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Lancaster Medical Legacies & Lineages

While Lancaster might not have physicians as well known as Philadelphia’s Benjamin Rush, it does have several familial lineages that span decades of its medical history. Families, such as the Atlees and Wentz have many generations of physicians and healthcare professionals.

Our medical and historical library

A small portion of our medical and historical libraries.

The Atlee Family: A Progression of Medicine in Lancaster County through Lineage

 Jillian Heckman

The Doctors Musser

 Henry S. Wentz, M.D. - Chapter 23 of 'Our Medical Heritage'

History of the Doctors Atlee

 William A. Atlee, M.D. - Chapter 25 of 'Our Medical Heritage' edited by Henry S. Wentz, M.D. and J.W.W. Loose, M.A.

Manor Township’s Conguegos and Its Grounds Restored to 18th-Century Origins

 Jack Brubaker. Republication courtesy of LNP | LancasterOnline

Cutting Into Lancaster Medical History

 Alexandra Hickey

The Benjamin Musser Home and Hospital

 Cynthia Cargas with Postscript by Alan S. Peterson, M.D.

History of the Dr. Wentzes

 Dr. Paul R. Wentz, M.D., with additions by Dr. Henry S. Wentz, M.D.

PA Historic Resource Survey of the Musser Home and Hospital

 Provided by the Historical Preservation Trust of Lancaster County

Clarence R. Farmer, M.D.

 Henry S. Wentz, M.D. - Chapter 34 of 'Our Medical Heritage'

Dr. C. R. Farmer and Dr. John L. Farmer: Father and Son Doctors in Lancaster County 1909-1980

 Elizabeth Farmer Jarvis

Eulogy Tribute to Paul H. Ripple, M.D.

 Nikitas J. Zervanos, MD

Stubbs Family Excerpt

 from 'Biographical annals of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : containing biographical and genealogical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and many of the earlier settlersI' by John F. Meginness with postscript by Alan. S. Peterson, M.D.

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