Lancaster County Medical History

‘The Physicians of Columbia’ from ‘Hale Columbia: A True & Complete Study of Infectious Disease & Medicine in a Small Pennsylvania Town at the Turn of the Century’

Joseph W. Lahr, M.D. This excerpt are part of a book entitled "Hale Columbia", a medical record of Columbia, PA. from 1893-1905. If you want more of his excellent medical summaries of institutions of Columbia, diseases and "cures"of those days, medical education in the 1800's, and physicians of Columbia, you may purchase his book from the Edward Hand Medical Museum for a $20 donation, which will be given to the Museum by Dr. Lahr. We appreciate Dr. Lahr's philanthropy and support of the Museum and medical history

Dr. Albert Defresne – A Man of Mystery

Mrs. Mary N. Robinson

The Country Doctor of Another Day – February 7, 1926

"He Was a Kindly Soul, In Whom the Entire Community Placed its Faith," Article by Robert B. Risk, The Sunday News, Lancaster, PA., February 7, 1926.

The Country Doctor of Another Day – February 14, 1926

"Dr. Henry Raub, Quarryville, and Dr. J. H. Deaver, Buck, Institutions in Community," Article by Robert B. Risk, The Sunday News, Lancaster, PA., February 14, 1926.

The Country Doctor of Another Day – February 21, 1926

"Dr. Benjamin Sides Became Notable Lower-End Figure," Article by Robert B. Risk, The Sunday News, Lancaster, PA., February 21, 1926.

The Country Doctor of Another Day – March 7, 1926

"Dr. Thad M. Rohrer Became Noted Lower-end Physician," Article by Robert B. Risk, The Sunday News, Lancaster, PA., March 7, 1926.

David G. McCaa, M.D.

Henry S. Wentz, M.D. - Chapter 32 of 'Our Medical Heritage'

David Ramsay, early American patriot and historian, was born in Drumore

Jack Brubaker

Druggists From “the Lower End”

Stanley White - Article originally printed in the Spring 2020 edition of the Newsletter of the Southern Lancaster County Historical Society, with additional resource guide.

Dust, Vapors, and More Dust: Some Suggestive Data and Case Studies on the Subtlety of Occupational Lung Disease in Early 20th Century Lancaster

Thomas R. Winpenny, Ph.D

The Family Doctor – March 28, 1926

"Physicians In County Towns Who Became Leaders In Their Respective Districts," Article by Robert B. Risk, The Sunday News, Lancaster, PA., March 28, 1926.

His Heart Was in the Case: A History of Doctors in Southern Lancaster County

Henry S. Wentz, M.D. from "Solanco Heritage -- History of Southern Lancaster County 1729 - 1991". Permission granted by Henry S. Wentz, MD

The History of Diabetes in Lancaster County

Jocelyn M. Dialectos

History of Medicine and Medical Men in Lancaster County

Chapter XXII: History of Medicine and Medical Men of Lancaster County from 'History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania' by Samuel Evans and Franklin Ellis

In Sickness and In Health From Conoy Township

Audrey Gates Snyder and Jane Andrews Sweigart

Lancaster County Medicine in Colonial Days

Herbert L. Tindall, M.D. - Chapter 1 of 'Our Medical Heritage'

Medical Heritage Tour of Southern Lancaster County

Henry S. Wentz, M.D. - Chapter 18 of 'Our Medical Heritage'

Medical, Dental and Pharmacy History of Quarryville, Pennsylvania: The Family Doctor and Dentist

Mike Roth and Stanley T. White

Medicine: The Changing Scene

Wilson Bucher

The Nickle Mines Amish School Tragedy – October 2, 2006

Thoughts of a Lancaster County Physician

James T. Eastman, MD

The Old Family Doctor – March 14, 1926

"Dr. Alexander Craig, Columbia, Became One of Leading Physicians," Article by Robert B. Risk, The Sunday News, Lancaster, PA., March 14, 1926.

The Old Family Doctor – March 21, 1926

"Old Columbia Doctors Were "Conservative, But Successful," Says Risk," Article by Robert B. Risk, The Sunday News, Lancaster, PA., March 21, 1926.

The Passing of the Old Country Doctor – February 28, 1926

Article by Robert B. Risk, The Sunday News, Lancaster, PA., February 28, 1926.

Physicians and Medicine in Southern Lancaster County

Henry S. Wentz, M.D.

The Sidle Microscope

Henry S. Wentz, M.D. - Chapter 15 of 'Our Medical Heritage'

Timeline of Discoveries and Events

Henry S. Wentz, M.D.

Women in Medicine in Lancaster County

Mary Ellen Smith Meiser, M.D. - Chapter 12 of 'Our Medical Heritage', edited by Herbert L. Tindall, M.D