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150th anniversary of the battle of the Brandywine, 1777-1927, Dilworthtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania : [program], September 9th, 10th and 11th, 1927

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Date of Publication
1927.
Call Number
974.813 B817
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Place of Publication
[S.l.]
Publisher
Bradywine Memorial Association,
Date of Publication
1927.
Physical Description
[20] p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
"The historical section of this program was prepared from material furnished by Wilmer W. MacElree [and others]."
Subjects
Brandywine, Battle of, 1777.
Dilworthtown (Pa.) - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Anniversaries, etc.
Additional Author
MacElree, Wilmer M.,
Additional Corporate Author
Brandywine Memorial Association.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.813 B817
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Author
Godcharles, Frederic Antes,
Date of Publication
1927
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.31
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Responsibility
by Frederic A. Godcharles.
Author
Godcharles, Frederic Antes,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1927
Physical Description
77-86 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 6
Subjects
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Pennsylvania - History - 1775-1865.
Pennsylvania - History - War of 1812.
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
Pennsylvania - History - 1865-
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.31
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An account of the people called Quakers in Germantown, Philadelphia

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Author
Lippincott, Horace Mather,
Date of Publication
1923.
Call Number
974.811 L765
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Responsibility
by Horace Mather Lippincott.
Author
Lippincott, Horace Mather,
Place of Publication
Burlington, N.J
Publisher
Enterprise Publishing Company,
Date of Publication
1923.
Physical Description
43 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Society of Friends - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.811 L765
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An authentic history of the Junior Sons of America, 1847 to 1868, and Patriotic Order Sons of America, 1869 to 1923

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Author
Stager, Henry John.
Date of Publication
[1925?]
Call Number
369 P314
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Responsibility
by Henry John Stager, by John H. Druckemiller as collaborator, and edited and completed by C.H. Shirk.
Author
Stager, Henry John.
Place of Publication
[S.l.]
Publisher
State Camp of Pennsylvania of the Patriotic Order, Sons of America,
Date of Publication
[1925?]
Physical Description
2 v. : ill.
Subjects
Patriotic Order Sons of America. - State Camp of Pennsylvania - History.
Additional Author
Druckemiller, John H.
Shirk, C. H.
Additional Corporate Author
Patriotic Order Sons of America. State Camp of Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
369 P314
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An authentic history of the Junior Sons of America, 1847 to 1868, and Patriotic Order Sons of America, 1869 to 1923

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Author
Stager, Henry John.
Date of Publication
[1925?]
Call Number
369 S774
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Responsibility
by Henry John Stager, by John H. Druckemiller as collaborator, and edited and completed by C.H. Shirk.
Author
Stager, Henry John.
Place of Publication
[S.l.]
Publisher
State Camp of Pennsylvania of the Patriotic Order, Sons of America,
Date of Publication
[1925?]
Physical Description
2 v. : ill.
Subjects
Patriotic Order Sons of America. - State Camp of Pennsylvania - History
Additional Author
Druckemiller, John H.,
Shirk, C H
Additional Corporate Author
Patriotic Order Sons of America. State Camp of Pennsylvania
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
369 S774
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1287a022-e430-4f3f-bc97-330571018105
Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Christiana Resistance Collection
Object ID
CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE
Date Range
1803-1971
preserve the collection and create a finding aid to make the materials accessible to the public. Creator: Moores Memorial Library System of Arrangement: �2 Series 1 Manuscript and Printed Material, 1803-1955 Series 2 Photographs, 1895-1971 and No date Conditions for Access: The digital images in the
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Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Christiana Resistance Collection
Description
The Christiana Resistance, commonly referred to as the "Christiana Riot," occurred in September of 1851 in Christiana, Pennsylvania, a borough in Lancaster County. The events known as the Christiana Resistance include an attack from slaveholders in Maryland on the inhabitants and home of William Parker (1821-1891), a free Black man living in Christiana, Pennsylvania. The slaveholders crossed the state border, and attempted claim and return the Freedom Seekers as their property, under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
The violent confrontation resulted in the death of Edward Gorsuch, a slaveholder, and the escape of William Parker to freedom in Canada. Edward's son, Dickinson Gorsuch, was
wounded and taken to the farm of Levi Pownall, where the Pownall family nursed him back to health. Historically, this event challenged the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and is considered a
precursor to the Civil War.
