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225th anniversary, Fagg's Manor Presbyterian Church

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18259

Corporate Author: Fagg's Manor Presbyterian Church (Cochranville, Pa.)

Date of Publication: 1955]

Call Number: 974.813 F574

Alternate Title: Two hundred twenty-fifth anniversary, Fagg's Manor Presbyterian Church

Corporate Author: Fagg's Manor Presbyterian Church (Cochranville, Pa.)

Place of Publication: [Cochranville, Pa

Publisher: The Church,

Date of Publication: 1955]

Physical Description: [16] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Notes: Cover title.

Subjects: Fagg's Manor Presbyterian Church (Cochranville, Pa.) - History.; Fagg's Manor Presbyterian Church (Cochranville, Pa.) - Anniversaries, etc.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.813 F574

1875 historical atlas of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15911

Corporate Author: Everts and Stewart.

Date of Publication: 1976.

Call Number: 912.74815 E93

Responsibility: compiled, drawn, and published from personal examinations and surveys by Everts & Stewart.

Corporate Author: Everts and Stewart.

Place of Publication: Knightstown, IN

Publisher: Bookmark,

Date of Publication: 1976.

Physical Description: xviii, 120 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 43 cm.

Notes: Reprint of the 1875 ed. published by Everts and Stewart, Philadelphia under title: Combination atlas map of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.; "Sponsored by the Lancaster County Historical Society, Lancaster, Pennsylvania."; Kept on top of counter-height shelving unit in Reading Room.

Subjects: Real property - Pennsylvania - Lancaster Co. - Maps.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Maps.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Directories.; Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.

Additional Corporate Author: Everts and Stewart.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Reference

Call Number: 912.74815 E93

The 1955 year book of the Pennsylvania Society, Sons of the American Revolution

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2648

Corporate Author: Sons of the American Revolution. Pennsylvania Society.

Date of Publication: 1956.

Call Number: 369.13 P413

Alternate Title: Year book of the Pennsylvania Society, Sons of the American Revolution

Responsibility: compiled by Floyd G. Hoenstine.

Corporate Author: Sons of the American Revolution. Pennsylvania Society.

Place of Publication: Pittsburgh

Publisher: The Society,

Date of Publication: 1956.

Physical Description: 773 p. : ill. 24 cm.

Notes: Includes index to surnames.

Subjects: Sons of the American Revolution. - Pennsylvania Society.; Patriotic societies; United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Societies, etc.; Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Societies, etc.

Additional Author: Hoenstine, Floyd G.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 369.13 P413

The ABC books of the Pennsylvania Germans

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Author: Klinefelter, Walter,

Date of Publication: 1973.

Call Number: 905.748 TPG v.7

Alternate Title: Abraham Harley Cassel, nineteenth century Pennsylvania German American book collector; Marriages performed at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, 1748-1767

Responsibility: [by] Walter Klinefelter. Abraham Harley Cassel, nineteenth century Pennsylvania German American book collector [by] Marlin L. Heckman. Marriages performed at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, 1748-1767 [by] Fritz Braun and Frederick S. Weiser.

Author: Klinefelter, Walter,

Place of Publication: Breinigsville

Publisher: Pennsylvania German Society,

Date of Publication: 1973.

Physical Description: viii, 299 p. illus. 24 cm.

Series: Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society ;

Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Subjects: Cassel, Abraham Harley, - 1820-1908.; German language; Pennsylvania Dutch; Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.; Lancaster (Pa.) - Genealogy.

Additional Author: Heckman, Marlin L.; Braun, Fritz.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 905.748 TPG v.7

Adventures in dining and interesting places to visit

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Edition: 2d. ed., rev.

Date of Publication: 1975.

Call Number: 917.481 A244 1975

Responsibility: edited by Rollin C. Steinmetz.

Edition: 2d. ed., rev.

Place of Publication: Lititz, Pa

Publisher: Places,

Date of Publication: 1975.

Physical Description: 181 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Notes: Autographed by the author.

