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Announcement

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Collection: Christiana Resistance Collection

Title: Special announcement

Object ID: Christiana S01 F12

Date Range: 1911

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Collection: Christiana Resistance Collection

Title: Special announcement

Description: Special announcement from the Papers of the Lancaster County Historical Society for the "Commemoration of the 'Christiana; Riot' and the 'Treason Trials' of 1851." 4 August 1911.

Admin/Biographical History: The Christiana Resistance, commonly referred to as the "Christiana Riot" occurred in September of 1851 in Christiana, Pennsylvania, a borough in Lancaster County. The events known as the Christiana Resistance include an attack from slaveholders in Maryland on the inhabitants and home of William Parker a free black man living in Christiana, Pennsylvania. The slaveholders crossed the state border, and attempted claim and return the freedom seekers as their property, under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.; The violent confrontation resulted in the death of Edward Gorsuch, a slaveholder, and the escape of William Parker to freedom in Canada. Edward's son, Dickinson Gorsuch, was wounded and taken to the farm of Levi Pownall, where the Pownall family nursed him back to health. Historically, this event challenged the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and is considered a precursor to the Civil War.

System of Arrangement: Series 1 Manuscript and Printed Material, 1803-1955; Series 2 Photographs, 1895-1971 and No date

Date Range: 1911

Creation Date: 1911

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: Moores Memorial Library, Christiana, PA

Subjects: Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana; Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.); Lancaster (Pa.)

Search Terms: Christiana Resistance; Announcements; Lancaster County Historical Society

Extent: 1 item

Physical Characteristics: The digital images of the manuscript and printed material are 300 dpi JPGs; the photographs are 600 dpi JPGs.

Object Name: Announcement

Container: Moores Memorial Library Series 01 Folder 12 Special announcement Special announcement from the Papers of the Lancaster County Historical Society for the "Commemoration of the 'Christiana Riot' and the 'Treason Trials' of 1851." 4 August 1911.; 4 August 1911

Language: English

Object ID: Christiana S01 F12

Location of Originals: Moores Memorial Library; 9 West Slokom Avenue; Christiana, PA 17509; chrlib@christianalibrary.org; 610-593-6683 or 610-593-6687

Related Item Notes: Christiana Resistance Collection (CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1287a022-e430-4f3f-bc97-330571018105

Access Conditions / Restrictions: The attached images have been provided for research. The original items are restricted for preservation purposes.

Copyright: The attached images may be used for research purposes only.; Please contact Moores Memorial Library for a high resolution image and permission to publish:; Moores Memorial Library; 9 West Slokom Avenue; Christiana, PA 17509; chrlib@christianalibrary.org; 610-593-6683 or 610-593-6687

Credit: Christiana Resistance Collection, Series 1, Folder 12, Moores Memorial Library

Classification: CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE; Christiana S01 F12

Description Level: Folder

Custodial History: Moores Memorial Library (Christiana, Pa.) owns some of the most significant manuscript material relating to the Christiana Resistance. The staff of Moores Memorial Library, part of the Library System of Lancaster County, and the Lancaster County Historical Society worked together to arrange and preserve the collection and create a finding aid to make the materials accessible to the public.; The collection contains correspondence to and from the Pownall family regarding the incident, notes regarding kidnappings in the area from 1850-1851, photocopied pages of Dickinson Gorsuch's diary, and published accounts. An 1896 photograph shows Peter Woods and Samuel Hopkins, survivors of the riot. There are also photographs of the Christiana Riot House, the Pownall farm, and key figures in the riot and at the Treason Trials of 1851.; The staff of Moores Memorial Library, part of the Library System of Lancaster County, and the Lancaster County Historical Society worked together to arrange and preserve the collection and create a finding aid to make the materials accessible to the public. Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.

