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Dear Society Members, On November 22 and Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service was held at the Meetinghouse and was attended by approximately fifty people. Father Skip Karscinski of St Jude Parish was the homilist. The pump organ was played by Choir Director Linda Wesche Bespuda. The Reverend Peter Allen of the Clergy Association said that he was very pleased with the service and thanks the Monroe Historical Society for opening the Meetinghouse for such an appropriate use.. Our warmest get well wishes to Elma Jean Wiacek following her recent surgery. On March 21, 1999, from 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Cheryl Compton and the Historical Society will sponsor a workshop in Open Hearth Cooking. Those of you who attended the Tour of Homes last May will remember that Cheryl prepared a complete colonial dinner in the kitchen area of the Beardsley Homestead. During this workshop you will learn how to start and manage a fire in the fireplace, use the beehive oven, and prepare a meal utilizing the hearth and the oven. At the conclusion of the workshop, participants will be able to sample all of the food that they have prepared. Cost is $40.00 and enrollment is limited to eight people. Please call 268-5511 if you would like to be included. Our new web site can be found at http://www.monroehistoricsociety.org. It contains basic information about the Society and chronicles some of the work that has been done at the Beardsley Homestead. Please let me know if there is anything you would like to see added to this site. One of the advantages of the web is that it makes exchange of information with other historical organizations much easier. Our presence at the Country Treasures Craft Show on November 15 was very successful. We sold four coverlets, six books (Images of America), one cemetery book, two bags and two bottles. We also took orders for six lithographs of the Monroe Center by David Merrill. Our total sales for the day were over $600. In connection with our Hands-on-History program we are planning a series of workshops in natural dyeing open to both children and adults. We will meet three times (spring, summer and fall) to take advantage of seasonal plants and dyestuffs. Exact dates will be set later. Please call Judy Standerford, 268-5511, if you are interested in attending any or all of these workshops.
Bad News: The fourth bottle in our commemorative series was not be available for the holidays, but it will be in production in January. You can preorder by contacting Marge Tranzillo at 268-5048. The bottle is amber in color and depicts the first Town Hall. The price is $10.00. |
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