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Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2e7b5e2e-f7c0-45c1-925f-944649511343
Collection
Geist Family Papers
Title
Geist Family Papers
Object ID
MG0294
Date Range
1865-1961
Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Search Terms: A. Geist and Son Adams County, Pennsylvania Albert Pick Company Births Bismarck, North Dakota Blue Ball Bank Blue Ball, East Earl Twp. Calling cards Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Coatesville, Chester
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Collection
Geist Family Papers
Title
Geist Family Papers
Description
The Geist Family Papers include correspondence, tax records, legal documents, and other items related to the Geist family. Some correspondence is personal, while other letters relate to legal proceedings concerning estates and inheritances. A number of wills and associated materials, generally related to adjudications involving family members. Numerous local tax notices and federal income tax returns largely pertain to Daniel W. and Bertha W. Geist. Other materials include notebooks and receipts from Daniel W. Geist's time at Millersville State Normal School, visiting cards, and newspaper clippings.
Date Range
1865-1961
Year Range From
1865
Year Range To
1961
Date of Accumulation
1865-1961
Creator
Geist family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Alexander, James K.
Anderson, Howard
Bachman, Julie C.
Bard, Bertha
Brown, George
Bulleit, Edward Banister
Dague, Isaac W.
Dague, Lily C. Geist
Diller, Luther R.
Eshleman, John H.
Fox, Christian, Jr.
Geist, Adam
Geist, Agnes
Geist, Bertha Wanner
Geist, Daniel W.
Geist, Ettie G.
Geist, Everett S.
Geist, Harry Kohler
Geist, Lilly Kate
Groff, John M.
Heisher, Daniel
Hobson, Jesse
Hobson, Maria
Horst, Jacob G.
Kjorlien, Alvin C.
Leaman, William
Lyte, Eliphalet Oram
Martin, Luke W.
Milledge, Stanley
Miller, Helen Mildred Diller
Miller, Leon H. B.
Miller, Ruth
Ott, Janet F.
Overly, Herman Witmer
Overly, Richard Geist
Pond, B. C.
Pool, Virginia L.
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
Rush, Charles William
Rush, Harriet Geist
Shaub, Sadie
Shirk, H. S.
Shirk, Henry
Shirk, Lawrence
Stoner, H. K.
Weaver, C. R.
Weaver, George A.
Werner, John Thomas
Witmer, Clara
Wolf, Lemon A.
Wolfe, Helen
Subjects
Decedents' estates
Estates (Law)
Letters
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Taxation
Search Terms
A. Geist and Son
Adams County, Pennsylvania
Albert Pick Company
Births
Bismarck, North Dakota
Blue Ball Bank
Blue Ball, East Earl Twp.
Calling cards
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Correspondence
Death
Decedents' estates
Earl Twp.
East Earl Twp.
Ephrata
Estate settlement
Farmers National Bank
Finding aids
Florida
Franklin Twp., Adams County, Pennsylvania
Funerals
Gap, Salisbury Twp.
Grand Forks Herald
Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota
Health
Hotel Gladstone
Hunters
Inheritance
Internal Revenue Service
Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota
Johnson City, Broome County, New York
K. Aslesen Company
Lancaster
Lancaster New Era
Leland-Parker Hotel
Letters
Manuscript groups
Masons
McClure House
Miami, Florida
Millersville
Millersville State Normal School
Millersville University
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minot, Ward County, North Dakota
Mountville Farm Women's Society
New Berlin, Ephrata Twp.
New Holland
Newspaper clippings
Ocean City, Cape May County, New Jersey
Parades
Patterson Hotel
Pennsylvania State Normal School
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Postage stamps
Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Receipts
Republican Party
San Francisco, California
Schools
Stamps
Stevens, East Cocalico Twp.
Stocks
Tax returns
Taxation
Trusts and trustees
United Commercial Travelers of America
Vienna Bakery Company
Visiting cards
Washington, DC
West Cocalico School District
Wheeling, West Virginia
Wills
YMCA
Young Men's Christian Association
Extent
1 box, 12 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0294
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 collection must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Accession Number
2002.Hawbaker
Other Numbers
MG-294
Classification
MG0294
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 19 January 2022.
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Diary

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/39d08f69-38f5-490a-87a4-444471943613
Collection
Clara L. Myers' 1909 Diary
Title
Diary of Clara L. Myers
Object ID
MG0868
Date Range
1909
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Clara L. Myers' 1909 Diary
Title
Diary of Clara L. Myers
Description
Diary of Clara L. Myers, a young teacher in Terre Hill, Pennsylvania. She may have been an assistant teacher before she took the certification exam. The day-in-the-life entries include weather, family outings, updates about animals, school assignments, daily chores, family health reports, and local news. On April 8, Clara recorded that there was a fire at Diller's Stables. There is a brief record of salary and expenses, as well as a list of letters received and answered from January to May. The Standard Diary, published by The Standard Diary Co.
Date Range
1909
Creation Date
January-July 1909
Creator
Myers, Clara L.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Myers, Clara L.
Subjects
Diaries
Weather
Search Terms
Blue Ball, East Earl Twp.
Diaries
Diller's Stables
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Terre Hill, East Earl Twp.
Weather
Extent
1 item, 430 pages, 4 x 2.5 x .75 in.
Object Name
Diary
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2021-11-30
Condition Notes
Front cover is loose, worn at hinge and spine.
Object ID
MG0868
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Clara L. Myers' 1909 Diary, MG0868, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2019.MG0868
Other Numbers
MG-868
Other Number
MG-868
Classification
MG0868
Description Level
Fonds
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Documents

