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.
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
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Real photo postcard of William Buch Hornberger and Viola L. Hornberger in an automobile. Note written on back: "Aug. 1914, On our way to Luray Caverns, Va."
Real photo postcard of William Buch Hornberger and Viola L. Hornberger in an automobile stuck in sand being pulled by a mule. Note written on back: "Sept. 6, 1911, taken on a vacation on Block Island, N. Y." (Block Island is actually part of Rhode Island.)
The Hornberger children, taken about the time when their father, Charles Killian Hornberger, died. Left to right: Elizabeth, Dorothy, Anna, Emma, Edith, and William.