The collection contains 2 distinct series: documents and photographs, from 1803-1971. Documents include: land drafts and deeds, correspondence to and from the Pownall family regarding the incident, notes regarding kidnappings in the area from 1850-1851, photocopied pages of Dickinson Gorsuch's diary, and published accounts of the event, memorializations, announcements and a radio drama related to or inspired by the Christiana Resistance event of 1851.
Contained in the photograph series are photographs of: the event place and places related to the Christiana Resistance, the Pownall farm, event monuments, daguerreotypes of key figures and survivors of the resistance.
Moores Memorial Library (Christiana, Pa.) owns some of the most significant manuscript material relating to the Christiana Resistance. The staff of Moores Memorial Library, part of the Library System of Lancaster County, and the Lancaster County Historical Society worked together to arrange and preserve the collection and create a finding aid to make the materials accessible to the public.
Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.
Admin/Biographical History
The Christiana Resistance, commonly referred to as the "Christiana Riot" occurred in September of 1851 in Christiana, Pennsylvania, a borough in Lancaster County. The events known as the Christiana Resistance include an attack from slaveholders in Maryland on the inhabitants and home of William Parker a free Black man living in Christiana, Pennsylvania. The slaveholders crossed the state border, and attempted claim and return the freedom seekers as their property, under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
The violent confrontation resulted in the death of Edward Gorsuch, a slaveholder, and the escape of William Parker to freedom in Canada. Edward's son, Dickinson Gorsuch, was wounded and taken to the farm of Levi Pownall, where the Pownall family nursed him back to health. Historically, this event challenged the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and is considered a precursor to the Civil War.
System of Arrangement
Series 1 Manuscript and Printed Material, 1803-1955
Series 2 Photographs, 1895-1971 and No date
Date Range
1803-1971
Year Range From
1803
Year Range To
1971
Date of Accumulation
1803-1971
Creator
Moores Memorial Library
Storage Location
Moores Memorial Library, Christiana, PA
Subjects
Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana
Christiana (Pa.)
Search Terms
Christiana Resistance
Extent
1 box, 37 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Physical Characteristics
The digital images of the manuscript and printed material are 300 dpi JPGs; the photographs are 600 dpi JPGs.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE
Location of Originals
Moores Memorial Library
9 West Slokom Avenue
Christiana, PA 17509
chrlib@christianalibrary.org
610-593-6683 or 610-593-6687
Access Conditions / Restrictions
The attached images have been provided for research. The original items are restricted for preservation purposes.
Copyright
The attached images may be used for research purposes only.
Please contact Moores Memorial Library for high resolution images and permission to publish:
Moores Memorial Library
9 West Slokom Avenue
Christiana, PA 17509
chrlib@christianalibrary.org
610-593-6683 or 610-593-6687
Credit
Christiana Resistance Collection, Series #, Folder #, Moores Memorial Library
Classification
CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Moores Memorial Library (Christiana, Pa.) owns some of the most significant manuscript material relating to the Christiana Resistance. The staff of Moores Memorial Library, part of the Library System of Lancaster County, and the Lancaster County Historical Society worked together to arrange and preserve the collection and create a finding aid to make the materials accessible to the public.
The collection contains correspondence to and from the Pownall family regarding the incident, notes regarding kidnappings in the area from 1850-1851, photocopied pages of Dickinson Gorsuch's diary, and published accounts. An 1896 photograph shows Peter Woods and Samuel Hopkins, survivors of the riot. There are also photographs of the Christiana Riot House, the Pownall farm, and key figures in the riot and at the Treason Trials of 1851.
The staff of Moores Memorial Library, part of the Library System of Lancaster County, and the Lancaster County Historical Society worked together to arrange and preserve the collection and create a finding aid to make the materials accessible to the public. Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.
