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Mid-Appalachian Region of
the National Speleological Society


MAR PUBLICATIONS

Since 1954, the Mid-Appalachian Region occasionally publishes a publication in the form of a "Bulletin". The original purpose of the bulletin was to act as a role of a newsletter for the Region. However, the MAR Bulletin was redirected from a newsletter to becoming the archive of the new state-wide cave survey for Pennsylvania in the 1960's, when the Mid-Appalachian Region of the NSS decided on the formation of the Pennsylvania Cave Survey. The new data was then released as regional or county MAR Bulletins. The first of these new format, MAR Bulletin, No. 4, Caves and Geology of the Shippensburg Area, was published in 1958.

This new effort, or direction, is still followed presently. Currently, there are 22 MAR Bulletins in print with a few works-in-progress.

The latest addition to the MAR Bulletins series is MAR Bulletin No. 22 -Caves of the Middle Susquehanna Valley by Keith Christensen, Bryan Crowell, and William White. The bulletin, printed in February 2016, is available for sale for $16.00.

MAR Bulletins
MAR Bulletin 1 MAR 1    Comprised of two speleological studies, (1) Geophysics and its Relation to Caves by Carl Gaum, (2) and Surface Exploration in Central Pennsylvania by William Devitt, III, and Arthur Hussey.
15 pp, April 1954
(See Below "MAR Bulletins 1-4")
MAR Bulletin 2  MAR 2    Consists of the latest MAR Business News and information from the 1957 MAR Convention by various contributors.
8 pp, October 1957
(See Below "MAR Bulletins 1-4")
MAR Bulletin 3  MAR 3    Consists of the latest MAR Business News, Abstracts from the 1957 MAR Convention, and the MAR NSS Constitution and By-Laws of the Mid-Appalachian Region by various contributors.
13 pp, February 1958
(See Below "MAR Bulletins 1-4")
MAR Bulletin 4  MAR 4    Caves and Geology of the Shippensburg Area
By Bernerd Smeltzer.
(8 Caves). 17 pp, November 1958
(See Below "MAR Bulletins 1-4")
MAR Bulletins 1-4  MAR 1-4    REPRINT VOLUME of Bulletins 1-4
By William White and Others. Comprised of MAR Bulletins 1-4 and a brief history of the Mid-Appalachian Region and the Pennsylvania Cave Survey.
74 pp, 2 Fold-Out Maps, March 1992
$7.00 plus postage (A) See Chart Below
MAR Bulletin 5  MAR 5    Caves of Western Pennsylvania   -REPRINT
By Willam B. White. Consists of the following Pennsylvania counties: Armstrong, Clarion, Fayette, Lawrence, Mercer, Somerset, Venango, & Westmoreland. Also includes the Pennsylvania Cave List and Index to MAR Bulletins 1-5.
(29 Caves). 76 pp, October 1960
$8.00 plus postage (A) See Chart Below
MAR Bulletin 6  MAR 6    Caves of The Cumberland Valley   -REPRINT
By Bernard Smeltzer. Encompasses the following Pennsylvania counties: Cumberland, Dauphin, & Franklin. Also a brief introduction to the Pennsylvania Cave Survey
(93 Caves). 126 pp, 2 Plates, October 1964
$17.00 plus postage (B) See Chart Below
MAR Bulletin 7  MAR 7    Caves of Fulton County   -REVISED/CORRECTED   
By Jack Speece.
(4 Caves). 17 pp, 4 Plates (1 Map), February 1969, Rev. May 2015
$5.00 plus postage (A) See Chart Below
MAR Bulletin 8  MAR 8    The Caves of Blair County   -REPRINT
By Jack Speece and Mike Cullinan.
(89 Caves). 90 pp, July 1972
$7.00 plus postage (A) See Chart Below
MAR Bulletin 9  MAR 9    The Caves of Huntingdon County   -REPRINT
By Mike Cullinan and Jack Speece
(88 Caves). 113 pp, 1978
$10.00 plus postage (B) See Chart Below
MAR Bulletin 10  MAR 10    Caves of Snyder County   -REPRINT
Philadelphia Grotto Digest Vol. XV
By Edward LaRock
(20 Caves). 30 pp, December 1976
$6.00 plus postage (A) See Chart Below
MAR Bulletin 11  MAR 11    Caves of Centre County  
By Gordon O. Dayton and William B. White.
(71 Caves). 126 pp, 9 Fold-Out Maps, 1 Plate, February 1979
$10.00 plus postage (B) See Chart Below
MAR Bulletin 12  MAR 12    Caves of Mifflin County  
By William B. White and Gordon Dayton.
(45 Caves). 72 pp, 6 Fold-Out Maps, July 1981
$10.00 plus postage (B) See Chart Below
MAR Bulletin 13  MAR 13    Caves of Perry County  
York Grotto Newsletter Vol. 18, No. 3-4
By Dale Ibberson.
(13 Caves). 72 pp, 1 Fold-Out Map, January 1983
$5.00 plus postage (A) See Chart Below
MAR Bulletin 14  MAR 14    Caves of Bucks County   -REPRINT
By Rich Kranzel.
(24 Caves). 42 pp, 1983
$5.00 plus postage (A) See Chart Below
MAR Bulletin 15  MAR 15    Caves of Lehigh County   -REPRINT
By Rich Kranzel.
(25 Caves). 34 pp, 1 Fold-Out Map, April 1985
$6.00 plus postage (A) See Chart Below
MAR Bulletin 16  MAR 16    The Caves of Northampton County  
By Dean H. Snyder.
(24 Caves). 46 pp, 1 Fold-Out Map, February 1989
$6.00 plus postage (A) See Chart Below
MAR Bulletin 17  MAR 17    The Caves of Northumberland County  
By Bert Ashbrook.
(20 Caves). 44 pp, 4 Fold-Out Maps, December 1990
$5.00 plus postage (A) See Chart Below
MAR Bulletin 18  MAR 18    Caves of Berks County  
By Mike Mostardi and Joe Durant.
(64 Caves). 84 pp, 4 Fold-Out Maps, December 1991
$10.00 plus postage (B) See Chart Below
MAR Bulletin 19  MAR 19    Caves of Bedford County  
By Rich Taylor, John Ganter, William White, and Elizabeth White.
(54 Caves). 68 pp, 5 Fold-Out Maps, January 1993
$7.00 plus postage (A) See Chart Below
MAR Bulletin 20  MAR 20    Caves of Westmoreland County  
By Kim Opatka-Metzgar.
(327 Caves). 374 pp, 14 Fold-Out Maps, 11 Plates, June 1996
$29.50 plus postage (C) See Chart Below
MAR Bulletin 21  MAR 21    Karst of Sinking Valley and Kooken Cave, Huntingdon and Blair Counties  
By William White and Elizabeth White.
103 pp with Color Photos, 2 Large Sheets (Kooken Cave), 4 Fold-Out Maps (Tytoona Cave), March 2012
$27.50 plus postage (B) See Chart Below
MAR Bulletin 22  MAR 22    Caves of the Middle Susquehanna Valley     
By Keith Christensen, Bryan Crowell, and William White. Consists of the following Pennsylvania counties: Clinton, Juniata, Lycoming, Montour, and Union (Previously referred to as "CCLUM")
140 pp with Color Photos, February 2016
$16.00 plus postage (D) See Chart Below
 

