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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 6 Hiram B. Swarr
Title
Notice from A. R. Barr, assessor, to the estate of E. E. Lane
Object ID
JBFP 6.2.1.015
Date Range
1868/02/01
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James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 6 Hiram B. Swarr
Title
Notice from A. R. Barr, assessor, to the estate of E. E. Lane
Description
Notice from A. R. Barr, assessor, to the estate of E. E. Lane that the Lancaster County tax for 1868 is $4.95. Lancaster.
Date Range
1868/02/01
Creator
Lancaster (Pa.). Tax Assessor
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Container
JBFP Part 6, Box 1
People
Barr, A. R.
Lane, Elliott Eskridge
Swarr, Hiram Behm
Subjects
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Taxation
Search Terms
Taxes
Receipts
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 2 page to scan, 6.5 x 21.5 cm.
Object Name
Announcement
Language
English
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 6 Series 2
Object ID
JBFP 6.2.1.015
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Family Papers
MG-96 James Buchanan Collection
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph collections
Curatorial collections
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
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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, Pa.
Other Number
JBFP Part 6, Series 2, Subseries 1, Folder 15
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
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Collection
Frederick S. Brown Collection
Title
Frederick S. Brown Collection
Object ID
MG0085
Date Range
1856-1913
Subject Headings: Bonds Letters Real property Receipts (Acknowledgments) Taxation Search Terms: Bonds Correspondence Finding aids Letters Manuscript groups Real estate Receipts Susquehanna River Taxes Processing History: This collection has been documented, preserved and managed according to professional
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Frederick S. Brown Collection
Title
Frederick S. Brown Collection
Description
The Frederick S. Brown Collection contains tax receipts, bonds, and letters belonging to Mr. Brown. Also, an agreement for the sale of land along the Susquehanna River.
Date Range
1856-1913
Year Range From
1856
Year Range To
1913
Date of Accumulation
1856-1913
Creator
Brown, Frederick Street, 1875-1936
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Brown, Frederick Street
Subjects
Bonds
Letters
Real property
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Taxation
Search Terms
Bonds
Correspondence
Finding aids
Letters
Manuscript groups
Real estate
Receipts
Susquehanna River
Taxes
Extent
1 box, 1 folder, .1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0085
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Frederick S. Brown Collection (MG0085), 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-85
Classification
MG0085
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 13 November 2018.
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Collection
Lancaster County Librarian Association
Title
Lancaster County Librarian Association
Object ID
MG0086
Date Range
1931-1973
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Lancaster County Librarian Association
Title
Lancaster County Librarian Association
Description
Collection consists of the minutes, bylaws, financial records and membership lists for the Lancaster County Librarian Association, originally the Lancaster County School Librarian Association.
Date Range
1931-1973
Year Range From
1931
Year Range To
1973
Date of Accumulation
1931-1973
Creator
Lancaster County Librarian Association
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Bolbach, Dorothy H.
Doering, Laura
Einolf, A. L.
Eshelman, Mabel S.
Graham, Robert L.
Groff, Betty
Hacker, Ray K.
Herr, Harold D.
Hess, E. Pearl
Jenkins, Mr.
Jones, C. R.
Jones, Carroll
McCracken, Bonnie L.
Other Creators
Lancaster County School Librarian Association
Subjects
Associations, institutions, etc.
Librarians
Business records
Search Terms
Associations, institutions, etc.
Business records
Conestoga National Bank
Correspondence
Dutch Town and Country Inn
Feldser Printing and Office Supplies
Financial records
Hotel Douglas
Invoices
Lancaster County Librarian Association
Librarians
Meadow Hills Dining House
Metzger Publicity Service, Inc.
Millersville State College
Millersville University
Minutes
Receipts
Silver Skillet
Extent
1 box 8 folders .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0086
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please contact Research Staff or Archives Staff with questions.