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Collection: James Buchanan Collection

Title: James Buchanan Collection

Object ID: MG0096

Date Range: 1816-present

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Collection: James Buchanan Collection

Title: James Buchanan Collection

Description: The James Buchanan Collection, 1816-present, contains material that pertains to the life and legacy of James Buchanan and his Lancaster home, Wheatland. The collection includes correspondence of James Buchanan and letters written by his niece, Harriet Lane Johnston. Newspaper articles discuss Buchanan's life and Wheatland, tell the story of Buchanan's romance with Ann Coleman, and report on commemorative events. Legal and personal business are represented by deeds, financial matters, and Buchanan's probate records.; Political papers include the Presidential appointment of Buchanan as Minister to Russia, certification to represent Pennsylvania in the U.S. Senate, and a series of letters regarding the Atlantic slave trade in 1819 and Liberia in 1858. In letters, Buchanan outlined his reasons for not wanting to run for Governor, wrote about the confidence bestowed on him by the Democratic Party, and established a fund for the city of Lancaster to purchase wood and coal for poor women during the winter. After the Crimean War, Buchanan wrote to the ambassador to the United Kingdom and observed that Russia seemed to be intent on recovering its military prestige and had made vast naval preparations.; There is an assortment of ephemera, such as programs for memorial celebrations, material related to John Updike's play Buchanan Dying, commemorative stamps, sheet music, and invitations. Souvenir pamphlets from Wheatland provide history about Buchanan's home and the museum. Speeches range from those given by Buchanan to several that honor his life and Presidency. A scrapbook describes the establishment of Wheatland as a museum and contains newspaper articles about archaeology on the site in 1948.

Admin/Biographical History: James Buchanan was born on April 23, 1791 to James Buchanan and Elizabeth Speer. He was the second child born out of ten children, and he would go on to outlive all but one of his siblings. Most popularly remembered as Pennsylvania's only President and as a lifelong bachelor, Buchanan committed a lifetime to politics. In 1821, he left his law practice and embarked on his political career after having been voted into the U.S. House of Representatives. He would remain in the House for five consecutive terms before serving as the U.S. Minister to Russia, a Senator in the U.S. Senate, the U.S. Secretary of State, the U.S. Minister to Great Britain, and finally, the 15th President of the United States. He died in his bedchamber at Wheatland at 8:30 AM on June 1, 1868. He was 77 years old.

Date Range: 1816-present

Creation Date: 1816-present

Year Range From: 1816

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Buchanan, James; Johnston, Harriet Lane

Other Creators: Buchanan, James (1791-1868)

Subjects: Ambassadors; Historic houses; Legal documents; Legislators--United States; Letters; Memorials; Monuments; Personal correspondence; Presidents--United States; Russia; Slavery; Statues; Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.)

Search Terms: Ambassadors; Buchanan Collections; Historic houses; James Buchanan; James Buchanan Presidential Library; Legal documents; Letters; Memorials; Monuments; Correspondence, Personal; Presidents; Russia; Senators, United States; Slavery; Statues; Wheatland

Extent: 2 boxes, 80 folders, 1 scrapbook, 1 oversized item, 4 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0096

Location of Originals: Location of originals is noted when known.; Newspaper articles were preserved as photocopies.

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 (JBFP); Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm in the LancasterHistory Research Library; LancasterHistory Library collection; Photograph collection; Curatorial collection; Wheatland Mansion

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: Images have been provided for research purposes only.; 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.; To make a request, please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Classification: MG0096

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Digitization of the James Buchanan Collection was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.; James Buchanan and Wheatland Scrapbook, February 1936-May; 1948 was cataloged as part of a project funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, ME60112, 2007-2008.

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Collection: Calendar Collection

Title: Calendar Collection

Object ID: MG0070

Date Range: 1867-1995

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Collection: Calendar Collection

Title: Calendar Collection

Description: This collection consists of calendars containing photographs, drawings, and prints from Lancaster County and the surrounding region. Some depict local culture, architecture, historic sites, events, or have Pennsylvania Dutch sayings. There are also backs of calendars containing information about Lancaster.

Date Range: 1867-1995

Year Range From: 1867

Year Range To: 1995

Date of Accumulation: 1867-1995

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 02

People: Albright, R. A.; Bushong, Joyce; Ferguson, Novelda H.; Forney, Myrl; Hart, Deborah A.; Hough, Doris; Landis, David Bachman; Mellinger, C.; Reed, Anita; Rider, Jacob D.; Sweigart, Caleb K.; Taggart, M. W.; Warfel, Arthur; Wesley, Hazel S.; Wierman, Julia

Subjects: Calendars

Search Terms: Brown and Bigelow; Calendars; Chickaree Studio; De Laval; Denver Service Station; Drawing Board Associates, Inc.; Finding aids; H. M. Stauffer and Sons, Inc.; Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County; Intelligencer Printing Company; Lancaster County Association for the Blind; Lancaster County Farm Bureau Co-op Association; Lancaster County Postcard Club; Lebanon High School; Manuscript groups; Mount Joy Area Historical Society; Pearsol and Geist; Pensupreme Dairy; Sir Speedy; Southern Lancaster County Historical Society; Susquehanna Association for the Blind and Vision Impaired

Extent: 3 boxes, 14 folders, 3 oversized folders, 2 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0070

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Restrictions noted at the item level. Restricted items may be used by appointment. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks 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-70

Classification: MG0070

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Added to database 23 October 2018.

