Message from MU Alumni Association -- History of Millersville University -- History of MU Alumni Association -- Historical timeline -- "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" -- Millersville Alma Mater -- Guide to the profiles -- Alumni profiles -- Index.
Summary
"This special publication highlights the accomplishments of 150 Millersville University alumni."--P. 4.
Historic structures Survey and Determination of Eligibility Report : East Lampeter, Leacock, Strasburg, Paradise, Salisbury, and Sadsbury Townships, Lancaster County, Pensylvania
It is late June 1863 in southern Pennsylvania. The Confederates are invading the North, and one of their toughest and most cantankerous generals has decided to capture the grand covered bridge that spans the Susquehanna from Wrightsville to Columbia. From there, General Jubal Early plans to capture Lancaster, and then seize the state's capital, Harrisburg. General Early had orders to destroy it, but intended to capture it on his way to siege the North. Fire on the River tells the story that is often described as a mere skirmish in most history books. What happened in the tiny village of Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, on June 28, 1863, changes the course of the Civil War. Here is the story that for so long has been overlooked in the history books. It is an amazing story of courage, and perhaps not surprisingly, how the U.S. Congress never compensated the bridge's owner for the loss, yet the burning of the covered bridge probably saved the Union. [from Amazon.com]
"Produced for Rivertownes PA USA in commemoration of the 140th anniversary of the burning of the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge on 28 June 1863, this program narrates the dramatic story of the bridge's destruction and details the valiant attempt of an outnumbered detachment of raw Union militia to halt the advance of Confederate Brigadier General John Gordon's determined veteran infantry."
Also "introduces the poignant, very risky participation of a company of free blacks from Columbia."
iii, 77, 4, 19, 13, 9 leaves. : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes diary transcript of Mary Eleanor Hoak from July 1, 1910 to February 23, 1911.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 72-77)
Summary
The author examines the diary of a female relative of the early 20th century. The relative had decided not to marry,went to college ,and worked as a school teacher in Lancaster, PA, and other areas. The author viewed her as an example of the "new woman" of the time and wished to know more about the motivation not to become the traditional married homemaker.