Note:  Effective September 2015

Due to demand, these once "Out of Print" bulletins are now available in limited numbers as reprint copies and are noted above as REPRINT. Bulletin No. 7 has been revised and corrected with the addition of the missing map of the middle section of Long Quarry Cave. Due to current technology, reprints are of good as quality, or better, than the original.

All other bulletins are "Original" first edition prints. Please don't Wait.... get yours today before they are gone!

Future MAR Bulletins
  MAR ? Caves of Centre County (Updated)- 
  MAR ? Caves of Huntingdon County (Revised)-Garrett Czmor
  MAR ? Caves of Fayette County-Jim Kennedy &
Kim Metzger

Note: These bulletins are "works in-progress", sometimes for many years, and their respective titles and authors may change prior to print. Print dates are undetermined at this time.


Bulletin Orders

Note: A NSS membership and number is required and needed for all MAR bulletin purchases. Please kindly submit your NSS number with your order. No NSS number - no bulletin. Any order without a NSS number will be cancelled.

MAR Bulletins that are not listed as "Out of Print" can be purchased from the MAR Treasurer via the address below. Please make checks payable to MAR. All checks MUST be payable in U.S. Dollars on U.S. bank or U.S. money order.

  Click "here" for a printable order form (.PDF) which can be mailed in. Unfortunately, online orders are NOT accepted at this time.

MAR Bulletin Order
c/o Bette White
4538 Miller Road
Petersburg, PA 16669-2711

Questions?    Specific questions concerning MAR Bulletins should be addressed to Bette White, the MAR Treasurer at: wbw2@psu.edu


U.S. Shipping Charges:International Shipping Charges:
(A)$2.00 each bulletin,
$0.50 each additional bulletin
Please contact treasurer for Int'l. shipping prices
(B)$2.50 each bulletin,
$0.50 each additional bulletin
(C)$3.00 each bulletin  
(D)$3.50 each bulletin  

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