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Collection: Black History Collection

Title: Black History Collection, Series 1

Object ID: MG0240_Ser01

Date Range: 1780-1834

Collection: Black History Collection

Title: Black History Collection, Series 1

Description: Series 1, Register of enslaved women and their children who were born after 1780, is a compilation of papers filed by holders of enslaved persons that show date; name and place of residence of slaveholder; name of mother (usually an enslaved person) and child; date of birth; sex of child; age when the child will be freed; official seal and signatures; and date when filed.

Date Range: 1780-1834

Year Range From: 1780

Year Range To: 1834

Date of Accumulation: 1780-1834

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 06

People: Anderson, James; Atchinson, John; Baker, John H.; Barton, William; Bayly, James; Bigham, William; Black, Aaron; Boggs, Alexander; Boyd, William; Breading, David; Caldwell, Andrew; Carpenter, Samuel; Clark, Bryce; Clemson, James; Conkle, William; Cook, James; Cooke, Samuel; Crawford, James; Cunningham, Janett; Currin, James; Davis, Edward; Dewers, Thomas; Edwards, Susanna; Edwards, Thomas; Evans, James; Evans, John; Evans, Mrs. Frances; Ewing, John; Fordney, William B.; Franklin, Benjamin; Frazier, Phebe; Galbraith, Bertram Gillespie; Gale, Anthony; Gamble, James; Gibbons, Daniel; Brubaker, Marianna Gibbons; Gibson, William; Givens, Joseph; Graves, B.; Grubb, Peter; Harrison, Thomas; Haydon, George; Heaton, Jeremiah; Henderson, Archibald; Henry, William; Hubley, John; Hudson, Edward; Jacobs, Cyrus; Jenkins, John Carmichael; Johnson, Henry; Johnston, John; King, Robert; Leman, Christian; Lockhart, Josiah; Long, Stephen; Lownes, Caleb; Martin, James; Maxwell, Robert; McCally, James; McCamant, Isaac; McClure, William; McIntire, William; McLaughlin, George; Michener, James B.; Middleton, Anne; Middleton, John; Miller, John; Moore, Zachary; Neal, Thomas; Neel, Thomas; Nicholas, Michael; Old, James; Oldden, John; Patterson, James; Peden, Hugh; Porter, Andrew; Porter, William; Potts, David; Ramsey, Elizabeth; Reigert, Christopher; Ross, George; Samson, George W.; Sanderson, George; Scott, Alexander; Sewell, Charles S.; Skiles, Henry; Slaymaker, Amos; Smith, Joseph; Smith, Margaret; Smith, William; Spear, Robert; Steel, William; Stevens, Thaddeus; Thomas, Mary B.; Walker, Isaac; Wallace, Robert; Watson, John; Weld, Theodore D.; Whitehill, James; Wilson, Samuel; Work, Joseph; Yeates, James; Zantzinger, Paul

Other Creators: Pennsylvania. Court of Quarter Sessions (Lancaster County)

Subjects: African Americans--History; Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County; Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County

Search Terms: Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery; Court of Quarter Sessions; Enslaved persons; Finding aids; Labels; Manuscript groups; Persons of color; Slaveholders; Slavery

Extent: 17 folders, 89 items, 648 pages to scan, .25 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0240_Ser01

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Copies of MG0240, Series 1, Folders 1-9 are also on microfilm in the Research Center Library (Drawer 3, sec. 2, #206) and bound (326 R294p Oversized); Black History Collection (MG0240) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2b3d42c6-a313-4ebc-966f-516114048136

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Black History Collection (MG0240), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).; LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, these items reflect 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.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit. Restricted access for the Mayor's Register of Coloured Persons found in Series 2, Folder 2: Use transcript in Folder 3 or microfilm.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for publication of items in MG0240_Ser01.

