This collection contains the marriage certificate of Thomas J. Wright and his wife, Kate V. McCauley, of Columbia, and a small scrapbook containing photographs, news clippings, and family Bible records of the family of Thomas J. Wright.
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Thomas J. Wright Family Collection (MG0901), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
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Accession Number
1945.MG0901
Other Numbers
MG-901
Other Number
MG-901
Classification
MG0901
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Transferred from Document Collection Box 29, Folder 11, Items 1, 2A and 2B, 10 March 2022.
This collection contains genealogical data, Civil War Widow's Pension receipts, Lancaster city tax receipts of the family of John and Catharine Robinson, an affidavit of the birth of Anna Duke Krauskop, and an itinerary and program of the Liberty Bell's journey to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco in 1915.
Admin/Biographical History
John Robinson (1826-1866) married Catharine Burns on 9 March 1851. Their daughter, Susan (b. 1851), married Lewis Krauskop. John Robinson served in Co. B, First Pennsylvania Reserves, in the Civil War.
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Robinson and Krauskop Family Papers, 1826-1944 (MG0902), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
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Accession Number
2001.MG0902
Other Numbers
MG-902
Other Number
MG-902
Classification
MG0902
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Transferred from Document Collection Box 30, Folder 12, Items 1-15, 16 March 2022
Shoe Manufacturing in Lancaster County Collection, 1979-1988
Description
This collection contains a pamphlet from the FleetAir Corporation, a newspaper article and information about the rehabilitation of the Eby Shoe Company building in 1988 into the Artworks at Donecker's, and a National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form prepared by John J. Snyder and David H. Lynch fin 1979 or the Kreider Shoe Manufacturing Company building in Elizabethtown.
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Shoe Manufacturing in Lancaster County Collection, 1979-1988 (MG0905), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
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Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Swisher and McElree Family Papers, 1788-1919 (MG0918), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
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Accession Number
1967.63
Other Numbers
MG-918
Other Number
MG-918
Classification
MG0918
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Transferred from Document Collection Box 33, Folder 8, Items 1-12, 15 April 2022.
This collection contains items from the Swarr family of Lancaster County including a certificate of appointment to Postmaster of Lancaster for Hiram B. Swarr and a handwritten miniature book created by Charles J. Swarr.
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Swarr Family Collection, 1856, 1863 (MG0921), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
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Handwritten account of the life and military career of Thomas Welsh by Blanton Welsh. Discusses the role of his mother Annie in keeping the family together and the careers of himself and three of his siblings: Mary, Lilian, and Thomas Anna.
Admin/Biographical History
Thomas Welsh (1824-1863) was a Lancaster County native (born and raised in Columbia), who rose from hardscrabble origins to local fame, first as a Mexican War hero, and then as a brigadier general during the Civil War. He was well known and well respected as a no nonsense officer, for his leadership and gallantry in battle, for his dedication to the service of his country, and for his concern for the welfare of his men. See MG0828 for more biographical information.
Provenance: Passed down through the family, Blanton Charles Welsh to Emilie Benson (Welsh) Wiggin to Nancy Jane (Wiggin) Townsend. Acquired from: Chuck Townsend, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2016/05/15.
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Additions & Alterations at 122 E. King St. for Harold A. Horn. Lancaster, PA. Harold P. Warfel. Registered Architect. 235 N. Duke St. Buckwalter Construction Co. Inc. Drawn by C.M.H.
Basement, First Floor, Second Floor. Scale: 1/4''=One Foot. Drawing 1. 5 June 1978. Revised 4 August 1978.
Elevations and Details. North (Front) Elevation, Partial West Elevation. Scale: 1/4''=One Foot. Roof Plan. Scale: 1/8''=One Foot. Section A/2. Scale: 1''=One Foot. Elevation "A", Elevation "B", Elevation "C." Drawing 2. 12 June 1978.
Schedules. Room Finish Schedule, Door Schedule. Floor Conditions. Section B3. Drawing 3. 28 June 1978.
Front Elevation. Scale: 3/8''=One Foot. William F. Landis. Registered Architect. Bird-In-Hand, PA. R.D. 1 Box Number 498. 17505.
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Item
Custodial History
Cataloged by BW, Fall 2010. Add to database 29 September 2023.
Restoration of the Hans Herr House. Hans Herr Drive, Willow Street, Lancaster County, PA. For the Lancaster Mennonite Conference Historical Society. John D. Milner. A.I.A. Architect. Chadds Ford, PA. 19137. Later John D. Milner. A.I.A. Architect. 309 Matlock St. West Chester, PA. 19830.
Cover Page.
First Floor Plan. Stube, Kammer, Storage Kammer, Kuche. Scale: 1/2''=One Foot. Drawn by J.E. Bourke, R. Silets. Sheet 2. Issued 25 January 1971.
Reflected First Floor Ceiling (Second Floor Framing) Plan. Scale: 1/2''=One Foot. Drawn by J.E. Bourke, R. Silets. Sheet 3. Issued 25 January 1971.
Second Floor Plan. Scale: 1/2''=One Foot. Phase 1 Scope of Work. Phase 1 Reconstruction of Roof. Drawn by J.E. Bourke, R. Silets. Sheet 4. Issued 25 January 1971.
South Elevation. Scale: 1/2''=One Foot. Drawn by J.E.B, R.S. Sheet 5. Issued 8 June 1971.
East Elevation. Scale: 1/2''=One Foot. Drawn by J.E.B, R.S. Sheet 6. Issued 8 June 1971.
