- Collection
- Black History Collection
- Title
- Black History Collection
- Object ID
- MG0240
- Date Range
- 1780-1984
- Collection
- Black History Collection
- Title
- Black History Collection
- Description
- This collection contains papers and local government records related to Black history in Lancaster County, including an index to Lancaster County's register of enslaved persons, Mayor's Register of Coloured Persons or Negro Entry Book, and a biographical account of Rev. James William Charles Pennington. There are official records for enslaved persons and their children in Lancaster County, as well as freemen within Lancaster City. The collection also contains a manumission paper from the state of Virginia, a certificate for free persons of color, and letters from anit-slavery societies.
- System of Arrangement
- Series 1 consists of the "Slave Registers," official county records registering enslaved women and their children after 1780.
- Series 2 contains the "Mayor's Register of Coloured Persons," a manumission paper, correspondence, and other records.
- Date Range
- 1780-1984
- Year Range From
- 1780
- Year Range To
- 1984
- Date of Accumulation
- 1780-1984
- Creator
- LancasterHistory (Organization)
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 06
- People
- Allen, Richard
- Anderson, George L.
- Anderson, James
- Anderson, Mildred
- Atchinson, John
- Bacon, Izard
- Bailey, Bessie
- Bailey, Charles
- Baker, John H.
- Ball, James H.
- Barber, Florence
- Barton, William
- Bayly, James
- Beaubian, Beulah
- Beaubian, Charles S.
- Bigham, William
- Black, Aaron
- Blonden, Louisa
- Boggs, Alexander
- Book, Anna H.
- Book, Simon
- Boyd, William
- Bradley, Daniel
- Breading, David
- Bridgett, Alexander
- Broadnax, Joseph
- Brown, E. D.
- Brown, Ernest
- Brown, H. H.
- Brubaker, Jack
- Cain, Annie
- Cain, Jennie
- Cain, John
- Cain, Louisa
- Caldwell, Andrew
- Carpenter, Samuel
- Carter, John C.
- Carter, John W.
- Carter, Laura
- Carter, Nettie
- Clark, Bryce
- Clark, Josephine
- Clark, Russia
- Clark, Ruth
- Clemson, James
- Cohn, Jason
- Conkle, William
- Cook, James
- Cooke, Samuel
- Cooper, Bella
- Craig, Mary
- Craig, Samuel
- Crawford, James
- Cunningham, Janett
- Currin, James
- Davis, Edward
- Davis, Emily
- Davis, Robert
- Dewers, Thomas
- Dorsey, Steven
- Edwards, Mary
- Edwards, Susanna
- Edwards, Thomas
- Edwards, Thomas L.
- Evans, James
- Evans, John
- Evans, Frances
- Ewing, John
- Fordney, William B.
- Foster, Carrie
- Foster, Daniel
- Franklin, Benjamin
- Frazier, Phebe
- Galbraith, Bertram Gillespie
- Gale, Anthony
- Gamble, James
- George, H. E., Mrs.
- George, Harriet
- Gibbons, Daniel
- Brubaker, Marianna Gibbons
- Gibson, William
- Givens, Joseph
- Goins, Dora
- Graves, B.
- Green, Annie
- Green, Charles
- Green, Cora
- Green, Jane
- Green, Mary A.
- Grubb, Peter
- Hardy, Laura
- Harrison, Thomas
- Haydon, George
- Hayes, Hannah
- Hayes, O. H.
- Heard, William Henry
- Heaton, Jeremiah
- Henderson, Archibald
- Henry, Ella
- Henry, Mary
- Henry, William
- Hill, Emily
- Hill, Harriet
- Hood, Solomon Porter
- Hopkins, Ada
- Hopkins, Sadie
- Hopkins, Stanton
- Hubley, John
- Hudson, Edward
- Hunter, Mabel
- Hunter, Rosie
- Hurdle, Emma
- Hurdle, James
- Jacks, James
- Jackson, Florence
- Jackson, Letitia
- Jackson, Rebecca
- Jacobs, Cyrus
- Jenkins, John Carmichael
- Johnson, Chester A.
