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Collection
James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Order of the Eastern Star Minutes
Title
James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Order of the Eastern Star Minutes
Object ID
MG0753
Date Range
1920-2010
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Collection
James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Order of the Eastern Star Minutes
Title
James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Order of the Eastern Star Minutes
Description
This collection contains the minutes of the James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Order of the Eastern Star.
Admin/Biographical History
The James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Order of the Eastern Star was founded in 1920 and was dissolved in 2011.
Date Range
1920-2010
Creation Date
1920-2010
Year Range From
1920
Year Range To
2010
Creator
James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Order of the Eastern Star
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 15
Subjects
Fraternal organizations
Lancaster (Pa.)
Minutes (Records)
Order of the Eastern Star
Order of the Eastern Star. James Buchanan Chapter No. 315 (Lancaster, Pa.)
Search Terms
Finding aids
Fraternal organizations
Manuscript groups
Minutes
Order of the Eastern Star. James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Lancaster
Extent
6 boxes, 30 volumes, 3 cubic feet
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0753
Location of Originals
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-753
Other Number
MG-753
Classification
MG0753
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by RR and SM in Summer and Fall 2015; and SW in Spring 2016. Added to database 23 May 2021.
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Title
Oral history interview with Emanuel (Max) Paul Peters, World War II veteran
Object ID
OH0001
Date Range
2004/07/09
230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Lancaster County Historical Society Oral History Project Interviewee: Emanuel (Max) Peters Interviewer: Beverly Newton Date Recorded: July 9, 2004 Transcriber: Bev Newton Date Transcribed: July
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Title
Oral history interview with Emanuel (Max) Paul Peters, World War II veteran
Description
Veteran's oral history interview with Emanuel (Max) Paul Peters.
Admin/Biographical History
Lt. Col. Peters served in the U.S. Army Air Corps, 642 Bomb Sq., 409th Bomb Group (L) during World War II. He began his military career in 1939 as a communications and camouflage officer. He retired from the Air Force in 1965 as Lieutenant Colonel. Military service 08/03/1939 - 12/25/1965.
DOB 11/14/1920; DOD 04/24/2014. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128641364/emanuel-paul-peters
Date Range
2004/07/09
Creation Date
9 July 2004
Date of Interview
2004-07-09
Creator
Peters, Emanuel Paul, 1920-2014, interviewee
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Friedman, William Frederick
Peters, Emanuel "Max" Paul
Peters, Margaret Jane Groff
Interviewer
Newton, Beverly
Narrator
Peters, Emanuel (Max) Paul
Other Creators
Newton, Beverly, collector
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Subjects
Oral history
United States. Air Force
United States. Army. Air Corps
Veterans--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
World War, 1939-1945
Search Terms
Oral histories
United States Air Force
United States Army Air Corps
Veterans
World War II
WWII
Place of Interview
LancasterHistory
Quantity
1
Object Name
Recording, Audio
Media
Cassette Tape
Length of Interview
00:33:43
Language
English
Object ID
OH0001
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Mark Subject
22:16:00 Worked with William F. Friedman
22:34:00 Studied Enigma, and Purple Machine
23:00:00 Worked with integrating sigint and electronic warfare
24:39:00 Head of electronic warfare division
24:47:00 Wins Legion of Merit
25:20:00 Goes to California to work.
26:00:00 Engineers would go to Stanford to share information.
28:00:00 Returns with wife to Lancaster.
29:12:00 Didn't realize importance of new science.
31:41:00 Describes van belonging to local amateur club.
00:33:67 Ironville named after iron mines in area
00:55:20 built radios
01:05:43 Joined Boy Scouts
01:45:58 Listened to Berlin, Germany on his homemade radio
02:14:02 Used old parts to make his radios
02:31:57 Max put his radio on his bicycle
03:20:20 Joined military in 1939
04:43:40 Going through jungle in Panama
04:53:29 Recalls going down river in canoes with alligators close by
05:19:25 Went to OCS
05:34:96 Sent to Florida - Tampa International Airport
06:07:15 Radar Officer on SCR 270
06:32:21 Transferred to Oklahoma
07:20:68 Crosses ocean on ship named Martinia
08:14:00 Was part of convoy. Martinia leaves convoy.
