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Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of Margaret Miller
Object ID
Inv 1819 F012 M
Date Range
1819
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Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of Margaret Miller
Date Range
1819
Year
1819
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0084
People
Miller, Margaret
Richard
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Subjects
African Americans--History
Probate records
Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Search Terms
Boys
Children
Enslaved persons
Estate inventories
Persons of color
Probate records
Slaveholders
Place
Lancaster
Extent
1 item, 6 pages to scan
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1819 F012 M
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Box Number
084
Notes
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 In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.
Additional Notes
Enslaved boy listed.
1 item, 2 pieces
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. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for publication.
Credit
Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
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Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of Arthur May
Object ID
Inv 1812 F002 M
Date Range
1812
  1 document  
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of Arthur May
Date Range
1812
Year
1812
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0084
People
Jacob
May, Arthur
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Subjects
African Americans--History
Probate records
Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Search Terms
Boys
Children
Enslaved persons
Estate inventories
Persons of color
Probate records
Slaveholders
Place
Lancaster
Extent
1 item, 7 pages to scan
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1812 F002 M
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Box Number
084
Notes
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.
Additional Notes
Occupation: doctor.
Enslaved boy listed.
1 item, 2 pieces
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. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for publication.
Credit
Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
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Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of George Graff
Object ID
Inv 1786 F003 G
Date Range
1786
  1 document  
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of George Graff
Date Range
1786
Year
1786
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0040
People
Graff, George
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Subjects
African Americans--History
Probate records
Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Search Terms
Boys
Children
Enslaved persons
Estate inventories
Persons of color
Probate records
Women
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1786 F003 G
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Box Number
040
Notes
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.
Additional Notes
Enslaved persons listed, one woman and one boy.
1 item, 1 piece
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. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for publication.
Credit
Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
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Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of Christopher Reigart
Object ID
Inv 1785 F004 R
Date Range
1785
  1 document  
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of Christopher Reigart
Date Range
1785
Year
1785
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0100
People
Jude
Micke
Peter
Rachel
Reigart, Christopher
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Subjects
African Americans--History
Probate records
Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Search Terms
Children
Enslaved persons
Estate inventories
Girls
Persons of color
Probate records
Women
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1785 F004 R
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Box Number
100
Notes
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.
Additional Notes
Copy of inventory has exhibited date of 1789.
Enslaved persons listed, two men, one woman, one girl.
2 items, 2 pieces
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. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for publication.
Credit
Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
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Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of Christian Bridenhart
Object ID
Inv 1789 F003 B
Date Range
1789
  1 document  
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of Christian Bridenhart
Date Range
1789
Year
1789
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
People
Bridenhart, Christopher
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Subjects
African Americans--History
Probate records
Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
Search Terms
Enslaved persons
Estate inventories
Persons of color
Probate records
Women
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Object ID
Inv 1789 F003 B
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Box Number
006
Notes
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.
Additional Notes
Enslaved woman listed.
Or Bridenherd, Christopher.
1 item, 1 piece.
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. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for publication.
Credit
Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Title
Oral history interview with elder Yetta Sachs
Object ID
OH0064
Date Range
1975
Lancaster County Historical Society Oral History Project Interviewee: Miss Yetta Sachs Interviewer: Mrs. James Wilson Date Recorded: 1975 Transcriber: Kaitlyn Cody Date Transcribed: October 23, 2004 Ms. Wilson: Now this is the year 1975. The mode of dresses becomes so casual that many young women’s
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Title
Oral history interview with elder Yetta Sachs
Description
Oral history interview with elder Yetta Sachs in 1975. Interview contains experts about Lancaster County's dramatic change in fashion since the 1920s.
Date Range
1975
Creation Date
1975
Creator
Sachs, Yetta, interviewee
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Sachs, Yetta
Interviewer
Wohlsen, Mrs. James
Narrator
Sachs, Yetta
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Subjects
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Lancaster County (Pa.)
Oral history
Search Terms
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Oral histories
Women
Women's fashion
Place of Interview
LancasterHistory
Quantity
1
Object Name
Recording, Audio
Media
Cassette Tape
Length of Interview
00:11:19
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
OH0064
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Other Numbers
#4A
Classification
OH0064
Description Level
Item
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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
Title
Oral history interview with Arlene Huss
Object ID
OH0168
Date Range
2009/03/11
Cooks and Bakers School. H: That’s what she suggested she might send me there. S: And you were not sent there. H: No. S: Were you quite happy that you were not going to be—? H: Well I told her, even as scared to death as I was of a lieutenant at that point, I told her I’d go back to Pennsylvania if I
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Title
Oral history interview with Arlene Huss
Description
Lancaster County Historical Society Veterans History Project World War II Experiences
Date Range
2009/03/11
Creation Date
11 March 2009
Date of Interview
2009-03-11
Creator
Huss, Arlene Rider, 1922-2020
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Huss, Arlene Rider
Shugar, Miles
Interviewer
Shugar, Miles
Narrator
Huss, Arlene
Subjects
Oral history
World War, 1939-1945
Search Terms
Oral histories
World War II
WWII
Place of Interview
LancasterHistory
Object Name
Recording, Video
Language
English
Object ID
OH0168
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Description Level
Item
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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
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Object ID
OH0060
Date Range
2006/03/23
and stage coach etc. Now you were working in a county bank in Quarryville? Tell us about your April first. 1918 you say is when you started your experience. L: Yes I was going to say that Mr. [Arnold] gave you a very clear and precise description of what took place on April first as far as the city is
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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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