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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-17-02-51
Date Range
circa 1907
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Large group of people, 6 men, 11 women, 4 children. Back of picture says:
Front Row left to right: Verle Creamer, George Croy, Jacob C, Fannie, Myrtle, Rellie
Second Row: Cora Creamer, James (father) and Mathersa (mother) Naomi (sister to Mathersa) Annie and son Wilbur
Third row: Lewis and wife, Alice, Ed, Louise, Albert, Lottie, William, Naomi, Enos.
Taken at Fishing Creek in orchard about 1907
Date Range
circa 1907
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Creamer, Verle
Croy, George
Creamer, Cora
Aument, Myrtle Aument
Aument, Myrtle
Creamer, Jacob C.
Creamer, Lewis
Creamer, Alice Ressel
Ressel, Alice
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Fishing Creek
Families
Orchards
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Film Size
4.5 x 6.5 inches
Object ID
1-17-02-51
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Guide to the nature preserves of the Lancaster County Conservancy

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Author
Henderson, Alex,
Date of Publication
1997.
Call Number
333.7 H496
Alternate Title
Nature preserves of the Lancaster County Conservancy
Responsibility
authored by Alex Henderson, Jr. ; site photography by Larry Lefever and Fred Habegger ; site research by Kenneth Miller and Jonathon Richardson.
Author
Henderson, Alex,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, PA
Publisher
The Lancaster County Conservancy,
Date of Publication
1997.
Physical Description
[30] p. : col. ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Notes
Click on Table of Contents for more information.
Contents
Holly Pointe conservation area -- Upper Hopewell Forge wildlife sanctuary -- Windolph Landing nature preserve -- Chanastoka nature sanctuary -- Turkey Hill trail -- Boyer nature preserve -- Hauer-Trout Run nature preserve -- Grieder's Run nature preserve -- Tucquan Glen nature preserve -- Wissler Run nature preserve -- Fishing Creek nature preserve -- Ferncliff wildflower & wildlife preserve -- Alexander-King nature preserve.
Subjects
Nature conservation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Wilderness areas - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Additional Author
Lefever, Larry.
Habegger, Fred.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster County Conservancy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
333.7 H496
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Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #154
Collection
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
Title
Commissioners' order for payment
Description
This record group contains canceled orders that were issued by the county commissioners for payment to be made by the county treasurer. The orders show date, order number, amount, name of payee, purpose, and signatures of the county commissioners. In the case of "poor children," teachers were reimbursed by the county for tuition and/or the supplies purchased for students whose parents were unable to pay. Orders include: Poor Children, Almshouse, Bridges, Coroners' Inquests, Prisons, Roads, Court House, and Tax Exonerations.
System of Arrangement
The record group is organized chronologically, then arranged by order number within each year.
Date of Accumulation
1810-1901
Year
1831
Creator
County Commissioners
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0011
People
Newton. John
Newton, Aaron
Tower, Jack H.
Webster, Daniel
Webster, Washington
Westley, John
Westley, Ann Eliza
Search Terms
Drumore Twp.
Poor children
Teachers
Commissioners' Orders for Payment
African Americans
Persons of color
Place
Drumore Twp.
Extent
70 boxes (35 cubic ft.)
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2008-03-25
Object ID
CommOrder 1831 #154
Box Number
011
Notes
Entered into Q&A 1993/04/09.
Additional Notes
Poor children.
Fishing Creek School.
Newton. John. African American. Father of Newton, Aaron.
Tower, Jack H. Teacher.
Webster, Daniel. African American. Father of Webster, Washington
Westley, John. African American. Father of Westley, Ann Eliza.
1 item. 1 piece.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at research desk. Photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 08-01 0510
Description Level
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Author
Sener, Samuel Miller,
Date of Publication
1905
for three months. "Prawl's Hollow," a lonely place in Drumore township, this county, is haunted by the spirit of a peddler who was killed there; and old Lupin, who broke his neck on Fishing creek, can still be seen there of nights. There are several haunted houses that can- not be occupied; one that
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Responsibility
by S. M. Sener, Esq.
Author
Sener, Samuel Miller,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1905
Physical Description
[233]-245 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 9, no. 8
Subjects
Superstition.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 9, number 8 (1905), p. 233-245Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.9
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-02-02-52
Date Range
1905
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Press Club outing. Group of men on a dock along a creek, some are fishing.
Date Range
1905
Creator
Weber, Otto E.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Lancaster Press Club
Outings
Fishing
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
10 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-02-02-52
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Collection
Discover Lancaster Photograph Collection
Object ID
DL-02-11-05
Date Range
June 10, 1993
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Discover Lancaster Photograph Collection
Description
Vogue magazine photo shoot with Christy Turlington. Fishing in a creek.
Provenance
Photographs and slides donated by Discover Lancaster/Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Bureau, June 2016.
Date Range
June 10, 1993
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Vogue
Photo shoots
Fishing
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4 x 6 inches
Object ID
DL-02-11-05
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Collection
Discover Lancaster Photograph Collection
Object ID
DL-02-11-06
Date Range
June 10, 1993
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Discover Lancaster Photograph Collection
Description
Vogue magazine photo shoot with Christy Turlington. Fishing in a creek.
Provenance
Photographs and slides donated by Discover Lancaster/Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Bureau, June 2016.
Date Range
June 10, 1993
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Vogue
Photo shoots
Fishing
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4 x 6 inches
Object ID
DL-02-11-06
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Collection
Discover Lancaster Photograph Collection
Object ID
DL-02-11-07
Date Range
June 10, 1993
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Discover Lancaster Photograph Collection
Description
Vogue magazine photo shoot with Christy Turlington. Fishing in a creek.
Provenance
Photographs and slides donated by Discover Lancaster/Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Bureau, June 2016.
Date Range
June 10, 1993
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Vogue
Photo shoots
Fishing
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4 x 6 inches
Object ID
DL-02-11-07
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Collection
Discover Lancaster Photograph Collection
Object ID
DL-02-11-08
Date Range
June 10, 1993
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Discover Lancaster Photograph Collection
Description
Vogue magazine photo shoot with Christy Turlington. Fishing in a creek.
Provenance
Photographs and slides donated by Discover Lancaster/Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Bureau, June 2016.
Date Range
June 10, 1993
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Vogue
Photo shoots
Fishing
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4 x 6 inches
Object ID
DL-02-11-08
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The Scotch-Irish : their impress on Lancaster County