- Johnson, Estella Book
- Johnson, Florence
- Johnson, Henry
- Johnston, John
- Kelley, Calvin
- Kelley, David
- Keyes, Emma
- King, Robert
- La Barre, John
- Leman, Christian
- Link, John Lewis
- Lockhart, Josiah
- Long, Stephen
- Lownes, Caleb
- Lynch, Dora
- MacNeal, William
- Martin, James
- Mason, Alice
- Maxwell, Robert
- McCally, James
- McCamant, Isaac
- McClure, William
- McIntire, William
- McLaughlin, George
- Michener, James B.
- Middleton, Anne
- Middleton, John
- Miller, John
- Mitchell, Blanche
- Moore, Martha
- Moore, Zachary
- Morrison, J. S.
- Morrison, J. S., Mrs.
- Moton, Charles
- Murray, Clara P.
- Neal, Thomas
- Neel, Thomas
- Nicholas, Michael
- Nickumn, Theresa
- Old, James
- Oldden, John
- Palmer, John M.
- Patterson, James
- Payne, Benedine
- Peden, Hugh
- Pembroke, Stephen
- Pennington, James William Charles
- Polite, Abraham L.
- Polite, Blanche
- Porter, Andrew
- Porter, William
- Potts, David
- Price, J. C.
- Ramsey, Elizabeth
- Reigert, Christopher
- Richardson, Ella M.
- Robinson, Sara
- Rosenthal, Isidore
- Ross, George
- Samson, George W.
- Sanderson, George
- Scott, Alexander
- Sewell, Charles S.
- Shissler, Simon
- Shorter, George
- Skiles, Henry
- Slaymaker, Amos
- Smith, Joseph
- Smith, Margaret
- Smith, William
- Snow, Josephine
- Spear, Robert
- Spraggan, R. F.
- Steel, William
- Stevens, Thaddeus
- Stewart, J. O.
- Tall, Rebecca
- Thomas, Mary B.
- Thomas, Virginia
- Thornton, Elizabeth
- Toney, Joseph M.
- Trout, Henry Leightner "Harry"
- Tryman, Mary
- Turner, Ruth
- Walker, Isaac
- Wallace, Robert
- Waters, Ruth
- Watson, John
- Webster, Frank T. M.
- Weld, Theodore D.
- Whitehill, James
- William, Ella
- Williams, Mary
- Wilson, Albert E., Sr.
- Wilson, Edith
- Wilson, Helen
- Wilson, Laura
- Wilson, Maude
- Wilson, Samuel
- Winston, Charity
- Winston, William
- Witcher, W. E.
- Wolford, Edward
- Woods, Elizabeth
- Work, Joseph
- Yeates, James
- Zantzinger, Paul
- Other Creators
- Pennsylvania. Court of Quarter Sessions (Lancaster County)
- Subjects
- African Americans--History
- Free Black people
- Freedmen
- Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
- Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
- Search Terms
- Certificates
- Court of Quarter Sessions
- Enslaved persons
- Finding aids
- Free persons of color
- Freedmen
- Manuscript groups
- Persons of color
- Slaveholders
- Slavery
- Extent
- 1 box, 33 folders, 128 items, 1,178 pages to scan, .5 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0240
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Related Item Notes
- Black History Collection (MG0240) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2b3d42c6-a313-4ebc-966f-516114048136
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Black History Collection (MG0240), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).
- LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this collection reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit. Restricted access for the Mayor's Register of Coloured Persons found in Series 2, Folder 2: Use transcript in Folder 3 or microfilm.
- 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-240
- Classification
- MG0240
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- The collection was formerly called "The Slave Records of Lancaster County Collection." Name changed to "African American Records Collection" and arrangement changed on 13 June 2007. Name changed again in 2022 to "Black History Collection."
- Added to database on 19 July 2017.
