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After the ball is over: letter from Mary Gwin to Harriet Lane, 1861

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20491
Author
Milner, Molly Wakefield.
Date of Publication
2016.
Author
Milner, Molly Wakefield.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
LancasterHistory.org,
Date of Publication
2016.
Physical Description
p. 133-141.
Series
Journal of Lancaster County's Historical Society v 117, no. 2/3, Spring/Summer 2016.
Subjects
Gwin family.
Bell family.
Johnston, Harriet Lane, - 1830-1903.
Gwin, Mary Elizabeth Hampton Bell.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 117, number 2/3 (2016), p. 133-141Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.117
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The annotated James McCullogh's book: Pages with transcription and commentary

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21106
Author
McCullogh, James
Date of Publication
2016.
Call Number
975.45 S798a
Responsibility
edited by John Stauffer.
Author
McCullogh, James
Place of Publication
Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
Publisher
The Conococheague Institute,
Date of Publication
2016.
Physical Description
256 pages : illustrations, maps, facsimiles ; 22 cm
Notes
Includes index.
Summary
This is the diary of James McCullogh, a Scot-Irish immigrant farmer who settled on the Pennsylvania frontier in the mid-1700s...In its 116 pages, he jots notations from his daily life, from planting to business accounts to the secret places where he hid his tools during bloody Indian raids. The book records life-altering events such as the loss of his brother John and the kidnapping of his two small sons -the younger of which he never saw again- at the hands of Indians. He includes Bible verses and writes some entries in code, somewhat curiously, since he also provides the key. [book jacket]
In this annotated volume, there are facsimiles of the diary's pages, along with a transcription for clarity...and useful commentary providing context and background.
Subjects
McCullogh, James, - approximately 1740-1781 - Diaries.
McCullogh, James, - approximately 1740-1781 - Family.
Franklin County (Pa.) - History - 18th century.
Pennsylvania - History - French and Indian War, 1754-1763 - Personal narratives.
Additional Author
Stauffer, John,
Bricker, Calvin.
Additional Corporate Author
Conococheague Institute (Mercersburg, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
975.45 S798a
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Collection
James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Order of the Eastern Star Minutes
Title
James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Order of the Eastern Star Minutes
Object ID
MG0753
Date Range
1920-2010
  1 document  
Collection
James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Order of the Eastern Star Minutes
Title
James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Order of the Eastern Star Minutes
Description
This collection contains the minutes of the James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Order of the Eastern Star.
Admin/Biographical History
The James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Order of the Eastern Star was founded in 1920 and was dissolved in 2011.
Date Range
1920-2010
Creation Date
1920-2010
Year Range From
1920
Year Range To
2010
Creator
James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Order of the Eastern Star
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 15
Subjects
Fraternal organizations
Lancaster (Pa.)
Minutes (Records)
Order of the Eastern Star
Order of the Eastern Star. James Buchanan Chapter No. 315 (Lancaster, Pa.)
Search Terms
Finding aids
Fraternal organizations
Manuscript groups
Minutes
Order of the Eastern Star. James Buchanan Chapter No. 315, Lancaster
Extent
6 boxes, 30 volumes, 3 cubic feet
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0753
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-753
Other Number
MG-753
Classification
MG0753
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by RR and SM in Summer and Fall 2015; and SW in Spring 2016. Added to database 23 May 2021.
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Wheatland Diner Records
Title
Wheatland Diner Records
Object ID
MG0549
Date Range
1955-1973
  1 document  
Collection
Wheatland Diner Records
Title
Wheatland Diner Records
Description
This collection contains records of the Wheatland Diner, including correspondence, advertising, menu, recipe cards, blueprints and documents for the sale of the property. Newspaper articles report the plan for and delivery of the diner ,fires, 1956 fatal accident, problems with teenage customers and the sale of the property.
Admin/Biographical History
Wheatland Diner is now the Columbia Diner (2011).
Date Range
1955-1973
Year Range From
1955
Year Range To
1973
Date of Accumulation
1955-9173
Creator
Wheatland Diner, Inc.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 12
People
Friend, Neal
Kusuplos, Spiros A.
Sanders, Ruth V.
Schaal, Dorothy C.
Snyder, Robert N.
Trott, M. William
Subjects
Advertising
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Diners (Restaurants)
Menus
Recipes
Search Terms
Advertising
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Diners
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Menus
Newspaper clippings
Recipes
Wheatland Diner
Extent
2 boxes, 10 folders, 3 sets of blueprints, 1.5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0549
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
See also the Photograph Collection
Notes
Preferred Citation: Wheatland Diner Records (M0549), Box #, 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-549
Other Number
MG-549
Classification
MG0549
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by high school intern, JP, Summer 2010.
