In 2007, Stan White began collaborating with Mike Roth on a project to collect more of the history of the Lancaster, Oxford & Southern Railroad, mostly by gathering press clippings from microfilm. The project grew to contain many new documents and photographs that have come to light in recent years. This work was shared under the title A Railroad for the Southern End, published in 2013. Considered by the authors to be an oversized companion to the Little, Old & Slow by Benjamin Kline, Jr., published in 1985. This earlier book is not currently in print.
In late 2014, Roth and White published Quarryville, relating the history of the largest town in southern Lancaster County, describing its businesses, the railroads and the trolley cars.
In 2017, the authors wrote and published their third hardcover book, Fulton House, which brought together the history of the Robert Fulton Birthplace, for the first time. This tale follows the historic house through the times of James Gillespie, Robert Fulton, Joseph Swift and his descendants, the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission and the Southern Lancaster County Historical Society. A second, soft-cover version was made available later that year, exclusively at the Robert Fulton Birthplace.
Even before Fulton House was back from the printer, Roth and White began working on their latest book about the general merchandise stores of the “Southern End” of Lancaster county. Books co-authored by Roth and White are large format hardback, coffee-table books and all were printed, in color, and stitch-bound in the U. S. A.
We still enjoy working together and share a delight in rediscovering lost photographs and misplaced, or forgotten, facts. And that brings us up to date.
Sept. 2019
If you would like to meet the authors, Stan and Mike volunteer at the Southern Lancaster Historical Society every Wednesday morning from 9AM to Noon. We would be happy to autograph your copy of any of our books. If you would like to be sure we are both there call 717-548-2679.