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.
The Schaller family in Brown's backyard, 536 Poplar Street, c. 1933. Back left: Regina Francis, Rosemary, Anna Catherine, Dorothy Elizabeth, Mildred Helen. Front left: Paula Marie, Arlene Margaret, Anna M. Krimmel Schaller, Francis X. Jr., Francis X. Sr., James Anthony and Juliana.
Provenance
Photo album entitled "My Cabbage Hill" compiled by Francis X. Schaller, Jr., of photos of the Cabbage Hill neighborhood of Lancaster. Photographs were taken in 2008, but Mr. Schaller's memories of the neighborhood from 1935 to 1948, from the age of 5 to the age of 18, are included. Mr. Schaller is an Armstrong retiree and grew up in the Cabbage Hill neighborhood.
The Schaller family at 533 Poplar Street, Summer 1938. Back row from left: Rosemary, Dorothy, Anna, Mildred, Regina and Arline. Short middle row left: Paula. Front row left: James, Anna M., Helen Claire, Francis X. Sr., Francis X Jr. Photo tinted by Francis X. Schaller Sr.
Provenance
Photo album entitled "My Cabbage Hill" compiled by Francis X. Schaller, Jr., of photos of the Cabbage Hill neighborhood of Lancaster. Photographs were taken in 2008, but Mr. Schaller's memories of the neighborhood from 1935 to 1948, from the age of 5 to the age of 18, are included. Mr. Schaller is an Armstrong retiree and grew up in the Cabbage Hill neighborhood.
