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Collection
Dr. Levi W. Pownall Collection
Title
Dr. Levi W. Pownall Collection
Object ID
MG0187
Date Range
1866-1984
  1 document  
Collection
Dr. Levi W. Pownall Collection
Title
Dr. Levi W. Pownall Collection
Description
The Dr. Levi W. Pownall Collection contains papers and personal documents of Dr. Levi W. Pownall, Eliza Pownall, Sarah Pownall, and the Broomell family.
Date Range
1866-1984
Year Range From
1866
Year Range To
1984
Date of Accumulation
1866-1984
Creator
French, Richard W.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Pownall, Levi W.
Broomell, Henry
Broomell, Martha Frances Turner
Pownall, Emilie Broomell
Pownall, Sarah H.
Pownall, Eliza H.
Subjects
Business records
Farms
Invoices
Letters
Search Terms
Business records
Christiana National Bank
Correspondence
Farms
Finding aids
Invoices
Jay N. Schroeder and Co.
Letters
Manuscript groups
Extent
1 box, 18 folders, .75 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0187
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Bart Self-Culture Society Collection (MG0271), Folder #, 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.
Other Numbers
MG-187
Other Number
MG-187
Classification
MG0187
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared prior to 1997. Added to database 7 October 2021.
Documents
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Christiana Fire Company : 100th Anniversary, 1884-1984

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17555
Date of Publication
[1984]
Call Number
352.3 C555
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
[s.n.]
Date of Publication
[1984]
Physical Description
[28 p.], ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Title from cover.
Includes advertisements.
Subjects
Christiana Fire Company.
Fire departments - Lancaster County
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
352.3 C555
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History of education in Sadsbury Township and Christiana

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4261
Author
Garrett, Mary D.
Date of Publication
1981.
Call Number
370 G239
Responsibility
by Mary D. Garrett.
Author
Garrett, Mary D.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
s.n.]
Date of Publication
1981.
Physical Description
[32] p.: ill.; 21 cm.
Subjects
Education - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Sadsbury (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
Christiana (Lancaster County, Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
370 G239
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The hotel by the railroad : Christiana's finest

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1021
Author
Evans, Melvern R.
Date of Publication
1985.
The Hotel By The Railroad Christiana's Finest By Melvern Evans, Jr. This story is about a hotel. . . .not just any hotel, but the unique Christiana Hotel, which stood so close to the Pennsylvania main-line railroad that everytime a fast freight rumbled by the whole building vibrated. I was born
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Responsibility
by Melvern Evans, Jr.
Author
Evans, Melvern R.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1985.
Physical Description
53-62 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 89, no. 2
Subjects
Fieles family.
Christiana Hotel (Pa.)
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 89, number 2 (1985), p. 53-62Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.89
Documents

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Collection
Historical Markers Album
Object ID
A-39-01-06
Date Range
1986
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Historical Markers Album
Description
Monument of granite at Christiana in commemoration of the riot of 1851 and the resultant treason trials. The event known as the "Christiana Resistance" was engendered when southern slave owners came to Lancaster County in search of runaway slaves. Erected in 1911.
Provenance
Album of historical markers erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by George L. Heiges in 1986.
Date Range
1986
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Historical markers
Monuments
Tablets
Christiana Resistance
Abolition
Civil War
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3 x 5 inches
Object ID
A-39-01-06
Images
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Collection
Historical Markers Album
Object ID
A-39-01-08
Date Range
1986
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Historical Markers Album
Description
Monument at Christiana in commemoration of the resistance of 1851.
Provenance
Album of historical markers erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by George L. Heiges in 1986.
Date Range
1986
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Historical markers
Monuments
Tablets
Christiana Resistance
Civil War
Slavery
Abolition
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3 x 5 inches
Object ID
A-39-01-08
Images
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Date of Publication
1985.
Call Number
905.748 JHM v. 4
Responsibility
by Cloister Junior/Senior Chapter, Ephrata Cloister Associates.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Student Historians of Pennsylvania, Inc. ;
Date of Publication
1985.
Physical Description
p. 71 - 78. : 19 cm.
Notes
In: The Junior Historian Magazine, v. 4 (1984-1988).
Bibliography: p. 78.
Subjects
Underground railroad - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County x History.
Christiana (Pa.) - History .
Additional Author
Ephrata Cloister Associates.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
905.748 JHM v. 4
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