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Edward Hand Reunion and Genealogy Collection
Title
Edward Hand Reunion and Genealogy Collection
Object ID
MG0116
Date Range
1805-1984
  1 document  
Collection
Edward Hand Reunion and Genealogy Collection
Title
Edward Hand Reunion and Genealogy Collection
Description
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.
Date Range
1805-1984
Year Range From
1805
Year Range To
1984
Date of Accumulation
1805-1984
Creator
Hand family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Hand, Edward
Lear, Robert H.
Brien, Edward
Brien, Dorothy Hand
Hand, Jasper
Subjects
Genealogy
Family records
Letters
Search Terms
Genealogy
Family records
Family reunions
Rock Ford
Correspondence
Letters
Manuscript groups
Finding aids
Extent
1 box, 27 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0116
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
Edward Hand Reunion and Genealogy Collection (MG-116), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
Other Numbers
MG-116
Classification
MG0116
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 1 May 2019.
Documents
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Archive of Alice P. Fordney
Title
Archive of Alice P. Fordney
Object ID
HC0001
Date Range
1905-1974
featuring Armstrong products used in various shopping malls around the United States, including Park City in Lancaster, with color photographs of store interiors and descriptions. Image of hot dog wagon on front cover. Pages fold out. 1974. Duplicate of above. Folder 28 Notebooks. 1950, no date. (2 items, 7
  1 document  
Collection
Archive of Alice P. Fordney
Title
Archive of Alice P. Fordney
Description
This collection contains ephemera related to Alice Potter Fordney, antiques dealer and rugmaker. Items in the collection include business correspondence with Armstrong, F. Schumacher & Co., and the Montclair art museum; personal correspondence with friends and family; hooked rug patterns; and antiques sale flyers from the early 20th century. Also included in the collection are newspaper clippings, including the obituary of Fordney's sister Ellen Franklin; reference material for rug making and interior design (informational sheets, books and patterns); several items related to the Yeates School, which Fordney's brother William Bush Fordney attended; several photographs of unidentified persons; and a statement related to the will of William J. Fordney, her uncle.
Admin/Biographical History
Alice Potter Fordney was born June 21, 1887 in Lancaster, the daughter of Ida Cox and Thomas Potter Fordney. A prominent antique dealer from the late 1920s to her retirement in 1965, Fordney also made and sold hooked rugs.
Fordney's family features prominently in Lancaster County history. Her maternal great-grandfather was John Michael, who owned the historic Grape Hotel from 1805-1839. Fordney's paternal great-grandfather William Jenkins built Wheatland in 1828 and later sold the property to President James Buchanan. Colonel William Bush Fordney, her paternal grandfather, was a prominent lawyer in Lancaster. He served as district attorney from 1839-1845 and negotiated for the loan that enabled Lancaster city to build the "water works" in the 1830s. Sarah Cox, her maternal grandmother, was a known philanthropist and for years helped to manage the Home for Friendless Children in Lancaster. Her sister, Ellen Fordney Franklin, was a "pioneer" in the industry of women's knit suits, opening her first shop in 1929 in Philadelphia.
Fordney never married. She kept in contact with her nieces and nephews, as evidenced by letters in the collection. According to notes provided by Wendell Zercher, Sarah Ellmaker McIlvaine Muench, her niece and the donor of the collection, recalled her as "warm and artistic," and "a character." She died April 17, 1973, at the age of 85.
Works Cited:
"Mrs. Franklin, pioneer of women's knit suits, dies." Daily Intelligencer Journal [Lancaster, PA], 10 May 1963, p. 2.
"Accident Fatal to Mrs. Sarah A. Cox." Daily Intelligencer Journal [Lancaster, PA], no date, page unknown.
"Miss Fordney, Antique Dealer, 85, Succumbs." Daily Intelligencer Journal [Lancaster, PA], 18 April 1973, p. 2.
"One of Lancaster's Most Prominent and Venerable Citizens Passes Away." Daily Intelligencer Journal [Lancaster, PA], 29 July 1889, p. 1.
Date Range
1905-1974
Year Range From
1905
Year Range To
1974
Date of Accumulation
1905-1974
Creator
Fordney, Alice Potter, 1887-1973
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 28
People
Appel, Charles Rengier
Bohlen, Sidney Franklin
Bowman, Mrs. Edward J.
Boyer, R. J.
Brenneman, Mary Rue Bard
Brown, Hazel Dell
Chiarell, Fred P.
Clark, George W.
Daugherty, Harvey P.
Demuth, Charles
Dodge, Arthur B.
Embsweiler, Ruth
Erb, Edna
Fordney, Alice Potter
Fordney, William Bush Jr.
Fordney, William Jenkins
Franklin, Ellen Julia Fordney
Gibbons, Alice McIlvaine
Gilbert, L. J.
Gingrich, Milton E.
Graybill, John M.
Griest, Charles J.
Higby, Everett
Hostetter, A. K.
Howe, John
Irvine, Blanche
Kent, William Winthrop
Knodle, Edward
Krone, Herbert B.
Lindenmuth, J. D.
Long, Yvonne
Maclay, Helen Hurley
Malone, Clarence
Morris, Charles R.
Morris, Grace M.
Nauman, Gertrude Colson
Orr, Barclay
Pennypacker, Charles A.
Pennypacker, James G.
Randall, Meda
Rannels, Paul
Stokes, Agnes M.
Strickler, Belle
Wolf, Emily
Other Creators
Muench, Sarah Ellmaker McIlvaine, d. 2006
Subjects
American newspapers--Sections, columns, etc.--Women
Antique dealers
Armstrong Cork Company
Armstrong World Industries
F. Schumacher & Co.
Farm Journal Media
House & Garden
Interior decoration
Letters
Montclair Art Museum
Patterns for crafts
Rugs
Rugs, Hooked
Student newspapers and periodicals
Woman's world magazine
Search Terms
Albert Steiger Company
Antique dealers
Antique sales
Armstrong Cork Company
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
Berlinwork patterns
Blue and Brown (Yeates School)
Cheney Silks
Cheney Weaves
Christmas
Correspondence
Cricket Club
Dickinson Presbyterian Church
Estate sales
F. Schumacher and Company
Farm Journal Media
Fiber arts
Finding aids
Gilbert's store
Griest Homestead
Guernsey Sales Pavilion
Hager's Department Store
Hershey Fire Hall
Hooked rugs
House & Garden
Interior decoration
Kleinfelter's auction rooms
Letters
Manuscript groups
Montclair Art Museum
Odd Fellows Hall
Olson Rugs
Patterns for crafts
Rossmere Hotel
Rug patterns
Rugs
State Armory Hall
V-mail
Woman's World Magazine
Yeates School
Extent
3 boxes, 37 folders, 333 items, 1,015 pages to scan, 4.5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
HC0001
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Associated Material
Sarah McIlvaine Muench Family Papers, MS 44 at Archives and Special Collections, Shadek-Fackenthal Library, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA.