- Collection
- Yeates, Lancaster County Historical Society Collection
- Title
- Yeates, Lancaster County Historical Society Collection
- Object ID
- MG0205
- Date Range
- 1699-1934
1 document
- Title
- Yeates, Lancaster County Historical Society Collection
- Description
- Yeates, Lancaster County Historical Society Collection provides insight into the Yeates family, local social history, and details of legal business from 1743-1870. These documents have been collected by the Lancaster County Historical Society over many years. Collection includes letters, receipts, articles, eviction notice, advertisement, estate inventories, wills, deeds, treaty, court transcript, drawings, photographs, copy of house plan, post road distances, daybook, letter book, catalog of books in Jasper Yeates' library, and an alphabetical catalog of law books.
- Date Range
- 1699-1934
- Year Range From
- 1699
- Year Range To
- 1934
- Date of Accumulation
- 1699-1934
- Creator
- LancasterHistory (Organization)
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 05
- People
- Atkinson, Matthew
- Bausman, William
- Bond, Phineas
- Bowman, Valentine
- Bradford, W.
- Brien, Edward
- Burd, Edward
- Carson, John
- Coates, Samuel
- Conyngham, David
- Conyngham, Elizabeth Yeates
- Conyngham, Redmond
- Dallas, George M.
- Davis, Jonathan
- Davison, Benjamin
- Dickey, Robert
- Duncannon, Thomas
- Edward, Thomas
- Erter, Henry
- Ewing, John
- Ferguson, John
- Fohren, Michael
- Gibson, John
- Gillchrist, John
- Godcharles, Frederic A.
- Graff, Conrad
- Gregg, Andrew
- Grubb, Peter
- Hamilton, Charles
- Hamilton, James
- Hamilton, John
- Hamilton, William
- Hand, Edward
- Hand, Jasper
- Hayes, A. L.
- Henry, John
- Hess, David
- Jago, John
- Javin, William
- Keeportz, Daniel
- Kittera, William
- Kremer, Philip
- Krug, Jacob
- Kurtz, William
- Lindsay, William
- Loudersmith, Wendel
- Lyon, Joseph Barnet
- Magaw, David
- Marshall, J.
- McClellan, John
- McKean, Thomas
- Millar, John
- Miller, Michael
- Minich, Henry
- Muhlenberg, William Augustus
- Nesbitt, John
- Nissley, Martin
- Ord, John
- Philips, David
- Postlethwaite, John
- Poultney, Thomas
- Price, Eli K.
- Probst, John
- Ramsey, Robert
- Rawle, William
- Riegart, Adam
- Rine, Widow
- Ross, George
- Ross, J.
- Scott, James
- Sergeant, Thomas
- Shippen, Edward
- Shippen, Evans Wallis
- Shippen, Robert
- Simpson, John
- Smith, Charles
- Smith, Mary Yeates
- Stein, Charles
- Steinman, Fredrick
- Stevenson, Henry
- Stewart, Charles
- Sturmii, Johannis Christophorus
- Thomas, John
- Tilghman, Benjamin C.
- Tilghman, E.
- Tilghman, Edward
- Tilghman, William
- Tilghman, William B.
- Towson, William
- Underwood, John
- Wallace, George
- Wallace, William
- Waln, Nicholas
- Warden, J.
- White, William
- Wickersham, Elijah
- Willson, Samuel
- Yeates, Catharine
- Yeates, Jasper
- Yeates, Jasper, Jr.
- Yeates, John, Jr.
- Yeates, John, Sr.
- Yeates, Margaret
- Yeates, Sarah Burd "Sally"
- Zantzinger, Paul
- Search Terms
- Business records
- Correspondence
- Deeds
- Family records
- Finding aids
- Letters
- Manuscript groups
- Wills
- Extent
- 6 boxes, 49 folders, 13 books, 6 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0205
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Copies
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Related Item Notes
- Yeates, Aungst Collection (MG0206)
- Yeates, Carson Collection (MG0207)
- George M. Steinman Collection (MG0184)
- Jasper Yeates Colonial Law Library
- Objects in the Curatorial Collection
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Yeates, Lancaster County Historical Society Collection (MG0205), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Restrictions noted at the item level. The letter copybooks in Folders 31 and 36 are restricted--please use the transcriptions available in the library.