Credit
Lancaster County Librarian Association (MG-86), Folder #, LancasterHistory.org
Classification
MG0086
Description Level
Fonds
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Collection
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 6
Title
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 6 Relief Fund
Object ID
MG0545_Series06
Date Range
1858-1888
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George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 6
Title
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 6 Relief Fund
Description
The documents in MG0545, Series 6 pertain to a city fund set up by the Hon. James Buchanan in 1853 [or 1849] with the purchase and donation of a $4,000 bond, the interest of which was used to buy heating fuel and other items for needy women (mostly widows) throughout the city. As other philanthropists contributed money, the Fund had additional names added to it, such as the Buchanan-McEvoy Fund and the Buchanan-McEvoy-Reynolds Fund. The documents in this series include invoices and receipts for some of the financial transactions completed by the relief fund such as the purchasing of coal, advertizing the fund and soliciting for coal donations in local newspapers, as well as the printing of Relief Fund "tickets."
Admin/Biographical History
The Buchanan Donation Fund was a city fund set up by the Hon. James Buchanan in 1853 [or 1849] with the purchase and donation of a $4,000 bond, the interest of which was used to buy heating fuel and other items for needy women (mostly widows) throughout the city. As other philanthropists contributed money, additional names were added to the title.
System of Arrangement
This collection is organized into series:
Series 1 Market Houses
Series 2 Fire Department
Series 3 Bridges
Series 4 Railroads
Series 5 Lamps and Lighting
Series 6 Relief Fund
Series 7 Administrative Records
Date Range
1858-1888
Creation Date
1858-1888
Year Range From
1858
Year Range To
1888
Creator
Lancaster (Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 11
People
Shulmyer, George
McGonigle, John T.
Carpenter, J. A. E.
Subjects
Business records
Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations
Invoices
Lancaster (Pa.)
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Search Terms
Buchanan Donation Fund
McEvoy Donation Fund
Buchanan-McEvoy Donation Fund
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan
Charitable organizations
Charity
G. Sener and Sons
H. G. Smith and Co.
Buchanan-McEvoy-Reynolds Donation Fund
Invoices
Receipts
Lancaster
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Extent
4 folders, 8 items
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0545_Series06
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory
Related Item Notes
Lancaster City Archives, CA 08-01 0130
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, MG0545
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions. Original documents may be used. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit.
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-545, Series 6
Other Number
MG-545, Series 6
Classification
MG0545
Description Level
Series
Custodial History
Note: These documents are mostly administrative records, not permanent records, and were likely purged by the city offices when they were no longer needed. We are fortunate that they survived as they contain details about Lancaster's past.
Organized and preserved by KH, January 2012.
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Collection
Helen Buckwalter Woerner Family Papers
Title
Helen Buckwalter Woerner Family Papers
Object ID
MG0720
Date Range
1798-1939
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Helen Buckwalter Woerner Family Papers
Title
Helen Buckwalter Woerner Family Papers
Description
This collection contains the family papers of Helen Buckwalter Woerner from 1798-1939 including deeds, farm inventories, public sale posters, estate papers, and contracts. Some items of interest are the deeds, public sale documents, and a Campbell's Soup Company contract for tomato growing. A map shows the site master plan for the Lancaster Airport that was built on this family's farmland.
Date Range
1798-1939
Year Range From
1798
Year Range To
1939
Date of Accumulation
1798-1939
Creator
Woerner family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 15
People
Bassler, Maria
Bernhard, Henry
Bernhardy, Henry
Breitigan, Daniel Mumma
Bomgardener, Elias
Burkholder, Ann
Buckwalter, Barbara
Buckwalter Daniel W.
Buckwalter, David Joseph
Buckwalter, Elam
Buckwalter, Harry Sahm
Burkholder, Henry
Buckwalter, Henry W.
Buckwalter, Hiram
Buckwalter, Ivan
Buckwalter, Joseph
Burkholder, Martha
Buckwalter, Stella
Burkholder, Rebecca
Burkholder, Veronica
Cross, Peter
Drutt, George
Dunlap, W. M.