09:36:90 In England. First mission can't find France (weather).
09:46:70 Returning aircraft low on fuel. "Mayday" heard often.
10:01:49 Pilots could see water towers in States. Can't do same in Europe.
10:48:80 Learned to trust equipment. Found France on 2nd mission.
11:12:00 Could tell weather by amount of signal received at base.
11:28:00 "Spoofing" stations on base.
12:10:00 D-Day.
12:20:00 Practiced deception often before D-Day.
12:50:00 Painted black and white stripes on aircraft.
13:13:00 General Patton was decoy for D-Day.
15:00:00 "G-equipment"
15:55:00 Used smoke to designate target
16:23:00 "No-ball" target
16:33:00 "no-ball" target signified German V-1 rocket plane
17:22:00 Wind shifted. Bombs dropped on friendly troops. Gen McNair victim.
17:38:00 Started infantry and aircorp exchanges.
17:44:00 River crossing
18:14:00 "Cat eyes".
19:36:00 Strafed by Me 109.
20:28:00 Returns to states. Goes to F & M.
21:59:00 Gets job at Arlington Hall, Virginia
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Classification
OH0001
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Database record revised by HST, 20 July 2022.
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Object ID
OH0025
Date Range
2006/03/17
Lancaster County Historical Society Oral History Project Interviewee: Joe Myers Interviewer: Barry Rauhauser Date Recorded: Transcriber: Philip L. Moyer Date Transcribed: Interviewer: Well I always like to start off with the basics, and that is to just get an idea more about you. Were you born in
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Description
Oral history interview with World War II veteran and Baseball enthusiast, Joe Myers
Date Range
2006/03/17
Date of Interview
2006-03-17
Creator
Myers, Joe, interviewee
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Eckhart, Howard
Myers, Joe
Interviewer
Rauhauser, Barry
Narrator
Myers, Joe
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Subjects
Oral history
Search Terms
Oral histories
Place of Interview
LCHS
Quantity
1
Object Name
Recording, Audio
Media
Cassette Tape
Length of Interview
00:50:02
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
OH0025
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Description Level
Item
Documents
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Object ID
OH0058
Date Range
2005/09/28
Lancaster County Historical Society Oral History Project Interviewee: Mrs. Wagner Interviewer: Unknown Place of Interview: Date of Interview: Transcriber: Katie Fichtner Date of Transcription: 09/28/2005 Edited by: Narrator: Mrs. Wagner, first of all, I’d like to ask you have you always lived in
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Description
Last Time the Liberty Bell was in Lancaster
Operation Remember
Date Range
2005/09/28
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Wagner, Edna
Narrator
Wagner, Edna
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Subjects
Oral history
Search Terms
Oral histories
Liberty Bell
Object Name
Recording, Audio
Media
Cassette Tape
Length of Interview
00:07:21
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
OH0058
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Other Numbers
#1A
Description Level
Item
Documents
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Object ID
OH0059
Date Range
2006/03/24
Lancaster County Historical Society Oral History Project Interviewee: Harris C. Arnold Interviewer: Tom Roy Date Recorded: Transcriber: Philip L. Moyer Date Transcribed: March 24, 2006 I: My name is Tom Roy and we’re doing a Lancaster County oral history interview and talking to Harris C. Arnold
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Description
Oral history interview former attornery Harris Arnold
Date Range
2006/03/24
Date of Interview
2006-03-24
Creator
Arnold, Harris, 1933-2014, interviewee
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Arnold, Harris C.
Interviewer
Roy, Tom
Narrator
Arnold, Harris C.