- 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-205
- Classification
- MG0205
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Folders 1-34 and Books 1-2 were processed and finding aid prepared prior to 1997. Added to PP on 26 March 2022.
Documents
- Collection
- Lancaster Press Club Collection
- Title
- Lancaster Press Club Collection, 1909
- Object ID
- MG0910
- Date Range
- 1909
1 document
- Collection
- Lancaster Press Club Collection
- Title
- Lancaster Press Club Collection, 1909
- Description
- This collection contains the constitution and by-laws and a historical sketch of the Lancaster Press Club.
- Date Range
- 1909
- Date of Accumulation
- 1909
- Creator
- LancasterHistory (Organization)
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 19
- People
- Buch, J. Frank
- Carson, H. E.
- Grube, H. D.
- Hensel, H. H.
- Howell, Charles M.
- Kauffman, E. M.
- Musselman, B. O.
- Risk, Robert
- Shelley, George A.
- Slade, A. M.
- Search Terms
- Associations, institutions, etc.
- By-laws
- Finding aids
- Hamilton Club
- Journalism
- Lancaster Press Club
- Manuscript groups
- Newspapers
- Reporters
- St. Patrick's Day
- Extent
- 1 folder
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0910
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Lancaster Press Club Collection, 1909 (MG0910), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- No restrictions. Please request at the Reference Desk or contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
- Copyright
- Collection 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
- Accession Number
- Unknown.MG0910
- Other Numbers
- MG-910
- Other Number
- MG-910
- Classification
- MG0910
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Noted at item level.
Documents
- Collection
- James Fleming Smith Family Papers
- Title
- James Fleming Smith Family Papers, 1821-1924
- Object ID
- MG0912
- Date Range
- 1821-1924
1 document
- Collection
- James Fleming Smith Family Papers
- Title
- James Fleming Smith Family Papers, 1821-1924
- Description
- This collection contains letters, correspondence, documents, a copy book, marriage license, an issue of the Wrightsville Star newspaper and other ephemera of the family of James Fleming Smith (1807-1854) and his son, Howard Persifor Smith (1847-1872).
- Admin/Biographical History
- James Fleming Smith, son of Isaac Smith and Margaret Fleming, was born in 1807 in Lancaster County and died in 1854 in Wrightsville, York County. He married Elizabeth Schall, 3 September 1845, and had one child, Howard Persifor Smith, born in 1872.
- Date Range
- 1821-1924
- Year Range From
- 1821
- Year Range To
- 1924
- Date of Accumulation
- 1821-1924
- Creator
- LancasterHistory (Organization)
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 19
- People
- Baumgardner, Thomas
- Haldeman, Peter
- Mason, Richard
- Putnam, A. B.
- Schall, Jacob H.
- Smith, Elizabeth Schall
- Smith, Howard Persifor
- Smith, Howard Persifor, Jr.
- Smith, Isaac
- Smith, James Fleming
- Smith, Margaret Fleming
- Smith, Mary Tucker Brubaker
- Smith, Robert
- Subjects
- Letters
- Search Terms
- Correspondence
- Finding aids
- Genealogy
- Letters
- Manuscript groups
- Marriage certificates
- Newspapers
- Wrightsville Star
- Extent
- 7 folders
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0912
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), James Fleming Smith Family Papers, 1821-1924 (MG0912), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- No restrictions. Please request at the Reference Desk or contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
- Copyright
- Collection 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
- Accession Number
- Unknown.MG0912
- Other Numbers
- MG-912
- Classification
- MG0912
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Transferred from Robert Smith family file 26 September 2002. Transferred from Document Collection, Box 32, Folder 3, 8 April 2022.