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6944e3d3-0700-4863-9a4e-259316346112
Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
Object ID
Tav 1858 F13 I03
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Collection
Liquor License Papers
Title
Liquor License Papers
System of Arrangement
Arranged by municipalities by year.
Year
1858
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Container
Box 0024
People
Coleman, William
Yundt, Henry
Rutt, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Blue Ball, East Earl Twp.
Place
Blue Ball, East Earl Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Tav 1858 F13 I03
Box Number
024
Additional Notes
Known as the Blue Ball Tavern.
Bond: Henry Yundt, George Rutt.
Receipt.
Signers of petition: Davies Wallace, Jesse Line, John S. Wallace, William J. Wallace, George Wallace, John Gehman, George Rutt, David Rutt, Henry Rutt, Henry Lewis, John Sollenberger, Adam Overly, Henry Yundt, David Witmer, D. S. Geist, John High, David High.
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0602
Description Level
Item
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Letter

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/dea165e0-ff97-48bc-ae6f-191424520020
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0905 I013
Date Range
1922
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Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1922
Year
1922
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0013
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Blue Ball, East Earl Twp.
Bridges
Chickies Creek
Chiques Creek
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
East Earl Twp.
East Lampeter Twp.
Harristown, Paradise Twp.
Leacock Twp.
Letters
Mill Creek
Paradise Twp.
Pequea Creek
Permits
Rapho Twp.
Salunga, West Hempfield Twp.
Smoketown, East Lampeter Twp.
Water Supply Commission
West Hempfield Twp.
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0905 I013
Box Number
013
Additional Notes
Document type: Letter from Water Supply Commission concerning permits for bridge construction.
1. Bridge over Mill Creek
East Lampeter Twp.
Location: At Smoketown, East Lampeter Twp.
2. Bridge over Chickies Creek
Rapho Twp. and West Hempfield Twp.
Location: 1.5 miles southwest of Salunga, West Hempfield Twp.
3. Bridge over Pequea Creek
Leacock Twp. and Paradise Twp.
Location: 1 mile from Harristown, Paradise Twp.
4. Bridge over Conestoga Creek.
East Earl Twp.
Location: 2 miles from Blue Ball, East Earl Twp.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/c10eb157-1616-4757-b31e-505333624370
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0275 I002
Date Range
1870
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Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1870
Year
1870
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0004
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Blue Ball, East Earl Twp.
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
East Earl Twp.
Fairville, East Earl Twp.
Inspections
Orders
Petitions
Reports
Place
East Earl Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0275 I002
Box Number
004
Additional Notes
Court term: April 1870.
Location: On public road from Fairville, East Earl Twp., to Blue Ball, East Earl Twp.
Document types: Petition for appointment of inspectors.
Order for inspection and inspection report.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
323.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0dcda093-e865-40d0-afbb-530900403918
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0275 I006
Date Range
1879/11
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Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1879/11
Year
1879
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0004
People
Martin, Henry
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Blue Ball, East Earl Twp.
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
East Earl Twp.
Fairville, East Earl Twp.
Henry Martin's Mill
Inspections
Mills
Orders
Petitions
Reports
Place
East Earl Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0275 I006
Box Number
004
Additional Notes
Court term: November 1879.
Location: On road from Fairville, East Earl Twp., to Blue Ball, East Earl Twp., at Henry Martin's Mill.
Document types: Petition for appointment of inspectors.
Order for inspection and inspection report.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
23.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e01c662b-980e-42d3-a501-365204131809
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0280 I003
Date Range
1914/09
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Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1914/09
Year
1914
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0004
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Blue Ball, East Earl Twp.
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
East Earl Twp.
Gehman's Mill
Inspections
Mills
Orders
Petitions
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Reports
Place
East Earl Twp.
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0280 I003
Box Number
004
Additional Notes
Court term: September 1914.
Location: Over Conestoga Creek, on public road from Blue Ball, East Earl Twp., to Reading, Berks County, at Gehman's Mill.
Document types: Petition for appointment of inspectors.
Order for inspection and inspection report.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
85.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Postcard

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2457d2c4-85b3-4726-8966-552244967300
Collection
Postcard Collection
Title
Town signs
Object ID
999-185
Date Range
1994
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Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Title
Town signs
Description
Amish horse and buggy with signs for Bird-In-Hand, Intercourse and Blue Ball.
Date Range
1994
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subject
Postcards
Classification
999-185
Search Terms
Amish
Horse and buggies
Signs
Intercourse, Leacock Twp.
Blue Ball, East Earl Twp.
Bird-In-Hand, East Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
4 x 6 inches
Publisher
Scene-Ics, 905 Wakefield Avenue, Mechanicsburg, PA, 17055
Object ID
999-185
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/57c06c17-77c7-48ef-8ac3-152843940823
Collection
Barton Mill Photograph Collection
Object ID
BM-02-005
Date Range
1965
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Barton Mill Photograph Collection
Description
Geist's Chopping Mill, aslo called Blue Ball Mill
Provenance
Photographs from "Mills and Bridges of Lancaster County, PA" compiled by R. Harold Barton. Cataloged in LCHS library, call number LC 725.4 B283.
Date Range
1965
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Geist's Chopping Mill
Blue Ball Mill
Blue Ball, East Earl Twp.
Place
East Earl Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3 x 5 inches
Condition
Not Rated
Object ID
BM-02-005
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/63c47044-4362-4044-a654-764770925110
Collection
Covered Bridge Safari Album
Object ID
A-65-01-17
Date Range
April 5, 2003
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Covered Bridge Safari Album
Description
Shady Maple Smorgasbord near Blue Ball.
Provenance
Photographs of a 2003 Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Society bridge safari.
Date Range
April 5, 2003
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Shady Maple Smorgasbord
Restaurants
Blue Ball, East Earl Twp.
Place
East Earl Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4 x 6 inches
Object ID
A-65-01-17
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