EDITORIAL STATEMENT In the preceding pages of this issue appears a warm and pleas- ant account of an immigrant who came to Lancaster, worked hard and purposefully, married and reared a family. George Krupa's values guided his life and theatrical work, and as a result the late Mr. Krupa is

Lancaster County's Present Court House: A History of Its Construction 1852-1855 Fay Follet Kramer ACKNOWLEDGMENT The author is indebted to many people who aided in various ways in making this paper a reality. It is hoped that, in a small way, this paper will serve as a means of saying thank-you to

had become acquainted with him during an earlier visit. The earliest evidence that leaves no doubt in anyone's mind that there was a priest at work in the town of Lancaster, can be found in Watson's Annals of Philadelphia, in which appears the following statement: "In 1734, in consequence of fears of

Lancaster upon his arrival in the United States. The first entry in the church register by Father Elling, was the record of the baptism by Father Cerfoumont on July 29, 1791. He closer the entry with the statement: "Ita testor Wilhelmus Elling Parochus Lancastriae.""So do I witness, William Elling, Parish

-......--YSIDE · LANCASTER CITY PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA ��--------------------- - - - -- -- LANCASTER CITY COUNCIL Thomas J. Monaghan • Mayor Christian Gottsel ig Joseph T. Fasnacht I W.Hensel Brown, Jr. . ; J Clyde H. Cooper LANCASTER CITY PLANNING

In Recognition of Their Prominence: A Case Study of the Economic and Social Backgrounds of an Ante- Bellum Negro Business and Farming Class in Lancaster County Carl D. Oblinger Preface Social and political revolutions are based upon a few determin- ants. There must be a mass of men (identifiable