Documents
- Collection
- Edward D. Glass Press Pass Collection
- Title
- Edward D. Glass Press Pass Collection, 1904-1905
- Object ID
- MG0915
- Date Range
- 1904-1905
1 document
- Collection
- Edward D. Glass Press Pass Collection
- Title
- Edward D. Glass Press Pass Collection, 1904-1905
- Description
- This collection contains twelve press passes issued to Edward D. Glass, reporter for the Lancaster Examiner newspaper, in 1904.
- Admin/Biographical History
- Edward D. Glass (1881-1962) worked as a proof reader and reporter for the Lancaster Examiner newspaper from c. 1900 to c. 1910. He later worked as a weaver at Stehli Silk Mill.
- Date Range
- 1904-1905
- Year Range From
- 1904
- Year Range To
- 1905
- Date of Accumulation
- 1904-1905
- Creator
- LancasterHistory (Organization)
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 19
- People
- Boyd, H. C.
- Brandt, Simon L.
- Feeley, Thomas F.
- Forepaugh, Adam
- Glass, Edward D.
- Griest, William Walton
- Griffiths, H. B.
- Peoples, John B.
- Reed, G. Harry
- Shoff, Frederic
- Shower, Samuel B.
- Subjects
- Reporters and reporting
- Search Terms
- Baseball
- Circuses
- Finding aids
- Lady Gay
- Lancaster and York Furnace Street Railway
- Manuscript groups
- Newsboys
- Press passes
- Reporters
- Rocky Springs
- Rossmere Ball Park
- Theaters
- Woolworth's Rooftop Gardens
- Extent
- 1 folder
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0915
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Edward D. Glass Press Pass Collection, 1904-1905 (MG0915), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- No restrictions. Please request at the Reference Desk or contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
- Copyright
- Collection 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
- Accession Number
- 2003.MG0915
- Other Numbers
- MG-915
- Other Number
- MG-915
- Classification
- MG0915
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Transferred from Document Collection, Box 33, Folder 1, 14 April 2022.
Documents
- Collection
- Swisher and McElree Family Papers
- Title
- Swisher and McElree Family Papers, 1788-1919
- Object ID
- MG0918
- Date Range
- 1788-1919
1 document
- Collection
- Swisher and McElree Family Papers
- Title
- Swisher and McElree Family Papers, 1788-1919
- Description
- This collection contains documents and ephemera related to the Swisher and McElree families of Lancaster County.
- Date Range
- 1788-1919
- Year Range From
- 1788
- Year Range To
- 1919
- Date of Accumulation
- 1788-1919
- Creator
- LancasterHistory (Organization)
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 19
- People
- Geyer, George S.
- Groff, Frederick Fenninger
- Huber, Christian S.
- Huber, Hettie Ann Swisher
- Kohr, John
- Kohr, John Jr.
- McElree, Catharine
- McElree, Esther Ann
- McElree, Joseph
- McElree, Letitia
- McElree, Martha Ann
- McElree, Mary
- McElree, Rachel
- McElree, Rachel Rockafield
- Moore, J. P.
- Reese, Letitia
- Strine, John Jacob
- Swisher, Albert
- Swisher, Catharine Jane
- Swisher, Christen
- Swisher, Eliza
- Swisher, Elizabeth
- Swisher, Elizabeth R. McElree
- Swisher, Francinah
- Swisher, James Henry
- Swisher, John
- Swisher, Patrick B.
- Swisher, Rachel
- Swisher, Robert
- Subjects
- Family records
- Search Terms
- Bills of sale
- Family records
- Finding aids
- Manuscript groups
- Marriage certificates
- Memorial cards
- Probate records
- Extent
- 2 folders
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0918
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Related Item Notes
- Photographs 1-05-01-39 to 1-05-01-44
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Swisher and McElree Family Papers, 1788-1919 (MG0918), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- No restrictions. Please request at the Reference Desk or contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
- Copyright
- Collection 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
- Accession Number
- 1967.63
- Other Numbers
- MG-918
- Classification
- MG0918
- Description Level
- Item
- Custodial History
- Transferred from Document Collection Box 33, Folder 8, Items 1-12, 15 April 2022.
