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Collection: Transportation Collection

Title: Transportation Collection

Object ID: MG0123

Date Range: 1819-1977

Subject Headings: 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 Blueprints

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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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Collection: Whitson & Sproul Collection

Title: Whitson & Sproul Collection

Object ID: MG0151

Date Range: 1847-1869

, William W. Thompson, Jesse Whitson, Jacob T. Whitson, Micah Whitson, Moses Wright, James Subject Headings: Business records Letters Probate records �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Search Terms: Agreements Bart Twp. Boldin & Wartmun

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Collection: Whitson & Sproul Collection

Title: Whitson & Sproul Collection

Description: This collection consists of business records for Whitson & Sproul of Christiana, Lancaster County and documents related to estate settlements. The business records include a ledger, letters and statements concerning the sale and purchase of various materials. One letter mentions the 1860 election of "Old Abe." The receipts and court documents consist primarily of receipts, releases, and sale agreements relating to the settlement of the estates of James Sproul and Moses Whitson.

Date Range: 1847-1869

Year Range From: 1847

Year Range To: 1869

Date of Accumulation: 1847-1869

Creator: Whitson & Sproul

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

People: Armstrong, James; Aulthouse, George; Boyd, John A.; Brady, John; Brown, Jeremiah; Coates, Lindley; Collins, Eliza; Collins, James; Cooper, James; Cooper, John; Dickinson, Joseph C.; Frame, Benjamin; Hamilton, T. J.; Hawthorn, G. C.; Hess, J. G.; Iddings, Harriet J.; Irwin, Ellis P.; Irwin, George W.; Johnston, James; Johnston, Robert; Lefever, Daniel; Lewis, Samuel; Lincoln, Abraham; May, Daniel W.; Meiditch, John; Moore, Jeremiah; Morrison, George; Paxson, Elma E.; Paxson, Franklin G.; Paxson, Latitia Ann; Pownall, Joseph; Pownall, Moses; Pusey, John; Retzer, John; Rohrer, J. S.; Roland, John; Russel, John N.; Smith, Edward K.; Sproul, Annie; Sproul, Charles N.; Sproul, James; Steele, Margaret; Steele, William W.; Thompson, Jesse; Whitson, Jacob T.; Whitson, Micah; Whitson, Moses; Wright, James

Subjects: Business records; Letters; Probate records

Search Terms: Agreements; Bart Twp.; Boldin and Wartmun; Business cards; Business records; Christiana; Coal; Columbia; Correspondence; Drumore Twp.; Dunwoody, Philadelphia; Finding aids; Grain; Guardians; Ledgers; Letters; Lumber; Manor Twp.; Manuscript groups; Philadelphia Railroad; Probate records; Receipts; Sadsbury Forge; Sadsbury Twp.; Stocks; Strasburg; Tobacco; Vetterlein Co.; West Philadelphia Railroad; Whitson and Sproul; Widows

Extent: 1 box, 2 folders, .25 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0151

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Whitson & Sproul Collection (MG0151), 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-151

Classification: MG0151

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: The collection was cataloged and the finding aid was prepared in 1998-1999 by DT. Added to database 29 September 2021.

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0260 I001

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Description: Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.

System of Arrangement: Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.

Year: 1874

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0004

People: Lemmy, John H.

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Creeks; Little Chiques Creek; Little Chickies Creek; East Donegal Twp.; Rapho Twp.; Columbia; Petitions; Orders; Reports; Bridges

Place: East Donegal Twp. and Rapho Twp.

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0260 I001

Box Number: 004

Additional Notes: Court term: April 1874.; Location: On public highway to Columbia, near mill dam of John H. Lemmy.; Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.; Order and report of viewers.; 4 items, 4 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Case Number: 444.000

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0260 I003

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Description: Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.

System of Arrangement: Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.

Year: 1882

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0004

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Creeks; Little Chiques Creek; Little Chickies Creek; East Donegal Twp.; Rapho Twp.; Mount Joy; Columbia; Petitions; Orders; Reports; Bridges

Place: East Donegal Twp. and Rapho Twp.

