- Author
- Goddell, Mary.
- Date of Publication
- 1908
.
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Author: Goddell, Mary.
Other Author(s): Zahm, Matthias, 1789-1874.
Title: An old diary / by Miss Mary Goddell.
Primary Material: Book
Subject(s): Zahm, Matthias, 1789-1874 --Diaries.
Lancaster (Pa.)--Social
1 document
- Responsibility
- by Miss Mary Goddell.
- Author
- Goddell, Mary.
- Place of Publication
- Lancaster, Pa
- Publisher
- Lancaster County Historical Society,
- Date of Publication
- 1908
- Physical Description
- [184]-194 p. ; 23 cm.
- Series
- Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 12, no. 5
- Summary
- This article contains parts of the the diary of Matthias Zahm 1789 -1874. He was a Lancaster resident who served as a Tipstaff and then Crier in the County court. The diary begins in 1835 and ends in 1849.
- Subjects
- Zahm, Matthias, - 1789-1874 - Diaries.
- Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 19th century - Personal narratives.
- Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
- Additional Author
- Zahm, Matthias,
- Contained In
- Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 12, number 5 (1908), p. 184-194Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.12
Documents
- Collection
- Henry Seiger's Civil War Letters
- Title
- Henry Seiger's Civil War Letters
- Object ID
- MG0570
- Date Range
- 1861-1863
6 documents
2 images
- Collection
- Henry Seiger's Civil War Letters
- Title
- Henry Seiger's Civil War Letters
- Description
- This collection contains four letters from Henry Seiger to Anna Roland in Marietta, Pennsylvania and one letter in German that was either to or from Anna Roland. Henry Seiger was in the 12th Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment, which was also known as the 41st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He served in Company D, the Kepner Fencibles, under the command of Captain Samuel Wilt. Folder 1 contains the transcriptions, Folder 2 contains the original letters.
- System of Arrangement
- Folder 1 contains the transcriptions, Folder 2 contains the original letters.
- Date Range
- 1861-1863
- Year Range From
- 1861
- Year Range To
- 1863
- Date of Accumulation
- 1861-1863
- Creator
- Seiger, Henry
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 12
- Search Terms
- Civil War
- Correspondence
- Letters
- Finding aids
- Manuscript groups
- Battle of Gettysburg
- Vicksburg, Seige of
- Health
- United States Army
- Extent
- 2 folders
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English, German
- Object ID
- MG0570
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- No restrictions.
- 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-570
- Other Number
- MG-570
- Classification
- MG0570
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Letters transcribed by WP, 2010; Processed by PP, 8 December 2010.
Images
Documents
- Collection
- Eleanor Fulton, Presbyterian Collection
- Title
- Eleanor Fulton, Presbyterian Collection
- Object ID
- MG0050
- Date Range
- 1703-1991
1 document
- Collection
- Eleanor Fulton, Presbyterian Collection
- Title
- Eleanor Fulton, Presbyterian Collection
- Description
- The work of Eleanor Fulton, a professional researcher. Contains information on the Presbyterian Church in Lancaster County, including First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Donegal Presbyterian Church. Also, genealogy notes for local families and St. James Episcopal Church.
- System of Arrangement
- Organized by subject, arranged chronologically.
- Date Range
- 1703-1991
- Year Range From
- 1703
- Year Range To
- 1991
- Date of Accumulation
- 1703-1991
- Creator
- Fulton, Eleanor
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 02
- Search Terms
- Booklets
- Correspondence
- Diaries
- Donegal Presbytery
- Ephemera
- Genealogy
- Letters
- Newspaper clippings
- Presbyterian Church
- War of 1812
- Extent
- 2 boxes, 56 folders, .75 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0050
- Location of Originals
- 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-50
- Classification
- MG0050
- Description Level
- Fonds
Documents
- Collection
- Paxton Boys and Conestoga Massacre Papers
- Title
- Paxton Boys and Conestoga Massacre Papers
- Object ID
- MG0614
- Date Range
- 1764-1766, 1795
1 document
- Collection
- Paxton Boys and Conestoga Massacre Papers
- Title
- Paxton Boys and Conestoga Massacre Papers
- Description
- This collection contains items related to the Paxton Boys and Conestoga Massacre. April 1764 issue of The Gentleman's Magazine includes article on massacre by Benjamin Franklin. 10 January entry in Charles Mason's diary contains discussion of massacre. Manuscript copy of remonstrance, signed by Matthew Smith and James Gibson and sent to Governor John Penn, lays out grievances against provincial government and justifies attacks on Native Americans.
