- Collection
- Brinton Family Collection
- Title
- Brinton Family Collection
- Object ID
- MG0038
- Date Range
- 1808-1946
Anti-Slavery Society
Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society
Sadsbury School District
Sadsbury Twp.
School books
Sharon Boarding School
Related Materials: The Chester County History Center (Pa.) also has information on the
Brinton and Whitson families.
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1 document
- Collection
- Brinton Family Collection
- Title
- Brinton Family Collection
- Description
- The Brinton Family Collection contains genealogy, estate records, receipts, school workbooks, correspondence, farm records, tax records, bank records, wedding and funeral announcements, invitations, visiting cards, and postcards.
- Admin/Biographical History
- The Brintons were a prosperous family, owned farms and mills, and participated in other business ventures. They were of English heritage and members of the Quakers, or Society of Friends. In order to escape religious persecution in England, William Brinton purchased 200 acres in Birmingham Twp., Pennsylvania in 1684. His descendants eventually moved further west to eastern Lancaster County.1
- Cyrus Brinton (1830-1917), the fourth of six children, was the son of Samuel and Lydia P. Jackson Brinton. In 1813, Samuel purchased 200 acres of land in Christiana (land that was later bounded by the Christiana Machine Shop on the south, Pine St. on the west, Sadsbury Ave. on the north, and Rte. 41 on the east). The land was not ideal for farming, but the property was picturesque and the farm was successful. Cyrus married Rebecca Whitson and they farmed on his father's property for about ten years. At that time they purchased a farm and mill on the road from Cooperville to the Noble Road. The original woolen mill was later turned into a grist mill, then a creamery. Cyrus and Rebecca had five children: Francis, Thomas Luther, William Haslam, Anne Haslam, and Martha Alice.2
- Genealogy:3
- Thomas Whitson m. Martha Hobson
- b. 7 February 1796 b. 10 November 1800
- d. 27 November 1864 d. 18 June 1889
- (Sadsbury, Chester County) (Sadsbury)
- They were married at New Salem Meeting, 17 May 1827. Rebecca was one of their eight children.
- Cyrus Brinton m. Rebecca Whitson
- b. 28 December 1830 b. 3 February 1832
- d. 9 February 1917 d. 29 October 1903
- (Sadsbury, Lancaster County) (Lancaster County)
- They were married at Christiana, PA, 12 February 1857.
- Thomas Whitson m. Hannah Starr
- b. 27 September 1760 b. 3 February 1765
- d. 1 June 1826 d. 20 April 1836
- (Sadsbury)
- The parents of Thomas Whitson, they were married 31 October 1787.
- Francis Hobson m. Ann Johnson
- b. 14 February 1768 b. 15 December 1775
- d. 1835 (Lancaster County)
- farmer and shoemaker d. 1852
- (New Garden) (New Garden)
- The parents of Martha Hobson, they were married 14 September 1797.
- 1 Garrett, Mary. 1979. "Brintons of Sadsbury Township, Lancaster County: Where they originated, what they accomplished, and where they have gone." Octorara Area Historical Society 1:13.
- 2 Ibid.
- 3 Whitson Family Chart, August 1951. The Albert Cook Myers Collection. Chester County Historical Society (Pa.)
- Date Range
- 1808-1946
- Year Range From
- 1808
- Year Range To
- 1946
- Date of Accumulation
- 1808-1946
- Creator
- LancasterHistory (Organization)
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 01
- People
- Bacon, Benjamin C.
- Brinton, Samuel
- Garrison, William Lloyd
- Whitson, Martha Hobson
- Whitson, Thomas
- Subjects
- Abolitionists
- Antislavery movements
- Finance, Personal
- Invitation cards
- Letters
- New-England Anti-Slavery Society
- Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society
- Personal correspondence
- Receipts (Acknowledgments)
- School notebooks
- Social reformers
- Visiting cards
- Search Terms
- Abolitionists
- Antislavery movements
- Calling cards
- Correspondence
- Finance, Personal
- Finding aids
- Invitations
- Land records
- Letters
- Manuscript groups
- New-England Anti-Slavery Society
- Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society
- Receipts
- Sadsbury School District
- Sadsbury Twp.
