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The extraordinary Suzy Wright : a colonial woman on the frontier

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Author: Kanefield, Teri,

Date of Publication: 2015.

Call Number: 920.72 K16

Responsibility: by Teri Kanefield.

ISBN: 9781419718663; 1419718665

Author: Kanefield, Teri,

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers,

Date of Publication: 2015.

Physical Description: pages cm

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Suzy comes to America -- At home in the land of brotherly love -- Shaking off the yoke -- A new home on the frontier -- A little romance -- Political adviser, lawyer, activist, and advocate for the Indians -- Businesswoman and scientific author -- The American Revolution -- Celebrated poet -- Last years and legacy -- Afterword: from Wright's Ferry to Columbia.

Summary: Introduces Suzy Wright, a Quaker who helped settle the Pennsylvania frontier, defended the rights of Native Americans, and provided legal counsel to her neighbors.

Subjects: Wright, Susanna, - 1697-1784; Wright, Susanna, - 1697-1784.; Quakers - Pennsylvania - Columbia - Biography - Juvenile literature.; Women - Pennsylvania - Columbia - Biography - Juvenile literature.; Poets - Biography - Juvenile literature.; Clerks of court - Pennsylvania - Biography - Juvenile literature.; Frontier and pioneer life - Pennsylvania - Columbia - Juvenile literature.; Quakers.; Poets.; Quakers - Pennsylvania - Columbia - Biography.; Women - Pennsylvania - Columbia - Biography.; Poets - Pennsylvania - Columbia - Biography.; Clerks of court - Pennsylvania - Biography.; Frontier and pioneer life - Pennsylvania - Columbia.; Women.; Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - Juvenile literature.; Columbia (Pa.) - Biography - Juvenile literature.; Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.; Columbia (Pa.) - Biography.; Pennsylvania - Columbia.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 920.72 K16

Wright's Ferry Mansion

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Date of Publication: 2005.

Call Number: 974.815 COLU W953

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ISBN: 0974420271 (slipcase for both v. : alk. paper)

Place of Publication: Columbia, Pa

Publisher: Von Hess Foundation, in association with Antique Collectors' Club, Wappingers Falls, NY

Date of Publication: 2005.

Physical Description: 2 v. ill. 30 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: [1] The house / Elizabeth Meg Schaefer -- [2] The collection / Elizabeth Meg Schaefer ... [et al.].

Subjects: Wright, Susanna, - 1697-1784 - Homes and haunts - Pennsylvania - Columbia.; Wright family - Homes and haunts - Pennsylvania - Columbia.; Wright's Ferry Mansion (Columbia, Pa.); Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Columbia.; Decorative arts, Early American - Pennsylvania - Columbia.; Columbia (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc.; Columbia (Pa.) - Biography.; Columbia (Pa.) - History - Sources.

Additional Author: Schaefer, Elizabeth Meg.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.815 COLU W953

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Certificate

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Resolution acknowledging Thomas Welsh's membership in the Order of United American Mechanics, Susquehanna Council

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesB_F05

Date Range: 1847/09/16

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Resolution acknowledging Thomas Welsh's membership in the Order of United American Mechanics, Susquehanna Council

Description: Handwritten certificate of a resolution honoring Thomas Welsh for his patriotic service in Mexico, "where he has sealed with his blood his devotion to his Country." Resolution adopted unanimously at a meeting of the Susquehanna Council No. 31 of the Order of United American Mechanics. Dated September 16, 1847 and published in the Columbia Spy on September 18, 1847. Framed, in poor condition.

Admin/Biographical History: Thomas Welsh (1824-1863) was a Lancaster County native (born and raised in Columbia), who rose from hardscrabble origins to local fame, first as a Mexican War hero, and then as a brigadier general during the Civil War. He was well known and well respected as a no nonsense officer, for his leadership and gallantry in battle, for his dedication to the service of his country, and for his concern for the welfare of his men. See MG0828 for more biographical information.

