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Collection
Firefighting Collection
Object ID
2004.011.23
Date Range
1967
Collection
Firefighting Collection
Description
Button from the 1967 Lancaster County Firemen's Convention. Emblem for Quarryville fire Company 1 in center with "Q F C 1" on it. In white letters on red background: "Quarryville Fire Co. June 3 1967 Quarryville, PA." On red ribbon (1.625in w x 4.875in L) in silver letters: 47th Annual Convention Lancaster County Firemen's Assn. Quarryville, PA."
Date Range
1967
Last Owner
Koehler, Christian B.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 07
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Container
Box 0464
People
Koehler, Christian B.
Subcategory
Personal Symbol
Search Terms
Lancaster County Firemen's Association
Object Name
Badge, Fire
Length (in)
5.5
Diameter (in)
1.25
Condition
Good
Object ID
2004.011.23
Accession Number
2004.011
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Collection
Firefighting Collection
Object ID
2004.011.22
Date Range
1966
Collection
Firefighting Collection
Description
Badge for the Lancaster COunty Firemen's Association convention. White button rimmed in red with red fire engine pictured in center. In blue letters: "Denver Fire Co. No. 1 June 4 1966 Denver, Pa." On 1.625in wide red ribbon in white letters: "46th Annual Convention Lancaster County Firemen's Association Denver, Penna."
Date Range
1966
Last Owner
Koehler, Christian B.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 07
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Container
Box 0464
People
Koehler, Christian B.
Subcategory
Personal Symbol
Search Terms
Lancaster County Firemen's Association
Object Name
Badge, Fire
Length (in)
5.5
Diameter (in)
1.75
Condition
Good
Object ID
2004.011.22
Accession Number
2004.011
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Collection
Firefighting Collection
Object ID
2004.011.21
Date Range
1965
Collection
Firefighting Collection
Description
Badge from the Lancaster COunty FIremen's Association convention. White button rimmed in red with red fire truck pictured in center. In blue letters: "Shawnee Fire Co. Marching Unit June 5, 1965 Columbia, Pa." On 1.625in wdie red ribbon in gold letters: "45th Annual Convention Lancaster County Firemen's Association Columbia., Penna."
Date Range
1965
Last Owner
Koehler, Christian B.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 07
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Container
Box 0464
People
Koehler, Christian B.
Subcategory
Personal Symbol
Search Terms
Lancaster County Firemen's Association
Object Name
Badge, Fire
Length (in)
5.25
Diameter (in)
1.625
Condition
Good
Object ID
2004.011.21
Accession Number
2004.011
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Collection
Firefighting Collection
Object ID
2004.011.19
Date Range
1963
Collection
Firefighting Collection
Description
Badge from the Lancaster County Firemen's Associaton convention. White button rimmed in red with red fire engine pictured in center. In blue letters around edge; "Friendship Fire and Hose Co. No.1 June 1. 1963." On 1.625in wide red ribbon in white letters: "43rd Annual Convention Lancaster County Firemen's Association Elizabethtwon, PA."
Date Range
1963
Last Owner
Koehler, Christian B.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 07
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Container
Box 0464
People
Koehler, Christian B.
Subcategory
Personal Symbol
Search Terms
Lancaster County Firemen's Association
Object Name
Badge, Fire
Length (in)
5.375
Diameter (in)
1.75
Condition
Good
Object ID
2004.011.19
Accession Number
2004.011
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Collection
Firefighting Collection
Object ID
2004.011.20
Date Range
1964
Collection
Firefighting Collection
Description
Badge from teh Lancaster County Firemen's Association convention. White button rimmed in red with red fire engine pictured in cneter. Red star above and below. In blue letters around edge: "Columbia Fire Department June 6, 1964." On 1.625in wide blue ribbon in gold letters: "44th Annual Convention Lancaster County Firemen's Association Columbia, Penna."
Date Range
1964
Last Owner
Koehler, Christian B.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 07
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Container
Box 0464
People
Koehler, Christian B.
