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Collection
Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Title
Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Object ID
MG0846
Date Range
1727 - 1980s
President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Box 1 Folder 1 Letter from James Gibbons in Chester, Chester County to Abraham Gibbons in Mill Creek, Lancaster County regarding his plan to sell the mill and tavern in Lancaster County with woodland and cleared
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Collection
Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Title
Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Description
This collection contains letters, family papers, deeds, diaries, and mill records from three generations of the Gibbons family. The collection starts with documents focused on James Gibbons, then contains papers central to Daniel Gibbons, and finally end with the third generation papers surrounding Joseph Gibbons. The letters in this collection span from 1783 until 1865. The contents within the letters describe the daily happenings within the family and on their property which was located in Lampeter Township, Lancaster County. The family deeds in the collection detail the exchanging of property to and from the Gibbons family mostly within Lampeter Township and Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County. The deeds span from 1727 to 1879. Also included are some miscellaneous family papers that span from 1799 to 1871. The content of these family papers ranges from anonymous stories about the Gibbons family, an independent order of Good Templars of Joseph Gibbons, to a land draft of James Gibbons' Land. This collection also contains diaries from various members of the Gibbons family, spanning the three generations. These diaries detail the day to day lives of the Gibbons family and also include historical anniversaries of important events or detail the passing of members within the Gibbons family and the surrounding community. The Mill Records in the collection contain information about [ ]. Overall, the Gibbons Family collection includes the regular happenings over the family's three generations in both business and secular life.
Date Range
1727 - 1980s
Creator
Gibbons family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Bonsall, Daniel
Bonsall, Edward Horne
Bonsall, Rachel
Brinton, William
Brown, Ellen
Brubaker, Marianna Gibbons
Conrad, Abraham
Dunbar, Andrew
Dunbar, Mary
Eaby, Christian
Eaby, Samuel
Earle, Mary Hussey
Evans, Thomas
Evans, Rebecca
Evans, William
Gibbons, Abraham
Gibbons, Caroline
Gibbons, Daniel
Gibbons, Deborah
Gibbons, Joseph
Gibbons, Phebe Hussey Earle
Gibbons, Rachel
Gibbons, Samuel
Gibbons, William
Grigs, Joseph
Hamilton, James
Hertzkey, John
Kendall, John
Kirk, Jeremiah
Lightfoot, Jepthat
Miller, Eliza
Miller, John
Reynolds, Margaret
Stauffer, Christian
Steer, Joseph
Stevens, Thaddeus
Thomas, William B.
Wartnaby, Elizabeth
Subjects
Business records
Deeds
Letters
Mills and mill-work
Quakers
Society of Friends
Westtown Boarding School
Search Terms
Business records
Correspondence
Deeds
Diaries
Finding aids
Lampeter Twp.
Leacock Twp.
Letters
Manuscript groups
Mill Creek
Mills
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Quakers
Society of Friends
Westtown Boarding School
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0846
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Copies
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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
2021.008
Other Numbers
MG-846
Other Number
MG-846
Classification
MG0846
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Folders 1-30 processed and finding aid prepared from the donor's notes by MB, 8 July 2021. Added to database 12 July 2021.
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0240 I007
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Description
Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Year
1939
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0004
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
East Cocalico Twp.
Creeks
Cocalico Creek
Roads
Ephrata and Reading Road
Stevens, East Cocalico Twp.
Ephrata
Orders
Reports
Inspections
Bridges
Place
East Cocalico Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0240 I007
Box Number
004
Additional Notes
Court term: September 1939.
Location: Over Cocalico Creek, on the public road from the Ephrata and Reading Road to Stevens, East Cocalico Twp., 2.5 miles northwest of Ephrata.
Document type: Order for inspection and inspection report.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
390.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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History of the Muddy Creek Reformed Congregation

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Author
Hinke, William John,
Date of Publication
1932
HISTORY OF THE MUDDY CREEK REFORMED CONGREGATION By PROF. WILLIAM J. HINKE, PH.D., D.D. (Address delivered in the Muddy Creek Church, October 2, 1932). FOR many years I have taken an interest in the history of the Reformed churches in this region. As early as 1900, I pub- lished a series of
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Responsibility
by Prof. William J. Hinke, Ph.D., D.D.