- School books
- Sharon Boarding School
- Social reformers
- Surveys
- Visiting cards
- Extent
- 4 boxes, 40 folders, 2 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0038
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Associated Material
- The Chester County History Center (Pa.) also has information on the Brinton and Whitson families.
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Brinton Family Collection (MG0038), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Folder 40 was a gift of Betsey Collins, 5 March 1993.
- 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-38
- Classification
- MG0038
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Cataloged prior to 1997. Box 1 was recataloged by JB, Fall semester 2006. Added to database 16 June 2021.
Documents
- Collection
- S. S. Haldeman Papers
- Title
- S. S. Haldeman Papers
- Object ID
- MG0344
- Date Range
- 1799-1977
- Collection
- S. S. Haldeman Papers
- Title
- S. S. Haldeman Papers
- Description
- The S. S. Haldeman Papers are an overview of Haldeman's career. The collection contains biographical information about and published works of Samuel Steman Haldeman on the freshwater univalve mollusca, language, and agriculture. There is also a handwritten biography on Ben Keywood.
- Admin/Biographical History
- Samuel Steman Haldeman was born in Locust Grove, Lancaster County circa 1812. He was the eldest of seven children of Henry Haldeman and Frances Steman. (Haldeman genealogy chart) Samuel was raised in the family mansion in Bainbridge and developed an interest in science and nature by wading in the Susquehanna River. There he collected shells, eels, Indian relics, minerals and insects. (Barber, 53) He was educated in public schools and attended Dickinson College for two years before withdrawing. Samuel left Dickinson because he found college to be irksome and that he could learn more on his own. After college Samuel educated himself by going to lectures, analyzing specimens, and studying books.
- Also after college he moved into the mansion near Chickies Creek, which he designed. In 1835 S. S. Haldeman married Mary Hough of Bainbridge and they had four children. (Haldeman genealogy) Haldeman was not a religious man and was born protestant, but when he was in his thirties he converted to Roman Catholic and was a member of St. Mary's Church in Lancaster City.
- During his life, Samuel was the author of scientific works, as well as many works on the study of language. One of his more famous works was A Monograph of the Limniades and other Fresh-Water Univalve Mollusca of United States. Samuel published these volumes during the 1840s. These volumes on mollusca were viewed as authoritative by most of the scientific world including Charles Darwin. (Sunday News, Lancaster, Pa.) Haldeman was considered an expert of many of the subjects he wrote about because of his attention to detail. He worked 16-hour days going over different specimens and spent time practicing the correct way to pronounce words and letters in different languages. (Croll)
- Haldeman was the author of over 150 articles on natural science, zoology, ethnology, language, natural history, and archaeology. His publications include several newspaper articles for Lancaster County newspapers, the Marietta Times and the Intelligencer Journal. Additionally, he was the editor of the Pennsylvania Farm Journal for three years. Haldeman's articles were also published in Silliman's Journal, better known as The American Journal of Science, and Popular Science Monthly. (Croll)
- However, Haldeman's career was not limited to publishing. His interest in the sciences led to careers in teaching and geology. In 1836 he began working for the State Geological Survey in New Jersey as an assistant and later held the same position in Pennsylvania. He received his first professorship to teach zoology at the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia in 1841. Haldeman was elected professor of natural history at the University of Pennsylvania in 1851, and then in 1855 he became a professor of natural history at the University of Delaware. He returned to the University of Pennsylvania as a professor in 1876 and retained that position until his death in 1888. (Barber)
- Haldeman did not limit his career solely to science. He managed the First National Bank of Marietta. He was also a partner with his brothers in the iron business that his father had built. The original name of the furnace was Chiqusalungo. It operated under the name E. Haldeman and Co. The brothers later built another blast furnace, and called the two furnaces Chickies 1 and Chickies 2. These furnaces were located along the Susquehanna south of Marietta. Haldeman perfected the practice of smelting iron with anthracite coal. Some of his articles on the use of anthracite coal in blast furnaces were published in Silliman's Journal during the 1840s. (Gramm)
- Samuel Steman Haldeman brought the forefront of science to Lancaster County. He worked on issues relevant to his home and community. He was never involved in any business that did not affect his home or family and worked hard to the end of his life. He returned home, tired and exhausted, from a convention in Boston in 1888. Samuel Steman Haldeman died six days later of a heart attack at age 68. "Thus peacefully ended a useful life, full of years and honors." (Barber)
- Works Cited:
- Barber, Edwin A. "The Late Professor S.S. Haldeman" The Museum; 1885. MG-344 S. S. Haldeman Papers, Lancaster County Historical Society.
