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Collection
Watt & Shand Collection
Title
Watt & Shand Collection
Object ID
MG0237
Date Range
1880-2003
. Noonan, Raymond Smith Prangley, James Reed, George R. Reichley, Jacob Christian Reifsnyder, Arden P. Reifsnyder, Christine Kauffman Rengier, Charles F. Rengier, John S. Rohrer, Adelaide C. Crohen Rohrer, George Redsecker Rohrer, Jeremiah Rohrer, Mary Ann Redsecker Roth, George R. Rupert, L. H. Schaller
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Collection
Watt & Shand Collection
Title
Watt & Shand Collection
Description
The Watt & Shand Collection contains materials related to the Watt & Shand Department Store in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Series 1 includes employee handbooks, job description, beauty salon price list, bridal registry information, a history of the store, a Christmas catalog, a Historic Preservation Trust calendar, and children's books.
Series 2 is a record of the property at the downtown location and at Park City Mall beginning in 1880 with deeds, legal agreements, a building inspector's permit, and insurance policies.
Admin/Biographical History
On 22 February 1878, Peter Watt, James Shand and Gilbert Thompson advertised the opening of a new store, The New York Store, featuring new lines of foreign and domestic dry goods as well as fancy goods and notions. The New York Store opened on 9 March 1878 and was an immediate success focusing on customer service. The owners had an unwritten policy stating that they remained open until the last customer left. During that first year, partner Gilbert Thompson died. Watt and Shand purchased a building located at 8-10 East King Street and changed their name from The New York Store to Watt, Shand and Company. Then during 1885, the store name was shortened to Watt & Shand even though the business was expanding to acquire 6 East King Street. The Ladies' Ready-To-Wear Department was added in 1889 which included coats, suits, dresses, and underwear. The owners proceeded to expand the business over several decades and procured Appel & Weber jewelry store and Hager's Department Store during the 1950s and 1960s. The branch store opened in 1970 at Park City Mall. The Bon-Ton Stores purchased Watt & Shand in 1992 and the store officially closed in March of 1995
System of Arrangement
This collection is arranged by series.
Series 1 Items collected by LancasterHistory
Series 2 Gift of Penn Square Partners
Date Range
1880-2003
Year Range From
1880
Year Range To
2003
Date of Accumulation
1880-2003
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 06
People
Ammon, Cora Mae Fox
Ammon, John M.
Appel, Eva Rengier
Appel, Percy L.
Baker, Miriam Rengier
Bell, Louise Price
Berger, R. R.
Blatchley, Charles A.
Breyers, C. J.
Buchanan, James
Drukenbrod, Lee Roy
Fehl, J. Herbert
Frantz, I. E.
Fritz, C. C.
Goodhart, E. C.
Groff, Alpheaus S.
Groff, Ella L.
Hermansader, T. F.
Hirsh, Bertha
Hirsh, Gabriel
Hostetter, D. B.
Lively, Henry
Long, Jacob M.
Loss, Natalie M.
Loss, Nathan
Marshall, Elizabeth H. W.
Marshall, Elizabeth Weber
Marshall, George A.
Marshall, George W.
Marshall, Maria L. Good
May, Jennie H.
Miller, E. N.
Myers, Harry
Myers, Maria
Myers, Patricia Marshall
Myrtetus, George B.
Noonan, Ella O.
Noonan, Raymond Smith
Prangley, James
Reed, George R.
Reichley, Jacob Christian
Reifsnyder, Arden P.
Reifsnyder, Christine Kauffman
Rengier, Charles F.
Rengier, John S.
Rohrer, Adelaide C. Crohen
Rohrer, George Redsecker
Rohrer, Jeremiah
Rohrer, Mary Ann Redsecker
Roth, George R.
Rupert, L. H.
Schaller, Kimberly
Shand, James
Shand, Thomas Marshall
Sherrill, Anita B.
Sherrill, S. Edward
Short, Edwin P.
Skyllas, Drossos A.
Slaymaker, Peter J. Eckert
Stiles, H. A.
Stirk, Isaac
Stirk, Sarah C.
Swarr, Donald
Urban, Cassius Emlen
Watt, Laura Louise Geiger
Watt, Peter T.
Weber, May H.
Wisegarver, Harry P.
Witmer, Albert F.
Other Creators
Watt & Shand Department Store (Pa.)
Subjects
Advertising
Architectural drawings
Blueprints
Building leases
Calendars
Catalogs
Deeds
Department stores
Historical markers
Insurance policies
Letters
Menus
Newsletters
Penn Square (Lancaster, Pa.)
Scrapbooks
Stores, Retail
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A and S Realty and Investment Corporation
A. B. Rote & Co.
Advertising
Agreements
Air conditioning
American Blower Corporation
Appel & Weber
Architectural plans
Automatic Sprinkler Corporation of America
Awards
Blueprints
Bon-Ton
Bon-Ton Beauty Salon
Booklets
C. J. Breyer and Associates, Inc.
Calendars
Catalogs
Central Automatic Sprinkler Company
Certificates
Columbia
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company
Commonwealth Title Company of Philadelphia
Correspondence
Deeds
Department stores
DUSCO Property Management, Inc.
East Hempfield Twp.
Employee handbooks
Employees
Ephemera
Escalators
Finding aids
Fire sprinklers
Floorplans
Gatter and Diehl Consulting Engineers
Gift certificates
Ground-rent
Hager and Bro., Inc.
Hager Realty Corporation
Heating and ventilation systems
Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County
Historical markers
Insurance policies
Job descriptions
Kroll Electric Company, Inc.
Lancaster
Lancaster Parking Authority
Lancaster Trust Company
Leases
Letters
Manuscript groups
Menus
Mortgages
Newsletters
Oblender's Furnishing, Inc.
Park City Mall
Penn Square
Pennsylvania Company for Insurance on Lives and Granting Annuities
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Pennsylvania Power and Light Company
Permits
Poetry
PPL
Price lists
Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company
Reynolds and Reynolds Company
Scrapbooks
Stores, Retail
Total Energy Leasing Corporation
Trion, Inc.
Watt and Shand
Workers' Compensation Act
York Corporation
Extent
4 boxes, 59 folders, 1 scrapbook, 2 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0237
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Series #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Folder 2 contains restricted items. With the exception of Folder 2, the items in this collection 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-237
Classification
MG0237
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Scrapbook cataloged by CB, 2008. Series 2, Folder 1-48 cataloged by ML, Summer 2014. Added to database 13 January 2022.
The Watt & Shand Department Store scrapbook was cataloged and preserved with funding from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. ME60112.
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Documents