Related Item Notes
See photograph collection.
See curatorial collection for examples of rugs.
Fordney Family Diaries (MG0539)
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Archive of Alice P. Fordney (HC0001), Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
The kraft paper patterns in Folders 33-37 are restricted. Please make an appointment with the Director of Archival Services to view these items.
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.
Accession Number
G.04.23.52
Classification
HC0001
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
From the Heritage Center of Lancaster County collection, G04.23.52.
Processed and finding aid prepared by MJ, June 2018.
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Collection
Pvt. George L. Caley Collection
Title
Pvt. George L. Caley Collection
Object ID
MG0047
Date Range
1943-1945
  1 document  
Collection
Pvt. George L. Caley Collection
Title
Pvt. George L. Caley Collection
Description
This collection contains letters written to U.S. Army Private
George L. Caley during his service in World War II. The correspondence is from his parents and siblings in Philadelphia, aunts and uncles and friends in Columbia, Lancaster County, and friends from Millersville University. Many of his friends are also in the service and write to him of their experiences. The letters contain family and local news, as well as news of friends and family in the service.
Date Range
1943-1945
Year Range From
1943
Year Range To
1945
Creator
Caley, George L.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 02
People
Acker, Jim
Acker, Kathleen Altwegg
Albright, Gladys
Albright, Stanley
Allabach, Bill
Allwigg, Kathleen
Arnold, Emma
Arnold, Flora
Arnold, Lloyd
Arnold, Mrs. Lloyd
Arnold, Stanley
Arnold, Wayne
Bard, Pat
Bartch, Eddie
Bartch, G. M.
Bartch, Virginia
Barthwick, Dorothy
Bassler, Harry
Baufort, Mrs.
Bauman, Robert
Beckmyer, G. F.
Behney, H. J.
Bennett, Carrie P.
Beryn, John L.
Biemesderfer, D. Luke
Biemsderfer, Jeanne
Biffart, Max
Billet, Miriam
Blatton, Lena
Bloom, Dorothy
Bomberger, Ruth A.
Borden, Caroline
Boyl, Harry
Bratton, Lena
Brenner, George
Brenner, Wilson
Brommer, Charles
Broome, A. E.
Broome, Bessie
Broome, Bob
Broome, Christ
Broome, Dorothy
Broome, Mrs. A. E.
Broome, Paul
Brosey, Jacob
Brummer, Charles
Bucher, Bud
Bucher, Helen
Burris, Audree
Burris, Homer E.
Butler, Otis E.
Byrd, Juanita
Caley, Bill
Caley, Doris
Caley, Emma
Caley, Ethel
Caley, G. H.
Caley, George L.
Caley, John
Caley, John C.
Caley, John G.
Caley, Josephine
Caley, Josie
Caley, Mrs. John G.
Caley, Mrs. Tom
Caley, Sarah
Caley, T. E.
Caley, T. G.
Caley, Tom
Carnahan, Agnes
Carter, Alice
Clark, Mary
Cleland, Jessie M.
Clelaud, Jenie M.
Clime, Nancy Ann
Coleman, Laura
Contreras, Ralph
Cooper, Bettie
Cornell, Katharine
Corrigan, Chet
Courtney, Mrs.
Cover, Clyde
Crist, Jean Kepper
Crist, Ned
Curry, Mrs. Elmer E.
Daniels, Lawrence A.
Daum, Jean
De Grange, Jane
De Grange, John
Deacon, Deborah
Deitz, Mrs.
Deitzel, Bessie
Dellinger, Dan
Dellinger, Mrs. Dan
Dennison, Blanche
Dennison, Virginia
Detweiler, Effie
Detweiler, Gerry
Diehl, Roy
Diemer, Miss
Dinkel, Billy
Dively, Bob
Dombach, Earl
Dombach, Mrs. Earl
Taylor, Gardiner P.
Draude, Harry
Drew, Edward
Duncan, David
Duncan, Mrs. David
Dunn, Dean
Eastwood, Raymond "Red"
Ehrlager, Clair L.
Ehrlager, Dora
Eisenberger, Abram
Elexander, Miss
Elsboyer, Clair
Elslager, Arlene
Elslager, Clair
Engle, Edison G.
Eshelman, Bob
Eshleman, Laura
Eshleman, Lorna
Eshleman, Lorna Jean
Eshleman, Sara
Eshlemen, Alldice
Feinald, Natalie Richmond
Fidler, Dorothy
Fidler, Martin
Flynn, Mercedes
Folch, Kathleen Johanna
Forbert, Jean
Forrey, Edna
Frank, George A.
Freeland, Mabel l.
Frey, Amelia Ann
Frey, Anna S.
Frey, Carl
Frey, Gay
Friend, Cora
Fry, Anna S.
Fry, Charles
Fuller, John
Furnwal, Doris Lillian
Gable, Charlie
Gable, Pete
Gambler, Jim
Garber, Roy
Gasway, Billie
Montgomery, General
Gerfin, Nancy
Gerlden, Harry
Gibson, Margaret
Gickel, Nancy
Gnilyk, Betty
Gnilyk, Walter W.
Gottschalk, Catherine G.
Gramm, George
Gray, Jean
Greeley, Betty
Greeley, Walter Jr.
Greenawalt, Mrs.
Greenleaf, Doris
Greenly, Doris
Greider, Ed
Griffin, Martha
Grimm, Clark
Grimm, Mrs.
Groom, Mrs. W. R.
Groom, Stella
Groom, W. R.
Groome, George "Red" H.
Groome, Gordon "Buck"
Groome, Mrs.
Grooms, Ruth
Grueling, Betty
Gufin, Nancy
Habbell, Jane
Hable, Kline
Hable, Thelma J. McCombs
Halde, Diane Marie
Harig, Ren
Harting, George
Hartman, Lou
Harvey, Elmer
Harvey, Lewis
Harvey, Lewis M.
Haug, Ken
Hemphill, Louise
Hendrickson, Clara Jane
Herbert, Mary A.
