school history classes, and co- ordinating the functions of historical groups and places throughout the county. It is not the purpose of this survey, however, to consider the effectiveness of county historical societies in fulfilling their real objectives. Each society knows its reasons for existence

year hit the brave new enterprise, and in 1875 the mill was obliged to cease operations. About 1877 the mill re-opened, more furnaces were installed, and it was re-organized 14 "The Columbia Spy," July 14, 1860. 15 Ellis and Evans, History of Lancaster County, p. 307. �as the Penn Iron Co., with A. J

Carpenter fam- ily. They had three daughters: 11 Ellis and Evans, History of Lancaster County, p. 549. �a. Mary, who married C. C. Carpenter. b. Sarah, who married John C.Hubley. c. Catherine, who married Dr. Robert Miller Bolenius (1847-1922) in 1875. Dr. Bolenius was a son of Major Adolphus William

HARRISON TOWNSHIP RETRACED Fifty-eight years ago, H. E. Steinmetz prepared for the Lancaster County Historical Society a paper entitled "Political Divisions of Lancaster County" which later was published in Volume 5 of the Society's Papers. Among the election districts of the county Mr. Steinmetz

and a companion established themselves in a cabin along Mill Creek, about eight miles above its junction with the Conestoga, near Bird- in-Hand, Lancaster County. For some time Beissel acted in the self-appointed capacity as spiritual leader of the numerous German sectarians, including the Mennonites