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0260 I003

Box Number: 004

Additional Notes: Court term: April 1882.; Location: On public road from Mount Joy to Columbia.; Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.; Order and report of viewers.; 5 items, 8 pieces

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Case Number: 26.000

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

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Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Object ID: Bridge F0260 I005

Collection: Bridge Records

Title: Bridge Records

Description: Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.

System of Arrangement: Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.

Year: 1884

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Container: Box 0004

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Creeks; Little Chiques Creek; Little Chickies Creek; East Donegal Twp.; Rapho Twp.; Mount Joy; Columbia; Orders; Bridges

Place: East Donegal Twp. and Rapho Twp.

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Object ID: Bridge F0260 I005

Box Number: 004

Additional Notes: Court term: May 1884.; Location: On public road from Mount Joy to Columbia.; Document type: Order to County Commissioners for a county bridge.; 1 item, 1 piece

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.

Case Number: 26.000

Classification: RG 02-00 0324

Description Level: Item

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Collection: Advertising and Promotional Collection

Title: Advertising and Promotional Collection

Object ID: MG0153

Date Range: 1862-1987

Boston Insurance Co. Brochures Brownstown, West Earl Twp. Businesses Christmas carols Clarion Steam Printing House Clipper Magazine Colonial Theatre Columbia Columbia Flour Mills Columbia Herald Job Printing Office �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633

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Collection: Advertising and Promotional Collection

Title: Advertising and Promotional Collection

Description: The Advertising and Promotional Collection contains materials for a wide variety of businesses and organizations in Lancaster County, including manufacturers, department and clothing stores, entertainment venues, grocery stores, restaurants, service providers, and social clubs. Of special interest is the use of both English and German in a brochure from the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co., as well as in the soap-making directions from the Pennsylvania Salt Co. There are also a 1921 program from Lancaster's Colonial Theatre and boxing programs that list Lancaster native, Leo Houck.

Date Range: 1862-1987

Year Range From: 1862

Year Range To: 1987

Date of Accumulation: 1862-1987

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

People: Bogle, George; Bortzfield, Jere; Butler, Smedley D.; Correll, Clint; Eberly, Jay M.; Evans, Melvern R,; Frueauff, W. Herman T.; Hawbaker, Gary; Houck, Leo; Huss, Arlene Rider; Jackson, J. T.; Jenner, Edward; Kelly, P. B.; Kepler, Aaron Conrad; Lynch, Charles O.; Manning, Peggy Sheets; Martin, John W.; Miller, Charles F.; Musser, Andrew J.; Miller, J. R.; Rohrer, Willis; Ross, Betsy; Schuneman, Ray; Skiles, John D.; Slaymaker, R. M.; Smith, Lynn A.; Smith, Marjorie A.; Stauffer, Sarah Ann; Stumpf, Ed; Suydam, Henry; Tobias, Richard J.; Yecker, Paul C.; Rowe, Ceylon; Landes, Lizzie; Stehman, Henry L.

Subjects: Advertising; Ephemera; Advertising fliers; Fliers (Ephemera)

