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Early Lancaster County funeral customs

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Author
Bixler, Miriam Eyde.
Date of Publication
1973.
  1 document  
Responsibility
by Miriam Eyde Bixler.
Author
Bixler, Miriam Eyde.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1973.
Physical Description
[163]-170 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 77, no. 4
Subjects
Funeral rites and ceremonies - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 77, number 4 (1973), p. 163-170Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.77
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The freemason's monitor : containing a delineation of the fundamental principles of freemasonry, operative and speculative, as well in a religious as a moral view : with explanations and plates of all the emblems of the degrees

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18293
Author
Davis, Z. A.
Date of Publication
1843.
Call Number
366.1 P544 1843
Responsibility
compiled and arranged from the most approved writers ; with additions, notes, and remarks, also charges and songs by Z.A. Davis ; embellished with a correct likeness of Joseph R. Chandler.
Author
Davis, Z. A.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Desilver & Muir,
Date of Publication
1843.
Physical Description
312 p., 26 leaves of plates : ill. ; 20 cm.
Subjects
Freemasons - Rites and ceremonies.
Freemasonry.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
366.1 P544 1843
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Author
Groff, Robert F.
Date of Publication
1992
Call Number
974.815 LACI O63j Oversize
Responsibility
by Robert F. Groff, Jr. as told to Barbara Allen
Author
Groff, Robert F.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Library
Date of Publication
1992
Physical Description
19 p. 28 cm.
Notes
An oral history project of Lancaster 250 Education Committee and Operation Remember.
Subjects
Funeral rites and ceremonies.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACI O63j Oversize
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Collection
Thaddeus Stevens Collection
Title
"Funeral Obsequies of Hon. Thaddeus Stevens"
Object ID
MG0115_P01_F013
Date Range
1868/08
  1 document  
Collection
Thaddeus Stevens Collection
Title
"Funeral Obsequies of Hon. Thaddeus Stevens"
Description
"Funeral Obsequies of Hon. Thaddeus Stevens."
Date Range
1868/08
Creation Date
[August 1868]
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Stevens, Thaddeus
Subjects
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Funerals
Search Terms
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Funerals
Stevens and Smith Center
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan
Object Name
Funeral Rites
Language
English
Object ID
MG0115_P01_F013
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115_P01) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/fc4d62c6-ef85-4f0f-bfb8-361140325885
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115), Part 1, Folder # or Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
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.
Other Numbers
MG-115
Other Number
MG-115, Part 1, Folder 13
Classification
MG0115
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database 18 April 2022.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
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The history of Greenville ; The great fire at Fredericksburg (an historical poem) ; An old-time religious service in Bethel Township

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19466
Author
Grumbine, E., (Ezra Light) ,
Call Number
974.819 L441 v. 7
  1 website  
Responsibility
by E. Grumbine.
Author
Grumbine, E., (Ezra Light) ,
Physical Description
p. 257 - 270 : 24 cm.
Series
Lebanon County Historical Soceity papers and addresses, VII, no. 7.
Subjects
Greenville, Pa. - History.
Fredericksburg, Pa. - History.
Rites and ceremonies - Pennsylvania - Bethel Township.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.819 L441 v. 7
Websites
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Collection
Thaddeus Stevens Collection
Title
Invoice for the tolling of bells in Lancaster for the funeral of Thaddeus Stevens
Object ID
MG0115_P01_F026
Date Range
1868/08/26
  1 document  
Collection
Thaddeus Stevens Collection
Title
Invoice for the tolling of bells in Lancaster for the funeral of Thaddeus Stevens
Description
Invoice presented to the City of Lancaster for the tolling of bells for the funeral of Thaddeus Stevens. Bells tolled at First German Reformed Church, Lutheran Church (Duke Street), St. Paul's German Reformed Church, St. James Episcopal Church, St. John Episcopal Church, St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Washington Fire Company. 26 August 1868. Approved on 25 September 1868 and paid.
Date Range
1868/08/26
Creation Date
26 August 1868; 25 September 1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Stevens, Thaddeus
Subjects
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Invoices
Search Terms
First Reformed Church, Lancaster
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Funerals
Invoices
St. James Episcopal Church
St. John's Episcopal Church
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
St. Paul's United Church of Christ
Stevens and Smith Center
Trinity Lutheran Church
Washington Fire Company
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan
Object Name
Invoice
Language
English
Object ID
MG0115_P01_F026
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115_P01) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/fc4d62c6-ef85-4f0f-bfb8-361140325885
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115), Part 1, Folder # or Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
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.
Other Numbers
MG-115
Other Number
MG-115, Part 1, Folder 26
Classification
MG0115
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database 18 April 2022.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
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Jachin and Boaz: or An authentic key to the door of Free-Masonry, ancient and modern. : Calculated, not only for the instruction of every new made Mason, but also, for the information of all who intend to become brethren. : Illustrated with a beautiful frontispiece of the regalia, jewels and emblematical ornaments belonging to Masonry; and an accurate plan of the drawing on the floor of a lodge. : Interspersed with a variety of notes and remarks, necessary to explain and render the whole clear to the meanest capacity

