...7wo-hundredth Anniveriary of Lancasters incorporation -As a &rough By M. LUTHER HEISEY The first of May — a day usually associated with disorders and demon- strations in the cities of Europe; the First of May—here a day of rejoicing and rededication for the citizens of Lancaster, this year made

HISTORY OF LOT 159 OF THE HAMILTON GRANT Those who do not look upon them- selves as a link connecting the past with the future do not perform their duty to the world.—Daniel Webster. The town of Lancaster was sur- veyed and laid out by Andrew Hamil- ton, Esq., or James Hamilton, Esq. (1), his son

CONTINENTAL STABLES IN LANCASTER By JACOB HILL BYRNE, ESQ. T HE lot of ground on which the building of The Lancaster County His- torical Society stands, 307 North Duke street, Lancaster, was part of an original tract of 500 acres. William Penn, Proprietor of the Province of Pennsylvania, by deeds

Handkerchiefs DOW WM.. Y A SCARFS. OLD SANTA CLAUS S itt3IF ., ERISMAN PAF IP o15. E A: account of Christmas in Lancaster in 1874 us older readers ers. The following article is a e of excerpts from the 26 December 1874 issues of The Intelligencer and The Daily Express. Drug I Dry Store Site Northern Market

newspapers, in particular the New Era, were also helpful in putting together a composite picture of Lancaster. Both sources also helped to broaden the scope of my research. The poster that reads: "THEY DIED FOR YOU" and "BUY LIBERTY BONDS," had photos of all the Lancaster County soldiers who had been killed

THE HISTORIC CITY OF LANCASTER A REPORf ON ITS HISTORIC RESOURCES City of Lancaster Department of Housing and Community Development June 1995 ��THE HISTORIC CITY OF LANCASTER A REPORT ON ITS HISTORIC RESOURCES Edited and additional text by: David B. Schneider Executive Director Historic

report of the ex- ercises held Friday evening, April 9, 1915: Among the notable events that have been held under the direc- tion of the Lancaster County His- torical Society, none was more im- pressive than the public exercises on Friday evening at Hotel Brunswick, when the society, on behalf of the

MURAL PRESENTED TO CITY OF LANCASTER By WILLIAM FREDERIC WARNER On Friday evening, December 28th, 1934, a mural painted on one of the walls of the council chamber of the municipal building, (depicting "The Arrival of James Hamilton," in 1729, who came for the purpose of establishing Hickory town as