Herr, Miss
Hess, Marian
Hill, Verna
Himes, Ray
Hobbell, Jane
Hoble, Kline
Hogentogler, Sonny
Hollingsworth, Lee
Hoover, Maurice
Horn, Florence
Hougendoubler, Janet
Hubbard, Raymond
Hubbell, Jane
Hubbely, Jane
Huston, Isabelle B.
Jackson, H. S.
Jackson, Harry
Jackson, Henry
Jackson, Marguarette
Jackson, Mrs. H. S.
Jackson, Ray
Kammerer, John
Kauffman, Harold
Kauffman, Thera
Keefer, Minerva
Keeley, Dorothy
Keesey, Jim
Keesey, Mildred
Keller, Dick
Keller, Dorothy
Keller, Richard C.
Kelley, Dorothy Mae
Kelley, Luther
Kelley, Nancy
Kelly, Dorothy
Kemble, Bill
Kemble, Helen
Kepper, Jean
Kiefer, Mrs.
Kilgore, Virginia
Kilgove, Alice
Kimball, Beverly
Kirchner, Charles
Kirstein, Freddie
Klinestever, Miss
Knighton, Clarence
Knipe, James L.
Knipe, Lillian
Knipe, Lillie M.
Kochler, Anna Mae
Kohler, Arabella
Kohler, Billie
Kraft, Billy
Kraft, Bob
Kroff, Bob
Kurtz, Lillian
Layne, Martha
Leahman, Charles
Lefever, Gertrude M.
Lenhardt, Esther E.
Lenhardt, Jack
Lenhardt, Mary
Libed, Mamie
Lindy, Annie
Linhardt, Esther
Lockard, Joe
Lockard, Mrs. Joseph
Lockard, Richard
Logan, Bernard St. Clair
Logan, Eleanor Martha Nolte
Long, Alice Carter
Long, Betty
Long, Bill
Longenecker, David R. Jr.
Louis, Joe
Lutz, Bette
Lutz, Betty
Lutz, George
Lutz, Lou
Lutz, Louise M.
Lutz, Mrs.
Lutz, William
Lyle, Johnny
Lyle, Miss
Madly, Mary Louise
Mahoney, Bill
Mahoney, Flynn
Mahoney, John
Mahoney, Mercedes Flynn
Malone, Ted
Mann, Walt
Markel, Jack
Marley, Alice Kilgove
Marley, Jake
Marley, Mary Louise
Marley, Tom
McCarty, Charles
McCombs, Gwen
McCombs, Thelma J.
McComsey, Mrs.
McComsey, Mrs. Sanders P.
McComsey, Sanders P.
McCoy, H. L.
McGraw, Harvey D.
McKnight, Carroll
McManus, Dennis
McManus, Doris
Metzger, Donald
Metzger, John
Metzler, Paul
Michael, Donald
Michael, Mrs. C. A.
Michaels, Mrs.
Miller, Clara
Miller, Doris Lillian Furnwal
Miller, Kenneth Wickersham
Miller, Mrs. K. W.
Moore, Charley
Moore, Lee
Morris, Walt
Morrow, Carl F. Jr.
Morrow, Carol F.
Mowrey, Charlie
Mowrey, Virginia Bartch
Mueller, Walter
Mumma, Mrs.
Mummau, Guy
Murray, Donald
Musser, Geraldine
Musser, Jerry
Musser, Mary B.
Musser, Mrs.
Musser, Mrs. Jerry
Nau, Ernie
Nikolaus, Fred
Nikolaus, Mrs. Fred
Nollie, Eleanor
Nollis, Eleanor
Nolte, Eleanor Martha
Null, Adelaide
Oberholtzer, Joe
Olemy, Mrs.
Olewine, Eleanor Vogt
Olewine, Larry
O'Neal, Gladys Jean
O'Neal, Jay
O'Neill, James
Painter, Bill
Peters, Carrie
Peters, Catherine
Peters, H. M.
Peters, Hubert
Peters, Louise M.
Peters, Mrs. W. T.
Peters, Pooch
Pickel, Nancy M.
Pickelti, Lenorita Nawcita
Porter, Melyer R.
Potter, Jeannette
Preston, Billy
Price, George
Punlop, Mary Margaret
Pyle, Ernie
Quinn, Jimmy
Quinn, Ruth
Rambo, Margie
Rank, Jack
Reisinger, M.
Renner, Robert
Richards, Betty
Richards, Glady Albright
Richardson, Hattie
Richardson, Hettie
Riegle, Bill
Rill, "Buffalo"
Rill, Bob
Rill, R. W. "Giff"
Rineer, Charlie
Roll, Bob
Ross, Bob
Roye, Laura
Roye, Nancy
Rupp, Barney
Ryfsnyder, Dutch
Scheaffer, Marie Courtney
Schlotthauer, Jim
Schmidt, Beatrice
Schmidt, Bob
Schotthauer, J. L.
Schuler, Harry
Seifred, Ethel
Seigfred, Elsie
Sellers, Bertha
Senneson, Virginia
Sforsa, Count
Shank, Nancy
Sharpless, Laura Lee
Shaw, Linda
Shaw, Sara
Shearer, Pat
Sheckard, Mary
Sheckard, Mrs. Raymond Sr.
Sheckard, Raymond
Sheckard, Raymond Sr.
Shepard, Raymond
Shertzer, G.
Shertzer, Mae
Shertzer, Mrs.
Shockard, Mary Ellen
Sieple, Ben
Smith, Catherine
Smith, John H.
Smith, Lillian
Smith, Mrs. John H.
Smoker, Buddy
Smoker, Howard G.
Snyder, Emily Harriet
Sousbees, P. G.
Spencer, Marion
Staab, Bernice
Staab, Bob
Staab, Doris
Staab, Josie
Staab, Laura
Staab, Mrs.
Staab, Mrs. J. A.
Staabs, Bob
Staabs, O. S.
Staats, Mrs. J. A.
Stauffer, Margaret
Stegel, William
Stevens, Billy
Stoltz, Mrs.
Stoner, E.
Stoner, Mary
Stotz, Catherine B.
Stotz, Mia
Stotz, Mrs.
Strawbridge, Jim
Strawbridge, J.
Street, Mrs.
Strickland Gillilan
Studenroth, Kathryn
Switzer, Art
Tessier, L. H. Tessier
Thompson, Bill
Torbert, Dottie
Torbert, Jean
Trimble, Helen
Trull, B. H.
