Appraisements of real estate for inheritance tax. Some personal property appraisals are also included. Appraisals include: name of decedent; location and description of real estate; description of personal property; valuation of real estate and personal property; and assessed tax. May also include names of heirs. Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name. Handwritten; from 1886, handwritten on printed forms.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by first letter of decedent's last name.
"Wintertime" - riding in a one horse open sleigh, the Amish couple is not noticed by the boys skating on the frozen river. One of Four Seasons Series from an original oil by Jay McVey, Ephrata.
1972 Home for the Holidays in Lancaster County, original oil painting by Jay McVey, Ephrata, Penna., for Friends of the Ephrata Public Library. Fiands Mill Bridge.
"Stone Mill" - many old mills may be seen in the Dutch Country, originally water powered, the mills are alwasy located along the streams which lace the area. Original watercolor by Jay McVey, Ephrata, Penna.
"Noch Green Dragon Rutscha" - 1975 - best wishes jingle your way from an original oil painting by Jay McVey, Ephrata, Pa., on loan to the Friends of the Ephrata Library, Ephrata, Pa.
"Du en glaner dans Schlacte de fett ganse" 'Sis Grishdawg!
1978 - the Daniel L. Horst farm, Ephrata Route 2, near Millway, from an original oil painting by Jay McVey, Ephrata, Pa. for Friends of the Ephrata Library.
