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African American lives

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15002
Edition
Widescreen format.
Date of Publication
[2006]
Call Number
929.373 A258 DVD
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Responsibility
a film by Kunhardt Productions ; executive producers, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., William R. Grant, Peter W. Kunhardt ; written by Henry Louis Gates. Jr. ; series producers, Graham Judd, Leslie D. Farrell ; a production of Kunhardt Productions, Inc. and Thirteen/ WNET New York.
ISBN
1415716943
Edition
Widescreen format.
Place of Publication
[Alexandria, Va.] : Hollywood, Calif
Publisher
PBS Home Video ; distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment,
Date of Publication
[2006]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (ca. 240 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Originally broadcast as a four-part television series in 2006.
Host: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; features Oprah Winfrey, Chris Tucker, Quincy Jones, Sara-Lawrence-Lightfoot, Mae Jemison, T.D. Jakes, Ben Carson, Whoopi Goldberg.
Contents
Listening to our past / producer and director, Jesse Sweet; editors, Eric Davis, Michael Weingrad -- The promise of freedom / producer and director, Leslie Asako Gladsjo ; editors, Joanna Kiernan, Geeta Gandbhr -- Searching for our names / producer and director, Leslie D. Farrell; editors, Merril Stern, Kathryn Moore -- Beyond the middle passage / producer and director, Graham Judd; editors, Kate Hirson, Stefan Knerrich.
Summary
A compelling combination of storytelling and science, this series uses genealogy, oral histories, family stories and DNA to trace roots of several accomplished African Americans down through American history and back to Africa.
Subjects
African Americans
African American families
DNA fingerprinting.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary - Feature.
Additional Author
Gates, Henry Louis.
Grant, William
Kunhardt, Peter W.
Judd, Graham.
Farrell, Leslie D.
Sweet, Jesse.
Gladsjo, Leslie Asako.
Winfrey, Oprah.
Tucker, Chris,
Jones, Quincy,
Lawrence-Lightfoot, Sara,
Jemison, Mae,
Jakes, T. D.
Carson, Ben.
Goldberg, Whoopi,
Additional Corporate Author
Kunhardt Productions.
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
PBS Home Video.
Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Media
Call Number
929.373 A258 DVD
Websites
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aalives/about.html
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Archive

