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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/5fd5172d-0f69-4113-a252-330526489342
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-02-01-18
Date Range
1986
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Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Parking lot near fishing area, Columbia. Photo taken for the Pennsylvania School of the Arts History of the Future Project.
Date Range
1986
Creator
Grove, Wendy
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Fishing
Automobiles
Cars
Parking lots
Place
Columbia
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
10 x 8 inches
Object ID
2-02-01-18
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Bass fishing in Lancaster County

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Author
Long, John D.
Date of Publication
1989
fishing again. He never did—shortly after this episode he suffered a stroke and died. The Pequea The Pequea Creek rises in eastern Lancaster County and flows generally westward through southern Lancaster County to empty into the Susquehanna. It is a small stream and Dad and I had never seriously
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by John D. Long, Ph.D.
Author
Long, John D.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1989
Physical Description
[18]-26 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v.92, no. 1
Subjects
Fishing - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Fishing
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 92, number 1 (1989), p. 18-26Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.92
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/8b203354-80e9-4a55-9945-895447024071
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-18-07-07
Date Range
September 1981
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Group of people posing for a picture with an eldery couple in the middle of the picture in chairs. Names on the back of the picture are: Wendy Pries, Helen Pries, Leo Pries, Bob Myer, Larry Rankin, Penny Rankin, Clyde Buckwalter, Don Hoover, Bill Cowan, Beatie Bear, Janet Myer, Leona Zecher, Kathryn Buckwalter, Suzanne Hoover, Betty Cochran, Jeff Cochran, Irene Landis, Gerald Fenstermaker, Daisy Fenstermaker, Jere Hoover, Brian Myer, Charles ?, Kimberly Hoover, Michael Zecher, Nancy Buckwalter, Angie Zecher, Karen Hoover.
Date Range
September 1981
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Pries, Wendy
Pries, Helen
Pries, Leo
Myer, Bob
Rankin, Larry
Rankin, Penny
Buckwalter, Clyde
Hoover, Don
Cowan, Bill
Bear, Beatie
Myer, Janet
Zecher, Leona
Buckwalter, Kathryn
Hoover, Suzanne
Cochran, Betty
Cochran, Jeff
Landis, Irene
Fenstermaker, Daisy
Hoover, Jere
Myer, Brian
Hoover, Kimberly
Zecher, Michael
Buckwalter, Nancy
Zecher, Angie
Hoover, Karen
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Families
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
2-18-07-07
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/71c5cb06-d0c4-4e90-8316-320152289610
Collection
Lancaster 250 Collection
Object ID
A-10-01-81
Date Range
c. 1985
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Lancaster 250 Collection
Description
John Veser, seated, shares a laugh with his three sons. They are, from left, Jim, John, and Mark Veser. The four got together on Barclay Drive, Lancaster.
Date Range
c. 1985
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Veser, John
Veser, Jim
Veser, Mark
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Families
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Film Size
2.25 x 2.75 inches
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Object ID
A-10-01-81
Negative Number
yes
Other Number
PC-431
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Print, Photographic

