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Prelude to professional life : an historical analysis of the diary of Mary Eleanor Hoak, 1910-1911, a young Pennsylvania school teacher

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15343

Author: Pringle, Diane Hoffman.

Date of Publication: 2005.

Call Number: 922.7 H678

Author: Pringle, Diane Hoffman.

Date of Publication: 2005.

Physical Description: iii, 77, 4, 19, 13, 9 leaves. : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.

Notes: Includes diary transcript of Mary Eleanor Hoak from July 1, 1910 to February 23, 1911.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 72-77)

Summary: The author examines the diary of a female relative of the early 20th century. The relative had decided not to marry,went to college ,and worked as a school teacher in Lancaster, PA, and other areas. The author viewed her as an example of the "new woman" of the time and wished to know more about the motivation not to become the traditional married homemaker.

Subjects: Hoak, Mary Eleanor.; Pennsylvania State Normal School of the Second District.; Women teachers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster - Biography.; Students - Pennsylvania - Millersville - Biography.; Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 922.7 H678

The amazing story of the Ausbund : the oldest hymnal in the world known to still be in continuous use

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17336

Author: Blank, Benuel S.

Date of Publication: c2001

Call Number: 245 B642

Responsibility: [Ben S. Blank].

Author: Blank, Benuel S.

Place of Publication: Narvon, PA

Publisher: B.S. Blank,

Date of Publication: c2001

Physical Description: xi, [1], 120 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Notes: Cover title.; Author's name from spine and p. xi.

Subjects: Hymns, German.; Anabaptists

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 245 B642

Love letters : an intinate look at love in Lancaster ; an exhibition at the Lancaster County Historical Society December 2004 - March 2005

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13842

Author: Tennies, Heather Suzanne.

Date of Publication: 2004.

Responsibility: by Heather Suzanne Tennies.

Author: Tennies, Heather Suzanne.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 2004.

Physical Description: p. 106 - 143.

Notes: In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society, v. 106, no. 3 (Winter 2005).; The photographs and letters of the exhibition are described and shown.

Subjects: Lancaster County Historical Society - Exhibitions.; Love letters - Lancaster County

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 106, number 3 (2004), p. 106-143Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.106 no. 3

Where the saints have trod : an overview of the history of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13296

Author: Lamparter, Robert M.

Date of Publication: 2002.

Call Number: 284.1 L237

Author: Lamparter, Robert M.

Place of Publication: [Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: s.n.]

Date of Publication: 2002.

Physical Description: 55 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Notes: Autographed.

Contents: Evangelical Lutheran Curch of the Holy Trinity--Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church--St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church--Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church--Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church--St. Stephen's Evangelical Lutheran Church--Advent Evangelical Lutheran Church--St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church--Mount Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church--Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Redeemer--Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Ascension--Word of Life Deaf Evangelical Lutheran Church--St. Matthew Church--Church of the Good Shepherd--Church of the Ascension--St. Paul Church--Church of the Holy Spirit--St. Peter's Church--Mount Calvary Church.

Subjects: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (Lancaster, Pa.).; The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity (Lancaster, Pa.).; Lutheran Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 284.1 L237

The creation of the almshouse : solutions to the problem of poverty

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8833

Author: Bourque, Monique

Date of Publication: 2000.

Responsibility: by Monique Bourque.

Author: Bourque, Monique

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society ,

Date of Publication: 2000.

Physical Description: 56-81 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v.102, no. 2/3.

Subjects: Conestoga View (Lancaster, Pa.).; Poor - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - History.; Almhouses - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 102, number 2/3 (2000), p. 56-81Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.102, no.2/3

German religious groups and slavery in Lancaster County prior to the Civil War

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17033

Author: Ebersole, Mark C.

Date of Publication: 2005.

Responsibility: by Mark C. Ebersole.

Author: Ebersole, Mark C.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 2005.

Physical Description: p. 158 - 187 : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society, v. 107, no. 4 (Winter 2005-2006).

Subjects: Mennonites - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Moravians - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; German Reformed Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Lutherans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Slavery - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 107, number 4 (2005), p. 158-187Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v. 107

We sing to thee : a history of Millersville University

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13667

Author: Downey, Dennis B.,

Date of Publication: c2004.

Call Number: 370 M652d

Responsibility: Dennis B. Downey.

ISBN: 0975934007

Author: Downey, Dennis B.,

Place of Publication: Millersville, Pa

Publisher: Millersville University of Pennsylvania,

Date of Publication: c2004.

