., Lancaster, Pa., 1903. Riddle, William. Cherished Memories. Lancaster, Pa.: Intelligencer Printing House, 1910. Stauffer, David McNeely, and Dubbs, Jos. Henry. The History of F&M College Extra- Illustrated, presented to the Lancaster County Historical Society, 1903. About the Contributor Rosemary A

the ice into central Pennsylvania (Clark and Ciolkosz 1988; Martin 1958; Watts 1983). Vegetation zones shifted northwards rapidly as the ice melted and retreated (Delcourt and Delcourt 1987; Gaudreau 1988; Webb et al. 1987), but spruce trees were common in the Middle Atlantic region until about 1

FORWARD About William Clark and the 79th Pennsylvania The 79th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a three-year regiment formed in the wake of Lincoln's second call for troops. Its cadre were men who had drilled in the pre-war militia units in and around Lancaster, and others who had seen

), p. 115 and Ellis and Evans, History of Lancaster County, p. 112, say 16 killed, 66 wounded, and 47 missing. 2. The letter is the property of David Meister of Springfield, Ohio, a great grandnephew of the brothers Lewis and Kersey Bradley. 3. Letter from Major General William E. Bergin, The Adjutant

Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society, compiled a history of his involvement in the Underground Railroad. An interesting letter from Whipper was reprinted that recounted the latter's efforts in Columbia between 1847-61. Looking back on the decades preceding the war Whipper summarized:3 [...] it would have been

the night of Dec. 25, 1776 General Washington crossed the Delaware with about 2500 troops and made a surprise attack on the British, killing about twenty and taking one thousand prisoners at Trenton. Of his own army, two were killed, two were frozen to death, and several wounded. From this victory

Samuel Breck and The Shaping of Public Education in Pennsylvania By Dorothy B" Gerlach Because time and history tend to treat people differently, a once honored person may, at the present time, be an unsung hero. A search of old records sometimes reveals this fact. Samuel Breck seems to fall into

quart. Of 150 passengers, over 100 were miserably starved to death.' PENN: Pennsylvania is situated 600 miles more to the south, than the latitude of England. As it is upon the same line, it is also about the same degree as Montpelier in France and Naples in Italy. The air is generally clear and

. 26. 3 George H. Burgess and Miles C. Kennedy, Centennial History of The Pennsylvania Railroad Company 1846-1947 (Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Railroad, 1949), p. 492. 4 Ibid., p. 492. 5 Lancaster Inquirer,20 December 1902, "Three New Bridges to Cross the River." 6 Ibid., 14 February 1903, "New Railroad

practice until about 1820. However, the Pennsylvania Germans employed irrigation before 1750. Postscript We should be able to learn from history and not repeat past mistakes. Of course, there may be safe satisfaction in judging people remote in time or place for examples of ignorance and avarice. We can be