Credit: Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-240, Series 1

Classification: MG0240

Description Level: Series

Custodial History: Processed prior to 1997 and updated from 2007-present. Added to database on 10 January 2022.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Collection: Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents

Title: Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents

Object ID: MG0721

Date Range: 1762-1855

, year), Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents (MG0721), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org People: Boyd, Nickolas C. Brant, John Carver, Seneca Convery, Patrick Daly, James

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Collection: Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents

Title: Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents

Description: The Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents include legal contracts between apprentice, or the parent or guardians, and master; as well as one contract between an indentured servant and master. The contracts identify the parties involved, municipalities, trade to be learned, and terms of contract.

Date Range: 1762-1855

Creation Date: 1762-1855

Year Range From: 1762

Year Range To: 1855

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 15

People: Boyd, Nickolas C.; Brant, John; Carver, Seneca; Convery, Patrick; Daly, James; Eshleman, Guy; Eversole, Jacob; Fenney, Catherine; Ganter, George; Hess, John; Humerich, Christian; Humphreville, Frank; Humphreville,Henry; Humphreville, Susanna; Ihling, John; Johns, Jacob; Johnston, Abraham; Lesher, John; Long, George; Messner, Christian; Moore, David; Moore, Zacharias; Parsons, Mary; Peddin, John; Porter, John; Porter, William; Quick, Philip; Reinhard, Jacob; Reinhard, Mary; Remo, Jenetta; Remo, Samuel; Remo, Susanna; Ruch, John; Ruch, Peter; Seeger, Fredrich; Steele, William W.; Stewart, Peter; Welsh, James

Subjects: Apprentices; Blacksmiths; Carpenters; Contract labor; Contracts; Joiners; Saddlery; Tinsmiths; Weavers

Search Terms: Apprentices; Blacksmiths; Brecknock Twp.; Carpenters; Contract labor; Cocalico Twp.; Colerain Twp.; Donegal Twp.; Drumore Twp.; Finding aids; Indentures; Joiners; Lancaster; Little Britain Twp.; Manuscript groups; Persons of color; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Providence Twp.; Saddlery; Tinsmiths; Weavers

Extent: 1 box, 6 folders, .25 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English, German

Object ID: MG0721

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Apprenticeship and Indenture Documents (MG0721), 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-721

Classification: MG0721

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid prepared by PH, July 2014. Added to database 26 May 2021.

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Collection: Heritage of Drumore Collection

Title: Heritage of Drumore Collection

Object ID: MG0651

Date Range: 1921

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Collection: Heritage of Drumore Collection

Title: Heritage of Drumore Collection

Description: The Heritage of Drumore Collection contains a report and letters pertaining to the Drumore clebratin in 1921 in Drumore Township, Lancaster County, whereupon monuments of Dr. David Ramsey, General John Steele, and Colonel Thomas William Porter were dedicated. Letters are addressed to George Porter, descendant of Col. Thomas Porter.

Date Range: 1921

Creation Date: 1921

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 13

People: Magee, David Francis; Porter, George T.

Subjects: Drumore (Pa. : Township); Letters; Reports

Search Terms: Correspondence; Drumore Twp.; Finding aids; Letters; Manuscript groups; Reports

Extent: 1 folder

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0651

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Heritage of Drumore Collection (MG0651), 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-651

Other Number: MG-651

Classification: MG0651

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid prepared by KV, May-June 2014. Added to database 2 July 2021.

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Collection: Hamilton Club of Lancaster Ephemera

Title: Hamilton Club of Lancaster Ephemera, 1929-1991

Object ID: MG0648

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Collection: Hamilton Club of Lancaster Ephemera

Title: Hamilton Club of Lancaster Ephemera, 1929-1991

Description: This collection contains ephemera of the Hamilton Club in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Admin/Biographical History: The Hamilton Club was founded in 1889 as a place for prominent citizens of the city to gather and named in honor of James Hamilton (1740-1783), a prominent lawyer and politician in colonial Pennsylvania, as well as planner of the City of Lancaster.