Documents
- Collection
- Gibney Road Property Records
- Title
- Gibney Road Property Records, 1846-1955
- Object ID
- MG0919
- Date Range
- 1846-1955
1 document
- Collection
- Gibney Road Property Records
- Title
- Gibney Road Property Records, 1846-1955
- Description
- This collection contains deeds, articles of agreement, descriptions of property, and a land draft pertaining to property on Gibney Road in West Lampeter Twp. and one deed for property in Penn Twp.
- Date Range
- 1846-1955
- Year Range From
- 1846
- Year Range To
- 1955
- Date of Accumulation
- 1846-1955
- Creator
- LancasterHistory (Organization)
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 19
- People
- Beichler, Christian
- Brown, Henry G.
- Doulin, Wilmer J.
- Gantz, Jacob
- Harnish, Michael
- Kendig, David
- Kendig, John M.
- Kendig, Susan
- Kline, Abraham
- Kreider, George H.
- Kreider, John
- Landis, Esther
- Landis, Musser C., Sr.
- McMullen, Elizabeth
- McMullen, James
- Mylin, Abraham S.
- Spring, Jacob
- Subjects
- Deeds
- Real property
- Real property surveys
- Search Terms
- Deeds
- Finding aids
- Land drafts
- Manuscript groups
- Property records
- Real estate
- West Lampeter Twp.
- Extent
- 8 folders
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0919
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Gibney Road Property Records, 1846-1955 (MG0919), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- No restrictions. Please request at the Reference Desk or contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
- Copyright
- Collection 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
- Accession Number
- 2004.MG0919
- Other Numbers
- MG-919
- Classification
- MG0919
- Description Level
- Item
- Custodial History
- Transferred from Document Collection Box 33, Folder 9, 15 April 2022.
Documents
- Collection
- Medical, Dental and Veterinary Collection
- Title
- Medical, Dental and Veterinary Collection
- Object ID
- MG0480
- Date Range
- 1791-1988
1 document
- Collection
- Medical, Dental and Veterinary Collection
- Title
- Medical, Dental and Veterinary Collection
- Description
- The Medical, Dental and Veterinary Collection contains records of doctors and a midwife who practiced in Lancaster County. Susanna Rohrer Müller's account book is a record of her work as a midwife from 1791 to 1815. The other volumes in this collection contain medical school notes, records of births, ephemera, and medicinal formulas.
- Date Range
- 1791-1988
- Year Range From
- 1791
- Year Range To
- 1988
- Date of Accumulation
- 1791-1988
- Creator
- LancasterHistory (Organization)
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 11
- People
- Bowers, Moses K.
- Carpenter, Alexander H.
- Collatte, Joseph
- Harnley, Isaac
- Kauffman, Christian
- Kauffman, John
- Landis, Christian
- McCressan, George
- Meyers, Jacob
- Müller, Susanna Rohrer
- Schaffner, Meade D.
- Steward, A.
- Welchans, George R.
- Wiles, Alice Miller
- Witmer, John
- Ziegler, James
- Subjects
- Account books
- Advertising
- Business records
- Delivery (Obstetrics)
- Formulas, recipes, etc.
- Medicine--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions
- Midwives
- Physicians
- Railroads
- Search Terms
- Account books
- Advertising
- Business records
- Delivery (Obstetrics)
- Finding aids
- Formulas, recipes, etc.
- Lancaster Academy of Medicine
- Manuscript groups
- Medicine--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions
- Midwives
- National Prohibition Act
- Pectoral Elixir
- Pennsylvania Medical College
- Physicians
- Railroads
- Extent
- 1 box, 9 folders, .5 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0480
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Related Item Notes
- Strasburg Pharmacy Records (MG0282)
- Heinitsh Business and Family Records (MG0447)
- Bucher-Ortmann Pharmacy Collection (MG0211)
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Medical, Dental and Veterinary Collection (MG0480), 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-480
- Other Number
- MG-480
- Classification
- MG0480
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Added to database 27 August 2021.