Dutt, Anne
Dutt, George
Eberle, Ann
Eberly, H. S.
Fory, Zeno
Frank, Christian
Fulmer, Phillip
Hackman, Andrew
Harnish, M. M.
Hartman, Frank
Heidman, Elizabeth
Heilmand, John
Herr, Isaac
Herr, Walter
Hollersten, Peter
Homsher, Fred
Huber, Abraham
Kreider, Abraham
Kreiter, Christian
Landis, Levi
Myers, N. S.
Myers, Samuel
Masterson, Maria
Masterson, Thomas
Newcomer, Jacob
Nolly, Loretta Jane
Peifer, Amos
Ritter, Benjamin
Ruth, John
Sahm, Aaron
Sahm, David C.
Sahm, Eliza Gross
Sahm, George
Sahm, Henry Gross
Sahm, Lizzie M. Longenecker
Sahm, Levi
Sahm, Menno L.
Shriner, Daniel
Snyder, H. B.
Spacht, Ralph M.
Stauffer, Christian
Weidman, David
Witmer, David M.
Subjects
Airports
Auctions
Broadsides
Campbell Soup Company
Contracts
Deeds
Inventories
Loans
Maps
Probate records
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Runways (Aeronautics)
Stocks
Taxation
Wills
Search Terms
Administrators' accounts
Agreements
Airports
American Union Telephone Company
Auctions
Broadsides
Campbell Soup Company
Contracts
Deeds
East Petersburg, East Hempfield Twp.
Estate inventories
Executors' accounts
Farm Debt Adjustment Committee
Farmers Market Company
Federal Land Bank of Baltimore
Financial records
Guardianship accounts
Inventories
Kissel Hill Telephone Company
Lancaster Abattoir Company
Lancaster Trust Company
Leaf Tobacco Company
Livestock
Loans
Manheim Fairview Cemetery
Manheim Twp.
Maps
Mount Joy Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Neffsville, Manheim Twp.
Penn Twp.
Phoenix Water Power Company
Probate records
Reading Transit and Light Company
Receipts
Runways
Stocks
Taxation
Taxes
Warwick Twp.
West Lampeter Twp.
Wills
Extent
2 boxes, 46 folders, 1 rolled map, 2 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0720
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Helen Buckwalter Woerner Family Papers (MG0720), 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-720
Other Number
MG-720
Classification
MG0720
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by EH, Fall 2014. Added to database 26 May 2021.
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Collection
Invoice and Receipt Collection
Title
Invoice and Receipt Collection
Object ID
MG0253
Date Range
1852-1956
Content Note: The Invoice and Receipt Collection contains billheads for purchases from Lancaster County businesses or by residents of the county. These invoices and receipts show some or all of the following information: the name of the customer, item(s) purchased, cost, location and description of
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Invoice and Receipt Collection
Title
Invoice and Receipt Collection
Description
The Invoice and Receipt Collection contains billheads for purchases from Lancaster County businesses or by residents of the county. These invoices and receipts show some or all of the following information: the name of the customer, item(s) purchased, cost, location and description of business, date of purchase, and date of payment.
System of Arrangement
Arranged by subject.
Date Range
1852-1956
Year Range From
1852
Year Range To
1956
Date of Accumulation
1852-1956
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 06
People
Brinton, Susana
Brunner, A.
Crosley, T. T.
Donnelly, Mary T.
Griel, H. M.
Hale, Joseph P.
Hauck, Samuel M.
Heinekamp, William
Leib, J. C.
Miller, Bert
Miller, Edward F.
Miller, John Brubaker
Packer, Roy
Rengier, Charles F., Jr.
Renno, David
Root, Harvey Shimp
Rutter, Eugene M.
Scott, E. S.
Scott, S. H.
Shaibley, C. W.
Shaub, Percy H.
Shindle, B. S.
Shortlage, Helen
Simon, Lewis
Stuckenholz, Justus
Trout, A. S.
Trout, A. W.
Wild, James F.
