Collection consists largely of information on the descendants of Edward Hand and on the Hand Family Reunion. Contains correspondence, genealogical materials, family charts, photographs, and commemorative booklet 1912, on Lancaster County in the Revolutionary War. Also, three documents concerning the settling of the Hand estate.
Memorial tablet of granite on Indian Rock along the Conestoga River near Rockford. Rockford was the home of Major General Edward Hand (1744-1802) who was a friend and companion of George Washington. The tablet also honored the sons of Lancaster who served in the Continental Army. Erected in 1912.
Provenance
Album of historical markers erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by George L. Heiges in 1986.
Memorial tablet of granite on Indian Rock along the Conestoga River near Rockford. Rockford was the home of Major General Edward Hand (1744-1802) who was a friend and companion of George Washington. The tablet also honored the sons of Lancaster who served in the Continental Army. Erected in 1912.
Provenance
Album of historical markers erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by George L. Heiges in 1986.
Memorial tablet of granite on Indian Rock along the Conestoga River near Rock Ford. Rock Ford was the home of Major General Edward Hand (1744-1802) who was a friend and companion of George Washington. The tablet also honored the sons of Lancaster who served in the Continental Army. Erected in 1912.
Provenance
Album of historical markers erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by George L. Heiges in 1986.