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Author
Hensel, W. U.
Date of Publication
1905
to, dur- ing and after the Revolutionary War, but they established and maintained for many years what was known as "The Latin School" on a Fishing Creek farm, in Drumore township. This in- stitution gave an impulse to higher education that has lasted ever since. It sent scores of young men from Lower
  1 document  
Responsibility
by Hon. W. U. Hensel.
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1905
Physical Description
[246]-268 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 9, no. 8
Subjects
Scots-Irish - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 9, number 8 (1905), p. 246-268Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.9
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Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
911-016-024
Date Range
before 1907
  1 image  
Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
The Conestoga and Bathing Resorts, Lancaster, Pa. View of People's Bathing Resort and Rocky Springs on the Conestoga Creek.
Date Range
before 1907
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Recipient
Miss Edythe Card, Paterson, NJ 69 Bloomfield Ave., c/o George Stoll
Sender
Ara W. K.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
L. B. Herr
Object ID
911-016-024
Additional Notes
"8/10/1906 P.M. My dear friend, This is a place 15 min. trolley ride from Lancaster. Here is stream where I fish for bass. Will ans. your letter and send photos soon. Seem busy this week with sermon on hand etc. Had letter from Ted at two postals from you same day got your letter. Yours, Ara W. K."
Postmarked August 11, 1906 Lancaster and Paterson, NJ
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Rafting on the old Susquehanna

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Author
Missimer, Hortense D.
Date of Publication
1993.
homestead, since entirely disappeared. Just below this old house the path came into the road again, down a steep bank into which several large stone steps had been placed. This was at the foot of the hill where the road made a sharp curve around a great spreading oak tree. Across the creek and up the road
  1 document  
Responsibility
by Hortense D. Missimer.
Author
Missimer, Hortense D.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1993.
Physical Description
[42]-46 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 95, no. 2
Subjects
Timber.
Lumber trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Susquehanna River - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 95, number 2 (1993), p. 42-46Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.95
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Tour through the northeastern section of Lancaster County