Subjects
Billheads
Invoices
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Search Terms
Billheads
Clarion Printing House
Columbia Wagon Company
E. M. Rutter and Company
Edison Electric Company
Finding aids
Freed, Ward and Freed
Heinitsh Paint Company
Hoffmeier Brothers
Invoices
J. Bowman and Sons
J. C. Budding Company
J. C. Leib and Company
Keystone Metal Weather Strip Company
Lancaster County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Lancaster Gas Light and Fuel Company
Long and Davidson
Maennerchor Hotel
Manuscript groups
Mary T. Donnelly Suit Shop
Metzger Brothers and Company
Musselman Bros.
New Holland Water Department
Overly and Good
Philip Schum, Son and Company
Piersol Carpet Company
Receipts
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Stauffer Home Improvements, Inc.
Steam Cracker and Biscuit Bakery
Steinman Hardware
Sylvan View Dairy
Extent
1 box, 12 folders, .15 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0253
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Business and Industry Collection (MG0107)
Business Letterhead Collection (MG0254)
Billheads from the Commissioners' Orders for Payment Collection (MG0182)
Advertising and Promotional Collection (MG0153)
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Invoice and Receipt Collection (MG0253), 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-253
Classification
MG0253
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
The Invoice and Receipt Collection was formerly called the Bills of Sale Collection. The title of the collection was changed on 25 August 2021 to reflect the items in the collection.
This collection was originally cataloged prior to 1997 and the finding aid is updated as items are added. Added to database 25 August 2021.
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Collection
Jacob Ream Collection
Title
Jacob Ream Collection
Object ID
MG0164
Date Range
1744-1848
Real estate Receipts Releases Taxes West Donegal Twp. West Hanover Twp., Dauphin County Wills Processing History: Processed and finding aid prepared in 1998. This collection has been documented, preserved and managed according to professional museum and archives standards. The finding aid was updated
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Jacob Ream Collection
Title
Jacob Ream Collection
Description
The Jacob Ream collection contains original documents pertaining to business conducted by Jacob Ream and his family of Donegal Township. Includes bonds, receipts, land agreement, mortgage, and fire insurance policy. The surname has various spellings, including Riem, Rihm, and Reeme.
Date Range
1744-1848
Year Range From
1744
Year Range To
1848
Date of Accumulation
1744-1848
Creator
Ream family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Baller, Samuel
Balmer, Jacob
Balmer, Samuel
Barthemer, John
Beck, Conrad,
Berringer, Elizabeth
Blaser, Peter
Boll, Jacob
Brightbill, John
Carpenter, Samuel
Coble, David
Colt, James
Cunningham, James
Difenbaugh, Isaac
Eckenrode, Henry
Eckenroth, John
Elliott, Robert U.
Fletcher, John
Greene, Daniel
Hart, Barbara
Huber, Jacob
Hughes, Samuel
Jenkins, David
Lauger, Philip
Myers, Henry
Musselman, Christian
Negely, Leonard
Nicholas, Michael
Parthemer, John
Parthimer, Esther
Patimore, John
Ream, Abraham
Ream, Christina
Ream, Daniel
Ream, Elizabeth
Ream, Isaac
Ream, Jacob
Ream, Samuel
Reem, Jamy
Reeme, Jacob
Riem, Jacob
Rihm, Daniel
Rihm, Jacob
Rihm, Samuel
Sheaffer, Philip
Smith, Samuel
Snyder, John
Stauffer, John
Stump, J.
Subjects
Deeds
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Search Terms
Agreements
Bonds
Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Cocalico Twp.
Deeds
Donegal Twp.
Finding aids
Green Twp., Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Harford County, Maryland
Insurance policies
Letterkenny Twp., Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Letters
Lower Paxton Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Manuscript groups
Mortgages
Mount Joy Twp.
Presbyterian Church
Real estate
Receipts
Releases
Taxes
West Donegal Twp.
