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An annotated field guide to Berks County cemeteries : public and private

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3036
Author
Kiebach, Raymond E.
Date of Publication
1986.
Call Number
974.816 K47
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compiled by Raymond E. Kiebach, Schuyler C. Brossman, George M. Meiser ; edited by Laurel A. Miller, Mary Ellen Lash.
Author
Kiebach, Raymond E.
Place of Publication
Reading, Pa
Publisher
L.A. Miller, M.E. Lash ;
Date of Publication
1986.
Physical Description
159 p. : map ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes indexes.
Subjects
Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Berks County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Additional Author
Brossman, Schuyler C.
Meiser, George M.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.816 K47
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An index to some tombstones in the Brickerville Cemetery, Brickerville, Lancaster County Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13133
Author
Hawbaker, Gary T.
Date of Publication
1982 rev. ed. 2000
Call Number
284.1 E53i
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by Gary T. Hawbaker.
Author
Hawbaker, Gary T.
Place of Publication
Hershey, Pa
Publisher
The Author ,
Date of Publication
1982 rev. ed. 2000
Physical Description
[24] p. ; 22 cm.
Notes
"Edited and computer indexed by Gary T. Hawbaker".
"Based on the records taken by F.E. Schnerer".
Rineer's "Churches and Cemeteris of Lancaster County" pg. 160 #2.
Subjects
Emmanuel Evangelical Church (Elizabeth Township, Pa.)
Old Warwick Lutheran Church (Elizabeth Township, Pa.)
Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Author
Schnerer, F.E.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Church Record
Call Number
284.1 E53i
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ee0398a7-61ce-4555-b69d-155005004680
Collection
Ranck Family Reunion Records
Title
Ranck Family Reunion Records
Object ID
MG0663
Date Range
1928-2002
Headings: Letters Minutes (Records) Family reunions Programs (Publications) Search Terms: Cemeteries Correspondence Family reunions Finding aids Genealogy Letters Manuscript groups Maps Minutes Obituaries Programs Scholarships Songs Related Materials: Processing History: Processed and finding aid prepared
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Ranck Family Reunion Records
Title
Ranck Family Reunion Records
Description
The Ranck Family Reunion Records contain reunion programs of the Ranck family from 1928 to 2002, lists of descendants from 1983 to 2000, minutes from 1976 to 2002, and letters and correspondence pertaining to the Ranck clan.
Date Range
1928-2002
Year Range From
1928
Year Range To
2002
Date of Accumulation
1928-2002
Creator
Ranck family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 13
People
Poole, Vera
Ranck, E. M.
Ranck, Ezra H.
Ranck, Harriet M.
Ranck, Iola S.
Ranck, P. J.
Rank, George Seldomridge
Ronk, John
Shippen, Edward, Jr.
Subjects
Family reunions
Letters
Minutes (Records)
Programs (Publications)
Search Terms
Cemeteries
Correspondence
Family reunions
Finding aids
Genealogy
Letters
Manuscript groups
Maps
Minutes
Obituaries
Programs
Scholarships
Songs
Extent
1 box, 11 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0663
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 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-663
Classification
MG0663
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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Collection
Woodward Hill Cemetery Collection
Title
Woodward Hill Cemetery Collection
Object ID
MG0264
Date Range
1851-1997
Cemeteries Death registers Deeds Lancaster (Pa.) Minutes (Records) Search Terms: Burial records Business records Cemeteries Deeds Finding aids Lancaster Manuscript groups Minutes (Records) Woodward Hill Cemetery Related Materials at LancasterHistory: MSAccess database in the Research Center. Processing
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Woodward Hill Cemetery Collection
Title
Woodward Hill Cemetery Collection
Description
The Woodward Hill Cemetery Collection contains records of the cemetery from 1851-1997, such as the charter and by-laws, board minutes, lot holder records, plans, programs, financial documents, and grant proposals. The records include the names of thousands of people who were employed by, buried at, served on the cemetery board, or were otherwise associated with the cemetery.
Admin/Biographical History
For more than 150 years, Woodward Hill Cemetery has been one of Lancaster’s most significant historic sites. As the final resting place of numerous prominent citizens including President James Buchanan, with a layout reflecting Victorian ideals of landscape design and containing fine examples of funerary monuments, Woodward Hill’s national significance was recognized in 2005 when the cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Woodward Hill was the largest and most elaborate of the new rural cemeteries established in Lancaster during the mid-nineteenth century. Rural cemeteries were designed as vital open spaces or public parks for the community; they provided a place for recreation as well as veneration of the dead. As a final resting place for illustrious citizens, Woodward Hill is a “museum” of notable clergy, educators, civic leaders, and veterans. Today the cemetery occupies 32 acres and contains approximately 13,750 grave markers ranging in date from the late eighteenth century to the present day. They illustrate the 200-year evolution of funerary art, sculpture and associated symbolism. In addition to tombstones, there are numerous obelisks and mausoleums representing Victorian, neoclassical, and early modern architectural styles. Founded in 1852 by Trinity Lutheran Church, Woodward Hill Cemetery is one of Lancaster's significant historic sites. The cemetery was the largest and most elaborate of the new "rural" cemeteries established in the mid- nineteenth century. It was designed as vital open space, allowing for recreation as well as veneration of the dead. The final resting place of many notable clergy, veterans, education, civic and business leaders, Woodward Hill's best known grave site belongs to James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States http://www.woodwardhillcemetery.com/ 8/11/17
Date Range
1851-1997
Year Range From
1851
Year Range To
1997
Date of Accumulation
1851-1997
Creator
Woodward Hill Cemetery (Lancaster, Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 07
Subjects
Business records
Cemeteries
Death registers
Deeds
Lancaster (Pa.)
Minutes (Records)
Search Terms
Burial records
Business records
Cemeteries
Deeds
Finding aids
Lancaster
Manuscript groups
Minutes
Woodward Hill Cemetery
Extent
3 boxes, 34 folders,1 volume,3 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0264
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Copies
MSAccess database in the Research Center.
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Woodward Hill Cemetery Collection (MG0264), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Folders 11-15 contain restricted materials.
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
Other Numbers
MG-264
Classification
MG0264
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/c4338171-8df4-4939-a34f-070272360420
Collection
Congregation Shaarai Shomayim Archives
Title
Congregation Shaarai Shomayim Archives
Object ID
MG0978
Date Range
1897-1997
Subject Headings: Jewish archives Jewish cemeteries Religious institutions Synagogue archives Search Terms: Anniversaries Celebrations Cemeteries Congregation Shaarai Shomayim Financial records Jewish archives Jewish cemeteries Minutes Programs Rabbis Religious institutions Reports Synagogue archives
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Congregation Shaarai Shomayim Archives
Title
Congregation Shaarai Shomayim Archives
Description
This collection contains the historical records of Congregation Shaarai Shomayim, including minutes, service bulletins, financial records, Lancaster Jewish history, and property records.
Box 1: Lancaster Jewish histories
Box 2: Shaarai Shomayim Cemetery
Box 3: Other Lancaster Jewish Organizations
Box 4: B'Nai B'rith Lancaster
Box 5: Rabbis
Box 6: Board Decisions, 1963-1978
Charter and By-laws
Box 7: Minutes, 1855-1934
Box 8: Minutes, 1934-1978
Box 9: Minutes, 1978-1995
Box 10: Presidents' Reports
1997 Triple Anniversary
Box 11 & 12: Special Services
Service Programs
Celebrations
Congregation Anniversaries
Box 13 & 14: Committee Reports
Old Church Music, adapted
Box 15 & 16: Property Records
Deeds, Mortgages
Renovations
Box 17: Membership Financial Ledgers, 1892-1949
Box 18 & 19: Membership Dues Receipt Books, 1939-1970
Membership Financial Ledgers, 1927-1949
Box 20 & 21: Membership Financial Ledger, 1949-1960
Membership Dues Receipt Ledger, 1948-1965
Invoices and Vouchers
Financial Records
Box 22: Bulletins, 1915-1968
Box 23: Bulletins, 1968-1981
Box 24: Bulletins, 1981-1993
Oversized Items:
Reform Advocate, 9 August 1913
Cemetery plans, 1897 and 1907
Resolution regarding Benjamin Lurio https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169712251/benjamin-lurio
Picture of the Simon lintel "In colonial times, when synagogues were scarce, traditional Jews in cities without synagogues conducted prayer services in their homes. This hand-carved wooden lintel was affixed horizontally above the opening of Joseph Simon's personal Torah ark in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. In the lintel's center is a depiction of the two tablets symbolizing the Decalogue (the ten commandments) and below it the Hebrew saying, "Know before Whom you are standing," a phrase that often appears in synagogues on the ark lintel or above the reader's lectern." www.loc.gov/exhibits/haventohome/haven-haven.html#obj11
Digital archive (images, text, and history) by David Brenner: (accessible onsite)
"Over 7000 images related directly or indirectly to Congregation Shaarai Shomayim in Lancaster Pennsylvania. This is a file of scanned and downloaded documents, publications, newspaper articles, photographs etc. from the archives of Congregation Shaarai Shomayim, Lancaster, PA, items loaned to me and online newspapers. The goal of this collection is to have in one place as much information as possible on Lancaster's Reform Jewish community, institutions, and mid to late 19th century Jewish immigrants that populated the second Jewish community of Lancaster in the 1840s and chartered the congregation."
