THE ACADIANS IN LANCASTER COUNTY. There is no history in which can be chronologically traced the struggles and changes within that small region known as Acadia, the confines of which were ex- pressly named by Henry IV. of France in his letters patent of November 3, 1603, over the country, territory

AMERICAN INDIANS. The Who, What and Whence of the Pre- Columbian Dwellers, or the Misno- mered Peoples, Indians, of Lancaster County. The treatment of a pre-historic sub- ject which seemingly is wrapped in such impenetrable mystery and veiled in the blackest night of obscurity may possibly be

ANN HENRY: LANCASTER COUNTY'S WOMAN TREASURER. Ann Henry, the treasurer of Lancaster county and wife of the Hon. William Henry, was the daughter of Abraham and Ursula Wood. According to the family records she was born In Bucks county, but the records of the Moravian Church, of Lancaster, show her

building, which has for a long time been known as "The Old Oil Mill." It was, in its day, one of the busiest places in that section of Lancaster county. This building was built just about the end of the last century, either in 1798 or 1799, by Abram Hoover, for a woolen mill. He also built a good-sized dam

election of deputies to meet in convention to con- sider the resolves of Congress. Those chosen from this county were : William A. Atlee, of Lancaster, and the second Judge of the Supreme Court under the Constitution soon to be enacted. Lodwick Lowman, who was an officer in the Revolutionary war, and

230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Samuel Ream Collection, 1810-1909 Object ID: MG0172 1 box 6 folders .25 cubic ft. Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization); PV7 Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 4 Scope and Content Note

230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Jacob N. Beam Collection, 1758-1940 Object ID: MG0224 2 boxes 26 folders 1 cubic ft. Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization); PV7 Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 5 Scope and Content