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Archive of Alice P. Fordney
Title
Archive of Alice P. Fordney
Object ID
HC0001
Date Range
1905-1974
. Flyer for the sale of the Unangst Collection, held at Odd Fellow’s Hall, 213 West Chestnut St., Lancaster, PA. 4 pages. 2,3 September 1937. Flyer for the sale of the private collection of Meda Randall and Blanche Irvine, held at Randall’s Old Barn, Lincoln Highway, near Coatesville, PA. 2 pages. 7
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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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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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Civil War Collection
Title
Civil War Collection
Object ID
MG0018
Date Range
1859-1990
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Collection
Civil War Collection
Title
Civil War Collection
Description
The Civil War Collection consists of material acquired over many years from different sources. Coverage is of Lancaster County soldiers and of daily life in the county during the Civil War. The collection contains records of various military units, family correspondence, "Home Front" papers, Civil War era diaries, the Captain John R. Bricker/Dept. of Commissary papers, celebration and reunion materials, images, newspaper clippings, and general orders.
System of Arrangement
The collection is organized by category into ten series.
The oversized documents of Series A, C, F, and H are oversized and filed flat in Box 4.
Series A Military Units: Series A contains documents of military units, including muster rolls, enlistment papers, discharge certificates, assignment and promotion records, and papers of individual soldiers and officers.
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Pennsylvania Militia
Certificate of State Regiments
U.S. Regiments
Series B Civil War Families
Benjamin Reed Family
Soldier's Letters
Series C The Lancaster Home Front
The Bounty Funds
Pension Claims
Articles
Letters
Series D Lancaster Notables
Series E Civil War Era Diaries
Series F The Captain John R. Bricker/Dept. of PA Commissary Papers
Series G Celebrations & Reunions
Series H Appendix
Articles, Photographic Prints, Blank Forms
Series I Printed General Orders
Series J Books
Date Range
1859-1990
Year Range From
1859
Year Range To
1990
Date of Accumulation
1859-1990
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 01
People
Clark, James
Fass, John
Flick, Henry
Harris, Samuel
Hess, Martin D., Mrs.
Watson, George W.
Subjects
Letters
Soldiers
Soldiers, Black
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States. Army
United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
Search Terms
Autobiographies
Civil War
Discharge papers
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Memoirs
Muster rolls
Persons of color
Soldiers
Soldiers, Black
United States Army
Extent
15 boxes, 212 folders, 11 books, 9 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0018
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Abraham H. Good Family Papers (MG0542)
Henry Seiger's Civil War Letters (MG0570)
Lewis Jones Family Papers (MG0541)
Robert Clark Morrison Family Papers (MG0543)
Springer Family Letters (MG0540)
William M. McClure Family Papers (MG0544)
William McCaskey Civil War Letters (MG0355)
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Civil War Collection (MG0018), Series #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
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-18
Classification
MG0018
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Much of the collection was cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 23 March 2022.
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Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection
Title
Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection
Object ID
MG0331
Date Range
1762-2003
Reigart, Jr., discussing a piece of property up near Berwick, PA. 16 May 1805. Folder 2 Correspondence—Philip Wager to Adam Reigart, Jr., 1805-1806 Letter from Philip Wager to Adam Reigart. Arrived home safely, the girls took the stage and arrived shortly after their parents. 1July 1805. Letter from
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Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection
Title
Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection
Description
The Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection contains correspondence between Adam Reigart, Jr. in Lancaster and Philip Wager in Philadelphia and their families. The letters are primarily from the early nineteenth century and provide information about family illness, travel, visits, business, and family chatter. The receipts and invoices show purchases made in Lancaster and Philadelphia, especially clothing, fabric, dry goods, and meat. The remainder of the collection is made up of newspaper articles, books, and an album of poetry and drawings. The items were housed in a gig trunk which is now in the museum collection.
Admin/Biographical History
Adam Reigart, Jr. (1765-1844) was born in Lancaster. He was the eldest son of Col. Adam Reigart, owner of the Grape Tavern which served as general headquarters during the Revolutionary War. Adam Jr. founded the Reigart Wine Store in 1785 and was in business with Philip Wager in Philadelphia and Philip's son Peter throughout his career. He was the first president of the Lancaster branch of the Bank of Pennsylvania, and was involved with the Conestoga Navigation Company and the Union Fire Company.