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Author
Hensel, W. U.
Date of Publication
1904
creek. On these periodical Journeys Mr. Hensel has been accompanied by many of our own citizens and by distinguished strangers. The late George Nauman, W. A. Atlee and W. B. Middleton were frequent participants; Vice President Stevenson, Supreme Court Justice Sam'l G. Thompson, United States Con- �sul
  1 document  
Responsibility
by Hon. W. U. Hensel.
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1904
Physical Description
[256]-266 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 8, no. 8
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Cocalico Valley (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 8, number 8 (1904), p. 256-266Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.8
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Odds and ends of local history

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Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Date of Publication
1906
stream abound- ed in fish of many kinds. Shad, her- ring and salmon ran up the Conestoga and its tributaries, Mill Creek, the Little Conestoga, Cocalico and Muddy Creek, supplying the people in the in- terior part of the county with an abundance of this excellent fish. But when mills came along, dams
  1 document  
Responsibility
by F. R. Diffenderffer, Litt.D.
Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1906
Physical Description
181-215 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 10, no. 6
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 10, number 6 (1906), p. 181-215Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.10
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Author
Sener, Samuel Miller,
Date of Publication
1907
descendants were distinguished offrcers in the Mexican war, and others are now prominent in the United States Army. John Pedan owned the farm and hotel at Big Chickies creek, where Garber's mill now is. He was a son of Captain Hugh Pedan, a Revolutionary officer. He married a daughter os Zachariah Moor and
  1 document  
Responsibility
by S. M. Sener, Esq.
Author
Sener, Samuel Miller,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1907
Physical Description
[252]-257 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 11, no. 7
Summary
This early 20th century article recounts the various settlements in the area near and around Marietta: Anderson's Ferry, Waterford, New Haven. It details how land was passed through generations.
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Marietta (Pa.) - History.
Anderson's Ferry (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 11, number 7 (1907), p. 252-257Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.11
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Sketch of Judge Thomas Edwards

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Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Date of Publication
1909
more. The land to which he was entitled in these war- rants he had located on both sides of the Conestoga Creek in one tract, near the head of the creek, in the neighborhood of Spring Grove. now Earl township, Lancaster county. (See Taylor papers, Pennsylvania Histor- ical Society.) He built his house
  1 document  
Responsibility
by H. Frank Eshleman, Esq.
Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1909
Physical Description
[111]-127 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 13, no. 5
Subjects
Edwards, Thomas, - 1673-1764.
Judges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 13, number 5 (1909), p. 111-127Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.13
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The canals of Pennsylvania and the system of internal improvements

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Author
Klein, Theodore B.
Date of Publication
1901.
Call Number
386.4 K64
, steam was introduced as the motive power and rapid transit became the demand, when laboring under a debt of $40,000,000 and a clamor for relief, negotiations were - �Ga na! Waste Way, with "W hi tney" anti-friction gates, near D a u phin, Pa. �Canal Aqueduct crossing Fishing Greek , at F ort Hunter, P a
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Alternate Title
Extract from annual report of Isaac B. Brown, Superintendent Bureau of Railways, to James W. Latta, Secretary of Internal Affairs, for year ending June 30, 1900.
Responsibility
by Theodore B. Klein.
Author
Klein, Theodore B.
Place of Publication
[Harrisburg?]
Publisher
Wm. Stanley Ray,
Date of Publication
1901.
Physical Description
28 p., [34] leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
"Extract from annual report of Isaac B. Brown, superintendent, Bureau of Railways, to James W. Latta, secretary of Internal Affairs, for year ending June 30, 1900."
Summary
Includes photos of canal structures in Columbia, Wrightsville, Harrisburg, and Dauphin.
Subjects
Canals - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
386.4 K64
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Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Date of Publication
1906
creek, about half a mile north of Brownstown, and four or five miles south of Ephrata,inWestEarl township, The first mill built on this site was erected in 1831, just seventy-five years ago, by Mr. Jacob Zook, the father of the present owner and operator, John K. Zook. The present mill is not the one
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Responsibility
by F. R. Diffenderffer.
Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1906
Physical Description
295-303 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 10, no. 8
Subjects
Woolen and worsted manufacture - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Textile finishing - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 10, number 8 (1906), p. 295-303Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.10
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Mason and Dixon's line

