American Revolution Bicentennial of Lancaster County Collection (MG-20)
Description
This collection gives information on the activities of the 200th celebration of the American Revolution in the Lancaster area. Folders 32 to 41 cover the celebration in Greater Lancaster. Folders 42 to 51 touch upon the activities of Lititz, Solanco, Lampeter-Strasburg, Elizabethtown, Cocalico, Columbia, New Holland, Pequea Valley, Washington Boro, Penn Manor, Millersville, and Marietta. The collection contains minutes, programs, photos, financial vouchers and newspaper clippings, audio tapes. The six volumes that make up the Bicentennial Celebration, April 1971- February 1977 scrapbooks are a compilation of published materials such as newspaper articles, magazine articles, broadsides, brochures and pamphlets. The materials relay information about the actions of the Lancaster County Bicentennial Committee including meetings, mailings and events. The committee chose the "Hands of Liberty" theme for the committee and upcoming celebration. The theme was present on every mailing sent out by the committee and can be found on most of the materials within the scrapbooks.
This collection contains materials of Johnny Hauck, a boxing historian and brother of Leo Houck (1888-1950), a championship boxer. Consists of personal papers, newspaper clippings, correspondence, drawings, and material on boxing matches and associations.
Photograph- Left to right: Earl F. Rebman, Rollin Steinmetz, Ruth Groff, Grace Steinmetz. Union Fire Company #1 220th Anniversary Banquet, Distlefink Inn.
Photograph- Left to right: Earl F. Rebman, Rollin Steinmetz, Ruth Groff, Grace Steinmetz. Union Fire Company #1 220th Anniversary Banquet, Distlefink Inn.
Description
Left to right: Earl F. Rebman, Rollin Steinmetz, Ruth Groff, Grace Steinmetz. Union Fire Company #1 220th Anniversary Banquet, Distlefink Inn.
Provenance
From the photograph albums of Clyde Groff, donated by Ruth Groff.
