| Title | Date | Source |
|---|
| Indian Girl Pupils | 1884-04-13 | Philadelphia Times |
| INDIANS WELL TREATED
Former Superintendent Lewis Refutes Adverse Criticism | 1/5/1900 | Philadelphia Inquirer |
| Hugg Statement | 10/10/1895 | Philadelphia Times |
| Henry Laussat Gayelin, 1857 - 1921 | 1857 - 1921 | Various |
| The Organizational Structure of the Lincoln Institution | 1865 - 1906 | Author, Mike Bertram |
| Photos of Lincoln Institution documents from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania | 1866 - 1919 | Historical Society of Pennsylvania |
| Timeline for the Lincoln Institution | 1866 - 1924 | Various |
| Woodlands Cemetery | 1867 - 1896 | Various |
| The First Annual Report of the Managers of the "Lincoln Institution" | 1867-01-17 | The First Annual Report of the Managers of the "Lincoln Institution" from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania |
| An Analysis of Soldiers Orphan's Deaths at the Lincoln Institution
| 1868 - 1883 | various |
| Lincoln Institution Scholarships and Endowments | 1870 - 1894 | Lincoln Institution and Educational Home annual reports |
| Employers of the Civil War Orphans | 1870s and 1880s | Various annual reports |
| Lincoln Institution Scholarship Finances
Scholarships were funded either by an annual payment or | 1871 - 1895 | Mike Bertram |
| Lincoln Institution Lifetime Membership | 1871 - 1898 | Lincoln Institution annual reports |
| Lincoln Institute Indian Pupil Numbers | 1871 to 1907 | Author, Mike Bertram |
| John Leslie - death information | 1871-03-18 | various |
| Selected Officers of the Lincoln Institution | 1872 onwards | Author, Mike Bertram |
| List of untranscribed documents related to the
Lincoln Institute | 1872 to 1900 | Author, Mike Bertram |
| A Description of the Interior of the Educational Home | 1873 | Educational Home 1st annual report, 1873 |
| Thomas Gordon - death information | 1874-01-16 | various |
| Testimonials concerning orphans employed by center-city Philadelphia Businesses
| 1876 | Lincoln Institution annual report, 1877 |
| John Hoopes - death information | 1876-04-20 | various |
| Thomas Cummings - death information | 1876-09-12 | various |
| Albert Perkenpine - death information | 1876-10-07 | Various |
| Joseph Schneider - death information | 1877-10-14 | various |
| TWELFTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE LINCOLN INSTITUTION – REPORTS AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS – ADDRESSES | 1878-01-19 | Philadelphia Inquirer |
| William Rodgers - death information | 1878-07-30 | various |
| Samuel Richie - death information | 1878-08-14 | various |
| THE LINCOLN BOYS | 1879-01-17 | Philadelphia Times |
| Howard Kreamer - death information | 1879-09-11 | various |
| COX-M'HENRY marriage | 1880-06-04 | Philadelphia Times |
| Entertainments at the Lincoln Institution, 1881 | 1881 | Educational Home 10th Annual Report, 1882 |
| Items from the Superintendent of the Soldiers Orphans' Schools,
Reports 1881 to 1885 | 1881 to 1885 | Reports of the Superintendent of the Soldiers Orphans' Schools |
| Albert Williams - death information | 1881-05-30 | various |
| BOYS PADDLED AT THE LINCOLN HOME | 1881-08-18 | Philadelphia Times |
| The Orphans Plaints | 1881-08-20 | Philadelphia Times |
| Robert Calhoun - death information | 1881-09-07 | various |
| Another Vindication | 1881-09-24 | Philadelphia Inquirer |
| THE LINCOLN HOME INVESTIGATION | 1881-09-28 | Philadelphia Times |
| REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE appointed by the Managers of the Lincoln Institution to investigate the char | 1881-10-15 | Philadelphia Inquirer |
| The Meade Farm | 1882 | Lincoln Institution Annual Report, 1882 |
| Extract from The Indian Rights Association - the Herbert Welsh Years, 1882 - 1904 | 1882 - 1904 | Book: The Indian Rights Association - The Herbert Welsh Years, 1882 - 1904 |
| Jeremiah Drexel - death information | 1882-03-11 | various |
| William Brown - death information | 1882-10-09 | various |
| Training for Indian boys at the Educational Home | 1883 - 1894 | Various |
| Armond Wood - death information | 1883-02-04 | various |
| An Analysis of Indian Deaths at the Lincoln Institution | 1884 - 1906 | Author from Family Search, Find a grave, and Ancestry |
| Indians at Spread Eagle | 1884-04-10 | The Philadelphia Inquirer |
| Indian Girls at Eagle | 1884-06-01 | Philadelphia Times |
| Lizzie Spider | 1884-06-26 | Lewisburg Chronicle |
| Sophia Dahwadates - death information | 1884-07-04 | various |
| INDIANS AT SCHOOL | 1884-08-09 | Sonoma Democrat |
| Angie Jordan - death information | 1884-09-30 | Various |
| REPORT TO BOARD OF PUBLIC CHARITIES, 1884-10-05 | 1884-10-05 | NARA Records (Bureau of Indian Affairs) |
| Ella Fisher - death information | 1884-11-24 | Various |
| A CONSIGNMENT OF SIOUX BRAVES AND PAPOOSES AT SCHOOL | 1884-12-12 | Philadelphia Times |
| Abraham Neck - death information | 1885-02-14 | Various |
| Jennie Ironnest - death information | 1885-03-07 | Various |
| REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC CHARITIES, 1885-11-30 | 1885-11-30 | NARA Records (Bureau of Indian Affairs) |
| REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC CHARITIES, 1885 | 1885-12-08 | NARA Records (Bureau of Indian Affairs) |
| Lincoln Institution, school profile 1886 to 1908, with commentary | 1886 to 1908 | author, Mike Bertram |
| John Robinson Longwolf - death information | 1886-01-05 | Various |
| The Indian Helper | 1886-01-08 | The Indian Helper |
| Hattie Charko - death information | 1886-03-14 | Various |
| Louisa Farnham - death information | 1886-03-14 | Various |
| New building at Ponemah | 1886-07-31 | The Jeffersonian, Sat. Jul. 31, 1886 - Page 3 |
| Spread Eagle Post Office New Name | 1887-01-25 | The Record, Tue. Jan. 25, 1887 - Page 4 |
| The Lincoln Institution 21st annual meeting | 1887-02-18 | The Philadelphia Inquirer |
| Annie Afraid of Bear - death information | 1887-03-11 | various |
| PONEMAH | 1887-08-20 | Philadelphia Inquirer |
| Mary McHenry Cox purchases property in Strafford | 1887-09-19 | Daily Local News, Mon. Sep. 19, 1887, page 2
|
| Sixteenth Annual Report of The Educational Home | 1888 | https://dn790000.ca.archive.org/0/items/DKC0239/DKC_0239.pdf |
| List of Indian Pupils in the Educational Home, 1884 - 1887 | 1888 | https://dn790000.ca.archive.org/0/items/DKC0239/DKC_0239.pdf |
| NAMES OF PUPILS UNDER SCHOLARSHIPS | 1888 | https://dn790000.ca.archive.org/0/items/DKC0239/DKC_0239.pdf |
| Report of the Admission Committee from the Annual Report
of the Educational Home, 1888 | 1888 | https://dn790000.ca.archive.org/0/items/DKC0239/DKC_0239.pdf |
| Report of the TREASURER OF THE BOARD OF COUNCIL from the Annual Report
of the Educational Home, 18 | 1888 | https://dn790000.ca.archive.org/0/items/DKC0239/DKC_0239.pdf |
| Report of the TREASURER OF THE EDUCATIONAL HOME from the Annual Report
