Margaret; Witmer, David; Woodmund, William; Yeiser, Philip

Other Creators: Reigart family

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Invoices; Letters; Obituaries; Receipts (Acknowledgments)

Search Terms: Adam Reigart and Son; Albums; Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; Boston, Massachusetts; Brenner and Reed; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Cape May, New Jersey; Charles C. and J. Watson; Christ Church Burial Ground; Cincinnati, Ohio; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Delaware; Dixon Walker and Company; Earp and Brothers; Finding aids; Grape Hotel; Greene County, New York; H. Behlen and Company; Illnesses; Invoices; J. Walker and Company; John Warden and Sons; Kentucky; Lancaster; Lancaster County Almshouse; Lancaster Bar Association; Lancaster Intelligencer; Lancaster Journal; Lancaster New Era; Lancaster Sunday News; Lane Slaymaker and Company; Letters; London, England; Lower Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania; Lowry and Myers; Luzerne County, Pennsylvania; Manuscript groups; Margaretta Furnace; Marietta Bank; Morning News; Mount Auburn Cemetery; New York, New York; Newspaper clippings; Obituaries; Ohio; Pennsylvania German Society; Pensacola, Florida; Peter Wager and Company; Philadelphia Inquirer; Pratt and Kintzing; Race Street; Receipts; Reeve's Tavern; South Carolina; Southwark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Spain; St. James Episcopal Church; Union Fire Company; Vintners; Wager and Company; Washington Fire Company; West Point Military Academy; William Noyes and Company; Wine merchants; York Springs Boarding House; York Springs, York County, Pennsylvania; York, York County, Pennsylvania

Extent: 2 boxes, 35 folders, 1.5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0331

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Gig trunk (2003.078); Adam Reigart Collection (MG0122)

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection (MG0331), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restrictions are noted at the item level.

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: 2003.078

Other Numbers: MG-331

Classification: MG0331

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid created by KR. Added to database 8 March 2022.

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Collection: Danner Family Correspondence

Title: Danner Family Correspondence

Object ID: MG0515

Date Range: 1745-1857

Elizabethtown Finding aids George Philippe’s Tavern Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Hempfield Twp. Lancaster Letters Manuscript groups Maytown, Donegal Twp. Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania Poetry Salisbury Twp. Savannah, Georgia Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania Washington County, Maryland West

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Collection: Danner Family Correspondence

Title: Danner Family Correspondence

Description: The Danner Family Correspondence contains letters to and from members of the Danner family who lived in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, and Georgia, 1745-1857. The collection also includes poetry and property records. Most documents are written in English and others are in German. One letter from Mary Danner in Lancaster mentions Gen. Lafayette's visit in 1824.

Date Range: 1745-1857

Year Range From: 1745

Year Range To: 1857

Date of Accumulation: 1745-1857

Creator: Danner family

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 11

People: Baker, A. H.; Baker, Eliza; Baker, Samuel; Batebenner, George; Bohn, John Henry; Brenneman, Elizabeth; Clay, Henry; Cunningham, Francis Alanson; Dannar, Ulrick; Danner, Alexander; Danner, Alexandria; Danner, Catharine; Danner, Elizabeth; Danner, George L.; Danner, Hetty; Danner, Isaac; Danner, John Owen; Danner, John A.; Danner, Mary; Danner, Mary B.; Danner, Mary M.; Danner, Mary Magdelenah; Danner, Polly; Danner, Samuel; Demuth, William Danner; Donnellan, Nelson; Donner, Samuel; Gagan, Elizabeth; Hautz, Anthony; Hautz, Catharina; Hoffman, Peter; Hoffman, Valentine; Hopkins, James; Hoster, Mary; Johnson, Jacob; Keller, Maria; Kirkbride, Thomas S.; Koft, Frederick; Koft, Jacob; Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de; Lineweaver, William; Locher, Cecelia Margaretta; Locher, Henry C.; Loyle, John; Madison, Catharine; Madison, John; Murrey, Charles; Murrey, Margaret; Nicholes, Abbey; Preston, William; Ranninger, Emma L.; Rigg, Elisha; Rigg, Jane; Stewart, James; Strein, Eliza; Strine, Elizabeth; Strine, Jacob; Waver, Elizabeth; Waver, Jacob; Waver, John; Waver, John Jacob; Waver, John Joseph; Webster, John; Whitlock, Isaac

