The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-16
STATE HISTORIANS Will
GATHER IN HARRISBURG
Tenth Annual Meeting of Pennsylvania
Federation of Historical Societies
Will Be Held Here January 2f--
Has Accomplished Much


The Pennsylvania Federation of His
hfcal Societies, composed of upwards
OF Forty associated county and local So
cieties, will hold its tenth annual meet
ing in this city Thursday, January 81,
at clock in the rooms of the His
torical Society of Dauphin county, 9
South Front street.
This Federation is the most impor.
tant historical activity in Pennsylvania.
and during the nine years of its exist.
ance has accomplished very much in the
way of research, and in the preservation
OF the HISTORY of the State. The latest
most active body is the State Historical
Association, of whieh William G. Sproul
s president. The Federation is acting
III conjunction with this, Association.
Ihe officers are: President, BENJAMIN
M. Mead, Historical Society of Dauphin
county, Harrisburg; first vice president.
the hev NJ. ID. Lchliter, Historical So.
eciety OF Western Pennsylvania, Harris
ourg; second vice president, William G.
oproul, Delaware County Historical So
elety, Chester; third vice president.
Charies Il. Roberts, Lehigh County His
eorleal Society, Allentown; secretary.
,. i. Heilman, NJ. d., Lebanon County
historical Society, Lebanon; treasurer.
Thomas Il. Montgomery, Historical So.
clety of Pennsylvania, State librarian.
harrisburg; executive committee. Ben.
lamin Nj Mead, S. p. Heilman. M ID
Thomas H. Montgomery, BENJAMIN r.
Owen, Berks County Historical Society
Reading; III. Frank Eshlemau. Lancas'
ter County Historical Society. L.ancas.
ter; Captain II. NJ. NJ. Richards. Leba.
non County Historical Society: Profes.
sor Aioert E. Mckinley, Phi. D., Penn
sylVanla History Club; Martha Bladen
Clark, Lancaster County Historical So.
sie'y hugh hamilton, NJ. d., Historical
Society of Dauphin county.
me Federation is composed of the
following named Societies, all of which
send delegates duly accredited:
Washington County Historical So
clety, Historical Society of Daupbin
County, Wyoming Historical and Geo.
logical Society, Historical Society of
fennsylvania, Pennsylvania German So
clety, Chester County Historical So
clety, Hamilton Library Association of
Carlisle, Lebanon County Historical So
elety, Berks County Historical Society.
York County Historical Society. Ian.
caster County Historical Society
Schuylkil County Historical Society
Susquehanna County Historical Society,
Montgomery County Historical Society,
historical Society of Western Pennsvl
vania, Presbyterian Historical Society
Philadelphia; Kittochtinny Historical
Society, Chambersburg; Delaware Coun.
ty Historical Society, American Catho.
lie Historical Society, Lehigh County
Historical Society, Frankford Historical
Society, Philadelphia; Tioga County
historical Society, Mexican County,
historical Society, Bucks County His.
, torical Society, Bradford County His.
torieal Society, Pennsylvania Society.
New York; City History Society Of
Philadelphia, Northampton County His
torical and Genealogical Society. Penn
sylyanla History Club, Library Grand
Lodge, f. 4 A. NJ. of Philadelphia, Site
and Relic Society of Germantown. The
Church Historical Society, Philadelphia;
Snyder County Historical Society. Ger.
man n-Amerlcan Historical Society, phila-
delphia, The Woman S Historical So
clety of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh; Mo-
ravian Historical Society, Nazareth;
The Donegal Society of Lancaster Coun.
ty, Columbia County Historical Society.
The Pennsylvania Society of the Co.
lonlal Danes of America, Philadelphia.
Representatives of other Historical
Societies in Pennsylvania, not members
OF the Federation, are invited to attend.