Archives of Pennsylvania. Colonial Records of Pennsylvania. Hazard’s Annals of Philadelphia. Egle’s History of Pennsylvania. Gordon’s History of Pennsylvania. Cornell’s History of Pennsylvania. Day’s Historical Collection. Shimmel’s Pennsylvania. Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania. Pennypacker’s Pennsylvania The Keystone. The Shippen Papers. Loudon’s Indian Narratives. Sachse’s German Pietists. Rupp’s County Histories. Magazine of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. American Magazine of History. Egle’s Notes and Queries. Harvey’s Wilkes Barre. Miner’s History of Wyoming. Jenkin’s Pennsylvania Colonial and Federal. Scharf and Westcott’s History of Philadelphia. Lossing’s Field Book of the Revolution. On the Frontier with Colonel Antes. Meginness’ Otzinachson. Linn’s Annals of Buffalo Valley. Hassler’s Old Westmoreland. Fisher’s Making of Pennsylvania. McClure’s Old Time Notes. Parkman’s Works. Shoemaker’s Folklore, Legends and Mountain Stories. Jones’ Juniata Valley. Prowell’s York County. Smull’s Legislative Hand Book. Journal of Christopher Gist. Journal of William Maclay. Journal of Samuel Maclay. Journal of Rev. Charles Beatty. Scrap Books of Thirty Years’ Preparation. Annual Reports State Federation of Historical Societies. And others. INTRODUCTION The Daily Stories of Pennsylvania were published in the newspapers under the title “Today’s Story in Pennsylvania History,” and there has been a genuine demand for their publication in book form. During all his active life the author has been impressed with the unparalleled influence of Pennsylvania in the development of affairs which have resulted in the United States of America. Since youth he has carefully preserved dates and facts of historical importance and has so arranged this data that it made possible these stories, each of which appeared on the actual anniversary of the event or person presented. This idea seems to have been a new venture in journalism and the enterprising editors of our great Commonwealth, contracted for and published “Today’s Story in Pennsylvania History,” and their readers have manifested a deep interest to these editors and to the author. Soon as there developed a demand for the collection of stories in book form, the author determined to add a story for the fifty-three Sunday dates, which have not before been published, and to arrange the entire collection according to the calendar, and not chronologically. In this arrangement they can be more readily found when desired for quick reference or study.