Eberhart Reunion Association collection
Overview
These Eberhart family histories, photographs, genealogical charts, and minutes of the Eberhart Reunion Association document the family history of Joseph Eberhart and his wife Catherine (Kistler) Eberhart, who emigrated from Pennsylvania to Kansas Territory in 1854, becoming early settlers on a Douglas County claim located south of the Lawrence community. Records of the Association chronicle the Pennsylvania German ancestry of the Eberharts and the history of the Eberharts in Kansas.
Dates
- Creation: 1888 - 1980
Creator
- Eberhart Reunion Association (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
History of the Eberhart Reunion Association
The Eberhart Reunion Association originated September 12, 1906, when eighty members of the Eberhart family met at a picnic in Lawrence (Douglas County), Kansas. The picnic, organized by Isaiah and Clara Eberhart, was held in honor of Andrew O. Eberhart (1851-1922) and his wife before their return to Pennsylvania after visiting family members in Douglas County.
Since 1906, the Association has convened annual reunions of the Eberhart family and has collected Eberhart family photographs, family histories, and memorabilia which document the lives and descendants of Joseph and Catherine (Kistler) Eberhart, who emigrated from Pennsylvania to Douglas County, Kansas in 1854, settling on a claim south of the Lawrence community. Joseph Eberhart was a descendant of Michael Eberhart, who emigrated from Germany to America in 1727 and settled in Pennsylvania. He and his brother Joseph gave the land which established Lehigh County, Pennsylvania's Great Swamp Church and its cemetery, where Michael and many other Eberhart family members are buried. Douglas County's Stony Point Cemetery, near Vinland, is the burial site of many Eberhart family members who lived in Kansas.
Extent
2.25 Linear Feet (4 boxes + 1 oversize box)
Language of Materials
English
German
Scope and Contents
This collection of the Eberhart Reunion Association contains its record book of minutes from 1939 to 1977, Eberhart family genealogical charts, Eberhart family histories, and many Eberhart family photographs, dating from 1888 to 1976. One Eberhart family history, "Trails of our Pioneers," includes an account of actions by Joseph Eberhart and his son "Louis" [sic] when William Quantrill's band of raiders descended on Lawrence, Kansas, August 20, 1863. The collection includes records of various families related by marriage to the Eberharts, including many photographs. Among these records is a travel account by William L. Hastie, as well as photographs and memorabilia related to the William L. Hastie family. In the collection description are notes which identify known sources from which the Association acquired various documents and photographs.
Physical Location
RH MS 832
Physical Location
RH MS Q204
Physical Location
RH MS-P 832
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Eberhart Reunion Association, 1988, 1997
Subject
- Everhart family. (Family)
- Eberhart family. (Family)
- Hastie family. (Family)
- Hasty family. (Family)
- Barnhart family. (Family)
- Bernard family. (Family)
- Eberhart, Joseph, 1800-1882 (Person)
- Eberhart, Catherine Kistler, 1805-1885 (Person)
- Eberhart Reunion Association (Organization)
- Great Swamp Church (Lehigh County, Pa.) (Organization)
- Stony Point Evangelical Lutheran Church (Hickory Point, Kan.) (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Eberhart Reunion Association Collection
- Subtitle
- Eberhart Reunion Association collection
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mh, 2006; revised by, cl 2010; Finding aid encoded by mh, 2006
- Date
- 2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/0853242328
- Preferred citation
-
Eberhart Reunion Association Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS 832, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository