PA State Archives Records from M[anuscript]G[roup] 6, MG7, and MG8: Engle, Brackbill, & Watson family records/histories, Mt. Joy Orphans School Cert., Other misc records
Miscellaneous items from Pennsylvania State Archives manuscript group 8
Physical Description
23 items
Contents
pt. 1. Engle family journal/diary, 1854-1858 -- pt. 2. History of the Engle family in America, 1754-1927, by Morris M. Engle -- pt. 3. Engle family Bible, 1834-1965 -- pt. 4. Sloan family Bible and records, 1840-1934 -- pt. 5. Mount Joy, Lancaster County, Orphans School attendance certificate for Mary E. Patterson, 1875-1880 -- pt. 6. Lancaster County school attendance records, 1853, 1858-1859 -- pt. 7. Military discharges and pension documents from Silverwood-Minniner-Keiser Collection, Northumbelrand County -- pt. 8. Dresher's School attendance report, 1861-1965, Schuylkill County -- pt. 9. George Pierce's statement of Robert Pennall's birth, 1723 -- pt. 9. Timoth Connor enlistment record, 1747, Ireland -- pt. 10. Johannes Rice indenture, 1751, Philadelphia -- pt. 11. Captain Richard Gray and Mary Ann Rees marriage, 1811, Philadelhpia -- pt. 12. Benjamin Field petition, 1817, Philadelphia -- pt. 13. Phillip Laur petition, 1818, Philadelphia -- pt. 14. Charles E. Frowert indenture, 1827, Philadelphia City -- pt. 15. Haverford Monthly Meeting, Friends testimony, n.d., Montgomery County -- pt. 16. John G. Watmough military service, n.d., Erie and Philadelphia Counties -- pt. 17. Ship Isabella Maria seamen list, n.d. -- pt. 18. Nicholas Cline and George Blough, Certificate of Conocition and Republica, 1782, Lancaster County -- pt. 19. HInes family Bible record, 1826-1872, no location -- pt. 20. German extracts of baptismal protocols of Reformed Church, 1751, no location -- pt. 21. Harmon Gregg petition, 1817, Montgomery County -- pt. 22. Chambers King Collection, 1865, 1871, Armstrong County -- pt. 23. Hocker Family collection, Genealogy of the Watsons, 1760-1909, Lancaster County, by Martha Ziegler Watson.
Notes
Microfilm Salt Lake City ; Genealogical Society of Utah, 1979 1 reel, 35mm.
Microfilm of this material is found in the Peter Force Collection (Microfilm Drawer 4, Sect.5)
Inlaid evelope contains correspondence regarding the miscellaneous material of the Committee of Safety.
For an explanation of the history of this collection see Pennsylvania History, v. 71, no. 2, p. 213-225 article by Francis W. Fox titled "The Minutes and Papers of the Revolutionary Committees in Lancaster County, 1774-1777.
Copy of the microfilm.
Summary
Minutes (1776 Nov. 28 -1777 June 28), including membership lists, information on issues before the committee, and the committee's interaction with other committees.
Described in: Hart, Lyndon H., III, comp. A Guide To Genealogical Notes And Charts In The Archives Branch, Virginia State Library. Richmond : Virginia State Library, 1983.
Summary
Concerns the ancestors and descendants of John Olp (1754-1812) of Shrewsbury Township, York County, Pennsylvania.
This collection contains papers related to Follmer, Clogg & Co., makers of umbrellas and parasols. The correspondence is to John I. Hartman and a cartoon is of Herbert W. Hartman.
Information files are created for specific subjects that are associated with Lancaster County, e.g. "Rebman's scrap pile", "Ten-hour house". The files contain newspaper and magazine articles about the subject.
Abbeville, also known as Mt. Pleasant, is a historic home located at Lancaster Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The original home was built in 1755-1756, and is a two-story, stuccoed stone section measuring 20 feet by 17 feet. In 1790, a large 2 1/2-story, five bay by three bay Georgian style dwelling was built in front of the earlier section. In 1826, two side wings were added on either side of the 1790 section. Also on the property are a contributing smokehouse (c. 1825), stable (c. 1875), and carriage house (c. 1875). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbeville_(Lancaster,_Pennsylvania))
Information files are created for specific subjects that are associated with Lancaster County, e.g. "Rebman's scrap pile", "Ten-hour house". The files contain newspaper and magazine articles about the subject.
Accomac is a community in Hellam Township, York County, Pennsylvania, on the south bank of the Susquehanna River.
Summary
Most of the articles in this information file concern the Accomac Inn.
Information files are created for specific subjects that are associated with Lancaster County, e.g. "Rebman's scrap pile", "Ten-hour house". The files contain newspaper and magazine articles about the subject.
Information files are created for specific subjects that are associated with Lancaster County, e.g. "Rebman's scrap pile", "Ten-hour house". The files contain newspaper and magazine articles about the subject.
It was initially founded on 4 July 1761 by William Addams on the site of a former village of Native Americans, and Addams named the community "Addamsburry". The community was incorporated as a borough on 2 April 1850.[4]The town promotes itself as the "antiques capital of the United States" because it attracts many antiques dealers and collectors. Adamstown is home to the Stoudt's Brewery, Pennsylvania's first microbrewery, which was established here in 1987. The town is also home to the US's oldest hat manufacturer, the Bollman Hat Company, which was established in 1868.The Kagerise Store and House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adamstown,_Pennsylvania]
Information files are created for specific subjects that are associated with Lancaster County, e.g. "Rebman's scrap pile", "Ten-hour house". The files contain newspaper and magazine articles about the subject.
Information files are created for specific subjects that are associated with Lancaster County, e.g. "Rebman's scrap pile", "Ten-hour house". The files contain newspaper and magazine articles about the subject.
