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Collection
Print Collection
Title
Marriage certificate for Jacob K. Umble and Amanda Esbenshade
Object ID
1970.020.14
Date Range
1880-1881
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Collection
Print Collection
Title
Marriage certificate for Jacob K. Umble and Amanda Esbenshade
Description
Large paper marriage certificate, pockets in rear hold photographs visible through cutouts in front. Lithograph in block ink with gold accents. Jacob K. Umble / Amanda Esbenshade / Lancaster, PA.
Photographs are marked on back, "b. Frank Saylor / 45 West King Street, Lancaster, Pa"
Copyright H. M. Crider, York, PA / Thomas Hunter, Philadelphia, PA, litho.
Date Range
1880-1881
Year Range From
1880
Year Range To
1881
Made By
Crider, H. M.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
South Wall
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Storage Container
Box 0037
People
Umble, Jacob K.
Umble, Amanda Binkley Esbenshade
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Marriage certificates
Object Name
Certificate, Marriage
Material
Paper
Height (in)
18
Width (in)
14
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
Removed from frame, 1994.
Brown overall with some spots. Tears on all edges.
Object ID
1970.020.14
Notes
Copyright H. M. Crider, York, PA / Thomas Hunter, Philadelphia, PA, litho.
Place of Origin
York, York County, Pennsylvania
Usage
Umble, Jacob K. and Esbenshade, Amanda
Accession Number
1970.020
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1832 #217
Date Range
1832
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date Range
1832
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0012
People
Smith, Stephen
Search Terms
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Prisons
Persons of color
Place
Lancaster
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Order for Payment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1832 #217
Box Number
012
Notes
Entered into Q&A Aug 30, 2001.
LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.
Additional Notes
Prisons.
Payment for lumber for the use of the jail.
Smith, Stephen. Person of color.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Fine Arts Collection: Paintings
Title
Mrs. William Blackwood
Object ID
2003.087
Date Range
1845-1916
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Collection
Fine Arts Collection: Paintings
Title
Mrs. William Blackwood
Description
Portrait of Mrs. William Blackwood.
On back: P-4 (in pen)
Date Range
1845-1916
Year Range From
1845
Year Range To
1916
Creator
Vezin, Frederick
Painted By
Frederick Vezin
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
Storage Cabinet
Unit 46
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
Storage Drawer
Bin 5
People
Blackwood, William
Vezin, Frederick
Subcategory
Art
Subject of Painting
Portrait of Mrs. William Blackwood
Object Name
Painting
Oither Names
Portrait
Medium
Painting, Oil
Height (in)
17
Width (in)
13.25
Condition Notes
Painting: Oil on canvas, framed under glass, good condition.
Painting conservation needs: Overall surface clean front and back, backing (foamcore?).
Frame: 3-part frame with gold liner, minor loss top and bottom rail.
Frame conservation needs: Surface clean, minor repair.
Object ID
2003.087
Notes
Frame measurements: Height 23.75
Width 19.75
Depth 1.875
Other Number
Painting #166
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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 4 Edward Young Buchanan
Title
Register of pastoral duties of Edward Y. Buchanan
Object ID
JBFP 4.3.1.006
Date Range
1875-1891
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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 4 Edward Young Buchanan
Title
Register of pastoral duties of Edward Y. Buchanan
Description
Register of pastoral duties of Edward Y. Buchanan listing baptisms, marriages, burials, etc. by date; includes dates, places, and texts of sermons, etc. One volume bound in marbled paper with leather spine 105, [3] pages. Removed from endpaper a note by Edward Young Buchanan calculating the length of his marriage to his “darling wife A E.” 31 October 1875-7 April 1891.
Date Range
1875-1891
Year Range From
1875
Year Range To
1891
Creator
Buchanan, Edward Young, 1811-1895
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Container
JBFP Part 4, Box 2
People
Buchanan, Ann Eliza Foster
Buchanan, Edward Young
Search Terms
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
2 items, 128 pages to scan, 20 x 13.5 cm. and 11 x 9 cm.
