Names for a stretch of road in Springettsbury Township have included N.O.P., Arsenal and Whiteford. Prior to these names the road was known as Mill Road, Hively Road and likely others. This is the first part of a series examining the reasons for the names associated with this stretch of
Three weeks ago I showed that Neff’s One-Room Schoolhouse was moved from York Township to Red Lion sometime after 1971; I’ve been told Neff’s original location and will post it next week. It also appears that Raab’s One-Room Schoolhouse in York Township was moved sometime between 1915 and 1926 to
Last Friday in my post about the Christian Rathfon Family History I noted that only a few surnames are noted on maps during the early 1800s. In examining the Rodfang spelling variant on an 1821 map I raised the question what happens when one projects an 1821 map onto a
This is the second in a series of posts that will provide suggestions for authors to enhance their family histories. The suggestion for today is the inclusion of details about your ancestors’ land. As an example, I’ll use location details about the farms of Emanuel Barshinger and his brothers in
In 1871 Abe Brenneman purchased a hotel and 58 acres of surrounding property in York Township. The hotel was along the York and Chanceford Turnpike; now South Queen Street. The hotel was the ONLY building along a one-mile stretch of that road. Today the one-mile extends on either side of