- Date Range
- 1764-1766, 1795
- Creation Date
- 1764-1766, 1795
- Date of Accumulation
- 1764-1766, 1795
- Creator
- LancasterHistory
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 13
- People
- Cresap, Thomas
- Franklin, Benjamin
- Gibson, James
- Jardine, L. S.
- Mason, Charles
- Penn, John
- Smith, Matthew
- Subjects
- Conestoga Indians
- Conestoga Massacre, Pa., 1763
- Court records
- Diaries
- Fort Augusta (Sunbury, Pa.)
- Letters
- Northumberland County (Pa.)
- Paxton Boys
- Remonstrances
- Search Terms
- Conestoga Indians
- Conestoga Massacre
- Conojocular War
- Cresap's War
- Diaries
- Gentleman's Magazine
- Indigenous peoples
- Letters
- London Chronicle
- Native Americans
- Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
- Paxton Boys
- Persons of color
- Remonstrances
- Universal Evening Post
- Extent
- 1 box, 5 folders,1 clamshell box on shelf,.25 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0614
- Associated Material
- Please see See Digital Paxton: Digital Collection, Critical Edition, and Teaching Platform for digital copies and transcriptions of orginal documents; related publications and scholary works; and educational materials
- http://digitalpaxton.org/works/digital-paxton/introduction?path=index
- Related Item Notes
- Please see the collections catalog for published works about the Paxton Boys and the Conestoga Massacre.
- https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
- LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As historical resources, the items in 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
- Restrictions noted at the item level.
- Copyright
- Collection may not be photocopied. Please contact Research Staff or Archives Staff with questions.
- Note: See Digital Paxton: Digital Collection, Critical Edition, and Teaching Platform for historical overviews and additional information,
- http://digitalpaxton.org/works/digital-paxton/introduction?path=index
- Credit
- Papers regarding the Paxton Boys and the Conestoga Massacre Collection (MG-614), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
- Other Numbers
- MG-614
- Classification
- MG0614
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Added to database on 11 August 2017.
Documents
- Collection
- Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
- Title
- Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
- Object ID
- MG0846
- Date Range
- 1727 - 1980s
clasps.
�230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125
717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org
Gibbons family original diaries, with transcriptions by Marian S. Brubaker
Original diaries
o Brubaker, Marianna Gibbons _ diaries for 1858, 1865, 1890-1929.
o Gibbons, Caroline _ diary for
1 document
- Title
- Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records
- Description
- This collection contains letters, family papers, deeds, diaries, and mill records from three generations of the Gibbons family. The collection starts with documents focused on James Gibbons, then contains papers central to Daniel Gibbons, and finally end with the third generation papers surrounding Joseph Gibbons. The letters in this collection span from 1783 until 1865. The contents within the letters describe the daily happenings within the family and on their property which was located in Lampeter Township, Lancaster County. The family deeds in the collection detail the exchanging of property to and from the Gibbons family mostly within Lampeter Township and Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County. The deeds span from 1727 to 1879. Also included are some miscellaneous family papers that span from 1799 to 1871. The content of these family papers ranges from anonymous stories about the Gibbons family, an independent order of Good Templars of Joseph Gibbons, to a land draft of James Gibbons' Land. This collection also contains diaries from various members of the Gibbons family, spanning the three generations. These diaries detail the day to day lives of the Gibbons family and also include historical anniversaries of important events or detail the passing of members within the Gibbons family and the surrounding community. The Mill Records in the collection contain information about [ ]. Overall, the Gibbons Family collection includes the regular happenings over the family's three generations in both business and secular life.