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Collection
Transportation Collection
Title
Transportation Collection
Object ID
MG0123
Date Range
1819-1977
Railroad Conestoga Traction Company Conestoga Transportation Company Conewago Water & Power Company Correspondence Dallastown, York County Drawings Duke Street East Belt line East King Street East Petersburg Elizabethtown Engleside, Lancaster Twp. Ephemera Ephrata Express Printing Co. Greeting cards
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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
Elizabethtown Insurance Company Records
Title
Elizabethtown Insurance Company Records
Object ID
MG0684
Date Range
1872-1941
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Collection
Elizabethtown Insurance Company Records
Title
Elizabethtown Insurance Company Records
Description
This collection contains documents and record books from the Elizabethtown Insurance Company. Items include records of new policies issued, policies cancelled, reinsurance policies, and books documenting taxes owed to the Elizabethtown Insurance Company. The collection also contains receipt books, personal agent books, and various notes and documents inserted into the lager record books. All documents are handwritten by multiple individuals and some books have missing, or broken spines. Many items are fragile, and caution should be used when turning pages to avoid further tearing and damage.
Admin/Biographical History
The Elizabethtown Insurance Company was formally chartered on December 23, 1843 as Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company. They started doing business January 31, 1844 and by June 1844 had applications from prospective policy holders for enough insurance to issue their first policy. The company was originally developed to insure against loss or damage by fire, but eventually began insuring other types of property damage. Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company moved multiple times; finding homes in Lampeter and Conestoga Townships, as well as Lancaster City. The company moved to Elizabethtown in 1925, and in July of 2009, Farmers' Mutual changed their name to Elizabethtown Insurance Company. In 2011 Elizabethtown Insurance Company stopped accepting new applications, and in 2012, the company relocated to Delaware.
Date Range
1872-1941
Creation Date
1872-1941
Year Range From
1872
Year Range To
1941
Creator
Elizabethtown Insurance Company
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 14
People
Beare, Harry W.
Brandt, J. N.
Dulebohn, G. Walter
Gantert, H. A.
Gibbel, H. R.
Gise, Henry L.
Haldeman, John
Herr, Isaac
Herr, Isaac R.
Landis, H. Reist
Leaman, B. E.
Martin, Christ
Miller, A. W.
Miller, C. H.
Miller, Susan E.
Oweiler, J. N
Shimp, H. G.
Snavely, B. H.
Trout, J. M.
Zartman, E. R.
Subjects
Elizabethtown (Pa.)
Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company (Lancaster, Pa.)
Fire insurance--Pennsylvania
Insurance companies--Pennsylvania
Insurance policies--Pennsylvania
Lancaster (Pa.)
Search Terms
Correspondence
Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown Insurance Men's Association
F & M Hat Company
Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company (Lancaster, Pa.)
Finding aids
Fire insurance
Insurance companies
Insurance policies
Lancaster
Letters
Lykens Valley Mutual Insurance Company
Manuscript groups
Penn Township Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Postcards
Receipts
Taxes
Extent
4 boxes, 38 folders, 2.5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0684
Related Item Notes
MG-0065 Griest: William Walton Griest Collection, Series 19 Taxes/Tariffs, 1909-1929
MG-0283 Long: Judge Henry G. Long Collection, 1752-1888
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-684
Classification
MG0684
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by RA, 24 March 2015.
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Collection
Masonic Homes of Lancaster County Collection
Title
Masonic Homes of Lancaster County Collection, 1910-1957
Object ID
MG0929
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Collection
Masonic Homes of Lancaster County Collection
Title
Masonic Homes of Lancaster County Collection, 1910-1957
Description
This collection contains programs, booklets, and leaflets about the Masonic Homes at Elizabethtown; a booklet about the Louis H. Eisenlohr Home for Girls at the Masonic Homes; and information, correspondence and an admission application for the Thomas Ranken Patton Masonic Institution for Boys.
Admin/Biographical History
The Masonic Homes of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania was established in Elizabethtown in 1910. It is known today as the Masonic Village at Elizabethtown.
Year Range From
1910
Year Range To
1957
Date of Accumulation
1910-1957
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Eisenlohr, Louis H.
Patton, Thomas Ranken
Fraim, Samuel R.
Watres, Louis A.
Buchmiller, Dulon F.
Sell, John S.
Benkert, George
Snyder, William S.
Landis, Robert C.
Yeager, William E.
Subjects
Masonic Homes (Elizabethtown, Pa.)
Retirement communities
Search Terms
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Masonic Homes
Masonic Villages
Retirement communities
Education
Schools
Orphanages
Extent
11 folders
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0929
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Masonic Homes of Lancaster Collection, 1910-1957 (MG0929), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
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
Unknown.MG0929
Other Numbers
MG-929
Other Number
MG-929
Classification
MG0929
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Transferred from Library 25 May 2022.
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Blueprint

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Collection
Blueprints and Architechural Drawings
Title
Blueprints for United Zion Home, Lititz
Object ID
BLUE_F006_UnitedZionHome
Date Range
1939/04/25
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Blueprints and Architechural Drawings
Title
Blueprints for United Zion Home, Lititz
Description
United Zion Home. 722 Furnace Hills Pike, Lititz, PA. Drawn by Elizabethtown Planing Mill.
Elevation of Right Side of North Wing, Elevation of Left Side of North Wing with Cross Section at A-A. Scale: 1/8''=One Foot. Form LIBI-101-10M-1-37 attached. Approved 25 April 1939.
Front Elevation, Rear Elevation. Scale: 1/8''=One Foot.
Basement Plan. Scale: 1/8''=One Foot.
First Floor Plan. Dining Room, 2 Porches, Office and Director's Room, Living Room, Reception Room, 20 Bedrooms, 6 Bathrooms. Scale: 1/8''=One Foot. Door Schedule.
Second Floor Plan. 30 Bedrooms, 9 Baths, 2 Porches, Closet, Storage, Living Room. Scale: 1/8''=One Foot. Window Schedule.
Part Section of Front Porch Constr. at A-A, Part Section of Front Porch Construction at B-B. Scale: 3/4''=One Foot. Detail of Second Floor Porch Const., Detail of Back Porch Floor Construction, Section of Porch Rail, Section of Rail, Section of Porch Roof, Section of Rear Porch Roof. Scale: 1/4''=One Foot.
First Floor Plan. Dining Room, 2 Porches, Office and Director's Room, Living Room, Reception Room, 20 Bedrooms, 6 Bathrooms. Scale: 1/8''=One Foot. Door Schedule. With Red Notes in Rooms.
Second Floor Plan. 30 Bedrooms, 9 Baths, 2 Porches, Closet, Storage, Living Room. Scale: 1/8''=One Foot. Window Schedule. With Red Notes in Rooms.
Part Section of Front Porch Constr. at A-A, Part Section of Front Porch Construction at B-B. Scale: 3/4''=One Foot. Detail of Second Floor Porch Construction, Detail of Back Porch Floor Construction, Section of Porch Rail, Section of Rail, Section of Porch Roof, Section of Rear Porch Roof. Scale: 1/4''=One Foot.
Elevation of Right Side of North Wing, Elevation of Left Side of North Wing with Cross Section at A-A. Scale: 1/8''=One Foot.
Date Range
1939/04/25
Creation Date
25 April 1939
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Cabinet
Flat Files
Storage Container
Folder 006
Subjects
Architectural drawings
Blueprints
Retirement communities
Search Terms
Architectural plans
Blueprints
Elizabethtown Planing Mill
Lititz
Retirement communities
United Zion Retirement Community
Extent
12 items
Object Name
Blueprint
Language
English
Object ID
BLUE_F006_UnitedZionHome
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please make an appointment by contacting the Research Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Collection 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 collection 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.
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Cataloged by BW, Fall 2010. Add to database 28 September 2023.
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Coin, Commemorative

