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Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Title
Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
Object ID
MG0846
Date Range
1727 - 1980s
, 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 Subject Headings: Business records Deeds Letters Mills and millwork Quakers
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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
Advertising and Promotional Collection
Title
Advertising and Promotional Collection
Object ID
MG0153
Date Range
1862-1987
Boston Insurance Co. Brochures Brownstown, West Earl Twp. Businesses Christmas carols Clarion Steam Printing House Clipper Magazine Colonial Theatre Columbia Columbia Flour Mills Columbia Herald Job Printing Office �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633
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Advertising and Promotional Collection
Title
Advertising and Promotional Collection
Description
The Advertising and Promotional Collection contains materials for a wide variety of businesses and organizations in Lancaster County, including manufacturers, department and clothing stores, entertainment venues, grocery stores, restaurants, service providers, and social clubs. Of special interest is the use of both English and German in a brochure from the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co., as well as in the soap-making directions from the Pennsylvania Salt Co. There are also a 1921 program from Lancaster's Colonial Theatre and boxing programs that list Lancaster native, Leo Houck.
Date Range
1862-1987
Year Range From
1862
Year Range To
1987
Date of Accumulation
1862-1987
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Bogle, George
Bortzfield, Jere
Butler, Smedley D.
Correll, Clint
Eberly, Jay M.
Evans, Melvern R,
Frueauff, W. Herman T.
Hawbaker, Gary
Houck, Leo
Huss, Arlene Rider
Jackson, J. T.
Jenner, Edward
Kelly, P. B.
Kepler, Aaron Conrad
Lynch, Charles O.
Manning, Peggy Sheets
Martin, John W.
Miller, Charles F.
Musser, Andrew J.
Miller, J. R.
Rohrer, Willis
Ross, Betsy
Schuneman, Ray
Skiles, John D.
Slaymaker, R. M.
Smith, Lynn A.
Smith, Marjorie A.
Stauffer, Sarah Ann
Stumpf, Ed
Suydam, Henry
Tobias, Richard J.
Yecker, Paul C.
Rowe, Ceylon
Landes, Lizzie
Stehman, Henry L.
Subjects
Advertising
Ephemera
Advertising fliers
Fliers (Ephemera)
Search Terms
A&P
A. F. Huber Food Store
Advertisements
Advertising
Advertising fliers
Announcements
Annville, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Aunt Betty's Playhouse
Big Boy Restaurants
Boston Insurance Company
Brochures
Brownstown, West Earl Twp.
Business
Christmas carols
Clarion Steam Printing House
Clipper Magazine
Colonial Theatre
Columbia
Columbia Flour Mills
Columbia Herald Job Printing Office
Columbian Printing Company
Cope Brothers
Dr. Raub's Egg White Soap
Drawings
E. H. Gochnauer and Sons
East Tarentum, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Ed Stumpf's Service Stations
Engle and Hambright
Ephemera
Express Steam Printers
Finding aids
Finks Baked Products
Flyers
Gardner and Craver
Gates Dental Company, Inc.
Glitsch' Imperial Russian Mustard
Grandview Heights
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Harrison Brothers and Company
Heinitsh Furniture Company
Hershey and Groff
Historical Society of Frederick County, Inc. (Maryland)
Invitations
John D. Skiles, Dry Goods and Clothing
John Herr's Mill
Kelly Cadillac
Kunkel and Brother
L. B. Herr & Son
Lakeland Stabling Company
Lancaster
Lancaster Advertiser's Club
Lancaster Bar Association
Lancaster Chemical Company
Lancaster Country Store
Lancaster County Heritage Magazine
Lancaster Dispensing Company
Lancaster Outdoor Advertising Company
Lime Spring Farm
Lorillard Tobacco Company
Lynch Drop Center Fifth Wheel and Gear Connections
Manuscript groups
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Mill Bridge Village & Camp Resort
Mills
Moderne Manor
Musselman and Slaymaker
New Holland, Earl Twp.
Pacquin's Dentist's and Physician's hand cream
Peach Bottom Slate Mining Company
Pennsylvania Salt Company
Pequea Lime
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Place Marie
Restaurants
Restore 'N More
Rohrerstown, East Hempfield Twp.
Russo Answer-Phone Service
Sayres, Scheid & Sweeton
Steinman Hardware
Stockyard Inn
Stores
Sunday News
Trivers Clothes
Trout and Shank
F. W. Woolworth Co.
H. L. Stehman and Co.
Heitshu's Drug Store
Extent
1 box, 13 folders, .2 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0153
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Business and Industry Collection (MG0107)
Invoice and Receipt Collection (MG0253)
Billheads from the Commissioners' Orders for Payment Collection (MG0182)
Business Letterhead Collection (MG0254)
Notes
Preferred Citation: Advertising and Promotional Collection (MG0153), 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-153
Other Number
MG-153
Classification
MG0153
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
This collection was originally cataloged in 1998 and the finding aid is updated as items are added. Added to database 25 August 2021.
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Collection
Ressler Family and Mascot Roller Mill Collection
Title
Ressler Family and Mascot Roller Mill Collection, 1942-1990
Object ID
MG0887
Date Range
1942-1990
cards Manuscript groups Mascot Roller Mill Mills Ressler Mill Foundation Related Materials: Processing History: Processed and finding aid prepared by MSH, 9 May 2022. This collection has been documented, preserved and managed according to professional museum and archives standards. The collection was
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Ressler Family and Mascot Roller Mill Collection
Title
Ressler Family and Mascot Roller Mill Collection, 1942-1990
Description
The Ressler Family and Mascot Roller Mill Collection contains Christmas cards sent by the Ressler Family, owners of the Mascot Roller Mill in Upper Leacock Township, and information about the mill, the family home and the Ressler Mill Foundation.
Admin/Biographical History
The Mascot Roller Mill was built in 1760 by Jacob Becker. William Ressler acquired the mill in 1864 and his family continued to operate the mill until 1977. With the mill no longer in production, the Ressler Mill Foundation was established to preserve the mill and its waterways.
Date Range
1942-1990
Year Range From
1942
Year Range To
1990
Date of Accumulation
1942-1990
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Ressler, Anna C.
Ressler, W. Franklin
Subjects
Christmas cards
Gristmills--Pennsylvania
Search Terms
Christmas cards
Finding aids
Greeting cards
Manuscript groups
Mascot Roller Mill
Mills
Ressler Mill Foundation
Extent
3 folders
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0887
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Ressler Family and Mascot Roller Mill Collection, 1942-1990 (MG0887), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
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
Accession Number
Unknown.MG0887
Other Numbers
MG-887
Other Number
MG-887
Classification
MG0887
Description Level
Fonds
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Lancaster County mills