Search Terms: A&P; A. F. Huber Food Store; Advertisements; Advertising; Advertising fliers; Announcements; Annville, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; Aunt Betty's Playhouse; Big Boy Restaurants; Boston Insurance Company; Brochures; Brownstown, West Earl Twp.; Business; Christmas carols; Clarion Steam Printing House; Clipper Magazine; Colonial Theatre; Columbia; Columbia Flour Mills; Columbia Herald Job Printing Office; Columbian Printing Company; Cope Brothers; Dr. Raub's Egg White Soap; Drawings; E. H. Gochnauer and Sons; East Tarentum, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; Ed Stumpf's Service Stations; Engle and Hambright; Ephemera; Express Steam Printers; Finding aids; Finks Baked Products; Flyers; Gardner and Craver; Gates Dental Company, Inc.; Glitsch' Imperial Russian Mustard; Grandview Heights; Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company; Harrison Brothers and Company; Heinitsh Furniture Company; Hershey and Groff; Historical Society of Frederick County, Inc. (Maryland); Invitations; John D. Skiles, Dry Goods and Clothing; John Herr's Mill; Kelly Cadillac; Kunkel and Brother; L. B. Herr & Son; Lakeland Stabling Company; Lancaster; Lancaster Advertiser's Club; Lancaster Bar Association; Lancaster Chemical Company; Lancaster Country Store; Lancaster County Heritage Magazine; Lancaster Dispensing Company; Lancaster Outdoor Advertising Company; Lime Spring Farm; Lorillard Tobacco Company; Lynch Drop Center Fifth Wheel and Gear Connections; Manuscript groups; Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; Mill Bridge Village & Camp Resort; Mills; Moderne Manor; Musselman and Slaymaker; New Holland, Earl Twp.; Pacquin's Dentist's and Physician's hand cream; Peach Bottom Slate Mining Company; Pennsylvania Salt Company; Pequea Lime; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Place Marie; Restaurants; Restore 'N More; Rohrerstown, East Hempfield Twp.; Russo Answer-Phone Service; Sayres, Scheid & Sweeton; Steinman Hardware; Stockyard Inn; Stores; Sunday News; Trivers Clothes; Trout and Shank; F. W. Woolworth Co.; H. L. Stehman and Co.; Heitshu's Drug Store

Extent: 1 box, 13 folders, .2 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0153

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Business and Industry Collection (MG0107); Invoice and Receipt Collection (MG0253); Billheads from the Commissioners' Orders for Payment Collection (MG0182); Business Letterhead Collection (MG0254)

Notes: Preferred Citation: Advertising and Promotional Collection (MG0153), 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-153

Other Number: MG-153

Classification: MG0153

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: This collection was originally cataloged in 1998 and the finding aid is updated as items are added. Added to database 25 August 2021.

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1830 #481

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Description: This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.

System of Arrangement: The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Year: 1830

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0011

People: Buthoff, Elizabeth; Fritz, David; Geltmacher, Jacob; Hayes, Augustus; Horeneom, George; Kalm, Jacob; Kalm, John; Lewis, Levi; Louse, Charles; Louse, Jacob; Mayer, Elizabeth; Mayer, Margaret; Miller, Frederick; Miller, John; Moore, Elizabeth; Moore, William; Mosey, Mary; Rhoad, Fanny; Sherrer, Henry; Snyder, Ann; Sweney, William; Wright, Christopher; Wright, David

Search Terms: Poor children; Columbia; West Hempfield Twp.; Donegal Twp.; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Rapho Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1830 #481

Box Number: 011

Notes: Entered into Q&A 1995/05/30.

Additional Notes: Poor children.; Rapho Twp. unless noted.; Buthoff, Elizabeth. West Hempfield Township.; Fritz, David. Donegal Twp.; Geltmacher, Jacob.; Hayes, Augustus. Teacher.; Horeneom, George.; Kalm, Jacob.; Kalm, John.; Lewis, Levi.; Louse, Charles.; Louse, Jacob.; Mayer, Elizabeth.; Mayer, Margaret.; Miller, Frederick.; Miller, John.; Moore, Elizabeth.; Moore, William.; Mosey, Mary.; Rhoad, Fanny. West Hempfield Township.; Sherrer, Susan.; Sherrer, Henry.; Snyder, Ann.; Sweney, William.; Wright, Christopher.; Wright, David.; 1 item. 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

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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.

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1830 #297

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Description: This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.

System of Arrangement: The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0010

People: Allen, Mary; Bennet, James; Bennet, John; Bennet, Joseph; Brown, John; Brown, Rebecca; Clark, Oliver; Clinton, Jacob; Clinton, John; Conklin, John; Correll, George; Dowdrick, Isaac W.; Duck, Fanny; Duck, Solomon; Eberline, George; Gallager, Henry; Gallager, Mary; Giger, Catharine; Greaff, Henry; Houtch, Margaret; Houtch, William; Leithiser, John; Liebhart, Elizabeth; Liebhart, Martha; Lockard, Charles; Lockard, Hannah; Lockard, William; McCurdy, Susan; Minnich, Sarah; Minnich, Susan; Ouetto, Henry; Ouetto, William; Poor, Elizabeth; Strein, Michael; Tarbet, John; Tarbet, David; Welsh, Mary; Welsh, Thomas; Wolf, Charles; Wolf, Nat

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: Columbia; West Hempfield Twp.; Poor children; Teachers; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: Columbia

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1830 #297

Box Number: 010

Notes: Entered into Q&A 1994/11/29.