Documents
- Collection
- United Brewery Workers Collection
- Title
- United Brewery Workers Collection, 1900-1951
- Object ID
- MG0287
- Date Range
- 1900-1951
1 document
- Collection
- United Brewery Workers Collection
- Title
- United Brewery Workers Collection, 1900-1951
- Description
- The United Brewery Workers Collection contains membership books, roll book, ledger, and daybooks for Local 206 of the International Union of United Brewery Workmen of America, then the International Union of United Brewery and Soft Drink Workers of America, and later the International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, and Soft Drink Workers of America. Most membership books show name of member, place and date of birth, date of initiation into the union, industry, department, international book number, local ledger number, local union number, locality, and the signatures of union officials. The "Declaration of Principles" is printed at the front of the book and most have stamps showing dues paid.
- Date Range
- 1900-1951
- Year Range From
- 1900
- Year Range To
- 1951
- Date of Accumulation
- 1900-1951
- Creator
- LancasterHistory (Organization)
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 08
- People
- Althouse, Andrew
- Aston, William
- Breit, Mike
- Carry, J. A.
- Christ, Walter D.
- Daggete, Benjamin F.
- Dorat, Charles
- Dorman, Samuel E.
- Dorman, Thomas M.
- Drake, George
- Duschel, John
- Duschl, Joseph
- Dushel, John
- Faust, Wilhelm
- Fischer, George
- Fritsch, Howard F.
- Good, John S.
- Hable, Peter
- Hecker, Louis
- Herr, Theodor
- Hoffmier, Joe
- Horstick, John H.
- Irwin, George
- Jones, Sam
- Kahler, Harry
- Kirchner, Albert
- Klein, J. S.
- Klingseisen, Ludwig
- Knier, Will
- Koenig, Joseph
- Kreider, Walter
- Maize, George D.
- Market, Michael
- May, William S.
- Mehaffey, George
- Oney, W. A.
- Ott, George
- Rice, Harry S.
- Robinson, George
- Rohm, George
- Rohn, Reinhold
- Rothmund, Fred
- Sanders, Jacob T.
- Schmalhofer, Michael
- Seeler, Herman
- Sheridan, Frank
- Snyder, Charles P.
- Soneker, Carl
- Springfelt, Herman
- Steyer, Will
- Strosser, George
- Tretter, Adam John
- Vallrath, Albert Jr.
- Wertz, Edward
- Wiker, W. R.
- Eberly, Jay M.
- Search Terms
- Breweries
- Brewers
- Brewing
- Business records
- Finding aids
- International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, and Soft Drink Workers
- Labor union members
- Labor unions
- Manuscript groups
- Membership
- Extent
- 2 boxes, 23 folders, 1 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0287
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), United Brewery Workers Collection, 1900-1951 (MG0287), Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- No restrictions. Please request at the Reference Desk or contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
- Copyright
- Collection 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.
- Accession Number
- Unknown.MG0287
- Other Numbers
- MG-287
- Classification
- MG0287
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Added to database 1 August 2022. Source unknown unless stated at item level.
Documents
- Collection
- Land Records Collection
- Title
- Land Records Collection
- Object ID
- MG0304
- Date Range
- 1717-1983
1 document
- Collection
- Land Records Collection
- Title
- Land Records Collection
- Description
- This collection contains several types of land records including deeds, leases, land drafts and articles of agreement. These documents record transactions involving real estate within Lancaster County and/or by residents of Lancaster County.
- Date Range
- 1717-1983
- Year Range From
- 1717
- Year Range To
- 1983
- Date of Accumulation
- 1717-1983
- Creator
- LancasterHistory (Organization)
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 08
- Subjects
- Deeds
- Real property
- Surveys
- Search Terms
- Deeds
- Real estate
- Land drafts
- Surveys
- Extent
- 3 boxes, 70 folders, 10 oversized folders, 8 framed deeds, 6 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0304
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
- Copyright
- Collection 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.
- Other Numbers
- MG-304
- Classification
- MG0304
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Transferred from the library, 13 October 2023.
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