- Date Range
- 1727 - 1980s
- Creator
- Gibbons family
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 19
- People
- Bonsall, Daniel
- Bonsall, Edward Horne
- Bonsall, Rachel
- Brinton, William
- Brown, Ellen
- Brubaker, Marianna Gibbons
- Conrad, Abraham
- Dunbar, Andrew
- Dunbar, Mary
- Eaby, Christian
- Eaby, Samuel
- Earle, Mary Hussey
- Evans, Thomas
- Evans, Rebecca
- Evans, William
- Gibbons, Abraham
- Gibbons, Caroline
- Gibbons, Daniel
- Gibbons, Deborah
- Gibbons, Joseph
- Gibbons, Phebe Hussey Earle
- Gibbons, Rachel
- Gibbons, Samuel
- Gibbons, William
- Grigs, Joseph
- Hamilton, James
- Hertzkey, John
- Kendall, John
- Kirk, Jeremiah
- Lightfoot, Jepthat
- Miller, Eliza
- Miller, John
- Reynolds, Margaret
- Stauffer, Christian
- Steer, Joseph
- Stevens, Thaddeus
- Thomas, William B.
- Wartnaby, Elizabeth
- Subjects
- Business records
- Deeds
- Letters
- Mills and mill-work
- Quakers
- Society of Friends
- Westtown Boarding School
- Search Terms
- Business records
- Correspondence
- Deeds
- Diaries
- Finding aids
- Lampeter Twp.
- Leacock Twp.
- Letters
- Manuscript groups
- Mill Creek
- Mills
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Quakers
- Society of Friends
- Westtown Boarding School
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0846
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Copies
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- 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
- 2021.008
- Other Numbers
- MG-846
- Other Number
- MG-846
- Classification
- MG0846
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Folders 1-30 processed and finding aid prepared from the donor's notes by MB, 8 July 2021. Added to database 12 July 2021.
Documents
- Collection
- Frank E. Witmer's 1879 Diary
- Title
- Diary of Frank E. Witmer
- Object ID
- MG0847
- Date Range
- 1879, 2020
1 document
- Collection
- Frank E. Witmer's 1879 Diary
- Title
- Diary of Frank E. Witmer
- Description
- This collection contains Frank E. Witmer's original 1879 diary, as well as a transcription and index prepared by Dr. David H. Wallace. The diary provides a detailed record of the daily activities of all members of the family. He primarily records the work involved in running a truck farm--planting, maintaining, and harvesting crops, and preparing for market. Other entries of interest include helping a neighbor move a carriage house; building a hog pen; canning; attendance at several Mennonite churches in the area; the process of moving from one house and barn to a new house and barn on the property; frequent visits between relatives and neighbors; and a few mentions of school and the leisure activities of the young men.
- Admin/Biographical History
- In 1879, Franklin E. Witmer (1855-1931), at age 23, was the eldest son of Aaron L. Witmer, farmer of West Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and his wife Mary Ann (Herr) Witmer. The household also included his younger brothers Abraham (Abram), 21, and Jacob Elam (Elem), 19; two school-age girls Sarah Dunlap, 13, an apprentice servant, and Hettie Fritz, 8, a ward of Mr. and Mrs. Witmer; and for part of the year a teen-age boarder-farm hand , Thaddeus (Thad) Brackbill. In Frank's diary, each person's activity was recorded daily, almost as if he had set himself a deliberate project to do so.
- Mr. Witmer's truck farm embraced fields of grain (wheat, oats and rye), several acres of tobacco, a varied fruit orchard, a large truck garden, and a greenhouse for vegetables and flowering plants, a small herd of dairy cattle, some hogs and chickens; enough variety to make year-round weekly visits to market in Lancaster. During the year the family moved into a new house, raised a new barn, stables, hog-pen and chicken-house, and rented the old house and barn to a tenant farmer, Jacob Dieter.
- The Witmers were Mennonites, regularly attending church in Lampeter Twp. and Strasburg, and occasionally in New Providence and Lancaster. Sarah and Hettie and briefly Elam, attended the Lampeter School. Their chief source of entertainment seems to have been visiting among their extended Witmer and Herr families and neighbors, although Abram and Elam sometimes attended "singing school" and the Lampeter Lyceum and did some "driving about" of an evening. Only Abram seems to have had a special girlfriend.
