Singing Was Enjoyed By All
It appears that my great-great-grandfather, William Carleton Lancaster, was a singer. In the newspaper, The Dublin Progress , there were many articles about singing at W.C. Lancaster’s home. [1] Singing at WC Lancaster Saturday night was enjoyed by all present. [2] It seemed there were singing events at least once a month. At least, that was how often they were reported or maybe the singing was at the Lancaster house only once a month. What kind of singing was it? Church singing? Singing where someone played the guitar, banjo, violin, or harmonica? It was not clearly stated in the newspaper. Singing at W.C. Lancaster’s Sunday was well attended and enjoyed by all. The singing class has bought new books, and we now have one of the best singing classes in the county. We sing every first and third Sunday evenings. Everybody invited to come and sing with us . [3] So this article said the singing was twice a month but did not state where, though it could have been at W.C. Lanc...