Trull, Mrs. B. H.
Trull, Virginia
Truman, President
Urban, Sarah
Utz, Betty
Vidler, Dorothy
Vidler, Martin
Vogt, Eleanor
Wagner, Annie
Walsh, Jean
Warfel, Dick
Warfel, Ruth
Weaver, Anna Mae
Weaver, Frank
Weaver, Taylor
Webster, Mary Jane
Webster, Virginia
Weigle, G. E.
Weigle, Mrs. G. E.
Weisser, Gladie
Welsh, Arlene
Welsh, William
Wike, Jeanette
Witchel, John
Wolf, Ann
Yentzer, Janet
Young, Alma
Young, Arnold
Young, Don
Zaks, Jim
Ziegler, Ana
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945
United States. Army
Letters
Columbia (Pa.)
Search Terms
Armstrong Cork Company
Columbia Daily News
Columbia High School
Finding aids
Fulton Opera House
Hamilton Watch Company
Hostetter's Play Barn
Lancaster County Hospital
Long's Park
Manuscript groups
Millersville State College
Millersville University
Mount Bethel Cemetery
Mount Gretna, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Rocky Springs
Salome United Brethren Church
St. Anne's Retirement Community
Standard Garment Company
Steelton High School
Tidy Products
United Brethren in Christ Church
Extent
8 boxes, 97 folders, 4 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0047
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-47
Classification
MG0047
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed by KR and SB, 2006-2009; Finding aid typed by DC, KR and CF, 2009-2010. Added to database 31 July 2018.
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Calendar Collection
Title
Calendar Collection
Object ID
MG0070
Date Range
1867-1995
  1 document  
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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John Leonard Ellmaker Collection
Title
John Leonard Ellmaker Collection
Object ID
MG0071
Date Range
1726-1922
been documented, preserved and managed according to professional museum and archives standards. The finding aid was updated using DACS conventions. �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org People: Cochran, Thomas B. Eichholtz, Jacob Elder
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Collection
John Leonard Ellmaker Collection
Title
John Leonard Ellmaker Collection
Description
Collection of Ellmaker family papers, including original papers of the first immigrant, John Leonard Ellmaker of Germany. Papers include correspondence, genealogy charts, deeds and legal papers. newspaper clippings, photographs, articles on Jacob Eichholtz, and a diploma and teachers' certificate. There is also a blank book with paper made at Ephrata Cloister in 1796.
Date Range
1726-1922
Year Range From
1726
Year Range To
1922
Date of Accumulation
1726-1922
Creator
Ellmaker family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 02
People
Cochran, Thomas B.
Eichholtz, Jacob
Elder, Thomas
Ellmaker, Alfred
Ellmaker, Amos
Ellmaker, Ana Margareta
Ellmaker, Benjamin Ellmaker
Ellmaker, E. Ben
Ellmaker, Edgar O.
Ellmaker, Elizabeth
Ellmaker, Enos
Ellmaker, John Leonard
Ellmaker, John Watson
Ellmaker, Leonard
Ellmaker, Lucy H.
Ellmaker, Nathaniel
Ellmaker, Thomas
Graunnon, Christiana Margaretta
Haverstick, H. B.
Hoofgardner, Ferdinand
Hornberger, Maria
Hubbard, Elbert
Huston, R. M.
Koning, P.
Mayor, Robert
Moor, John
Nicolaas, I.
Pancoast, Dr.
Schnierer, Jacob
Snyder, Edwin L.
Snyder, John A.
Snyder, Mrs. Edwin L.
Other Creators
Ellmaker, John Leonard
Subjects
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Deeds
Family records
Genealogy
Letters
Marriage records
Stocks
Wills
Search Terms
Aoelian Hall
Carnegie Hall
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Deeds
Ephrata Cloister
Family records
Finding aids
Genealogy
Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia
Letters
Manuscript groups
Marriage records
Metropolitan Opera House
Newspaper clippings
Obituaries
Philharmonic Society of New York
Roycroft
Stocks
Wills
Extent
2 boxes, 58 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English, German, Dutch
Object ID
MG0071
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Photograph Collection
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions. Please request at Reference Desk or contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Classification
MG0071
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 23 October 2018.
Documents
Less detail
Collection
David B. Hackman Collection
Title
David B. Hackman Collection
Object ID
MG0072
Date Range
1850-1896
  1 document  
Collection
David B. Hackman Collection
Title
David B. Hackman Collection
Description
Collection contains the original and typed copies of correspondence describing life in the gold fields of California in the 1850s, an account of crossing the desert on the way west, and a journal describing the sea voyage home. Also, two newspaper images relevant to the gold rush and Mr. Hackman's obituary. He sent many letters home to his family in which he related the details of his experience, hardships of finding gold, the high prices and lack of provisions, observations of life in mining towns, his health, and asked for news from home. He also wrote letters to his sweetheart, Harriet B. Miller asking her to write him back, and his uncle, regarding family financial information.
Admin/Biographical History
David Baer Hackman (1827-1896) was the second child of David Heistand Hackman and Susanna Frantz Baer. He was a third cousin, once removed, of Milton Hershey. David left Lancaster in the fall of 1849 with the hope of finding gold in California. In the spring of 1850, he went to Ohio and joined others headed west. They boarded a steamboat in Cincinnati that was bound for St. Louis and then travelled by wagon train to Sacramento City, where they arrived in September 1850. David found enough gold to buy food and supplies, and then had modest success in 1853. In 1854, he decided to return home, this time travelling by steamer and train from San Francisco to New York via Panama.
The adventure of travelling westward and his life in the gold fields of California are described in detail in David's journal and correspondence. He sent many letters home to his family in which he related the details of his experience, hardships, the prices and lack of provisions, observations of life in mining towns, and asked for news from home.
David also wrote to his sweetheart, Harriet B. Miller (1829-1870), the daughter of Adam and Rebecca Miller of Manheim. Although he did not receive any letters from her, they reunited upon his return to Lancaster in 1854 and married soon after. They had one son named Augustus, who became a minister. Harriet passed away in 1870. David later married Ella C. (1851-1907) and they had five children, Frank, Mabel, Harry, Walter, and Edith.
David's obituary shows that he was involved in the grocery, clothing, hat, and shoemaking businesses. In the 1860 Census he is listed as a hatter, and in 1880 as a saloon keeper. He was well-liked and respected in the community. David and Harriet are buried in Manheim Fairview Cemetery.
