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Collection
Ephrata Cloister Collection
Title
Ephrata Cloister Collection
Object ID
MG0081
Date Range
1753-2007
230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Ephrata Cloister Collection, 1753-2007 Object ID: MG0081 2 boxes 22 folders, 1 volume .75 cubic ft. Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization) Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 3 Scope and
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Collection
Ephrata Cloister Collection
Title
Ephrata Cloister Collection
Description
Collection of items relating to the Society of Seventh Day Baptists and Ephrata Cloister. Legal papers deal with a dispute concerning the election of trustees and mismanagement of the estate. There are brief histories of the Cloister, poems, publications, programs, tourist brochures, and a booklet describing treatments for various ailments.
Date Range
1753-2007
Year Range From
1753
Year Range To
2007
Date of Accumulation
1753-2007
Creator
Ephrata Cloister
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Aurand, A. Monroe, Jr.
Baer, Johann
Bar, Johann
Bowman, John
Daniel, N. J.
Doll, Eugene E.
Downes, J. A.
Dunkelberger, Ralph D.
Elsen, John
Franck, Ira S.
Hagen, F. F.
Heatwole, Daniel R.
Hocker, Ludwig
Hollinger, J. Daryl
Keller, James
Kimmel, Jacob
Leber, A. P.
Lollich, P. M.
Loose, John W. W.
Miller, Henry
Mitton, Juliet
Nevin, [ ]
Plessinger, F. P.
Pyle, Howard
Raber, [ ]
Senseman, John
Stubsky, Georg
Subjects
Pamphlets
Watermarks
Search Terms
Aurand Press
Brochures
Ephrata Cloister
Ephrata Cloister Associates, Inc.
Ephrata Cloister Chorus
Harper's New Monthly Magazine
Hocking Printing Company, Inc.
Legal papers
Mennonite Publishing House
Pamphlets
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Pow wow
Review Book Store
Seventh Day Baptists
Society of the Seventh Day Baptists of Ephrata
Watermarks
Ye Village Inne
Extent
2 boxes, 22 folders, 1 volume, .75 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English and German
Object ID
MG0081
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
See also the Photograph and Library collections
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Series #, Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the item level. Original documents may be used--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.
Classification
MG0081
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Originally cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 01 November 2018.
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"Pencillings about Ephrata, by a visitor" and the Ephrata Mountain Springs

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Date of Publication
1998.
Call Number
JHSCV v. 23 1998
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Responsibility
Introduction by Clarence Edwin Spohn.
Place of Publication
Ephrata, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley ,
Date of Publication
1998.
Physical Description
xx, 45 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Series
Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley ,
Subjects
Ephrata Cloister.
Ephrata Mountain Springs Hotel (Ephrata, Pa.)
Ephrata (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Spohn, Clarence Edwin.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
JHSCV v. 23 1998
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"Selections from the collections"

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16383
Author
Spohn, Clarence E.
Call Number
905.748 JHSCV v. 34, 2009
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Responsibility
by Clarence E. Spohn
Author
Spohn, Clarence E.
Physical Description
5-65 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
In: Journal of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley, v. 34 (2009)
Subjects
Longenecker family
Ream family
Konigmacher family
Howard family
Harner, Tecla M. Kaylor
Carlson, C.X.
Brunner, Hattie
Keller, James L.
Gorgas, Jacob
Mentzer, John Franklin
Connell family
Widder, Lizzie E. - 1875-1949
Kurtz, Peter
Snyder, Samuel Bollinger
Baer family
Stauffer family
Reemsynyder family
Netzley, Isaac C. - 1853-1919
Eberly family
Royer, David - 1883-1953
Montelius, Peter - 1791-
Hibshman, Jacob - 1771-1852
Kemper, Jacob - 1824-1899
Howard, George Sallade
Shirk, Isaac W. - -1885
Eberly, Henry - 1861-1955
Geyer family
Wissler, Martha - 1832-1915
Leisey, Peter - 1802-1859
Gross family
Becker family
Gray family
Kinports, Mary Widder - 1869-1922
Reidlenbach, Lucinda Jane - 1861-1948
Good family
Ephrata Cloister
Camp Silver Belle (Ephrata, Pa.)
Watch and clock makers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Ephrata (Pa.) - History
Adamstown, Pa.
Ephrata, Pa.
Denver, Pa.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 JHSCV v. 34, 2009
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A study of two distinct periods of Ephrata Cloister history

