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Yesteryear
![Overnight hours at the farm show in 1999; 'flying mail man' ends service in 1949 [Lancaster That Was]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/e/44/e44c56ce-af32-11ee-aa83-6b569db60858/659db538cfe92.image.png?crop=1117%2C838%2C93%2C0&resize=1117%2C838&order=crop%2Cresize)
Excerpts and summaries of news stories from the former Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster New Era and Sunday News that focus on the events in the county’s past that are noteworthy, newsworthy or just strange.
If you’re a fan of American history, and want to broaden your knowledge base, LancasterHistory has an extensive slate of programs planned from late January through late May.
!['L' is for leaf and dart: ‘C. Emlen Urban used the motif in Lancaster buildings [architecture column]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/c5/7c52a2f4-b0c1-11ee-b205-235417bf708c/65a051f393b6f.image.jpg?crop=1504%2C846%2C0%2C78&resize=1504%2C846&order=crop%2Cresize)
ARCHITECTS’ ALPHABET, PART 12: L IS FOR LEAF AND DART
![Year-round Daylight Saving time in 1974; a slum was demolished in 1949 [Lancaster That Was]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/1/af/1af7734e-b06a-11ec-9e26-bffb1cb35964/6244c106ada6c.image.png?crop=1461%2C822%2C124%2C0&resize=1461%2C822&order=crop%2Cresize)
Excerpts and summaries of news stories from the former Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster New Era and Sunday News that focus on the events in the county’s past that are noteworthy, newsworthy or just strange.
![He had rugged Vietnam journey to find injured brother [I Know a Story column]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/c/af/caf82696-abfc-11ee-89ea-fb60caa7b8fd/659852d10e961.image.jpg?crop=1820%2C1024%2C101%2C0&resize=1820%2C1024&order=crop%2Cresize)
Editor’s note: This is the second part of a two-part story, the first part of which ran last summer.
![Dr. Lori: 'Friends' and 'American Idol' collectibles connect TV to coffee culture [antiques column]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/b/22/b229e4f0-ab49-11ee-b867-13f54ae18ed1/6597257e7d641.image.jpg?crop=1641%2C923%2C0%2C169&resize=1641%2C923&order=crop%2Cresize)
![He recalls caring for 'tiny miracle' during introspective 1950s holiday [I Know a Story column]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/9/00/900838de-a682-11ee-a817-db61c1287d4e/658f218ce92ef.image.jpg?crop=1763%2C992%2C0%2C91&resize=1763%2C992&order=crop%2Cresize)
![A child locked her mom out of the house in 1948; a festive New Year's in 1923 [Lancaster That Was]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/c/f8/cf870610-9f7b-11ee-b571-630f43df0b44/6583579ca14a5.image.png?crop=723%2C407%2C2%2C34&resize=723%2C407&order=crop%2Cresize)
![A gingerbread Route 30 diorama in 1998; a white Christmas in 1948 [Lancaster That Was]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/0/d3/0d3c7062-9eaa-11ee-914f-838df36d21e4/6581f7b1d6533.image.png?crop=1476%2C830%2C0%2C27&resize=1476%2C830&order=crop%2Cresize)
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Year-round Daylight Saving time in 1974; a slum was demolished in 1949 [Lancaster That Was]
![Overnight hours at the farm show in 1999; 'flying mail man' ends service in 1949 [Lancaster That Was]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/e/44/e44c56ce-af32-11ee-aa83-6b569db60858/659db538cfe92.image.png?crop=1304%2C734%2C0%2C52&resize=1304%2C734&order=crop%2Cresize)
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