- Although all the men of the family did everything in the way of farm chores, each of the boys also had a specialty. Frank, the oldest, had his own corn and tobacco patches to tend and market, Abram tended to concentrate on the greenhouse and truck-garden, and Elam helped his father provide veterinary services to other farmers in the area.
- Frank Witmer married Mary Ann Herr on November 30, 1881; he continued general farming in West Lampeter Township, died there on December 10, 1931, and was buried in the Mennonite cemetery in nearby Willow Street, Pennsylvania.
- This history was prepared by Dr. David H. Wallace.
- Date Range
- 1879, 2020
- Creation Date
- 1879, 2020
- Creator
- Wallace, David H.
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 19
- People
- Brackbill, Thaddeus
- Dunlap, Sarah
- Fritz, Hettie
- Wallace, David Harold
- Witmer, Aaron L.
- Witmer, Abraham Herr
- Witmer, Franklin Elmer
- Witmer, Jacob Elam
- Witmer, Mary Ann Herr
- Other Creators
- Witmer, Franklin Elmer, 1855-1931
- Subjects
- Truck farming
- Diaries
- Agriculture
- Indexes
- Search Terms
- Truck farming
- Diaries
- Farming
- Agriculture
- Transcriptions
- Indexes
- Finding aids
- Manuscript groups
- Extent
- 3 items, 146 pages to scan
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0847
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Please use transcription and index, MG0847_F002 and MG0847_F003.
- Original diary may be used by appointment--contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks 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.
- Accession Number
- 2021.011
- Other Numbers
- MG-847
- Other Number
- MG-847, Folder 1
- Classification
- MG0847
- Description Level
- Item
- Custodial History
- PDFs of the transcription and index are attached to the correlating records.
Documents
- Collection
- Dr. George B. Kerfoot Collection
- Title
- Dr. George B. Kerfoot Collection
- Object ID
- MG0128
- Date Range
- 1828-1851
&
Science
Larynx—Surgery
Lectures
Lyceums
Lymphatics—Diseases
Magnetism
Manuscript groups
Neuroses
Paralysis
Philosophy
Phrenology
Physiology
Pregnancy
Prognosis
Respiration
Scrofula
Senses and sensation
Surgery
Tetanus
Tonsils
Tumors
Vomiting
Wounds and injuries—Treatment
�230 North President Avenue
1 document
- Collection
- Dr. George B. Kerfoot Collection
- Title
- Dr. George B. Kerfoot Collection
- Description
- The Dr. George B. Kerfoot Collection contains medical lectures, mostly given by Dr. Kerfoot. Topics include surgery, epilepsy, colds, injuries of the head, digestion, the senses, phrenology, and morality and science.
- Admin/Biographical History
- "Dr. George Barrett Kerfoot, M.D., returned to Lancaster to establish a practice in medicine in the Spring of 1830 after graduating from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. That year he also married Elizabeth B. Reed.
- From 1830 to 1843, Dr. Kerfoot expressed strong sympathy in lectures for such pseudo sciences as phrenology & Mesmerism, also promoting lectures and courses at his Anatomical Hall. Dr. Kerfoot opened a drug store and placed advertisements for the patent medicines which he sold there. In 1838, Kerfoot conducted a much publicized, sensational electrotherapy experiment on the body of Henry Kobler, a convicted killer, hanged for the murder of Lazarus Zellerbach. An April 1843 newspaper advertisement stated that Dr. Kerfoot was ending his drug and patent medicine business in order to concentrate on "the practice of medicine, surgery and obstetrics." Three weeks after the April 1843 advertisement, Eliza opened a millinery shop, with "Spring fashions" and a "supply of bonnets."
- In 1843 the Kerfoot family resided on Center Square next to the Lancaster Bank. George was then aged 35; Eliza (Reed) Kerfoot, 36; children: Ann Louisa Kerfoot, 12; George Kerfoot, Jr., 9; William Dale Kerfoot, 6; Eliza Reed Kerfoot, 4; Emma Kerfoot, 2; and the family's live-in servants. In 1847 a daughter Sweetie H. Kerfoot was born and in 1848 their daughter Emma Kerfoot died.