of the Educational Home, 18 | 1888 | https://dn790000.ca.archive.org/0/items/DKC0239/DKC_0239.pdf |
| WORK DONE IN THE INSTITUTION IN 1887
from the Annual Report of the Educational Home, 1888 | 1888 | https://dn790000.ca.archive.org/0/items/DKC0239/DKC_0239.pdf |
| Frankie Bear - death information | 1889-02-03 | Various |
| Indians Singing Pinafore | 1889-03-03 | Philadelphia Times |
| Etta Springer - death information | 1890-04-23 | various |
| INDIANS AT HOME
MRS. MARY McHENRY COX'S VISIT TO THE TWO LARGE SIOUX RESERVATIONS IN SOUTH DAKOTA | 1890-09-30 | Public Ledger |
| THE TURBULENT INDIANS | 1890-11-26 | Philadelphia Inquirer |
| HOMESTEAD LAND NEAR BIG CITIES NEEDED, HE SAYS | 1890-11-26 | Philadelphia Inquirer |
| Samuel Porter - death information | 1891-02-20 | various |
| Charles Fisher - death information | 1891-03-04 | various |
| PENNSYLVANIA REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBIC CHARITIES AND COMMITTEE ON LUNACY, 1891 | 1891-12-22 | NARA records (Bureau of Indian Affairs) |
| Charlie Hill - death information | 1892-03-04 | various |
| Henry Irondoor - death information | 1892-06-02 | various |
| Edward Moore - death information | 1892-06-20 | various |
| Nettie Roubideaux - death information | 1892-08-11 | various |
| Joseph Norewas - death information | 1893-04-05 | various |
| Joseph Norcross - death information | 1893-04-05 | various |
| Documents concerning the Education Home, 1895 complaints | 1895 | Various |
| Documents concerning the Education Home, 1890s complaints | 1895 - 1900 | Various |
| LINCOLN SCHOOL NOT SECTARIAN | 1895-02-23 | Philadelphia Times |
| Thomas Deer - death information | 1895-03-09 | various |
| Harold G. B. Haines - death information | 1895-03-09 | various |
| Memories of the Spread Eagle Inn | 1895-07-24 | The Record, Wed. Jul. 24, 1895 - Page 8 |
| Henry Peak - death information | 1895-10-31 | various |
| PENNSYLVANIA REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBIC CHARITIES AND COMMITTEE ON LUNACY, 1895 | 1895-12-09 | NARA Records (Bureau of Indian Affairs) |
| Lincoln Institution
Report of Board of Managers, 1896 | 1896 | Lincoln Institution annual report, 1896 |
| Fanny Kirk - death information | 1896-01-09 | Various |
| BEARING GOOD FRUIT | 1896-02-07 | Philadelphia Inquirer |
| INSTITUTIONS AFFECTED | 1896-04-05 | Philadelphia Inquirer |
| The Lincoln Institute Appropriation | 1896-04-10 | Philadelphia Inquirer |
| CORNER-STONE LAID | 1896-07-08 | Philadelphia Inquirer |
| Superintendent Jackson statement | 1896-09-26 | Nara Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs |
| Ephraim Budrow Testimonial | 1896-09-26 | Bureau of Indian Affairs, NARA |
| J. Lewis Crew report to the Executive Committee of the Pennsylvania Society to Protect Children from | 1896-09-29 | NARA records (Bureau of Indian Affairs) |
| Francis Cook Testimonial | 1896-10-08 | Bureau of Indian Affairs, NARA |
| Sophia Smith - death information | 1897-03-26 | various |
| John Frenchman - death information | 1897-05-02 | various |
| Mattie Nason - death information | 1897-10-31 | various |
| Annual Meeting of the Board of Managers of the Educational Home | 1898-02-04 | Philadelphia Inquirer |
| Thomas Billings - death information | 1898-05-19 | various |
| Richard Pratt letter to Commissioner of Indian Affairs | 1898-11-23 | Richard Pratt letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs |
| John Butler Testimonial | 1898-12 | Bureau of Indian Affairs, NARA |