Additional Notes: Poor children; Columbia borough and West Hempfield Twp., combined; Allen, Mary.; Bennet, James.; Bennet, John.; Bennet, Joseph.; Brown, John.; Brown, Rebecca.; Clark, Oliver.; Clinton, Jacob.; Clinton, John.; Conklin, John.; Correll, George.; Dowdrick, Isaac W.; Duck, Fanny.; Duck, Solomon.; Eberline, George.; Gallager, Henry.; Gallager, Mary.; Giger, Catharine.; Greaff, Henry.; Houtch, Margaret.; Houtch, William.; Leithiser, John.; Liebhart, Elizabeth.; Liebhart, Martha.; Lockard, Charles.; Lockard, Hannah.; Lockard, William.; McCurdy, Susan.; Minnich, Sarah.; Minnich, Susan.; Ouetto, Henry.; Ouetto, William.; Poor, Elizabeth.; Strein, Michael. Teacher.; Tarbet, John.; Tarbet, David.; Welsh, Mary.; Welsh, Thomas.; Wolf, Charles.; Wolf, Nat.; 1 item. 1 piece.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.

Classification: RG 08-01 0510

Description Level: Item

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Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Object ID: CommOrder 1827 #615

Date Range: 1827

Collection: Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Title: Commissioners' order for payment

Description: This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.

System of Arrangement: The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.

Date Range: 1827

Date of Accumulation: 1810-1901

Creator: County Commissioners

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Container: Box 0008

People: Albright, John; Albright, Sarah; Albright, Mrs.; Algeir, Joseph; Algeir, Peter; Beaver, Frederick; Beaver, George; Beaver, John; Bennet, Abel; Bennet, Christian; Bennet, James; Bennet, John; Bogle, George; Bogle, Mrs.; Brooks, Matthias; Brooks, Susanna; Brown, Elizabeth; Brown, Susanna; Buthofe, Henry; Buthofe, Jacob; Buthofe, John; Cardle, Peter; Cardle, Mrs.; Clark, John; Clark, Philip; Clark, Samuel; Clouse, Emily; Clouse, George; Corric, Catharina; Corric, Martin; Corric, Rebecca; Cross, Elizabeth; Detweiler, Christian; Detweiler, Jacob; Dickey, William; Eisenberger, Abraham; Eisenberger, Christian; Eisenberger, Henry; Enghof, Jacob; Enghof, Joseph; Findlay, Ureh; Findlay, Mrs.; Fisher, Adam; Fisher, George; Fisher, Matty; Fite, Emanuel; Fite, Lewis; Galligher, Daniel; Galligher, John; Galligher, Mary; Galligher, Mrs.; Grissinger, Nancy; Grissinger, Stephen; Hass, Adam; Hass, Michael; Hass, Mrs.; Hatch, Sarah; Hughes, Harvey; Hughes, James; Hughes, Josiah; Hummel, Catharine; Hummel, Mrs.; Hutton, Jesse M.; Hutton, Mary A.; Jacky, Leveana; Jacky, Mrs.; Kame, Catharine; Kinsmoor, Sarah; Kulp, John; Leibly, Catharina; Lewis, Joseph; Lice, Elizabeth; Lice, Jacob; Liggits, Miss; Lockert, Charles; Lockert, Elizabeth; Lockert, Samuel; Lockert, Sophia; Lockert, Mrs.; Long, Catharina; Long, Mrs.; Maclain, Daniel; Maclain, Elizabeth; Maclain, James; Maxton, Ann; Maxton, George; Maxton, John; May, Samuel; McCardy, Joseph; McCardy, Mrs.; McClair, Elizabeth; McKlure, William; McLaughlin, Matthias; McLaughlin, Mrs.; Meldron, John; Meldron, Thomas; Meldron, Ms.; Micholson, Matilda; Micholson, Mrs.; Miller, Barbara; Miller, Philip; Miller, Polly; Moor, Ann; Moor, Catharine; Moor, Samuel; Moor, William; Morgan, Harriet; Morgan, John; Neff, Samuel; Neff, Mrs.; Parson, James; Parson, Mrs.; Pearson, Mary Jane; Pearson, William; Pearson, Mrs.; Poor, Elizabeth; Poor, Mary; Price, John; Richards, John; Richards, Mary; Richards, Mrs.; Road, Elizabeth; Road, Jacob; Road, John; Robinson, Barbara; Robinson, Catharine; Shidle, George; Shidle, William; Shroeder, Catharine; Shroeder, Elizabeth; Shroeder, John; Sink, John; Sink, Samuel; Skitter, Curtes; Smith, William; Smith, Benjamin; Smith, Susanna; Smith, Mrs.; Snyder, Catharine; Snyder, Henry; Stevenson, Henry; Stevenson, Mrs.; Tarbert, David; Tarbert, John; Tarbert, Nancy; Taylor, Charles; Taylor, Hannah; Taylor, Sarah; Taylor, William; Trainer, Ann; Trainer, Susan; Treiner, Patrick; Treiner, Rosanna; Trump, Susanna; Trump, Mrs.; Walls, Samuel; Walls, William; Welsh, Henry; Welsh, Mary; Welsh, Mary Ann; Welsh, Wesley; Welsh, William; Wolf, Henry; Wolf, John; Wolf, Paul

