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

to say, little interest is manifested by the masses, and their origin and antiqui- ties are with indifference overlooked or wholly ignored. The modern scholar does not consider his education com- plete unless he has paid homage at the ruined piles of monumental art of the Orient, to which history has

Pennsylvania, 1777; Assistant Commissioner General, �1778 ; Member of Congress, 1784-1786 and one of the founders of the Juliana library, of Lancaster, and at the time of his death treasurer of the county. During his last illness his wife gave up everything to nurse him and prepared his business affairs. He

AN OLD OIL MILL. At the foot of the western end of the "Mine Ridge," thereabouts better known as "Stony Hill," and in the northwest corner of Eden township, near the old Conowingo ore mines, and about half a mile east of Camargo, on a branch of Beaver creek, stands a large, quaint old stone

, Philadelphia, on June 18, 1776, and in a few days passed a reso- lution requesting the members of Congress from Pennsylvania to vote for an independent government. This was ten days before the Declaration of Indepen- dence was declared by Congress. But for the energy and patriotism of that man of iron, Colonel

230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org John Leonard Ellmaker Collection, 1726-1922 Object ID: MG0071 2 boxes 58 folders 1 cubic ft. Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization); PV7 Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 2 Scope and

, newspapers, etc.) Contracts Daybooks Deeds Finding aids Fulton Construction Company Indentures Lancaster Vo-Tech School Authority Ledger books Manuscript groups Newspaper clippings Persons of color Union Construction Company of Lancaster Processing History: This collection has been documented, preserved and

�230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Related Materials: Gig trunk (2003.078) Adam Reigart Collection (MG0122) Processing History: Processed and finding aid created by KR. This collection has been documented, preserved and managed

230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Tobias Bowman Papers, 1863-1898 Object ID: MG0900 1 folder 11 items, 28 pages to scan Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization); PV7 Shelving Location: Archives North, Side 28 Scope and Content