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Your County Team Associate is Nathan Zipfel and I’m really glad you stopped by and I hope that you find this website useful for your genealogical research.
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Lancaster County Townships Source: “Incorporation Dates for Pennsylvania Municipalities”, Comm of PA, Dept Internal Affairs, 1965. Lancaster County – 3rd Class Formed on May 10, 1729 from part of Chester County. Third Class City: Lancaster; incorporated Mar. 20, 1818; laid out as town in Mar. 1730. Incorporated as a borough August 13, 1742. Boroughs: … Read more
Outline map of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania From Ellis & Evans History of Lancaster County, 1883.
U.S.S. Conestoga Excerpt from: From The Devil’s Triangle to the Devil’s Jaw by Richard Winer, Bantam Books, Inc., New York, 1977. pp. 210-12 There is a little town in southeastern Pennsylvania named Conestoga. It has a population of around three thousand. The old-timers in Conestoga will tell you that their town’s claim to fame derives … Read more
A CAMEL IN LANCASTER By William F. Worner, in Old Lancaster Tales and Traditions, published by the author, Lancaster, PA 1927, pp. 82-85. A century or more ago, camels in this country were regarded as curiosities. On their rare appearances they were, usually, exhibited in stables attached to taverns in cities and towns. The public … Read more
MIGRATION PATTERN OF THE SCOTCH-IRISH MOOREs 1717 to 1775 By David G. Moore Part #1 (Introduction) Some of the more knowledged members in our MOORE discussion group will probably have a good chuckle over this “3 part article” but that won’t keep me from sending it. I’m by no means bashful and don’t profess to … Read more
Chapter IGeneral History of Lancaster INDIAN SITES AT LANCASTER. The town of Lancaster might be said to have been begun as early as 1721 or 1722, but it was not laid out until 1730. This was done by James Hamilton, Esq., of Philadelphia. Tradition says that an Indian village occupied the site of the center … Read more
INTRODUCTION In the following pages we give a brief epitome of the history of Lancaster city, and also a more extended account of its present condition. The historical portion treats of Lancaster from the time of its settlement to the present time. First is an interesting account of Indian sites on this locality. Then follows … Read more
History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men. (1883) Authors: Ellis, Franklin, 1828-1885; Evans, Samuel, 1823-1908, joint author This book is available at Archive.org
Biographical Annals ofLancaster County, PA CONTAINING BIOGRAPHICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SKETCHES OF PROMINENT AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS AND MANY OF THE EARLY SETTLERS PUBLISHERS: J. H. BEERS and CO. 1903 AUTHOR: begun BY JOHN F. MEGINNESS (d.pr.1903) Many of the biographies are posted on the Biography DataBoard You can read the book at Archive.org … Read more
Lancaster County Look-up Volunteers PLEASE READ Be kind. These people are doing this as a courtesy. Do not expect them to respond quickly or completely. They may get several queries each day- and this sort of effort soon becomes work. Be as specific as possible with your query- some common surnames produce more information … Read more