Letters

Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on Letters From China to the Civil War I very much enjoyed the article by Willis L. Shirk Jr. in the Winter 2013 issue [“Woo Hong Neok: A Chinese American Soldier in the Civil War”]. What a fascinating story of one Chinese person in Lancaster and Pennsylvania history and his association with the Episcopal Church. As a lay person of the Episcopal Church, I served for forty-two years as a...
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From the Editor

Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on From the Editor Readers may be surprised by the cover redesign and photograph – and probably be even more amazed to learn motorsports in Pennsylvania claims a long and proud history. In his article entitled “A Century of Motorsports: ‘Gentlemen, Start Your Engines’,” Rae Tyson introduces us to racing at its best as well as the promoters behind the competitions and the drivers...
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Pictures From Roads Less Traveled

Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on Pictures From Roads Less Traveled Fred Maurice Yenerall (1907–1983) wasn’t a professional photographer; photography was a therapeutic hobby he took up as a way to cope after the death of his son at the age of fourteen. Wayne Theodore Yenerall, born in 1937, rode his bicycle into a parked milk delivery truck in mid-August 1951. Fred Yenerall was the son of immigrant Theodore Antonio Yenerall (1869– 1948), from Colliano, Italy;...
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Lost and Found

Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on Lost and Found Lost The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission’s annual theme for 2012, “The Land of Penn and Plenty: Bringing History to the Table,” encourages citizens to consider not only the Keystone State’s rich culinary traditions and foodways, but also historic places associated with the growing, processing, marketing, and preparation of food. The Commonwealth possesses a wealth of unusual...
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