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Collection
Lancaster County Sunday School Collection
Title
Lancaster County Sunday School Collection
Object ID
MG0026
Date Range
1898-1954
Manuscript groups Programs Sunday school conventions Sunday schools Processing History: Processed and finding aid prepared 1998-1999. This collection has been documented, preserved and managed according to professional museum and archives standards. The finding aid was updated using DACS conventions. �230
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Lancaster County Sunday School Collection
Title
Lancaster County Sunday School Collection
Description
The Lancaster County Sunday School Collection contains the annual convention publications, under various titles, of the Lancaster County (Pa.) Sunday School Association. The contents of the publications vary, but generally include directories and Sunday school attendance statistics from the churches in each district. Many publications contain commercial advertisements while a few contain pictures or drawings of churches and entertainment sites.
Date Range
1898-1954
Year Range From
1898
Year Range To
1954
Date of Accumulation
1899-1954
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 01
People
Whitteker, J. E.
Laury, Preston A.
Subjects
Associations, institutions, etc.
Sunday school conventions
Lancaster County Sunday School Association
Sunday schools
Directories
Programs (Publications)
Search Terms
Sunday school conventions
Sunday schools
Advertisements
Churches
Directories
Programs
Lancaster County Sunday School Association
Associations, institutions, etc.
Manuscript groups
Finding aids
Extent
2 boxes, 16 folders, 1.5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0026
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory
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-26
Classification
MG0026
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Collection cataloged circa 1998; added to database 8 May 2018.
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Collection
Michael Haverstick Collection
Title
Michael Haverstick Collection
Object ID
MG0030
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Collection
Michael Haverstick Collection
Title
Michael Haverstick Collection
Description
Collection contains information on the Haverstick family, and includes wills, estate papers, genealogies, greeting cards and memorabilia. Large number of photographs and negatives transferred to Photograph Collection on 21 June 2016.
Year Range From
1741
Year Range To
1931
Date of Accumulation
1741-1931
Creator
Haverstick, Michael
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 01
People
Abern, Mazie
Acheson, Annie L.
Bachman, Myrtle L.
Berge, Clara
Buherean, Marie
Esbenshade, Anna
Esbenshade, Isaac B.
Hanck, Rhonda A.
Haverstick, Amelia B.
Haverstick, Anna M.
Haverstick, Henry B.
Haverstick, Mary B.
Haverstick, Michael
Haverstick, Paul
Haverstick, Ruth
Haverstick, Ruth E.
Hoke, Mrs. P.M.
Hopkins, Bessie
Kell, Anna H.
Kirk, Alice L.
Mathiat, Lillian
Pierce, Elva
Roberts, Elma G.
Umble, Christian
Umble, Christy J.
Umble, Jacob K.
Wolff, Sarah M.
Subjects
Family records
Wills
Photographs
Search Terms
Family records
Photographs
Wills
Manuscript groups
Finding aids
Extent
2 boxes, 55 folders, 1.5 cubic feet
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0030
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-30
Classification
MG0030
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Cataloged prior to 1997. Photographic items were transferred to the Photograph Collection June 2016. Added to database 8 May 2018.
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Collection
E. Oscar Sneath Collection
Title
E. Oscar Sneath Collection (MG-31)
Object ID
MG0031
Date Range
1925-1982
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Collection
E. Oscar Sneath Collection
Title
E. Oscar Sneath Collection (MG-31)
Description
This collection contains a high school yearbook, high school and college diplomas, high school and college commencement programs, college pennant and Niagara Falls pennant, and a college letter of E. Oscar Sneath. There are also newspapers and a newspaper article. Photographs, including several of the Low Grade Railroad at Frey's Hollow near Highville, Pa. Also includes photograph album, corn husk doll, and Father Christmas ornament.
Date Range
1925-1982
Year Range From
1925
Year Range To
1982
Date of Accumulation
1925-1982
Creator
Sneath, E. Oscar
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 01
People
Benedick, Janet
Benedict, H.
Bleacher, J.
Bleacher, M.
Bleacher, Maurice
Hallman, Alfred
Henry, Ada
Henry, Lloyd
Hoover, Maye
Mann, R.