North Elevation. Scale: 1/2''=One Foot. Drawn by J.E.B, R.S. Sheet 7. Issued 8 June 1971.
West Elevation. Scale: 1/2''=One Foot. Drawn by J.E.B, R.S. Sheet 8. Issued 8 June 1971.
Section and Details. Looking East @ West Elevation of Fireplace. Section 1/9. Scale: 1/2''=One Foot. Drawn by R. Silets. Sheet 9. Issued 8 June 1971.
Section and Details. Looking West @ West Gable Wall. Section 1/10. Scale: 1/2''=One Foot. Drawn by R. Silets. Sheet 10. Issued 8 June 1971.
Fireplace. Hans Herr House-1719. Done by Historic American Buildings Survey. United States Department of the Interior. Office of National Parks, Buildings, and Reservations. Branch of Plan and Design.
Door Details. Front Door Details. Full Size. Front Door Elevations. Scale: 3/4''=One Foot. (Milner). 10 March 1973.
Chimney Damper. Main Fireplace Chimney Damper Details. Plan of Chimney Above Damper. Section 'A'. Drawn by R.S. Sheet S-1. 20 October 1971.
Door and Stair Details. Wood Door. Batten Elevation, Board Elevation. Tread and Riser Detail. Scale: 1 1/2''=One Foot. Batten Details. Detail 1, Detail 2, Detail 3. Regular Tread, Tread to Carry Stringer. Full Size. Drawn by J.C.B. 24 April 1973.
Shutter Details. Wood Shutter. Interior Elevation, Exterior Elevation. Scale: 1 1/2''=One Foot. Batten Details. Detail 1, Detail 2, Detail 3. Full Size. Drawn by B.L.W. 20 February 1973.
Window Frame Details. Plate 7. Full Size Details for Typical Large Frame & Sash, Full Size Details for Typical Large Frame (Batten and Sash). Plan & Elevation of Typical Window Frame. Int. Elev. of Window Frame at First Floor Stair, Interior Elevation. Scale: 1 1/2''=One Foot. Drawn by H.D.M. 22 October 1972.
Bannister Details. Plan, Elevation, Side View. Scale: 1''=One Foot. Drawn by A.H.S. 15 November 1973.
East Gable Elevation. 26 February 1971.
Plate 3.
Window Frames. Plate 6. Material as Specified by Architect. Sheet 1 of 1. Drawn by M.B. Allen. 29 February 1972.
Concept Sketch Plan. Scale: 1''=30 Feet. 19 March 1973.
Concept Sketch Plan. Scale: 1''=30 Feet. 10 April 1974.
Landscape Plan. Scale: 1''= 30 Feet. Done by Weber Surveyors Inc. Columbia, PA. DWG No. L-27. 1 February 1974.
Hans Herr House Parking Lot Layout. Scale: 1''=10 feet. 22 May 1974.
Landscape Plan. Planting Plan Segments A & B. Segment A, Segment B. Scale: 1''= 10 Feet. Sheet 2 of 3. 4 April 1974.
Landscape Plan. Planting Plan Segment C. Segment C. 1''= 10 Feet. Sheet 3 of 3. 4 April 1974.
Proposed Site Plan. Key. Scale: 1''= 50'. Preliminary Prepared June 1973.
Preliminary Planting Plan. Scale: 1''= 10 Feet. 19 November 1973.
Working Drawings, Handrail Details, Stair Details. Handrail Details. Plan of Cellar Stairs, Section Through Cellar Stair, Plan of First Floor Winder, Section Through Winder Stairs. Scale:1''=One Foot. Cellar Handrail Profile, First Floor Winder Profile. Full Size. Sheet 1 of 1. 30 April 1974.
Hans Herr Site-Visitor Center. "D. Mark Huber House." Proposed First Floor Plan, Proposed Second Floor Plan. Scale: 1/4''=One Foot. Drawn by A.H.S. Preliminary Prepared July 1973.
Electrical and Mechanical Plans. 1st Floor, 2nd Floor. Scale: 1/4''=One Foot. Typical Thermostat Detail. Scale: 3''=One Foot. Notes. Symbols. Sheet E1 of 1. Drawn by M.B.A. 12 July 1972.
Two Unmarked Elevations.
Cellar Plan. Plan of Root Cellar. Scale: 1/2''=One Foot. Drawn by J.E. Bourke, R. Silets. Sheet 1.
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Item
Custodial History
Cataloged by BW, Fall 2010. Add to database 2 October 2023.
Groff & Wolf. N. Queen St. Lancaster, PA. Henry Y. Shaub. Registered Architect. 20 1/2 North Queen Street Lancaster, PA. Project Number 4727.
Alt. To 1st Fl. Elevator Enc. Plan, South Elevation, East Elevation, North Elevation. Scale: 3/8''=One Foot. Plan of Soffit. Section "G", Section "A-A", Section "B-B." Scale: 3''=One Foot. Detail at "C", Detail at "D", Detail at "F", Detail at "H", Detail to Access Lights to Floor Lights. Full Scale. Drawn by L.R.E. 12 November 1947.
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Cataloged by BW, Fall 2010. Add to database 14 October 2023.
Constitution and bylaws of the Crispus Attucks Community Association
Description
Constitution and bylaws of the Crispus Attucks Community Association, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. "Official copy adopted April 18, 1963, with noted changes." Not signed.
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LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.
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Accession Number
2010.LancRec
Other Numbers
MG-567
Other Number
MG-567, Series 2, Folder 17, Item 19
Classification
MG0567
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Cataloged by AN, 2010. Added to database 2 September 2022.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.