West Hanover Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Wills
Extent
1 box, 12 folders, .25 cubic ft
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0164
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Jacob Ream Collection (MG0164), 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-164
Classification
MG0164
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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Collection
Transportation Collection
Title
Transportation Collection
Object ID
MG0123
Date Range
1819-1977
Kauffman Veronicakm anno 1779’.” Photo and caption by George R. Wills. From unknown publication. No date. Reverse has photograph and information about Eyster’s Bridge near Wormleysburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Transferred from library, 24 June 2022. (1 item, 2 pages to scan) Folder 26 Photographic
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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
Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection
Title
Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection
Object ID
MG0166
Date Range
1738-1920
Content Note: The Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection contains documents collected by Mr. Diffenderffer. These documents are primarily from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and include letters, legal and court papers, indentures, receipts, property and probate records, and financial and military
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Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection
Title
Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection
Description
The Frank R. Diffenderffer Collection contains documents collected by Mr. Diffenderffer. These documents are primarily from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and include letters, legal and court papers, indentures, receipts, property and probate records, and financial and military papers. The people and businesses represented include George Ross, Jasper Yeates, A. Herr Smith, Timothy Matlack, Mount Hope Furnace, and the Lancaster, Elizabethtown & Middletown Turnpike Road Company.
System of Arrangement
Collection retains original arrangement.
Date Range
1738-1920
Year Range From
1738
Year Range To
1920
Date of Accumulation
1738-1920
Creator
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried, 1833-1921
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Adams, John Quincy
Adreas, Agnes
Albright, W.
Anderson, James
Andrews, Jacob W.
Andrews, James P.
Ashbridge, Elizabeth
Ashbridge, J. H.
Ashbridge, Sarah
Ashbridge, Sidney
Atlee, Samuel
Attlee, Samuel
Autstch, Adam
Bare, Martin
Barlow, Thomas
Barnitz, Joseph
Barr, John
Barton, David R.
Barton, W.
Bauer, Adam
Beams, Jacob
Beard, Robert
Bearn, John
Beck, Martha
Beck, Paul
Beck, Samuel
Bender, Leonard
Benezet, Daniel
Benner, Henrich
Berntheisel, Henry
Berry, William
Bickham, F. A.
Bickman, George
Bletz, Jacob
Blumer, Abraham
Bollinger, Esther
Bombarger, Martin
Bomberger, John
Bower, Samuel P.
Bowman, Henry
Bowman, J.
Bowman, Samuel
Bowman, W.
Boyd, James
Boyd, Samuel
Bradford, Samuel J.
Breck, Samuel
Bredenstein, Philip
Brown, David
Brown, Matthew
Brown, William
Broud, Bill
Bruener, G.
Bryan, George
Bryan, George I.
Burd, Edward
Burkholder, E.
Burt, Nathaniel
Caldwell, James
Caldwell, Oliver
Caldwell, Robert
Calhoun, John C.
Cameron, James
Cameron, John
Campbell, Sarah
Carpenter, Abraham
Carpenter, Daniel
Carpenter, Jacob
Carpenter, William
Cather, Robert
Chambers, Stephen
Chambers, W.
Charlton, Thomas
Clark, Brice
Clark, John
Clark, Washington
Clemson, Joseph
Cochran, A.
Cochran, William
Coleman, William
Connor, Kitty
Cookson, Thomas
Cooper, William
Creasy, Solomon
Creasy, Solomon M.
Crone, Robert
Cunningham, Hugh
Cunningham, Thomas
Damant, James
Damisch, Fred
Davis, Zaccheus
Deckert, Jacob
Dederick, Henry
Dering, Henry
Derward, Jonas
Detrick, P.
Dickert, Jacob
Dieterick, Jacob
Diffenderffer, David
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried
Diffenderffer, Harold F.
Diffenderfer, Michael
Diffenderfer, Philip
Diller, Peter
Doerses, Frederick
Dougherty, William
Douglass, George
Douglass, James
Doyle, Thomas
Dryer, Andrew
Dubbs, Joseph H.
