This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
Page 36. Top left, Helen Getz with two men at Hersheypark, June 22, 1919. Top center, Helen Getz, Steve Osborn, Clara Kurtz, Hersheypark, June 22, 1919. Top right, three people at Hersheypark, June 22, 1919. Bottom left, Harry Getz, cousin Annetta Erb, Helen Getz, cousin Mae Myers, Paul Getz, Pearl Getz and cousin Maud Myers. Bottom center, two men by automobile at Hersheypark, June 22, 1919. Bottom right, Harry Getz, uncle Jake Erb, unidentified, Paul Getz, Alma Getz, Pearl Getz, Maud Myers, aunt Ida Erb, unidentified, cousin Mae Myers, unidentified, Helen Getz.
Provenance
Photograph album assembled by Helen Getz just before her marriage to William J. Buch. Helen Getz was born in Ephrata in 1893. Most photos date to the 1910s. Gift of her son, Stan Buch. See also MG 658 Stan Buch Collection in our archives.
Page 38. Top left, Uncle Jake Erb, "a twin" - twin brother of Isaac Erb. Top center, Helen Getz on farm tractor. Top right, three people at Hershey, June 22, 1919. Bottom left, Eva and Kitty. Bottom left center, Helen Getz and Steve Osborn "on the farm, Elizabethtown, Pa., June 29, 1919". Bottom right center, two people sitting on porch steps, "on the farm, Elizabethtown, Pa., June 29, 1919". Bottom right, Helen Getz.
Provenance
Photograph album assembled by Helen Getz just before her marriage to William J. Buch. Helen Getz was born in Ephrata in 1893. Most photos date to the 1910s. Gift of her son, Stan Buch. See also MG 658 Stan Buch Collection in our archives.