ABOUT
LLOYD MIFFLIN was a noted painter, a prolific poet, and serious amateur photographer. He was born in Columbia, Pennsylvania on 15 September 1846. He died, also, in Columbia, Pennsylvania on 16 July 1921 at his beloved Norwood Estate.
The LLOYD MIFFLIN SOCIETY was initially formed by Jerry King Musser on 4 September 2023 as a tribute website and Facebook page honoring Lloyd Mifflin and other historic creative individuals with a connection to Columbia, Pennsylvania.
On 12 May 2026, the LLOYD MIFFLIN SOCIETY entered into an agreement to establish the SOCIETY as a nonprofit, limited liability corporation. It is the goal to follow this status by attaining a full-fledged 501(c)(3) designation sometime in 2027.
MISSION
The mandate of the LLOYD MIFFLIN SOCIETY is
to research, preserve, and disseminate accurate information concerning the life, work, and times of Lloyd Mifflin;
to collect, preserve, and display paintings, photographs, documents, and artifacts relating to Lloyd Mifflin or his family;
to acquire, secure, and maintain a suitable facility to serve as a public research center, exhibition space, and associative museum;
and, to reach an audience beyond that of Lloyd Mifflin's hometown of
Columbia, Pennsylvania.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jerry King Musser
Founder / Chair
Cleon Garth Berntheizel
Vice-Chair
Kelly Alan Murphy
Secretary
Thomas Martin Heisler III
Treasurer
Martin Frank Moore
Development Chair
ASSOCIATES
Janette Toth-Musser
Coordinator
Charlene Bair
Researcher
GENERAL COUNSEL
Micheal S. Grab, Esq.
Nikolaus & Hohenadel, LLP
ADVISORS
Christopher Vera
Columbia Historic Preservation Society
Rob Evans
Susquehanna River Art Collection
Scott Mingus, Sr.
Author / Historian
Jane Moore
Mount Bethel Cemetery
Tom Johnson-Medland
Poet / Wordhive
ESTATE STEWARDS
Barbara Nikolaus
Second & Walnut
(Family Home)
Camden Hurst
Norwood
(Lloyd Mifflin)
Daniel Johnson
Oakmont
(James Deveaux Mifflin)
Beulah Mall
Lark's Nest
(Charles West Miffllin)
Donna Riblet
Cloverton
(Dr. Houston Mifflin)
LEGACY MEMBERS
Peter Mifflin Young
Charles West Mifflin
John Houston Mifflin
Duncan Cairnes Ely
Samuel Wright Mifflin II
George Brown Mifflin
Samuel Wright Mifflin I
David Mifflin Remick
Charles West Mifflin
Richard Mifflin Young, Jr.
Charles West Mifflin
John Houston Mifflin
RESOURCES
Christopher Raab
Archives & Special Collections
Franklin & Marshall College
Brett Reigh
Pennsylvania Historical &
Museum Commission
Marianne Heckles
LancasterHistory Archives
FOUNDING CONTRIBUTORS
Cleon Garth Berntheizel
Columbia, Pennsylvania
Jerry King Musser
Columbia, Pennsylvania
Christopher Bravacos
Hershey, Pennsylvania
Clyde Mills McGeary
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
Rich & Charlene Bair
Columbia, Pennsylvania
Christopher Vera
Columbia, Pennsylvania
Gerald Nikolaus
Columbia, Pennsylvania
Mark Kise
Columbia, Pennsylvania
Donald Murphy
Columbia, Pennsylvania