Duck, Geotge
Duncan, Daniel
Eagen, James
Eagen, Thomas
Eberman, John
Eberman, Philip
Eckert, George
Eckman, John
Eftwein, Johannes
Eichholtz, H.
Eichholtz, Leonard
Eliot, Daniel
Emanuel, John
Ench, Jacob
Espy, George R.
Evans, Frances
Evans, Isaac
Evans, James C.
Evans, Samuel
Ewing, John
Faghterin, Mary
Fahnestock, Samuel
Fehl, Andrew
Feltman, George
Ferree, Conrad
Ferree, Polly
Fissel, Michael
Flowers, Christian
Foltz, Bernard
Fordney, Casper
Fouts, Martin
Franklin, Thomas
Franklin, Thomas E.
Franklin W. B.
Frantz, Phil
Frey, J.
Fultz, John
Galbraith, Bertram
Galloway, Joseph
Geddis, Samuel
Gibble, L. W.
Gibbons, William
Gildersleve, Jonathan H.
Gildersleve Sarah
Gill, Deborah
Gill, Eramus
Gill, James
Gill, Matthew
Givler, Mary
Golden, Jeffery
Graass, Jacob
Graeff, Matthias
Graeff, W.
Graff, Benjamin
Graff, Henry
Graff, Jacob
Gratz, Hyman
Groff, Abraham
Groff, David
Groff, Isaac
Gross, Michael
Grove, Abraham
Grubb, Baird
Grubb, Curtis
Grubb, Henry
Habacker, George
Habacker, Wager
Hartz, John
Hake, Elizabeth
Hake, Jacob
Hale, Charles
Hambright, Henry
Hamilton, James
Hamilton, William
Hand, Edward
Hart, Elizabeth
Hartand, John
Hartmyer, Frederick
Haton, James
Hatz, John
Hayn, Christopher
Hehl, Matthew
Henderson, Mary
Henry, Christopher
Henry, Elizabeth
Henry, Joseph
Henry, Josiah
Henry, John Joseph
Henry, Mary
Herr, Christian
Hensel, William Uhler
Hibshman, Henry
Hoff, John
Hoofnagle, P.
Hoover, Jacob
Host, Catharine
Host, Michael
Howell, William H.
Howell, William Wilson
Huber, J.
Huber, John
Hubley, Adam
Hubley, John
Hubley, Joseph
Hubley, M.
Hubner, Nathanael
Huston, Alex
Hutchinson, E.
Jacks, James
Jenkins, Ron
Johns, Elizabeth
Johns, Jacob
Johns, Paul
Johnston, Sam
Jones, John
Jones, Owen
Jones, Paul T.
Jordan, J.
Kauffman, Abraham
Kauffman, Joseph
Kehler, Andrew
Kelly, Joseph P.
Kelly, William
Kenedy, John
Kittera, John Wilkes
Kittera, Thomas
Kline, David
Kline, George
Kline, Michael
Kling, M.
Konigmaker, James
Krebil, John
Krieg, Philip
Krug, Edward
Krug, H. V.
Krug, Jacob
Krug, Valentine
Kuhn, Frederick
Kuhn, Jacob
Lanck, Jacob
Landes, John
Lauman, Ludwig
Lechler, John
Leman, H. E.
Lewis, Abraham
Lewis, Ellis
Liews, Eliza
Lightner, Nathaniel
Likens, James
Lind, John
Long, Charles E.
Long, Jacob
Longenecker, David
Lowery, Alexander
Lowery, Lazarus
Lowman, Ludwig
Lutz, Peter
Lynch, Thomas
MacGonigle, Jonathan T.
MacGregor, John
MacGregor, Peter
Machold, Lewis Frederick
Marshall, Christopher
Matlack, Timothy
Mattes, George
Mauer, Peter
Maus, Peter
Mayer, John
Mayer, Lewis
McGown, William
McClure, David
McClure, Randle
McKim, James
McKinney, Mordecai
Mease, James
Mease, John
Mercer, John Q.