Year Range From: 1929

Year Range To: 1991

Date of Accumulation: 1929-1991

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 13

Subjects: Hamilton Club of Lancaster; Ephemera

Search Terms: Finding aids; Manuscript groups; Hamilton Club; Ephemera

Extent: 2 folders

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0648

Location of Originals: 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-648

Other Number: MG-648

Classification: MG0648

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Processed and finding aid prepared by KV, May-June 2014. Added to database 20 July 2021.

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Collection: Farmers' Fair Collection

Title: Farmers' Fair Collection

Object ID: MG0146

Date Range: 1888-1973

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Collection: Farmers' Fair Collection

Title: Farmers' Fair Collection

Description: Of primary interest are premium list books from the Lancaster Fair. The books contain entry categories and prizes offered for winners, general rules and regulations, many advertisements, and photographs of the fairgrounds and acts performing at some of the fairs. There are also Fair Association stock certificates and pamphlets, exhibit entry blanks, promotional fliers, and premium lists from other fairs.; Lancaster County Agricultural Fairs, 1909-1914 scrapbook contains a variety of information pertaining to the Lancaster County Agricultural Fair. There are copies of letters that I. C. Arnold typed and sent out to notify the public about the annual fair, including letters to teachers and businesses. Photographs are scattered within the book. The book is also filled with admission tickets, stand-holder tickets, and exhibitor tickets. There are several pages that show the layout of the fairgrounds and where different exhibits and rides were located. An item of interest is a facsimile of a confederate fifty-dollar bill.

Admin/Biographical History: The Lancaster County Agricultural Fair was held annually starting in 1888 and was sponsored by the Lancaster County Agricultural Fair Association. The fair lasted for one week and was open to the public for four days. For the first ten years the fair was held at McGrann's Park. In 1909, Lancaster County Agricultural Fair moved to the newly constructed Lancaster Fair Grounds. The new fair complex consisted of fifty-five acres and contained 5,500 bleacher seats, cattle sheds for over 400 exhibits, 225 stables for racing and show horses, a poultry exhibition building for 3,000 exhibits, and two exhibit buildings for the horticulture, agriculture and fancy work exhibits. The animals and exhibits were on display during the fair and there were rides, food stands and other amusements available for the public.; Fair entries were judged in one of eight fair departments: Cattle; Sheep and Swine; Horses, Ponies and Mules; Poultry, Pigeons and Pet Stock; Farm and Dairy Machinery, Implements, Carriages and Vehicles; Agriculture and Horticulture; Home and Dairy; and Ladies' Fancy Work. The Cattle Department had three different classes of dairy breeds, beef breeds and overall. The Sheep and Swine Department was split in two classes between the sheep and the swine and each class held many divisions for breed classifications. The Department of Horses, Ponies and Mules was split between show animals and work animals used for pulling carts and machinery. Poultry, Pigeons and Pet Stock were judged as one category winning gold, silver, bronze and runner up medals. Items used for farming and dairy divided the fifth department and then carriages and vehicles shared their own category.; The Department of Agriculture and Horticulture was split into many different categories including grains, seed and flour; wheat; vegetables; potatoes; tobacco; apples; pear, plums and quinces; peaches; grapes; fall strawberries; nuts; wines, cider, etc.; flowers; floral designs; and the boy's corn growing contest. The categories of the Home and Dairy Department are bread and butter; cakes and pies; preserves and pickles; confections; and soaps and hams. The final department, Ladies' Fancy Work, included craft work such as knitting, crochet work, infant's clothing, lace and tatting work, Irish crochet, embroidery, cross stitch, silk embroidery, outline embroidery, punch work, drawn work, stencil work, beadwork, raffia work and the juvenile department. The annual Lancaster County Agricultural Fair's last year was in 1933.

Date Range: 1888-1973

Year Range From: 1888

Year Range To: 1973

Date of Accumulation: 1888-1973

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

Subjects: Agricultural exhibitions; Fairs; Scrapbooks

Search Terms: Agricultural exhibitions; Black Barren Fair; Fairs; Finding aids; Lancaster County Agricultural Fair Association; Lancaster Fair; Manuscript groups; Neffsville Fair; New Holland Farmers' Fair; Scrapbooks; Southern Lancaster County Community Fair

Extent: 1 box, 12 folders, 1 scrapbook, 1 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0146

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: A photograph of the grandstand was transferred from Folder 9 to the Photograph Collection, 30 September 2016, Object ID 2-26-04-12.

