the authorities in the maintenance and enforcement of the same." This group called itself "The Law and Order Society" of Lancaster County, Pa. A Guarantee Fund financed by the selling of $25 shares was established. One dollar annual dues were charged to members. In addition to the usual officers, the

A History of Brewing in Lancaster County, Legal and Otherwise Charles O. Lynch and ]ohn Ward Willson Loose PREFACE Leaning against the doorway of his brewery for a moment of relaxation after carrying many pails of water from the nearby spring, Henry Dering let the cold, clear water of the stream

In Recognition of Their Prominence: A Case Study of the Economic and Social Backgrounds of an Ante- Bellum Negro Business and Farming Class in Lancaster County Carl D. Oblinger Preface Social and political revolutions are based upon a few determin- ants. There must be a mass of men (identifiable

the author. The staff at the library of the Lancaster Newspapers Incorpor- ated was always more than willing to aid in procuring the news- papers used in this paper. The facilities of the Lancaster County Historical Society were indispensable as were the services of Mrs. Charles Lundgren, the Society

of Christianity to the natives. In some places the Indian tribes were openly hostile, and the missionary Fathers were subjected to many perils and hardships. We do not have an abundance of historical data about the ac- tivities of early missionaries in Lancaster County and its environs. However, when

Bishop Francis Asbury and The Reverend Henry Boehm George L. Heiges This account aims to be a brief record of the joint labors of two devout and zealous missionary preachers of the Protestant Church in America. One of them was Henry Boehm who was born in Lancaster County, scion of sturdy Swiss