Messersmith, George
Metzer, Jonas
Metzer, Norman
Miller, David
Miller, Harry
Miller, Henry
Miller, James
Miller, John
Miller, T. H.
Minnich, Lizzie
Mohler, Henry
Montgomery, Jane
Montgomery, S. H.
Moore, James
Moore, John
Musser, John
Myer, John
Myer, John P.
Myer, Josephine
Myers, Christian
Myers, Eckert
Myers, Henry
Myers, Jacob
Myers, John
Myers, Joseph
Myers, Josephine
Myers, S. H.
Myers, Sidney
Muhlenberg, F. A.
Muhlenberg, G. H. E.
Muhlenberg, Henry
Muhlenberg, Henry A.
Munster, Paul
Nager, Ben Willis
Nagle, John
Neal, John
Nees, Adam
Neisser, G. Br.
Nelson, William
Nicholson, John
Norgrave, H.
Odonel, Charles
Old, James
Parvin, Francis
Passmore, John
Patton, James
Pendleton, George H.
Pennypacker, Samuel W.
Penrose, Clement
Petersby, Richard
Physick, Edmund
Pine, Michael
Pohlman, Abraham
Price, Eli K.
Purviance, Samuel
Ralston, Robert
Ramsay, Catharine
Ramsay, David
Ramsay, James
Ramsay, Nathaniel
Ramsay, William
Randall, Samuel
Rank, Samuel
Redsecker, Jacob
Reed, E. L.
Reed, George
Reedly, George
Reedly, John
Reigart, Adam
Reigart, Emanuel
Reigart, Jacob
Riche, Thomas
Rieger, Ann
Rohrer, John
Ross, George
Ross, James
Roth, Jacob
Schaum, Philip
Scheaffer, John
Schnierer, John, Mrs.
Schweinhaupt, Br.
Sell, Henry
Seward, Hugh
Shafer, John
Shaffer, Jacob
Sharer, David
Shearer, Jacob
Sheef, William
Sheldon, William
Shippen, Edward
Shireman, Jacob
Shol, Peter
Shware, Peter
Simon, Joseph
Simon, William
Sindersmith, S. V.
Singer, Casper
Singer, Emanuel
Skiles, William
Slaugher, Hiram
Slaymaker, Amos
Slaymaker, Henry
Slough, Matthias
Smith, A. Herr
Smith, Eliza
Smith, Joanna
Smith, Thomas
Smith, William
Snapp, Samuel
Solomon, Myer
Spencer, S. S.
Sprecher, Frank L.
Stauffer, Henry
Stedman, Alex
Stedman, Charles
Steinert, Christian
Steinman, Charles
Steinman, Frederick
Steinman, George
Steinman, John F.
Stevens, R. S.
Stevenson, George
Stone, John
Stoneman, Tobias
Stones, John
Stuart, Robert
Swan, John G.
Swain, R.
Swentzel, H. Y.
Swift, Joseph
Tanger, David R.
Titball, Joseph
Trimble, James
Trissler, John
Trissler, Joseph David
Turner, Ambrose
Turner, Catharine
Wagen, Philip
Walk, Deetrick
Walker, John
Wallace, John
Wallace, William
Warden, M.
Warfel, John
Washington, Samuel
Watson, David
Webb, James
Weber, Adam
Wegman, Mary
Weitzel, George
Wenger, Roland
Werner, Jacob
Wertsburger, Henry
West, William
Wetherill, Samuel P.
White, George
White, T.
Whitaker, George
Wildred, Daniel
Williams, Evans P.
Williams, John
Wistar, Thomas
Witlow, Hugh
Witman, John
Witman, Michael
Witmer, Abraham
Witmer, Benjamin
Witmer, David
Witmer, Henry
Wolford, Ludwig
Wood, George
Work, Joseph
Wright, James
Wright, John
Wright, S. W.
