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Collection
Auto Racing Collection
Title
Auto Racing Collection
Object ID
MG0137
Date Range
1932-1987
717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Search Terms: Advertisements Automobile racing Automobile racing drivers Automobile racing--Accidents Automobiles Bird-in-Hand, East Lampeter Twp. Bird-in-Hand Speedway Bishop’s Café Cars Central Speedway Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Columbia Finding aids Greer’s
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Collection
Auto Racing Collection
Title
Auto Racing Collection
Description
The Auto Racing Collection contains photocopies of photographs of race car drivers, newspaper articles, advertisements, and programs related to auto racing at Lancaster County speedways. The items include a history of auto racing in Lancaster County, information about J. Earl Way, and an article about a benefit for the Williams Grove Old-Timers Association.
Admin/Biographical History
J. Earl Way (1907-1997) of Salunga, Pennsylvania was a barber, dance instructor, and local band leader. He was also involved in auto racing, was a race promoter at Landisville Speedway, and wrote articles about racing for several newspapers. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43953963/obituary-for-j-earl-way-aged-89/
Date Range
1932-1987
Year Range From
1932
Year Range To
1987
Date of Accumulation
1932-1987
Creator
Way, J. Earl, 1907-1997
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Acker, Ralph
Barzda, Joe
Bennet, W.
Bob, Gert
Bob, Joe
Bonmoyer, Herry
Brubaker, Allen
Chittwood, Joe
Cooper, Joe
Cooper, Russel
Culp, Dutch
Dotter, Clyde
Emery, E.
Emery, L. D.
Fritz, Ben
Gable, Bill
Gasta, Al
Gensler, Le Roy
Graham, Ray
Greer, Adam
Greer, Wilbur
Hamilton. Les
Heister, Duer
Herman, George
Holland, Bill
Horn, Ted
Keenig, Len
Kelcher, Ammon
Kline, Ted
Kolas, Fred
Light, Mark
Martin, Jack
Matera, Johnny
McClanagan, Don
Menke, Bill
Meyer, Newt
Miller, Paul
Mowery, Earl
Myers, Chares
Shollenberger, Ray "Dutch"
Shoop, Bill
Spahr, Russel
Stine, Ottis
Trissler, John
Way, Ardella
Way, Betsy
Way, Betty
Way, Fern
Way, John Earl
Way, Steven
Wentz, Walt
Wilt, Dave
Wolf, M. J.
Young, Paul
Subjects
Advertisements
Automobile racing
Automobile racing drivers
Automobile racing--Accidents
Automobiles
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Programs (Publications)
Racetracks (Automobile racing)
Stock car drivers
Search Terms
Advertisements
Automobile racing
Automobile racing drivers
Automobile racing--Accidents
Automobiles
Bird-in-Hand, East Lampeter Twp.
Bird-in-Hand Speedway
Bishop's Café
Cars
Central Speedway
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Columbia
Finding aids
Greer's Motor Dome
Landisville, East Hempfield Twp.
Landisville Speedway
Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Manuscript groups
Newspaper clippings
Lancaster Fairgrounds
Pennsylvania Casualty Company
Programs
R. R. Graybill's Garage
Racetracks
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Russ Cooper's Riley Special
Sambler Special
Speedways
Star Beer Special A V8 Ford
Statistics
Stock car drivers
Williams Grove Old Timers
Wyomissing, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Young Bros.
Extent
1 box, 7 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0137
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Auto Racing Collection (MG0137), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
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-137
Classification
MG0137
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by AS, 1999. Finding aid typed by KS, March 2013. Added to database 25 September 2021.
Documents
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Bond and receipt for the tavern known as Bird-in-Hand
Object ID
Tav 1863 F15 I01
Date Range
1863
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Bond and receipt for the tavern known as Bird-in-Hand
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Date Range
1863
Creation Date
1863
Year
1863
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0031
People
Bender, Michael
Weidman, Abraham
Graybill, Abraham D.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Liquor License
East Lampeter Twp.
Taverns
Bird-In-Hand, East Lampeter Twp.
Place
East Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Bond
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1863 F15 I01
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Box Number
031
Additional Notes
Known as Bird-in hand.
Bond: Weidman, Abraham; Graybill, Abraham D.
Signers of petition: Gyger, John; Gillespie, L. W.; [Gillespie, M.]; Ronk, J. P.; Beiler, George; Stauffer, Henry; Johns, Peter; Long, Valentine; Dunlap, John; Brubaker, R. H.; Harr, Jacob R.; Miller, A. M.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
Approved.
April term.
3 items, 3 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0300 I004
Date Range
1901
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1901
Year
1901
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0004
People
Ressler, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bird-in-Hand, East Lampeter Twp.
