Elizabethtown College - Church of the Brethren Photographs

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The Church of the Brethren Photograph Collection consists of more than 500 mostly black and white photographs of meeting houses and churches in eastern Pennsylvania, historic sites, gravestones, portraits and nursing homes associated with the Church. The photographs date from the 1890's to the present. A subset of the collection includes images from 200 glass-plate negatives dating from 1890 to 1915. These photographs were taken by J.G. Francis, a leader in the founding of Elizabethtown College and a minister of the Church of the Brethren in eastern Pennsylvania.
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Chiques Church
Chiques Church
Churches, Fences
Chiques Church. Picture taken near Elizabethtown, Pa. Glass plate negative.
Chiques Meetinghouse
Chiques Meetinghouse
Churches, Fences
Exterior of the Chiques Meetinghouse. "Meetings were first held in homes. A meetinghouse was built in 1856, rebuilt in 1882, and extensively remodeled in 1956. Located five miles northeast of Elizabethtown, Pa." Explanation from The Brethren Encyclopedia page 279. 9.91 X 8.09 in.
Chiques Meetinghouse
Chiques Meetinghouse
Churches
Chiques Meetinghouse. Located five miles northeast of Elizabethtown in Lancaster County, Pa. A meetinghouse was built in 1856, rebuilt in 1882, and extensively remodeled in 1956. Ira W. Gibbel Collection. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 279. 4.42 X 3.18 in.
Conewago Meetinghouse
Conewago Meetinghouse
Churches, Fences
Exterior of the Conewago Meetinghouse. The Conewago (or Hoffer) house, built in 1854 about three miles north of Elizabethtown, Pa., was later sold. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 332. 9.89 X 7.98 in.
East Fairview Church
East Fairview Church
Churches, Pews, Altars, Altarpieces
Interior of the East Fairview Church. Located about two miles northwest of Manheim, Lancaster County, Pa. On June 9, 1902, Fairview was organized as one of four daughter congregations of Chiques. Since 1915 the congregation has been known as East Fairview. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 415. 12.21 X 8.00 in.
East Petersburg Brethren Meetinghouse
East Petersburg Brethren Meetinghouse
Churches, Fences
East Petersburg Brethren meetinghouse. Picture taken in East Petersburg, Pa. Glass plate negative.
East Petersburg Brethren Meetinghouse
East Petersburg Brethren Meetinghouse
Churches, Fences
East Petersburg Meetinghouse. Picture taken in East Petersburg, Pa. See page 399, History of the Church of the Brethren of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. S.R. Zug et al, 1915. See also gp208. Glass plate negative.
East Petersburg Brethren Meetinghouse
East Petersburg Brethren Meetinghouse
Churches, Fences
East Petersburg Meetinghouse. Picture taken in East Petersburg, Pa. See page 399, History of the Church of the Brethren of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. S.R. Zug et al, 1915. See also gp211 and gp131. Glass plate negative.
Kemper's Brethren Meetinghouse
Kemper's Brethren Meetinghouse
Churches, Fences
Kemper's Meetinghouse. Picture taken in Ephrata, PA. See page 349, History of the Church of the Brethren of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. S.R. Zug et al, 1915. Glass plate negative.
Lehn Brethren Meetinghouse
Lehn Brethren Meetinghouse
Churches, Fences
Lehn Meetinghouse. Picture taken near Neffsville, PA. Ground given by Daniel H. Royer. See page 87, Genealogical Records of the Royer Family in America. J.G. Francis, 1928. Glass plate negative.
Lehn Cemetery
Lehn Cemetery
Cemeteries, Fences, Graves, Tombs and sepulchral monuments
Lehn Cemetery, in which are buried five generations of Royers. Picture taken in Lancaster, Pa. See page 87, Genealogical Records of the Royer Family in America. J.G. Francis, 1928. Glass plate negative.
Longenecker Meetinghouse
Longenecker Meetinghouse
Churches
Longenecker Meetinghouse of the White Oak congregation. Built in 1859 and rebuilt in 1912. Located in northern Lancaster County, PA. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 1340. 9.88 X 7.09 in.
Manor Brethren Meetinghouse
Manor Brethren Meetinghouse
Churches, Fences
Manor Meetinghouse. Part of Mountville congregation. Picture taken in Millersville, Pa. See page 402, History of the Church of the Brethren of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. S.R. Zug et al, 1915. See also gp205. Glass plate negative.
Manor Brethren Meetinghouse
Manor Brethren Meetinghouse
Churches, Fences
Manor Meetinghouse. Part of Mountville congregation. Picture taken in Millersville, Pa. See page 402, History of the Church of the Brethren of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. S.R. Zug et al, 1915. See also gp212. Glass plate negative.
Mechanic Grove Brethren Meetinghouse
Mechanic Grove Brethren Meetinghouse
Churches, Fences
Mechanic Grove Brethren meetinghouse. Picture taken in Quarryville, PA. Glass plate negative.
Mechanic Grove Brethren Meetinghouse
Mechanic Grove Brethren Meetinghouse
Churches, Fences
Mechanic Grove Meetinghouse. Picture taken in Quarryville, PA. See page 348, History of the Church of the Brethren of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. S.R. Zug et al, 1915. See also gp206. Glass plate negative.
Mechanic Grove Brethren Meetinghouse
Mechanic Grove Brethren Meetinghouse
Churches, Fences
Mechanic Grove Meetinghouse. Picture taken in Quarryville, PA. See page 348, History of the Church of the Brethren of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. S.R. Zug et al, 1915. See also gp209. Glass plate negative.
Mechanic Grove Meetinghouse
Mechanic Grove Meetinghouse
Churches, Fences
Mechanic Grove Meetinghouse. Congregation organized in 1897. Two meeting houses were secured in 1898, one purchased and one constructed; the later building was enlarged in 1928. Located four miles south of Quarryville, Lancaster County, PA. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 806. 10.48 X 8.55 in.
Mechanic Grove Meetinghouse
Mechanic Grove Meetinghouse
Churches, People
Mechanic Grove Meetinghouse and unidentified people. Congregation organized in 1897. Two meeting houses were secured in 1898, one purchased and one constructed; the later building was enlarged in 1928. Located four miles south of Quarryville, Lancaster County, PA. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 806. 9.75 X 7.59 in.
Mechanic Grove Meetinghouse
Mechanic Grove Meetinghouse
Churches
Mechanic Grove Meetinghouse. Congregation organized in 1897. Two meetinghouses were secured in 1898, one purchased and one constructed; the later building was enlarged in 1928. Located four miles south of Quarryville, Lancaster County, PA. Explanation from the Brethren Encyclopedia page 806. 9.63 X 7.57 in.