Wright; H. F. Eshleman's Map of Early Highways, and Ellis and Evans' History of Lancaster County. ²²Second Pennsylvania Archives, vol. 7, p. 464. ²³Holms' "New Sweden," Lindstrom's Map, and p. 157. �trade was carried on between the Swedes and the Susquehannas, or Minquas, as they called them thirty years

an age-long custom. History does not record a time when monuments were not the customary means of commemorating great events, historic occasions and distinguished services. Standing in the midst of your people, on a central and commanding site, in the shadow of your ancient church, this shaft will

Odds and Ends of Local History. It will be very generally conceded, I believe, that the four or five histories of Lancaster county which have been given to the public during the past sixty years have covered the field fairly well, both in their fullness of detail and their accuracy in the state

OLD LANCASTER, This paper makes no pretension to being exhaustive. Most of it is only a "twice-told tale," familiar to many of you. There is too much of interest in the early history of this fair city of ours—too much of importance—for this to be more than a brief sketch of a few prominent items

was born in Scot- land, in 16'16, and of his early history and parentage but little is known other than that he was a descendant in direct line from Sir Gilbert Hamil- ton. He had evidently been involved in some political difficulty at the Eng- lish Court, for, when he came to this country, he went

Govern- ment works and investigations de- clare that these rock pictures were made by the early Algonquin Indians.¹ This makes them much earlier than the time of our Conestoga and other tribes of Indians. These an-, dent rock-carving Indians thus may have been here before Columbus dis- covered America

genealogy and private life to show his public career in its true niche and to give it inter- pretation. I took the advice of a senior mem- ber of this society and inquired of Mr. B. F. Owen, of Reading, who is an authority on Thomas Edwards and on that section of early Lancaster county generally. Mr. Owen

the early records of Lancaster county, and the similarity of the Christian names is very confusing to the genealogist. William Hamilton, of salisbury township, and William Hamilton, of Leacock township, were residents of the eastern part of the county in colonial clays, and extensive land owners. It

in their Power for the Good of the service. l shall set Off tomorrow for Reading, and will return in a few Days to this Place, where I shall be ready to receive any further Orders you may think Proper to Honor me with. I am with the Greatest Respect & Esteem. "sir, "Y. Excellency's "Very Ob. Serv

Earliest Reformed Church in Lancaster County. The early history of Lancaster county gathers around its ancient churches. In colonial days, far more than at pre- sent, the church was the centre of so- cial life; and those who would study that life in its more recent develop- ments should not fail to