Date Range: 1847/09/16

Creation Date: 1847/09/16

Creator: Order of United American Mechanics. Susquehanna Council No. 31 (Columbia, Pa.)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Hunt, E. F.; Sample, Jeremiah M.; Welsh, Thomas

Subjects: Order of United American Mechanics. Susquehanna Council No. 31 (Columbia, Pa.); Mexican War, 1846-1848; Columbia spy (Columbia, Pa.)

Search Terms: Mexican War; Order of United American Mechanics, Susquehanna Council No. 31 (Columbia, Pa.); Columbia Spy

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan, framed

Object Name: Certificate

Language: English

Condition: Poor

Condition Notes: In wooden frame. Poor condition; in need of conservation. Piece of packing tape stuck on face of document and has pulled off some of the ink and surface of the paper. NEDCC/Northeast Document Conservation Center did a preliminary examination; see email correspondence NEDCC, August 7, 2019.

Parent Object ID: MG0828_SeriesB

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesB_F05

Notes: Added to PP 12/19/2020 by HST; Provenance: Passed down through the family, Blanton Charles Welsh to Emilie Benson (Welsh) Wiggin to Nancy Jane (Wiggin) Townsend. Acquired from: Chuck Townsend, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2016/05/15.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.; LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.; 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.

Other Numbers: TW-B-47-12

Classification: MG0828

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged by Richard C. Wiggin prior to donation.

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Archive

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Collection: Transportation Collection

Title: Transportation Collection

Object ID: MG0123

Date Range: 1819-1977

Note: The Transportation Collection contains documents regarding turnpikes, railroads, Conestoga Traction Company, Conestoga Transportation Company, and the Red Rose Transit Authority. The types of items include correspondence, financial papers, business papers, stock certificates, tickets, schedules

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Collection: Transportation Collection

Title: Transportation Collection

Description: The Transportation Collection contains documents regarding turnpikes, railroads, Conestoga Traction Co., Conestoga Transportation Co., and the Red Rose Transit Authority. The types of items include correspondence, financial papers, business papers, stock certificates, tickets, schedules, maps of routes, and a blueprint.

Date Range: 1819-1977

Year Range From: 1819

Year Range To: 1977

Date of Accumulation: 1819-1977

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

People: Bitner, John R.; Boardman, Harris; Bowman, John Jacob; Boyer, Zaccur Prall; Cirt, Anna N.; Griest, William Walton; Hostetter, Albert Keller; Kemrer, Clarence M.; Knapp, Walter; Kreider, Kate; Kriebel, Howard Wiegner; McClellan, Oliver Eldridge; Royer, David; Shuman, James P.; Wohlsen, Anna; Wohlsen, Peter

Subjects: Letters; Minutes (Records); Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co.; Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike (Pa.); Posters; Railroads; Rates and tolls; Reading & Columbia Railroad Company; Street-railroads; Trolley cars

Search Terms: Adamstown; Bittersville, Lower Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania; Blueprints; Booklets; Brochures; Campbelltown, South Londonderry Twp., Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; Center Square Road Station; Chestnut Street; Christiana; Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania; Columbia; Columbia, Ironville and Mount Joy Railroad; Conestoga Traction Company; Conestoga Transportation Company; Conewago Water and Power Company; Correspondence; Dallastown, York County, Pennsylvania; Drawings; Duke Street; East Belt line; East King Street; East Petersburg, East Hempfield Twp.; Elizabethtown; Engleside, Lancaster Twp.; Ephemera; Ephrata; Express Printing Company; Greeting cards; Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania; Hershey, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Ironville, West Hempfield Twp.; J. G. Brill Company; Kinport Road; Lancaster; Lancaster and York Furnace Street Railway; Lancaster and Columbia Division, Conestoga Transportation Company; Lancaster and Lititz Passenger Railroad Company; Lancaster, Elizabethtown, and Middletown Turnpike; Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; Letters; Lititz; Maple Grove; Maps; Marietta Avenue; North Market Street; Mechanicsburg, Upper Leacock Twp.; Mechanicsville, East Hempfield Twp.; Minutes; Mount Joy; Mulberry Street; National Railway Historical Society; Neffsville, Manheim Twp.; North End Photo Finishing House; North Lime Street; North Queen Street; Palmyra, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; Parkesburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania; Penn Square; Pequea Twp.; Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Company; Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Photographs; Placards; Substations; President Avenue; Princess Street; Prospect Street; Quarryville; Railroads; Rates and tolls; Reading and Columbia Railroad Company; Receipts; Red Rose Transit Authority; Reports; Roads; Rocky Springs Railroad Company; Schuylkill Navigation Company; Scrapbooks; South Mountain Railroad; South Queen Street; Stock certificates; Susquehanna Railroad; Tickets; Tolls; Trolley car barns; Trolley car yards; Trolley cars; Trolleys; Turnpikes; Walnut Street; WGAL (television station); Williams Park Station; Willow Street Turnpike; Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania; WLAN (radio station); Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania; York Bus Company; York Fair; York Railway Company

