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Lancaster, Thea, 1951-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1951-

Biographical History

Thea Lancaster (1951- ) is a collector of Yellowstone National Park memorabilia.

Thea Lovo was born in Mobridge, South Dakota on February 14, 1951 to Neller and Emma Lovo. Thea met her future husband, Laurence Lancaster, as college students working at Old Faithful Village in Yellowstone during the summer of 1970. They were married at the Chapel of Transfiguration in Grand Teton National Park in 1976. Between the two of them, they were employed by all 3 Yellowstone Park concessionaires. Larry worked 5 summers and Thea worked 6 summers. Larry and Thea and their two daughters spent every summer vacation (except 1981) camping in Yellowstone. Larry and Thea have visited Yellowstone annually for the past 48 years. They began to seriously collect Yellowstone memorabilia in 1990 and have built a research collection of ephemera, art, employment documents, photos, books, high-end souvenirs and an extensive collection of postcards.

Citation:
Email from Thea Lancaster, May 26, 2018 (Laurence (Larry) Lancaster was born in Odessa, Texas on February 1, 1948 to Gordon and Elizabeth Lancaster. Thea Lancaster was born in Mobridge, South Dakota on February 14, 1951 to Neller and Emma Lovo; Larry and Thea met as college students working at Old Faithful Village in Yellowstone during the summer of 1970. They were married at the Chapel of Transfiguration in Grand Teton National Park in 1976. Between the two of them, they were employed by all 3 Yellowstone Park concessionaires. Larry worked 5 summers and Thea worked 6 summers. Their oldest daughter also worked in the Yellowstone and met her future husband there; Larry and Thea and their two daughters spent every summer vacation (except 1981) camping in Yellowstone. The girls thought that was what every family did! Larry and Thea have visited Yellowstone annually for the past 48 years. They began to seriously collect Yellowstone memorabilia in 1990 and have built a research collection of ephemera, art, employment documents, photos, books, high-end souvenirs and an extensive collection of postcards.)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Laurence and Thea Lancaster collection of historic Yellowstone Park eBay sales descriptions and prices

 Collection — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197239248450]
Identifier: MSS 9146
Scope and Contents

Contains color pages of printed eBay listings of historic Yellowstone National Park items, showing item descriptions and final sale prices from the years 1998-2001. The pages were printed by Jack and Susan Davis in Bozeman, Montana, and maintained by Laurence and Thea Lancaster.

Dates: 1998-2001
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Laurence and Thea Lancaster collection of historic Yellowstone Park eBay sales descriptions and prices

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