by The Lancaster County Historical Society, not only to the city, but also to the county and to the state of Pennsylvania. The exercises were held Sunday afternoon, October 13, 1935, on South Lime Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; and the tablet was placed on the property No. 46 South Lime Street

The Society of the Cincinnati in Lancaster By C. H. MARTIN Incorporated in the membership certificate of a society organized by officers of the American Army, at the time of its disbanding in 1783, are these words: "The duty of laying down in peace arms assumed for public defence, and of uniting in

Col. Timothy Matlack A Revolutionary Patriot In Lancaster By (MRS. D. B.) BERTHA COCHRAN LANDIS Col. Timothy Matlack, although a resident of Philadelphia, lived for a time in Lancaster. It was during the most trying period in the history of our country, and the activities of this remarkable man

Lancaster until six- teen days later. 2 After the battle which resulted in his death, his body was buried near the place where he fell. Four months afterwards it was exhumed, and after being placed in a specially constructed metal coffin, it was brought to the place of his birth to be re-interred. More than

Jacob Eichholtz Points The Way By DR. CORNELIUS WEYGANDT Jacob Eichholtz has never been without honor in his own country. Here in Lancaster men have been proud to have portraits by him in their homes, they have known their forebears better because Eichholtz painted them. So it is, too, round about

Dr. John S. Messersmith By JUDGE BENJAMIN CHAMPNEYS ATLEE The recent gift of three very valuable paintings to the Lancaster County Historical Society has caused me to remember, quite a little more vividly, some of the earlier residents in our community. The pictures are the gift of Mr. E. Turner

THE CHARITY OF THADDEUS STEVENS By W. FRANK GORRECHT THE old adage, the truth shall prevail, after three quarters of a century, is without establishment as to the charitable aspect of Thaddeus Stevens. During the period he lived in Lancaster whether or not Stevens was charitable was a standing

Three Caspar Schaffners By ELIZABETH C. KIEFFER, Granddaughter of the Rev. Joseph H. Dubbs, D. D., First President of the Lancaster County Historical Society. The little Iog church of the "High Dutch Protestants" had been in service over a year, on East Orange Street, where its third descendant