Bethel African Methodist Church in Lancaster: Prolegomenon to a Social History by Leroy Hopkins, Ph.D. in Lancaster City"s southeastern quadrant, at the juncture of North and Strawberry Streets, stands a structure which has long been connected with Lancaster"s Afro-American community: Bethel Africa

A History of First Presbyterian Church of Lancaster, Pennsylvania By Catherine Courtney and Dr. John D. Long CHAPTER 1 A BRIEF HISTOR Y OF PRESBYTERIANISM in order to understand the establishment of the Presbyterian Church in Lancaster and its relation to the developing colony of Pennsylvania and

of color" in 1817, and in the 1850's assumed a leadership position among Lancaster City's Black popula- tion. Incorporated in 1848 as the "African Methodist Episcopal Church in Lancaster, Pennsylvania" Bethel soon housed a "Free African School" and served as a meetingplace for a literary society

A History of Aeronautics In Lancaster County, Pennsylvania By William E. Krantz The history of aeronautics, the operation of aircraft, in Lancaster Coun- ty covers a span of one hundred and fifty years. Lancaster has long been an air-minded community. Certainly, the feats of our famous native, John

Historical Markers of the Heritage of the United Methodist Church in Lancaster County by The Reverend Abram W. Sangray The following Roadside Markers were put in place in Lancaster County, in the summer of 1984, as a bicentennial project of the United Methodist Church of Lancaster. Each description

A Bit of Local History Estates of Lancaster Countians Confiscated During the American Revolution During the American Revolution owners of property (real estate) had to be careful what they said or did, because any remark or action that might be construed as disloyal to the American cause or that

tried to escape from the various Lancaster prisons, quite a few successfully. Before leaping into the subject of Lancaster jailbreaks proper, let's see a little about the history of Lancaster County jails so that we know who's escaping from what. The whereabouts and whatzits of the first jail are still

, Evangelical Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania, 1942 edition (Lebanon, Pa.), p. 256. About The Contributor Stephen R. Herr wrote this brief history of his church when he was a member of the Buchanan Chapter of Student Historians in April 1981. Mr. Herr presently is a student at Gettysburg College. The

Regimental History of the 79th Pennsylvania Volunteers of the Civil War: The Lancaster County Regiment By Harrison C. Williams Preface The Seventy-ninth Pennsylvania Volunteer Regiment was recruited from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with the exception of Company D, which was recruited from

Number 186, pp. 21-32. 5. Wood, Stacy B.C., Jr., "The Hoff Family: Master Clockmakers of Lancaster Borough," Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society, Vol. 81, No. 4 (Michaelmas, 1977), pp.169-225 6. Strassburger, Ralph B. & Hinke, William John, ed. Pennsylvania German Pioneers, Norristown, PA