Subjects: Pennsylvania - Restaurants, lunch rooms, etc.

Additional Author: Steinmetz, Rollin C.,

Additional Corporate Author: Places.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 917.481 A244 1975

The Amish : 2 perceptions

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16209

Author: Oestreich, Nelson.

Date of Publication: c1976.

Call Number: 769.9 O29

Responsibility: woodcuts by Nelson Oestreich ; poems by James Ashbrook Perkins.

Author: Oestreich, Nelson.

Place of Publication: New Wilmington, PA

Publisher: Dawn Valley Press,

Date of Publication: c1976.

Physical Description: 23 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Oestreich, Nelson.; Amish in art.; Amish - Poetry.

Additional Author: Perkins, James Ashbrook.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 769.9 O29

An alphabetical listing of the assessed inhabitants of York County, Pennsylvania, for the year 1762

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Date of Publication: 1979.

Call Number: 974.841 A456

Responsibility: compiled and published by the South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society, Inc.

Place of Publication: York, PA

Publisher: The Society,

Date of Publication: 1979.

Physical Description: 2 v. ; 28 cm.

Series: Special publication / South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society, Inc. ; no. 5-6

Contents: v. 1. Being the inhabitants of those townships which, in 1978, formed York County, Pennsylvania -- v. 2. Being the inhabitants of those townships which, in 1978, formed Adams County, Pennsylvania.

Subjects: Taxation - Pennsylvania - York County; Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - York County.; Taxation - Pennsylvania - Adams County; Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Adams County.; York County (Pa.) - Genealogy.; Adams County (Pa.) - Genealogy.

Additional Corporate Author: South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.841 A456

The architectural surveys, 1784-1794

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1759

Corporate Author: Mutual Assurance Company for Insuring Houses from Loss by Fire.

Date of Publication: 1976.

Call Number: 368 G244a

Responsibility: Anthony N. B. Garvan ... [et al.].

Corporate Author: Mutual Assurance Company for Insuring Houses from Loss by Fire.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: Mutual Assurance Co.,

Date of Publication: 1976.

Physical Description: xvii, 330 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.

Series: Mutual Assurance Company papers ; v. 1

Notes: Includes index.; Bibliography: p. 323-325.

Subjects: Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia.; Dwellings - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia.; Philadelphia (Pa.) - Genealogy.; Philadelphia (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc.

Additional Author: Garvan, Anthony N. B.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 368 G244a

Archive

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Collection: Willie Siple Collection

Title: The Willie Siple Collection

Object ID: MG0006

Date Range: 1935-1962

: Boxers Correspondence Letters Newspaper vendors Blind People with visual disabilities Manuscript groups Finding aids Folder 1 Photographs: Most relate to Willy and his newsstand. One is of Archie Moore, and several of Willy in his boxing stance. Photographs transferred to the Photograph Collection, 3

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Collection: Willie Siple Collection

Title: The Willie Siple Collection

Description: The Willie Siple Collection includes photographs, postcards, correspondence, and newspaper clippings about Siple and related to his business and boxing career.