- In the 1840's Dr. Kerfoot served on the City Council, as a Democrat, and on the School Board. Dr. Kerfoot provided expert testimony in Lancaster criminal court in the 1847 Haggerty trial in which the insanity defense was used, and also in the 1851 Knepley trial at Harrisburg.
- Dr. Kerfoot was a recording secretary for the Pennsylvania State Medical Society and charter member of the Lancaster City & County Medical Society. He was a Mason and became District Deputy Grand Master; was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge and a promoter of the Lyceum movement; held membership in the Temperance Society; St. James Episcopal Church; allegedly wrote some for The Lancaster Intelligencer. Dr. Kerfoot practiced medicine until his death in 1851.
- >Most of this information, quoted verbatim or paraphrased, is from: "Competing in the Medical Marketplace in Jacksonian America: The Creative Strategy of Dr. George Barrett Kerfoot," by Thomas R. Winpenny. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106207258/george-barrett-kerfoot
- Date Range
- 1828-1851
- Year Range From
- 1828
- Year Range To
- 1851
- Date of Accumulation
- 1828-1851
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 04
- People
- Kerfoot, George Barrett
- McClellan, George
- Gibson, William
- Spurzheim, Johann Gaspar
- Gall, Franz Josef
- Subjects
- Anatomy
- Blood
- Botany, Medical
- Brain
- Burns and scalds
- Cerebrovascular disease
- Chyle
- Cleft lip
- Cold (Disease)
- Communicable diseases
- Depression, Mental
- Diagnosis
- Digestion
- Diseases
- Edema
- Electricity
- Epilepsy
- Gangrene
- Hemophilia
- Hernia
- Inflammation
- Jaundice
- Joints--Diseases
- Lancaster Society of Literature & Science
- Larynx--Surgery
- Lectures
- Lyceums
- Lymphatics--Diseases
- Magnetism
- Neuroses
- Paralysis
- Philosophy
- Phrenology
- Physiology
- Pregnancy
- Prognosis
- Respiration
- Scrofula
- Senses and sensation
- Surgery
- Tetanus
- Tonsils
- Tumors
- Vomiting
- Wounds and injuries--Treatment
- Search Terms
- Anatomy
- Apoplexy
- Blood
- Botany, Medical
- Brains
- Burns and scalds
- Chyle
- Cleft lip
- Cold (Disease)
- Communicable diseases
- Depression, Mental
- Diagnosis
- Digestion
- Diseases
- Dropsy
- Electricity
- Epilepsy
- Finding aids
- Gangrene
- Hemophilia
- Hernia
- Inflammation
- Jaundice
- Joints, Diseases
- Lancaster Society of Literature & Science
- Larynx
- Lectures
- Lyceums
- Magnetism
- Manuscript groups
- Neuroses
- Paralysis
- Philosophy
- Phrenology
- Physics
- Physiology
- Pregnancy
- Respiration
- Scrofula
- Senses and sensation
- Surgery
- Tetanus
- Tonsils
- Tumors
- Vomiting
- Wounds and injuries
- Extent
- 1 box, 12 folders, .25 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0128
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Dr. George B. Kerfoot Collection (MG0128), 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-128
- Classification
- MG0128
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- This collection was cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 30 July 2021.
Documents
- Collection
- Smedley Family Papers
- Title
- Smedley Family Papers
- Object ID
- MG0148
- Date Range
- 1859-1874
1 document
- Collection
- Smedley Family Papers
- Title
- Smedley Family Papers
- Description
- The Smedley Family Papers contain an account book for Joel Smedley's mill, a daybook, and two of his diaries. An unidentified daybook appears to be from southern Lancaster County and the Smedley family.
- Admin/Biographical History
- Joel Smedley was a miller and retailer in Fulton Twp.
- Date Range
- 1859-1874
- Year Range From
- 1859
- Year Range To
- 1874
- Date of Accumulation
- 1859-1874
- Creator
- Smedley family
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 04
- Subjects
- Business records
- Diaries
- Millers
- Extent
- 1 box, 5 folders, .25 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0148
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Smedley Family Papers (MG0148), 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-148
- Other Number
- MG-148
- Classification
- MG0148
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- The collection was cataloged and the finding aid was prepared in 1998-1999. Added to database 29 September 2021.