Date Range
1850-1896
Year Range From
1850
Year Range To
1896
Date of Accumulation
1850-1896
Creator
Hackman, David Baer, 1827-1896
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 02
People
Hackman, David Baer
Miller, Harriet B.
Hackman, Susanna Frantz Baer
Subjects
Letters
Diaries
Gold miners
Gold mines and mining
California
Manheim (Pa.)
Lancaster (Pa.)
Search Terms
California
Correspondence
Diaries
Finding aids
Gold miners
Gold mines and mining
Lancaster
Letters
Manheim
Manuscript groups
Extent
1 box, 4 folders, 52 items, 484 pages to scan, .25 cubic feet
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0072
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Original materials in Folder 1, Insert 1 and Folder 3 may not be used. Patrons may use the transcripts provided within this collection.
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-72
Classification
MG0072
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by DT, 1999; revised by JK, 2016. Added to database 30 October 2018.
Documents
Less detail
Collection
Lancaster City and County Hospital Collection
Title
Lancaster City and County Hospital Collection
Object ID
MG0077
Date Range
1898-
Collection
Lancaster City and County Hospital Collection
Title
Lancaster City and County Hospital Collection
Description
Collection of materials from three hospitals in Lancaster: St. Joseph Hospital, Lancaster General Hospital, and Community Hospital of Lancaster (formerly the Osteopathic Hospital). Consists of histories, programs, in-house magazines and newsletters, annual reports, and fund-raising campaign materials.
The Lancaster General Hospital Scrapbook, 1916 contains typed and handwritten letters, staff lists, committee lists, and newspaper clippings. The items in the book discuss the financial, administrative and public state of the hospital in 1916. The book covers the Lancaster General School for nurses, staff lists, debts, and lists of committees and members. Individuals who supported the institution include Milton T. Garvin, F. L. Suter, Lilliam F. Wardell, Hugh R. Fulton, Elam H. Risser and William Shand.
Admin/Biographical History
Lancaster General Hospital opened in December 1893 with the mission to deliver the best possible care to anyone in need, regardless of ability to pay. In 1903, the hospital established the Nurses' Training School with the first graduating class of 1905. The hospital purchased its first motorized ambulance in 1916. The Department of Physical Therapy was started in the early 1950s. During 1970, Dr. Nikitas Zervanos developed the Family Practice Residency Program. Seven years later, Lancaster General Hospital received the equipment to make CAT scans possible. The Women's Health Pavilion, which was located inside Lancaster General Hospital, was completed in 1986. After many years of development and construction, the Lancaster General Health Campus was completed in 1994, and Women and Babies' Hospital opened in 2000; both are located on Harrisburg Pike.
Note: The Lancaster General Hospital Scrapbook was cataloged and preserved with funding from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. ME60112.
System of Arrangement
Arranged by hospital name.
A. St. Joseph Hospital
B. Lancaster General Hospital
C. Community Hospital (formerly Osteopathic Hospital)
Date Range
1898-
Date of Accumulation
1898-
Creator
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Carter, John H.
Coyle, Harry B.
Eshelman, Mrs. Paul B.
Good, M. G.
Heiges, George Leonard
Hostetter, George F.
Lestz, Gerald J.
McDowell, Ephraim
Neuhauser, W. J.
Prizer, E. T.
Risk, Robert Blair
Shand, William
Singleton, Ross W.
Teitell, Conrad
Weidman, I. G.
Young, Michael A.
Other Creators
LancasterHistory.org (Lancaster, Pa.)
Subjects
Hospitals
Newsletters
Business Records
Marginalia
Scrapbooks
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Search Terms
Business Records
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Hospitals
Marginalia
Newsletters
Scrapbooks
Extent
3 boxes 46 folders, 1 scrapbook 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0077
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania (Lancaster, Pa.)
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please contact Research Staff or Archives Staff with questions.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Classification
MG0077
Description Level
Fonds
Less detail
Collection
City of Lancaster Records
Title
City of Lancaster Records
Object ID
MG0420
Date Range
1763-1919
717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Related Materials: Lancaster City Archives George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records (MG0545) Processing History: This collection has been documented, preserved and managed according to professional museum and archives standards. The finding aid
  1 document  
Collection
City of Lancaster Records
Title
City of Lancaster Records
Description
Series 1 contains invoices, arrest warrants, and tax collector books for the city of Lancaster. Invoices that were approved by the city council in 1878, 1883 and 1884 for payroll and supplies include road and bridge maintenance, water works, fire departments, clerk and inspection work, and costs incurred by the city during an outbreak of small pox. Arrest warrants for 1918-1919 show names of defendant(s) and police officer, the charge, date and case number. There are also tax collector records for 1860-1889, incomplete.
Series 2 contains documents regarding the market houses, waterworks, lamps, roads, railroad and city ordinances. Petitions support a candidate for night watchman, seek to repeal an ordinance for hanging signs and regulations for public scales, and request a reward for the apprehension of a murderer. There is an 1815 naturalization certificate for James Williams and a resolution regarding a visit of Gen. Andrew Jackson.
Series 3 contains miscellaneous items related to the Borough of Lancaster (1742 to 1818) found in the Document Collection. Items include an act regulating the buildings and keeping in repair the streets, lanes, and alley of Lancaster, passed 14 January 1774; oaths of office sworn by various men from 1764 to 1769; and an extract of Lancaster Borough laws enacted 22 January 1774 reporting the regulations and fines of this borough.
Date Range
1763-1919
Year Range From
1763
Year Range To
1919
Creator
City Council (Lancaster, Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 10
People
Able, John F.
Allen, Samuel
Althouse, Henry F.
Amer, William
Amwake, William F. H.
Arnold, John. L.
Atkins, Bessie
Aument, Charles F.
Baer, John
Bair, G. D.
Bair, L. D.
Baker, Edward W.
Barber, Samuel
Barr, Charles H.
Barr, J. K.
Barr, Jacob K.
Bauer, Peter J.
Bauman, Ray
Beamsderfer, Howard
Beck, William
Beck, William D.
Beidle, John
Beitz, Philip
Bender, Frantz
Benedict, H. F.
Best, John
Betz, Philip
Bickham, James
Bitner, D. P.
Bitner, David
Bletz, David
Blickenderfer, R.
Bolbach, Philip
Bolenius, R. M.
Bowman, Martin
Bowman, William
Brimmer, Frederick
Brown, B. J.
Brown, C. H.
Brown, George W.
Brown, J. S.
Brown, Jesse S.