Adam Jr. married Mary Magdalena Wager (1772-1806) in 1791. Mary was the daughter of Philip Wager, a Philadelphia wine merchant. They had eight daughters and a son. Susan married Stephen C. Slaymaker and Margaretta married Henry Y. Slaymaker.
Date Range
1762-2003
Year Range From
1762
Year Range To
2003
Date of Accumulation
1762-2003
Creator
Murphy, John Slaughter, 1921-2011
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Arnold, Benedict
Baker, W.
Bare, Jacob
Blight, Peter
Boughter, Charles
Breidenhart, George
Brien, Edward
Brown, Luke
Butter, Charles
Cassidy, Edward
Clarke, John
Clendenin, Samuel
Coleman, Edward
Coleman, William
Edwards, Susanna
Ehler, John
Fisher, Sammy
Fox, Sam M.
Frey, John
Gaskill, Edmund
Gay, Edward F.
Getz, John
Givens, John
Graeff, George
Greland, D.
Hahn, B. Christian
Harrison, George
Haverstick, William
Hopkins, A. R.
Hopkins, Ann
Houston, James
Hubley, Frederick
Hubley, Joseph
Hultzheimer, N.
Hyde, Charles
Irving, Robert
Jack, Joshua
Kauffman, Jacob
King, George
Kirkpatrick, William
Kline, Jacob
Lane, John
Leiper, George G.
Lowry, Robert
Lowry, Robert K.
Mayer, George Louis
Metzger, Emanuel
Metzger, George
Metzger, Jacob
Miller, Barbara
Miller, Henry
Miller, Martin
Miller, Philip
Montgomery, William
Morris, John
Mosher, Joseph
Murphy, John Slaughter
Myer, John
Myers, John
Newlin, Nathaniel
Nice, Levi
Nimrod, Maxwell
Ogilby, Joseph
Otto, Jacob S.
Otto, John C.
Pennington, Edward
Peters, Abraham
Phinney, Zina
Price, Joseph
Price, Richard
Reigart, Adam
Reigart, Adam, Jr.
Reigart, Ann
Reigart, Emanuel
Reigart, Henrietta
Reigart, Maria Wager
Reigart, Mary
Reigart, Mary C.
Reigart, Philip Wager
Reigart, Susan
Rimfast, John
Sample, Joseph
Schaubel, Johannis
Sener, Samuel Miller
Sewell, Charles S.
Shaeffer, Jacob
Shenk, Abraham
Shenk, Christian
Shippen, Peggy
Singer, A.
Slaymaker, Henry Edwin
Slaymaker, Mary Steele
Slaymaker, Stephen Cochran
Smith, Ann
Smith, Anthony
Smith, Ralph
Stein, Philip
Steinman, George
Stewart, William
Sullivan, Susannah
Wager, George
Wager, Hannah
Wager, James
Wager, Mary
Wager, Peter
Wager, Philip H.
Wager, Sally
Wager, Sophia
Wager, William
Walsh, Christopher
Wentz, Thomas
Wertz, Christian
Wharton, Charles
Whitaker, George
Whitaker, John
Wimer, Michael
Winroth, Margaret
Witmer, David
Woodmund, William
Yeiser, Philip
Other Creators
Reigart family
Subjects
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Invoices
Letters
Obituaries
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Search Terms
Adam Reigart and Son
Albums
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Boston, Massachusetts
Brenner and Reed
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cape May, New Jersey
Charles C. and J. Watson
Christ Church Burial Ground
Cincinnati, Ohio
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Delaware
Dixon Walker and Company
Earp and Brothers
Finding aids
Grape Hotel
Greene County, New York
H. Behlen and Company
Illnesses
Invoices
J. Walker and Company
John Warden and Sons
Kentucky
Lancaster
Lancaster County Almshouse
Lancaster Bar Association
Lancaster Intelligencer
Lancaster Journal
Lancaster New Era
Lancaster Sunday News
Lane Slaymaker and Company
Letters
London, England
Lower Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania
Lowry and Myers
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Manuscript groups
Margaretta Furnace
Marietta Bank
Morning News
Mount Auburn Cemetery
New York, New York
Newspaper clippings
Obituaries
Ohio
Pennsylvania German Society
Pensacola, Florida
Peter Wager and Company
Philadelphia Inquirer
Pratt and Kintzing
Race Street
Receipts
Reeve's Tavern
South Carolina
Southwark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Spain
St. James Episcopal Church
Union Fire Company
Vintners
Wager and Company
Washington Fire Company
West Point Military Academy
William Noyes and Company
Wine merchants
York Springs Boarding House
York Springs, York County, Pennsylvania
York, York County, Pennsylvania
Extent
2 boxes, 35 folders, 1.5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0331
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Gig trunk (2003.078)
Adam Reigart Collection (MG0122)
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection (MG0331), 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.
