Most of the papers composing the "Bulletins" are reprints from the "Daily local news," those of the vol. for 1898 each having separate pagination.
Proceedings of the meetings in each vol.
Library has bulletins from 1898, 1902-3, 1908, 1912 (vol. 1) 1914, 1929 (vol. 2), 1922, 1914, 1913 (vol. 3)
Bound with bulletins in volume 1: Charter and by-laws of the Chester County Historical Society, with list of officers, 1893; Charter and by-laws of the Chester County Historical Society, with list of officers for 1895.
Bound with bulletins in volume 2: Thirteenth annual banquet, Chester County Historical Society, 1917; information about the Battle of Brandywine and George Washington.
Bound with bulletins in volume 3: Historical notes appropriate to the visit of the U.S. Scout Cruiser Chester to the City of Chester, Penna ... 1909.
"Reprinted from The Scientific monthly, June 1946, Vol. LXII, pages 541-554."
Summary
This is a brief journal article provides some history of the work of Mason and Dixon, and their selection to calculate and establish the boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland. The project had been attempted previously by others without success.
Information files are created for specific subjects that are associated with Lancaster County, e.g. "Rebman's scrap pile", "Ten-hour house". The files contain newspaper and magazine articles about the subject.
