Aug 4, 2026 · 1 hr 36 min · 10 segments
Ben Watkins Jr. was the Director of the Lancaster High School Band in Lancaster, SC from 1948-1981. During that time, he was also an active member of the Charlotte Symphony and regularly commuted…
Ben Watkins IIIGuest
Jack AnthonyHost
where i went you went did you play in the band for with your father oh sure i know your sister uh laura's same age as i am we graduated in 1980 and uh both of us played french horn uh you sent me a picture of us playing french horn in our little french horn section And all these memories kept flooding back of our time in band at Lancaster High School.
I understand there's going to be an exhibit put together to honor your late father, put together by the Lancaster Historical Society.
Lancaster Society for Historical Preservation is the correct title because for some reason they made a distinction between what it used to be and what it is now.
In addition to your – display with your father's archives what other uh displays will they
have will it be like a museum i have no idea i know and and when we say display my what i'm donating and my sister and i are donating yeah is a pretty broad set of archival materials that will become a i'm gonna they use their word a centerpiece yeah for the archive I know they also, I believe, are getting the letters and things that belong to Lindsay Pettis, who was a longtime Lancaster historian.
Well, I would imagine Springs Industries has a great deal to do with a lot of what they'll feature.
where i went you went did you play in the band for with your father oh sure i know your sister uh laura's same age as i am we graduated in 1980 and uh both of us played french horn uh you sent me a picture of us playing french horn in our little french horn section And all these memories kept flooding back of our time in band at Lancaster High School.
I understand there's going to be an exhibit put together to honor your late father, put together by the Lancaster Historical Society.
Lancaster Society for Historical Preservation is the correct title because for some reason they made a distinction between what it used to be and what it is now.
In addition to your – display with your father's archives what other uh displays will they
have will it be like a museum i have no idea i know and and when we say display my what i'm donating and my sister and i are donating yeah is a pretty broad set of archival materials that will become a i'm gonna they use their word a centerpiece yeah for the archive I know they also, I believe, are getting the letters and things that belong to Lindsay Pettis, who was a longtime Lancaster historian.
Well, I would imagine Springs Industries has a great deal to do with a lot of what they'll feature.
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