Accession Number
2003.078
Other Numbers
MG-331
Classification
MG0331
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid created by KR. Added to database 8 March 2022.
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Heritage of Bart Township Collection
Title
Heritage of Bart Township Collection
Object ID
MG0897
Date Range
1849, 1857, 1940
Note: This collection contains items relating to the history and heritage of Bart Township, Lancaster County. Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization) Conditions for Access: No restrictions. Conditions Governing Reproductions: Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research
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Heritage of Bart Township Collection
Title
Heritage of Bart Township Collection
Description
This collection contains items relating to the history and heritage of Bart Township, Lancaster County.
Date Range
1849, 1857, 1940
Year Range From
1849
Year Range To
1940
Date of Accumulation
1849-1940
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Bushong, Henry R.
Bushong, Lydia R.
Gilbert, Rodney
Jackson, Ralph G.
Jackson, T. Baker
Martin, Emma W.
Martin, Paul I.
Maule, Norman C.
Walton, Asa
Walton, Ida M.
Subjects
Bart (Pa. : Township)
Search Terms
Bart Historical Society
Bart Preparative Meeting
Bart Twp.
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Invitations
Articles of agreement
Extent
3 folders, 3 items
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0897
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Bart Self-Culture Society Collection (MG0271)
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Heritage of Bart Township Collection (MG0897), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
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
Accession Number
Unknown.MG0897
Other Numbers
MG-897
Classification
MG0897
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Provenance is noted at the item level.
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Ebenezer Baptist Church and Other Property Records
Title
Ebenezer Baptist Church and Other Property Records
Object ID
MG0471
Date Range
1852-1905
and Content Note: The Ebenezer Baptist Church and Other Property Records contain the articles of agreement and a letter of proposal regarding the building of Ebenezer Baptist Church on Locust Street in Lancaster in 1905. The collection also includes a sheriff’s deed for property on North Street and
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Ebenezer Baptist Church and Other Property Records
Title
Ebenezer Baptist Church and Other Property Records
Description
The Ebenezer Baptist Church and Other Property Records contain the articles of agreement and a letter of proposal regarding the building of Ebenezer Baptist Church on Locust Street in Lancaster in 1905. The collection also includes a sheriff's deed for property on North Street and documents pertaining to property on Middle Street in Lancaster.
Date Range
1852-1905
Year Range From
1852
Year Range To
1905
Date of Accumulation
1852-1905
Creator
Espinosa, Zachary
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 11
People
Dowhower, Harriet
Fordney, Jacob
Gable, William
Harnish, John
Payne, William G.
Reilly, Sarah A.
Rhinier, E. B.
Rowe, Benjamin F.
Sowers, Conrad
Vondersmith, David B.
Winters, A. J.
Subjects
Deeds
Letters
Real property
Search Terms
Correspondence
Deeds
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Finding aids
Letters
Manuscript groups
Middle Street
North Street
Real estate
Extent
1 box, 2 folders
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0471
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Ebenezer Baptist Church and Other Property Records (MG0471), 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.
Accession Number
2006.MG0471
Other Numbers
MG-471
Classification
MG0471
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 12 March 2022.
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Dodge Family Papers
Title
Dodge Family Papers
Object ID
MG0836
Date Range
1879-2003
Collection
Dodge Family Papers
Title
Dodge Family Papers
Description
The Dodge Family Papers collection consists of materials related to the Dodge family and their various business and personal concerns. The contents of the collection include a variety of materials, including personal papers, historical memorabilia, objects, ledgers, albums, patents, and Safety Buggy Company records.
