On Wednesday, Feb. 19, the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley will sponsor "Presenting Our Past," an illustrated program, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 167 E. Main St., Ephrata, at 7 p.m. It will explore the history of the society's Moore Connell Mansion and its builders, as well as members of the Connell and Konigmacher families. The mansion now houses the society's museum.
Presenter Jean Sweigart will weave genealogy and history to relate the ways in which the families associated with the mansion influenced the development of Ephrata and the surrounding community. The changing technology, economy, industry and social customs of the periods reviewed will integrated into the presentation, which will also touch upon the founding of the society.
Admission will be free and open to the public. For more information, readers may contact the society at 717-733-1616 on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays or Saturdays.
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