---------- From: [email protected] (Robert Walter) Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 12:35:29 -0700 To: [email protected] Subject: Schools My German immigrant ancestor, Nicolaus Walter, who lived in McSherrystown in the late 1700`s and until his death in 1804, was shown in the Heidelberg Twp. tax records as well as in his will as being a schoolmaster. John T. Reily in one of his books said "The schools were few and all German; a man named Walter taught in English near Conewago". Does anyone have any idea in what school Nicolaus may have taught? He was Catholic so it may have been the school associated with Conewago Chapel if there was such a school at that time(1778-1804). In describing the succession of owners of Lot #30 in McSherrystown, Reily states that it was owned by Patrick McSherry in 1763 and that it was bounded on he east by "public school house lot". Anyone familiar with this school`s history? Any information will be very greatly appreciated. Bob Walter