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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
HC-43-03-05
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Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Print. View of Strasburg.
Provenance
Slides from the collection of the Heritage Center
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Prints
Strasburg
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Film Size
35 mm
Object ID
HC-43-03-05
Images
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
P.01.17.1
Date Range
1797
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Datestone of carved sandstone from mill of Wendell (Vantil) and Anne Bowman. Thick slab of sandstone with tombstone shape. Face is carved in bas-relief. Within a molded edge is a double-headed eagle perched atop a floral/scrolling motif ending in two double-leafed tulips. Below is an incised text in English: "Built by vantil/ & anne boman/ 1797."
According to Our Present Past, Bowman's Mill was on Penn Grant Rd., south side, east of Pequea Creek. It was a three story, three bay by five bay stone mill, with keystone lintels. At the time of the 1985 survey, the mill was abandoned and deteriorating quickly with no roof. After Bowman, the mill was sold to the Brackbill family in 1805 and then to Henry Neff in 1874. The Ellis & Evans account differs in dates and names (p. 1066).
There was a Wendel Bowman (1670-1735) who was among the first party of about ten Swiss Mennonite families who settled in Lancaster Co. in 1710. He immigrated to Germantown in 1707 before coming to Lancaster (Ellis & Evans, p. 685). He had a son Christian, who had a son Christian II (1724-1790), who had a 3rd son WENDELL (1758-1842) who married ANNE and built the mill. Thus, he was great grandson of the immigrant ancestor. Ellis & Evans note that Wendell Bowman operated a tavern in what is now Strasburg Twp. (p. 23) as well as the mill (p. 1066).
Provenance
Since the mill was in a state of disrepair, the owner hired Benuel King, an Amish demolition contractor, to raze the building, apparently sometime within the past year (2000). The datestone subsequently turned up at the Conestoga sale with no explanation as to origin.
Date Range
1797
Year Range From
1797
Year Range To
1797
Last Owner
Bowman, Wendell and Anne and successive mill owners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
East Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 56
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
People
Bowman, Anne
Bowman, Wendell
Subject
Mills and mill-work
Search Terms
Bowman's Mill
Datestones
Mills
Strasburg Twp.
Object Name
Stone, Date
Material
Sandstone
Height (cm)
73.66
Height (ft)
2.4166666667
Height (in)
29
Width (cm)
66.04
Width (ft)
2.1666666667
Width (in)
26
Depth (cm)
17.78
Depth (ft)
0.5833333333
Depth (in)
7
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2017-11-22
Condition Notes
Overall good condition but heavily pitted. Multiple losses, esp. around outside corners. Small fissures/scars, especially from "B" of Built extending to "e" of Anne, as well as a smaller one at top of arch. Significant portions of the right claw of eagle are missing. Remnants of mortar still attached to sides.
Object ID
P.01.17.1
Notes
Copyright photos provided by Frank Heatwole Dec. 2004
Charles Bauman (descendant) of Michigan visited July 2010 and purchased photo of datestone.
Ellis & Evans History of Lancaster County
Our Present Past
The unusally ornate design depicts the mix of cultures prevalent in Lancaster County. The double-headed eagle, the emblem of the Holy Roman Emperor, is not what one would expect from a Mennonite whose family had fled these very lands to escape the sufferings and deprivations of war and religious persecution. The design unexpectedly includes tulips to accompany the eagle. Finally, the Bowmans wanted their datestone written in English instead of their native German, likely an attempt to connect with their English-speaking neighbors whom they hoped would become customers. (Wendell Zercher)
Place of Origin
Strasburg Twp.
Usage
Bowman's Mill
Credit
Gift of John J. Snyder, Jr., in honor of the Krote cousins, Heri
Accession Number
P.01.17
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
HC-14-07-02
  1 image  
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Shelf clock, Henry Ober, Elizabethtown.
Provenance
Slides from the collection of the Heritage Center
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Clocks
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Film Size
35 mm
Object ID
HC-14-07-02
Images
Less detail
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
HC-02-05-11
  1 image  
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Painted Walls on the second floor of a house which was being remodeled. The walls were painted over. The House was owned by a woman by the name of Ms. Mickey Blackman. Photographed in 1983.
Provenance
Slides from the collection of the Heritage Center
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Blackman, Mickey
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Blackman House
Paintings
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Film Size
35 mm
Object ID
HC-02-05-11
Images
Less detail
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
HC-02-06-01
  1 image  
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Painted Walls on the second floor of a house which was being remodeled. The walls were painted over. The House was owned by a woman by the name of Ms. Mickey Blackman. Photographed in 1983.
Provenance
Slides from the collection of the Heritage Center
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Blackman, Mickey
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Blackman House
Paintings
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Film Size
35 mm
Object ID
HC-02-06-01
Images
Less detail
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
HC-02-06-05
  1 image  
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Photograph of Old City Hall.
Provenance
Slides from the collection of the Heritage Center
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Old City Hall
Heritage Center Museum
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Film Size
35 mm
Object ID
HC-02-06-05
Images
Less detail
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
HC-02-06-07
  1 image  
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Fraktur Room, From the Winterthur Museum in Winterthur, Deleware. C. 1983
Provenance
Slides from the collection of the Heritage Center
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Fraktur
Winterthur
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Film Size
35 mm
Object ID
HC-02-06-07
Images
Less detail
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
HC-02-06-08
  1 image  
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Kershner Parlor, From the Winterthur Museum in Winterthur, Deleware. C. 1983
Provenance
Slides from the collection of the Heritage Center
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Parlors
Winterthur
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Film Size
35 mm
Object ID
HC-02-06-08
Images
Less detail
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
HC-02-06-09
  1 image  
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Pennsylvania German Bedroom Door, From the Winterthur Museum in Winterthur, Deleware. C. 1983
Provenance
Slides from the collection of the Heritage Center
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bedrooms
Doors
Winterthur
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Film Size
35 mm
Object ID
HC-02-06-09
Images
Less detail
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
HC-03-01-01
  1 image  
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Stiegel-Type Sugar Bowl.
Provenance
Slides from the collection of the Heritage Center
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Sugar bowls
Glass
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Film Size
35 mm
Object ID
HC-03-01-01
Images
Less detail

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