Other Creators: Waver family

Subjects: Letters; Poetry

Search Terms: Baltimore, Maryland; Bedford County, Pennsylvania; Boonsboro, Washington County, Maryland; Camden, Preble County, Ohio; Chester County, Pennsylvania; Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio; Correspondence; Eaton, Preble County, Ohio; Elizabethtown; Finding aids; George Philippe's Tavern; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Hempfield Twp.; Lancaster; Letters; Manuscript groups; Maytown, Donegal Twp.; Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania; Poetry; Salisbury Twp.; Savannah, Georgia; Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania; Washington County, Maryland; West Alexandria, Preble County, Ohio; Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania; Whitemarsh Twp., Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; Wilmington Pike Road

Extent: 1 box, 8 folders, .25 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English, German

Object ID: MG0515

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.

Copyright: Collection items 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: 2008.MG0515

Other Numbers: MG-515

Classification: MG0515

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Added to database 12 March 2022.

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Collection: Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents

Title: Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents

Object ID: MG0721

Date Range: 1762-1855

Subject Headings: Apprentices Blacksmiths Carpenters Contract labor Contracts Joiners Saddlery Tinsmiths Weavers Search Terms: Apprentices Blacksmiths Brecknock Twp. Carpenters Contract labor Cocalico Twp. Colerain Twp. Donegal Twp. Drumore Twp. Finding aids Indentures Joiners Lancaster Little Britain Twp

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Collection: Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents

Title: Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents

Description: The Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents include legal contracts between apprentice, or the parent or guardians, and master; as well as one contract between an indentured servant and master. The contracts identify the parties involved, municipalities, trade to be learned, and terms of contract.

Date Range: 1762-1855

Creation Date: 1762-1855

Year Range From: 1762

Year Range To: 1855

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 15

People: Boyd, Nickolas C.; Brant, John; Carver, Seneca; Convery, Patrick; Daly, James; Eshleman, Guy; Eversole, Jacob; Fenney, Catherine; Ganter, George; Hess, John; Humerich, Christian; Humphreville, Frank; Humphreville,Henry; Humphreville, Susanna; Ihling, John; Johns, Jacob; Johnston, Abraham; Lesher, John; Long, George; Messner, Christian; Moore, David; Moore, Zacharias; Parsons, Mary; Peddin, John; Porter, John; Porter, William; Quick, Philip; Reinhard, Jacob; Reinhard, Mary; Remo, Jenetta; Remo, Samuel; Remo, Susanna; Ruch, John; Ruch, Peter; Seeger, Fredrich; Steele, William W.; Stewart, Peter; Welsh, James

Subjects: Apprentices; Blacksmiths; Carpenters; Contract labor; Contracts; Joiners; Saddlery; Tinsmiths; Weavers

Search Terms: Apprentices; Blacksmiths; Brecknock Twp.; Carpenters; Contract labor; Cocalico Twp.; Colerain Twp.; Donegal Twp.; Drumore Twp.; Finding aids; Indentures; Joiners; Lancaster; Little Britain Twp.; Manuscript groups; Persons of color; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Providence Twp.; Saddlery; Tinsmiths; Weavers

Extent: 1 box, 6 folders, .25 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English, German

Object ID: MG0721

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents (MG0721), 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-721

Classification: MG0721

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid prepared by PH, July 2014. Added to database 26 May 2021.

