Each week an article is being published by the Lititz Record Express counting down to the beginning of 2006 and the Lititz 250 Celebration. These articles compiled by R. Ronald Reedy and designed by Bill Dussinger are historical accounts of Lititz from the early days to the present day.The articles in the Lititz Record Express are found on the editorial page each week, then published here for your enjoyment. Click on the name of the article to read it. Countdown 1 - 1720s - 1730s Early Settlers Countdown 2 - 1740s Klein and Zinzendorf Countdown 3 - 1750s Naming of Lititz Countdown 4 - The Town Regulations of 1759 Countdown 5 - Early Education and Vacations Countdown 6 - Early Economy Countdown 7 - Lititz During the American Revolution 1774-1776 Countdown 8 - Lititz During the American Revolution 1777-1778 Military Hospital in Lititz Countdown 9 - Lititz During the American Revolution 1778-1783 Countdown 10 - The Beginnings of Lititz Springs Park Countdown 11 - Building the Present Day Lititz Moraivian Church 1785-1787 Countdown 12 - Early Fire Protection Countdown 13 - Lititz as an Early Musical Center Countdown 14 - Early Independence Day Observances Part 1 Countdown 15 - Early Independence Day Observances Part 2 Countdown 16 - The Village of Warwick Countdown 17 - John Beck's School for Boys Countdown 18 - Lititz Life Between 1828-1838 Countdown 19 - First Candle Illumination Countdown 20 - Notable Event of 1846- Migration of Passenger Pigeons Countdown 21 - Continued Care of Lititz Springs Park - 1846-1857 Countdown 22 - End of the "Lease System" - 1855/56 Countdown 23 - Lititz- Birthplace of the American Pretzel Industry, Part 1 of 2 Countdown 24 - Lititz- Birthplace of the American Pretzel Industry, Part 2 of 2 Countdown 25 - The Reading and Columbia Rail Road - Part 1 of 3 Countdown 26 - The Reading and Columbia Rail Road - Part 2 of 3 Countdown 27 - The Reading and Columbia Rail Road - Part 3 of 3 Countdown 28 - "Zum Aunker" Inn to the "Wabank Hotel" Countdown 29 - The Beginning of Banking in Lititz - 1867-68 Countdown 30 - First Lititz Public School - 1870 Countdown 31 - Lititz Cornet Band Organized in 1873 Countdown 32 - Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church, First Non-Moravian Church... Countdown 33 - Lititz Celebrates the Centennial of the United States - 1876 Countdown 34 - The Establishment of the Lititz Weekly Newspapers Countdown 35- General John Augustus Sutter, The Most Notable National Figure To Ever Live In Lititz - Part 1 of 3 Countdown 36- General John Augustus Sutter, The Most Notable National Figure To Ever Live In Lititz - Part 2 of 3 Countdown 37- General John Augustus Sutter, The Most Notable National Figure To Ever Live In Lititz - Part 3 of 3 Countdown 38 - Beneficial* (Fraternal) Organizations established in Lititz between 1870 and 1904 Countdown 39 - Second Lititz Passenger Depot and Express Station Countdown 40 - Dedication of Mary Dixon Chapel 1885 Countdown 41 - Spelling Change of Lititz in 1880 - Borough of Lititz Established in 1888 Countdown 42 - The 1890 Fire that almost Destroyed Half of Lititz Countdown 43 - The W.C.T.U and The Y.M.C.A. Countdown 44 - Formation of the Fire Company No. 1 in 1894 Countdown 45 - Dedication of Roebuck Public Fountain in 1895 Countdown 46 - Industrial Awakening in Lititz - Part 1 of 2 Countdown 47 - Industrial Awakening in Lititz - Part 2 of 2 Countdown 48 - Lititz Trolley Service from 1985 to 1938 - Part 1 of 2 Countdown 49 - Lititz Trolley Service from 1985 to 1938 - Part 2 of 2 Countdown 50 - Early Days in the New Rudy's Hall Built in 1900 Countdown 51 - Fourth of July Celebration of 1905 featuring the Fireman’s Parade & Demonstration Countdown 52 - 1908 Dramatic and Musical Production of “Belshazzar’s Feast” Countdown 53 - Formation of the Lititz Boy Scouts in 1911 Countdown 54 - Circuit Chautauqua Assemblies in Lititz - Part 1 of 2 Countdown 55 - Circuit Chautauqua Assemblies in Lititz - Part 2 of 2 Countdown 56 - Formation of the Young Men's Business League in 1914 Countdown 57 - New Lititz Public School Building Occupied in 1918 Countdown 58 - "Welcome Home to the Boys" in 1919 - Part 1 of 2 Countdown 59 - "Welcome Home to the Boys" in 1919 - Part 2 of 2 Countdown 60 - Last Memorial Day Encampment of the G.A.R. Stevens Post 517 Countdown 61 - Cooperative Community Projects Show of 1920 Countdown 62 - Building of the Lititz Freight Station in 1921 Countdown 63 - Formation of the Chamber of Commerce in 1928 Countdown 64 - Lititz Public School May Day Celebrations and Youth Weeks Countdown 65 - Dedication of Revolutionary War Memorial, May 17, 1930 Countdown 66 - Lititz Community Movie Theater Opens in 1935 - Part 1 of 2 Countdown 67 - Lititz Community Movie Theater Opens in 1935 - Part 2 of 2 Countdown 68 - Formation of the Lititz Public Library 1935-36 Countdown 69 - LSP Improvements of 1937 Dedication of the "Paul E. Beck Memorial Band Shell" - Part 1 of 2 Countdown 70 - LSP Improvements of 1937 Dedication of the "Paul E. Beck Memorial Band Shell" - Part 2 of 2 Countdown 71 - Lighted Stars First Appeared as Part of the Christmas Decorations in 1937 Countdown 72 - Formation of the First Girl Scout Troop in Lititz - 1938 Countdown 73 - Two Historical Musical Organizations Countdown 74 - Fourth of July Celebration of 1942 Countdown 75 - On the Home Front During WWII - Part 1 of 3 Countdown 76 - On the Home Front During WWII - Part 2 of 3 Countdown 77 - On the Home Front During WWII - Part 3 of 3 Countdown 78 - 1944 - The Establishment of a Recreation Center Countdown 79 - 1950 Dedication of New Memorial Fountain Countdown 80 - Warner-Hudnut Company Comes to Lititz in 1955 Countdown 81 - Lititz Bicentennial Celebration of 1956 (Part 1 of 3) Countdown 82 - Lititz Bicentennial Celebration of 1956 (Part 2 of 3) Countdown 83 - Lititz Bicentennial Celebration of 1956 (Part 3 of 3) Countdown 84 - Lititz Moravian Church Fire of 1957 Countdown 85 - The Vacant General Sutter Hotel in the Mid-1960's Countdown 86 - Lititz Celebrates the Bicentennial of America in 1976 Countdown 87 - Lititz Celebrates its 225th Anniversary Countdown 88 - Fourth of July 1991-92 and 175th Fourth of July Celebration Countdown 89 - Two Historical Lititz Springs Park Improvements Countdown 90 - Christmas at Lititz Moravian Since 1756 Countdown 91 - Lititz Celebrates the Beginning of the 21st Century Countdown 92 - On the Eve of the 250th Anniversary Celebration