In a message dated 4/23/00 22:55:10, PADUTCHgenONLY-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << Is York Co. any where near Jersey Shores, PA? I have found a 1844 hymnal with the names of Rebecca and Katharine Meckley inscribed within, with the dates of 1850 and 1893 and presented to a "aunt Eliz" in 1850. It's just a curious pieceof history I found interesting. >> Jersey Shore is a long way up the Susquehanna River from York County, PA. York Co. is bullseye in-the-middle from Harrisburg, Hershey, Lancaster, Baltimore (MD), Gettysburg. Jersey Shore is in either Clinton or Lycoming County, between Lock Haven and Williamsport. That would've been a long and scenic journey for the Meckley family. Even by car it's a 3 hour tour. Perhaps they did a church camp? Happy hunting, Apryl