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World War I Papers of Thomas, James, and Victor Kegel
Title
World War I Papers of Thomas, James, and Victor Kegel
Object ID
MG0798
Date Range
1917-2014
  1 document  
Collection
World War I Papers of Thomas, James, and Victor Kegel
Title
World War I Papers of Thomas, James, and Victor Kegel
Description
The World War I Papers of Thomas, James, and Victor Kegel collection contains materials written and collected by three brothers who fought during World War I in the 109th Machine Gun Battalion. The collection contains letters written by the brothers to their families while in the service, and some other letters from their loved ones. There are also newspaper articles, literature on the battalion they fought in, post cards, military paperwork, and photographs.
Admin/Biographical History
Thomas Kegel (1895-1958), James Kegel (1891-1927), Victor Kegel (1898-1923) were three brothers who served together in the 109th Machine Gun Battalion during World War I. Their parents were Charles and Mary Rogers Kegel, and they had eleven children. Their family home was on 59 Locust Street in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. They were all drafted in 1917, and were trained in Camp Hancock in Augusta, Georgia. After their extensive training, they were sent to fight in the trenches in France. On separate occasions, each brother was wounded during the war, but they all survived and came home to Lancaster after the war in 1919.
James L. Kegel was born on August 10, 1891. He was a poultry dresser and dealer and was married to Arabella E. Raymond Kegel (1884-1966) on August 27, 1911. They had three children: Charles, James, and Mary Annabelle. James passed away at the age of 35 on February 9, 1927, due to pneumonia.
Thomas Kegel was born on January 18, 1895. He married Veronica R. "Fannie" Karch Kegel. Together, they had four children: Thomas, Helen, Dorn Anne, and John. He was a watchmaker, in addition to other various occupations. By a doctor's recommendation in 1939, Thomas and his family moved to Miami, Florida, due to his injuries and struggles with PTSD. He passed away on February 18, 1958.
Victor A. Kegel was born on March 29, 1898. He was a poultry dresser after coming back to Lancaster from the war in 1919. He was married to Ellen F. Kegel. He passed away on December 26, 1923, due to inflammation of the brain. He was 25 years old.
Date Range
1917-2014
Creation Date
1917-2014
Year Range From
1917
Year Range To
2014
Date of Accumulation
1917-2014
Creator
Kegel, Thomas, 1895-1958
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 15
People
Delmarra, Red
Eickert, Earl
Fillinger, Joe
Grim, George
Heidig, Hen
Hersh, Ted
Kegel, James
Kegel, Thomas
Kegel, Victor
Kimmel, Fred
Metzger, George
Metzger, Harvy
Rodgers, Harry
Seachrist, Harry
Other Creators
Kegel, James, 1891-1927
Kegel, Victor, 1898-1923
Subjects
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Letters
Machine Gun Training Center (Camp Hancock, Ga.)
Photographs
Trench warfare
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces
World War, 1914-1918
Search Terms
Camp Hancock, Georgia
Correspondence
Finding aids
Letters
Machine Gun Training Center
Manuscript groups
Newspaper clippings
Photographs
Trench warfare
United States Army, American Expeditionary Forces
World War I
WWI
Extent
1 box, 61 folders, 91 items, 281 pages to scan, .5 cubic feet
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2019-03-05
Condition Notes
The dosuments in folders 24, 33, and 47 are fragile and require staff supervision.
Object ID
MG0798
Related Item Notes
World War I Collection, 1916-1972, MG-45
World War I Papers for Frank Schober, MG-797
Charles E. Schuler Papers, MG-780
William Barlow Papers, MG-781
William Raymond Elbert Papers, MG-784
Military Records for Charles A. Meisenberger, MG-782
Diary Collection, 1836-1978, MG-247
William J. Buch Papers, 1917-1958, MG-658
Notes
Donation was made possible with the assistance of Charles and Mary Brill.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the item level. The documents in Folders 24, 33, and 47 are fragile and require staff supervision. 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-798
Other Number
MG-798
Classification
MG0798
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by EM, January/February 2019.
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The autobiography and memoirs of Dorothy Mae Graybill born July 29, 1916 in Palmyra, PA, the fifth of ten children

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20626
Author
Graybill, Dorothy Mae
Date of Publication
2014.
Call Number
929 G778w
Author
Graybill, Dorothy Mae
Place of Publication
Computer printout
Date of Publication
2014.
Physical Description
50 p. : ill, some colored 28 cm.
Notes
As wrtten and told aby Dorothy Mae Graybill; compiled and edited by David Graybill Wagner.
Subjects
Graybill family.
Graybill, Dorothy Mae, - 1916-2015.
Lebanon County (Pa.) - Personal narratives.
Dauphin County (Pa.) - Personal narratives.
Autobiographies.