Object Name
Pastoral Record
Language
English
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 4 Series 3
Object ID
JBFP 4.3.1.006
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
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
JBB2003.002.1
Other Number
JBFP Part 4, Series 3, Subseries 1, Folder 6
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
History Collection
Title
Piece of the Donegal Witness Tree
Object ID
2003.050
Date Range
2003
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Collection
History Collection
Title
Piece of the Donegal Witness Tree
Description
Piece of Donegal Witness Tree.(Cross-sectional slice of branch with bark on one portion.)
Note: This is apparently different than a "section of wood from the Witness Tree at Donegal church. Donated by Mrs. M.N. Robinson. Noted in minutes in Journal of 1 June 1906.
Date Range
2003
Year Range From
2003
Year Range To
2003
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Container
Box 0525
Subcategory
Ceremonial Artifact
Object Name
Plaque
Material
Wood
Height (in)
0.25
Diameter (in)
3
Dimension Details
3 to 3.5 inches across--ovular shape, slice of a branch.
Condition
Excellent
Condition Date
2023-09-18
Object ID
2003.050
Accession Number
2003.050
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Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
911-024-010
Date Range
1882
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Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
Early Postcard
Date Range
1882
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Recipient
Mr. Michael Groff, Strasburg, Lancaster Co., Pa.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3 x 5 inches
Object ID
911-024-010
Additional Notes
"Lancaster Pa. 9/12/82
Dear Sir,
Yours of the 8th inst. enclosing less ($10.00) is received. Paid into the Lodge and credit given you for the Same on the Books giving you a credit balance of less 13/100 dolls ($10.13) this date clear of all charges.
Jas. M. Channell, Secy."
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Collection
Covered Bridge Safari Album
Object ID
A-65-01-07
Date Range
April 5, 2003
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Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Covered Bridge Safari Album
Description
Wenger's Mill covered bridge, also called Rose Hill covered bridge, built in 1849 by Henry Zook. Located on Log Cabin Road, just off of Rose Hill Road. Post card.
Provenance
Photographs of a 2003 Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Society bridge safari.
Date Range
April 5, 2003
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Covered bridges
Creeks
Log Cabin Road
Mills
Rose Hill Bridge
Rose Hill Road
Wenger's Mill
Wenger's Mill Bridge
West Earl Twp.
Place
West Earl Twp.
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 4.5 inches
Object ID
A-65-01-07
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Collection
Covered Bridge Safari Album
Object ID
A-65-01-09
Date Range
2003
  1 image  
Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Covered Bridge Safari Album
Description
Wenger's Mill covered bridge, also called Rose Hill covered bridge, built in 1849 by Henry Zook. Located on Log Cabin Road, just off of Rose Hill Road. Postcard of painting by Louise Frank.
Provenance
Photographs of a 2003 Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Society bridge safari.
Date Range
2003
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Frank, Louise
Zook, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Covered bridges
Creeks
Log Cabin Road
Paintings
Postcards
Rose Hill Bridge
Rose Hill Road
Sleighs
Snow
Wenger's Mill Bridge
West Earl Twp.
Place
West Earl Twp.
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 4.5 inches
Object ID
A-65-01-09
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Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
963-028
Date Range
2004
  1 image  
Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
Rohrer's True Value Hardware store, 136 South Centerville Road, Woods Edge Plaza.
Date Range
2004
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
East Hempfield Twp.
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
4 x 6 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
963-028
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-09-06-76
Date Range
c. 1885
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Cabinet card. Unidentified young man. Possibly a member of the Gerltizki family.
Date Range
c. 1885
Creator
Amos, William W.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Studio
Aller's Gallery
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Cabinet cards
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4.25 x 6.5 inches
Object ID
1-09-06-76
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