The Phares E. Will Collection contains photocopied records kept by Mr. Will regarding the events in Penryn and burials at Penryn Cemetery. He also recorded some of the history of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. The collection included images of tools made by Mr. Will and his obituary.
Admin/Biographical History
Phares E. Will (1867-1933), a blacksmith in Penryn, Lancaster County, was better known as P. E. Will. He dedicated his life to his profession and his church. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57505582/phares-e-will
Original records are at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Penryn, Pennsylvania.
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Phares E. Will Collection, 1924-1933 (MG0332), 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. 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 by contacting St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Penryn, Pennsylvania.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Sunday school class from St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Penryn camping in Irael Bomberger's meadow along the Hammer Creek near Lexington. Front row: Bobby Frey and Harold Galebach. Second row: Herbert Fry, John Nestleroth, Isaac Long. Teacher Harry Bomberger is standing in back.
Contains Baptisms: Lutheran records, 1754-1785 and Reformed (United Church of Christ) records, 1754-1788. Also contains Church Account Book, 1763-1832.
Rineer's "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County" page 343 #1.
