It's time for another Outdoor Wednesday,Metamorphosis Monday and Mosaic Monday here at Applejack Lane. I am so glad you are visiting with me today. For the past two weekends, our church experienced a metamorphosis by going back in time. First, we went back to our lawn party days and held an ice cream social followed by an historic cemetery tour. With a history that goes back to 1746, some members buried here had some interesting stories to tell. Many of their families built some beautiful historic homes that have been on the Garden Club tour circuit in years past.
Hebron Presbyterian Church -originally known as Brown's Meeting House and founded in 1746...
Col. William Smith Hanger Baylor-Civil War hero...
John Crawford-early valley settler...
Rev. Archibald Scott-Revolutionary War soldier...
Can you see the tents on his tombstone?
Robert Christian-large landowner and respected citizen...Major Samuel Bell-a Revolutionary War soldier and cattle entrepreneur...
Florence Burford Wright-faithful church member...Major Robert Porterfield Brown-family patriarch who gave two acres of land for Brown's Meeting House (Hebron Church) and fought the impending railroad destined to divide his farm in half...
Elizabeth Waddell Calhoun-wife of Rev. Alexander Calhoun who told her side of the story to many conflicts involving her husband and the congregation...Rachel and Mollie Hyde-spinster Sunday school and public school teachers...
Wreath that marked the northeast corner of the cemetery where slaves in unmarked graves were buried...The cast and Cemetery Tour Committee...
Lots of history...lots of work...lots of fun... and great cooperation from the weatherman!
Visit A Southern Daydreamer, Little Red House for more Mosaic Monday and Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for more Monday fun.
23 comments:
What a great mosaic and pictures!
Kathy
Looks like a lot of fun! Thanks for sharing!
What a wonderful idea....and the mosaic is perfect....
Great history, enjoyed your post and your pics!
That's a great mosaic...such interesting pictures.
How fabulous is this.....I love history and genealogy...hubby and I started visiting ancient cemeteries about 2 years ago and find it fascinating.
What an interesting TOUR! Great costumes!
That sounds like it was a lot of work, a lot of fun, and a lot of honoring history.
How beautiful. I love your mosaic and all the other pictures.
Have a nice day
Wow, what a fun day ! Love history !
Kammy
This looks like a wonderful day! Were you one of those dressed up characters?
No, I was in charge of the ice cream social-churn, churn, churn!
What fun!! Great mosaic!
Wow, what a fun celebration of history! Thanks so much for sharing the fun at Mosaic Monday. :)
Fun post. I always love history!
Oh, it all sounds fun to me! Nice photos and lovely mosaic!
How very interesting.
History is such a fun place to revisit.
Lovely
If you get a chance would love you to stop by any time.
TTFN~~ Claudia ♥ ♥
I love reenactments like this. Thank you so much for sharing the pictures. Have a great day!
What a great day this must have been. I'm always thrilled to be surrounded by so much history. Your photos are wonderful and make it very real for me. I hope you are having a wonderful day.
That must have been a lot of fun. I really like reading about that time period. You have a very sweet blog here.
What a fun way to celebrate history! Thanks so much for sharing.
~ Tracy
That looks like a wonderful event!
Becky K.
Hospitality Lane
Great mosaic and history lesson. This looks like a great time. Sharon
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