- Croll, P. C. "Famous Pennsylvania Germans; Professor Samuel S. Haldeman, LL.D." The Pennsylvania German, v.6 1905.
- Gramm, Bertha Sue, The Ironmasters of Marietta and vicinity during the period 1848-1878, Lancaster County Historical Society: Lancaster, Pa. 1948.
- Haldeman genealogy chart prepared by Horace L. Haldeman, 1893. Haldeman Family file, Lancaster County Historical Society.
- Date Range
- 1799-1977
- Year Range From
- 1799
- Year Range To
- 1977
- Date of Accumulation
- 1799-1977
- Creator
- LancasterHistory (Organization)
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 08
- People
- Haldeman, Frances
- Haldeman, Henry
- Haldeman, Samuel Steman
- Hough, Mary
- Keywood, Ben
- Munsell, Joel
- Subjects
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Letters
- Linguistics
- Mollusks
- Proofs (Printing)
- Scientists
- Scientists' writings
- Search Terms
- Agriculture
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Correspondence
- Farming
- Finding aids
- Letters
- Linguistics
- Manuscript groups
- Mechanics' Society
- Mollusks
- Newspaper clippings
- Pennsylvania Farm Journal
- Proofs (Printing)
- Scientists
- Extent
- 1 box, 24 folders, .5 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English, German, and Latin
- Object ID
- MG0344
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Associated Material
- Haldeman Mansion Preservation Society https://haldeman-mansion.org/
- Related Item Notes
- Haldeman Family Papers and Business Records (MG0736)
- Curatorial Collection
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), S. S. Haldeman Papers (MG0344), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- See the attached finding aid for a list of S. S. Haldeman's publications.
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Please use photocopies of newspaper articles.
- 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-344
- Classification
- MG0344
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Cataloged and finding aid prepared by AV, Fall semester 2006. Added to database 22 August 2017.
- Collection
- Revolutionary War Collection
- Title
- Revolutionary War Collection
- Object ID
- MG0098
- Date Range
- 1776-1976
2 documents
- Collection
- Revolutionary War Collection
- Title
- Revolutionary War Collection
- Description
- The Revolutionary War Collection contains a variety of materials from and about the Revolutionary War in Lancaster County and Pennsylvania. The original records include correspondence, military pay certificates, court records, and an orderly book kept by Lt. Col. Adam Hubley, Jr. during the Sullivan Campaign of 1779. There are also research notes and secondary sources, including a list of prisoners of war, a list of males in Lancaster County in 1776, Continental Hospital Returns 1777-1780, articles, information on soldiers buried in Lancaster County, and an article about John Paul Jones.
- Date Range
- 1776-1976
- Creation Date
- 1776-1976
- Year Range From
- 1776
- Year Range To
- 1976
- Creator
- LancasterHistory (Organization)
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 03
- People
- Beddulph, Robert
- Boyd, John
- Burd, James Edward
- Chambers, Stephen
- Coedans, James
- Cooke, William
- Ferree, John
- Getty, Christian
- Gurney, Francis
- Hubley, Adam
- Jolly, James A. "Jim"
- Joy, Daniel
- Kieffer, Henry Martyn
- Moore, William
- Neal, James
- Patterson, Alex
- Porter, Thomas
- Ramsay, David
- Rapp, Brandon
- Reid, George W.
- Worner, William Frederic
- Zellty, John A.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Letters
- Military history
- Military regulations
- Newtown, Battle of, Newtown, N.Y., 1779
- Prisoners of war
- Soldiers
- Stony Point, Battle of, Stony Point, N.Y., 1779
- Sullivan's Indian Campaign, 1779
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons
- Search Terms
- Battle of Newtown
- Battle of Stony Point
- Cemeteries
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Correspondence
- Finding aids
- Haudenosaunee Confederacy
- Letters
- Manuscript groups
- Military history
- Military records
- Military regulations
- Prisoners of war
- Receipts
- Revolutionary War
- Soldiers
- Sullivan Campaign, 1779
- Extent
- 3 boxes, 40 folders, 1.25 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0098
- Notes
- Harmful Language Warning: LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this orderly book reflects the racial prejudices of the era and the violence perpetrated against the Haudenosaunee Confederacy during the American War of Independence. 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. This volume contains language that is offensive, oppressive, graphic, and may cause distress. LancasterHistory does not condone the use of this language.