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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1864 F25 I01
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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1864
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0032
People
Rohrer, Jeremiah
Bomberger, Jacob C.
Risser, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Liquor License
Lancaster
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1864 F25 I01
Box Number
032
Additional Notes
Bond: Bomberger, Jacob C.; Risser, John.
Petition for liquor store license.
Receipt to sell liquor.
Approved.
January term.
4 items, 4 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1865 F24 I08
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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1865
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0034
People
Rohrer, Jeremiah
Baker, John
Hess, Samuel
Search Terms
Liquor License
Lancaster
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1865 F24 I08
Box Number
034
Additional Notes
Bond: Baker, John; Hess, Samuel.
Liquor store petition.
Receipt to sell liquor.
Approved.
January term.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
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Letter

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b05c6283-ac1b-409a-ad7d-045190891280
Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
Fragment of a letter from Thomas Welsh to Alice Welsh (daughter)
Object ID
MG0828_SeriesD-62_F15
Date Range
No date
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Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
Fragment of a letter from Thomas Welsh to Alice Welsh (daughter)
Description
Handwritten fragment of a letter from Thomas Welsh to his daughter, Alice. Marked "Evening" at top, most likely page 2 of a letter. Letter includes thoughts about his family; fear of being forgotten by his kids; story of capturing a Rebel soldier at South Mountain and how he identified with that soldier having a similar family situation.
Admin/Biographical History
Thomas Welsh (1824-1863) was a Lancaster County native (born and raised in Columbia), who rose from hardscrabble origins to local fame, first as a Mexican War hero, and then as a brigadier general during the Civil War. He was well known and well respected as a no nonsense officer, for his leadership and gallantry in battle, for his dedication to the service of his country, and for his concern for the welfare of his men. See MG0828 for more biographical information.
Date Range
No date
Creation Date
No date
Creator
Welsh, Thomas, 1824-1863
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Evans, Samuel
Fisher, Joseph Washington
Mullen, Henry
Rohrer, Jeremiah
Vache, Elizabeth Young
Welsh, Annie Eunice Young
Welsh, Blanton Charles
Welsh, Effie
Welsh, Lilian
Welsh, Mary Young "Mazie"
Welsh, Thomas
Wike, Henry M.
Wike, Mrs.
Subjects
Georgia
Letters
Personal correspondence
Prisoners of war
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Washington (D.C.)
Search Terms
Battle of South Mountain
Civil War
Correspondence, Personal
Georgia
Letters
Prisoners of war
Washington, DC
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
Very good; discoloration on the folds.
Parent Object ID
MG0828_SeriesD-62
Object ID
MG0828_SeriesD-62_F15
Notes
Added to PP 12/26/2020 by HST
Provenance: Passed down through the family, Blanton Charles Welsh to Emilie Benson (Welsh) Wiggin to Nancy Jane (Wiggin) Townsend. Acquired from: Chuck Townsend, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2016/05/15.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.
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
TW-D-62-15
Classification
MG0828
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Cataloged by Richard C. Wiggin prior to donation.
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection: Fine Arts
Title
Framed Photograph of Jeremiah Rohrer
Object ID
G.01.49.11
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection: Fine Arts
Title
Framed Photograph of Jeremiah Rohrer
Description
Photographic portrait of Jeremiah Rohrer, framed.
A black and white, half-length portrait of subject (5.625" x 3.875") mounted within a window mat, above a smaller cut-out showing the signature of "Jere Rohrer" in black ink on blue-lined paper. Subject appears to be about 60 years old, dressed in coat, vest, black tie and high starched collar. On coat lapel is a metal button showing some kind of insignia.
Window mat is pasted to backing board which in turn has a page from a Lancaster newspaper from December of ?? pasted on the reverse side. One advertisement in bottom right quarter lists Rohrer's "A" Whiskey at $1.25 for a quart bottle.
Paper sticker on bottom edge of frame has "3/30" written in ink. Frame is varnished oak with slightly round front profile.
(Written by Wendell Zercher)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
Storage Cabinet
Unit 43
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Drawer
Bin 2-K
People
Rohrer, Jeremiah
Object Name
Photograph
Dimension Details
Framed: 15.5 inches by 12.5 inches
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2001-11-30
Condition Notes
Good, but strong acid burn on matboard and newspaper backing. Photo appears stable.
Object ID
G.01.49.11
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Print, Photographic

