This mansion at Lauxmont Farms was built by the farm's founder and York Safe & Lock's owner S. Forry Laucks (see photo below), one of the most prominent of the Laucks family that will celebrate its 300th anniversary in America next year. Today, the mansion is owned by the Kohr family. Background posts: With hot controversy cooled, Highpoint offers Susquehanna River view for the ages and Bad economy turned York Safe & Lock toward lucrative defense work and And now starring actor ... Jakie Devers?.
Descendents of the Casper Glattfelter family have much to brag about as a successful York County family.
They meet every year at Glatfelter Station to renew acquaintances.
Now comes another prominent local family - the Laux family with a planned reunion next June in York. That reunion will celebrate the family's 300 years in America.
The family has set up a Web site, which bears interesting information. It addresses the Laux family and all variations of that name.
Did you know Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jamie Moyer has Loux blood? ... .
York Safe & Lock's S. Forry Laucks
And here is how Charles W. Loux described characteristics of his family to attendees of the 1910 Loucks National Reunion, also held in York:
To put it in the broadest possible terms, the characteristic of the Bucks County Louxes is strength. By the way, as strength and good looks are dependant upon each other, logic would require, as indeed inspection proves, that these descendants possess the quality of good looks in a superlative degree.The characteristic of strength in these descendants is either that of body or mind or character, or a combination of any or all of these.
My own grandfather, George Washington Loux, a tanner by trade, was considered the strongest man physically in the locality in which he lived. All his children inherited strong bodily frames. Numerous instances of phyiscal courage and bravery displayed by these descendants could be given. It was partly this quality, I believe, which made them poineers in every walk of life, gave them a somewhat independent spirit, and scattered them far and wide, all of which are characteristic of the family. (The speaker has since the address been reminded of the long noses of the Louxes, which is a marked physical characteristic of them.)
Love that nose stuff.
Jacob Loucks Devers. S. Forry Laucks. Loucks Road. Loucks Mill. Lauxmont Farms. All York County icons.
Sounds like a wonderful - and historic - reunion in the making.
Selected York Safe & Lock links:
- New Freedom station houses alien safe
- York Safe & Lock worker recalls chat with Hedy Lamarr
- Hedy Lamarr's visit to York long remembered
- From Bofors to Bikes, Harley plant top hog
- Forry Laucks, Lauxmont sparked debates
- York-made safes spotted in post-war Tokyo
- York Safe restoration 'once in a lifetime' project.
- York Safe faltered after owner's death.
All York Safe & Lock posts from the start.
Dear Jim Mc Clure,
Your photo of the Lauxmont Farms from July 7, 2009, solved an old mystery, thank you.
As a member of the York Post Card Club for around 20 years, I searched for post cards mainly of my interests in Thomas Edison and his inventions, mainly the phonograph.
Years ago I bought a box of old postcards including 5 old Christmas cards. I didn't have a computer back then and wondered where is this home and who owns this big mansion. Who is S. Forry Laucks?
As time passed,I preserved them with the rest of my paper collectibles. Until today. I was looking through a box of old collectibles, found the cards, got on computer and decided to type in S. Forry Laucks. I was amazed to find the connection to Lauxmont Farms. Your photo on this page was the icing on the cake! My mystery was solved!
The front views of the home do not have any ivy growing up around the windows, like the picture above. The trees and bushes are different sizes, so cards must be from different years from that era.
Front of the Christmas cards have a beautiful big stone home,each with a different view of home. Inside of the card has another photo of an area of the outside grounds, swimming pool, round pond and fish pond. Two of the cards have same photos, in all, 4 different views on outside and inside of the card.
Three of his Christmas cards have his hand written Christmas message with his signature S. Forry Laucks and the other two have message and signature printed. Four cards have ribbon or colored cord at the fold.
I was wondering if these cards where from the 1930's and if these Christmas cards are a common find, due to all his venturers or if anyone has an interest in them?
Sincerely,
Joan
We, the 300th Anniversary Reunion, would be delighted to have the postcards for one of our displays. It would make a great addition to our bus stop at Lauxmont Farms on Saturday (June 26th) and I'm sure S. Forry Laucks's great-granddaughter, who may be attending, would enjoy them as well.
Columbus Edwards was played by Lum, Chester Lauck!
I guess I have followed in some sort of family history. Yes I am a Locksmith..
I was born in Abington Pa, 10/1958
Looking forward to June 2012 in York, Pa.