Burkholder, Clayton
Burrowes, F. S.
Bushong, Walter G.
Calder, George
Callahan, George B.
Carpenter, James C.
Carr, James
Casini, Frank
Cassel, A. N.
Castner, Frank
Charles, Walter
Cherry, Patrick
Churchill, Marion
Clark, William
Clendman, E. S.
Cochran, H. B.
Cooper, Thomas F.
Cranley, Ambrogi
Cummings, Samuel
Curry, Joseph
Daily, D. G.
Daily, David G.
Deacon, Edward
Deem, David L.
Deen, D. L.
Deiby, Philip
Deichler, Harry
Dickee, Frederick
Dickle, Fred
Diffenbaugh, A. L.
Diller, Harry A.
Doerley, Henry
Doerson, Philip
Dommel, Harry
Dorley, Harry
Dorley, Henry
Dornbaugh, Graybill
Douts, Walter
Druckemiller, Jacob
Dull, Walter W.
Eaby, George W.
Eberman, H. F.
Eberts, Jasper
Eckert, Henry
Eckert, Leonard
Ehler, Henry
Eichholtz, Robert L.
Eleight, James M.
Elligott, James M.
Elliott, Samuel
Ellis, Charles T.
Embich, Christian
Ensurian, H. M.
Erb, J. B.
Erisman, C. Y.
Eshleman, D. Y.
Evans, Samuel
Faesig, Frank J.
Fellman, John
Fetter, Jacob
Finefrock, B. Frank
Finney, W. B.
Finney, William B.
Fisher, William
Fisher, Henry
Fisher, Wilson
Fitzpatrick, J. A.
Flora, Charles W.
Fondersmith, G. L.
Fox, Benjamin
Franciscus, Stofel
Franklin, Witney
Frantz, Andrew F.
Freh, John
Fries, George
Fritchey, J. U.
Furniss, Joseph
Gable, Jacob
Gerhart, William R.
Gill, John
Goodman, Jonas
Gorman, John
Gormley, Charles
Grauer, George
Greenwalt, Charles
Greivetz, D.
Groff, B. F.
Groff, H. D.
Groff, H. L.
Groff, Raymond
Grubley, John
Gundaker, Jacob
Hagen, Patrick
Haines, Harry
Halbach, J.
Halbach, Jacob
Haley, James
Hamilton, J. A.
Hamilton, John A.
Hardy, George
Harkins, W. E.
Harsh, Benjamin
Hart, John
Hartman, J.
Heinitsh, Charles A.
Henry, Benjamin
Henry, William
Herr, L. B.
Hinchey, Edward
Hindie, Robert
Hogarth, Joseph
Holman, I. D.
Holman, Janice
Hopson, John
Hostetter, Simon
Howell, H. N.
Howell, Henry H.
Huber, Joseph H.
Hubley, Isaac
Jeffries, John R.
Johnson, George
Johnson, J. W.
Johnson, John F.
Kachel, Elvin
Kahle, William
Karer, Henry
Kauffman, Isaac
Kauffman, J. R.
Keller, John
Keller, Kauffman
Kepler, Aaron Conrad
Kiehl, John C.
Kirkpatrick, William
Kirsch, John
Kitch, Davis
Kline, G. M.
Kreckovich, Michael
Kuhns, John
Kurtz, George
Landis, D. B.
Landis, F. F.
Landis, A. B.
Landis, Philip
Laucks, John H.
Lauman, Ludwig
Lawrence, George
Lawrence, William
Lebzelter, Philip
Leonard, H.
Leonard, Henry
Levan, S. H.
Levan, William A.
Levengood, John
Lichty, J. B.
Long, Abram
Long, John F.
Lorentz, William
Loucks, J. H.
Loucks, John H.
Lyons, Harry
MacGonigle, John T.
Madden, Thomas
Markley, J. B.
Martin, Henry
Massaline, Frank
Mastenna, Antonio
Maxwell, Abram
May, Henry
Mayer, David M.
Mayer, George
Maynard, Walter
McDonald, Alexander
McCarter, A. W.
McCarter, Arthur
McCormick, D. R.
McCue, George W.
McCulley, R. C.
McCully, R. G.
McDonnell, Samuel
McElligott, Thomas F.
McGeehan, John
McKilchey, Charles
McLaughlin, Daniel
Mencher, M. H.
Metzger, M. A.
Metzger, M. I.
Miller, Fred J.
Miller, H.
Miller, Harry
Miller, Herman
Miller, Howard
Miller, Philip
Mohr, Malin
Montooth, Samuel
Montor, Benny
Moore, Harry
Moowawer, Oliver
Morgan, Thomas H.
Morrow, R. M.
Moyer, H. M.
Murray, John
Musser, F. W.
Musser, John
Myers, C. F.
Myers, John C.
Myers, William
Nagle, Peter
Neff, Abraham
Negley, Frank L.
Netscher, C. E.
Nickel, Albert
Noll, Lewis
Nolls, F. Lewis
O'Conner, Thomas
O'Donell, Frank
Orem, William
Orem, William J.
Oster, R. S.
Ostheim, Joseph
Overly, H.
Pavenger, Gertrude
Pearsol, John H.
Pennington, William
Pinkerton, Elizabeth
Pool, Samuel J.
Price, Thomas P.
Price, William W.
Pryor, Fred
Puck, Thomas P.
Pyott, J. D.
Quade, C. F.
Raub, M. W.
Raum, Samuel
Rawlings, Henry
Rawlins, John
Reeder, T. L.
Reily, James
Reiner, Henry
Reinir, Anslem
Remley, John
Richardson, William
Ricker, Frank A.
Ringwalt, Amos
Rogers, Harry
Rogers, Henry
Rohrer, DuBois
Rohrer, J. B.
Roy, William H.
Rudy, Philip
Ruhl, Cyrus
Russel, Charles
Samson, Benjamin
Schaum, George H.
Schindler, A.
Schwartz, John
Schwebel, Charles
Sehner, George
Seibley, Andrew
Seran, S. H.
Sevan, S. H.
Shaffner, Caspar
Sheil, Raymond F.
Shenck, H. C.
Shenk, Joseph
Shroder, F.
Shulmyer, Russel
Siegler, John A.
Skinner, John
Smallvachs, Alexander
Smith, C. Henry
Smith, John
Smith, Michael
Snyder, E. E.
Snyder, Elmer
Snyder, George
Solsky, Samuel
Sorenze, William
Spurrier, A. K.
Staices, George
Stainz, George W.
