Ralph F. Miller. Wildflowers of Lancaster County. (Book) 1980. Fagan, L. Township Map of Berks County, Pa. 1862. (Book, Reprint) 1972. Ferrell, Lloyd G. Ancestors and Descendants of Reuben Showalter. (Book) 1980. Filby, P. William. Passenger and Immigrations Lists Bibliography, 1538-1900. (Book) 1981

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

of the smaller of the "little masters." His followers, those we are considering, with the probable exception of Eicholtz, were not art- ists, for the word artist, when applied to those who have painted, should call up in our minds the names Monet, Goya, and our own Americans—John Twachtman and George

12.30 Christiana 2.32 The speed of the train can be judged by the fact that it took 2 hours and 36 minutes to run the approximate forty miles across Lancaster County, in- cluding a 5-minute stop at the old depot at North Queen and Chestnut Streets. The funeral train was preceded by 10 minutes by a

ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S CONNECTIONS WITH LANCASTER AND ITS CITIZENS AN ADDRESS, DELIVERED AT A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE LANCASTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, HELD ON FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 9TH, 1934, TO COMMEMORATE THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF LINCOLN'S BIRTH BY C. H. MARTIN O N the recognition of the 125th

Transactions. 6. For a detailed account of the Lititz Academy and an evaluation of John Beck. as a teacher see Simon P. Eby, "John Beck : The Eminent Teacher." Lancaster County Historical Society Papers, II, 1898, 111-139. 7. A. R. Beck, "The Moravian Graveyards of Lititz, Pa., 1744-1905," loc. cit., 295-296

, and I will briefly relate them. The Act of April 2, 1811, P. L. 223, declared that, "Whereas, it appears that there is due to the Common- wealth from the estate of William Henry, deceased, formerly treasurer of Lancaster county, the sum of $12,018.34, being part of the arrears of State tax due from