| Thomas J. Roulard testimonial | 1898-12 | Bureau of Indian Affairs, NARA |
| Melvin Stafford testimonial | 1898-12 | Bureau of Indian Affairs, NARA |
| Elijah Wheelock Testimonial | 1898-12 | Bureau of Indian Affairs, NARA |
| Joseph Twin Testimonial | 1898-12 | Bureau of Indian Affairs, NARA |
| MAY HAVE TO CLOSE | 1898-12-23 | Philadelphia Inquirer |
| Antione Kabauser, death certificate | 1898-12-29 | Authors, Heidi Sproat and Mike Bertram |
| Lengths of Stay at the Lincoln Institution | 1899 | National Archives and Records Administration doc 1899.44836 |
| The 1899 Occupations of 319 Lincoln Institution Indian Boys | 1899 | National Archives and Records Administration doc 1899-44836 |
| Visitors of Public Charities for Philadelphia County 1899 report | 1899-01-20 | NARA records (Bureau of Indian Affairs) |
| THE EDUCATIONAL HOME | 1899-02-03 | Philadelphia Times |
| Letter from David Peake to Commissioner W. A. Jones, 1899-02-10 | 1899-02-10 | NARA record 1899.6929 Department of Indian Affairs |
| Funds for the Lincoln Institute | 1899-02-17 | Philadelphia Times |
| Educational Home Not Well Conducted | 1899-02-21 | Philadelphia Times |
| Noble Haigh Testimonials | 1899-02-23 | Bureau of Indian Affairs, NARA |
| David Peake Testimonial | 1899-02-23 | Bureau of Indian Affairs, NARA |
| City and State excerpt February 23, 1899, p. 121 | 1899-02-23 | City and State Newspaper |
| Walter Wheelock, death certificate | 1899-03-07 | authors, Heidi Sproat and Mike Bertram |
| City and State excerpt March 9, 1899, p. 159 - AN UNFIT SUPERINTENDENT | 1899-03-09 | City and State Newspaper |
| City and State excerpt, March 16, 1899 | 1899-03-16 | City and State Newspaper |
| City and State excerpt March 16, 1899 - “THE EDUCATIONAL HOME” CONTINUED | 1899-03-16 | City and State newspaper |
| City and State excerpt March 16, 1899, p. 178 | 1899-03-16 | City and State newspaper |
| Letter from George Stout, 1899-03-18 | 1899-03-18 | Bureau of Indian Affairs, NARA |
| Testimonial of Charles Williams, 1899-03-23 | 1899-03-23 | Bureau of Indian Affairs, NARA |
| City and State excerpt March 23, 1899, p. 192 - THE EDUCATIONAL HOME - CONTRADICTORY STATEMENTS | 1899-03-23 | City and State newspaper |
| City and State excerpt March 30, 1899, p. 212 - 213 - DR. FRAZER AND THE EDUCATIONAL HOME | 1899-03-30 | City and State newspaper |
| City and State excerpt March 30, 1899, p. 216 - 217 - TO THE EDITOR OF CITY AND STATE | 1899-03-30 | City and State newspapaer |
| Selina Thompson - death information | 1899-05-03 | various |
| INDIAN BOYS MUST NOT BE MALTREATED | 1899-08-21 | Philadelphia Times |
| Testimonial of Salem Moses, 1899-08-22 | 1899-08-22 | Bureau of Indian Affairs, NARA |
| Testimonial of Fred Smith, 1899-08-24 | 1899-08-24 | Bureau of Indian Affairs, NARA |
| Mary McHenry Cox letter | 1899-09-11 | NARA records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs |
| Abram J. Smith Testimonials | 1899-09-11 | Bureau of Indian Affairs, NARA |
| LINCOLN INSTITUTION WILL TAKE NO MORE PUPILS | 1899-11-10 | Philadelphia Inquirer |
| 1900 SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT Indian Rights Association, pp. 15-22 | 1900 | Indian Rights Association |
| Native Americans at the Lincoln Institute, Philadelphia from the 1900 census | 1900 | Author, Mike Bertram |
| The withdrawal of the Lincoln Institution from the Government Indian School scheme | 1900 | Author, condensing information from the Lincoln Institution annual reports. |