Notes: Preferred Citation: Farmers' Fair Collection (MG0146), 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-146

Other Number: MG-146

Classification: MG0146

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Collection was processed and finding aid prepared in 1998; the scrapbook was cataloged by CB, 2007-2008. Added to database 5 August 2021.; Lancaster County Agricultural Fairs scrapbook was cataloged and preserved with funding from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 2007-2008. ME60112.

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Collection: Card Collection

Title: Card Collection

Object ID: MG0180

Date Range: 1820 - present

, Lancaster. Aikin & Neuhauser. General furniture dealers and funeral directors. Gap. Gift of M. Duffield Harsh, 10 October 2006. Insert 3 Albany Dentists. 6 East Orange Street, Lancaster. C-776 and C-777 gift of N. Jean Frey, April 2003. Insert 4 Amer. Hatter and furrier. 39 West King Street, Lancaster

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Collection: Card Collection

Title: Card Collection

Description: The Card Collection contains advertising cards for businesses throughout Lancaster County, greeting cards, invitations, membership cards, and visiting cards. The occasions represented by the greeting cards include Valentine's Day, Christmas, New Year's, Easter, birthday, and anniversary cards.

Date Range: 1820 - present

Date of Accumulation: 1820 - present

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

People: Adams, Bessie; Anderson, Ada L.; Anderson, Daisy; Armstrong, Charles Dudley; Bachman, M. E.; Bair, David; Bankratz, B.; Bausman, D. H.; Berdainer, Paul F.; Blough, Clara; Bollinger, W. H.; Bomberger, Lizzie S.; Bones, John G.; Bowers, J.; Bowers, W. B.; Boyd, George; Brackbill, Henry P.; Breneman, A. N.; Brimmer, H. J.; Brown, E. W.; Brucker, John; Bruner, P. M.; Bucher, Max; Buchmiller, D. F.; Burk, Jacob; Bursk, D. S.; Byrne, J. W.; Campbell, L. H.; Carmitchell, Thomas H.; Carter, Elmer E.; Charles, John A.; Chase, Ernest Dudley; Clark, L. F.; Clarke, Samuel; Cochran, Ada M.; Cogley, A. H.; Cooper, L. A.; Crouse, Matilda G.; Danner, George H.; Davis, I. J.; Delbo, S. L.; Denlinger, B. Willis; Dennis, George M.; Diller, H.; Diller, I. N.; Diller, Isaac; Doyle, W. A.; Eby, Samuel; Enck, W. C.; Erben, John A.; Erisman, E. J.; Erisman, George F. K.; Esbenshade, E. Herr; Fahnestock, Return E.; FonDersmith, G. L.; Frailey, William O.; Frey, Andrew G.; Frey, Walter H.; Fry, Margie J.; Fulmer, A. P.; Garber, A. M.; Garner, Emma Saylor; Gast, William H.; Getz, Charles A.; Gill, Charles S.; Gochenaur, Harry E.; Goerhing, Reaves F. Jr.; Griffits, Frank P.; Groff, Samuel A.; Grove, Fanny; Grove, L. H.; Grundisch, F.; Gundaker, H.; Haberbush, M.; Hackman, Lizzie