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Archive

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Collection
Groff Family Papers
Title
Groff Family Papers
Object ID
MG0333
Date Range
1865-1969
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Collection
Groff Family Papers
Title
Groff Family Papers
Description
The Groff Family Papers contain patents issued to Frederick F. Groff, deeds and related documents for the property of Fred F. Groff, Inc. Funeral Home, and a booklet about the history of cremation in Lancaster. Patents include drawings, petition and specifications, and signatures of Mr. Groff, his attorneys, and witnesses. The property records show the purchase of lots at 234, 236, 238, and 240 West Orange Street, Lancaster.
Date Range
1865-1969
Year Range From
1865
Year Range To
1969
Date of Accumulation
1865-1969
Creator
Groff, Robert Frederick, b. 1930
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Groff, Frederick Fenninger
Groff, Robert Frederick
Groff, Robert Frederick, Jr.
Other Creators
Groff, Robert Frederick, 1903-1983
Groff, Frederick Fenninger, 1870-1938
Subjects
Patents
Deeds
Letters
Cremation
Search Terms
Patents
Deeds
Letters
Correspondence
Cremation
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Extent
1 box, 6 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0333
Location of Originals
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-333
Other Number
MG-333
Classification
MG0333
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 23 July 2021.
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Cremation : history of the movement in Lancaster, PA with an account of the building, furnace, other apparatus and the processes

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15938
Corporate Author
[Lancaster Cremation and Funeral Reform Society]
Date of Publication
1886.
Call Number
393.2 C912
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Responsibility
[Lancaster Cremation and Funeral Reform Society]
Corporate Author
[Lancaster Cremation and Funeral Reform Society]
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Date of Publication
1886.
Physical Description
19 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
"With an account of the building, furnaces, other apparatus and the processes. Rules and regulations"--T.p.
Subjects
Cremation.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
393.2 C912
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The Davis Garbage and Cremation Furnaces

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17281
Call Number
628.445 D261
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Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.]
Physical Description
8 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
The Sanitary Supply Company (Lancaster, Pa.)
Cremation.
Refuse and refuse disposal.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
628.445 D261
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The Lancaster Crematorium : first in the USA

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1985.
The Lancaster Crematorium: First in the USA By John W. W. Loose in the spring of 1884 a group of Lancastrians met at the Intelligencer newspaper office to discuss the feasibility of organizing an association for the reform of funerals. On 27 May 1884 the Lancaster Cremation and Funeral Reform
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Responsibility
by John Ward Willson Loose.
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1985.
Physical Description
46-52 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 89, no. 2
Subjects
Lancaster Cremation and Funeral Reform Society (Lancaster, Pa.)
Crematoriums - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Cremation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 89, number 2 (1985), p. 46-52Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.89
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Modern crematist

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19800
Call Number
393.2 M789
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Physical Description
4 v. ill.
Publication Frequency
Quarterly
Dates of Publication
v. 1-4; 1886-Oct. 1889.
Notes
Library has v. 1, no. 1-2; v. 2, no. 5, no. 11-12.
Subjects
Cremation - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
393.2 M789
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