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Collection: Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records

Title: Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records

Object ID: MG0846

Date Range: 1727 - 1980s

Society of Friends Westtown Boarding School Search Terms: Business records Correspondence Deeds Diaries Lampeter Twp. Leacock Twp. Letters Mills Philadelphia Quakers Society of Friends Westtown Boarding School �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633

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Collection: Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records

Title: Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records

Description: This collection contains letters, family papers, deeds, diaries, and mill records from three generations of the Gibbons family. The collection starts with documents focused on James Gibbons, then contains papers central to Daniel Gibbons, and finally end with the third generation papers surrounding Joseph Gibbons. The letters in this collection span from 1783 until 1865. The contents within the letters describe the daily happenings within the family and on their property which was located in Lampeter Township, Lancaster County. The family deeds in the collection detail the exchanging of property to and from the Gibbons family mostly within Lampeter Township and Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County. The deeds span from 1727 to 1879. Also included are some miscellaneous family papers that span from 1799 to 1871. The content of these family papers ranges from anonymous stories about the Gibbons family, an independent order of Good Templars of Joseph Gibbons, to a land draft of James Gibbons' Land. This collection also contains diaries from various members of the Gibbons family, spanning the three generations. These diaries detail the day to day lives of the Gibbons family and also include historical anniversaries of important events or detail the passing of members within the Gibbons family and the surrounding community. The Mill Records in the collection contain information about [ ]. Overall, the Gibbons Family collection includes the regular happenings over the family's three generations in both business and secular life.

Date Range: 1727 - 1980s

Creator: Gibbons family

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

People: Bonsall, Daniel; Bonsall, Edward Horne; Bonsall, Rachel; Brinton, William; Brown, Ellen; Brubaker, Marianna Gibbons; Conrad, Abraham; Dunbar, Andrew; Dunbar, Mary; Eaby, Christian; Eaby, Samuel; Earle, Mary Hussey; Evans, Thomas; Evans, Rebecca; Evans, William; Gibbons, Abraham; Gibbons, Caroline; Gibbons, Daniel; Gibbons, Deborah; Gibbons, Joseph; Gibbons, Phebe Hussey Earle; Gibbons, Rachel; Gibbons, Samuel; Gibbons, William; Grigs, Joseph; Hamilton, James; Hertzkey, John; Kendall, John; Kirk, Jeremiah; Lightfoot, Jepthat; Miller, Eliza; Miller, John; Reynolds, Margaret; Stauffer, Christian; Steer, Joseph; Stevens, Thaddeus; Thomas, William B.; Wartnaby, Elizabeth

Subjects: Business records; Deeds; Letters; Mills and mill-work; Quakers; Society of Friends; Westtown Boarding School

Search Terms: Business records; Correspondence; Deeds; Diaries; Finding aids; Lampeter Twp.; Leacock Twp.; Letters; Manuscript groups; Mill Creek; Mills; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Quakers; Society of Friends; Westtown Boarding School

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0846

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Copies: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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: 2021.008

Other Numbers: MG-846

Other Number: MG-846

Classification: MG0846

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Folders 1-30 processed and finding aid prepared from the donor's notes by MB, 8 July 2021. Added to database 12 July 2021.

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Collection: Diffenderffer Family Papers

Title: Diffenderffer Family Papers

Object ID: MG0410

Date Range: 1691-1963

, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Search Terms: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Conestoga River Correspondence Deeds Drowning Earl Twp. England Estate settlement Finding aids German Reformed Church of New Holland Haupt Elementary School Hutchings Printing House King Street

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Collection: Diffenderffer Family Papers

Title: Diffenderffer Family Papers

Description: The Diffenderffer Family Papers collection contains items that have been passed down through generations of the Diffenderffer family. Deeds for tracts of land in New Holland date back to the creation of New Design, the village that preceded New Holland. Correspondence and some manuscripts pertain to J. P. McCaskey's life and accomplishments. F. R. Diffenderffer's manuscripts on Easter Day and Conrad Weiser are preserved with this collection, as well as poems, a program for the C. Elvin Haupt School, and a claim of F. R. Diffenderffer & Co. against the State of Texas.

