. The earliest record of the use of that name that we could find is shown in Bridgen's Atlas of 1864, marking the site as Michael Trissler's "Rocky Spring." �to the safety of Donegal Township, "when the settlement was obliged to fly by the barbarous Indian war."5 There were rumors in those days of

; 5 volumes of business records Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization); PV7 Shelving Location: Archives North, Side 28 Scope and Content Note: The Gibbons Diaries, Family Papers, and Mill Records contain letters, family papers, deeds, diaries, and business records from three generations of the

Note: The Diffenderffer Family Papers collection contains items that have been passed down through generations of the Diffenderffer family. Deeds for tracts of land in New Holland date back to the creation of New Design, the village that preceded New Holland. Correspondence and some manuscripts pertain

J. W. Grout. 18 January 1912. From F. R. Diffenderffer. 22 January 1912. From J. R. Missemer. Letterhead of Mount Joy Star and News. 22 January 1912. From Harvey S. Hershey. 24 January 1912. From A. B. Kreider. Letterhead of A. B. Kreider, Justice of the Peace, Salunga. 24 January 1912. From George

Content Note: The Invoice and Receipt Collection contains billheads for purchases from Lancaster County businesses or by residents of the county. These invoices and receipts show some or all of the following information: the name of the customer, item(s) purchased, cost, location and description of