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Collection
Abele and Shirk Family Photograph Collection
Title
Weaverland Mennonite Meetinghouse
Object ID
ASF-01-04-04
Date Range
July 1990
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Abele and Shirk Family Photograph Collection
Title
Weaverland Mennonite Meetinghouse
Description
Weaverland Mennonite Meetinghouse. Written on back: "Weaverland Amish Church. Ulrich I's son, Peter, is buried in tiny cemetery in the middle of a nearby cornfield. Church has a metal roof, all windows hand closed shutters. Hand pump for water, open building with stalls for horses. Parking for horse and buggies. Small outdoor ladies room in parking lot. Peter Shirk was an ordained Mennonite minister in 1750. Original church was built on land purchased by Peter Shirk and Michael Witwer for this purpose (deed dated 1766). Name of cemetery - Old Mennonite Weberthal Cemetery".
Date Range
July 1990
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Subject
Photographs
Classification
ASF-01-04-04
Search Terms
Weaverland Mennonite Church
Weaverland Mennonite Cemetery
Place
East Earl Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Original or Copy
Original
Print Size
4 x 6 inches
Object ID
ASF-01-04-04
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
2023.041
Images
Less detail
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-20-03-92
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Gravestones of Isaac Richmond and Elizabeth Richmond, grandparents or great-grandparents of Lizzie Weaver Stauffer. Both are buried at Weaverland Mennonite Cemetery.
Provenance
From MG-236 Henry M. Stauffer Collection
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Richmond, Isaac
Richmond, Elizabeth
Search Terms
Weaverland Mennonite Cemetery
Place
East Earl Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.5 x 4.5 inches
Object ID
1-20-03-92
Images
Less detail