Subcategory: Documentary Artifact

Search Terms: West Hempfield Twp.; Columbia; Poor children; Commissioners' Orders for Payment

Place: West Hempfield Twp.

Extent: 70 boxes (35 cubic tabard.)

Object Name: Documents

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2008-03-25

Object ID: CommOrder 1827 #615

Box Number: 008

Notes: Entered into Q & A Nov 12, 2003.

Additional Notes: List of poor children in West Hempfield Twp. incliding Columbia.; Algeir, Peter. Father of Algeir, Joseph, age 10.; Albright, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Albright, John, age 8; Albright, Sarah, age 7.; Beaver, John. Father of Beaver, Frederick, age 6; Beaver, George, age 8.; Bennet, Abel. Father of Bennet, Christian, age 9; Bennet, James, age 7; Bennet, John, age 5.; Bogle, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Bogle, George,age 9.; Brown, Elizabeth, age 6; Brown, Susanna, age 10.; Brooks, Matthias. Father of Brooks, Matthias, age 10; Brooks, Susanna, age 8.; Buthofe, Henry. Father of Buthofe, Jacob, age 11; Buthofe, John, age 9.; Clouse, George. Father of Clouse, Emily, age 6; Clouse, George, age 10.; Wolf, John. Stepfather of Cross, Elizabeth, age 11.; Corric, Martin. Father of Corric, Catharina, age 6; Corric, Rebecca, age 9.; Clark, Philip. Father of Clark, John, age 9; Clark, Samuel, age 5.; Cardle, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Cardle, Peter, age 5.; Detweiler, Christian. Father of Detweiler, Jacob, age 10.; Dickey, William. Age 10. Orphan.; Eisenberger, Abraham. Father of Eisenberger, Abraham, age 10; Eisenberger, Christian, age 8; Eisenberger, Henry, age 5.; Enghof, Jacob. Father of Enghof, Joseph, age 11.; Fite, Emanuel. Father of Fite, Lewis, age 9; Fite, Emanuel, age 6.; Findlay, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Findlay, Ureh, age 6.; Fisher, Adam. Deceased. Freeholder. Father of Fisher, Matty, age 11; Fisher, George, age 9.; Grissinger, Stephen. Father of Grissinger, Nancy, age 9; Grissinger, Susanna, age 10.; Galligher, _____ Mrs. Mother of Galligher, Mary, age 7.; Galligher, Daniel. Poor man. Father of Galligher, Mary, age 10; Galligher, John, age 8.; Hughes, James. Father of Hughes, Harvey, age 6; Hughes, Josiah, age 8.; [Hatch, _____ Mrs.] Widow. Mother of Hatch, Sarah, age 6.; Hass, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Hass, Adam, age 8; Hass, Michael, Age 11.; Hummel, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Hummel, Catharine, age 7.; Hutton, _____. Poor man. Father of Hutton, Jesse M., age 8; Hutton, Mary A., age 7.; Jacky, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Jacky, Leveana, age 9.; Kulp, John. Father of Kulp, John, age 11.; Meldron, _____Ms. Mother of Kinsmoor, Sarah, age 9.; [Kame, _____ Mrs.] Widow. Mother of Kame, Catharine, age 9.; Lice, Jacob. Father of Lice, Elizabeth, age 11.; Lewis, Joseph. Father of Lewis, Joseph, age 9.; Long, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Long, Catharina, age 6.; Lockert, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Lockert, Charles, age 