Author
Hinke, William John,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1932
Physical Description
272-295 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 36, no. 11
Subjects
Muddy Creek Church (East Cocalico, Pa.)
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Church history.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 36, number 11 (1932), p. 272-295Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.36
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The mills along the Conoy Creek

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1406
Author
Olweiler, Jacob N.
Date of Publication
1953.
Conoy Creek The writer of this article will describe just what happened along one of these small streams, perhaps the smallest of them all, located in the extreme western section of the county and, perhaps, the least known of the streams, outside of the immediate valleys through which they flow. The
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Responsibility
by Jacob N. Olweiler.
Author
Olweiler, Jacob N.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1953.
Physical Description
[68]-74 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 57, no. 3
Subjects
Flour mills - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Conoy Creek (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 57, number 3 (1953), p. 68-74Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.57
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-19-01-33
Date Range
c. 1930
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Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Covered bridge near Kirkwood over West Branch Octoraro Creek, built 1872.
Provenance
Transferred from the Bob Swartz Collection at the Lower Merion Historical Society, May 6, 2014.
Date Range
c. 1930
Creator
Kurtz, Howard G. Sr.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Octoraro Creek, West Branch
Place
Colerain Twp.
Object Name
Negative
Film Size
3 x 4.75 inches
Object ID
1-19-01-33
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-19-01-34
Date Range
c. 1930
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Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Covered bridge below Herrville, over the Pequea Creek.
Provenance
Transferred from the Bob Swartz Collection at the Lower Merion Historical Society, May 6, 2014.
Date Range
c. 1930
Creator
Kurtz, Howard G. Sr.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Pequea Creek
Place
Pequea Twp.
Object Name
Negative
Film Size
3 x 4.75 inches
Object ID
1-19-01-34
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-19-01-35
Date Range
c. 1930
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Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Lime Valley Covered bridge over the Pequea Creek.
Provenance
Transferred from the Bob Swartz Collection at the Lower Merion Historical Society, May 6, 2014.
Date Range
c. 1930
Creator
Kurtz, Howard G. Sr.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Pequea Creek
Lime Valley Covered Bridge
Place
Pequea Twp.
Object Name
Negative
Film Size
3 x 4.75 inches
Object ID
1-19-01-35
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-19-01-36
Date Range
c. 1930
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Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Colemanville Covered bridge over the Pequea Creek.
Provenance
Transferred from the Bob Swartz Collection at the Lower Merion Historical Society, May 6, 2014.
Date Range
c. 1930
Creator
Kurtz, Howard G. Sr.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Pequea Creek
Colemanville Covered Bridge
Colemanville, Conestoga Twp.
Place
Conestoga Twp.
Object Name
Negative
Film Size
3 x 4.75 inches
Object ID
1-19-01-36
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-19-01-37
Date Range
c. 1930
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Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Covered bridge north of Leaman Place over the Pequea Creek.
Provenance
Transferred from the Bob Swartz Collection at the Lower Merion Historical Society, May 6, 2014.
Date Range
c. 1930
Creator
Kurtz, Howard G. Sr.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Pequea Creek
Leaman Place, Paradise Twp.
Place
Paradise Twp.
Object Name
Negative
Film Size
3 x 4.75 inches
Object ID
1-19-01-37
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-19-01-38
Date Range
c. 1930
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Covered bridge near Intercourse, over the Pequea Creek.
Provenance
Transferred from the Bob Swartz Collection at the Lower Merion Historical Society, May 6, 2014.
Date Range
c. 1930
Creator
Kurtz, Howard G. Sr.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Pequea Creek
Place
Leacock Twp.
Object Name
Negative
Film Size
3 x 4.75 inches
Object ID
1-19-01-38
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