Name/Title
Baptismal CertificateEntry/Object ID
G 5510Description
17.5"h x 14.25"w. Rectangular wood frame, plain black. Printed certificate with image of John baptizing Jesus, two angels, birds in branches. Handpainted orange/blue/yellow/green. Written in German, title "Geburts= und Tauf =Schein." Paraphrased wording: A son Daniel, born on April 15, 1824, to Master Joseph Hahn and Catharina in Hamilton Penn Township in Adams County Pennsylvania. Handwritten on back "Joseph Hahn certificate - 1825 Miss Estie Bosley donor. Hahn was a postmaster at Finksburg."