History of St. John's (Center) Reformed Church, &tot Ear/ Township, Lancaster County By GLENN WEAVER Introduction About mid-way between the small towns of Terre Hill and Bowmansville, Pennsylvania, on a small hill overlooking the lovely valley of the Black Creek, stands a small country church—rich

close of the nineteenth century when the Lancaster Gas Light and Fuel Company was in control. We have now reached the period in the economic history of public utilities in Lancaster County where the same integration in business begins to take place as has marked the development of American business to a

continued until his death, which occurred September 22, 1821. Mr. Kerr was much beloved by his parishioners and the people of the neighborhood. There are those still living who remember Mr. Kerr. His son, a much esteemed and eminent physician, a member of the York County Medical Society, died at York, Pa

County. Lancaster County (Pa.)--History--18th century. Lancaster County (Pa.)--History--19th century. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1896-97 Description: [72]-84 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 3 Call Number

Marshall has made one of the most valuable contributions to our local history that we possess. For many years he kept a diary, a "Remembrancer," as he was pleased to call it, which, I believe I risk little in saying, is the fullest, most trust- worthy and readable of all the similar productions of that

fellow-citizens to vote for Thomas Jefferson who freed all his slaves, which is sure proof he will not enslave his country. This statement had great appeal in Lancaster County. The first protest of slavery on the American continent was announced by a Committee of the Mennonite Church, Germantown, Pa

- idated, there are few buildings in our county a century or more old that do not excite the interest and command the attention which should attach to all venerable objects, human or inani- mate. Then, again, these ancient structures have an architectural interest, indicat- ing by their outside plan and

Erie/ Postal Lancaster County By M. LUTHER HEISEY The antiquity of the need of communication is contemporary with the age of the human race. When first the need was felt for an oral or written communication with another human being, there began the germ of modern postal business — a business

deal honestly with facts, it is often necessary to say or write what some men would rather leave unsaid or unwritten. A truthful presentation of facts alone is true his- tory. In the closing quarter of the present century a commendable interest has been shown in the presentation of the history of

a $500 mortgage bond, a blank stock certificate, and a requisition for high- tension lines. [18__]-1912. Folder 8 Conestoga Traction Co. Booklet of early histories, “Lancaster Co., Pa.,” which describes the company’s history, its routes, and sights along the way. 1 August 1908. Booklet by H. W