SITE OF NANTICOKE INDIAN VILLAGE MARKED. By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER On Sunday afternoon, October 16th, 1932, more than four hundred mem- bers and friends of The Lancaster County Historical Society braved the rain to attend the exercises incident to the unveiling of a handsome bronze tablet marking

the James H. Matthews Company, of Pittsburgh, Pa., was erected on that part of the venerable building now owned and occupied by The Lan- caster County Historical Society. The exercises incident to the unveiling of the tablet, were in charge of Prof. Herbert H. Beck, president of The Lancaster County

--Lancaster County. Sunday schools--Pennsylvania--Lancaster. Episcopalians--Pennsylvania--Lancaster. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1927 Description: 134-139 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 31, no. 9 & 10 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v

confined to Lancaster city. Societies were or- ganized in several towns in the county. There were two organiza- tion in existence in Columbia as early as January, 1833. The one for the white population, held its meetings in the town hall.7 Thomas Lloyd was its secretary. The colored society held its meet

date on the sign be corrected? I shall be very glad to hear from you relative to this matter. Very truly yours, WILLIAM F. WORNER. LETTER OF W. H. CONNELL TO WILLIAM F. WORNER Mr. William F. Worner, Librarian, Lancaster County Historical Society, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Dear Sir: Harrisburg, Pa

bill to incorporate the Widow and Orphan Assurance Society of the City and County of Lancaster, had passed the Senate of Pennsylvania. Three years later, a notice appeared in the Lancaster Journal of Friday, April 22nd, 1825, which was as follows : "A special election for a director of the Widow and

The American Society of Lancaster County for the Promotion of Domestic Manufactures and National Industry. By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER The Lancaster Journal of Friday, February 28th, 1817, con- tained the following notice : "The citizens of the borough of Lancaster, and gentlemen from the country

, 1706-1790. American Philosophical Society. Philosophy--Societies, etc.--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Philosophy--Societies, etc.--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. Lancaster (Pa.)--History--18th century. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1927 Description: 38-40 p. ; 23 cm