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The Ephrata Paper Mill

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Author
Sachse, Julius Friedrich,
Date of Publication
1897
THE EPHRATA PAPER MILL. A paper was read a short time ago be- fore the Historical Society of Pennsyl- vania upon the subject of paper making and the different water marks used by the Willcox family, whose history the learned speaker traced through the several gen- erations down to the present time
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by Julius Friedrich Sachse, Esq.
Author
Sachse, Julius Friedrich,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1897
Physical Description
[323]-341 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 8
Subjects
Rittenhouse, William, - 1644-1708.
Willcox, Thomas.
Ephrata Paper Mill (Ephrata, Pa.)
Paper mills - Pennsylvania - Ephrata.
Watermarks - Pennsylvania.
Paper mills
Ephrata (Pa.) - History.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 8 (1897), p. 323-341Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.1
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Archive

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Collection
Ephrata Cloister Collection
Title
Ephrata Cloister Collection
Object ID
MG0081
Date Range
1753-2007
230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Ephrata Cloister Collection, 1753-2007 Object ID: MG0081 2 boxes 22 folders, 1 volume .75 cubic ft. Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization) Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 3 Scope and
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Collection
Ephrata Cloister Collection
Title
Ephrata Cloister Collection
Description
Collection of items relating to the Society of Seventh Day Baptists and Ephrata Cloister. Legal papers deal with a dispute concerning the election of trustees and mismanagement of the estate. There are brief histories of the Cloister, poems, publications, programs, tourist brochures, and a booklet describing treatments for various ailments.
Date Range
1753-2007
Year Range From
1753
Year Range To
2007
Date of Accumulation
1753-2007
Creator
Ephrata Cloister
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Aurand, A. Monroe, Jr.
Baer, Johann
Bar, Johann
Bowman, John
Daniel, N. J.
Doll, Eugene E.
Downes, J. A.
Dunkelberger, Ralph D.
Elsen, John
Franck, Ira S.
Hagen, F. F.
Heatwole, Daniel R.
Hocker, Ludwig
Hollinger, J. Daryl
Keller, James
Kimmel, Jacob
Leber, A. P.
Lollich, P. M.
Loose, John W. W.
Miller, Henry
Mitton, Juliet
Nevin, [ ]
Plessinger, F. P.
Pyle, Howard
Raber, [ ]
Senseman, John
Stubsky, Georg
Subjects
Pamphlets
Watermarks
Search Terms
Aurand Press
Brochures
Ephrata Cloister
Ephrata Cloister Associates, Inc.
Ephrata Cloister Chorus
Harper's New Monthly Magazine
Hocking Printing Company, Inc.
Legal papers
Mennonite Publishing House
Pamphlets
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Pow wow
Review Book Store
Seventh Day Baptists
Society of the Seventh Day Baptists of Ephrata
Watermarks
Ye Village Inne
Extent
2 boxes, 22 folders, 1 volume, .75 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English and German
Object ID
MG0081
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
See also the Photograph and Library collections
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Series #, Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the item level. Original documents may be used--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.
Classification
MG0081
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Originally cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 01 November 2018.
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Ephrata National Bank

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Date of Publication
c1925.
Call Number
332.1 E63
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Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Ad-service Printing Company,
Date of Publication
c1925.
Physical Description
16 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Paper covers.
Subjects
Ephrata National Bank (Ephrata, Pa.) - History.
Banks and banking - Pennsylvania - Ephrata
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
332.1 E63
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Patriot's Day Ephrata, Penna., Sept. 11th, 1895 : 1777-1845

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Edition
[2nd ed.]
Date of Publication
1895?].
Call Number
974.815 EPHB P314a
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Edition
[2nd ed.]
Place of Publication
[Ephrata, Pa
Publisher
Monument Association,
Date of Publication
1895?].
Physical Description
32, 80 p. : ill., port. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
Caption title: Patriot's Day at Ephrata, Pa.
Second paging sequence has own t.p. and was originally issued separately. Philadelphia : H. Ferkler, printer, 1894.
Advertising matter interspersed.
Contents
Programme -- Historical address : delivered at Ephrata on Patriot's Day 1894 / by A.F. Hostetter -- Memorial address : delivered at Ephrata, Pa., on Patriot's Day 1894 / by J.H. Dubbs -- History of Ephrata, Penna. / by D.R. Hertz.
Subjects
Soldiers' monuments - Pennsylvania - Ephrata.
Patriots' Day.
Ephrata (Pa.) - History.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Monuments.
Ephrata (Pa.) - Anniversaries, etc.
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Monuments.
Additional Author
Hostetter, A. F.
Dubbs, J. H.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 EPHB P314a
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Patriot's Day Ephrata, Penna., Sept. 11th, 1894

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Date of Publication
1894.
Call Number
974.815 EPHB P314
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Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
H. Ferkler, Printer,
Date of Publication
1894.
Physical Description
80 p. : ill., port. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
Caption title: Patriot's Day at Ephrata, Pa.
Advertising matter interspersed.
Contents
Programme -- Historical address : delivered at Ephrata on Patriot's Day 1894 / by A.F. Hostetter -- Memorial address : delivered at Ephrata, Pa., on Patriot's Day 1894 / by J.H. Dubbs -- History of Ephrata, Penna. / by D.R. Hertz.
Subjects
Soldiers' monuments - Pennsylvania - Ephrata.
Patriots' Day.
Ephrata (Pa.) - History.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Monuments.
Ephrata (Pa.) - Anniversaries, etc.
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Monuments.
Additional Author
Hostetter, A. F.
Dubbs, J. H.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 EPHB P314
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The German sectarians of Pennsylvania : a critical and legendary history of the Ephrata Cloister and the Dunkers

