, French and English activity had increased con- siderably in the Ohio Valley. Following the murder of several French traders in the spring, a plot emerged among several Indian nations8 and George Croghan, to destroy all French trading posts. The up- rising was largely unsuccessful—a few French forts

bottled by the J. Richard Nissley family. Bainbridge. [1978]. Order form for Kitchen Kettle Foods. Intercourse. No date. Brochure. “Cup Cheese by Shenk.” RD 6, Lancaster. Information about cup cheese and a list of their other products. No date. Gift of Norene Lahr and Robert Jones, 2009. �230 North

which the Evangelical Alliance for the United States later assumed a national leadership, or the activities of Samuel Simon Schmucker in behalf of interdenominational unity at home and transatlantic Christianity. The legend that Schmucker was the "father" of the Evangelical Alliance originated at the

daisies as flower girl, and the Hassler home at 26 North Lime Street was profusely decorated with quantities of these lovely field flow ers.) Again I quote Mr. Rogers: In a country house like this, there are no horizontal limits as in the city. It is more open and less formal. The largest of the interior

A Prologue to the Construction of the Fifth Columbia- Wrightsville Bridge by L. W. Newcomer Construction of the fifth Columbia-Wrightsville bridge across the Susquehanna River is described, and recorded for posterity, in the Journal of The Lancaster County Historical Society, Vol. 73, No. 1, 1969

population are valuable sources of information on the social and economic conditions of Pennsylvania Negroes. Edward S. Adby's Journal of a Residence and Tour in the United States of North America, from April, 1833 to October, 1834 (3 vols., London, 1835); the West Chester Negro, John Tillman's Biographical

than provincial. From girlhood she travelled extensively for her time. She associated with persons of large mind, in the United States, in England, and in France. As a cosmopolitan person she had the ability to see political situations in broad perspective. Naturally, she had an interest in and an

Ode to the United States on its Bicentennial and to the Rededication of its People to the Principles of the Declaration of Independence by Rabbi Samson A. Shain Rabbi Samson Aaron Shain was a good friend of the Lancaster County Historical Society, and was a dear personal friend of the editor. His