Admin/Biographical History: Wilbur "Willie" Siple (1904-1966) was the operator of Siple's News Stand for many years. He was originally a professional boxer when he was younger, and he had a successful, but short, boxing career. During those six years, Willie fought in 131 exhibitions with 71 wins, 9 losses, 22 draws and 29 KO's. Willie was what was called a "flyweight," weighing only 102 pounds in his heyday. However, Willie's boxing career was cut short after a 1925 automobile accident. Although many people speculated that Willie's loss of his eyesight was because of his boxing career, Willie explained the accident to a local newspaper. According to a sports news article that can be found in the Willie Siple Collection here at LancasterHistory.org, Willie was attempting to fix a car when a car tire exploded in his face, damaging his eyesight beyond repair and blinding him.; However, despite this tragedy, Willie didn't let the accident and blindness take over his life. On September 28, 1935, during the Depression, Willie made a brave move and opened his news stand in the Lancaster City Post Office, and named it Siple's News Stand. Due to an act of Congress, the Rudolph-Sheppard Act of 1935, Willie became "one of the first blind operators to set up shop in Federal Buildings," according to an article in the Willie Siple collection. Willie's news stand featured free news and weather reports, and sold newspapers, magazines, and candy. Rare coins and stamps, a personal passion of Willie's, were also available for purchase. Willie would travel far and wide in order to acquire rare stamps to be sold to stamp collectors. Willie would travel to places like Washington, D.C. Princeton, New Jersey, and Philadelphia in order to buy what were then called "first day issues" of stamps. One newspaper article even calls him a "philatelist," or a stamp expert, much to Willie's surprise. Siple was also extremely passionate about coin collecting, and could identify and appraise coins without needing to see them. Willie also loved to travel, and had even traveled to Canada and all around Pennsylvania with the help of friends.; Willie then became a well-known public figure. He was known for his friendly, talkative personality, and his eye-catching and "loud" shirts. WDAC-FM radio, then a Christian radio station, featured an editorial on Willie, which was subtitled "the personification of good humor." In this editorial, Willie is said to have had a "flamboyant and winning personality," as well as a "belief in man's basic honesty." Despite the fact that Willie was often taken advantage of because of his blindness, and that he "was the victim of an average of $40 worth annually in pilfered stock or dishonest dealings," Willie held on to the belief in the goodness of mankind all his life. This is not to say that Willie was completely dependent on the honesty of his customers. He was able to read dollar bills with his hands, and could tell the difference between each, much to the wonder of skeptical customers, and probably to the dismay of the rare customer who would try and take advantage of him.; Willie became a well-loved figure in the community, and anyone looking through his collection will be able to see just that. Siple was a philanthropist who supported the Tuberculosis Society with the proceeds from sales of Christmas seals (or stamps) for their charity. Willie would also dress up like Santa Claus every year, and would visit infantile paralysis victims. There are also multiple thank-you notes from school classes and the local boys club for his generous gifts of candy.; Many of Willie's friends also willingly helped him with his business, helping him with bookkeeping, driving him to and from work, taking him to lunch, helping take over the stand during lunch, and much more. He called these people his "assistants," and most of them were local business men and women who would take time out of their days to help. These people were unpaid friends, just willing to give Willie a hand. Their kindness, as well as Willie's generosity, show the kinship and kindness in the community that surrounded him in Lancaster city.; written by Elizabeth McIlhenney, 2016

Date Range: 1935-1962

Creation Date: 1935-1962

Year Range From: 1935

Year Range To: 1962

Creator: Hauck, Johnny

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 01

People: Siple, Wilbur H. "Willie"; Moore, Archie

Subjects: Blind; Boxers (Sports); Letters; Newspaper vendors; People with visual disabilities

Search Terms: Boxers (Sports); Correspondence; Finding aids; Letters; Manuscript groups; Newspaper vendors; People with visual disabilities

Extent: 1 box, 3 folders, 2 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0006

Related Item Notes: Johnny Hauck Collection, MG0063; Photograph Collection

Notes: This material was part of the Johnny Hauck Collection, MG-63. Because of the specific nature of the material, it was extracted to create a separate manuscript group.; Photographs transferred to the Photograph Collection, 3 November 2017.

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-6

Classification: MG0006

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: This material was part of the Johnny Hauck Collection, MG-63. Because of the specific nature of the material, it was extracted to create a separate manuscript group.; Cataloged prior to July 1997; added to database 8 February 2018.

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225th anniversary, Fagg's Manor Presbyterian Church

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18259

1875 historical atlas of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15911

The 1955 year book of the Pennsylvania Society, Sons of the American Revolution

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2648

The ABC books of the Pennsylvania Germans

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3188

Adventures in dining and interesting places to visit

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17871

The Amish : 2 perceptions

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16209

An alphabetical listing of the assessed inhabitants of York County, Pennsylvania, for the year 1762

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7077

The architectural surveys, 1784-1794

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1759

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