Myrna Rasmusen Smith Collection

MSA SC 5234

Dates

1832-1980

Medium

Original

Restrictions

RESTRICTED: No restrictions on access to funeral records. Do not circulate portrait without the permission of the Director of Special Collections. Do not circulate negatives of portrait.

Storage

Contact the Department of Special Collections for location.

Description

Business records, Creager [later Creager-Miller] Funeral Home, formerly located in Thurmont, Frederick County. Collection includes 10 business and funeral home ledgers, 158 files of funeral records, and portrait of James Creeger by Cherry Ford White. See also MSA SC 730.

History

James Creager was a laborer, repairman, furniture craftsman, mortician and funeral home owner. The earliest ledger carries an inscription that reads "Mecanics Town/September 10 1832/James Creeger/Day Book." His early books detail daily work, those he worked for and those he hired to help him. Other ledgers contain a combination of his business dealings and funerals. Later ledgers are those of funeral home records. Later ledgers and files are those of Charles William Miller, the successor owner of the Creager Funeral Home. Mr. Miller sold the business in 1980.

1832	James Creeger Day Book
1840	Creager Funeral Home was established in Thurmont, MD
1913	M.L. [Martin Luther] Creager. House Furnisher, Furniture, Carpet, Matting, Wall paper, & c. Funeral Director & Embalmer
1969	M.L. Creager & Son: Furniture, Funeral Service, Home Furnishings
October 7, 1977	Creager-Miller Funeral Home
October 22, 1977	Charles Wm. Miller Funeral Home
1980	Charles Wm. Miller Funeral Home P.A.

Collection Inventory

Series 1: Business Records
Series 2: Portrait
Series 3: Box 1
Series 4: Box 2
Series 5: Box 3

Microfilm Inventory