Stauffer, John F.
Steel, Charles
Stehman, W. H.
Steinman, G. M.
Steinman, George M.
Steinwandel, A.
Stone, John
Stone, Lodwick
Sussner, Henry
Thran, John W.
Thurlow, Thomas
Tillinghast, B. C.
Tillotson, L. G.
Tomlinson, George
Trapnell, David N.
Voght, Christian
Waitz, Gustave
Walker, Edward
Warfel, Bertha
Weiles, Lewis F.
Welchans, Edward
Wenger, D. H.
Westhaffer, H. E.
Wetzel, Edward
Wetzel, John
White, Henry A.
Whitlock, Isaac
Wiley, W. B.
Wilhelm, F.H.
Wimer, J. A.
Winower, Harry J.
Winower, Peter
Wise, Christian
Wisler, J. L.
Wolf, Joseph
Wolpert, L.
Worthington, Henry P.
Worthington, Henry R.
Zell, William D.
Ziegler, J. A.
Other Creators
Tax Assessor (Lancaster, Pa.); Bureau of Police (Lancaster, Pa.).
Subjects
Business records
Criminal records
Lancaster (Pa.)--Bureau of Police
Lancaster (Pa.)--Tax Assessor
Tax collection
Search Terms
American Fire Engine and Hose Company
American Life Insurance Company
Arrests
Bartle and Snyder
Baumgardner, Eberman and Company
Bowers and Hurst
Brimmer and Tucker
Chain Carrier
Christian Wise and Brothers
Common Sense Metallic Packing Manufacturing Company
Conestoga Steam Mills
D. H. Wenger and Brother
Declarations
Directors of the Poor of Lancaster County
Empire Hook and Ladder Company
Everts and Overdeer
F. Shroder and Company
Fines
Flinn and Breneman
Friendship Fire Company
G. L. FonDersmith
G. Sener and Sons
George Fries and Company
George M. Steinman and Company
George Martin and Company
Givler, Bowers and Hurst
Gorrecht and Company
H. Baumgardner and Company
Humane Fire Company
Humphreville and Keiffer
Invoices
J. Stewart and Son
James W. Queen and Company
John Baer's Sons
John Best and Son
John Mingle and Son
Kauffman and Keller
Kauffman Keller and Company
Kepler and Slaymaker
L. G. Tillotson and Company
Lancaster and Williams Town Pike Company
Lancaster City Bureau of Police
Lancaster City Steam Soap and Candle Works
Lancaster County Prison
Lancaster Examiner
Lancaster Freie Presse
Lancaster Gas Light and Fuel Company
Lancaster Intelligencer
Lancaster Lamp Committee
Lancaster New Era
Lancaster Waterworks
Leonard and Ellis
Market House No. 1
Market House No. 2
Market House No. 3
Maxim Electric Light and Power Company
Mellert and Company
Miller and Detz Contractors
Mrs. H. Miller and Son
Oaths of office
Payroll
Pennsylvania Globe Gas Light Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Telephone Company
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
Philip Lebzelter and Company
Pontz and Brothers
Regulations
Regulators
Shiffler Fire Company
Snyder and Price
Sprecher and Pfeiffer
Station houses
Steinman and Hensel
Stoner, Shreiner and Company
Sun Fire Company
Union Fire Company
Washington Fire Company
Weimer and Carter
West Reading Pipe and Machine Works
Extent
3 boxes 37 folders 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0420
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Lancaster City Archives
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records (MG0545)
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Series #, Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
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.
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-420
Classification
MG0420
Description Level
Fonds
Documents
Less detail
Collection
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 2
Title
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 2 Fire Department
Object ID
MG0545_Series02
Date Range
1856-1897
  1 document  
Collection
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 2
Title
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 2 Fire Department
Description
The documents in MG0545, Series 2 represent the business of the City of Lancaster related to the fire department, which was established in 1881 by consolidating the private fire companies in the city. These nineteenth century documents are primarily invoices for engine and hose parts and repairs; horse tack, feed and stables; alarm boxes; supplies; engine house maintenance; and salary payments. A few invoices are for the earlier volunteer fire companies.
Admin/Biographical History
"A radical change in the method of providing protection against fire was brought about in 1882, a paid city fire department being substituted for the volunteer fire companies. The old system had to some extent fallen into
disrepute and become inefficient. The ordinance creating the new system was approved Dec. 21, 1881, and actual organization was commenced in February 1882 by the appointment of Henry N. Howell as chief engineer.
The engine-houses, engines, and hose-carts of the American and Washington Fire Companies were purchased, and also the engines of the Union and Sun Companies and the house of the Humane. The department was in working order in April 1882 and has since then been constantly undergoing improvement."
Ellis, Franklin and Samuel Evans. History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men. Philadelphia: Everts & Peck. 1883.
System of Arrangement
This collection is organized into series by subject:
Series 1 Market Houses
Series 2 Fire Department
Series 3 Bridges
Series 4 Railroads
Series 5 Lamps and Lighting
Series 6 Relief Fund
Series 7 Administrative Records
Date Range
1856-1897
Year Range From
1856
Year Range To
1897
Date of Accumulation
1856-1897
Creator
Lancaster (Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 11
People
Albright, Robert
Barr, Charles H.
Bateman, William H.
Beidle, John
Bihl, A. F.
Blickenderfer, R.
Brimmer, Fred
Brimmer, George H.
Brown, Daniel
Brown, George W.
Calder, George Jr.
Colvin, C. H.
Cox, Samuel B.
Cummings, W. P.
Eby, Jonas F.
Edgerley, Edward
Erisman, H. M.
Eshelman, J. W.
Faust, Jacob
Finney, W. B.
Glazier, Henry
Groff, Abraham S.
Groff, H. E.
Groff, Nathaniel
Hartman, Army
Hatz, Jacob
Hawthorn, John A.
Heinitsh, John F.
Herr, Abraham
Herr, Allan A.
Herr, J. L.
Herr, M. B.
Hirsh, B. W.
Hoch, W. T.
Huber, Joseph H.
Jacks, Samson
Jahn, Francis
Jeffries, John R.
Kitch, Davis
Kreider, Jacob S.
Martin, B. B.
Miller, Fred
Miller, H. C.
Miller, Mrs. L.
Pfeiffer, F. W.
Plitt, Edward
Pontz, Adam
Ringwalt, Amos
Roote, G. W.
Rudy, Frank H.
Rudy, Philip
Schum, Philip
Shaub, H.