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Author
Paes, Chester.
Date of Publication
1964.
Call Number
725.4 O44s
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Responsibility
compiled by Chester Paes.
Author
Paes, Chester.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Date of Publication
1964.
Physical Description
4 volumes.
Series
Community historians annual no. 3, no. 6.
Notes
Copy of the original records of mills compiled by Chester Paes.
Some files missing.
Vol. 1 #1-#49--Vol. 2 #50-#103--Vol. 3 #104-189--Vol. 4 #190-253.
Booklet serving as an index for the Chester Paes material housed in LC 621.85 O43.
Subjects
Mills and mill-work - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Historic houses, etc.
Additional Author
Paes, Chester.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
725.4 O44s
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[Map of water-powered mills, Lancaster County, Pa.]

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Date of Publication
1960.
Call Number
974.815 LACO 504
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Responsibility
made by Chester Paes.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Charles Paes ,
Date of Publication
1960.
Physical Description
1 map ; 114 x 89 cm.
Notes
Shows names and locations of mills.
Pen and ink.
Subjects
Mills and millwork - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Maps.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Map
Call Number
974.815 LACO 504
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Mills and bridges of Lancaster County

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Author
Barton, R. Harold
Date of Publication
1967?
Call Number
725.4 B283
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Responsibility
compiled by R. Harold Barton.
Author
Barton, R. Harold
Place of Publication
Typescript
Date of Publication
1967?
Physical Description
5 v. : photos ; 29 cm.
Notes
Related material in MG-15, Archives North.
Index (v.5) arranged by mill name, location, stream.
Subjects
Bridges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Watermills - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Mills and millwork - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
725.4 B283
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Collection
Barton Mill Photograph Collection
Object ID
BM-06-018
Date Range
c. 1969
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Object Name
Negative
Collection
Barton Mill Photograph Collection
Description
Union Mill on Cocalico Creek.
Provenance
Photographs from MG-15 Harold R. Barton Collection
Date Range
c. 1969
Creator
Barton, R. Harold
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Union Mill
Mills
East Cocalico Twp.
Cocalico Creek
Place
East Cocalico Twp.
Object Name
Negative
Film Size
2.5 x 3.5 inches
Condition
Not Rated
Object ID
BM-06-018
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Old mills in Lancaster County

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Date of Publication
1964.
Call Number
725.4 O43
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Responsibility
edited by Ira D. Landis.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Franklin and Marshall College Library,
Date of Publication
1964.
Physical Description
[22] p. (incl. cover) illus. 23 cm.
Series
Community historians annual
Community historians annual no. 3
Notes
Cover title.
Subjects
Mills and millwork - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Historic houses, etc.
Additional Author
Paes, Chester.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
725.4 O43
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Postcard

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Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
970-031
Date Range
1969
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Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
Ressler Mill at Mascot. Powered by waters of the Mill Creek, Mascot Roller Mill, built in 1760 is the oldest continuously operating grist mill in U. S. Amish farmers regularly use this mill for grinding of grain and meal.
Date Range
1969
Creator
Horst, Melvin J.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Written Communication T&E
Search Terms
Mills
Ressler Mill
Mascot, Upper Leacock Twp.
Mascot Roller Mill
Place
Leacock Twp.
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
Mel Horst Photography, Witmer, PA 17585
Object ID
970-031
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Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Willis Farm, Kirks Mills.
Object ID
1-02-03-62
Date Range
October 1960
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- Willis Farm, Kirks Mills.
Description
Willis Farm, Kirks Mills.
Date Range
October 1960
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Farmhouses
Houses
Kirks Mills, Little Britain Twp.
Place
Kirks Mills, Little Britain Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
5 x 3.5 inches
Object ID
1-02-03-62
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