B.; Hager, Ruth; Haldeman, Grace S. Garner; Haldeman, Sarah J.; Harbaugh, Henry; Harding, William H.; Harnish, C. B.; Harnish, D. L.; Harnish, Jacob; Harnish, M. S.; Hartman, Lewis S.; Hatz, Samuel; Heidelbaugh, Milton; Heinitsh, John F.; Heisey, Kate; Heisey, Martin Luther; Hensel, Joann W.; Herr, Daniel D.; Herr, Daniel H.; Herr, Eugene M.; Herr, Harry B.; Herr, L. B.; Hess, J. R.; Hess, Witmer; Hiemenz, John; Hireisy, F. H.; Hirsh, A.; Hoffer, D. B.; Hoffman, Barbara; Hoffmeier, A. K.; Hollinger, J. P.; Hoover, George J.; Hoover, Jacob; Houghton, M. A.; Houseal, Lottie M.; Hubley, Alfred A.; Hull, George W.; Jameson, J. P.; Jeffries, Mary; Johns, H. Forrey; Kappler, Edward S.; Keiffer, J. H.; Keiffer, Josepine; Keiper, J. M.; Keller, J. W.; Kettring, John H.; Killian, G. C.; Killian, George W.; Kinzler, Frederick; Kirchner, Sharon; Knapp, Catharine; Kreckel, Edward; Kulp, D. H.; Landis, Allen B.; Landis, Bertha Cochran; Landis, David Bachman; Landis, Katie M.; Lane, C. M.; Lebkicher, J. P.; Lefevre, P. G.; Levy, M.; Locher, Charles A.; Loeb, Millie; Loeb, William; Long, Charles E.; Lowell, J. W.; Luchenbach, H. H.; Lynch, Charles O.; MacNay, Charles; Manby, William H.; Marshall, William L.; Martin, H. A.; McClain, John C.; McCleery, Samuel B.; Merrill, Lizzie L.; Miley, Frank B.; Miller, George H.; Miltonberger, J. C.; Mower, J. H.; Moyer, J. G.; Musser, Maggie; Owens, Steve J.; Parry, H. B.; Phiffer, Amanda; Poutz, Lilian; Poutz, May; Prangley, James Jr.; Ramsdell, O. J.; Reeser, Joseph; Reinoehl, A. F.; Reitzel, Amanda; Ressel, Richard P.; Richardson, Clara V.; Riest, A. H.; Riest, J. Frank; Riest, W. A.; Ringwalt, A. G.; Roadman, Samuel H.; Rock, Allen; Rohrer, F. S.; Rohrer, J.; Rosenstein, Al; Rote, Amos C.; Rote, J. E.; Roth, John B.; Rothschild, Jacob; Roy, William H.; Royer, J. R.; Saylor, J. J.; Schaefer, E. M.; Schaum, George B.; Schmidt, H. A.; Schneider, H. J.; Schoenberger, John; Shelly, Jeremiah A.; Shirk, Peter; Shreiner, H. M.; Shrum, J. H.; Shultz, E. J.; Shultz, H. S.; Simon, C. H.; Sing, Daniel; Slandt, John W.; Smaling, J. K.; Smith, A. H.; Smith, A. Herr; Snyder, H. N.; Snyder, P. C.; Sprecher, John M.; Sprecher, William D.; Stackhouse, D. P.; Stauffer, H. S.; Stauffer, Harry F.; Steinhauser, Frank J.; Steinhauser, Kate A.; Swarr, John P.; Teahl, J. A.; Thorbahn, Fanny; Trout, Harry L.; Trout, Mary; Trout, Mollie S.; Urban, B. F. W.; Urban, Ruth; Van Pelt, Charles P.; Vollmer, Frederick; Waylan, John; Webber, Annie; Weber, Ferdinand; Weidle, Laura I.; Weikel, A. W.; Wiant, George; Wiggins, Alice B.; Wilson, Edward G; Withrow, J. L.; Wood, Helen; Woodward, A. W.; Wormley, W.; Zahm, Edward J.; Ziegler, Joe C.; Keller, John; Fordney, Sara Cox; Fordney, Thomas Potter; McIlvaine, George Duffield; Haupt, C. Elvin

