Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 44, no. 5
Summary
This article tells the story of the type of horse that was bred to pull the heavy Conestoga wagons which were vital for trade in colonial America. As that mode of transportation changed , the horse disappeared, because horses were bred for specific purposes. There was no longer a need for the "Conestoga horse".
"The tax records for this township [Caernarvon] which are here reporduced cover the following years: 1754, 1756-1759, 1769-1770, 1772-1773, 1775, 1777-1783, 1785-1793, 1797-1798, 1800-1803, 1805-1816, 1818-1822, 1824-1828, 1830-1832, 1834, 1836, 1839-1841, 1845."
There is one entry for "Elizabeth Township" in the 1780 PDF file. The entry for Elizabeth Township can be found starting on the 22nd page of the 1780 PDF file.
Marriage information from 18 German newspapers in the LCHS collection have been arranged alphabetically by last name of husband and maiden name of wife. Also given is date of marriage, newspaper citation and comments (parents, age, pastor, etc.). The newspapers indexed are: Americanische Staatsbothe und Lancaster Anziegs-Nachrichten, Americanische Staatsbothe und Lancaster Wochenschrift, Greeley Banner, Herold und Zeitschrift, Lancaster Adler, Lancaster Beobachter, Der Lancaster Correspondent, Lancaster Freie Presse, Lancaster Tagliche Freie Presse, Die Lanterne, Neue Unpartheiische Lancaster Zeitung und Anzeigs-Nachrichten, Der Volksfreund, Der Volksfreund and Lancaster Beobachter, Der Volksfreund und Beobachter, Der Waffenlose Waechter, Der Wahre Amerikaner, Der Wahre Demokrat.
Contents
v.1. Arranged alphabetically by man's name-- v.2. Arranged alphabetically by woman's name.
Phase I archeological survey and phase II archeological evaluation : Wabank Road reconstruction S.R. 3034, section 001 Lancaster Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania E.R. 94-0039-07-A
This is an archeological study of Thonsville site and Gable Park Woods site located on Wabank Road in Lancaster Township. Thonsvile refers to land owned by Squire Charles Thon.
The PDF file attached to this record includes only the report. There are multiple charts, tables, and maps that are cited and included in this resource, but those materials have not yet been digitized.
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 47, no. 5
Summary
Paul Zantzinger was according to the author a "prominent churchman, prosperous merchant, a promoter of numerous enterprises, a loyal soldier, and a civil leader" in Lancaster,Pennsylvania.He was born in 1744 . He began work as a tailor and later became a trader of iron. He was elected Burgess in Lancaster several times. During the Revolutionary War , although not involved in combat, he served as Lancaster's Captain of the Guard and was a commander of a company of the "Flying Camp" [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Camp for information on the "Flying Camp"]. He died in 1817.The article includes genealogical information.