Box 1
Legal papers, Richard K. Dodge (1914-1996) & Nancy Howle Dodge (1918-2003)
Box 2
Papers of Byron G. Dodge
Box 3
Box 4
Papers of Byron G. Dodge & Arthur B. Dodge, Sr.
Box 5
Papers of the Dodge Cork Company
Box 6
Box 7
Objects Produced by and for the Dodge Cork Company
Box 8
Plaque and Account Books, G.W. Dodge & Sons, Byron G. Dodge
Box 9
Account Books and Ledgers: The Safety Buggy Company and Dodge Cork Company
Date Range
1879-2003
Creation Date
1879-2003
Year Range From
1879
Year Range To
2003
Creator
Dodge, Clifford H.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Dodge, Arthur Byron, Sr.
Dodge, Byron Griswold
Dodge, George Washington
Dodge, Nancy Howle
Dodge, Richard Keller
Subjects
Business records
Search Terms
Business records
Cork
Dodge Cork Company
G. W. Dodge and Sons
Manuscript groups
Safety Buggy Company
Extent
9 boxes
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0836
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please contact Research Staff or Archives Staff with questions.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2021.019
Other Numbers
MG0836
Description Level
Fonds
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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
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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
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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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Thomas Baker's Surveying Records
Title
Thomas Baker's Surveying Records
Object ID
MG0734
Date Range
1856-1902
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Collection
Thomas Baker's Surveying Records
Title
Thomas Baker's Surveying Records
Description
This collection contains Thomas Baker's three surveying books which document land and property ownership in southern Lancaster County, primarily Colerain Township from 1856-1902. Octorara Creek, Kirkwood, Christiana and Upper Oxford Twp. are among the place names.
Admin/Biographical History
Thomas Baker traces his ancestry back to Sir Richard Baker (1568), born in the county of Kent, England. In 1685, seven generations before Thomas Baker was born, Joseph Baker immigrated to Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Born in Chatham, Chester County to Lewis and Diana Baker, Thomas was well-educated; a teacher until 1840, when he commenced the study of surveying. Land surveying is the location of points on, above and below the surface of the earth and the relation of those points to a common reference system. Employed at Jonathon Goss, at Unionville Academy in Chester, he surveyed over 650 farms in Lancaster County's Colerain Township. He married in 1855; his family adhering to his Quaker faith. The Biographical Annals in Lancaster, published in 1903, describes Baker as "…a man esteemed by his neighbors for his many good qualities and excellent character, and in disposition he is a man of warm heart and kindly feeling."
Date Range
1856-1902
Creation Date
1856-1902
Year Range From
1856
Year Range To
1902
Creator
Baker, Thomas, b. 1822
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 15
People
Alexander, Sara
Andrews, Arthur
Armstrong, Lapsley
Ash, Daniel
Aument, Frank
Bailey, Thomas
Bailey, William M.
Bair, William M.
Baker, George
Baker, Harlan
Baker, John
Baker, Thomas
Baldwin, Joseph B.
Baptis, Joseph
Bea, John
Bear, Jacob
Bernard, James J.
Beyer, Andrew
Beyer, Daniel
Beyer, Margaret
Beyer, Robert
Black, Margaret
Blackburn, Cromwell
Blank, Christian
Borland, William
Bosland, William
Brinton, Howard
Brinton, Moses
Brinton, Samuel
Broomell, B. J.
Broomell, Samuel H.
Brosius, Clarkson
Brosius, Jesse
Brosius, John Comly
Brosius, Joseph H.
Brosius, Joshua
Brosius, Levi
Brosius, Mahlon J.
Brosius, William
Brown, J. W.
Brown, James
Brown, K.
Brown, Thomas W.
Bush, Fred
Bushong, Jacob
Carlow, James
Carter, Benjamin
Carter, John C.
Chamberlain, Jonas
Clark, Henry
Cloud, Charles
Coates, Ellis
Coates, Lewis
Coates, Samuel
Coates, Truman
Cochran, Joseph S.
Cohan, Thomas H.
Connar, James
Conner, John
Cooper, Truman
Crossen, James
Dale, George
Davis, Abner
Davis, Christopher
Davis, John
Davis, Joseph B.
Davis, Joseph E.
Davis, Lucretia H.
Davis, William
Dean, Thomas
Doneby, Philip
Donelly, Henry
Donelly, Hugh
Drumm, Earl
Eby, Henry S.
