[prepared by] The Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley.
Edition
Limited ed.
Place of Publication
Ephrata, Pa
Publisher
The Historical Society of Cocalico Valley ; Printed by Science Press,
Date of Publication
1988.
Physical Description
135 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Series
Pictorial book of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley ; 4
Notes
Limited ed. no. 1415.
LCHS has no.1420.
Summary
Includes " photographs of the tremendously diverse structures of the Cocalico Valley: area churches, schools, bridges, and businesses , plus the incomparable buildings of the Ephrata Cloister." [from the foreword]
Authentic history of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : and Lancaster County divorces, 1788-1800, Moravian marriages at Litiz, 1743-1800, births and baptisms, St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, 1789-1792, some Lancaster funeral procession notices, 1841-1855, especially edited for inclusion in this reprint
Reprint. Originally published: An authentic history of Lancaster County in the state of Pennsylvania / by J.I. Mombert. Lancaster, Pa. : J.E. Barr & Co., 1869.
Journal of the Lancaster CountyHistorical Society, v. 108, no.1 (Spring 2006).
Notes
An exhibition in the reading room of the Willson Memorial Building at the Lancaster County Historical Society.
Includes brief information about John Miller ; Thomas Burrowes ; J. P. Wickersham ; Sally Bolton ; Lillian Welsh ; Mary T. Wales ; Gertrude Johnson ; Emmanuel Epps ; Justin Roddy ; Lyman E. Reifsnyder ; Betty Curtis ; Yvonne Lambert Toney ; Lucretia Mott ; G. Terry Madonna.
Original diary in Lancaster County Historical Society Archives.
Summary
Francis Ziegler was born in Columbia, Pennsylvania in 1817 and he died in 1902. He was a school teacher and a telegraph operator.He recorded in this diary sporadically between 1854 and 1857. His entries describe personal experiences, but many entries pertain to events of the day, both local and national. His discontent with politics and the times, in general, is clear. The diary begins at the time of a cholera epidemic in Columbia during which many people died. He presents a picture of a very frightening time. Another highlight of the diary was his description of the invasion of Pennsylvania by Confederate troops during the Civil War. He witnessed the burning of the bridge over the Susquehanna River between Columbia and Wrightsville. This action closed off a potential route for the Confederates to reach Philadelphia and Harrisburg after Gettysburg.
