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hall of the society. 350 active members (entrance fee, SOG. ; annual dues, 500.) ; 

 25 life ($25). Publ.: HISTORICAL SKETCHES, v. I-III. Norristown, Pa., 1895- 

 1905. 8. Price: $2 a vol. Exchange. 



HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA. Pottsville, Pa. Secretary: D. 

 G. Lubold. Organized May 29, 1903; incorporated Sept. 14 following. Monthly 

 meetings, last Friday, Sept. to June in the G. A. R. Hall at Pottsville. 186 

 active members (entrance fee, $i ; annual dues, $i) ; 3 life ($20); 3 corre- 

 sponding. Publ: Publications . . . v. I. Pottsville, Pa., 1907. 8. (Issued in 

 6 nos. 1905-07.) Exchange. 



HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. Pittsburg, Pa. Organized April 

 10, 1879 as the Old Residents' Association of Pittsburg and Western Pennsyl- 

 vania, becoming in 1882 the Historical Society of Pittsburg and Western Penn- 

 sylvania. Incorporated in 1889 under present name; reorganized in 1893. 

 Publ.: Synopsis of the proceedings . . . during the first five years. Pittsburg, 

 1884. First souvenir Christmas book. 1894. Centennial celebration of the in- 

 corporation of Pittsburg, Apr. 23, 1894. Report . . . 1899. (An earlier His- 

 torical Society of Western Pennsylvania was organized in 1842 or 1843, and 

 re-established in 1858; inactive after 1860). 



HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF YORK COUNTY, PA. York, Pa. Curator and librarian : George 

 R. Prowell. Founded 1895; incorporated 1902. Quarterly meetings in the rooms 

 of the society in the County court house. 300 active members (annual dues, $2) ; 

 20 life ($100). Publ.: Proceedings and collections . . . v. I, no. 1-4 [York, 

 Pa. ; 1902-04.] 8. (Serial no. of v. I, no. 4 printed v. 2, no. i.) Exchange or 

 free distribution. 



KITTOCHTINNY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Chambersburg, Franklin Co., Pa. Secretary: 

 Frank Mehaffey, 251 N. Main Street. Organized Feb. 3, 1898. Monthly meet- 

 ings, last Thursday, Oct. to May, at the residences of members. 39 active mem- 

 bers, limited to 50 (annual dues, $2) ; 4 non-resident (annual dues, $i) ; 2 hon- 

 orary. Publ.: Papers read before the society. Feb. i898-Feb. 1903. Chambers- 

 burg, Pa., 1900-04. 3 v. 8. Price: SDC. a vol. Exchange. Free distribu- 

 tion to libraries. 



LACKAWANNA INSTITUTE OF HISTORY AND SCIENCE. See under Scranton, Pa. 



LANCASTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Lancaster, Pa. Secretary: F. R. Dif- 

 fenderffer. Librarian: S. M. Sener. Organized in 1886; reorganized in 1896; 

 incorporated in 1901. Monthly meetings 1st Friday, in the society's rooms in 

 the Y. M. C. A. building. 100 active members (entrance fee, $i ; annual dues, 

 $i) ; 2 honorary; 40 corresponding. Publ.: HISTORICAL PAPERS AND ADDRESSES 

 ... v. I-X, 1896/97-1905/06. Lancaster, Pa., 1897-1906. 8. (Title of separate 

 nos. : Papers read before the . . . society. Reprinted from the New Era. v. I, 

 no. 4, has title: The George Ross memorial, etc.) Price: $i a vol.; v. 2 and 3 

 o. p. Exchange. 



LEBANON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Secretary : S. P. Heilman, Heilman Dale, 

 Pa. Organized Jan. 14, 1898; incorporated Sept. 16, 1901. Stated meetings 

 bimonthly, 3d Friday, at Lebanon, Pa. ; annual meeting on or near Dec. 15. 

 161 active members (entrance fee, $i ; annual dues, $i) ; 4 corresponding. Publ.: 

 PAPERS AND ADDRESSES . . . v. I-II, 1898/1901-1901/04. Lebanon, Pa., 1902-04. 

 8. (v. I in 18 nos. has title Historical papers and addresses ; v. 2 in 14 nos. ; 

 v. 3 in progress, no. i-n pub. 1004-06; no. 2 and 3 of v. I, without serial num- 

 bering, have title Addresses delivered at the ist-2d stated meeting, Feb. 18- 



