The 250th Anniversary of Middle Octorara United Presbyterian Church by Hiram G. Troop, Sr. Mr. Madison E. McElwain's Faith and Works at Middle Octorara Since 1727 was published in 1956, and there is a copy in the LCHS col- lection. "The 250th Anniversary of Middle Octorara United Presbyter- ian

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

be one of turmoil. As the campaign drew toward its close, the number of political meet- ings in city and county increased. Just how intense and widespread was the interest will be seen from the list of such gatherings held in Lancaster County in 1860, which we have appended to this paper. Reading the

. Nothing was ever heard of him after this. There is a vague rumor among the people who still remember Aaron Eshleman that he was drowned in the Mississip- pi river. A rather exciting life, when one thinks of it, if only he had allow- ed some of this excitement to get into his paintings. These few facts and

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

now between the Lancaster-Berks county line �and the Schuylkill river, in Berks county. The third son, Abraham Lincoln, grandfather of the President, was born July 16, 1739. In 1767 or 1768, John Lincoln moved to the Shenandoah Valley settling near the present site of Harrisonburg, Va. Thence- forward

minutes, to obtain their assistance in the premises." The Gen- eral Assembly evidently refused the petition, and no further action was taken by the county authorities as such. A little later, an attempt appears to have been made to accomplish the object by means of a lottery; but this effort must also

church, Philadel- phia, contain a number of entries of mar- riages relating to Acadian, among them being such names as Landry, Le Blanc, de la Beaume, David, Boudrat, Blanchat. On the London lands, of which there were 47,800 acres in this county and Berks, an Acadia; named Brazier, had squatted on that

. He had a for- tunate combination of qualities: Religious zeal, business enterprise and energy, administrative judgment and leadership. We like to think of John Wright, who named the county, started its first great business enterprise, governed its people and took active measures against encroachments

of this association the sum of two dol- lars weekly, and every week during her natural life, if she remains the widow of such deceased member; but if she should again inter- marry, the said weekly allowance of two dollars shall immediately cease to be paid." It was also resolved at this meeting that