GEORGE L. HEIGES 1860 - THE YEAR BEFORE THE WAR An exhaustive account of political ac- tivity in Lancaster County in 1860, the first year Countians elected a Repub- lican president, and the beginning of a tradition. One hundred years ago, with no TV or radio to report the national political

selected letters would never have materialized had it not been for the kindness of George Swan of Lititz, Pennsylvania, who brought Beck's Letter Book to the author's attention and granted permis- sion to publish a portion of it. Part I. A Portrait of a Schoolmaster On June 25, 1895, Abraham Reincke Beck

renewing the war against our allies, and even against the French, and of beginning by the destruction of fort Catarokoui. Not long ago, they had resolved to break Father Garnier's head, by making him pass for a sorcerer. —Jesuit Relations, 1675:251 The Massawomekes may have been Seneca or other Iroquois

MARION WALLACE RENINGER ANN GALBRAITH In the Colonial days of America it was customary to refer to women only in their relation to the men of the family, be it as mother, wife, sister or daughter of a well-known man. However, one can find accounts of a few women of exceptional character and

other Frenchmen traded. Before 1609 these Susquehannock Indians were very powerful and the Algonquins — Virginia Indians who knew Capt. John Smith — were afraid of them. These Susquehannocks, according to Jenkins" "History of Pennsylvania," were in trade with the French before Penn"s settlement of

settlers of Darby and John Bevan, an eminent Welsh Quaker preacher and friend of William Penn. All these men served in the Pennsylvania Assemblies and were prominent in the political life of the Colony. Ann's father had died a few months before she was born. Mrs. Wood married for her second husband Joseph

were held to nominate delegates to the County Convention.2 The first Antimasonic County Convention in the history of Lancaster County convened at the Court House in Lancaster on Thursday, April 23, 1829, with between 800 and 1000 people in attendance. 3 Upon organiza- tion, the following officers were

stables which sheltered the mounts of the local militia and Continental Army men assigned to duty in Lancas- ter. Opposite were the barracks. Letters to the editors of the local newspapers condemned the altera- tions or condemned those who opposed the changes. Your Society peti- tioned City Council to

Unusual Religious Community.” Distributed by Pennsylvania Historical Commission, Department of Public Instruction. 1942; Distributed by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. 1952. Insert 4 “Ephrata Cloister on the Pennsylvania Trail of History.” (2 copies) No date. “Ephrata Cloister.” No date