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Collection
History Collection
Object ID
2002.109.1
Date Range
October 7-8,1989
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Collection
History Collection
Description
White porcelain commemorative plate with black printed image of Colemanville Bridge. Surrounded by, "3rd International Volksmarch / Pequea, Pennsylvania"; "IVV / AVA"; "7 - 8 October 1989 / Penn Dutch Pacers"; signature, "G. Robert Wagner"
Date Range
October 7-8,1989
Year Range From
1989
Year Range To
1989
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Museum North
Storage Wall
East Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 05
Storage Shelf
Shelf 7
People
Wagner, Robert G.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Colemanville Covered Bridge
Pequea Twp.
Object Name
Plate, Commemorative
Material
Porcelain
Height (in)
0.5
Diameter (in)
7.75
Condition
Excellent
Condition Notes
A folder in the archives, "1989 Volksmarch Commemorative Plate" was found, but contained no information regarding the plate.
Object ID
2002.109.1
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Collection
History Collection
Object ID
2002.144
Date Range
1683-1920
Collection
History Collection
Description
Reproduced copies of seals of citizens of Lancaster County, Casts were taken from documents of the Lancaster County Courthouse - deeds, justice of the peace, notary public, personal. Includes Penn's Grant seal.
Finding Aid can be found in Object File.
Date Range
1683-1920
Year Range From
1683
Year Range To
1920
Collector
Albert Shertz, LCHS
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 2
Storage Cabinet
Unit 10
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Storage Container
Box 0546
People
Cookson, Theodore
Hubley, Michael
Riegart, A.
Edwards, Thomas
Subcategory
Personal Symbol
Search Terms
courthouses
Object Name
Wax, Sealing
Material
Wax
Object ID
2002.144
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Collection
History Collection: LancasterHistory.org
Object ID
1987.999
Date Range
1986
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Collection
History Collection: LancasterHistory.org
Description
Glass goblet commemorating the 100th anniversary. "Lancaster County Historical Society" is engraved on the bowl of goblet. "1886/ 1986" is engraved on the stem. Engraved on edge of base: "Presented To The L.C.H.S. by James McMullen"
Date Range
1986
Year Range From
1986
Year Range To
1986
Made By
Sween Jensen
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 33
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
Subcategory
Food Service T&E
Search Terms
Lancaster County Historical Society
Goblets
Object Name
Goblet
Material
Glass
Height (in)
7
Diameter (in)
3
Condition
Excellent
Object ID
1987.999
Place of Origin
Denmark
Accession Number
1987.999
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The Pennsylvania Germans : a celebration of their arts, 1683-1850

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8246
Date of Publication
c1982.
Call Number
745 P415
Responsibility
Beatrice B. Garvan & Charles F. Hummel.
ISBN
0876330480 (pbk.) :
Place of Publication
[Philadelphia]
Publisher
Philadelphia Museum of Art,
Date of Publication
c1982.
Physical Description
196 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Notes
"An exhibition organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum."
Bibliography: p. [192]-193.
Subjects
Art, Pennsylvania Dutch
Folk art - Pennsylvania
Decorative arts - Pennsylvania
Additional Author
Garvan, Beatrice B.
Hummel, Charles F.
Additional Corporate Author
Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
745 P415
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The Germanic heritage : an exhibition of the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, October 2-November 23, 1983

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8249
Author
Woods, Jean.
Date of Publication
c1983.
Call Number
745 W895
Responsibility
Jean Woods.
ISBN
0914495011 (pbk.)
Author
Woods, Jean.
Place of Publication
Hagerstown, MD
Publisher
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts,
Date of Publication
c1983.
Physical Description
vi, 57, [1] p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. [58]
Subjects
Art, Pennsylvania Dutch
Additional Corporate Author
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts (Md.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
745 W895
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Workmanship, form and cultural identity : the black-unicorn paint-decorated chests of Berks County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8252
Author
Keller-Conner, Patricia J.
Date of Publication
1984.
Call Number
749.3 K29
Responsibility
by Patricia J. Keller-Conner.
Author
Keller-Conner, Patricia J.
Date of Publication
1984.
Physical Description
vi, 154 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Notes
Photocopy.
Principal faculty adviser: Robert Blair St. George, Educational Studies.
Bibliography: leaves 147-153.
Subjects
Furniture, Pennsylvania Dutch.
Pennsylvania Dutch - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Furniture painting.
Berks County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
749.3 K29
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Pennsylvania's painters

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8255
Author
Richman, Irwin.
Date of Publication
1983.
Call Number
759.148 R532
Responsibility
by Irwin Richman with special photography by Mark H. Dorfman and Nadine A. Steinmetz.
Author
Richman, Irwin.
Place of Publication
University Park, Pa
Publisher
Pennsylvania Historical Association,
Date of Publication
1983.
Physical Description
83 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
Series
Pennsylvania history studies ;
Notes
Bibliography: p. 80-83.
Contents
Chapters: A Stage is Set -- Head Hunters -- Things That Don't Move -- Scenery Most Elegant -- The Story Tellers -- Modernism and The Primitives -- Where To See Pennsylvania Art -- Suggestions For Further Reading
Summary
"Get to know the painters behind Pennsylvania's rich artistic tradition, from Charles Willson Peale and Benjamin West to the impressionist Mary Cassatt and the modernists of the twentieth century." [from the publisher]
Subjects
Painting, American - Pennsylvania.
Painters - Pennsylvania
Additional Author
Dorfman, Mark.
Steinmetz, Nadine A.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
759.148 R532
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Author
Sater, Joel.
Date of Publication
1981.
Call Number
746.46 S253
Responsibility
by Joel Sater.
Author
Sater, Joel.
Place of Publication
Ephrata, Pa
Publisher
Science Press,
Date of Publication
1981.
Physical Description
130 p., [7] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 x 28 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 125-127.
Subjects
Sater, Joel - Art collections.
Quilts - United States.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
746.46 S253
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An autobiography : the story of the Lord's dealings with Mrs. Amanda Smith, the colored evangelist

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8275
Author
Smith, Amanda,
Date of Publication
1987.
Call Number
922.8 S642
ISBN
0824006747 (alk. paper) :
Author
Smith, Amanda,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Garland Pub.,
Date of Publication
1987.
Physical Description
xvi, 506 p., [26] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Series
Women in American Protestant religion, 1800-1930 ;
Notes
Reprint. Originally published: Chicago : Meyer, 1893.
The author lived in Lancaster County Pennsylvania when she was younger. Clifford Edmond, Jr. Collection on African American History.
African American resources at the Lancaster County Historical Society.
Subjects
Smith, Amanda, - 1837-1915.
African American evangelists - United States - Biography.
Evangelism
United States
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
922.8 S642
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An index of the source records of Maryland : genealogical, biographical, historical

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8350
Author
Passano, Eleanor Phillips.
Date of Publication
1984, c1967.
Call Number
975.2 P286
Responsibility
by Eleanor Phillips Passano ; with a new introd. by P.W. Filby.
Author
Passano, Eleanor Phillips.
Place of Publication
Baltimore
Publisher
Genealogical Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
1984, c1967.
Physical Description
xii, 478 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes
"Originally published ... 1940."
Bibliography: p. 363-478.
Subjects
Maryland - History - Sources - Bibliography.
Maryland - Biography - Bibliography.
Maryland - Genealogy - Bibliography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
975.2 P286
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