M. LUTHER HEISEY THE LANE FAMILY OF LANCASTER Despite the overshadowing influence of James Buchanan, the Lane Family man- aged to chalk up a few points of its own, all of which are told here by the Venerable Bede of Lancaster. THE LANES COULD SAY, "DEAR UNCLE" With the destruction of two business

The Mathiot Family of Lancaster County BY JACK WARD WILLSON LOOSE One may wonder why a family named Mathiot is significant enough to merit research beyond the private confines of genealogy. Although the Mathiot family is observing its two hundredth anniversary in America and Lancaster County this

THE GORGAS FAMILY OF COCALICO VALLEY: GRANDFATHER CLOCKMAKERS A famous family of Ephrata is portrayed by a knowledgeable authority on the family and its clocks. In Genesis we read, "God saw the light, that it was good: and di- vided the light from darkness. And God called the light Day and the

The Bachman Family of Cabinet- makers: 1766-1897 Samuel E. Dyke It is known that three (3) brothers, John, Jacob and Henry and one (1) sister, Barbara Bachman, were persecuted in Loraine, came to this country in 1766 and settled in the vicinity of what is now known as Willow Street, Pequea Township

Furniture Making by the Slaugh Family of Lancaster, Pennsylvania Albert Fletcher Seitz The purpose of this study was to determine the conception of Slaugh furniture making in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and to discover the unique implication of both the Slaugh family and their furniture. The methods

, Penna. 6Egles, History of Lebanon—Page 149. 'Lebanon County Historical Society notes of Mrs. Lea on Beck Family. 'Penna. Archives, Vol. XVII, 3rd Series—Page 837. 'Penna. Archives, Vol. XVII, 3rd Series—Page 385, Pages 837 & 865. "Lebanon Twp. Triennial Asessment list Dauphin County Court House

printed by the Clarion Steam Printing House, New Holland, Pa. 1 March 1884. Insert 2 1. Business card from Trout & Shank, Manufacturers of shirts, 22 North Queen St., Lancaster. 2. Promotional memo book from Trivers Clothes, 24 N. Queen St., Lancaster. 1921 calendar inside and list of other Trivers

research primarily on the pistol has brought to light much of local human interest regarding the Grubb Family of Cornwall. In order for one to understand the background of the persons who pos- sibly might have owned the flintlock pistol, it would be helpful to study the following chart which shows the

StudyofTwo Distinct Periods Perio Ephrata (.,Coiner BY JACK WARD WILLSON LOOSE I. Mills of the Cloister The Ephrata Cloisters owed its founding, if not its raison d'etre to Johann Conrad Beissel, who was born in April, 1690, at Eberbach in the German Palatinate. Beissel's father was an intemperate

Old Testament Place Names in Lancaster County Rabbi Samson A. Shain Hebrew Scripture appeals as no other piece of literature to the better nature of man. It speaks to him of his deep and unquenchable passion for justice, his dream of human brotherhood and peace, his need for faith in the Power or