Physical Description: xiii, 261 p. : ill. (some col.), map, ports., music ; 21 x 26 cm.

Notes: Includes index.; Includes words and music for Millersville's alma mater song, "We sing to thee."

Subjects: Lancaster County Normal Institute - History.; Lancaster County Normal School (Millersville, Pa.) - History.; Pennsylvania State Normal School of the Second District - History.; State Teachers College (Millersville, Pa.) - History.; Millersville State College (Pa.) - History.; Millersville University of Pennsylvania - History.; Universities and colleges - Pennsylvania - Millersville; Teachers colleges - Pennsylvania - Millersville; Teachers - Pennsylvania - Millersville

Additional Corporate Author: Millersville University of Pennsylvania.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County

Call Number: 370 M652d

Presbyterians and slavery in Lancaster County from the Colonial Period to the Civil War

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17661

Author: Ebersole, Mark C.

Date of Publication: 2006.

Responsibility: by Mark C. Ebersole.

Author: Ebersole, Mark C.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society ,

Date of Publication: 2006.

Physical Description: p. 150 - 181.

Series: In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society, v. 108, no. 4 (Winter 2006 - 2007).

Notes: Bibliography : p. 175 - 181.

Subjects: Donegal Presbyterian Church (Lancaster County, Pa.).; First Presbyterian Church (Lancaster, Pa.); Presbyterian Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Presbyterians - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Slavery

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 108, number 4 (2006), p. 150-181Lancaster History Library - Journal974.815 L224 v. 108

Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/8b950e59-596d-4ffd-bc86-444331137484

Collection: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Title: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Object ID: MG0331

Date Range: 1762-2003

according to professional museum and archives standards. The finding aid was updated using DACS conventions. �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Box 1 Folder 1 Correspondence—Philip Wager to Adam Reigart, Jr., 1798-1805 Letter from Philip

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Collection: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Title: Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection

Description: The Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection contains correspondence between Adam Reigart, Jr. in Lancaster and Philip Wager in Philadelphia and their families. The letters are primarily from the early nineteenth century and provide information about family illness, travel, visits, business, and family chatter. The receipts and invoices show purchases made in Lancaster and Philadelphia, especially clothing, fabric, dry goods, and meat. The remainder of the collection is made up of newspaper articles, books, and an album of poetry and drawings. The items were housed in a gig trunk which is now in the museum collection.

Admin/Biographical History: Adam Reigart, Jr. (1765-1844) was born in Lancaster. He was the eldest son of Col. Adam Reigart, owner of the Grape Tavern which served as general headquarters during the Revolutionary War. Adam Jr. founded the Reigart Wine Store in 1785 and was in business with Philip Wager in Philadelphia and Philip's son Peter throughout his career. He was the first president of the Lancaster branch of the Bank of Pennsylvania, and was involved with the Conestoga Navigation Company and the Union Fire Company.; Adam Jr. married Mary Magdalena Wager (1772-1806) in 1791. Mary was the daughter of Philip Wager, a Philadelphia wine merchant. They had eight daughters and a son. Susan married Stephen C. Slaymaker and Margaretta married Henry Y. Slaymaker.

