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2012-311 - Jonestown School Chest
Blanket chest or hope chest believed to have been built and painted by Christian Seltzer of Jonestown, PA. Seltzer trained his sons and other apprentices in what is now known as the Jonestown School of blanket chests.

Record Type: Object
18,255 - Joseph Johns' Shotgun
Double-barrel shotgun owned by Joseph Johns, who escaped from slavery in Virginia c. 1844. Incribed with the gusmith's name on one barrel and "in Nella Ben Gothe" (Forever in the Spirit of God) on the other. There is a silever acorn with a small tree on the front of the stock.

Record Type: Object
2,346 - 93rd Regiment of PA Volunteers Flag
Regimental flag of the 93rd Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers. George Dawson Coleman presented the flag to the regiment. The flag lists the battles that the regiment participated in.

Record Type: Object
2023.117.001 - Mt. Gretna Military Camp Medal
Medal with an eagle and stars engraaved with "Brigade encampment *N*G*P* Mt. Gretna PA. 1915" on the back. The ribbon is missing.

Record Type: Object
9,812.1-6 - Kathleen Yiengst WWII U.S. Army Nurse Uniform
US Army Nurse Corp jacket, blouse, tie, hat, and skirt originally belonging to Kathleen E. Yiengst. Yiengst served in England during the war.

Record Type: Object
L104 - Quentin Cup
This cup was presented to Quentin, PA by Edith Roosevelt, wife of President Theodore Roosevelt, to thank the town for changing their name from Bismarck in honor of her son, Quentin, who died in WWI. The cup was originally made in 1905 and presented to Roosevelt by the people of Louisville, KY.

Record Type: Object
2022-182 - Sulfur Inlay Cupboard
Chippendale sulphur-inlaid walnut stepback cupboard. Made of walnut, pine, and poplar. It is inlaid with cornice sulfur and dated 1770 with the initials of the owners. It was likely made for Anna and Adam Brandt Jr.

Record Type: Object
2024.106.001a - Freit Federhof / John Lick Decorated Blanket Chest
Paint-decorated, Pa. German, pine wood blanket chest with lid top, hinged at back. Front decorated as follows:red background with black stipple with 3 equally-spaced tablet outlines, the center paint inscribed in red: "FRIET FEDE RHAF 1785" (Friederich/Frederick Federhoff) on a blue background, and each of the 2 side tablets having red and blue 6-point stars and tulips stamped on a white background. Wrought iron key escutcheon, lid and base moldi...

Record Type: Object
2023.111.002 - Jacob B Weidman Portrait
Portrait of Jacob B. Weidman. Weidman was a local lawyer and politician. In 1855, his son John Weidman Jr. fell ill due to acccidental poisoning but was saved by Dr. John Gloninger. Weidman thanked Gloninger with the engraved chalice that was donated along with this portrait.

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2207D - Robert Coleman Samovar
Russian samovar used by Robert Coleman and Margaret C. Coleman at their Speedwell Mansion near Brickerville. The Colemans purportedly used this samovar to serve George Washington when he was a guest for two days in 1792.

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2012-317 - Coleman Mansion Arch
Carved wooden arch from Daisey Coleman's library in the George Dawson Coleman mansion in Mt. Lebanon in what is now Coleman Memorial Park.

Record Type: Object
2023.051.003 - Harvey F. Blouch "Eyes for the Navy" Binoculars
Binoculars donated for the WW1 war effort by Harvey F. Blouch as part of the "eyes for the navy" program-goes with a framed photo and letters from FDR. A case goes with the binoculars.

Record Type: Object
2024.106.003 - Anna Herr John Rank Decorated Chest
Pennsylvania German paint-decorated, rectangular, pine wood blanket chest. Lidded top, hinged at back, is painted dark geenish-black. Painted front depicts 3 arched windows, each with a 2-handled vase containing red and blue flowers. Background paint is stippled brown. Mitered molding pegged to front and side edges of lid. Front, side, and back boards joined at corners with 6 dovetails. Ogee base molding with flat bracket feet. Key escutcheon and...

Record Type: Object
1,506 - Lebanon County Courthouse Lady Justice Statue
This bust is what remains of the statue of Lady Justice after a fire destroyed the Lebanon County Court House on Eighth & Cumberland Streets in Lebanon, PA on November 18, 1908. The full statue was eight feet tall and stood atop the court house bell tower. She held a set of scales in one hand and a sword in the other. This is the 1876 verson made by Ferdinand Duroe, which replaced the 1817 original that was commissioned for the courthouse's const...

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10,363 - Gruben Kirche Communion Tankard
Communion tankard used in the Gruben Kirche in South Lebanon Township. The Gruben Kirche was a union church for both Lutheran and Reformed congregations before they could obtain their own builldngs. The Guben Kirche became the mother church of Salem Lutheran Church and Tabor Reformed Church.

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7,812 - Cedar Fire Pump
Hand-drawn fire pump used by the Cedar Fire Co., which was the first fire company in Lebanon and was located at Ninth & Cumberland Streets. The zinc-lined wooden wagon has strainers to keep debris out of the mechanism. The spout and nozzle could be adjusted from the side and could reach one story high.

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9,625 - Eisenhauer Home Door
Door to the home of John Nicholas Eisenhauer, who moved to the Frederiicksburg area from Germany in c. 1741. President Dwight D. Eisenhower was a descendant of John Nicholas.

Record Type: Object
L134 - Gustavus Stoy Clock
Tall case clock made by local clockmaker Gustavus Stoy, son of Dr. Rev. William Henry Stoy.

Record Type: Object
10,362 - Gruben Kirche Communion Chalice
Communion chalice used by the Gruben Kirche in South Lebanon Township. The Gruben Kirche hosted both Lutheran and Reformed congregations as a union church before each denomination obtained their own building. The Gruben Kirche became the mother church of Salem Lutheran Church and Tabor Reformed Church in Lebanon City.

Record Type: Object
17,969.1 - Coleman Family Miller Organ
Miller Organ that is believed to have been made for the Coleman family. It was later relocated to Oak View Home. The electrified organ has sixteen stops and is housed in a two-piece victorian high top walnut case with seventeen green and gold wooden non-speaking pipes.

Record Type: Object