Edwards, Charles
Edwards, James
Elias, Emery
Elizabeth, Mary
Elliott, Cloud
Ernery, Hannah E.
Evans, Carrie R.
Evans, John
Evans, William
Fagler, John
Ferguson, Benjamin
Ferguson, Robert
Ferguson, William
Fleming, Martin J.
Foulk, Mrs.
Fox, William
Frames, David
Fritz, Abby Ann
Gill, John
Goodman, Charles
Gowan, William M.
Graham, Harrison
Graham, John T.
Gray, Ezra
Haines, Eugene M.
Hall, Hiram S.
Hamil, Armor
Hamil, R. A.
Hamilton, J. E.
Hannun, Eurch
Harper, J. D.
Harrar, Daniel
Harrar, Miller
Harray, P.
Harrett, William
Harting, George R.
Hastings, Jeremiah
Hastings, Joseph
Henning, James
Hevenson, Ann
Heyberger, Jacob
Hodgson, Annie C.
Hodgson, Ellis P.
Hollis, William
Holmes, John
Hoopes, Thomas G.
Houston, David
Hoy, P.
Hoy, William
Hudson, Alex
Hurley, John
Jackson William Clark
Jackson, Annetta L.
Jackson, Clark
Jackson, David W.
Jackson, Ellwood
Jackson, Hayes
Jackson, James J.
Jackson, Lydia
Jackson, Thomas
Jackson, Thomas E.
Jackson, Thomas S.
Jeffries, Benjamin
Jenkins, Annie E.
Jones, Emmos S.
Jones, John
Jones, John C.
Jones, John G.
Kalbach, A. M.
Keene, Rebecca J.
Kennedy, Anna
Kennedy, James H.
Kent, Daniel
Kimble, Isaac W.
King, Judson B.
Lamborn, Jacob H.
Lamborn, Kirk
Lechman, Benjamin
Lewis, Alex
Lewis, Elijah
Lewis, Isaac
Lewis, John C.
Lewis, Thompson
Luckenbach, J. S.
Lynch, Philemena C.
Mahaney, Jeremiah
Mahon, Jeremiah
Markey, Pat
Martin, Elijah P.
Martin, James
Martin, Samuel
Martin, William S.
Massey, Isaac
Mayhu, William
McCardle, Eli
McCarter, Henry C.
McCarter, Henry G.
McCarter, John Jones
McCarter, Thompson
McCimans, Mike
McClure, John
McClure, Thomas
McConnel, Samuel
McCord, James
McCord, William
McCullough, James
McCullough, Robert
McElwain, David
McElwain, James
McElwain, Josiah
McElwain, Robert
McHenry, John
McLinaus, John
McLinaus, W. F.
McNeil, George A.
McSparren, James B.
Miller, Andrew
Miller, H. Jackson
Miller, Henry H.
Miller, Joanna
Miller, Lemuel H.
Miller, Minnie R.
Mimm, Jesse
Montgomery, John
Montgomery, Sam E.
Morrison, Caroline B.
Morrison, Emma B.
Morrison, Robert
Morrison, Samuel
Newhauser, John
Nixon, A. W.
Nixon, Joseph
Noble, William M.
Oatman, Eliza
Oatman, Zachariah
Ortlip, Andrew
Patterson, Bordley Shippen
Pennington, Robert H.
Pennington, Thomas
Pennock, F. J.
Pennock, Francis J.
Pennock, Joseph
Pennock, Margaretta Walker
Pennock, William E.
Penny, Joseph
Peters, Abraham
Peters, Abraham K.
Pierce, G.
Pinkerton, James
Purnal, Levis
Pusey, Joseph
Rakestraw, Abraham
Rambo Elijah W.
Rambo, David
Rambo, Elisha
Ramsay, James
Reeses, Peter
Reyburn, James H.
Reylin, John
Reylon, Henry S.
Rhoads, Levi S.
Richey, George
Ricky, Immanuel
Rigg, Hiram F.
Robinson, Amy
Robison, Joseph
Roney, Pat
Ross, George E.
Ross, Hamilton
Russel, Joseph
Rutter, Adam
Rynear, Charles
Sampson, John
Sampson, William
Sellers, Thomas W.
Seltzer, Sara R.
