90 JOURNAL A John Eberman Legacy: Eight Lancaster, Pa. Clockmakers by Stacy B.C. Wood, Jr. During the late eighteenth century and first half of the nineteenth century, Lancaster County was a major center of handcrafted clockmaking in North America. One of the most famous names in the extensive list

A History of Aeronautics In Lancaster County, Pennsylvania By William E. Krantz The history of aeronautics, the operation of aircraft, in Lancaster Coun- ty covers a span of one hundred and fifty years. Lancaster has long been an air-minded community. Certainly, the feats of our famous native, John

, Delaware with the Smith family but will probably go directly to Lancaster once he hears the news. Wager is too weak to travel but is recovering. Enclosed a copy of John Rimfast’s birth listing in the family Bible. 12 September 1807. (insert 1) Letters from Philip Wager and Peter Wager to Adam Reigart, Jr

assemble a comprehensive history of Bethel, hence, our limited goal of prolegomenon to a history. Lancaster County is an area rich in history and tradition. Local in- dividuals, institutions, and events of not just regional but also national in- terest have been chronicled by a long series of local

Jonas, pianist. 1950-1951 season. �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org The Men of Song: John Campbell, tenor; Alfred Kunz, tenor; Roger White, baritone; Edmond Karlsrud, bass; and Charles Touchette, pianist-arranger. 1950-1951 season

special interest is the use of both English and German in a brochure from the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co., as well as in the soap-making directions from the Pennsylvania Salt Company. There are also a 1921 program from Lancaster’s Colonial Theatre and boxing programs that list Lancaster native, Leo