Date Range: 1691-1963

Year Range From: 1691

Year Range To: 1963

Date of Accumulation: 1691-1963

Creator: Diffenderffer family

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 10

People: Brubaker, John; Brubaker, Margaret; Brubaker, Philip; Davis, Sarah; Diffenderfer, David; Diffenderfer, Elizabeth Shirk; Diffenderfer, John; Diffenderffer, Christina; Diffenderffer, David; Diffenderffer, David, Sr.; Diffenderffer, Fianna L. Lutz; Diffenderffer, Frank Ried; Diffenderffer, Harold F.; Diffenderffer, John, Jr.; Diffenderffer, John, Sr.; Diffenderffer, Margaretta Stein; Diffenderffer, Michael; Freymyer, Jacob; Grim, Henry; Haupt, Charles Elvin; Hoch, Herman E.; Holl, Wendel; Hubley, Bernard; Kennerly, John; Kinzer, John; Kinzer, Magdalena; Koch, Mary; Koch, Melchior; Law, James D.; Markley, Henry; McCaskey, Donald G.; McCaskey, John Piersol "Jack"; Nevin, Blanche; Painter, John; Penn, William; Rodman, John H.; Shirk, Henry; Smith, Oliver; Smith, William Evans; Sneider, Christian; Stone, David; Stone, George; Stone, Leonard; Stone, Mary; Sutton, Mary A. Diffenderffer; Thomson, Bill "Tommy"; Winter, John; Young, Matthias

Other Creators: Diffenderffer, Fianna L. Lutz, 1918-2009; Diffenderffer, David

Subjects: Deeds; Letters; Real property

Search Terms: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Conestoga River; Correspondence; Deeds; Drowning; Earl Twp.; England; Estate settlement; Finding aids; German Reformed Church of New Holland; Haupt Elementary School; Hutchings Printing House; King Street; Lancaster; Land drafts; Lemon Street School; Letters; Manuscript groups; Mortgages; New Design, Earl Twp.; New Holland; Newspaper clippings; Programs; Real estate; Real property surveys; Reigart's Landing; Susquehanna River; Texas; Texas Frontier Forces; Windsor Forge

Extent: 1 box, 23 folders, .5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0410

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).; Deeds in folders 1-18 were a gift of Fianna Diffenderffer and the Diffenderffer family, 4 November 2006.; Items in folders 19-23 were a gift from her nephew, David Diffenderffer, 14 August 2006.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restrictions are noted at the item level--please use photocopies or transcriptions for those items. Other original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.

Copyright: Collection items 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 collection 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: 2006.MG0410_NOV

Other Numbers: MG-410

Classification: MG0410

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Cataloged by HST, November 2008. Added to database 28 July 2021.

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Collection: Advertising and Promotional Collection

Title: Advertising and Promotional Collection

Object ID: MG0153

Date Range: 1862-1987

Boston Insurance Co. Brochures Brownstown, West Earl Twp. Businesses Christmas carols Clarion Steam Printing House Clipper Magazine Colonial Theatre Columbia Columbia Flour Mills Columbia Herald Job Printing Office �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633

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Collection: Advertising and Promotional Collection

Title: Advertising and Promotional Collection

Description: The Advertising and Promotional Collection contains materials for a wide variety of businesses and organizations in Lancaster County, including manufacturers, department and clothing stores, entertainment venues, grocery stores, restaurants, service providers, and social clubs. Of special interest is the use of both English and German in a brochure from the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co., as well as in the soap-making directions from the Pennsylvania Salt Co. There are also a 1921 program from Lancaster's Colonial Theatre and boxing programs that list Lancaster native, Leo Houck.