Bridges
Creeks
East Lampeter Twp.
Henry Ressler's Mill
Mill Creek
Mills
Proposals
Place
East Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Proposal
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0300 I004
Box Number
004
Additional Notes
[East Lampeter Twp.]
Location: At Henry Ressler's Mill, West of Bird-in-Hand, East Lampeter Twp.
Document type: Proposal for bridge repair.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1867 F17 I01
Date Range
1867
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Date Range
1867
Year
1867
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0036
People
Boffenmyer, Peter
Search Terms
Liquor License
East Lampeter Twp.
Bird-in-Hand, East Lampeter Twp.
Place
Bird-in-Hand, East Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1867 F17 I01
Box Number
036
Additional Notes
To be known as Rail-Road House.
21 signatures in support of petition.
January term.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Specifications for repairs to bridges in Repair Zone B
Object ID
Bridge F0905 I006
Date Range
1920
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Specifications for repairs to bridges in Repair Zone B
Description
Document type: Specifications for repairs to bridges in Repair Zone B.
1. Little Conestoga No. 2
[Lancaster Twp. and Manor Twp.]
Location: Over Little Conestoga Creek at Stone Roads Mill.
2. Little Conestoga No. 5, now marked No. 4
[Manor Twp.]
Location: Over Little Conestoga Creek.
3. Little Conestoga No. 6, also known as Owl Hill Bridge
4. Little Conestoga No. 7
Location: Over Conestoga Creek.
5. Conestoga No. 24
[Conestoga Twp. and Manor Twp.]
Location: Over Conestoga Creek at Rock Hill, Conestoga Twp.
6. Conestoga No. 25
Location: Over Conestoga Creek at Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp.
7. Conestoga No. 21
[Lancaster Twp. and Pequea Twp.]
Location: Over Conestoga Creek at Second Lock, Lancaster Twp.
8. Mill Creek No. 2
[East Lampeter Twp.]
Location: Over Mill Creek at east end of Smoketown, East Lampeter Twp.
9. Mill Creek No. 1
[Leacock Twp. and Upper Leacock Twp.]
Location: Over Mill Creek at Mascot, Upper Leacock Twp.
10. Pequea No. 1
[Salisbury Twp.]
Location: Over Pequea Creek.
11. Pequea No. 4
[Leacock Twp. and Salisbury Twp.]
Location: Over Pequea Creek at Sheetz's Mill near Buyerstown, Salisbury Twp.
12. Pequea No. 10
[West Lampeter Twp. and Strasburg Twp.]
13. Pequea No. 11
[Strasburg Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.]
Location: Over Pequea Creek at Wagonmaker's Shop.
14. Pequea No. 12
Location: Over Pequea Creek at Lime Valley, West Lampeter twp.
15. Pequea No. 15
[Pequea Twp. and Providence Twp.]
Location: Over Pequea Creek near Herrville Hotel.
16. West Branch of Octoraro No. 2
[Colerain Twp.]
Location: Over West Branch of Octoraro Creek at Clonmell, Colerain Twp., near Pumping Station.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1920
Year
1920
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0013
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Buyerstown, Salisbury Twp.
Clonmell, Colerain Twp.
Colerain Twp.
Conestoga Bridge
Conestoga Creek
Conestoga Twp.
Covered bridges
Creeks
East Lampeter Twp.
Herrville Hotel
Hotels
Lancaster Twp.
Leacock Twp.
Lime Valley, West Lampeter Twp.
Little Conestoga Bridge
Little Conestoga Creek
Manor Twp.
Mascot, Upper Leacock Twp.
Mills
Mill Creek
Mill Creek Bridge
Octoraro Creek, West Branch
Octoraro Water Company
Octoraro West Branch #1 Covered Bridge
Owl Hill Bridge
Pequea Bridge
Pequea Creek
Pequea Twp.
Providence Twp.
Pumping stations
Rock Hill, Conestoga Twp.
Safe Harbor, Conestoga Twp.
Salisbury Twp.
Second Lock, Lancaster Twp.
Sheetz's Mill
Shops
Smoketown, East Lampeter Twp.
Specifications
Stoneroad's Mill
Strasburg Twp.
Upper Leacock Twp.
Wagonmaker's Shop
West Lampeter Twp.
Extent
1 item, 6 pieces
Object Name
Specification
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0905 I006
Box Number
013
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
A Brief Autobiography of Brigadier General Thomas Welsh
Object ID
MG0828_SeriesD-63_F19
Date Range
No date
  1 document     1 image  
Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
A Brief Autobiography of Brigadier General Thomas Welsh
Description
Handwritten autobiography of Brigadier General Thomas Welsh. Mentions his birth in May 1824 and his military career beginning with his enlistment during the Mexican War through October 1861. Although undated, this was clearly written after November 29, 1862 when he was brevetted to Brigadier (more likely it was written shortly before or after he was commissioned in March 1863). Written in the third person. One page. Note: This is the third biography included in this collection, see also MG0828_SeriesA_F01 It01 and MG0828_SeriesD-62_F06.