Subcategory
Personal Symbol
Search Terms
Lancaster County Firemen's Association
Object Name
Badge, Fire
Length (in)
5.625
Diameter (in)
1.75
Condition
Good
Object ID
2004.011.20
Accession Number
2004.011
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Collection
Firefighting Collection
Object ID
2004.011.18
Date Range
1962
Collection
Firefighting Collection
Description
Badge from the Lancaster County FIremen's Association annual convention. 1.75in button, white background. Red fire engine with 1812-1962 in red letters. In black letters around edge "Hope Fire Engine and Hose Company No. 1." On 1.5in wide red ribbon in gold letters "42nd Annual Convention Lancaster COunty FIremen's Association Manheim, Penna. June 2, 1962."
Date Range
1962
Last Owner
Koehler, Christian B.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 07
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Container
Box 0464
People
Koehler, Christian B.
Subcategory
Personal Symbol
Search Terms
Lancaster County Firemen's Association
Object Name
Badge, Fire
Length (in)
5.75
Diameter (in)
1.75
Condition
Good
Object ID
2004.011.18
Accession Number
2004.011
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Collection
Firefighting Collection
Object ID
2004.011
Date Range
1921-2004
Collection
Firefighting Collection
Description
Collection of Lancaster County Firemen's Convention badges collected by C. B. Koehler of Lititz, PA
No. Date Location Badge Delegate
1 1921
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 June 8, 1929 Lititz X
10
11
12
13
14
15
16 June 6, 1936 Christiana X X
17 June 5, 1937 Manheim XX X
18 June 4, 1938 Quarryville X X
19 June 3, 1939 Lancaster X X
20 June 1, 1940 Marietta X
21 June 6, 1941 Christiana X X
22 June 6, 1942 East Petersburg X X
23 June 5, 1943 Columbia X X
24
25
26
27
28 June 5, 1948 Reamstown X
29
30 June 3, 1950 Strasburg X
31 June 2, 1951 Terre Hill X
32 June 7, 1952 Denver X
33 June 6, 1953 Quarryville XX
34
35
36 June 2, 1956 Lititz XX
37
38
39
40
41
42 June 2, 1962 Manheim X
43 June 1, 1963 Elizabethtown X
44 June 6, 1964 Columbia X
45 June 5, 1965 Shawnee X
46 June 4, 1966 Denver X
47 June 3, 1967 Quarryville X
48
49
50 June 6, 1970 Denver X X
51 June 5, 1971 Manheim XXXX X
52 June 3, 1972 Ephrata XXX X
53 June 2, 1973 Mt. Joy XXX X
54 June 1, 1974 Willow Street X X
55 June 7, 1975 Willow Street XX X
56 June 5, 1976 Elizabethtown X X
57 June 4, 1977 Keystone X
58 June 3, 1978 New Holland X X
59 June 2, 1979 Columbia X
60 June 7, 1980 Quarryville X
61 June 6, 1981 Mt. Joy X X
62 June 5, 1982 Manheim X X
63 June 4, 1983 Strasburg X X
64 June 2, 1984 Quarryville XX X
65 June 1, 1985 East Petersburg X X
66 June 7, 1986 Reamstown X X
67 June 6, 1987 New Holland X X
68 June 4, 1988 Ephrata X
69 June 3, 1989 Quarryville X
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80 2000
81
82
83
84 2004
Date Range
1921-2004
Year Range From
1921
Year Range To
2004
Last Owner
Koehler, Christian B.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 07
Storage Container
Box 0464
People
Koehler, Christian B.