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Collection
William Byron Hornberger Photograph Collection
Title
Hornberger siblings at Northeast
Object ID
WBH-02-08-01
Date Range
1988
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
William Byron Hornberger Photograph Collection
Title
Hornberger siblings at Northeast
Description
Left to right: Dorothy Hornberger Herr, William Buch Hornberger, Anna Hornberger Reedy, and Elizabeth Hornberger Dommel. "Pop and sisters at Northeast - Emma not there".
Date Range
1988
Storage Location
LancasterHistory
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Herr, Dorothy Hornberger
Hornberger, William Buch
Reedy, Anna Hornberger
Dommel, Elizabeth Hornberger
Subject
Photographs
Classification
WBH-02-08-01
Search Terms
Families
Women
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Original or Copy
Copy
Print Size
3.5 x 5 inches
Object ID
WBH-02-08-01
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
2023.052
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Collection
William Byron Hornberger Photograph Collection
Title
Charlotte Hornberger and Janetta Stamm at Bergstrasse Cemetery
Object ID
WBH-02-08-02
Date Range
1983/10/30
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
William Byron Hornberger Photograph Collection
Title
Charlotte Hornberger and Janetta Stamm at Bergstrasse Cemetery
Description
Charlotte Hornberger and her sister Janetta Stamm at the grave of John Hornberger (1806-1863) at Bergstrasse Lutheran Cemetery, Ephrata.
Date Range
1983/10/30
Storage Location
LancasterHistory
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Hornberger, Charlotte Naomi Weaver
Stamm, Janetta P. Weaver Getz
Subject
Photographs
Classification
WBH-02-08-02
Search Terms
Families
Women
Cemeteries
Place
Ephrata Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Original or Copy
Copy
Print Size
3.5 x 5 inches
Object ID
WBH-02-08-02
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
2023.052
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Collection
William Byron Hornberger Photograph Collection
Title
Charlotte and Barry Hornberger
Object ID
WBH-02-08-03
Date Range
1984
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
William Byron Hornberger Photograph Collection
Title
Charlotte and Barry Hornberger
Description
Barry Horngerger and his mother, Charlotte Hornberger.
Date Range
1984
Storage Location
LancasterHistory
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Hornberger, Charlotte Naomi Weaver
Hornberger, William Byron
Subject
Photographs
Classification
WBH-02-08-03
Search Terms
Families
Women
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Original or Copy
Copy
Print Size
3.5 x 5 inches
Object ID
WBH-02-08-03
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
2023.052
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Collection
Stock Certificates Collection
Title
Stock Certificates Collection
Object ID
MG0326
Date Range
1822-1995
Growers Company Service and Parking Garage Company Sicily Island Fishing Club Silver Springs Dairy Company Ltd. Stock certificates Tobacco Turnpikes United Ice Company West End Water Company William F. Murphy's Sons Company Winslow Petroleum Company �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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Collection
Stock Certificates Collection
Title
Stock Certificates Collection
Description
This collection contains stock certificates for businesses and associations in Lancaster County and this region, or for shares held by residents of Lancaster County.
Date Range
1822-1995
Year Range From
1822
Year Range To
1995
Date of Accumulation
1822-1995
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Barber, John
Bausman, J. B.
Bolton, W. P.
Bowman, Robert K.
Burkholder, Abe W.
Cleveland, S. M.
Dick, William
Dombach, Calvin S.
Eshleman, Kathryn
Fairlamb, Harry
Folmer, Charles John
Frank, J. Barcley
Franklin, Walter M.
Givler, John
Givler, John S.
Good, C. W.
Green, E.
Haines, Joyce
Haines, Karl
Harrison, W.
Hartman, H. W.
Hartman, John F.
Hartzell, H. O.
Hess, Mark S.
Jenkins, William
Jones, J.
Kauffman, I. M.
Keller, Dean
Kendall, L. A.
Kreider, Elam
Long, John F.
Loose, John Ward Willson "Jack"
Lorch, George A.
Lutz, P. H.
Martin, Isaac
Maxwell, Joseph R.
Maxwell, Mrs. Joseph R.
Metzger, H. R.
Metzler, Christian E.
Meyer, Anna Magdalen
Miller, William
Mowrer, J. H.
Nissley, J. H.
Parkins, R. B.
Pickle, J. Harry
Pollard, Myron A.
Price, Samuel
Riddick, Frank A.
Rudy, James K.
Rush, E. W.
Sahm, Norman R.
Shand, William
Shurler, F.
Smith, Jacob
Smith, W. J. B.
Snavely, Helen
Snyder, P. F.
Sweigart, S. F
Wagner, F. D.
Webster, George W.
Yost, J. F.
Zimmerman, Elmer D.
Subjects
Stock certificates
Search Terms
Agricultural Trust and Savings Company
American Bank Note Company
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
Associations, institutions, etc.
Broun-Green Company
Columbia Pennsylvania Library Company
Conestoga Aero Corporation
E. A. Wright Bank Note Company
Eastern Livestock Cooperative Marketing Association
Farmers Bank of Lancaster
Farmers Oil Company
Finding aids
Follmer, Clogg and Company
Gap Mine Company
Goldsmith Brothers
International Bank Note Company
Lancaster County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association
Lancaster Development Company
Lancaster Manufacturing Company
Lancaster Suburban Water Company
Lancaster, Oxford and Southern Railroad Company
Linglestown Fair Association
Lone Star Gas and Oil Company
Manheim, Petersburg and Lancaster Plank Road
Manheim, Petersburg and Lancaster Turnpike
Manufacturing
Manuscript groups
New Holland Airport
Railroads
Reynolds and Company
Seed-leaf Tobacco Growers Company
Service and Parking Garage Company
Sicily Island Fishing Club
Silver Springs Dairy Company Ltd.
Stock certificates
Tobacco
Turnpikes
United Ice Company
West End Water Company
William F. Murphy's Sons Company
Winslow Petroleum Company
Extent
1 box, 13 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0326
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.
Copyright
Collection items may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-326
Classification
MG0326
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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A nostalgic journey through the Cocalico Valley

