Historical Society; rather a difficult task wording it so as to honor the father, John Wright, through the son, James, The tablet reads as follows: "Wright Mansion, Built 1738-41 by James, a son of John Wright, 1667-1749, The enterprising and resourceful pioneer who in 1729 named Lancaster County and in 1730

pestivious insects of the early days; John Banister (1680), a Virginian clergyman who wrote "Some Observations Concerning Insects"; Mark Catesby (1679-1749), the Englishman who wrote fluently, and was the first to illustrate American entomology; and Israel Acrelius, a Swede, who collected many insects which

last visit to America. Lancaster's troops were there again on Sunday afternoon, this time drawn up in review as The Lancaster County Historical Society paid tribute to the hero of the Revolution upon the centennial of his death. Some time ago, Mrs. David Bachman Landis brought to the attention of the

he pursued the way of the naturalist with the customary net, was Melsheimer in the quest of the elusive beetles and butterflies. His ramblings took him across the upper part of the county from Maytown to New Holland and Strasburg, for in that section he served five Lutheran congregations. These two

the county, and whose sons had such important shares in the county's development in succeeding decades during the colonial period. However, the theater of Carpenter's activities, was, for the most part, in a section somewhat distant from Pequea, so his contact with Kendig and Herr must have been more