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Subjects
Oral history
Search Terms
Oral histories
Place of Interview
LancasterHistory
Object Name
Recording, Audio
Media
Cassette Tape
Length of Interview
00:19:18
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
OH0059
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Other Numbers
#1B
Description Level
Item
Documents
Less detail
Collection
Oral History Collection
Object ID
OH0060
Date Range
2006/03/23
Lancaster County Historical Society Oral History Project Interviewee: Lester Herr Interviewer: Tom Roy Date Recorded: Transcriber: Philip Moyer Date Transcribed: March 23, 2006 I: My name is Tom Roy, and I’m talking again this time to another person about April firsts in Lancaster County. This is a
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Description
Oral interview with Lester Herr
Date Range
2006/03/23
Date of Interview
2006-03-23
Creator
Herr, Lester, 1921-2005, interviewee
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Herr, Lester
Interviewer
Roy, Tom
Narrator
Herr, Lester
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Subjects
Oral history
Search Terms
Oral histories
Place of Interview
LancasterHistory
Quantity
1
Object Name
Recording, Audio
Media
Cassette Tape
Length of Interview
00:10:31
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
OH0060
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Other Numbers
#2A
Description Level
Item
Documents
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Object ID
OH0061
Date Range
2006/05/27
Lancaster County Historical Society Oral History Project Interviewee: Wilmer Eshelman Interviewer: Mike Frey Place: Date: Transcriber: Warren Metzger Date of Transcription: 05/27/2006 Edited by: N: Wilmer Eshelman on farming. Interviewer, Mike Frey. Ok, Mr. Eshelman, would you like to start by
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Description
Oral history interview about grain operations and farming with Wilmer Eshelman
Date Range
2006/05/27
Date of Interview
2006-05-27
Creator
Eshelman, Wilmer, interviewee
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Eshleman, Wilmer J.
Interviewer
Frey, Mike
Narrator
Eshleman, Wilmer J.
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Subjects
Oral history
Search Terms
Farming
Oral histories
Place of Interview
LancasterHistory
Quantity
1
Object Name
Recording, Audio
Media
Cassette Tape
Length of Interview
00:30:26
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
OH0061
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Other Numbers
#2B
Description Level
Item
Documents
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Collection
Abele and Shirk Family Research
Title
Abele and Shirk Family Research
Object ID
MG0977
Collection
Abele and Shirk Family Research
Title
Abele and Shirk Family Research
Description
This collection contains genealogical research of the Abele and Shirk families of Lancaster County and allied families in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Includes research information about Abele, Shirk, Haines, Henry families, newspaper clippings, ephemera and photographs.
Admin/Biographical History
The family of John I. Abele (1904-1987) and Blanche Henry Abele (1912-2003) lived in the city of Lancaster, but had family ties to other parts of Lancaster County. This collection documents those ties.
Date of Accumulation
c. 1987-c.2005
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 12
People
Brandon, Patricia Abele
Abele, John Israel
Abele, Jeanne
Abele, John Israel II
Abele, Barbara
Abele, Blanche Henry
Shirk, Ulrich
Abele, John Frederick
Abele, Mary Rebecca Kautz
Abele, Maria de Los Angeles Monserrate
Other Creators
Abele and Shirk families
Subjects
Genealogy
Search Terms
Genealogies
Family History
Families
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Extent
1 box
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0977
Related Item Notes
Abele and Shirk Family Photograph Collection
Notes
Preferred Citation: Abele and Shirk Family Research (MG0977), Album # or Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions except for Folder 2, which cannot be used.
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
2023.041
Other Numbers
MG-977
Other Number
MG-977
Classification
MG0977
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 13 December 2023.
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Collection
M. Duffield Harsh Research and Family Papers
Title
M. Duffield Harsh Research and Family Papers
Object ID
MG0826
Date Range
1880-1910, 1940s, 1970-2011
Collection
M. Duffield Harsh Research and Family Papers
Title
M. Duffield Harsh Research and Family Papers
Description
3-ring binder with genealogy for the extended Harsh family, compiled by M. Elinor Harsh ca. 1970.