Date Range
1897-1997
Year Range From
1897
Year Range To
1997
Date of Accumulation
1897-1997
Creator
Congregation Shaarai Shomayim (Lancaster, Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 12-13
People
Simon, Joseph
Subjects
Jewish archives
Jewish cemeteries
Religious institutions
Synagogue archives
Search Terms
Anniversaries
Celebrations
Cemeteries
Congregation Shaarai Shomayim
Financial records
Jewish archives
Jewish cemeteries
Minutes
Programs
Rabbis
Religious institutions
Reports
Synagogue archives
Object Name
Archive
Language
English, German
Object ID
MG0978
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Collection 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.
Accession Number
2023.043
Other Numbers
MG-978
Classification
MG0978
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Originally inventoried by Ellen Pike and the Archives Committee at Shaarai Shomayim.
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b72b0b4a-6d43-4181-b4e0-957663483477
Collection
Lefever Genealogy (Descendants of Philip Lefever)
Title
Lefever Genealogy (Descendants of Philip Lefever)
Object ID
MG0573
Date Range
1923-2003
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Lefever Genealogy (Descendants of Philip Lefever)
Title
Lefever Genealogy (Descendants of Philip Lefever)
Description
This collection contains genealogy for some of the descendants of Philip Lefever. Family history includes family sheets for several descendants, the family crest and a family tree. Copies of the will and estate inventory of Martin K. Lefever are among the documents. Minutes are preserved from the Adam Lefever Descendants Reunions, 1945-1979. There are also legal papers and information for the Philip Lefever Cemetery and Philip Lefever Burial Ground Association, including the rededication of the cemetery in 2001.
Date Range
1923-2003
Creation Date
1923-2003
Year Range From
1923
Year Range To
2003
Creator
Lefevre family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 12
People
Brandt, Kathleen
Brenneman, Mabel
Brubaker, Ann Mary Lefever
Brubaker, John H.
Buckwalter, Nancy
Buckwalter, Naomi
Buckwalter, Nathan
Dagen, Florence Lefever
Dagen, Jacob Jr.
Dagen, Jacob L.
Dagen, Lester L.
Eaby, Christian Earl
Eshleman, Arlene
Eshleman, Chester L. Jr.
Frey, Furry H.
Gontner, Lizzie
Hess, Edith A. Lefever
Houser, Emma Lefever
Huber, Christian
Huber, Elizabeth Lefever
Kirk, Ethel
Knight, Mary Lefever
Lefever, Adam K.
Lefever, Ruth M.
Lefever, Benjamin M.
Lefever, Charles
Lefever, Charles J., Sr.
Lefever, Charles R.
Lefever, Christian
Lefever, Clair
Lefever, Edna
Lefever, Elizabeth
Lefever, Elizabeth M. Gerlach
Lefever, Emilie A.
Lefever, Enos
Lefever, Ernest
Lefever, Frank K.
Lefever, Gertrude M.