Subcategory
Advertising Medium
Search Terms
Lancaster County Firemen's Association
Object Name
Button
Condition
Good
Object ID
2004.011
Accession Number
2004.011
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Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Christiana Resistance Collection
Object ID
CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE
Date Range
1803-1971
resistance. Moores Memorial Library (Christiana, Pa.) owns some of the most significant manuscript material relating to the Christiana Resistance. The staff of Moores Memorial Library, part of the Library System of Lancaster County, and the Lancaster County Historical Society worked together to arrange and
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Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Christiana Resistance Collection
Description
The Christiana Resistance, commonly referred to as the "Christiana Riot," occurred in September of 1851 in Christiana, Pennsylvania, a borough in Lancaster County. The events known as the Christiana Resistance include an attack from slaveholders in Maryland on the inhabitants and home of William Parker (1821-1891), a free Black man living in Christiana, Pennsylvania. The slaveholders crossed the state border, and attempted claim and return the Freedom Seekers as their property, under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
The violent confrontation resulted in the death of Edward Gorsuch, a slaveholder, and the escape of William Parker to freedom in Canada. Edward's son, Dickinson Gorsuch, was
wounded and taken to the farm of Levi Pownall, where the Pownall family nursed him back to health. Historically, this event challenged the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and is considered a
precursor to the Civil War.
The collection contains 2 distinct series: documents and photographs, from 1803-1971. Documents include: land drafts and deeds, correspondence to and from the Pownall family regarding the incident, notes regarding kidnappings in the area from 1850-1851, photocopied pages of Dickinson Gorsuch's diary, and published accounts of the event, memorializations, announcements and a radio drama related to or inspired by the Christiana Resistance event of 1851.
Contained in the photograph series are photographs of: the event place and places related to the Christiana Resistance, the Pownall farm, event monuments, daguerreotypes of key figures and survivors of the resistance.
Moores Memorial Library (Christiana, Pa.) owns some of the most significant manuscript material relating to the Christiana Resistance. The staff of Moores Memorial Library, part of the Library System of Lancaster County, and the Lancaster County Historical Society worked together to arrange and preserve the collection and create a finding aid to make the materials accessible to the public.
Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.
Admin/Biographical History
The Christiana Resistance, commonly referred to as the "Christiana Riot" occurred in September of 1851 in Christiana, Pennsylvania, a borough in Lancaster County. The events known as the Christiana Resistance include an attack from slaveholders in Maryland on the inhabitants and home of William Parker a free Black man living in Christiana, Pennsylvania. The slaveholders crossed the state border, and attempted claim and return the freedom seekers as their property, under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
The violent confrontation resulted in the death of Edward Gorsuch, a slaveholder, and the escape of William Parker to freedom in Canada. Edward's son, Dickinson Gorsuch, was wounded and taken to the farm of Levi Pownall, where the Pownall family nursed him back to health. Historically, this event challenged the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and is considered a precursor to the Civil War.
System of Arrangement
Series 1 Manuscript and Printed Material, 1803-1955
Series 2 Photographs, 1895-1971 and No date
Date Range
1803-1971
Year Range From
1803
Year Range To
1971
Date of Accumulation
1803-1971
Creator
Moores Memorial Library
Storage Location
Moores Memorial Library, Christiana, PA
Subjects
Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana
Christiana (Pa.)
Search Terms
Christiana Resistance
Extent
1 box, 37 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Physical Characteristics
The digital images of the manuscript and printed material are 300 dpi JPGs; the photographs are 600 dpi JPGs.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE
Location of Originals
Moores Memorial Library
9 West Slokom Avenue
Christiana, PA 17509
chrlib@christianalibrary.org
610-593-6683 or 610-593-6687
Access Conditions / Restrictions
The attached images have been provided for research. The original items are restricted for preservation purposes.
Copyright
The attached images may be used for research purposes only.
Please contact Moores Memorial Library for high resolution images and permission to publish:
Moores Memorial Library
9 West Slokom Avenue
Christiana, PA 17509
chrlib@christianalibrary.org
610-593-6683 or 610-593-6687
Credit
Christiana Resistance Collection, Series #, Folder #, Moores Memorial Library
Classification
CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Moores Memorial Library (Christiana, Pa.) owns some of the most significant manuscript material relating to the Christiana Resistance. The staff of Moores Memorial Library, part of the Library System of Lancaster County, and the Lancaster County Historical Society worked together to arrange and preserve the collection and create a finding aid to make the materials accessible to the public.
The collection contains correspondence to and from the Pownall family regarding the incident, notes regarding kidnappings in the area from 1850-1851, photocopied pages of Dickinson Gorsuch's diary, and published accounts. An 1896 photograph shows Peter Woods and Samuel Hopkins, survivors of the riot. There are also photographs of the Christiana Riot House, the Pownall farm, and key figures in the riot and at the Treason Trials of 1851.
