The Lititz Record Express

While several short-lived monthly publications pre-date the Record-Express, Lititz’s first official weekly newspaper was established on Sept. 14, 1877. On that date, the Litiz Record, owned and operated by John F. Buch, was born.

Four years later, The Weekly Express, originally a monthly pub called The Sunbeam, made its debut under the leadership of renowned prohibitionist and bicycle salesman John Zook.

During the earliest days of the Lititz weekly, the original spelling of Lititz was used in the banner (Litiz). In 1880, the current spelling was installed by order of the U.S. Postmaster General, who preferred the English spelling and pronunciation.

The original publishers/editors, Buch and Zook, ran these newspapers for several decades. Shortly after new ownership took over, the two competing weeklies merged into the Lititz Record-Express in 1937.

The last independent owner of the Record Express was Robert Campbell, who published the Lititz weekly from 1962 to 1987. The paper is now a key publication with Lancaster County Weeklies, part of Steinman Communications.

Contact us

Street address:
1 East Main Street
Ephrata, PA 17522

Mailing address:
PO Box 527
Ephrata, PA 17522

Circulation:
circulation@lititzrecord.com
(717) 721-4412

Newsroom:
(717) 721-4423

Advertising:
(717) 721-4413

Website:
lititzrecord.com