Lefever, Gladys Brenneman
Lefever, Harry M.
Lefever, Henry
Lefever, Henry K.
Lefever, Isaac
Lefever, John A.
Lefever, John M.
Lefever, Leon
Lefever, Martin
Lefever, Martin K.
Lefever, Martin M.
Lefever, Mary Buckwalter
Lefever, Mary C.
Lefever, Mengen
Lefever, Parke M.
Lefever, Paul S.
Lefever, Philip
Lefever, Walter F.
Martin, Anna G. Lefever
Martin, Reba Mae
Meck, Robert A.
Mellinger, Catherine
Metzler, Mary L. Lefever
Morrow, Grace
Mylin, Amanda C.
Mylin, Frank H.
Mylin, Martha Lefever
Rohrer, Betty P. Lefever
Sensenig, Gladys
Shimp, Charles
Shimp, Verna Lefever
Smith, Dottie
Stoltzfus, Amos L.
Stoltzfus, Clarence L.
Stoltzfus, Elmer L.
Stoltzfus, Marjorie E. Lefever
Williams, Steven A.
Subjects
Family records
Cemeteries
Genealogy
Business records
Family reunions
Search Terms
Business records
Cemeteries
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Family records
Family reunions
Finding aids
Genealogy
Grave Concerns, Inc.
Harvest Presbyterian Church
Letters
Manuscript groups
Minutes
Newspaper clippings
Obituaries
Philip Lefever Burial Ground Association
Philip Lefever Cemetery
Wills
Extent
1 box, 21 folders, 1 binder, .75 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0573
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.
Other Numbers
MG-573
Classification
MG0573
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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The care of old cemeteries and gravestones

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12813
Author
Mayer, Lance R.
Date of Publication
1980.
Call Number
736.5 M468
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Lance R. Mayer.
Author
Mayer, Lance R.
Place of Publication
[S.l.]
Publisher
Association for Gravestone Studies,
Date of Publication
1980.
Physical Description
17 p : 22 cm.
Notes
Reprinted from Markers: the annual journal of the Association for Gravestone Studies, vol. 1, pp. 118-141.
Subjects
Cemeteries.
Sepulchral monuments.
Stone
Historic sites
Additional Corporate Author
Association for Gravestone Studies.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
736.5 M468
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Carroll County cemeteries

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14504
Date of Publication
1989-<1999>
Call Number
975.277 L319
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Place of Publication
Westminster, Md
Publisher
Carroll County Genealogical Society,
Date of Publication
1989-<1999>
Physical Description
v. <1-6> : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Contents
v. 1. Southeast -- v. 2. East-central -- v. 3. Southwest -- v. 4. Northeast -- v. 5, pt. 1 North-central -- v. 5, pt. 2 North-central -- v. 6 West-central.
Subjects
Registers of births, etc. - Maryland - Carroll County.
Cemeteries - Maryland - Carroll County.
Inscriptions - Maryland - Carroll County.
Carroll County (Md.) - Genealogy.
Additional Corporate Author
Carroll County Genealogical Society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
975.277 L319
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Carved in stone : a study of tombstones in Cocalico

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Author
Showalter, Michael S.
Date of Publication
1986.
Call Number
905.748 JHSCV, 1986.
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Responsibility
by Michael S. Showalter.
Author
Showalter, Michael S.
Place of Publication
[ Ephrata, Pa.]
Publisher
Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley,
Date of Publication
1986.
Physical Description
p. 25-44 : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
From: Journal of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley. v. 11 (1986).
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Sepulchral monuments - Pennsylvania - Cocalico Valley.
Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Cocalico Valley.
Additional Title
Journal of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
905.748 JHSCV, 1986.
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Churchyards

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3613
Author
Burgess, Pamela.
Date of Publication
1980.
Call Number
736.5 B955
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Responsibility
Pamela Burgess.
ISBN
0281037655
Author
Burgess, Pamela.
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
SPCK,
Date of Publication
1980.
Physical Description
vi, 55 p. : ill. ; l5 cm.
Subjects
Sepulchral monuments - England.
Cemeteries - England.
Burial.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
736.5 B955
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