Record of Soldiers of Lancaster County in the War of 1812, and of Others Who Gave Service During the Period of 1784 -1815 By (MRS. D. B.) BERTHA COCHRAN LANDIS and ELEANORE J. FULTON. Note—The following comprehensive list of soldiers, who served their country as active participants in the War of

Early Fire Companies Of Lancaster City And County by (MRS. D. B.) BERTHA COCHRAN LANDIS Old records of Lancaster borough reveal the existence of fire fighting implements as early as 1742 and 1744. There were lad- ders, hooks, bags and buckets, but little is known of where they were kept, probably

the consistory of the old German Reformed Church of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Without the courtesy and efficient help of the Pennsylvania Power and Light Company officials, this paper could not have been written. The author expresses his apprecia- tion and acknowledges his indebtedness to Mr. A. D

by The Lancaster County Historical Society, not only to the city, but also to the county and to the state of Pennsylvania. The exercises were held Sunday afternoon, October 13, 1935, on South Lime Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; and the tablet was placed on the property No. 46 South Lime Street

persecution settled in what was then known as the Conestoga County of Pennsylvania, but now Lancaster. It Was a singular dispensation that brought this colony of rifle-makers to our sOil under the auspices Of the peaceful and non-combatant Proprietary of William Penn and his Quaker progeny. The Quakers of

College. Each October for many years, the Lancaster County Historical Society has been marking some of the many points of real historical interest in this locality. Throughout various sections of Lancaster County, beautiful bronze tablets carry historical messages, and designate for succeeding generations

"The Lancaster Union" of 1839 An Anti-Masonic Newspaper By (MRS. D. B.) BERTHA COCHRAN LANDIS April 16, 1839, marks the transition of the ownership and editorship of "The Lancaster Union" from the former editor, Carpenter McCleery to Alex- ander H. Hood, who purchased the paper at that time. Volume

161. Pa. Arch., S6 viii 1112, 1115, 1421. Buried in Lancaster Cemetery. GRUBB, Henry Bates: b. Feb. 6, 1774; d. Mch. 9, 1823. Son of Colonel Peter Grubb and Mary Burd. Grandson of Colonel James Burd & Sarah Shippen, dau. of Edward Shippen. m. (1) Ann Carson: d. Oct. 19, 1806, aged 23 yrs. (2) Harriet