Button from 1929 Lancaster County Fireman's Association Convention in LItitz, PA. Printed "9th Convention The Lancaster County Fireman's Ass'n Lititz ,Pa. June 8, 1929." Hole in center bottom of button with a metal wire ring holding a brown metal pretzel (1.5 w x 1.25 h) Plain white paper insert in back of button.
Set of dark wooden candlesticks. "These candlesticks Mr. William Mellor who was then superintendent of the Thaddeus Stevens Industrial School Lanc. Pa. - Presented to Judge Charles I. Landis March 4, 1921 ["I give both to the Lancaster Historical Society J(?) Landis"] The Mahoganey is from handrail of stairs in home of The Honorable Thaddeus Stevens ["4th"] South Queen St.
Card with attached silk bag, "Birthday Social of the Ladies Aid Society, Rawlinsville, Pa / May 20th 1924" Handrwitten at bottom, "E. Clayre Winters / Holtwood / RND# 2 PA"
"Certificate of Baptism" with dove within a gold circle flying toward a white baptismal font. Pink flowers cascade from upper right toward lower left. Information, some printed and some filled in: "In the Name of the Father, of the Son,/ and of the Holy Ghost,/ John Randall Pott/ Child of John Hunter Pott/ and his wife Frances S. Pott/ Born at #212 E. New Street, Lancaster, Pa./ Feb. 20, 1917/ was Baptized by me/ in 221 E. Clay St., Lancaster, PA./ on the 15th day of April in the/ Year of our Lord/ 1917/ Rev. J. Hunter Watts Pastor of/ St. Andrew's Reformed Church/ Lancaster, Pa." (No. 60)
Tiny spots overall. Horizontal creases at 2-inch intervals with tears on a number of these from the edges: 4 on left edge; 2 on right. Cellophane tape on center back, folded over top edge where there is a 3-inch tear from the top edge.
Printed certificate (on stiff paper) with holy firgures and illustrations in brown ink. Printed words are in red.
Jesus and angels atop an arch look down on Jesus with children below. Bible verses are above, to the sides and below the information section in the center:
"Certificate of Baptism/ Richard Harcourt/ Child of Mr. Adolph Darmstaetter/ and his wife Margaret Elva nee Dorwart/ born at Lancaster, Pennsylvania/ on the 21st of April 1913/ was baptized in the Name of/ The Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost/ on the 13th of May 1913/ by Pastor George Sieger/ Sponsors were the parents/ Done at the Font of Emmanuel/ Lutheran Church/ Lancaster Pa"
Printed at the bottom: "Printed In Germany. Pilger Publishing House, Reading Pa. No.9"
Brown overall with spots and liquid stains across about an inch from both top and bottom of piece. Right edge is a bit ragged. Tear on lower left side.
Wedding bells on a curved spray of white flowers and a sprig of pink dogwood flowers on the right surround the information: "This certifies/ that/ Ralph W. Walters of West Fairview and Esther C. Sterringer of Lancaster,/ State of Pennsylvania/ were by me united/ in Holy Matrimony,/ According to the Ordinance of God and the Laws of the State/ of Pennsylvania/ At Lancaster, Pa. on the fourteenth day of February,/ in the year of our lord/ One Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty One./ D.G.Glass, / Faith Reformed Church/ Witnesses:/ Mrs Lillian Sterringer." Centered below is a circle showing Isaac as a shepherd with crook in the forground glancing toward camels and people wearing hooded white garb, illustrating an excerpt from Genesis, chapter 14, verses 63 and 67.
Below, on left: "Published by The Abingdon Press, New York-Cincinnati.
A 1.625-inch white border surrounds.
Date Range
02/14/1921
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
Storage Container
Box 0523
Object Name
Certificate, Marriage
Height (cm)
50.165
Height (ft)
1.6458333333
Height (in)
19.75
Width (cm)
38.735
Width (ft)
1.2708333333
Width (in)
15.25
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2023-06-08
Condition Notes
10 horizontal crease. Multiple tears along both side edges. 2.5-inch tear top center and 2 tears on lower edge. Lower left and upper right corners missing. Small piece missing near lower right corner. Within the document, a piece (leaves) is missing on lower right.
Bells, palm trees at top; flowers along the right and an Old Testament scene from the book of Ruth surround the information: "This certifies/ that Mr. Hiram R. Shearer/ of Brickerville, Lancaster County/ and Miss Emma Pennebecker/ of Blainesport, Lancaster County/ were by me, the undersigned, / united/ in Marriage,/ at Denver, Lancaster County according to the Ordinance of God and the Laws of the State/ of Pennsylvania on the 28th day of September,/ in the year of Our Lord 1901./ Witnesses/ (empty)/ J. O. Leibensberger/ Pastor.
Date Range
02/14/1921
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
Storage Container
Box 0523
Object Name
Certificate, Marriage
Height (cm)
50.165
Height (ft)
1.6458333333
Height (in)
19.75
Width (cm)
38.735
Width (ft)
1.2708333333
Width (in)
15.25
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2023-06-08
Condition Notes
Brown overall with tack holes in all four corners. Rough edges with 2.5-inch tear center right edge. Soiling with liquid stains on right edge. Mildew dots in lower portion.