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- No restrictions. Please use digital images and transcriptions when available.
- Copyright
- Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.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. 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
- Revolutionary War Collection (MG-98), Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
- Other Numbers
- MG-98
- Other Number
- MG-98
- Classification
- MG0098
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Cataloged prior to 1997. Items have been added and the finding aid has been updated since 1997.
Documents
- Collection
- James Buchanan Family Papers
- Title
- James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 4 Papers of Edward Young Buchanan, Series 2 Financial and Legal Documents
- Object ID
- JBFP Part 4 Series 2
1 document
- Collection
- James Buchanan Family Papers
- Title
- James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 4 Papers of Edward Young Buchanan, Series 2 Financial and Legal Documents
- Description
- James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 4 Papers of Edward Young Buchanan, Series 2 contains the financial and legal documents of Edward Young Buchanan. The dates range from 1834 to 1883. This series includes documents and receipts related to James Buchanan's estate, personal account books of Edward Young Buchanan from 1832 to 1844, and a document appointing Edward Young Buchanan as guardian of Harriet R. Lane.
- Admin/Biographical History
- Reverend Edward Young Buchanan (1811-1895) was born on May 30, 1811 in Mercersburg in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. He was the child of James Buchanan (1761-1821) and Elizabeth Speer Buchanan (1767-1833). He was the younger brother of President James Buchanan (1791-1868). He went to college at Dickinson College. He later became a reverend.
- In 1833, he married Anne Eliza Foster Buchanan (1812-1891), and together they had six children: Ann Elizabeth (1838-1927), Harriet (1841-1912), Henrietta Jane (1844-1906), Marie Lois (1847-1920), William Foster (1849-1875), and Alice Conyngham (1852-1931).
- Rev. Edward Young Buchanan died on January 25, 1895.
- Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84177259/edward-young-buchanan#source
- System of Arrangement
- JBFP Part 4 Series 2 Financial and Legal Documents
- Year Range From
- 1834
- Year Range To
- 1883
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Subjects
- Account books
- Decedents' estates
- Estates (Law)
- Executors and administrators
- Legal documents
- Search Terms
- Account books
- Buchanan Collections
- Decedents' estates
- Estate settlement
- Executors and administrators
- Finding aids
- Harriet Lane Johnston
- James Buchanan
- James Buchanan Presidential Library
- Legal documents
- Manuscript groups
- Extent
- 2 boxes, 15 folders, .25 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- JBFP Part 4 Series 2
- 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 Family Papers
- James Buchanan Collection, MG0096
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
- Photograph collections
- Curatorial collections
- Wheatland Mansion
- 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.
- 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.
- Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
- Credit
- Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Description Level
- Series
- Custodial History
- The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
Documents
- Collection
- John Leonard Ellmaker Collection
- Title
- John Leonard Ellmaker Collection
- Object ID
- MG0071
- Date Range
- 1726-1922
Margaretta
Haverstick, H. B.
Hoofgardner, Ferdinand
Hornberger, Maria
Hubbard, Elbert
Huston, R. M.
Koning, P.
Mayor, Robert
Moor, John
Nicolaas, I.
Pancoast, Dr.
Schnierer, Jacob
Snyder, Edwin L.
Snyder, John A.
Snyder, Mrs. Edwin L.
Subjects:
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Deeds
Family records
1 document
- Collection
- John Leonard Ellmaker Collection
- Title
- John Leonard Ellmaker Collection
- Description
- Collection of Ellmaker family papers, including original papers of the first immigrant, John Leonard Ellmaker of Germany. Papers include correspondence, genealogy charts, deeds and legal papers. newspaper clippings, photographs, articles on Jacob Eichholtz, and a diploma and teachers' certificate. There is also a blank book with paper made at Ephrata Cloister in 1796.
- Date Range
- 1726-1922
- Year Range From
- 1726
- Year Range To
- 1922
- Date of Accumulation
- 1726-1922
- Creator
- Ellmaker family
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 02
- People
- Cochran, Thomas B.