Additional Author
Wagner, David Graybill Wagner.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 G778w
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Collection
Ephemera Collection: Groups & Organizations, Lancaster Country Club
Object ID
2015.035.1
Date Range
2015
Collection
Ephemera Collection: Groups & Organizations, Lancaster Country Club
Description
Volunteer badge for the 2015 US Women's Open at the Lancaster Country Club. White plastic badge with grey stripe on left side, offset logo of US Women's Open at top left of white portion. In black text is printed at the bottom center "Volunteer/Spectator Services," a barcode and the number "0770000." The USGA name and logo are at the bottom right. In the grey portion "Volunteer Headquarters" printed on left (with top of text to the left) and "V" is printed in the top left corner. "Beth" written in black ink at the center. Attached to a blue lanyard with white logos of USGA and 2015 US Women's Open.
Date Range
2015
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 18
Subcategory
Personal Symbol
Search Terms
United States Golf Association
Ladies Professional Golf Association
Lancaster Country Club
Golf
Sports
Object Name
Badge, Identification
Height (in)
4
Width (in)
3
Dimension Details
Lanyard is 19.25'' long from centerpoint to badge.
Condition
Good
Object ID
2015.035.1
Accession Number
2015.035
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Collection
Ephemera Collection: Groups & Organizations, Lancaster Country Club
Object ID
2015.035.2
Date Range
2015
Collection
Ephemera Collection: Groups & Organizations, Lancaster Country Club
Description
Volunteer badge for the 2015 US Women's Open at the Lancaster Country Club. White plastic badge with grey stripe on left side, offset logo of US Women's Open at top left of white portion. In black text is printed at the bottom center "Volunteer/Spectator Services," a barcode and the number "0770000." The USGA name and logo are at the bottom right. In the grey portion "Volunteer Headquarters" printed on left (with top of text to the left) and "V" is printed in the top left corner. "Rick" written in black ink at the center. Attached to a blue lanyard with white logos of USGA and 2015 US Women's Open.
Date Range
2015
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 18
Subcategory
Personal Symbol
Search Terms
Golf
Professional Golfers' Association of America
Lancaster Country Club
Object Name
Badge, Identification
Height (in)
4
Width (in)
3
Condition
Good
Object ID
2015.035.2
Accession Number
2015.035
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Bosom friends : the intimate world of James Buchanan and William Rufus King

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo22229
Author
Balcerski, Thomas J.
Date of Publication
2019.
Call Number
973.68 B174
Responsibility
Thomas J. Balcerski.
ISBN
9780190914592 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Author
Balcerski, Thomas J.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication
2019.
Physical Description
x, 337 pages : Illustrations, maps : 25 cm.
Contents
Introduction: Remembering -- Leavening, 1786-1819 -- Hardening, 1820-1834 -- Messing, 1834-1840 -- Wooing, 1840-1844 -- Ministering, 1844-1848 -- Running, 1848-1853 -- Presiding, 1853-1868 -- Epilogue: Preserving -- Washington residences of James Buchanan and William Rufus King (1834-1853) -- Percentage correlation of roll call votes of James Buchanan with senators of the Bachelor's Mess, 23rd to 28th Congresses (1834-1844) -- Calendar of correspondence of James Buchanan / Harriet Lane Johnston and William Rufus King / Catherine Margaret Ellis (1837-1868.
Summary
"Politicians James Buchanan (1791-1868) of Pennsylvania and William Rufus King (1786-1853) of Alabama has excited much speculation through the years. Why did they never marry? Might they have been gay, or was their relationship a nineteenth-century version of the modern-day 'bromance'? Then, as now, they have intrigued by the many mysteries surrounding them. In Bosom Friends : the Intimate World of James Buchanan and William Rufus King, Thomas Balcerski explores the lives of these two politicians and discovers one of the most significant collaborations in American political history. Unlikely companions from the start, they lived together as messmates in a Washington, DC, boardinghouse. There developed a bosom friendship that blossomed into a significant political partnership. Before the Civil War, each man was elected to high executive office, William Rufus King the vice-presidency in 1852 and James Buchanan as the nation's fifteen president in 1856. This book offers a dual biography of James Buchanan and William Rufus King. Special attention is given to their early lives prior to elected office, the circumstances of their boardinghouse friendship, and the juicy political gossip that has circulated about them ever since. In addition, the author traces their many contributions to the Jacksonian political agenda, manifest destiny, and the debates over slavery, while finding their style of politics to have been disastrous for the American nation. Ultimately, Bosom Friends demonstrates that intimate male friendships among politicians were, and continue to be, an important part of success in American politics"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects
King, William R. (William Rufus), - 1786-1853.
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Male friendship - United States
Presidents - United States
Legislators - United States
United States - Politics and government - 1815-1861.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.68 B174
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Date of Publication
2012.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
LancasterHistory.org,
Date of Publication
2012.
Physical Description
76-79 p.
Notes
Pictorial account of the new facility.
Subjects
Lancaster County's Historical Society.
LancasterHistory.org.
President James Buchanan's Wheatland.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 114, number 1/2 (2012), p. 76-79Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.114
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