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Edition
Limited ed.
Date of Publication
1984.
Call Number
974.815 LACO A611 No.2
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Edition
Limited ed.
Place of Publication
[Cocalico, Pa.?]
Publisher
The Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley,
Date of Publication
1984.
Physical Description
132 p. : chiefly ill. ; 28 cm.
Series
Pictorial book of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley ;
Subjects
Cocalico Creek Valley (Pa.) - History - Pictorial works.
Cocalico Creek Valley (Pa.) - Pictorial works.
Additional Corporate Author
Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO A611 No.2
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Footprints of time : Joseph H. Yoder and Amanda Sunthimer : family history, 1700's-1987

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Author
Ropp, Vesta M.,
Date of Publication
©1987.
Call Number
929 Y54r
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Responsibility
compiled by Vesta M. Ropp.
Author
Ropp, Vesta M.,
Place of Publication
Kalona, IA (615 3rd St., Kalona 52247)
Publisher
V.M. Ropp,
Date of Publication
©1987.
Physical Description
77 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects
Yoder family.
Yoder, Joseph H., - 1883-1974 - Family.
Rop family.
Yoder, Joseph H., - 1883-1974
Families.
Pennsylvania - Genealogy.
Pennsylvania.
Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 Y54r
Websites
http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0605/88136935.html
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Ludwig Bottner and his sons : the beginning of the Boatner family in America

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Author
Felder, Paula S.
Date of Publication
©1985.
Call Number
929 B7515f
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Responsibility
by Paula S. Felder.
ISBN
0960840818
9780960840816
Author
Felder, Paula S.
Place of Publication
Fredericksburg, Va
Publisher
Historic Publications of Fredericksburg,
Date of Publication
©1985.
Physical Description
viii, 282 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (page 248) and index.
Summary
Ludwig Bottner (ca.1722-1801) immigrated from Germany to Amelia Town- ship, Orangeburg County, South Carolina during or before 1755 (he possibly immigrated to Pennsylvania and moved by 1755 to South Caro- lina), and later moved to land in Fairfield County, South Carolina. Descendants and relatives lived in South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and elsewhere. Includes chapter entitled "Black Boatners," particularly those living in South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana.
Subjects
Bottner family.
Boatman family.
Bottner, Ludwig, - 1723-1801 - Family.
Bottner, Ludwig, - 1723-1801
Boatner.
Bottner.
Botner.
DeLee.
Garig.
Jelks.
McCauley.
Maxey.
Pursley.
Families.
African Americans
Southern States - Genealogy.
Southern States.
Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 B7515f
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Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6311a423-7a96-46f9-a11b-168030586130
Collection
William Byron Hornberger Genealogy Research
Title
William Byron Hornberger Genealogy Research
Object ID
MG0983
Date Range
c. 1902-1990
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William Byron Hornberger Genealogy Research
Title
William Byron Hornberger Genealogy Research
Description
This collection contains letters, correspondence, research notes, documents, tourist maps, and other ephemera collected in the course of William Byron Hornberger's research in to his family's genealogy. Includes information about the Hornberger, Weaver, Goldthwait and other allied families compiled during the 1980s and 1990s.
Admin/Biographical History
William Byron Hornberger was born in Lancaster County and lived in Lititz where he was a graduate of the 1961 class of Warwick High School. He was accepted into the Navy Enlisted Scientific Education Program and was a graduate of Perdue University's electrical and computer engineering program. He served in the United States Navy for more than 20 years and went on to a post-active duty civilian career with Lockheed-Martin. He was the son of William Buch Hornberger and Charlotte Naomi Weaver, both of Lititz.
Date Range
c. 1902-1990
Creation Date
c. 1902-1990
Date of Accumulation
c. 1985-1990
Creator
Hornberger, William Byron (1943-2021)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 13
People
Hornberger, William Byron
Hornberger, William Buch
Hornberger, Charlotte Naomi Weaver
Weaver, McKee Gallagher
Weaver, Ada Pearl Eicher
Goldthwait, James
Goldthwait, Anna Hornberger
Hornberger, Amanda Louisa Buch
Smith, Lillian
Pinkerton, Bruce
Weaver, Ida Miran
Weaver, Anna Mary
Reese, Buena Vista Eicher
Eicher, Missouri Gaster
Holler, Walter
Holler, Buelah
Subjects
Genealogy
Search Terms
Finding Aids
Manuscript groups
World War II
Genealogy
Families
Maps
Spanish-American War, 1898
Extent
1 box, 11 folders, 57 items, 336 pages to scan
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0983
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
William Byron Hornberger Photograph Collection
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).
This collection has been given in memory of William Byron Hornberger.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection items may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
2023.052
Other Numbers
MG-983
Classification
MG0983
Description Level
Fonds
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Mitchell letter