- Eichholtz, Jacob
- Elder, Thomas
- Ellmaker, Alfred
- Ellmaker, Amos
- Ellmaker, Ana Margareta
- Ellmaker, Benjamin Ellmaker
- Ellmaker, E. Ben
- Ellmaker, Edgar O.
- Ellmaker, Elizabeth
- Ellmaker, Enos
- Ellmaker, John Leonard
- Ellmaker, John Watson
- Ellmaker, Leonard
- Ellmaker, Lucy H.
- Ellmaker, Nathaniel
- Ellmaker, Thomas
- Graunnon, Christiana Margaretta
- Haverstick, H. B.
- Hoofgardner, Ferdinand
- Hornberger, Maria
- Hubbard, Elbert
- Huston, R. M.
- Koning, P.
- Mayor, Robert
- Moor, John
- Nicolaas, I.
- Pancoast, Dr.
- Schnierer, Jacob
- Snyder, Edwin L.
- Snyder, John A.
- Snyder, Mrs. Edwin L.
- Other Creators
- Ellmaker, John Leonard
- Subjects
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Deeds
- Family records
- Genealogy
- Letters
- Marriage records
- Stocks
- Wills
- Search Terms
- Aoelian Hall
- Carnegie Hall
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Correspondence
- Deeds
- Ephrata Cloister
- Family records
- Finding aids
- Genealogy
- Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia
- Letters
- Manuscript groups
- Marriage records
- Metropolitan Opera House
- Newspaper clippings
- Obituaries
- Philharmonic Society of New York
- Roycroft
- Stocks
- Wills
- Extent
- 2 boxes, 58 folders, 1 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English, German, Dutch
- Object ID
- MG0071
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Related Item Notes
- Photograph Collection
- 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
- No restrictions. Please request at 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.
- Classification
- MG0071
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 23 October 2018.
Documents
- Collection
- Diffenderffer Family Papers
- Title
- Diffenderffer Family Papers
- Object ID
- MG0410
- Date Range
- 1691-1963
, Pennsylvania 17603-3125
717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org
Search Terms:
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Conestoga River
Correspondence
Deeds
Drowning
Earl Twp.
England
Estate settlement
Finding aids
German Reformed Church of New Holland
Haupt Elementary School
Hutchings Printing House
King Street
1 document
- Collection
- Diffenderffer Family Papers
- Title
- Diffenderffer Family Papers
- Description
- The Diffenderffer Family Papers collection contains items that have been passed down through generations of the Diffenderffer family. Deeds for tracts of land in New Holland date back to the creation of New Design, the village that preceded New Holland. Correspondence and some manuscripts pertain to J. P. McCaskey's life and accomplishments. F. R. Diffenderffer's manuscripts on Easter Day and Conrad Weiser are preserved with this collection, as well as poems, a program for the C. Elvin Haupt School, and a claim of F. R. Diffenderffer & Co. against the State of Texas.
- Date Range
- 1691-1963
- Year Range From
- 1691
- Year Range To
- 1963
- Date of Accumulation
- 1691-1963
- Creator
- Diffenderffer family
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 10
- People
- Brubaker, John
- Brubaker, Margaret
- Brubaker, Philip
- Davis, Sarah
- Diffenderfer, David
- Diffenderfer, Elizabeth Shirk
- Diffenderfer, John
- Diffenderffer, Christina
- Diffenderffer, David
- Diffenderffer, David, Sr.
- Diffenderffer, Fianna L. Lutz
- Diffenderffer, Frank Ried
- Diffenderffer, Harold F.
- Diffenderffer, John, Jr.
- Diffenderffer, John, Sr.
- Diffenderffer, Margaretta Stein
- Diffenderffer, Michael
- Freymyer, Jacob
- Grim, Henry
- Haupt, Charles Elvin
- Hoch, Herman E.
- Holl, Wendel
- Hubley, Bernard
- Kennerly, John
- Kinzer, John
- Kinzer, Magdalena
- Koch, Mary
- Koch, Melchior
- Law, James D.
- Markley, Henry
- McCaskey, Donald G.
- McCaskey, John Piersol "Jack"
- Nevin, Blanche
- Painter, John
- Penn, William
- Rodman, John H.