| Lincoln Institute Students signing up for Carlisle school | 1900 and later | Author, Mike Bertram |
| Hattie Blackchief - death information | 1900-01-06 | various |
| LAST ANNUAL MEETING OF THE LINCOLN SCHOOL | 1900-01-19 | Philadelphia Times |
| Warren Clute - death information | 1900-03-17 | various |
| Levi Charles - death information | 1900-03-18 | various |
| Edward Bucktooth - death information | 1900-03-26 | various |
| William Abrams - death information | 1900-03-27 | various |
| Native Americans at the Lincoln Institute, Philadelphia from the 1900 census | 1900-06-01 | 1900 census |
| LINCOLN INSTITUTE | 1900-06-29 | Allentown Leader |
| Lincoln Institution and Educational Home to be Maintained | 1900-07-25 | Philadelphia Times |
| INDIAN SCHOOLS REOPEN | 1900-10-02 | Philadelphia Inquirer |
| EDUCATION OF THE INDIANS | 1901-02-08 | Philadelphia Times |
| INDIAN GIRLS TO TRY TO RECLAIM THEIR RACE | 1901-11-24 | Philadelphia Inquirer |
| Little Indians' Christmas | 1901-12-25 | Philadelphia Inquirer |
| SCHOOL ELECT OFFICERS | 1902-02-07 | Philadelphia Times |
| Autobiography of ah-nen-la-de-ni
(Daniel La France) | 1903 | Autobiography of ah-nen-la-de-ni
(Daniel La France) |
| Lincoln Institution's Progress | 1903-02-06 | Philadelphia Inquirer |
| LAUGHED AT DOWIE | 1905-02-03 | Philadelphia Inquirer |
| Theresa Danay | 1905-08-12 | Death Certificate |
| Lincoln Institution Meeting | 1906-02-02 | Philadelphia Inquirer |
| INDIAN SCHOOLS | 1906-03-10 | Jersey City News |
| Mary McHenry Cox death notice | 1906-11-06 | Philadelphia Inquirer |
| Obituary of Mary McHenry Cox | 1906-11-17 | The Church Standard |
| Mabel Block - death information | 1906-12-08 | various |
| Lincoln Institution's Work | 1907-02-08 | Philadelphia Inquirer |
| WALKS OUT OF WINDOW | 1908-07-23 | Harrisburg Daily Independent |
| Photographs of the Orphans | 1910s | Lincoln Institution annual reports |
| Photographs at Ponemah | 1910s | Lincoln Institution annual reports |
| RUMMAGE SALE FOR HOME | 1919-02-01 | Evening Public Ledger |
| CHARITY WILL REASSUME ITS ORIGINAL PURPOSE | 1919-02-05 | Evening Public Ledger |
| Chester County deed K16-598 (1924) | 1924-07-11 | Chester County deed K16-598 (1924) |
| Lincoln Institute | 1954-11-12 | Philadelphia Inquirer |
| GREAT CHIEFS IN TOWN
A BAND OF SIOUX INDIANS COME ON AN ERRAND OF PEACE
SIGHT-SEEING AND SPEECH-MA | 2/6/1891 | Philadelphia Times |
| INDIAN VISITORS
A Small Band of Noble Red Men in Philadelphia
ON THEIR WAY TO THE COUNCIL | 2/6/1891 | Philadelphia Inquirer |
| Accessing NARA Records online | 2025-07-28 | Heidi Sproat |
| Accessing death records | 2025-07-28 | Heidi Sproat |
| THE INDIAN CHILDREN
A NEW SUMMER RESIDENCE FOR THE DUSKY MAIDENS
A SPLENDID LOCATION | 7/25/1886 | Philadelphia Times |
| The Indian Girls at the Ponemah Celebrate the Fourth | 7/6/1888 | Philadelphia Inquirer |
| HOMESICK INDIAN MAIDENS
SEVEN DAUGHTERS OF BRAVES PINING FOR THEIR HOMES ON THE PLAINS | 8/3/1886 | Philadelphia Times |
| Indian Girls at Their New Home | 8/4/1886 | Philadelphia Times |
| An Indian Tea Party | 9/12/1886 | Philadelphia Times |
| An Indian Tea Party | 9/13/1886 | Philadelphia Inquirer |
| THE INDIAN TEA PARTY
A Pleasant Time with the Indian Girls at Ponemah | 9/15/1886 | Philadelphia Times |
| Ponemah event | 9/19/1886 | Philadelphia Times |
| An Indian Tea Party | 9/7/1886 | Philadelphia Inquirer |