Shaub, J. C.
Shenk, B. M.
Shenk, Charles G.
Shindle, J. P.
Shirk, Reuben
Smeltz, Edmond S.
Steigerwalt, H. J.
Sutton, J. L.
Vondersmith, H. B.
Walker, Edward
Welchans, A. C.
Wilson, William H.
Wise, Zeb
Wohlsen, William
Wylie, William T.
Zook, Jacob K.
Subjects
Fire departments
Volunteer fire departments
Business records
Lancaster (Pa.)
Search Terms
American Fire Engine and Hose Company
Baumgardner Company
Baumgardner, Eberman and Company
Baumgardners and Jefferies
Binkley's Bridge Post Office
Burger and Anderson
Business records
C. V. Rote and Company
Centennial Pastry Board
Chambers and Palmer
Citizens' Electric Light, Heat and Power Company
City Hotel
Crystal Ice Company
D. B. Landis and Son
Dennison Manufacturing Company
Dialogue and Serrill
Eagle Spoke and Bending Works
Eureka Fire Company
Everts and Overdeer
Finding aids
Fire departments
Friendship Fire Company
Fulton Cotton Mill
Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph Company
George M. Steinman and Company
Gleason and Bailey Manufacturing Company
Gutta Percha and Rubber Manufacturing Company
Henwood Company
Humane Fire Company
Invoices
J. B. Prescott and Son
J. B. Shannon and Sons
J. M. Migeod and Son
J. P. Stormfeltz and Sons
John Best and Son
L. G. Tillotson and Company
La France Fire Engine Company
Lancaster
Lancaster Gas Light and Fuel Company
Lancaster Planing Mill Company
Lancaster Son and Company
Lancaster Steam Soap and Candle Works
Lowell Harness and Collar Company
Manchester Locomotive Works
Manuscript groups
Marion and Stoy
McLaughlin and Gesell
Miller and Hartman
Patrick and Carter Company
Philip Lebzelter and Company
Phoenix Cork Works
Reilly Brothers and Raub
Ridenour and Schaum
Samuel Eastman and Company
Shiffler Fire Company
Southern Electric Company
Stoner, Shreiner and Company
Sun Fire Company
Union Fire Company
Washington Fire Company
Wilfing and Sawyer
Extent
2 boxes, 72 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0545_Series02
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory
Related Item Notes
Lancaster City Archives
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, MG0545
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions. Original documents may be used. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org 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-545, Series 2
Other Number
MG-545, Series 2
Classification
MG0545
Description Level
Series
Custodial History
Note: These documents are mostly administrative records, not permanent records, and were likely purged by the city offices when they were no longer needed. We are fortunate that they survived as they contain details about Lancaster's past.
Collection was organized and rehoused by PH, Summer 2011; finding aid typed by HST, April 2012.
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Collection
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 5
Title
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 5 Lamps and Lighting
Object ID
MG0545_Series05
Date Range
1834-1895
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Collection
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 5
Title
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 5 Lamps and Lighting
Description
The documents in MG0545 Series 5 pertain to providing street lighting around Lancaster City. Series begins in 1834 with the City Council receiving bids for oil to burn in street lamps and concludes in 1895 with an invoice from the Citizens' Electric, Heat and Power Co. This series also includes invoices for parts, payment receipts for various labors connected to the city power system, petitions to have lamps installed or removed, and bids from companies to receive the city contract to provide citizens of Lancaster with light.
System of Arrangement
This collection is organized into series by subject:
Series 1 Market Houses
Series 2 Fire Department
Series 3 Bridges
Series 4 Railroads
Series 5 Lamps and Lighting
Series 6 Relief Fund
Series 7 Administrative Records
Date Range
1834-1895
Year Range From
1834
Year Range To
1895
Date of Accumulation
1834-1895
Creator
Lancaster (Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 11
People
Algier, Michael
Althouse, Henry
Baumgardner, Henry
Bietz, Jacob
Blickenderfer, R.
Brown, George W.
Brown, Theodore
Carpenter, Dr.
Corcoran, Hugh
Cosgrove, Johannes
Ecinaras, C.
Ernst, George, Jr.
Fairer, A.
Flick, John
Frain, Davis M.
Gable, Jacob
Garber, Abraham
Geiger, E.
Getz, Elleanor
Hambright, Henry
Harman, Daniel
Hawthorn, H. C.
Henry, J.
Hess, Josiah
Hildebrand, Casper
Hildebrand, Henry
Howister, Ken
Kautz, Jacob F.
Kerfoot, George B
Lamparter, Ehrhart
Lamparter, Elizabeth
Lamparter, Mrs.
Long, John F.
Mackley, J. R.
Magendabler, John
Mathiot, John
McCuhley, J.
Mefsenkop, John
Miller, Herman
Morningstar, Jacob
Morton, William
Oberman, J.
Raub, M.
Renard, Henry
Richard, Luther
Ringwalt, A. S.
Sanderson, George
Schaeffer, Bartram
Schaum, Henry
Schaum, John P.
Sewars, William
Simpson, Jacob G.
Skiles, John D.
Smith, John
Sturgis, B. R.
Tyle, Henry
Wagner, J. Jacob
Werz, Jacob
Wiley, John
Yeisley, George
Subjects
Lamps
Street lighting
Business records
Lancaster (Pa.)
Search Terms
Boon and Cockley
Business records
Citizens' Electric Light
Contracts
Coonley and Woodward
Finding aids
Gable and Company
Heat and Power Company
Heintish and Carter House
Heupel and Huber
Invoices
Isaac Diller and Sons
John Bush and Son
Lamp Committee
Lamps
Lancaster City Waterworks
Lancaster Gas Light and Fuel Company
Manuscript groups
Morris Tasker and Company
Ordinances
Pennsylvania Globe Gas Light Company
Pinkerton and Slaymaker
Proposals
Receipts
Shenk and Long
State Electric Lighting Company
Street lighting
Extent
1 box, 17 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0545_Series05
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory
Related Item Notes
Lancaster City Archives
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, MG0545
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions. Original documents may be used. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org 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-545, Series 5
Other Number
MG-545, Series 5
Classification
MG0545
Description Level
Series
Custodial History
Note: These documents are mostly administrative records, not permanent records, and were likely purged by the city offices when they were no longer needed. We are fortunate that they survived as they contain details about Lancaster's past.
The collection was organized and rehoused by JP, Summer 2011; finding aid typed by KR, April 2012.
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Less detail

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