Capitol (Washington, D.C.) Capitals (Cities) Washington (D.C.) United States--Capital and capitol. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1900-1901. Description: [57]-67 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 5, no. 3 and 4 Call Number: 974.9

Revolutionary war John Penn grandfather), Peter and Samuel. His third wife was Christian Diller, widow of Martin Diller; by her he had three sons, Philip, John George and Ludwig. His descendants are scattered through Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginla and other States. Michael Diffenderffer died in Lancaster on

already stated, to be a pe- tition signed by 155 prominent citi- zens of Lancaster city and county for a public highway eastward from Lan- caster. It was wholly new to me, and no reference is made to it by the writers of any of our local histories, it having evidently been unknown to all of them. I

harmony as to give it at once that ease and softness essential to the art. The picture (the one the contemporary describes) is one on rich blue silk, and is intended as a banner for the Washington Fire Company of Louisville, Kentucky. The back of the canvas represents the Washington family, which is not a

of the general subject of the Loyalist element in this State and country. John Connolly was born in Manor township, this county, about the year 1742 or 1743, on the farm at present in the ownership of Mr. George Brene- man, formerly Jacob Shuman's place. It was located within half a mile of the line

Martin and Ann Meylin built that "palace of sand- stone" in West Lampeter township, in 1740, one of the stateliest of all the early houses erected in Lancaster county, with its gambrel roof and shingled cornices around the differ- �entstories,theMennoniteBishopof that d- y, Hans Tschantz, with the eld

from view. After these ceremonies, the exercises were adjourned to the historic church of Donegal, a few yards distant, where the Hon. Marriott Brosius, M. C., and a member of the Lancaster County Historical Society, delivered the elo- quent and valuable historical address herewith printed; a noble

newspapers and books. Their influence was unquestionably great, as we know from the very general circu- �lation of their weekly papers, and from the further fact that there is hardly a family in the county to-day, whose his- tory goes back a hundred years or more, that has not a number of old books printed

: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1902-3 Description: [24]-43 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 7, no. 2 & 3 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.7 Location: LCHSJL -- Journal Article (reading room