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1951
StudyofTwo Distinct Periods Perio Ephrata (.,Coiner BY JACK WARD WILLSON LOOSE I. Mills of the Cloister The Ephrata Cloisters owed its founding, if not its raison d'etre to Johann Conrad Beissel, who was born in April, 1690, at Eberbach in the German Palatinate. Beissel's father was an intemperate
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Responsibility
by Jack Ward Willson Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1951
Physical Description
[145]-[179] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 55, no. 6
Subjects
Beissel, Conrad, - 1690-1768.
Miller, Johann Peter.
Eckerling family.
Ephrata Cloister.
Mills and mill-work - Pennsylvania - Ephrata.
Printing - Pennsylvania - Ephrata.
Mysticism - Pennsylvania - Ephrata.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 55, number 6 (1951), p. 145-179Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.55
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/40dbfcef-cfe1-45f7-960f-073836456232
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0355 I011
Date Range
1871/11
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1871/11
Year
1871
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0005
People
Keller, H. K.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Cocalico Creek
Creeks
Ephrata Twp.
Keller's Mill
Lincoln, Ephrata Twp.
Mills
New Berlin, Ephrata Twp.
Orders
Petitions
Reports
Place
Ephrata Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0355 I011
Box Number
005
Additional Notes
Court term: November 1871.
Location: On public road from New Berlin, Ephrata Twp., to Lincoln, Ephrata Twp., southeast of H. K. Keller's Mill.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
2 items, 5 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
368.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
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Petition

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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0360 I002
Date Range
1888/11
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1888/11
Year
1888
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0005
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Cocalico Creek
Creeks
Ephrata Twp.
Ephrata, Ephrata Twp.
Fahnestock's Mill
Mills
Orders
Petitions
Reports
Place
Ephrata Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0360 I002
Box Number
005
Additional Notes
Court term: November 1888.
Location: On road from Ephrata, Ephrata Twp., to road running from turnpike to Fahnestock's Mill.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
2 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
50.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
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Petition

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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers; order and report of viewers
Object ID
Bridge F0370 I001
Date Range
1840
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers; order and report of viewers
Description
Court term: August 1840.
Location: On a public road laid out from a stake near the mouth of Middle Creek, in a public road leading from Lititz, Warwick Twp., to Ephrata, Ephrata Twp., to a stake one perch east of Cocalico Bridge.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1840
Year
1840
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Cocalico Bridge
Creeks
Ephrata Twp.
Ephrata, Ephrata Twp.
Lititz, Warwick Twp.
Middle Creek
Orders
Petitions
Reports
Warwick Twp.
Place
Ephrata Twp. and Warwick Twp.
Extent
2 items, 2 pieces
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0370 I001
Box Number
006
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
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Record of Mt. Zion Cemetery of the Ephrata Community

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12581
Author
Schmoyer, Melville B.
Call Number
905.29 NG v.27-29
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Responsibility
by Melville B. Schmoyer.
Author
Schmoyer, Melville B.
Physical Description
p.60-63.
Notes
In: National Genealogical Society Quarterly, v.24, no.2 (June 1941)
Subjects
Ephrata Cloister.
Mt. Zion Cemetery (Ephrata, Pa.)
Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Ephrata.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.29 NG v.27-29
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Historical archaeology at Ephrata Cloister : A report on ... investigations

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Author
Warfel, Stephen G.
Date of Publication
1993
Call Number
286.3 W274
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Responsibility
by Stephen G. Warfel.
Author
Warfel, Stephen G.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,
Date of Publication
1993
Physical Description
v. : ill., map ; 22 cm.
Notes
Each edition contains the year of the investigations that the edition covers; for example : A report of 1994 investigations.
Library has: 1993-1999, 2002-3
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Ephrata Cloister.
Excavations (Archaeology) - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Archaeology - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Ephrata (Pa.) - Antiquities.
Ephrata (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
286.3 W274
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Petition

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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers; order and report of viewers
Object ID
Bridge F0355 I005
Date Range
1847
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers; order and report of viewers
Description
Court term: April 1847.
Location: On public road from New Ephrata, Ephrata Twp., to Reddig's Tavern, near the houses of Henry Hibshman and Abraham Landes.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1847
Year
1847
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0005
People
Hibshman, Henry
Landes, Abraham
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Creeks
Ephrata Twp.
New Ephrata, Ephrata Twp.
Orders
Petitions
Reddig's Tavern
Reports
Taverns
Trout Creek
Place
Ephrata Twp.
Extent
2 items, 2 pieces
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0355 I005
Box Number
005
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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