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Collection
History Collection: Places & Spaces
Title
Red Rose Coin Club, Strasburg Rail Road
Object ID
2002.064
Date Range
2002
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History Collection: Places & Spaces
Title
Red Rose Coin Club, Strasburg Rail Road
Description
Plexiglass boxed set of three medals commemorating the Strasburg railroad, set includes two medals in bronze and one in silver.
Date Range
2002
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Storage Container
Box 0004
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Railroads
Medals
Strasburg Railroad
Object Name
Coin, Commemorative
Material
Bronze, Silver
Condition
Excellent
Object ID
2002.064
Accession Number
2002.064
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Coin, Commemorative

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Collection
Red Rose Coin Club Collection
Title
Red Rose Coin Club, Frank W. Woolworth
Object ID
2004.058
Date Range
2004
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Red Rose Coin Club Collection
Title
Red Rose Coin Club, Frank W. Woolworth
Description
2004 Red Rose Coin Club 39th Commemorative Set, "Frank W. Woolworth"
Plastic frame, 3 coins (2 Bronze & 1 Silver).
Date Range
2004
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Storage Container
Box 0004
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Coin, Commemorative
Material
Bronze, Silver
Object ID
2004.058
Accession Number
2004.058
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Coin, Commemorative

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Collection
Red Rose Coin Club Collection
Title
Red Rose Coin Club, Lancaster County Almshouse Bicentennial
Object ID
2007.500.5
Date Range
2001
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Red Rose Coin Club Collection
Title
Red Rose Coin Club, Lancaster County Almshouse Bicentennial
Description
Commemorative Coin Set, "Lancaster County Almshouse"
Plastic frame, 3 coins (2 Bronze & 1 Silver).
Date Range
2001
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Storage Container
Box 0004
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Coin, Commemorative
Object ID
2007.500.5
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Collection
Red Rose Coin Club Collection
Title
Red Rose Coin Club, Harriet Lane
Object ID
2007.500.35
Date Range
2000
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Red Rose Coin Club Collection
Title
Red Rose Coin Club, Harriet Lane
Description
Commemorative Coin Set, "Harriet Lane"
Plastic frame, 3 coins (2 Bronze & 1 Silver).
Date Range
2000
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Storage Container
Box 0004
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Coin, Commemorative
Object ID
2007.500.35
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Collection
Red Rose Coin Club Collection
Title
Red Rose Coin Club, Lewis and Clark Expedition
Object ID
2003.071
Date Range
2003
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Collection
Red Rose Coin Club Collection
Title
Red Rose Coin Club, Lewis and Clark Expedition
Description
Set of medals created by the Red Rose Coin Club. 2003 set, "Preparation for Discovery" 38th commemorative set in honor of Lewis and Clark.
Plastic frame, 3 coins (2 Bronze & 1 Silver).
Date Range
2003
Made By
Red Rose Coin Club
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Storage Container
Box 0004
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Coin, Commemorative
Material
Bronze, Silver
Height (in)
6.5
Width (in)
6.5
Depth (in)
0.375
Condition
Excellent
Object ID
2003.071
Accession Number
2003.071
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