Donegal in the Revolution Patriotism and Piety, A notable historic event in the his- tory of Lancaster county, binding the present to the past by an enduring chain of events, was the unveiling of a monument in Old Donegal church- yard, on Thursday, October 4th, 1899. This interesting memorial shaft

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

at an early period. A reference to Ellis & Evans' His- tory of Lancaster County alludes to the early theatres here in this wise: "Dur- ing the town and borough existence of Lancaster, and for years even after it was incorporated as a city—in 1818— dramatic exhibitions and concerts were usually held

EARLY LANCASTER THEATRE, The Hon. W. U. Hensel a short.time ago called my attention to an incident related by the eminent actor, James E. Murdoch, in the interesting volume of memoirs written by him, in which he relates some of the more striking events of his theatrical career. As the scene of the

the aborigines. It is sufficient for my purpose to name only a few of the earliest of these traders. The earliest were Canadian Frenchmen, who, from their acquaint- ance and relations to the Five Nations, gradually found their way as far south as Lancaster county, where some of them established their

Author: Diffenderffer, Frank Ried, 1833-1921. Title: Electoral vote of Pennsylvania in 1804 / by F. R. Diffenderffer. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Elections--Pennsylvania. Presidents--Election. Pennsylvania--Politics and government--1775-1865. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical

the County of Lancaster and state of Pennsylvania, Yeoman, being of sound mind and understanding, but considering the uncertainty of this life, do make, publish & declare this my last Will & Testament in the man- ner and form following, hereby revok- ing and renouncing all former and other Wills by me

The First White Man In Pennsylvania and in Lancaster County. There are probably not a half-dozen persons in this audience who can name the first white man who set his feet on the soil that to-day constitutes the great State of Pennsylvania, And yet that comparatively unknown man had one of the most