- Shirk, Henry
- Smith, Oliver
- Smith, William Evans
- Sneider, Christian
- Stone, David
- Stone, George
- Stone, Leonard
- Stone, Mary
- Sutton, Mary A. Diffenderffer
- Thomson, Bill "Tommy"
- Winter, John
- Young, Matthias
- Other Creators
- Diffenderffer, Fianna L. Lutz, 1918-2009
- Diffenderffer, David
- Subjects
- Deeds
- Letters
- Real property
- Search Terms
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Conestoga River
- Correspondence
- Deeds
- Drowning
- Earl Twp.
- England
- Estate settlement
- Finding aids
- German Reformed Church of New Holland
- Haupt Elementary School
- Hutchings Printing House
- King Street
- Lancaster
- Land drafts
- Lemon Street School
- Letters
- Manuscript groups
- Mortgages
- New Design, Earl Twp.
- New Holland
- Newspaper clippings
- Programs
- Real estate
- Real property surveys
- Reigart's Landing
- Susquehanna River
- Texas
- Texas Frontier Forces
- Windsor Forge
- Extent
- 1 box, 23 folders, .5 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0410
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
- Deeds in folders 1-18 were a gift of Fianna Diffenderffer and the Diffenderffer family, 4 November 2006.
- Items in folders 19-23 were a gift from her nephew, David Diffenderffer, 14 August 2006.
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Restrictions are noted at the item level--please use photocopies or transcriptions for those items. Other original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.
- Copyright
- Collection items 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 collection 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
- 2006.MG0410_NOV
- Other Numbers
- MG-410
- Classification
- MG0410
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Cataloged by HST, November 2008. Added to database 28 July 2021.
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
- Heinitsh Business and Family Records
- Title
- Heinitsh Business and Family Records
- Object ID
- MG0447
- Date Range
- 1791-1918
1 document
- Collection
- Heinitsh Business and Family Records
- Title
- Heinitsh Business and Family Records
- Description
- This collection contains business and family records for members of the Heinitsh family. Account and ledger books contain records of the drug store and a dry goods store. Personal records show the estate settlement for Charles Heinitsh, including an inventory of his household and kitchen furniture in 1804. Records for Heinitsh's Furniture and Carpet Store include stock inventory books, carpet books and order books.
- Date Range
- 1791-1918
- Year Range From
- 1791
- Year Range To
- 1918
- Date of Accumulation
- 1791-1918
- Creator
- Heinitsh family
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 11
- People
- Brenneman, Abraham
- Heinitsh, August
- Heinitsh, Charles
- Heinitsh, Frederick
- Heinitsh, Henrietta M.
- Heinitsh, Henry
- Heinitsh, John Frederick
- Heinitsh, Walter A.
- Heinitsh, William E.
- Light, John
- Subjects
- Account books
- Business records
- Carpets
- Drugstores
- Furniture
- Furniture showrooms
- House furnishings
- Pharmacists
- Probate records
- Stores, Retail
- Search Terms
- Account books
- Bailey Table Company
- Business records
- Carpets
- Estate inventories
- Finding aids
- Furniture
- Heinitsh Drug Store
- Heinitsh Furniture Company
- House furnishings
- Manuscript groups
- Pharmacies
- Pharmacists
- Probate records
- Stores, Carpet
- Stores, Furniture
- Stores, Retail
- Extent
- 4 boxes, 29 folders, 6 volumes on shelf, 4 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0447
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Related Item Notes
- Strasburg Pharmacy Records (MG0282)
- Bucher-Ortmann Pharmacy Collection (MG0211)
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Heinitsh Business and Family Records (MG0447), Box #, 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-447
- Other Number
- MG-447
- Classification
- MG0447
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- The volumes in Folders 1-9 were transferred from MG-266 Daybook and Ledger Collection, Series 3 on 3 March 2009.
- Added to database 27 August 2021.
Documents
- Collection
- Wheatland Diner Records
- Title
- Wheatland Diner Records
- Object ID
- MG0549
- Date Range
- 1955-1973
1 document
- Collection
- Wheatland Diner Records
- Title
- Wheatland Diner Records
- Description
- This collection contains records of the Wheatland Diner, including correspondence, advertising, menu, recipe cards, blueprints and documents for the sale of the property. Newspaper articles report the plan for and delivery of the diner ,fires, 1956 fatal accident, problems with teenage customers and the sale of the property.
