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Seyfert, Augustus G. Samuel Bowman biography : a noted county man and the village he founded : paper, read before the Lancaster County Historical Society, November 6, 1896 / by Hon. A.G. Seyfert.

Title: Samuel Bowman biography : a noted county man and the village he founded : paper, read before the Lancaster County Historical Society, November 6, 1896 / by Hon. A.G. Seyfert. [19--?]

ArchivalResource: 11 leaves ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43481407 View

Hager, Walter C. Scrapbook of the portraiture exposition, 1912 / compiled by Walter C. Hager.

Title: Scrapbook of the portraiture exposition, 1912 / compiled by Walter C. Hager.

The Portraiture Exposition of 1912 was featured in the local newspaper. Some of the articles included in this scrapbook contain pictures of the portraits with descriptions and the history behind the subjects. Walter C. Hager collected articles about the exposition, the public viewing, and the success of the event; he wrote notes about the articles in the margins of the scrapbook. Hager also collected information and meeting minutes from the planning committee for the exposition. The volume contains handwritten and typed correspondence between Hager and community members about the event.

ArchivalResource: 1 volume.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/530461815 View

Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.). [Minor publications].

Title: [Minor publications].

ArchivalResource: v. 27 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/701739535 View

Unger, C. W. Papers, 1675-1936, bulk dates 1820-1870.

Title: Papers, 1675-1936, bulk dates 1820-1870.

Collection primarily consists of manuscript and printed items documenting several inter-related Pennsylvania German families whose last names were Martin, Marberger, Albright, Albrecht, Kiefer, Faust, and Kimmel. Items such as letters, essays, bills, promissory notes, birth certificates, marriage certificates, indentures, bonds, and bank deposit receipts record aspects of their daily lives. A number of documents have to do with the administration of various estates. These include letters of administration, wills, inventories, accounts, appraisals, and broadsides advertising an estate vendue. Several wills were contested in court, and a variety of documents regarding legal proceedings are also present, including subpoenas, notes of trial proceedings, transcriptions of testimony, and a judge's verdict. Other adjudication involved unpaid bills, malicious words and threats, but most concerned land disputes. As well, there are deeds and land surveys relating to real estate matters. Finally, there is a diary kept by Anna Weber at the end of her life; the diary is in German.

ArchivalResource: 3 boxes : ill. (some col.) ; 3 cu. ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/80693128 View

Scrapbook of Robert Fulton, Charles Heinitsh, Lancaster County history, General Hand, churches, James Buchanan, fathers of his country printer, 1905-1914.

Title: Scrapbook of Robert Fulton, Charles Heinitsh, Lancaster County history, General Hand, churches, James Buchanan, fathers of his country printer, 1905-1914.

Containing a variety of information on Lancaster County, this scrapbook conveys information about famous people from Lancaster, towns and villages in the county, and well-known historical sites. Many people are mentioned throughout the book, and the recognizable names include Robert Fulton, Thaddeus Stevens, Edward Hand, James Buchanan and B. Frank Breneman. There are also some prominent local surnames and genealogical information within the newspaper clippings such as Shippen, Feree, Lefever, Scots-Irish heritage and German heritage. Specific areas around Lancaster County are mentioned regularly in the scrapbook like Mount Hope, Donegal, Maytown, Lititz and Lancaster. Historic Rock Ford Plantation, Mount Hope Winery, the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge, and Steinman Hardware Company are among the historical sites discussed. The activities of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Lancaster County Historical Society are also highlighted. The scrapbook is composed completely of newspaper clippings.

ArchivalResource: 1 volume.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/610059380 View

American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIj, 1898-1988

Title: American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIj 1898-1988

This is part of the large inventory for the American Philosophical Society Archives. For complete information concerning this collection, please view the . Collection Description

ArchivalResource: 1.0 section

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Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.). African American records collection, 1780-1984.

Title: African American records collection, 1780-1984.

Collection contains an index to the Slave Registers, Mayor's Register of Coloured Persons or Negro Entry Book, and returns filed within the county. There are official records for slaves and their children in Lancaster County, as well as freemen within Lancaster City. Also includes bills of sale, a manumission paper, and a certificate for free persons of color.

ArchivalResource: .5 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/530534513 View

Lancaster and Lebanon County scrapbook, 1932-1933.

Title: Lancaster and Lebanon County scrapbook, 1932-1933.

This scrapbook of newspaper clippings is about forty percent Lancaster County information and about sixty percent Lebanon County information. The Lancaster County information describes the events pertaining to the Strasburg Bicentennial. There is information about the Lancaster County Historical Society's involvement in the community; the Pennsylvania German Society; and Republican Party activities in both counties. The Lebanon County information surrounds the Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, Annville, and Palmyra.

ArchivalResource: 1 volume.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/530461744 View

Yeates, Lancaster County Historical Society collection, 1699-1934.

Title: Yeates, Lancaster County Historical Society collection, 1699-1934.

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.

ArchivalResource: 1 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/530534805 View

Teachers of Lancaster County, 1961 Jan.-1975 Mar.

Title: Teachers of Lancaster County, 1961 Jan.-1975 Mar.

The Retired Teachers' Association of Lancaster, Pennsylvania is a group of teachers who stay active in education and their community after retirement. The majority of the teachers in this association attended Millersville University of Pennsylvania and there are many articles pertaining to meetings and reunions at the university. Elizabethtown College, another local school, is mentioned in Book 2. There are programs and articles describing Pennsylvania's Annual Convention of the Retired Teachers' Association. The members took trips Virginia, Maryland and New York. Both scrapbooks describe these trips and contain pamphlets, postcards, correspondence and photographs. The second half of the scrapbooks contains obituaries of deceased members of their association and other teachers in Lancaster County.

ArchivalResource: 2 volumes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/530461827 View

Watt, David F., Mrs. Scrapbook of Lancaster County events and history, 1950-1961 / compiled by Mrs. David F. Watt.

Title: Scrapbook of Lancaster County events and history, 1950-1961 / compiled by Mrs. David F. Watt.

Scrapbook of Lancaster County events and history contains a wide variety of topics involving Lancaster and Columbia, Pennsylvania. The most prominent topic surrounds the genealogy of Mrs. David F. Watt, the compiler. These articles make up approximately one half of the scrapbook. Articles on religion and The Bible support another focus of the volume. Organizations mentioned are the Lancaster County Historical Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, and Daughters of the American Colonists.

ArchivalResource: 1 volume.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/530461801 View