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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
HC-79-03-19
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Jeremiah Rohrer in his liquor store
Provenance
Photographs from the collection of the Heritage Center
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Rohrer, Jeremiah
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Rohrer's Liquor Store
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
10 x 12 inches
Object ID
HC-79-03-19
Other Number
G01.49.13
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Print, Photographic

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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-16-04-20
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Major Jeremiah Rohrer, 127th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers
Provenance
From MG-18 Civil War collection
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Rohrer, Jeremiah
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Cartes de visite
Military
Uniforms
Civil War
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
2 x 4 inches
Condition
Excellent
Condition Notes
2008-12-02
Object ID
2-16-04-20
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/64237632-4145-4e02-9f2d-428700604338
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
AUG 1866 F163 QS
Date Range
1866/08
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1866/08
Year
1866
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Suter, Francis
Cormeny, Margaret
Myers, William
Fitzpatrick, Philip
Heckert, Franklin
Kauffman, Jacob S.
Wettig, Christian
Mattern, John
Haag, Jacob
Neher, Jacob
Scheruenbrand, Adam
Erisman, Samuel
Senn, Felix
Suter, Frantz
Frailey, Christian
Wise, Henry
Rohrer, Jeremiah
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Constable's return
Constables
Lancaster
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
AUG 1866 F163 QS
Additional Notes
Constable's return, Southwest Ward.
2 items, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
201.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
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Uniform

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/40d270d8-e78c-4be0-8e08-609767284654
Collection
History Collection: Person, Major Jeremiah Rohrer
Title
Major Rohrer's Uniform.
Object ID
1944.006.1
Date Range
1860-1870
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Collection
History Collection: Person, Major Jeremiah Rohrer
Title
Major Rohrer's Uniform.
Description
Blue wool uniform belonging to Major Jeremiah Rohrer.
Wool slacks are blue with black pinstripe down each outside leg. Two large flap pockets on both sides with button on top outer corner. Small pocket open to inside top of waistband with standup semicircular flap with pinked edge. "Capt. J. Rohrer" written cursively in ink is on the lining of this pocket.
Buttons are round polished brown (wood?) with four recessed holes. Six 5/8th-inch diameter buttons sewn onto waistband. Smaller buttons on inside for front opening.
2 small metal buttons sewn to inside hems of backs of pant legs. Front of lower pant legs lined/reinforced with pieces of durable fabric. Heavy wear on lower pant leg edges.
Moth damage/holes.
Long-sleeved uniform jacket of black wool is fully lined. Stand-up collar is lined in black velvet.
A column of 7 found brass buttons is sewn down the front on both sides of jacket. (There are corresponding buttonholes on both sides.) Eagles with wings spread, holding olive branches and arrows in their talons, sport "I" on their chests. (Infantry?) Three smaller buttons are sewn on each sleeve. (One on left sleeve is missing)
Top of jacket buttons. Lower front is open and pleat in back is open from hemline to waist with two buttons at the waistline in the back. There are pockets in both pleats that could be buttoned closed. Buttons are missing
Bands sewn to the shoulder are black velvet, outlined in gold with 7-lobed leaves sewn on both ends.
Date Range
1860-1870
Year Range From
1860
Year Range To
1870
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 3
Storage Cabinet
Unit 14
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Storage Container
Box 0205
People
Rohrer, Jeremiah
Subcategory
Clothing -- Outerwear
Object Name
Uniform
Material
Cloth, Wool, Brass
Dimension Details
Jacket: Length, 42 inches
Back neck to waist= 21 inches;
waist to hem= 21 inches
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-10-02
Condition Notes
Button detached.
Moth damage, holes in lower right and hem of jacket, both sleeves
Object ID
1944.006.1
Notes
Major Jeremiah rohrer (1827-1910) served as a field officer for nine months during the Civil War. He recruited Company H, also known as "the Susquehanna Rangers" which was mustered into the One Hundred and Twenty-Seventh regiment at Harrisburg on August 12, 1862.
After his term of service ended, Rohrer moved from his birthplace in Middletown to the city of Lancaster where he became know for his large liquor wholesale business and his Wild Cherry Tonic.
Accession Number
1944.006
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