- Admin/Biographical History
- Wheatland Diner is now the Columbia Diner (2011).
- Date Range
- 1955-1973
- Year Range From
- 1955
- Year Range To
- 1973
- Date of Accumulation
- 1955-9173
- Creator
- Wheatland Diner, Inc.
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 12
- People
- Friend, Neal
- Kusuplos, Spiros A.
- Sanders, Ruth V.
- Schaal, Dorothy C.
- Snyder, Robert N.
- Trott, M. William
- Search Terms
- Advertising
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Correspondence
- Diners
- Finding aids
- Manuscript groups
- Menus
- Newspaper clippings
- Recipes
- Wheatland Diner
- Extent
- 2 boxes, 10 folders, 3 sets of blueprints, 1.5 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0549
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Related Item Notes
- See also the Photograph Collection
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Wheatland Diner Records (M0549), Box #, 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-549
- Other Number
- MG-549
- Classification
- MG0549
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Processed and finding aid prepared by high school intern, JP, Summer 2010.
Documents
- Collection
- Andrew B. Rote Collection
- Title
- Andrew B. Rote Collection
- Object ID
- MG0363
- Date Range
- 1806-1950
for their business.
The record books of the company, 1881-1942, show accounting, clients, cash flow,
bids, and inventory. A catalog of architectural bronze and iron works illustrates their
products. There are also stock certificates for a number of local and regional businesses
such as Farmers Trust
1 document
- Collection
- Andrew B. Rote Collection
- Title
- Andrew B. Rote Collection
- Description
- The Andrew B. Rote Collection contains the business records of C. V. Rote & Co., which later became A. B. Rote & Co., and some family records. The Lancaster company specialized in awnings and ironwork. Deeds, mortgages, and other property records are for property owned by the Rotes and used for their business. The record books of the company, 1881-1942, show accounting, clients, cash flow, bids, and inventory. A catalog of architectural bronze and iron works illustrates their products. There are also stock certificates for a number of local and regional businesses such as Farmers Trust Company, Union Trust Company, and Meadia Heights Golf Club.
- Admin/Biographical History
- C. V. Rote & Company was founded by Charles V. Rote, Jacob F. Bender, and John W. Holman on 3 March 1881, specifically for the manufacture of awnings. Bender and Holman provided the financing, space for the shop, the time they could commit, and the use of their horse and buggy. Rote committed his labor and time in manufacturing the awnings. Their initial success continued when they added architectural bronze and iron work. Andrew B. Rote took over the business in 1894, which was then located at 111-117 E. Chestnut Street, Lancaster.
- Date Range
- 1806-1950
- Year Range From
- 1806
- Year Range To
- 1950
- Date of Accumulation
- 1806-1950
- Creator
- Rote, Andrew B., 1928-2015
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 09
- People
- Bender, Jacob F.
- Holman, John W.
- Rote, Andrew B. "Andy"
- Rote, Andrew Baker
- Rote, Charles Victor
- Other Creators
- A. B. Rote & Company
- Subjects
- Architectural ironwork
- Awnings
- Business records
- Decorative cast-ironwork
- Deeds
- Ironwork
- Patents
- Stocks
- Search Terms
- A. B. Rote & Co.
- Account books
- Awnings
- Bonds
- Business records
- C. V. Rote and Company
- Deeds
- Farmers Trust Company
- Finding aids
- Highway Emergency Service
- Ironwork, Architectural
- Ironwork, Decorative
- Lancaster Concrete Tile Company
- Manuscript groups
- Meadia Heights Golf Club
- Mortgages
- National Building Units Corporation
- Patents
- Penn-Mont Mining and Milling Company
- Pennsylvania Chautauqua Society
- Stocks
- Union Trust Company of Lancaster
- Extent
- 3 boxes, 27 folders, 1.5 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0363
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Related Item Notes
- See also the Photograph Collection
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Andrew B. Rote Collection (MG0363), 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.
- Accession Number
- 2003.MG0363
- Other Numbers
- MG-363
- Classification
- MG0363
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Added to database 3 January 2022.
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