by tkendrick | Dec 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
Michael C. Scoggins, York County Culture and Heritage Commission, 2003 Origins of the Scotch-Irish Within a century of the Norman conquest of England, adventurous Norman knights began carving out small kingdoms in the ancient Celtic island of Ireland. It was not long...
by tkendrick | Nov 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
Copied from: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hookersbend/bio_colonel_samuel_watson.htm It is believed that Samuel Watson was the eldest son of William and Sarah ?? Watson, of Hanover Township. Lancaster County Pennsylvania. William’s will reflects a total of...
by tkendrick | Nov 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
Blacksmithing is the art and mystery of working with the black metal – iron. At ambient temperature iron is very hard. To make it plastic we heat it to almost melting so we can shape it to our needs. We use a forge to accomplish this. Forge: The forge is a pile of...
by tkendrick | Nov 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
by Michael C. Scoggins Research Historian York County Historical Center York County Culture and Heritage Commission February 2002 © 2002 by York County Culture and Heritage Commission All Rights Reserved INTRODUCTION: THE LIVES OF WILLIAM AND MARTHA BRATTON William...
by tkendrick | Nov 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
We met at Bob’s house Sunday, March 2nd. Present were John, Joe, Karen, and Bob. This was a very worthwhile meeting for the purpose of setting the tone of our endeavors. This committee is not going to be the cloths Nazi’s or any other king of Nazi. The emphasis is...
