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Springfield Friends Meeting Bicentennial Celebration, September 19 & 20, 2009

Please help us celebrate 200 years of Quaker history and service in our community, and help us look forward to our future as we remember our past.

08/31/09

Saturday, September 19

Springfield Friends Meeting
121 Todds Fork Road (Near Rt. 380 and Todds Fork)
Wilmington, Ohio

10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Displays of Eli Harvey bronzes, antique clothing, tools, photographs, and items of local interest
Sales tents for books, notecards, magnets, ornaments, and other items
Food tents provided by Sams Meats & Deli and Jen's Downtown Deli
Horse drawn wagon rides through the cemetery

10:30 a.m. - Guided Old Cemetery Walk - Meet Mary Ellen Krisher on the west side of the Meetinghouse.  Handouts for self-guided tours will be available all day.  Many historic graves are marked with signs.

11:30 a.m. - Meetinghouse Talk on Quaker Clothing Styles - Kay Fisher, Director, Clinton County Historical Society.  Examples from the collection will be on display.

12:30 to 6:30 p.m. - Live Music in the meetinghouse by local musicians

2 to 5 p.m. - Quaker History Tour - Board the bus for a tour around the community and to Harveysburg and Waynesville.  Donations accepted to help cover fuel and driver costs.

7 p.m. - "Led by the Spirit" - Dramatization based upon the journey of Springfield Meeting members Isaac and Sarah Harvey to speak to President Lincoln in 1862.

8 p.m. - "Images of Our Quaker Past and Present"

Sunday, September 20

Springfield Friends Meeting
121 Todds Fork Road (Near Rt. 380 and Todds Fork)
Wilmington, Ohio

9:30 a.m. - Sunday School

10:40 a.m. - Meeting for worship with Mike and Nancy McCormick, pastors.  Former pastors are invited to share memories.

12 noon - Carry-in dinner under the tent.  Drinks and table service provided.  Bring a favorite dish to share.

Quaker Heritage Center
Wilmington College
Wilmington, Ohio

2 p.m. - Special visit to the exhibit "A House Divided: Lincoln, Quakers, and the Civil War" with Ruth Dobyns, Curator, Quaker Heritage Center

3 p.m. - Dedication Program of the sculpture "Who Sends Thee?" in the T. Canby Jones Meetinghouse.  Comments by the artist, Wilmington College President Dan DiBiasio, and others.

3:30 p.m. - Unveiling of the "Who Sends Thee?" sculpture, followed by a donor reception hosted by President DiBiasio

For more information, contact Judy Sargent, (937) 289-7020