- These volumes were transferred from MG0266 Daybook and Ledger Collection, Series 3 and Series 4 on 12 March 2009.
Documents
- Collection
- John Eshelman (Lampeter Twp.) Records
- Title
- John Eshelman (Lampeter Twp.) Records
- Object ID
- MG0562
- Date Range
- 1841-1887
.
Eshelman, John W.
�230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125
717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org
Subject Headings:
Business records
Diaries
Mills and mill-work
Search Terms:
Business records
Diaries
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Mills
Related Materials: Deed #2103: Deed from
1 document
- Collection
- John Eshelman (Lampeter Twp.) Records
- Title
- John Eshelman (Lampeter Twp.) Records
- Description
- The John Eshelman (Lampeter Twp.) Records contain a daybook, a daybook and account book, and a ledger for John W. Eshelman's mill in Lampeter Township, Lancaster County. He purchased, milled, and stored corn, rye and other grains.
- Date Range
- 1841-1887
- Year Range From
- 1841
- Year Range To
- 1887
- Date of Accumulation
- 1841-1887
- Creator
- Eshelman, John W.
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 12
- Other Creators
- Eshelman, Bertie C.
- Subjects
- Business records
- Diaries
- Mills and mill-work
- Search Terms
- Business records
- Diaries
- Finding aids
- Manuscript groups
- Mills
- Extent
- 3 volumes, .25 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0562
- Location of Originals
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Related Item Notes
- Deed #2103: Deed from Abraham Witmer and Jacob Hartman to Jacob Stoffer, June 1776. (Unrecorded Deeds)
- Deed #1859: Indenture between Christian Stauffer and Daniel Stauffer, March 1812. (Unrecorded Deeds)
- Curatorial Collection: Wooden bookkeeper's desk of the Eshelman Feed Company.
- Notes
- Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), John Eshelman (Lampeter Twp.) Records (MG0562), 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
- 1977.997
- Other Numbers
- MG-562
- Classification
- MG0562
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Custodial History
- Organized and finding aid typed by HST, 29 January 2010. Added to database 26 December 2021.
Documents
- Collection
- Diary Collection
- Title
- Diary Collection
- Object ID
- MG0247
- Date Range
- 1836-1978
1 document
- Collection
- Diary Collection
- Title
- Diary Collection
- Description
- The Diary Collection contains diaries and journals of individuals from Lancaster County. The diarists recorded daily events such as social activities, household chores, farm life, and business activities. Some writers copied published works and newspaper articles or recorded national events. Subjects that are mentioned include the Stock Market crash of 1929, "The Volstead Blues," travel, World Wars I and II, weather, genealogy, and items of local interest.
- System of Arrangement
- By name of individual or family.
- John R. Bitzer
- John J. Bowman, Sr.
- Lizzie H. Gottshall
- Anna M. Haverstick
- Alexander Hays
- Maria C. Heinitsh
- Elsie Kreider
- Lightner family
- William Shand, Jr.
- George W. Silvey
- Abraham Herr Smith
- Harry Smith
- Unknown
- Date Range
- 1836-1978
- Year Range From
- 1836
- Year Range To
- 1978
- Date of Accumulation
- 1836-1978
- Creator
- LancasterHistory (Organization)
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives South
- Storage Wall
- Side 06
- People
- Bitzer, John R.
- Bowman, John Jacob
- Gottshall, Lizzie H.
- Haverstick, Anna M.
- Hays, Alexander L.
- Heinitsh, Maria C. Reed
- Kreider, Elsie May Harman
- Shand, William
- Silvey, George W.
- Smith, Abraham Herr
- Smith, Harry
- Subjects
- Diaries
- Search Terms
- Manuscript groups
- Finding aids
- Diaries
- Extent
- 8 boxes 4.5 cubic ft.
- Object Name
- Archive
- Language
- English
- Object ID
- MG0247
- Notes
- Preferred citation: Diary Collection (MG-247), Name of diary set, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- No restrictions, unless noted within the finding aid.
- 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-247
- Other Number
- MG-247
- Classification
- MG0247
- Description Level
- Fonds
Documents
