THE GERMAN SOCIETY OF LANCASTER By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER THE Lancaster Journal of Monday, December 30th, 1816, con- conontained an announcement that those favoring the organization of a German society, for the relief of distressed immigrants, were requested to attend a meeting at John Erben's

former propose sometimes giving them a sermon in German." The following is from the diary of Brother Baden. pastor of the Moravian �congregation at Hebron, Lebanon township, then part of Lancaster county: "On August 27 three hundred and forty Hessian prisoners arrived in Lebanon, in charge of Colonel

230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Adam Reigart Jr., John S. Murphy Collection, 1762-2003 Object ID: MG0331 2 boxes 35 folders 1.5 cubic ft. Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization); PV7 Shelving Location: Archives South, Side

717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org active in the Lancaster County Historical Society, the Pennsylvania German Society, the Ben Franklin Club, and Grace Lutheran Church. He wrote poetry and essays, and dedicated many pieces to friends and family. David B. Landis married Nora K. Baker of Landisville in 1885

. LANCASTER,June 5, 1787. TO THE GERM AN PUBLIC. FRIENDS AND COUNTRYMEN. A German newspaper, the third to be published in Pennsylvania, would seem to �be somewhat superfluous, and the pub- lishers of the two others might complain especially, and not without reason, be- cause of the trifling price, as thereby

amusements that has ever been exhibited in this town will be presented," was satisfactory evidence that theatrical performances were known to the citizens of the staid old borough prior to the year 1800. Recently, while searching the files of an old German newspaper established in Lancaster more than one

almanac published in the State was a German one issued by Christopher Sauer, in 1738. In the year 1779 three almanacs were printed in Lancaster, and all in the German language. All this is wandering away from my general subject, but I could not resist the temptation to show how far from the truth is the

A NEWSPAPER RELIC. The Lancaster County historical Society is the owner of E. treasure in shape of a bound volume consisting of the first four years of the publication of a German newspaper with the title of the "Neue Unpartheische Lancaster Zeitung and Anzeigs Nachrichten" which, translated, would

THE TIMES OR WEEKLY PORCUPINE By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER O N January 3rd, 1798, Johann Albrecht und Comp. (John Albright and Co.) established a German weekly newspaper in Lancaster borough, the title of which was "Der Deutsche Por- cupein und Lancaster Anzeigs-Nachrichten." The Library of Con