A History of Brewing in Lancaster County, Legal and Otherwise Charles O. Lynch and ]ohn Ward Willson Loose PREFACE Leaning against the doorway of his brewery for a moment of relaxation after carrying many pails of water from the nearby spring, Henry Dering let the cold, clear water of the stream

The Lancaster Crematorium: First in the USA By John W. W. Loose in the spring of 1884 a group of Lancastrians met at the Intelligencer newspaper office to discuss the feasibility of organizing an association for the reform of funerals. On 27 May 1884 the Lancaster Cremation and Funeral Reform

Tinkerers, Mechanics and Inventors of Lancaster County By John Ward Willson Loose A few caveats are in order. My essay is not an "in depth" study of each and every tinkerer, mechanic and inventor that ever worked in Lancaster County, nor does it attempt to single out every person who contributed in

gone the way of twelve-course dinners. Indeed, everything about Clio would appear anachro- nistic. Fortunately, as with many human efforts and institutions in Lancaster, appearances are deceiving. Clio is a remarkably youthful and peppery old lady at the age of one hundred. Probably she is healthier

A History of Sin and Vice: Lancaster—The Fallen Angel By John W. W. Loose, FLCHS in a community remarkable for its many churches and the reputed piety of its citizenry, the very thought of sin and vice is improbable. In this time of social disintegration and family dysfunction, it is not uncommon

with their "A History of Brewing in Lancaster County, Legal and Otherwise," nice people in the community were horrified. A dis- tinguished attorney and several dowagers scolded bitterly that "brewing" was not a proper subject for history, and the activities of "bootleggers" were absolutely

. . . Twenty One Lashes on His Bare Back Well Laid on! By John Ward Willson Loose Every day for the past few decades the Lancaster newspapers have recited routinely the ever-increasing numbers of burglaries and other crimes taking place in our county. Despite the best efforts of intelligent and

Lancaster County's Literary Tastes Of The Eighteenth And Early Nineteenth Centuries By John Ward Willson Loose Modern historians have focused much of their attention on intellectual history, that is to say, what did our progenitors think about, what influenced their thoughts, and how did they

Lead and Zinc Industry in Lancaster County by John W. W. Loose Lancaster's role in the lead and zinc industry is another piece of hidden history. Persons travelling the Old Harrisburg Pike or the newer highway (Route 283) between McGovernville and Landisville would never recognize the quiet little

The Courts of Lancaster County: 1729-1791 By John Ward Willson Loose When Pennsylvania's Constitution of 1790 became effective in 1791, Lan- caster County, along with other counties of the Commonwealth, was provided with a new judicial system. An enabling Act of 13 April 1791 required among other