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Date of Publication
1983-
Call Number
929 M681n
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Responsibility
John Mitchell Family Association.
ISSN
1049-9881
Place of Publication
Takoma Pk., Md
Publisher
The Association,
Date of Publication
1983-
Physical Description
11 v. ; 22 cm.
Publication Frequency
Four no. a year
Dates of Publication
Vol. 1, no. 1 (Dec. 1983)-
Ceased in 1996.
Notes
Title from caption.
Summary
Newsletter for the interchange of genealogical data and history of the Mitchell families who came mainly from Scotland, Ireland and England. Some focus is on (but not limited to) John Mitchell, who was born ca.1708, and died in 1767, at Drumore Township, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. His wife was Mary Argiff. Their son, George inherited his father's plantation "Plainfield," established in 1738 at Fawn Township (now Peach Bottom Township) in York County, Pennsylvania. Some families also migrated to Illinois, Indiana, North Carolina, and to Scotch Ridge, in Belmont County, Ohio (now Weber Township), Wood County, Ohio). Later descendants also lived in Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Southh Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, and elsewhere in the United States.
Subjects
Mitchell family
Mitchel, John, - d. Nov. 1767 - Family
Mitchel, John, - -1767.
Mitchell family.
Families.
Periodicals.
Additional Corporate Author
John Mitchell Family Association.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 M681n
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Collection
Abele and Shirk Family Research
Title
Abele and Shirk Family Research
Object ID
MG0977
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Abele and Shirk Family Research
Title
Abele and Shirk Family Research
Description
This collection contains genealogical research of the Abele and Shirk families of Lancaster County and allied families in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Includes research information about Abele, Shirk, Haines, Henry families, newspaper clippings, ephemera and photographs.
Admin/Biographical History
The family of John I. Abele (1904-1987) and Blanche Henry Abele (1912-2003) lived in the city of Lancaster, but had family ties to other parts of Lancaster County. This collection documents those ties.
Date of Accumulation
c. 1987-c.2005
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 12
People
Brandon, Patricia Abele
Abele, John Israel
Abele, Jeanne
Abele, John Israel II
Abele, Barbara
Abele, Blanche Henry
Shirk, Ulrich
Abele, John Frederick
Abele, Mary Rebecca Kautz
Abele, Maria de Los Angeles Monserrate
Other Creators
Abele and Shirk families
Subjects
Genealogy
Search Terms
Genealogies
Family History
Families
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Extent
1 box
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0977
Related Item Notes
Abele and Shirk Family Photograph Collection
Notes
Preferred Citation: Abele and Shirk Family Research (MG0977), Album # or Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions except for Folder 2, which cannot be used.
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
2023.041
Other Numbers
MG-977
Other Number
MG-977
Classification
MG0977
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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Middle Creek Church of the Brethren commemorates 125 years of worship, fellowship and service, 1864-1989

