believe them. Still, those of us who were born after the Depression or those of us who come from other parts of the country, may find these oral histories contradictory to what we have heard and read. The Darmstaetter Collection from the Lancaster County Historical Society allows us to see for ourselves

mercantile and other non-agricultural pursuits. By the 1750s, the tax rolls for the town of Lancaster listed an increasing number of German surnames among those identified as artisans, masons, plas- terers, carpenters, joiners, blacksmiths, locksmiths, gunsmiths and common laborers.38 Over the course of time

Delivery Receipt, 28 November 1950, author's collection. 84 Lancaster New Era, 20 April 1963, "PRR freight train derailed." 85 Slides taken by Walter Minnich and conversation author had with him. 86 Lancaster New Era, 12 January 1965, "2 Injured Clearing Wreckage of Train Derailment." 87 Author's

Philadelphia and meet at Lancaster, which they did on 27 September 1777. Their paths thither took a northern route, arching through Berks and Northampton counties to avoid any British patrols that might be lurking in central Chester County. Upon reaching Lancaster, members of the Congress discovered the town

heavily-traveled colonial highways linking the Philadelphia area with Lancaster, York, and Harrisburg. Business became increasingly brisk, which helped to establish this small community. The idea of a bank in Blue Ball was originally discussed on a beautiful day in June, 1906, by George K. Diller, A.M

gone the way of twelve-course dinners. Indeed, everything about Clio would appear anachro- nistic. Fortunately, as with many human efforts and institutions in Lancaster, appearances are deceiving. Clio is a remarkably youthful and peppery old lady at the age of one hundred. Probably she is healthier

definition would unite under the same umbrella a universe of disparate literary formats ranging from the book review on one hand to the thousand-page thesis on the other. Each of these entities, and all in between, share as a common denominator an element of criticism in the non-pejorative sense of the word

, the Hippodrome Theatre, which also found favor with Lancaster au- diences. With these two solid successes behind him, Doan embarked on a considerably larger venture, the construction of a theatre "on the stage on which the largest attractions on the road could be presented and the auditorium of which

1780, William Henry, who had distinguished himself as a patriot and manu- facturer of guns during the American Revolution, was commissioned "President of the Court of Common Pleas; Court of Quarter Sessions, Oyer, Terminer and General Jail Delivery; and of the Orphans' Court of Lancaster County."' �106

, as shown by the following letter. Goethean Literary Society, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, April 15, 1942. Diagnothian Literary Society, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Dear Sirs, The members of Goethean Literary Society find that they will be unable to reply in person to the