, Penna. 6Egles, History of Lebanon—Page 149. 'Lebanon County Historical Society notes of Mrs. Lea on Beck Family. 'Penna. Archives, Vol. XVII, 3rd Series—Page 837. 'Penna. Archives, Vol. XVII, 3rd Series—Page 385, Pages 837 & 865. "Lebanon Twp. Triennial Asessment list Dauphin County Court House

"When the Pennsylvania system becomes fully matured it will embrace infant and superior schools".2 In 1877 Dr. Emanuel Greenwald proposed to establish a kinder- garten at Trinity Church School.3 Perhaps the first and best private kindergarten in Lancaster was begun when the western room of the First

, Pennsylvania, and in New York City. One of the Doctor's daughters died at the age of twenty. She was Elsie McCaskey, and two other daughters died while mere children. In politics, Jack McCaskey was a Republican, casting his first vote for Abraham Lincoln. About 1906 the Republicans were looking for a strong

a great deal about the eco- nomic and social differences long noted in other historical accounts between this Negro occupational group and the mass of common black laborers. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, is a particularly representa- tive and appropriate place for a study of this nature. Most

third parties extended their operations until Lancaster became known as a "wide-open" town. 4 According to a 1934 report, underworld characters said that those who had money to spend on prostitution merely went out of town to such places as Columbia and Eden, Pennsylvania, after conditions became

regarding Prohibition, but the time had not come for the Wet Forces to muster sufficient strength to overcome the Drys.Finally, on 14 March 1932, Congressman James M. Beck of Pennsylvania, and Congressman John Lintchicum of Maryland proposed a resolu­ tion which would discharge from the judiciary committee

than herself. Dr. Wickersham used to say of her that she was one of the best teachers in Pennsylvania, and he knew whereof he spoke. She was for some years principal of the Model School at the Shippensburg State Normal School, then for a time in Denver, Colorado. The State Superin- tendent of

( ) .. JOURNAL OF A. HERR SMITH LancasterHistory PROPERTY OF LANCASTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 230 NORTH PRESIDENT AVENUE LANCASTtR, PA 17603 Manuscript Journal housed in LCHS archives �() Abraham Herr Smith A. Herr Smith was born on Manor Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania on March 7, 1815

this country, a penniless immigrant, unable to speak a word of English, and settled with Polish friends in the soft-coal mining country near Johnstown, Pennsylvania. There had been a political upheaval in Austria-Hungary and he was happy to be in America, eager to work hard, save his money and learn

CONESTOGA GIANT 1918 �A History of the Conestoga Motor Truck Company by Donald J. Summar The Conestoga Motor Truck Company was organized in Lancas- ter, Pennsylvania, in the Spring of 1917, to take advantage of the war-time need for trucks. The organizers of the company were: Flet- cher Ployd of New York