, thought, and local interests."2 In many ways America during the colonial period was a projection of �habits and customs long after they had left home. They changed gradually." Even though the English culture dominated, the ethnic groups were not a uniform people.' In New York colony by 1646, for example

84/3, 1981 131 An Unusual Discovery Prisoner-of-War Barracks in Lancaster Used During the Revolutionary War By Albert G. Overton and J. W.W. Loose Although historians have known for a long time barracks to house British and Hessian prisoners-of-war during the American Revolution were located at the

, many of the captives were marched to Lancaster under light guard, since Washington could not spare many soldiers for this assignment. One of the guards assjgned to thjs project was Henry Hajnes, a tajlor from Columbia, Pa.3 In 1777 General Gates won a victory at Saratoga and the captives were sent to

. Proceeding from the lesser to the better known, let us first consider Jeremiah Bular. There are only few references to Bular in the various record groups which can be used to research Lancaster County"s Black history. The Borough tax lists for 1817 and 1819 identify him as a "laborer." Un- fortunately this

1/10 mile s. at end of lane, along the highway in Sporting Hill. Soudersburg Methodist Church Site of a colonial congregation, built 1801 by settlers Benjamin and Jacob Souders — Methodist laymen. Henry Boehm 1775-1875 taught a class here. Bishop Francis Asbury 1745-1816 preached here. Philadelphia

and to endow a college now known as the University of Pennsylvania. Soldiers were given certificates that enabled them to purchase confiscated estates to reimburse them partially for pay they were to receive or did receive in inflated currency. Speculators acquired many of these certificates, however

A History of Aeronautics In Lancaster County, Pennsylvania By William E. Krantz The history of aeronautics, the operation of aircraft, in Lancaster Coun- ty covers a span of one hundred and fifty years. Lancaster has long been an air-minded community. Certainly, the feats of our famous native, John

The Lancaster Crematorium: First in the USA By John W. W. Loose in the spring of 1884 a group of Lancastrians met at the Intelligencer newspaper office to discuss the feasibility of organizing an association for the reform of funerals. On 27 May 1884 the Lancaster Cremation and Funeral Reform

FORWARD About William Clark and the 79th Pennsylvania The 79th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a three-year regiment formed in the wake of Lincoln's second call for troops. Its cadre were men who had drilled in the pre-war militia units in and around Lancaster, and others who had seen

choirs and military bands. The Lancaster County Art Association was pioneering. New groups became active in the latter 40s and early 50s. Lancaster Opera Workshop was formed, an innovation for a town our size. The Symphony was organized. Echo Valley Art Group became active. The Pennsylvania Guild of