Eighteenth Annual Report of the Board of Directors of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania at the Eighteenth Annual Meeting, March Seventh, 1910

EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA AT THE EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING MARCH SEVENTH, 1910. Your Board of Directors have the pleasure to report to this the Eighteenth Annual Meeting of the Society, that they have been diligent during the past year, having collected and preserved many Records of inestimable value which perhaps with the lapse of a few more years it would have been impossible to have done. The following work has been completed since the Annual Meeting a year ago March 1st, 1909: 1. The last Volume of Women's Minutes from the Salem Monthly Meeting Records have been completed, making in all 11 Volumes. 2. Duck Creek, Murderkiln ez Camden, Del. Monthly Meeting Records, 1687-1896. 3. Abstracts from the Delaware County (Pa.) Wills, 1789— 1835. 4. Redstone, Fayette Co., Pa., Monthly Meeting Records, 1793-1824. 5. Records of the Orphans' Court, Philadelphia, 1716— 1755. 6. Marriage License Bonds in New Castle Co., Del., 1744— 1836. 7. Records of" Strayers" Reformed Church, Salem, York Co., Pa., 1745-1907. 8. Mounted clippings of Maryland and Virginia Families from the Baltimore Sun. The following work has been done, but not being bound ( 270) Eighteenth Annual Report. 271 or indexed yet, the Board will report as unfinished work, viz : 1. Zion Lutheran Church Records, 1757-1903, Zionsville, Lehigh County, Penna. 2. Lutheran Church Records, 1743-1816, Milford, Pa. 3. Record of Interments of Asbury M. E. Church, Phila., 1829-1868. 4. Abstracts from Docket of John Wilson, Esq., of Buckingham, Bucks County, Pa., 1779-1805. 5. Tombstone Inscriptions in the Graveyard of Trinity, Southwark, P. E. Church, Phila. The following Gifts have been received during the past year and which are gratefully acknowledged, viz : 1. Publications of the Pennsylvania History Club,Vol. 1. 2. The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, containing proceedings of the Society with memoirs of deceased members. 3. Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Phila. 4. The Hinmans and Kindred Families, presented by A. W. Hinman. 5. Check List of American Almanacs, 1639-1800, presented by the Library of Congress. 6. Papers of James Monroe, presented by the Library of Congress. 7. Benjamin Franklin Papers, presented by the Library of Congress. 8. Romance and History of Eltweed Pomeroy's Ancestors in Normandy and England, presented by A. A. Pomeroy. 9. Dorrance Inscriptions—Old Sterling Township Burying Ground, Oneco, Conn., presented by Mrs. Ashbel Welsh. 10. Sample pages of Brumbaugh Families, presented by Gaiwes Marcus Brumbaugh, M. S., M. D. 11. Annals of Iowa. 12. Bulletin of the New York Public Library. 272 Eighteenth Annual Report. 13. The Essex Institute Historical Collections. 14. Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society. 15. Annual Report of the American Historical Association, presented by Smithsonian Institution. At the last annual Meeting of the Society March 1st, 1909, the members had the pleasure of hearing our fellowmember Charles F. Jenkins, Esq., read a most interesting paper entitled "Lafayette in Germantown," which was enhanced in interest by beautiful stereopticon views. The Board re-convened after the annual meeting and re-elected Rear Admiral Edward Shippen, M. D., U. S. N. (retired), President ; Col. J. Granville Leach and Richard McCall Cadwalader, Vice-Presidents ; Edward S. Sayres, Recording Secretary ; James Emlen, Corresponding Secretary, and C. Howard Colket, Treasurer. The Board have to report that on November 15th, 1909, they adopted the following " By-law " in lieu and place of Section VI, Article II of the By-laws, to wit : "If any active member shall allow the annual Dues to become more than two years in arrears his or her membership shall thereupon cease." As has been referred to constantly in our earlier reports, the field for work of this Society is almost inexhaustible, but we confine our efforts mostly to those records of this City or adjacent Country which are in some manner connected by history or otherwise with the City; if we do go afar, it is with some particular reason. The Board will be glad to receive from members any suggestions that they have as to knowledge of records which would be deemed advisable to copy and will give such suggestions careful and considerate thought. We believe the work heretofore done by this Society will bear the test of careful scrutiny, and will be found such as will benefit the greatest number. The Board have to report with regret the death, since the last annual meeting, of seven members, viz : William Eighteenth Annual Report. 273 P. Henszey, Rev. Henry J. Rowland, Henry C. Lea, Israel W. Morris, Francis Olcott Allen, Dr. James Paul. Four members have resigned and two have been dropped under the new By-laws, for non-payment of dues of two years. We have been fortunate enough during the year, due to the energy of our Treasurer, to elect twenty-one members, and our roster of membership at this time is as follows : Honorary, 3; Life, 33; Annual, 226. The Treasurer's Report, which will be presented this evening, shows the Society in good financial condition, but we could use much more funds than we have, with credit to the Society and satisfaction to our members. The Publication Committee are now about issuing a new publication which will be mailed to all our members. Our thanks are again tendered to the Council, Librarian, Curator and staff of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, for many courtesies and kindness tendered to the Society during the year. Our Clerk and transcriber, Miss Bunting, has given her usual and careful attention to her manifold duties. All of which is respectfully submitted on behalf of the Board of Directors by EDWARD SHIPPEN, M. D., Rear Admiral U. S. N. (Retired) President. EDWARD S. SAYRES, Recording Secretary.