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Author
Houston, J. W.
Date of Publication
1904
and Delaware as they are bounded at the present time and a portion of Pennsylvania, extend- ing to the 40th degree north latitude, but was restricted to unsettled and uncultivated lands. The Dutch had settled at the mouth of Lewes creek in 1631, for a short �time, but were driven off by the Swedes. In
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Responsibility
by J. W. Houston, M.D.
Author
Houston, J. W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1904
Physical Description
[115]-128 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 8, no. 5
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Boundaries.
Mason-Dixon Line.
Pennsylvania - Boundaries.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 8, number 5 (1904), p. 115-128Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.8
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Collection
Sphinx Club Records
Title
Sphinx Club Records
Object ID
MG0341
Date Range
1912-2000
burial service for Nathaniel Ellmaker Hager. 1991. Insert 9 “An Old-Timer Recalls Memorable Dinner Down at Cross Creek,” by Cynthia Parks. Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Florida. Article is about an elite private club called Mensheviki. April 1991. Insert 10 “New book Highlights Decorating Trends
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Collection
Sphinx Club Records
Title
Sphinx Club Records
Description
This collection contains the official records of the Sphinx Club in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The minute books date from 1912-1985. Histories of the club were prepared in 1934 and 1962. Dinner programs, membership lists, meeting and speaker schedules, correspondence and speeches make up the bulk of the collection. There are images of some of the earliest members, as well as articles about the statue of the Sphinx.
Date Range
1912-2000
Year Range From
1912
Year Range To
2000
Date of Accumulation
1912-2000
Creator
Sphinx Club (Lancaster, Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Appel, Roberts R.
Browne, George I.
Cooper, John Wallace
Cramer, Margaret Snader
Cramer, William Stuart
Davidson, Paul
Dippell, Marion Fox
Dippell, Victor William
Distler, Theodore A.
Donner, M. M.
Dotterer, Ray H.
Duke, Robert W.
Hager, E. M.
Hager, Nathaniel Ellmaker
Hamblin, Dora Jane
Hartman, Edwin Mitman
Hartman, Mr.
Herman, Emma Garrigan
Herman, Theodore F.
Honig, Margaret
Honig, Stanley
Jefferson, Thomas
Jordan, Paul
Jurgelski, Susan
Kell, R. M.
Kilby, Tom
Kunkel, Arthur King
Lincoln, Abraham
Maugans, David
Mencken, Henry Louis
Michalak, Beverly
Michalak, Stanley
Moore, C. Eugene
Parks, Cynthia
Poole, H. Herbert
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
Roy, John
Rudisill, Carl
Rudisill, Flo
Sayres, Alfred Nevin
Schmitchew, Peter
Schwalm, Ted
Smith, Howard P.
Steinmetz, Rollin
Thornley, Richard
Twombly, Clifford Gray
Subjects
Associations, institutions, etc.
Business records
Letters
Minutes (Records)
Obituaries
Search Terms
Accomac Inn
Alfred's Victorian Restaurant
Associations, institutions, etc.
Business records
Bynden Wood
Conestoga Bridge
Correspondence
Finding aids
Flyers
Franklin and Marshall College
Hamilton Club
Huachung University
Letters
Manuscript groups
Membership
Minutes
Mount Gretna, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Obituaries
Outings
Poetry
Republican Party
Restaurants
Sphinx Club
St. Peter's Village, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Trivia
World War II
WWII
Extent
1 box, 21 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0341
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.
Accession Number
2004.MG0341
Other Numbers
MG-341
Classification
MG0341
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed by DW. Finding aid prepared by KK, March-April 2014. Added to database 3 January 2022.
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