5; Lockert, Samuel, age 7; Lockert, Sophia, age 8.; Leibly, Catharina. Mother of Lockert, Elizabeth, age 7.; Maxton, John. Father of Maxton, Ann, age 6; Maxton, George, age 8.; Moor, William. Father of Moor, Ann, age 6; Moor, Catharine, age 8; Moor, Samuel, age 5.; Maclain, James. Father of Maclain, Daniel, age 6; Maclain, Elizabeth, age 9.; May, Samuel. A poor child. Age 6.; [Morgan, _____]. Poor man. Father of Morgan, Harriet, age 6; Morgan, John, age 5.; Micholson, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Micholson, Matilda, age 6.; McCardy, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of McCardy, Joseph, age 5.; Miller, Philip. Father of Miller, Barbara, age 10; Miller, Polly, age 7.; Meldron, John. Father of Meldron, Thomas, age 5.; McLaughlin, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of McLaughlin, Matthias, age 7.; McClair, Elizabeth. Mother of McKlure, William, age 9.; Neff, _____ Mrs. Widow. Now Liggits, _____ Miss. Mother of Neff, Samuel, age 9.; [Poor, _____]. A poor man. Father of Poor, Elizabeth, age 8; Poor, Mary, age 10.; Parson, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Parson, James, age 11.; Stevenson, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Price, John, age 9.; Pearson, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Pearson, Mary Jane, age 5; Pearson, Wiliam, age 8.; Richards, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Richards, John, age 7; Richards, Mary, age 10.; Robinson, Catharine. Mother of Robinson, Barbara, age 7.; Road, John. Father of Road, Elizabeth, age 9; Road, Jacob, age 11.; Smith, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Smith, Benjamin, age 9; Smith, Susanna, age 7.; Shidle, William. Father of Shidle, George, age 8.; [Skitter, _____ Mrs.] Widow. Mother of Skitter, Curtes, age 8.; Stevenson, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Stevenson, Henry, age 9.; Snyder, Henry. Father of Snyder, Catharine, age 8; Snyder, Henry, age 6.; Sink, John. Father of Sink, John, age 7; Sink, Samuel, age 8.; Smith, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Smith, William, age 9.; Shroeder, John. Father of Shroeder, Catharine, age 8; Shroeder, Elizabeth, age 10.; Taylor, Charles. Father of Taylor, Hannah, age 6; Taylor, Sarah, age 9; Taylor, William, age 10.; Treiner, Patrick. Father of Treiner, Rosanna, age 8.; Trump, _____ Mrs. Widow. Mother of Trump, Susanna, age 8.; [ Tarbert, _____]. A poor man. Father of Tarbert, David, age 7; Tarbert, John, age 5; Tarbert, Nancy, age 10.; [Trainer, _____]. A poor man. Father of Trainer, Ann, age 5; Trainer, Susan, age 11.; Welsh, Henry. Father of Welsh, Mary Ann, age 8.; Welsh, William. Father of Welsh, Mary, age 10; Welsh, Wesley, age 8.; Walls, Samuel. Father of Walls, William, age 8.; Wolf, Paul. Father of Wolf, Henry, age 8.; 1 item. 1 piece.

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Classification: RG 08-01 0510

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