Shaw, Ben
Shivery, Demison
Shivery, Elisha J.
Shivery, George
Shultz, Frank
Simmons, Henry
Siner, John T.
Slack, Hall
Slokom, Samuel
Smith, Abram
Smith, Jackson
Smith, Jesse J.
Smith, S. W.
Smith, Samuel
Sproul, James
Stewart, James
Stump, B. O.
Sutton, Edwin
Sweigert, John W.
Swift, Joseph
Taylor, Jacob
Taylor, Jesse
Thomas, Arthur
Thomas, Edward
Thomas, Margaret
Thompson, James
Thompson, Jane M.
Thompson, Mary Jane
Turner, James
Walker, David
Wallace, Arthur
Walton, Abner Brinton
Walton, Alban
Walton, Brinton
Walton, Elizabeth C.
Walton, Isaac
Walton, Joseph L.
Walton, Joseph B.
Walton, Joseph P.
Watts, Mollie
Webster, Chalkley
Webster, Charles
Webster, Daniel
Webster, George
Webster, Joseph
Webster, Margaret C.
White, Alexander
Whiteside, Mrs.
Whitman, James
Whitson, Martha
Whitson, Moses
Whitson, Samuel
Whitson, Thomas
Whitson, William
Willard, Agnes
Williams, Abner
Williams, David
Williams, William B.
Wood, James
Wood, Joshua
Wood, Thomas
Wood, William N.
Woodruff, John
Woods, Joshua
Woods, Peter
Woods, Thomas
Work, Robert
Worth, Albert B.
Worth, William C.
Subjects
Surveying
Surveyors
Lancaster County (Pa.)
Chester County (Pa.)
Search Terms
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Christiana, Pennsylvania
Colerain Twp.
Finding aids
Kirkwood, Colerain Twp.
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Manuscript groups
Octoraro Creek
Surveying
Surveyors
Upper Oxford Twp., Chester County
Extent
1 box, 3 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0734
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Surveyor's transit case, Object ID 1973.008
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Original documents 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-734
Other Number
MG-734
Classification
MG0734
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by AB, November 2014. Added to database 24 May 2021.
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Lyte Family Papers
Title
Lyte Family Papers
Object ID
MG0727
Date Range
1884-1930
the Lancaster Mason Lodge 43 that is the exact same text as in the two volumes “History of Lodge No. 43 F. & A. M. of Lancaster, PA 1785-1935…” and “175 Years of Ancient York Masonry …of Lodge No. 43 F. & A. M. Lancaster, PA 1785-1960” (LC 366.1 F855c and LC 366.1 F855d) A copy of Joshua L. Lyte’s
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Collection
Lyte Family Papers
Title
Lyte Family Papers
Description
The Lyte Family Papers contain documents pertaining to the family of Joshua Louis Lyte and Amelia Fleetwood Lyte. Items include deeds, Masonic membership information, a mortgage, a will and other documents that together provide a few details of the family's relationships and activities from 1884 to 1930.
Date Range
1884-1930
Year Range From
1884
Year Range To
1930
Date of Accumulation
1884-1930
Creator
Lyte, Mary Rebecca, d. 1931
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 15
People
Albright, Henry Fleetwood, Jr.
Albright, Laura H.
Burger, Henry
Carter, John C.
Eaby, Joel S.
Fisher, J. Frederick
Fleetwood, David
Groezinger, Robert W.
Keller, William Huestis
Kline, Mabel May
Lansinger, John W.
Lyte, Amelia Fleetwood
Lyte, Eliphalet Oram
Lyte, Elizabeth
Lyte, Harold
Lyte, John H.
Lyte, Joshua Louis
Lyte, Mary Rebecca
Musselman, John E.
Rothermel, George H.
Schwarz, Peter
Subjects
Deeds
Family archives
Freemasons
Wills
Search Terms
Bonds
Deeds
Family archives
Finding aids
Freemasons
Lancaster Cemetery
Manuscript groups
Mortgages
Musselman & Schwarz Plumbing and Heating
West End Building and Loan
Wills
Extent
1 box, 4 folders, .2 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0727
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Lyte Family Papers (MG0727), 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-727
Classification
MG0727
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Transferred from the Document Collection, June 2014. Processed and finding aid prepared by PH, August 2014. Added to database 25 May 2021.
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