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
No date
Creation Date
No date
Creator
Welsh, Thomas, 1824-1863
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Polk, James Knox
Welsh, Thomas
Subjects
Autobiographies
Buena Vista, Battle of, Mexico, 1847
Camp Curtin (Pa.)
Columbia (Pa.)
Harrisburg (Pa.)
Mexican War, 1846-1848
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Washington (D.C.)
Search Terms
Autobiographies
Battle of Buena Vista
Camp Curtin, Pennsylvania
Civil War
Columbia
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Memoirs
Mexican War
Washington, DC
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan
Object Name
Biography
Language
English
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2020-08-17
Parent Object ID
MG0828_SeriesD-63
Object ID
MG0828_SeriesD-63_F19
Notes
Added to PP 12/27/2020 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-D-63-19
Classification
MG0828
Description Level
Item
Images
Documents
Less detail
Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
History of Colonel Thomas Welsh
Object ID
MG0828_SeriesD-62_F06
Date Range
No date
  1 document     2 images  
Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
History of Colonel Thomas Welsh
Description
Handwritten autobiography of Thomas Welsh, written in third person. Text sketches his military career through the Battle of South Mountain. This is an unfinished draft, with portions crossed out. Initially written in July 1862 while he was at Hilton Head, South Carolina then the section about Acquia Creek, Virginia and South Mountain, Maryland were added in pencil after the Battle of South Mountain, September 14, 1862.
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
No date
Creation Date
No date
Creator
Welsh, Thomas, 1824-1863
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Burnside, Ambrose Everett
Wright, Horatio Gouverneur
Welsh, Thomas
Subjects
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Autobiographies
Columbia (Pa.)
Camp Curtin (Pa.)
Port Royal (S.C.)
Otter Islands (S.C.)
James Island (S.C.)
South Mountain, Battle of, Md., 1862
Mexican War, 1846-1848
Buenavista (Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico)
Hilton Head (S.C.)
Fredericksburg (Va.)
Aquia Creek (Va.)
Search Terms
Aquia Creek, Virginia
Autobiographies
Buenavista, Mexico
Camp Curtin, Pennsylvania
Civil War
Columbia
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Hilton Head, South Carolina
James Island, South Carolina
Memoirs
Mexican War
Otter Islands, South Carolina
Port Royal, South Carolina
Battle of South Mountain
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan
Object Name
Biography
Language
English
Condition
Good
Parent Object ID
MG0828_SeriesD-62
Object ID
MG0828_SeriesD-62_F06
Notes
Added to PP 12/26/2020 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-D-62-06
Classification
MG0828
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Cataloged by Richard C. Wiggin prior to donation.
Images
Documents
Less detail
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0520 I007
Date Range
1923/04
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1923/04
Year
1923
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0008
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Approvals
Bird-in-Hand, East Lampeter Twp.
Bridges
Creeks
Leacock Twp.
Mill Creek
Monterey, Upper Leacock Twp.
Old Philadelphia Road
Reports
Roads
Upper Leacock Twp.
Place
Leacock Twp. and Upper Leacock Twp.
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0520 I007
Box Number
008
Additional Notes
Court term: April 1923.
Location: On public road from Monterey, Upper Leacock Twp., to the Old Road, east of Bird-in-Hand, East Lampeter Twp.
Document type: Approval of report of viewers.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1854 F15 I04
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1854
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0021
People
Rowe, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bird-in-Hand, East Lampeter Twp.
Place
Bird-in-hand, East Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1854 F15 I04
Box Number
021
Additional Notes
January term.
Signers of Petition: A. Kennedy, J. H. Buckwalter, John Heller, George Beiler, John Bushong, John Bender, B. D. Moyer, Abraham Esbenshade, Seth Burkholder, Elias Burkholder, James Murphy, Evan Dampman
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1859 F08 I02
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1859
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0026
People
Holl, Wendel
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bird-in-hand, East Lampeter Twp.
Place
Bird-in-hand, East Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1859 F08 I02
Box Number
026
Additional Notes
Petition.
Known as the Bird-in-hand Hotel.
Signers of petition: James Murphey, David Groff, Abram Esbenshade, Abraham Siegrist, J. P. Ronk, James Manahan, Samuel Miller, Robert Miller, S. W. Gillespie, A. Roberts, [ ] B. Groff, Amos Bushong, Henry Kendig, [ ] B. Groff, Valentine Long, Jacob Brown.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
Less detail

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