The staff of Moores Memorial Library, part of the Library System of Lancaster County, and the Lancaster County Historical Society worked together to arrange and preserve the collection and create a finding aid to make the materials accessible to the public. Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.
Documents
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Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Christiana Riot House
Object ID
Christiana S02 F05
Date Range
1896
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Christiana Riot House
Description
Ruins of the "Christiana Riot House"
Insert 1 Ruins of the "Christiana Riot House." [1896, 1898].
Insert 2 Ruins of the "Christiana Riot House" with the Pownall farm in the background. [1896, 1898].
Insert 3 The Pownall farm. 1971. (Photograph owned in 1990 by Ms. C. Ammon of Christiana)
Date Range
1896
Year Range From
1896
Year Range To
1971
Storage Location
Moores Memorial Library, Christiana, PA
People
Pownall, Levi
Subject
Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana
Christiana (Pa.)
Photographs
Historical markers
Classification
CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE
Christiana S02 F05
Search Terms
Christiana Resistance
Christiana, Pennsylvania
Historical markers
Place
Christiana
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Object ID
Christiana S02 F05
Notes
The attached images have been provided for research. The original items are restricted for preservation purposes. The digital images of the manuscript and printed material are 300 dpi JPGs; the photographs are 600 dpi JPGs.
Please contact Moores Memorial Library for a high resolution image and permission to publish:
Moores Memorial Library
9 West Slokom Avenue
Christiana, PA 17509
chrlib@christianalibrary.org
610-593-6683 or 610-593-6687
The digital master files are stored at LancasterHistory.
LancasterHistory
230 N. President Ave
Lancaster, PA 17603
archives@lancasterhistory.org
(717) 392-4633
Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.
Credit
Christiana Resistance Collection, Series 2, Folder 5, Moores Memorial Library
Images
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Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Home of Levi Pownall
Object ID
Christiana S02 F06
Date Range
1969
  8 images  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Home of Levi Pownall
Description
Home of Levi Pownall
Insert 1 "Home of Levi Pownall 2 miles SW of Christiana, It was to this house that Dickinson Gorsuch was brought to recuperate after the Christiana Riot, South View. W.R.M. 8/10/69"
Insert 2 Home of Levi Pownall, East View, "W.R.M. 8/10/69"
Date Range
1969
Storage Location
Moores Memorial Library, Christiana, PA
People
Pownall, Levi
Gorsuch, Dickinson
Subject
Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana
Christiana (Pa.)
Photographs
Historical markers
Classification
CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE
Christiana S02 F06
Search Terms
Christiana Resistance
Christiana, Pennsylvania
Historical markers
Place
Christiana
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Object ID
Christiana S02 F06
Notes
The attached images have been provided for research. The original items are restricted for preservation purposes. The digital images of the manuscript and printed material are 300 dpi JPGs; the photographs are 600 dpi JPGs.
Please contact Moores Memorial Library for a high resolution image and permission to publish:
Moores Memorial Library
9 West Slokom Avenue
Christiana, PA 17509
chrlib@christianalibrary.org
610-593-6683 or 610-593-6687
The digital master files are stored at LancasterHistory.
LancasterHistory
230 N. President Ave
Lancaster, PA 17603
archives@lancasterhistory.org
(717) 392-4633
Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.
Credit
Christiana Resistance Collection, Series 2, Folder 6, Moores Memorial Library
Images
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Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Press release and script for a documentary drama for radio
Object ID
Christiana S01 F19
Date Range
1967
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Collection
Christiana Resistance Collection
Title
Press release and script for a documentary drama for radio
Description
Press release and script for a documentary drama for radio, "Inquest at Christiana," by Jonathan Katz. 1967.
