PROGRAMS 2010
Meeting are held at 7:30 P.M. at the Ephrata Public Library, 550 S. Reading Road, Ephrata unless otherwise stated.
(In case of inclement weather, Society programs will follow the Ephrata School District closing schedule.)
July 28, Field Trip
Meet at 7:00 PM at the home of Ronald E. Frisbie Sr., 312 South 10th Street, Akron, PA for a tour of one of the area's best kept secrets, the Antique Radio Museum, begun in 1979. He will narrate the history of radio, and visitors will see radios dating from 1906 to the 1940's, including an exact replica of the Titanic radio room and the most sought after Marconi receiver in the world (manufactured in England in 1907 and one of the only five known to exist). Don't miss this trip!
August 25, Then and Now: Trolleys and Communities of Lancaster County
Motorman Fred Schneider of the Manheim Historical Society trolley car will present a dual projector, slide illustrated history of trolleys in Lancaster County, including the Brownstown-Akron area north to Reamstown-Adamstown and also the Lebanon line form Ephrata.
September 22, No Meeting
Join us on the front lawn of the Society's headquarters to view the Ephrata Fair parade and enjoy hot dogs at the Society's food stand.
October 27, Pennsylvania German Architecture
Robert W. Reynolds will share exterior and interior features of southeastern and south central Pennsylvania Germanic architecture as seen in historic homes and farmsteads, including the most common aspects of the popular Continental and Georgian styles.
November 24, No Meeting
Happy Thanksgiving!
December 22, No Meeting
Merry Christmas!
A Glimpse at the 2010 Pig Roast on the Fichthorn Farm
Snapshots for the Craft Fair - May 15, 2010
