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Written by Barry Rauhauser, Stauffer Curator and Director of History on the Web   
Sunday, 16 November 2008 16:37

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Faith McCarrick is a senior history major at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. This semester she has been interning in both the archives and education departments at LancasterHistory.Org. In the archives department, she found herself creating box lists of manuscript groups that covered the history of the United Steel Workers Union in Lancaster and the writings of Jewish World War II veteran and journalist, Charles H. Kessler.  Within the education department, Faith was able to create a new tour for Wheatland that looked at the lives and daily activities of the many servants that worked in its halls. She researched President Buchanan’s letters in order to find out more about these little known characters in his life. She has thoroughly enjoyed her time at LancasterHistory.org and hopes to continue her education this coming fall at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, studying for a Masters in Museum Education.

  

 

News from the Archives

Recent Archives Acquisitions - Summer 2010

  • Program for the dedication of St. Michael's Memorial Organ, 1998.  Jim and Drue Chryst
  • Certificates of military service for Germaine Frances Mimm Cassidy, 1954, c. 1977, and Robert E. Mimm.  Robert E. Mimm
  • Civil War letters from Henry Seiger to Annie Roland in Marietta, 1861-1863.  Pvt. Samuel A. Hughey, Camp #1452, Sons of Confederate Veterans
  • First Day of Issue, Wheatland stamp, 1956.  Andrew Woolworth
  • Genealogy for the Shirk family.  Thomas F. Shirk
  • Ledger from John Hoffman High's store, 1871-1872George J. Willauer
  • Manuscript book of poetry and 3 drawings, Alice Caldwell, 1827-1853.  Nancy L. Gingrich
  • Papers from three estates handled by Judge William H. Keller: Wagner, William Earnest and R. E. Fahnestock.  William W. Campbell
  • Program for the 50th Annual Convention of the Lancaster Firemen's Association, 1970.  Denver Firefighters Museum, Colorado

 

 

Alice Caldwell's book of poetry          Alice Caldwell poetry

Manuscript book of poetry, 1837-1839 and 1853, kept by Alice Caldwell of Lancaster. Gift of Nancy L. Gingrich.

Henry Seiger letter to Annie Roland in Marietta, 1862, page 1          Henry Seiger letter to Annie Roland in Marietta, 1862, page 2

Civil War letters from Henry Seiger to Annie Roland in Marietta, 1861-1863. Gift of Shannon Bryant and Pvt. Samuel A. Hughey, Camp #1452, Sons of Confederate Veterans.          

 

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Faith McCarrick is a senior history major at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. This semester she has been interning in both the archives and education departments at LancasterHistory.Org. In the archives department, she found herself creating box lists of manuscript groups that covered the history of the United Steel Workers Union in Lancaster and the writings of Jewish World War II veteran and journalist, Charles H. Kessler.  Read more...

That girl has Moxie!

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My name is Julianne Petrillo.  I am a freshman at Lancaster Catholic High School.  I enjoy learning about history, so I am volunteering this summer at LancasterHistory.org, Lancaster County’s Historical Society and President James Buchanan’s Wheatland.  At the Historical Society I volunteer in the archives department.  I studied receipts from a store in Lancaster during the 1920s.  I learned so much about items being sold back then and was amazed at how old some of my favorite snacks were such as Life Savers, Oreos, taffy, saltines, and Moxie.  At Wheatland I volunteer for special events giving tours as well as helping dust the antique furniture.  I enjoy working at the Historical Society and Wheatland very much and hope to be back next summer!

Cultural Politics

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My name is Rebecca Macy and I am a rising sophomore at The George Washington University in Washington, DC. I am an American Studies major with a concentration in Cultural Politics. I have a great interest in civil rights, immigration, and the American Presidency. With a love of history, I am so excited to be working in my hometown this summer with LancasterHistory.org, Lancaster County's Historical Society & President James Buchanan's Wheatland!

Parks and Recreation

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Amy Noll is a New Hampshire native who graduated with her B.A. in History and Management from Gettysburg College in 2007.  She received her M.L.S. with a specialization in Archives, Records, and Information Management from the University of Maryland in 2009, and recently moved into the Lancaster area.  She has past experience working at the National Archives and is also a Civil War Reenactor.  In the Archives, Amy is working on the Lancaster Recreation Commission Records manuscript group.  She has found many interesting records about past recreational programming for senior citizens as well as records detailing the creation and acquisition of some of Lancaster’s most well known public parks.

Diplomacy

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Alex Trimble is a senior at Elizabethtown Area High School. His primary focus of study has been in history and social sciences. During his internship at the James Buchanan Wheatland mansion he will be conducting research on James Buchanan's diplomatic mission to Russia.

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