Issued as: Journal of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley, v. 40 (2015).
Summary
"The story of the events leading up to the incorporation of the Borough of Ephrata in 1891, its incorporation, and the history of the borough's first fifteen years of existence. Included are the names of the petitioners, all Ephrata property owners, who signed the petition in favor of the town's incorporation in 1891, along with brief biographical sketches and portraits when available. The story of the town's early history documents the many challenges that faced the town's early elected officials, such as the development of an electrical plant, a public water plant, the construction of streets and sidewalks, and the enactment ofordinances that regulated day-to-day life in the town. The journal also includes biographies of the borough's burgesses and mayors from 1891 to the present, along with a list of the men and women who have served on Ephrata Borough Council through the years along with their term of office. Included in the list of mayors is a biography of Ephrata's only honorary mayor,Evelyn (Ay) Sempier, Miss America 1954." [from the publisher]
In: Journal of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley, v.16 (1991)
Summary
This issue features an illustrated history of the land east of the Cocalico Creek that in the early nineteenth century developed into the village of Ephrata. The history continues up until the village's incorporation as a borough in 1891.
Jurisdictions, or, The lawful authority of courts leet, courts baron, Court of Marshalseys, Court of Pypowder, and ancient demesn : together with the most necessary learning of tenures, and all their incidents of essoyns, imparlance, view, of all manner of pleadings, of contracts, of the nature of all sorts of actions, of maintenance, of divers other things very profitable for all students of inns of court and chancery, and a most perfect directory for all stewards of any the said courts : with the return and forms of several original and judicial writs now in use, relating to writs of error, writs of false judgment, and other proceedings of frequent use in the courts at Westminster
Journal fo the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley ; v. 43
Notes
Excerpt: "It has recently occurred to me that...the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley has owned the historic Connell Mansion...for fifty-six years. During those fifty-six years little has been written or published about the history of the grand gray-painted three-story brick Italianate home...Who were Moore and Rebecca (Konigmacher) Connell, who built the Italianate mansion in 1868 and whose family occupied it for two generations until 1961?There is absolutely no question in my mind that at the time the Connells built their house it was unique in its rural Lancaster County setting and a showplace in the sleepy farm village of Ephrata."
Liber placitandi : a book of special pleadings, containing precedents of pleas in abatement, declarations, barrs, replications, rejoynders, demurrers, issues, and judgments, in the now most common and ordinary actions : viz., actions upon the case, actions upon statutes, account, covenant, debt, prohibitions, replevin, scire facias, and trespass : also the forms of entries in writs of error, utlaries, general issues, and judgments, intended for the benefit of the students of the common law, and for the use of practising clerks and attorneys : together with a table
The McPhersons of Illinois and related families : a genealogy of the descendants of Archibald MacPherson of Scotland, 1581-1989, including the genealogy of the Maxey Family of Wales and the lineage of Laura Estella (Maxey) McPherson through her mother Polly (Irion) Wright to the Poindexter family from the Isle of Jersey