Subjects: Advertising; Advertising cards; Associations, institutions, etc.; Business cards; Ephemera; Greeting cards; Invitation cards; Visiting cards

Search Terms: A. D. Caufman and Company; A. Haldeman and Company; Abraham, Eberly and Company; Adler Boots and Shoes; Advertising; Advertising cards; Aikin and Neuhauser; Albany Dentists; American Tea Company; Associations, institutions, etc.; Astrich Bros.; Athenaeum, Historical, Agricultural & Mechanics' Institute; Austen's Forest Flower Cologne; Bair and Keen; Barbers; Black Horse Hotel and Corn Exchange; Bomberger and Loeb; Bon-Ton; Borgenski's; Boston Store; Bowers and Hurst; Brecht and Brothers; Burger and Sutton; Business cards; Calling cards; Cash Grocery; City Shoe Store; Colahan and Company; Columbia Spy Steam Job Print; Columbia Wagon Company; Common Sense Shoe Store; Conestoga Carriage Factory; Conestoga Grocery; Conestoga Steam Mills; Confectioners; Cooper House; Deichler and Schaum; Deichler's Stationary; Delmonico Café; Department stores; Dressmakers; Duncan's; Eagle Shoe Store; Edison Electric Company; Ephemera; Estey Organ Company; F. A. North and Company; Fairview Nurseries; Farmers First Bank; Finding aids; First National Bank of Columbia; Flinn and Breneman; Flinn and Willson; Frew's Carriage Factory; Frey and Eckert; Fry and Mast; Funerals; Furriers; Geis and Company; George Boyd and Sons; George M. Steinman and Company; Glenn Manor Service Station and Tourist Cabins; Gottshalk and Lederman's Great New York Bazaar; Grace Lutheran Church; Graduations; Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company; Greeting cards; Grocery stores; Guthrie and Son; Hahn's Store; Hallet and Davis; Harnish and Company; Harting's Old Whiskies; Hatcher Company; Hats; Hatters; Heitshu's Drug Store; Henwood and Thomas; Herr's Book Store; Hildesheimer and Faulkner; Hill Poultry Yard; Hirsh and Brother; Hoar and McNabb; Hoffer's Steam Drillers; Hoffmeier Brothers; Holly Tree Coffee House; Hotels; Houghton's Popular Millinery; Incubators; Invitations; Iris Club; J. B. Martin and Company; J. F. Long and Company; J. H. Abraham and Brother; J. Rose and Son; John A. Erben's Cheap Clothing Store; John P. Schaum and Son; John Schoenberger and Sons; Keplinger and Company; Keystone Collar Factory; Kirk Johnson & Co.; L. B. Herr & Son; Ladies Hebrew Benevolent Society; Lancaster Bargain Bazaar; Lancaster City Pharmacy; Lancaster Country Store; Lancaster County Chapter National Multiple Sclerosis Society; Lancaster Gas Light and Fuel Company; Lancaster Maennerchor; Lancaster Photo Engraving Company; Lancaster Trust Company; Lane and Company; Locher's Drug Store; M. Deichler and Son; Manby's Music Store; Manuscript groups; Marshall E. Smith Company; Mayor and Simon; Merrick Thread Company; Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; Miesse Candies & Ice Cream; Miller and Bushong; Miller and Umbdenstock; Millineries; Mitchell's Carpet Cleaning House; Morrow's Fine Shoes; Muhlenberg's Drug Store; Myers and Rathfon; National Bearings Company; Neffsville Hotel; New York Dairy Lunch; New York Millinery Store; Norbeck and Miley; Novelty Bazaar; P. C. Snyder and Brother; Palace Saloon; Penn Boiler and Burner Manufacturing Corporation; Pennsylvania Clothing Company; Philip Schum, Son and Company; Photographers; Popular Cigar Store; Powell and Rhode's New Dancing Academy; R. B. and H. Factory; Ranck and Kurtz; Reece's Parlor Shoe Store; Reilly Brothers and Raub; Royal St. John Sewing Machine Office; S. B. Cox and Company; S. H. Zahm and Company; Samuel Hatz's Tobacco and Cigar Store; Seamstresses; Shaub and Brothers; Shaub and Burns; Shiffler Fire Company; Shirk's Carpet Hall; Shultz's Sons; Singer Manufacturing Company; Singer Sewing Machine Company; Slough and Brother; Slough and Kauffman; Sorrel Horse Hotel; St. James Episcopal Church; Star Shoe House; Stauffer and Company; Steckel Printing, Inc.; Steinwandle Boots and Shoes; Stockyard Inn; Stoner, Shreiner and Company; Swan Hotel; Swarthmore College; Tailors; Thomae's Fashionable Millinery; Thomas W. Price Company; Trade cards; Trinity Choral Society; Visiting cards; W. A. Reist and Company; Weddings; Wenger Carriage Factory; West and Haverstick; Westhaeffer's Book Store; White, Stokes and Allen; William D. Sprecher and Son; William Knabe and Company; William Kray and Company; Williamson and Foster; Women's Republican Club

Extent: 3 boxes, 6 series, 1.5 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0180

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Other Numbers: MG-180

Classification: MG0180

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: Added to database 25 August 2021.

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Collection: Invoice and Receipt Collection

Title: Invoice and Receipt Collection

Object ID: MG0253

Date Range: 1852-1956

Sale from the Commissioners Orders for Payment Collection, MG-182, 1998. Insert 5 Heinitsh Paint Co. Lancaster. Purchase made by A. Brunner. 4 January 1901. Gift of James Landis, 2000. �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Folder 6

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Collection: 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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