Extent: 2 boxes, 31 folders, 1 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0123

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Transportation Collection (MG0123), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restrictions are noted at the item level.

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-123

Classification: MG0123

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Added to database 23 September 2021.

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Columbia Presbyterian Church, Columbia, Pa. [Church records, 1808-1910]

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Corporate Author: Columbia Presbyterian Church, Columbia, Pa.

Call Number: Drawer 2, sec. 2: #235

Corporate Author: Columbia Presbyterian Church, Columbia, Pa.

Physical Description: 1 reel , 35 mm.

Notes: Includes baptisms, deaths in session book with index, communicants and marriages.; No baptisms, 1847-1858 and no death records 1821-1861.; Labeled on box # 235.; Rineer's "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County", page 68, #5.

Subjects: Columbia Presbytrerian Church (Columbia, Pa.); Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Columbia.; Church records and registers - Pennsylvania - Columbia.; Columbia (Pa.) - Genealogy.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Microfilm

Call Number: Drawer 2, sec. 2: #235

The early telegraph

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Author: Wilson, William Bender,

Date of Publication: 1897

part is now presented for the first time and the whole of it put in form to be of interest, if not of value. The recent destruction of the Columbia bridge prompted my writing a sketch of it, so that there might be a record made of its continuous history, and I will open this paper with that sketch

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Responsibility: by W. B. Wilson, Esq.

Author: Wilson, William Bender,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1897

Physical Description: [226]-250 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 6

Summary: The article discusses several bridges that crossed the Susquehanna River from Columbia, PA and their destruction by weather and war. Then the article moves to the initiation of the telegraph between Lancaster and Harrisburg when the invention was still in its infancy.

Subjects: Columbia Bridge Company.; Telegraph - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Telegraph - Pennsylvania; Columbia Bridge (Columbia, Pa.); Columbia (Pa.) - History.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 6 (1897), p. 226-250Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.1

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Envelope

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Envelope addressed to Mrs. Annie E. Welsh

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesE_F04

Date Range: 1890/12/20

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Envelope addressed to Mrs. Annie E. Welsh

Description: Handwritten envelope, no return address. Addressed to Mrs. Annie E. Welsh, Columbia, Lancaster County, Penn. Pencil notation, upper left corner: "My mother's letter to my father after the Columbia Bridge was burned." Postmarked December 20, 1890, New Orleans, LA. 2-cent oval stamp, upper right corner. See MG0828 SeriesD-63 F25 for letter referenced in notation.

Admin/Biographical History: Thomas Welsh (1824-1863) was a Lancaster County native (born and raised in Columbia), who rose from hardscrabble origins to local fame, first as a Mexican War hero, and then as a brigadier general during the Civil War. He was well known and well respected as a no nonsense officer, for his leadership and gallantry in battle, for his dedication to the service of his country, and for his concern for the welfare of his men. See MG0828 for more biographical information.

Date Range: 1890/12/20

Creation Date: 1890/12/20

Creator: Welsh, Annie Eunice Young, 1831-1894

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Welsh, Annie Eunice Young; Welsh, Thomas

Subjects: Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge (Pa.); Envelopes; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Columbia (Pa.)