Date Range: 1862-1987

Year Range From: 1862

Year Range To: 1987

Date of Accumulation: 1862-1987

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

People: Bogle, George; Bortzfield, Jere; Butler, Smedley D.; Correll, Clint; Eberly, Jay M.; Evans, Melvern R,; Frueauff, W. Herman T.; Hawbaker, Gary; Houck, Leo; Huss, Arlene Rider; Jackson, J. T.; Jenner, Edward; Kelly, P. B.; Kepler, Aaron Conrad; Lynch, Charles O.; Manning, Peggy Sheets; Martin, John W.; Miller, Charles F.; Musser, Andrew J.; Miller, J. R.; Rohrer, Willis; Ross, Betsy; Schuneman, Ray; Skiles, John D.; Slaymaker, R. M.; Smith, Lynn A.; Smith, Marjorie A.; Stauffer, Sarah Ann; Stumpf, Ed; Suydam, Henry; Tobias, Richard J.; Yecker, Paul C.; Rowe, Ceylon; Landes, Lizzie; Stehman, Henry L.

Subjects: Advertising; Ephemera; Advertising fliers; Fliers (Ephemera)

Search Terms: A&P; A. F. Huber Food Store; Advertisements; Advertising; Advertising fliers; Announcements; Annville, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; Aunt Betty's Playhouse; Big Boy Restaurants; Boston Insurance Company; Brochures; Brownstown, West Earl Twp.; Business; Christmas carols; Clarion Steam Printing House; Clipper Magazine; Colonial Theatre; Columbia; Columbia Flour Mills; Columbia Herald Job Printing Office; Columbian Printing Company; Cope Brothers; Dr. Raub's Egg White Soap; Drawings; E. H. Gochnauer and Sons; East Tarentum, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; Ed Stumpf's Service Stations; Engle and Hambright; Ephemera; Express Steam Printers; Finding aids; Finks Baked Products; Flyers; Gardner and Craver; Gates Dental Company, Inc.; Glitsch' Imperial Russian Mustard; Grandview Heights; Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company; Harrison Brothers and Company; Heinitsh Furniture Company; Hershey and Groff; Historical Society of Frederick County, Inc. (Maryland); Invitations; John D. Skiles, Dry Goods and Clothing; John Herr's Mill; Kelly Cadillac; Kunkel and Brother; L. B. Herr & Son; Lakeland Stabling Company; Lancaster; Lancaster Advertiser's Club; Lancaster Bar Association; Lancaster Chemical Company; Lancaster Country Store; Lancaster County Heritage Magazine; Lancaster Dispensing Company; Lancaster Outdoor Advertising Company; Lime Spring Farm; Lorillard Tobacco Company; Lynch Drop Center Fifth Wheel and Gear Connections; Manuscript groups; Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; Mill Bridge Village & Camp Resort; Mills; Moderne Manor; Musselman and Slaymaker; New Holland, Earl Twp.; Pacquin's Dentist's and Physician's hand cream; Peach Bottom Slate Mining Company; Pennsylvania Salt Company; Pequea Lime; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Place Marie; Restaurants; Restore 'N More; Rohrerstown, East Hempfield Twp.; Russo Answer-Phone Service; Sayres, Scheid & Sweeton; Steinman Hardware; Stockyard Inn; Stores; Sunday News; Trivers Clothes; Trout and Shank; F. W. Woolworth Co.; H. L. Stehman and Co.; Heitshu's Drug Store

Extent: 1 box, 13 folders, .2 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0153

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Business and Industry Collection (MG0107); Invoice and Receipt Collection (MG0253); Billheads from the Commissioners' Orders for Payment Collection (MG0182); Business Letterhead Collection (MG0254)

Notes: Preferred Citation: Advertising and Promotional Collection (MG0153), 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-153

Other Number: MG-153

Classification: MG0153

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: This collection was originally cataloged in 1998 and the finding aid is updated as items are added. Added to database 25 August 2021.

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The 200th anniversary of the Lititz Moravian congregation sanctuary

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo41

Album, Photograph

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/971b736e-b31b-4ad3-8a02-289647653709

An index to some tombstones in the Brickerville Cemetery, Brickerville, Lancaster County Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13133

Announcement

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/c099ee20-d890-480f-93db-540744495330

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Archive

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