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18359
Author
Gentleman belonging to the Jerusalem Lodge.
Date of Publication
1811.
Call Number
366.1 P544 1811
Responsibility
By a gentleman, belonging to the Jerusalem Lodge; a frequent visitor at the Queen's Arms, St. Paul's Church-yard; the Horn, in Fleet-Street; Crown and Anchor, Strand; and the Salutation, Newgate-Street. ; Try me--prove me.
Author
Gentleman belonging to the Jerusalem Lodge.
Place of Publication
Poughkeepsie [N.Y.]
Publisher
Printed by C.C. Adams, for Richard Scott, bookseller, New-York.,
Date of Publication
1811.
Physical Description
107, [1] p. : ill. ; 15 cm.
Notes
Caption title: An authentic key to the door of Free-Masonry.
"Advertisement," p. [6], signed: R.S.
Last page blank.
"Odes, anthems and songs, sung in the best lodges."--p. 81-100.
Shaw & Shoemaker
Subjects
Freemasons - Rites and ceremonies.
Masonic music.
Songs.
Relief prints.
Quarter bindings (Binding)
Additional Author
Adams, Charles Chauncey,
Scott, Richard,
Place
United States New York Poughkeepsie.
United States New York New York.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
366.1 P544 1811
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A Lancaster City boy in the gay nineties, part III

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Author
Eyde, Abner McMichael.
Date of Publication
1973.
  1 document  
Responsibility
by Abner McMichael Eyde as told to Miriam Eyde Bixler.
Author
Eyde, Abner McMichael.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1973.
Physical Description
[143]-162 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 77, no. 4
Subjects
Groff, Fred F.
Funeral rites and ceremonies - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 77, number 4 (1973), p. 143-162Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.77
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Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Letter from the relatives of James Buchanan to H. M. North
Object ID
MG0096 F015 It06
Date Range
1868/06/02
  1 document     8 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Letter from the relatives of James Buchanan to H. M. North
Description
A letter from the relatives of James Buchanan to H. M. North, Esq. designating him as a pallbearer at the funeral of Buchanan. The funeral was to take place at Wheatland. Lancaster. See digital image of original at JBFP 5.1.1.008
Date Range
1868/06/02
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Buchanan, James
North, Hugh McAlister
Subjects
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Pallbearers
Letters
Search Terms
Correspondence
Letters
Funerals
Pallbearers
James Buchanan
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 0 pages to scan DO NOT FILM, 29.5 x 21 cm
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Parent Object ID
MG0096
Object ID
MG0096 F015 It06
Location of Originals
photostatic copy of original in JBFP 5.1.1.008
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Collection (MG0096) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3760
James Buchanan Family Papers
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph Collection
Curatorial Collection
Wheatland Collection
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.
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, Pa.
Other Number
MG-0096, Folder 015, Item 06
Classification
MG0096
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Digitization of the James Buchanan Collection was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
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Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Invitation for a ceremony at Ephrata (Camp Brandywine) in memory of two-hundred soldiers of the American Revolution
Object ID
MG0096 F023 It02
Date Range
1845/05/29
  1 document     4 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Invitation for a ceremony at Ephrata (Camp Brandywine) in memory of two-hundred soldiers of the American Revolution
Description
An invitation to James Buchanan from a committee appointed to organize a military encampment at Ephrata (Camp Brandywine) for a ceremony to lay a cornerstone of a monument erected in memory of two-hundred soldiers of the American Revolution. The soldiers were “buried in the vicinity of the village, wounded at the Battle of Brandywine…died in the hospitals at Ephrata.” Lancaster.
Date Range
1845/05/29
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Buchanan, James
Subjects
Ephrata (Pa.)
Brandywine, Battle of, Pa., 1777
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Monuments
Rites and ceremonies
Cornerstone laying
Soldiers' monuments
War memorials
Military hospitals
Letters
Search Terms
Correspondence
Letters
Ephrata
Camp Brandywine
Battle of Brandywine
Revolutionary War
Monuments
Ceremonies
Cornerstone laying
Soldiers' monuments
War memorials
Military hospitals
James Buchanan
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 4 pages to scan, 25 x 18.5 cm
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Parent Object ID
MG0096
Object ID
MG0096 F023 It02
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Collection (MG0096) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3760
James Buchanan Family Papers
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph Collection
Curatorial Collection
Wheatland Collection
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.
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, Pa.
Other Number
MG-0096, Folder 023, Item 02
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Digitization of the James Buchanan Collection was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
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