Miller, Warren
Pickle, Paul
Ressel, Reba
Rice, Willis
Rineer, Earl
Shaifley, Willis
Shopf, Phares
Shopf, Willis
Sneath, E. Oscar
Sneath, Gertrude
Storch, Dorothy
Urban, Nand
Urban, Ralph M.
Urban, Susan Lines
Vengrin, Mrs. George
Subjects
Family records
Personal belongings
Photographs
Search Terms
Family records
Finding aids
Lebanon Valley College
Manuscript groups
Millersville High School
Pennsylvania State University
Personal belongings
Photographs
Extent
2 boxes, 11 folders, 4 items, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0031
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-31
Classification
MG0031
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Cataloged by AS, 1998. Added to database 8 May 2018.
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Collection
M. T. Garvin Papers
Title
M. T. Garvin Papers (MG-34)
Object ID
MG0034
Date Range
1899-1988
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Collection
M. T. Garvin Papers
Title
M. T. Garvin Papers (MG-34)
Description
This collection contains information and materials relating to Milton Thomas Garvin, his department store and the Garvin Lecture Series. The scrapbooks were complied by him through the years of 1899-1936. Other items in this collection include letters to family and business partners, several pamphlets from the Garvin Lecture Series, M. T. Garvin & Co. store information, receipts, invoices, banquet programs, and a sampling of financial records from the store.
Admin/Biographical History
Milton Thomas Garvin was born in Fulton Township around 1860. In 1874, at the age of fourteen, Garvin quit school and moved to Lancaster City. He worked various odd jobs before he was hired to work as an errand boy for R. E. Fahnestock's dry goods store in December of 1874.
At the age of sixteen, Fahnestock promoted Garvin to a salesman for the store. He continued to work there through his adolescent years and was promoted to manager at the age of twenty-one, when Fahnestock was in failing health. Garvin assumed that responsibility for twelve years and then bought the store when Fahnestock was ready to retire. Garvin renamed the store M. T. Garvin & Co.
Over the next ten years, Garvin bought the rest of the building and several surrounding buildings to expand his store to a four story and three lot property. He prospered in business and was a philanthropist throughout Lancaster County.
Other than a prominent businessman, Garvin served as a board member, trustee, director or president of the following organizations: The Shippen School for Girls, Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster Chamber of Commerce, Meadville Theological Seminary, A. Herr Smith and Mechanics' Libraries, Lancaster Charity Society, Joseph Priestly Conference, and People's Octoraro Meeting House.
Milton Thomas Garvin died on 18 August 1936.
Date Range
1899-1988
Year Range From
1899
Year Range To
1988
Date of Accumulation
1899-1988
Creator
Garvin, Milton Thomas, 1860-1936
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 01
People
Bechtold, Walter
Bixler, Julius Seelye
Cayce, Hugh Lynn
Chaisson, Eric J.
Compton, Arthur H.
Cousins, Norman
Fitch, S. W.
Fosdick, Harry Emerson
Garvin, Milton Thomas
Hart, Hornell
Hocking, William Ernest
Hopf, Richard
Hupper, Jacob
Kennedy, Gerald
Kiehl, J. P.
Kring, Walter Donald
Lamont, Corliss
Maritain, Jacques
McMurrin, Sterling M.
Niebuhr, Reinhold
Northop, F.S.C.
Noss, John B.
Park, Charles E.
Ross, James H.
Rossner, John
Royden, Maude
Ruether, Rosemary Radford
Smith, Andrew
Sperry, Willard L.
Taylor, Jeremy
Thurman, Howard
Tillich, Paul
Other Creators
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Subjects
Business records
Civic leaders
Department stores
Scrapbooks
Search Terms
Civic leaders
Correspondence
Department stores
Elks (Fraternal order)
Hotel Brunswick
Lancaster Elks Lodge, No. 134
Letters
M. T. Garvin and Co.
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Stevens House Hotel
Williamson Park
Wills
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Extent
5 boxes,12 folders, 13 scrapbooks, 4.5 cubic ft
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0034
Related Item Notes
See also the Photograph and Curatorial Collections.
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-34
Classification
MG0034
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by TH, April 2014. Added to database 10 May 2018.
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