Yaner, Jacob
Yeates, Jasper
Yeates, John
Young, Henry
Young, Mattias
Zahm, Godfrey
Zantzinger, Adam
Zantzinger, Ester
Zeigler, George
Zimmer, Henry
Subjects
Bonds
Business records
Certificates
Court records
Finance, Personal
Invoices
Letters
Lotteries
Minutes (Records)
Probate records
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Schools
Stocks
Search Terms
Accounts
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Armor's Old Bookstore
Articles of agreement
Beaver Creek
Black Horse Farm
Bonds
Business records
Certificates
Charles E. Wentz and Bros.
Christ Lutheran Church
Cocalico Creek
Conestoga Steam Mills
Constables
Correspondence
Court records
Farmers Bank of Lancaster
Farmer's Hay and Straw Market Association
Finance, Personal
Finding aids
Franklin Savings and Building Association
Grosh and Levering
Hamilton Lots
Indentures
Indian Queen Hotel
Invoices
Lancaster Cemetery
Lancaster County Agricultural Park
Lancaster County Historical Society
Lancaster, Elizabethtown and Middletown Turnpike Company
Letters
Lotteries
Manuscript groups
McDowell's Mill
Minutes
Mount Hope Furnace
Northern Central Railway Company
Pennsylvania Council
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
Probate records
Protestant Episcopal Church
Receipts
Sam Wetherill and Sons
Schools
Shaffner and Ziegler
St. James Episcopal Church
Steinman and Son
Stocks
Trinity Lutheran Church
W. Kirkpatrick and Company
Zahm and Jackson Jewelers
Extent
1 box, 27 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0166
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Frank R. Diffenderfer Collection (MG0166), 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.
Accession Number
1964.013
Other Numbers
MG-166
Classification
MG0166
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
This collection was cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 23 September 2021.
Accession # L64-13
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Collection
Heleine Family Collection
Title
Heleine Family Collection
Object ID
MG0322
Date Range
1882-1888
William F. Lebzelter, son of J. Philip Lebzelter founder of the Eagle Wheel and Bending Works (later P. Lebzelter & Son Co. then Lebzelter’s) in Lancaster. Creator: Heleine family. Conditions for Access: Original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or
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Collection
Heleine Family Collection
Title
Heleine Family Collection
Description
The Heleine Family Collection consists primarily of letters received by William B. Heleine and Rebecca Jane (Jacoby) Heleine during their youth and reflect the perennial concerns of that age group: friendship, courtship, and finding employment. Many of the letters are from William B. Heleine's cousin William F. Lebzelter, son of J. Philip Lebzelter founder of the Eagle Wheel and Bending Works (later P. Lebzelter & Son Co. then Lebzelter's) in Lancaster.
Date Range
1882-1888
Year Range From
1882
Year Range To
1888
Date of Accumulation
1882-1888
Creator
Heleine family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Balmer, Addison
Beaver, John H.
Bergman, Annie M.
Blickenderfer, William
Brenneman, C. H.
Daiz, William C.
Diller, Ed
Feagley, John
Fehl, Jacob C.
Gable, Hiram
Gardner, Ellen
Heleine, Rebecca Jane Jacoby
Heleine, William B.
Landis, J. H.
Lebzelter, William F.
Loeb, William
Quickel, Samuel S.
Taylor, W. H.
Subjects
Invitation cards
Letters
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Search Terms
American Hotel
Calling cards
Columbus Wheel and Bending Company
Columbus, Ohio
Correspondence
Dew House
Diaz Grocery
East King Street
East York, York County, Pennsylvania
Eastman College
Ephrata
F. A. Ferris and Company
Finding aids
Invitations
Iskam House
Keystone House
Lancaster Junction
Letters
Manuscript groups
McClellan and Gotwalt
Mr. Rudy's Store
New Emmitt House
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Receipts
South Queen Street
Visiting cards
Water Street
West Chestnut Street
Williamson and Foster
York, York County, Pennsylvania
Extent
1 box, 4 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0322
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.
Copyright
Collection items may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. 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.
Accession Number
1967.019
Other Numbers
MG-322
Classification
MG0322
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 3 January 2022.
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