3-ring binder for the extended Meguigan family.
Original manuscript from 1889 of the Black Horse Tattler, an in-house newspaper created by students at a rural Lancaster County school. Cabinet card of Jacob N. Beam.
Panoramic photograph of the unit Duff [trained with] during WWII. (maybe basic training?)
Research reports (not family):
Early Bomberger Properties: Warwick Twp. 1979
[Sheaffer Family History Materials]. 1985
A History of 2601 Kissel Hill Road, including a Short History of Landis Valley. 1993
Notes on Samuel Frantz (1799-1872). 1997
Notes on an Old Notebook (Abraham Hoover). 2001
Transcription of pew rent book of First Presbyterian Church of Lancaster, 1844-1849. 2002
Meriwether Lewis in Lancaster: a Search for Documentation. 2002
Notes on Lancaster City "Warrants & Survey" Books at LancasterHistory. 2003
First Presbyterian Church: a Real Estate History. 2004
Wheatland Before and After Buchanan: a Graphical Chain of Title. 2004
History of a Farm: 380 Kendig Rd., Conestoga. 2004
213 Old Trinity Place: a House History. 2004
Notes on the Fulton Grocery, ca. 1924-1925 (Duff's family, see business records in MG). 2006
Property History to 1909 for 126 North Water Street. 2006
Randon Notes: Benedict Family Members, 1776-1867. 2006
Two Soldiers: The Story behind the Hamilton Street Honor Roll. 2008
Notes on Frederick Harsh (probably not related). 2008
Notes on the Taylor Papers. 2008
Miscellaneous Notes: The Hambright/Brubaker/Wirth Farm (New Holland Pike, Manheim Twp.). 2010
Raising Oscar's Barn: a Work in Progress. With photo album and note from Duff's Aunt M. Elinor Harsh. 2011
Collection of about 100 photographs of family members (Lancaster County residents). Nearly all have names written on back, some with information identifying families and dates. Beam family and Meguigan family. ca. 1880-1910.
Date Range
1880-1910, 1940s, 1970-2011
Year Range From
1880
Year Range To
2011
Date of Accumulation
1880-1910, 1940s, 1970-2011
Creator
Harsh, Maurice Duffield, 1925-2019
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 15
People
Harsh, Maurice Duffield
Search Terms
Amish
Barn raisings
Family archives
Family history
Genealogy
House histories
Manuscript groups
Research
Schoolhouses
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0826
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Photograph Collection (MDH-01-01-01 to MDH-01-10-01)
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
These items have been added to a previous donation of Mr. Harsh's house and schoolhouse research. This collection was given in memory of M. Duffield Harsh.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
This collection is not cataloged. Original items may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
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
2023.048
Other Numbers
MG-826
Classification
MG0826
Description Level
Fonds
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Collection
Thaddeus Stevens and Lydia Hamilton Smith Property History Collection
Title
Thaddeus Stevens and Lydia Hamilton Smith Property History Collection
Object ID
MG0947
Date Range
2001
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Collection
Thaddeus Stevens and Lydia Hamilton Smith Property History Collection
Title
Thaddeus Stevens and Lydia Hamilton Smith Property History Collection
Description
This collection contains historical information about the property of Thaddeus Stevens and Lydia Hamilton Smith in Lancaster.
Admin/Biographical History
Thaddeus Stevens (1792-1868) owned property at 45-47 South Queen Street, built c. 1820. Lydia Hamilton Smith owned adjacent property at 23 East Vine Street, Lancaster.
Date Range
2001
Date of Accumulation
2001
Creator
LancasterHistory
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 12
People
Stevens, Thaddeus
Smith, Lydia Hamilton
Subjects
Property--History
Search Terms
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Property histories
Extent
1 folder
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0947
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Thaddeus Stevens and Lydia Hamilton Smith Property History Collection (MG0947), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
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
Unknown.MG0947
Other Numbers
MG-947
Other Number
MG-947
Classification
MG0947
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Noted at item level.
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