Admin/Biographical History
The Christiana Resistance, commonly referred to as the "Christiana Riot" occurred in September of 1851 in Christiana, Pennsylvania, a borough in Lancaster County. The events known as the Christiana Resistance include an attack from slaveholders in Maryland on the inhabitants and home of William Parker a free black man living in Christiana, Pennsylvania. The slaveholders crossed the state border, and attempted claim and return the freedom seekers as their property, under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
The violent confrontation resulted in the death of Edward Gorsuch, a slaveholder, and the escape of William Parker to freedom in Canada. Edward's son, Dickinson Gorsuch, was wounded and taken to the farm of Levi Pownall, where the Pownall family nursed him back to health. Historically, this event challenged the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and is considered a precursor to the Civil War.
System of Arrangement
Series 1 Manuscript and Printed Material, 1803-1955
Series 2 Photographs, 1895-1971 and No date
Date Range
1967
Creation Date
1967
Creator
Katz, Jonathan, 1938-
Storage Location
Moores Memorial Library, Christiana, PA
People
Katz, Jonathan
Subjects
Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana
Christiana (Pa.)
Drama
Radio plays
Search Terms
Christiana Resistance
Drama
Scripts
Radio plays
Extent
2 items
Physical Characteristics
The digital images of the manuscript and printed material are 300 dpi JPGs; the photographs are 600 dpi JPGs.
Object Name
Script
Container
Moores Memorial Library Series 01 Folder 19 Press release and script Press release and script for a documentary drama for radio, "Inquest at Christiana," by Jonathan Katz. 1967. 1967
Language
English
Object ID
Christiana S01 F19
Location of Originals
Moores Memorial Library
9 West Slokom Avenue
Christiana, PA 17509
chrlib@christianalibrary.org
610-593-6683 or 610-593-6687
Related Item Notes
Christiana Resistance Collection (CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1287a022-e430-4f3f-bc97-330571018105
Access Conditions / Restrictions
The attached images have been provided for research. The original items are restricted for preservation purposes.
Copyright
The attached images may be used for research purposes only.
Please contact Moores Memorial Library for a high resolution image and permission to publish:
Moores Memorial Library
9 West Slokom Avenue
Christiana, PA 17509
chrlib@christianalibrary.org
610-593-6683 or 610-593-6687
Credit
Christiana Resistance Collection, Series 1, Folder 19, Moores Memorial Library
Classification
CHRISTIANA RESISTANCE
Christiana S01 F19
Description Level
Folder
Custodial History
Moores Memorial Library (Christiana, Pa.) owns some of the most significant manuscript material relating to the Christiana Resistance. The staff of Moores Memorial Library, part of the Library System of Lancaster County, and the Lancaster County Historical Society worked together to arrange and preserve the collection and create a finding aid to make the materials accessible to the public.
The collection contains correspondence to and from the Pownall family regarding the incident, notes regarding kidnappings in the area from 1850-1851, photocopied pages of Dickinson Gorsuch's diary, and published accounts. An 1896 photograph shows Peter Woods and Samuel Hopkins, survivors of the riot. There are also photographs of the Christiana Riot House, the Pownall farm, and key figures in the riot and at the Treason Trials of 1851.
The staff of Moores Memorial Library, part of the Library System of Lancaster County, and the Lancaster County Historical Society worked together to arrange and preserve the collection and create a finding aid to make the materials accessible to the public. Funds for this project were provided by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2001.
Images
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Collection
Firefighting Collection
Title
Fireman's Trophy
Object ID
2015.999.37
Date Range
1960
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Collection
Firefighting Collection
Title
Fireman's Trophy
Description
Trophy awarded to oldest living member of Lancaster City Firemen's Association. Wooden base with golden metal firefighter in boots, raincoat, and helmet carrying a moveable lantern in his right hand. Brass plate on front of base in engraved: "George F.K. Erisman/ Oldest Living Member; Lancaster County/ Firemen's Assn/ Reamstown Convention 1960."
Date Range
1960
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 07
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Container
Box 0161
People
Erisman, George F.K.
Subcategory
Personal Symbol
Search Terms
Lancaster City Firemen's Association
Object Name
Trophy
Height (in)
7
Width (in)
3.5
Depth (in)
3
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2015-12-10
Object ID
2015.999.37
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2015.999
Images
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