TWO NOTABLE MINING INDUSTRIES OF LANCASTER COUNTY By H. Luther Willig While the bounteous harvests of her fair fields have made Lancaster County as the "Garden Spot of Pennsylvania" her past mining industries have added additional luster to her name through the discovery of the rare minerals

History of the Mountwaybia Club Mrs. B. Frank Eshleman On the Western border of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania there functions a small literary club which has been enjoyed by a succession of women for almost fifty years. Known as the Mount- waybia Club, it was founded in 1924 on the principles of

attached the prefix "Penn" in honor of Admiral Penn; thus "Pennsylvania." Pennsylvania was chartered in 1681. The following year, the Duke of York, the future King James II, deeded to Penn the claim to the three lower counties on the Delaware River, which is now the state of Delaware. These grants meant

IN THE RIOT �TJIE LAW OF THE LAND. 7 reclamations and ruthless kidnappings were common occur­ rences in the lower parts of the Border States along the line of Slavery and Freedom. Pennsylvania, after respectful hearing of the Maryland Commissioners and due considera­ tion for their s·uggestions

Schools and education in the &rough 01 Lancaster By P. M. HARBOLD An Act of the Provincial Council of the Colony of Pennsylvania, passed February 6, 1730, permitted "any religious society of Protestants . . . to purchase or establish houses for schools, etc." In the spirit of this Act, the

/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Hensel, L. W. Title: An old oil mill / by L. W. Hensel. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Old Oil Mill (Lancaster County, Pa.) Water mills--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History. Linseed oil. Flour mills--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County

/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Owen, B. F. Title: The old Welsh graveyard / by B. F. Owen. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Old Welsh Graveyard (East Earl Township, Pa.) Cemeteries--Pennsylvania--Lancaster. Cemeteries--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Sepulchral monuments--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Welsh

of the Taylor family papers, Persifor Frazer, donated them to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP). It can not be known for sure at this late date; but it is likely that at this point they were neither cataloged nor sorted. In 1878 they were sorted and bound into paginated books. Those books

improve the flavor of beer according to the expert beer-tasters. The human element in brewing, while responsible for occasional careless errors, figures largely in the quality of the product. According to the Pennsylvania Farm Journal, barley was grown chiefly for brewing beer prior to 1890. In 1852 the

and pursuits of the immigrant. Much captial has been made by historians concerning the attempt of the Swiss Mennonites and others to obtain religious asylum in Pennsylvania, but little has been mentioned about the craftsmanship of the early settlers. It has been pointed out frequently that religious