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Author
Sachse, Julius Friedrich,
Date of Publication
1899-1900.
Call Number
974.802814 S121
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Responsibility
by Julius Friedrich Sachse.
Author
Sachse, Julius Friedrich,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed for the author,
Date of Publication
1899-1900.
Physical Description
2 v. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
Notes
LCHS has no. 326.
Click on Table of Contents for more information.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents
v. 1. 1708-1742 -- I. Ephrata of the present day -- II. Beyond the Cocalico -- III. Advent of the Palatines -- IV. German pilgrims -- V. The Weaver's apprentice -- VI. The Labadists on the Bohemia Manor -- VII. The hut in the forest -- VIII. The German Baptist Brethren -- IX. The New Dunkers on the Conestoga -- X. The Cradle of German literature -- XI. Alexander Mack -- XII. Koch-Halekung, the serpent's den -- XIII. A retrospect -- XIV. A eventful year -- XV. The awakening of the Tulpehoken -- XVI. Kedar -- XVII. Jacob's Kampff und Ritter-platz -- XVIII. The monastery on the Wissahickon -- XIX. Unitas Fratrum -- XX. The habits of the orders -- XXI. Roster of the celibates -- XXII. The Weyrauchs Hugel -- XXIII. The Zionitic Brotherhood -- XXIV. The Amwell Dunkers -- XXV. The house of prayer -- XXVI. Peniel -- XXVII. A celestial visit -- XXVIII. The Skippack Brethren -- XXIX. The Pennsylvania Synods -- XXX. The order of the mustard seed -- XXXI. Hebron -- XXXII. Saron -- XXXIII. Bethania.
v.2. 1742-1800 -- I. Christopher Sauer and his German Bible -- II. Magister Johannes Hildebrand -- III. The great comet of 1743 -- IV. The pilgrimage to New England -- V. Industrial feature of the community -- VI. The music of the Cloister -- VII. The mystic of the Cocalico -- VIII. The rule of the Sisterhood -- IX. The Eckerlins -- X. The Ephrata Press -- XI. The Nantmel revival -- XII. The Gimsheim revival -- XIII. Conrad Weiser -- XIV. Educational departments -- XV. The visit of Israel Acrelius -- XVI. The Valleys of Virginia -- XVII. Snow Hill -- XVIII. Exoricism of fire -- XIX. Friedsam Gottrecht -- XX. Prior Jaebez -- XXI. Issues of the Kloster Press -- The Ephrata register (burial record)
Subjects
Ephrata Cloister.
Church of the Brethren.
Pennsylvania Dutch.
German Americans - Pennsylvania.
Printing - Pennsylvania
Ephrata (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.802814 S121
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015082405385&view=1up&seq=13
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433058743034&view=1up&seq=7
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The registers of the Ephrata Community, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Author
Sachse, Julius Friedrich
Date of Publication
1891.
Call Number
286.3 S121r
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Responsibility
by Julius F. Sachse.
Author
Sachse, Julius Friedrich
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
[s.n.],
Date of Publication
1891.
Physical Description
38 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Series
The Sabbath-Keepers or, the Seventh-day Baptists in Pennsylvania.
Notes
"Reprinted from The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography."
Consists of three parts: German Seventh Day Baptist congregation, Brotherhood and Sisterhood of the order of "Spiritual Virgins".
Cover title: The Sabbath-Keepers, or the Seventh-day Baptists in Pennsylvania. Part IV. The Ephrata registers.
Subjects
Ephrata Cloister - Necrology.
Ephrata (Pa.) - Necrology.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
286.3 S121r
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The original "Turtle Taube" of the Ephrata Cloisters

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Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Date of Publication
1927
THE ORIGINAL "TURTLE TAUBE" OF THE EPHRATA CLOISTERS The original manuscript of the "Turtle Taube" one of the most treasured documents in the world, written by the brethren in the Ephrata Cloisters more than a century and a half ago, has been turned over to the Congressional Library in Washington
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Responsibility
by Henry Frank Eshleman.
Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1927
Physical Description
67 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 5
Notes
Original manuscript entitled "Turtle Taube."
Subjects
Beissel, Conrad, - 1690-1768.
Ephrata Cloister.
Ephrata (Pa.) - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 31, number 5 (1927), p. 67Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.31
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The registers of the Ephrata Community

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Author
Sachse, Julius Friedrich ,
Date of Publication
1890.
Call Number
905.748 HSP
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Responsibility
Julius F. Sachse.
Author
Sachse, Julius Friedrich ,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania ,
Date of Publication
1890.
Physical Description
pp. 297-312, 387-402 ; 23 cm.
Notes
In: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, v. 14.
Subjects
Ephrata Cloister - Necrology.
Ephrata (Pa.) - Necrology.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 HSP
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Documents

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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0365 I001
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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
1897
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Creeks
Cocalico Creek
Ephrata Twp.
Roads
Lancaster and Reading Road
Lincoln, Ephrata Twp.
Stevens, East Cocalico Twp.
East Cocalico Twp.
West Cocalico Twp.
Petitions
Orders
Reports
Bridges
Place
Ephrata Twp.
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0365 I001
Box Number
006
Additional Notes
Court term: November 1897.
Location: On public highway from the Lancaster and Reading Road to the road from Lincoln, Ephrata Twp., to Stevens, East Cocalico Twp., near the corner of Ephrata Twp., East Cocalico Twp., West Cocalico Twp.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
66.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
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