• Men Lancaster Was Pennsylvania's Capital BY GEORGE L. HEIGES Continued from Vol. LV, No. 1 New Year's Day in 1802 was obviously not observed as a holiday, for on that day both houses of the Pennsylvania State Assembly were in session at Lancaster, the seat of government. Reading the legislative

"Pennsylvania's State Houses" by Hubertis Cum- mings, "Pennsylvania History," October, 1953. 16 Governor Snyder was married three times. His first wife was Elizabeth Michael of Lancaster. His second wife was Catherine Antes, daughter of Col. Frederick Antes of Northumberland. His third wife was Mary Slough Scott

. When Lancaster Was Pennsylvania's Capital By GEORGE L. HEIGES Philadelphia's Loss — Lancaster's Gain The frame of government for William Penn's colony in the new world was published in 1681. At the same time the colony was fittingly named "PENNSYLVANIA" by King Charles II. In October, 1682, the

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity Lancaster, Pennsylvania Part Two —1762- 1980 By Dr. George L. Heiges THE CIVIL WAR YEARS 1862 —1867 Rev. Frederick W. Conrad, D. D. Rev. Samuel Laird. D. D. A successor to Doctor Krotel was selected in the person of Rev. Frederick William Conrad

land in America which was at once named Pennsylvania and forty six years before the Declaration of Independence was formulated and signed in Philadelphia, devout German Lutherans were worshipping and receiv- ing the Sacraments in a new town in Pennsylvania with the name LANCASTER. At the present time

of the Philadelphia Association, an office which he then held for many years. It was in 1861 that he opened his first store at Sixth and Market streets, so that when he came to Lancaster to lecture, he was already doing business in that store which was named Oak Hall, as well as a second store at 818

1915 MissElizabeth Armstrong donated $1400 to the hospital to purchase a new X-ray machine. JULY 5, 1915—Enroute by rail to the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco, the famous Liberty Bell was viewed by thousands of Lancastrians, when the special train made stops at three points in Lancaster

Lancaster County and the Swedish Settlement on the Delaware By GEORGE L. HEIGES1 When the Swedish ships, "Kalmar Nyckel" and "Fogel Grip" cast anchor at the present site of Wilmington, Delaware, on the 8th day of April in the year 1638, the formation of Lancaster County was not even being dreamed

preached the first sermon, then my father preached in German from Gal. 6:15,16. Harrisburgh was another of our preaching places. It was then called Harris' Ferry from John Harris the founder, whose grave is there. In 1803 it was a small place and Lancaster was then the capital of Pennsylvania. We had a

well as in this convention was exhibited by him to the last, he voting for him even on the last ballot when Lincoln was nominated. Had the Pennsylvania delegation followed his lead, no doubt is entertained that McLean would be the Republican nominee for President." In the Lancaster Express on May 18