Search Terms: Columbia - Wrightsville Bridge; Envelopes; Civil War; Columbia

Extent: 1 item, 1 page to scan

Object Name: Envelope

Language: English

Condition: Poor

Condition Date: 2020-12-29

Condition Notes: Letter is pasted into the Thomas Welsh Scrapbook, MG0828_SeriesF_Scrapbk2

Parent Object ID: MG0828_SeriesE

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesE_F04

Location of Originals: Letter is pasted into the Thomas Welsh Scrapbook, MG0828_SeriesF_Scrapbk2

Notes: Added to PP 12/29/2020 by HST; Provenance: Passed down through the family, Blanton Charles Welsh to Emilie Benson (Welsh) Wiggin to Nancy Jane (Wiggin) Townsend. Acquired from: Chuck Townsend, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2016/05/15.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.; LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.; 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.

Other Numbers: TW-E-66-01

Classification: MG0828

Description Level: Item

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Clipping, Newspaper

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: "Army Correspondence"

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesF_F08

Date Range: 1863/05/02

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: "Army Correspondence"

Description: "Army Correspondence." Camp Dick Robinson, Kentucky, 19 April 1863. News of General Welsh and the 45th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company K. The ladies of the Caldwell Institute in Danville, Kentucky visited Company K. A mailing address is provided. Other articles are about the National Fast and how that was carried out in Columbia; a missing boy named Thomas Ferguson, a.k.a. Thomas Divit; Columbia Insurance Company; and the death of William Campbell. Section of The Columbia Spy. 1863.

Admin/Biographical History: Thomas Welsh (1824-1863) was a Lancaster County native (born and raised in Columbia), who rose from hardscrabble origins to local fame, first as a Mexican War hero, and then as a brigadier general during the Civil War. He was well known and well respected as a no nonsense officer, for his leadership and gallantry in battle, for his dedication to the service of his country, and for his concern for the welfare of his men. See MG0828 for more biographical information.

Date Range: 1863/05/02

Creation Date: 1863/05/02

Creator: Columbia spy (Columbia, Pa.)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

Storage Container: Box 0002

People: Welsh, Thomas; Ferguson, Thomas; Divit, Thomas; Divit, John; Hostetter, Andrew; Campbell, William

Subjects: United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 45th (1861-1865); Columbia spy (Columbia, Pa.); Camp Breckinridge (Ky.); United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)

Search Terms: Columbia; Camp Dick Robinson, Kentucky; Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky; Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 45th (1861-1865); Caldwell Institute, Danville, Kentucky; Columbia Spy; Civil War; National Fast; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Newspaper clippings

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan

Object Name: Clipping, Newspaper

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2020-11-07

Condition Notes: Section was torn out of newspaper.

Parent Object ID: MG0828_SeriesF

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesF_F08

Notes: Added to PP 12/29/2020 by HST; Provenance: Passed down through the family, Blanton Charles Welsh to Emilie Benson (Welsh) Wiggin to Nancy Jane (Wiggin) Townsend. Acquired from: Chuck Townsend, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2016/05/15.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.; LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.; 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.

Other Numbers: TW-F-XX-21d

Classification: MG0828

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Organized by Richard C. Wiggin prior to donation.

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First English Evangelical Lutheran Church, Columbia, Pa. [Church records, 1849-1913, includes baptisms, marriages, deaths/burials, communicants and members]

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16067

Corporate Author: First English Evangelical Lutheran Church, Columbia, Pa.

Call Number: Drawer 2, sec. 3: #243

Corporate Author: First English Evangelical Lutheran Church, Columbia, Pa.

Physical Description: 1 reel , 35 mm.

Notes: Rineer's "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County", page 70, #9.; Labeled on box #243.

Subjects: First English Evangelical Church (Columbia, Pa.); Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Columbia; Church records and registers - Pennsylvania - Columbia; Columbia (Pa.) - Genealogy.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Microfilm

Call Number: Drawer 2, sec. 3: #243

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The extraordinary Suzy Wright : a colonial woman on the frontier

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20427

Wright's Ferry Mansion

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Advertisement

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Columbia Presbyterian Church, Columbia, Pa. [Church records, 1808-1910]

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The early telegraph

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Envelope

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Clipping, Newspaper

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First English Evangelical Lutheran Church, Columbia, Pa. [Church records, 1849-1913, includes baptisms, marriages, deaths/burials, communicants and members]

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16067