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Date of Publication
1989
Call Number
286.5 M627
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Place of Publication
Lititz, Pa
Publisher
The Church
Date of Publication
1989
Physical Description
36 p. ill. 26 cm.
Subjects
Middle Creek Church of the Brethren.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
286.5 M627
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Collection
Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Title
Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Object ID
MG0846
Date Range
1727 - 1980s
the surrounding community. The Mill Records in the collection contain daybooks for the mill and farm. Creator: Brubaker and Gibbons families of Bird-in-Hand, Pa. Conditions for Access: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please
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Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Title
Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Description
This collection contains letters, family papers, deeds, diaries, and mill records from three generations of the Gibbons family. The collection starts with documents focused on James Gibbons, then contains papers central to Daniel Gibbons, and finally end with the third generation papers surrounding Joseph Gibbons. The letters in this collection span from 1783 until 1865. The contents within the letters describe the daily happenings within the family and on their property which was located in Lampeter Township, Lancaster County. The family deeds in the collection detail the exchanging of property to and from the Gibbons family mostly within Lampeter Township and Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County. The deeds span from 1727 to 1879. Also included are some miscellaneous family papers that span from 1799 to 1871. The content of these family papers ranges from anonymous stories about the Gibbons family, an independent order of Good Templars of Joseph Gibbons, to a land draft of James Gibbons' Land. This collection also contains diaries from various members of the Gibbons family, spanning the three generations. These diaries detail the day to day lives of the Gibbons family and also include historical anniversaries of important events or detail the passing of members within the Gibbons family and the surrounding community. The Mill Records in the collection contain information about [ ]. Overall, the Gibbons Family collection includes the regular happenings over the family's three generations in both business and secular life.
Date Range
1727 - 1980s
Creator
Gibbons family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Bonsall, Daniel
Bonsall, Edward Horne
Bonsall, Rachel
Brinton, William
Brown, Ellen
Brubaker, Marianna Gibbons
Conrad, Abraham
Dunbar, Andrew
Dunbar, Mary
Eaby, Christian
Eaby, Samuel
Earle, Mary Hussey
Evans, Thomas
Evans, Rebecca
Evans, William
Gibbons, Abraham
Gibbons, Caroline
Gibbons, Daniel
Gibbons, Deborah
Gibbons, Joseph
Gibbons, Phebe Hussey Earle
Gibbons, Rachel
Gibbons, Samuel
Gibbons, William
Grigs, Joseph
Hamilton, James
Hertzkey, John
Kendall, John
Kirk, Jeremiah
Lightfoot, Jepthat
Miller, Eliza
Miller, John
Reynolds, Margaret
Stauffer, Christian
Steer, Joseph
Stevens, Thaddeus
Thomas, William B.
Wartnaby, Elizabeth
Subjects
Business records
Deeds
Letters
Mills and mill-work
Quakers
Society of Friends
Westtown Boarding School
Search Terms
Business records
Correspondence
Deeds
Diaries
Finding aids
Lampeter Twp.
Leacock Twp.
Letters
Manuscript groups
Mill Creek
Mills
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Quakers
Society of Friends
Westtown Boarding School
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0846
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Copies
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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
2021.008
Other Numbers
MG-846
Other Number
MG-846
Classification
MG0846
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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History of Muddy Creek

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2067
Date of Publication
1982.
Call Number
284.1 M943e
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Alternate Title
Historical review of the Muddy Creek Evangelical Lutheran Church:
Place of Publication
[East Cocalico Twp., Pa.]
Publisher
The Church ,
Date of Publication
1982.
Physical Description
ix, 173 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Contains bibliographic references.
Subjects
Muddy Creek Evangelical Lutheran Church (East Cocalico Twp., Lancaster County, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
284.1 M943e
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Portraits of the past from the Cocalico Valley

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15582
Edition
Limited ed.
Date of Publication
1986.
Call Number
974.815 LACO A611 No.3
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Edition
Limited ed.
Place of Publication
[Cocalico, Pa.?]
Publisher
Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley,
Date of Publication
1986.
Physical Description
132 p. : all ill. ; 28 cm.
Series
Pictorial book of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley ;
Notes
"No. 1910."
Summary
"An illustrated picture book containing over 125 captioned "portraits"of late eighteenth and early nineteenth century residents of the Cocalico Valley arranged by municipality. Pictures include sports teams, school classes, bands and orchestras, fraternal organizations, people at work and leisure, children, and individual portraits." [From the Journal of the Historical Society Of The Cocalico Valley]
Subjects
Cocalico Creek Valley (Pa.) - Biography - Portraits.
Additional Corporate Author
Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO A611 No.3
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Records of pastoral acts at the Lutheran and Reformed congregations of the Muddy Creek Church, East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1730-1790

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15138
Date of Publication
1981.
Call Number
284.1 M 943h
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Responsibility
translated by William J. Hinke and Frederick S. Weiser.
ISBN
0911122427 (pbk.)
Place of Publication
Breinigsville, Pa
Publisher
Pennsylvania German Society,
Date of Publication
1981.
Physical Description
iv, 237 p. ; 28 cm.
Series
Sources and documents of the Pennsylvania Germans ;
Notes
Includes index.
Rineer's "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County" page 109 #1.
Subjects
Muddy Creek Church (East Cocalico, Pa. : Township)
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - East Cocalico (Township)
Church records and registers - Pennsylvania - East Cocalico (Township)
Additional Author
Hinke, William John,
Weiser, Frederick Sheely,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Church Record
Call Number
284.1 M 943h
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History of the Muddy Creek Reformed Congregation : East Cocalico Twp., Lancaster County, Pa. : Rev. Martin W. Schweitzer, Ph. D., Pastor

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17691
Author
Hinke, William John,
Date of Publication
1987]
Call Number
285.8 H663 reprint
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Responsibility
[by Willaim J. Hinke].
Author
Hinke, William John,
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.,
Date of Publication
1987]
Physical Description
24 p., [2] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 21 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Reprint. Originally Published: 1932.
Subjects
Muddy Creek Reformed Church (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Church history.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
285.8 H663 reprint
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