Vol. 1, No. 652 of 1,000 copies; Vol. 2, No. 525 of 1,000 copies
A publication of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley.
Summary
Volume 1 - "This fascinating book documents over 280 nineteenth century postcard views of Ephrata and Lincoln; each illustration is accompanied by a caption. Subjects include the Ephrata Cloister, the Ephrata Monument, the Cocalico Creek and bridge, street scenes, buildings, businesses, events, churches, schools, railroad station, trolleys, hotels, Clare Point Stock Farm and race track, sports teams, etc." [From the Journal of the Historical Society Of The Cocalico Valley]
Volume 2 - " Another fascinating book which documents over 248 nineteenth century postcard views of Adamstown, Akron, Brownstown, Clay Township, Denver, Earl and West Earl Townships, East and West Cocalico Townships, Ephrata Township, and Reamstown. Views include buildings, businesses, events, churches, schools, street scenes, bands, sports teams, etc. " [From the Journal of the Historical Society Of The Cocalico Valley]
Chapters: When the first train arrived -- The cut changed the town -- Florin's station -- The end of railroading? -- When the trolley arrived -- Short lived trolley era.
Notes
Vera E. Albert has written several books about the Mount Joy area . Each book covers a different historical aspect of Mount Joy. She wrote a column for the Donegal Ledger (a weekly newspaper in Mount Joy) from 2002 until 2008.
The Historical Society of Cocalico Valley : Printed by Fulton Press,
Date of Publication
2008.
Physical Description
232 p. : ill. ; 23 x 28 cm.
Summary
"An illustrated picture book containing over 167 late eighteenth and early nineteenth photographs and illustrations documenting a wide variety of subjects in the Cocalico Valley. Each illustration is accompanied by detailed historical text. The photographs are arranged by municipality and include the boroughs of Adamstown, Akron, Denver and Ephrata, and the townships of Earl (Hinkletown), Clay, West Earl, Ephrata, East Cocalico, and West Cocalico. Subjects include churches, businesses, homes and homesteads, modes of transportation, schools,mills, etc." [from the Journal of the Historical Society Of TheCocalico Valley]
The Manchester townships, Manchester, West Manchester and East Manchester : and that portion of Hellam Township outside of the Manor of Springettsbury, York County, Pennsylvania
Journal of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley ; 35
Notes
"A catalog to accompany an exhibit of privy bags by the Society in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. The exhibit will run from No[v]ember 21, 2009, until May 15, 2010."
Summary
The introduction provides background on the history and use of the bags, which were designed to hold the scrap paper earmarked for privy use. Often highly decorative, privy bags came into being in rural Lancaster Co., Pa., in the early decades of the 1800's and continued to be used during the era of the outhouse.
