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THE FEMALE SUNDAY-SCHOOL SOCIETY OF SAINT JAMES'S CHURCH, LANCASTER William Frederic Worner Mr. William A. B. Halbach, a member of one of Lancaster's oldest fami- lies, has kindly presented to the Lancaster County Historical Society a pam- phlet, 4 by 5 inches in size, that contains much of local

The Infant School Society of Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER I N September, 1831, the Infant School Society of Lancaster was organized ; and a room for the sessions of the school was secured in the Lancaster County Academy building,' which stood on the east side of North Lime street, near

THE EARLIEST KNOWN ADVERTISEMENT OF A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE IN LANCASTER By William Frederic Worner In Vol. 7, No. 2, of the Proceedings of the Lancaster County Historical Society, appears a very illuminating paper on the subject of "Early Lancas- ter Playbills and Playhouses." In this monograph

Railroad and Bridge Builders of Lancaster By M. LUTHER HEISEY "They Builded Better Than They Knew" Transportation, ever a prime problem of the human race, received a mighty impetus in the second and third decades of the nineteenth century. It was then steam was introduced as a motive power, and

PAPERS OF THE LANCASTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Vol. XLVI 1942 Nos. 2 and 3 By M. LUTHER HEISEY The leading residents of Lancaster, when it was incorporated into a borough, were those who were nominated and appointed in the charter as burgesses and assistants, and a few others. This charter

...7wo-hundredth Anniveriary of Lancasters incorporation -As a &rough By M. LUTHER HEISEY The first of May — a day usually associated with disorders and demon- strations in the cities of Europe; the First of May—here a day of rejoicing and rededication for the citizens of Lancaster, this year made

THE GERMAN SOCIETY OF LANCASTER By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER THE Lancaster Journal of Monday, December 30th, 1816, con- conontained an announcement that those favoring the organization of a German society, for the relief of distressed immigrants, were requested to attend a meeting at John Erben's

is the fourth marker erected in Lancaster county by the Historical Society as a memorial to the American Indians—our earliest inhabitants, presumably. The bronze tablet, from the studio of the James H. Matthews Company, Pittsburgh, was placed on the shaft by the Haldy Marble and Granite Works ; and

The Saint Patrick Benevolent Society of Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER N Thursday evening, August 22nd, 1816, a number of Irish- men, and descendants of Irishmen, met at the tavern of Arch- ibald McLenegan on East King street, in the borough of Lan- caster, and formed an association

Grandfathers' Clocks: Their Making and Their Makers in Lancaster County * By D. F. MAGEE, ESQ. Whilst Lancaster County is not the first or only home of the so-called "Grandfathers' Clock," yet the extent and the excellence of the clock industry in this type of clocks entitle our county to claim