Date Range: 1762-2003

Year Range From: 1762

Year Range To: 2003

Date of Accumulation: 1762-2003

Creator: Murphy, John Slaughter, 1921-2011

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 08

People: Arnold, Benedict; Baker, W.; Bare, Jacob; Blight, Peter; Boughter, Charles; Breidenhart, George; Brien, Edward; Brown, Luke; Butter, Charles; Cassidy, Edward; Clarke, John; Clendenin, Samuel; Coleman, Edward; Coleman, William; Edwards, Susanna; Ehler, John; Fisher, Sammy; Fox, Sam M.; Frey, John; Gaskill, Edmund; Gay, Edward F.; Getz, John; Givens, John; Graeff, George; Greland, D.; Hahn, B. Christian; Harrison, George; Haverstick, William; Hopkins, A. R.; Hopkins, Ann; Houston, James; Hubley, Frederick; Hubley, Joseph; Hultzheimer, N.; Hyde, Charles; Irving, Robert; Jack, Joshua; Kauffman, Jacob; King, George; Kirkpatrick, William; Kline, Jacob; Lane, John; Leiper, George G.; Lowry, Robert; Lowry, Robert K.; Mayer, George Louis; Metzger, Emanuel; Metzger, George; Metzger, Jacob; Miller, Barbara; Miller, Henry; Miller, Martin; Miller, Philip; Montgomery, William; Morris, John; Mosher, Joseph; Murphy, John Slaughter; Myer, John; Myers, John; Newlin, Nathaniel; Nice, Levi; Nimrod, Maxwell; Ogilby, Joseph; Otto, Jacob S.; Otto, John C.; Pennington, Edward; Peters, Abraham; Phinney, Zina; Price, Joseph; Price, Richard; Reigart, Adam; Reigart, Adam, Jr.; Reigart, Ann; Reigart, Emanuel; Reigart, Henrietta; Reigart, Maria Wager; Reigart, Mary; Reigart, Mary C.; Reigart, Philip Wager; Reigart, Susan; Rimfast, John; Sample, Joseph; Schaubel, Johannis; Sener, Samuel Miller; Sewell, Charles S.; Shaeffer, Jacob; Shenk, Abraham; Shenk, Christian; Shippen, Peggy; Singer, A.; Slaymaker, Henry Edwin; Slaymaker, Mary Steele; Slaymaker, Stephen Cochran; Smith, Ann; Smith, Anthony; Smith, Ralph; Stein, Philip; Steinman, George; Stewart, William; Sullivan, Susannah; Wager, George; Wager, Hannah; Wager, James; Wager, Mary; Wager, Peter; Wager, Philip H.; Wager, Sally; Wager, Sophia; Wager, William; Walsh, Christopher; Wentz, Thomas; Wertz, Christian; Wharton, Charles; Whitaker, George; Whitaker, John; Wimer, Michael; Winroth, Margaret; Witmer, David; Woodmund, William; Yeiser, Philip

Other Creators: Reigart family

Subjects: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Invoices; Letters; Obituaries; Receipts (Acknowledgments)

Search Terms: Adam Reigart and Son; Albums; Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; Boston, Massachusetts; Brenner and Reed; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Cape May, New Jersey; Charles C. and J. Watson; Christ Church Burial Ground; Cincinnati, Ohio; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence; Delaware; Dixon Walker and Company; Earp and Brothers; Finding aids; Grape Hotel; Greene County, New York; H. Behlen and Company; Illnesses; Invoices; J. Walker and Company; John Warden and Sons; Kentucky; Lancaster; Lancaster County Almshouse; Lancaster Bar Association; Lancaster Intelligencer; Lancaster Journal; Lancaster New Era; Lancaster Sunday News; Lane Slaymaker and Company; Letters; London, England; Lower Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania; Lowry and Myers; Luzerne County, Pennsylvania; Manuscript groups; Margaretta Furnace; Marietta Bank; Morning News; Mount Auburn Cemetery; New York, New York; Newspaper clippings; Obituaries; Ohio; Pennsylvania German Society; Pensacola, Florida; Peter Wager and Company; Philadelphia Inquirer; Pratt and Kintzing; Race Street; Receipts; Reeve's Tavern; South Carolina; Southwark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Spain; St. James Episcopal Church; Union Fire Company; Vintners; Wager and Company; Washington Fire Company; West Point Military Academy; William Noyes and Company; Wine merchants; York Springs Boarding House; York Springs, York County, Pennsylvania; York, York County, Pennsylvania

Extent: 2 boxes, 35 folders, 1.5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0331

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Gig trunk (2003.078); Adam Reigart Collection (MG0122)

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection (MG0331), 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.

Accession Number: 2003.078

Other Numbers: MG-331

Classification: MG0331

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid created by KR. Added to database 8 March 2022.

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The Lancaster County cholera epidemic of 1854 and the challenge to the miasma theory of disease

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19749

Author: Osborne, John B.

Date of Publication: 2009

Call Number: 905.748 HSP v.103

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Responsibility: John B. Osborne

Author: Osborne, John B.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, Pa

Publisher: Historical Society of Pennsylvania ,

Date of Publication: 2009

Physical Description: p. 228-250 ; 23 cm.

Notes: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, v. 133.; This record provides a link to this resuorce on the publisher's official online repository.

Subjects: Atlee, John L. - 1799-1885; Cholera - Pennsylvania - Columbia; Epidemics - Pennsylvania - Columbia; Medicine - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County

Location: Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article

Call Number: 905.748 HSP v.103

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