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MAY 17, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 4
A chance to learn from living history BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
he Southern Lancaster Couny Historical Society, 1932 Robert Fulton Highway, Quarryville, will host the 2023 Living History Encampment on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 19, 20 and 21. On Friday, the event will be open from noon to 4 p.m.; on Saturday, demonstrations will run from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and on Sunday, activities will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission for the encampment will be free, and parking will be available for a small fee per vehicle. Tours of the Robert Fulton Birthplace Museum will also be offered for a small charge. The three-day event will feature tours of the camp, conversations with Civil War reenactors, book signings from historical authors, antique collection displays and Civil War-era replica weapon demonstrations. Food will be available to purchase from Old Iron Grille. This year, the event will introduce a program for homeschoolers
The Living History Encampment will include weapon demonstrations and Civil War battle re-enactments.
place at noon, followed by a Sunday service at 1:15 p.m. The encampment will be divided into two parts: the living history encampment on the upper lawn behind the museum and the military encampment on the lower side of the property. The living history encampment will include
Solid Rock to host annual Farm to Table fundraiser BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
Volunteers serve a variety of local food at last year’s Farm to Table fundraiser.
Solid Rock Youth Ministries (SRYM) will host its annual Farm to Table fundraiser on Friday, June 9, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Wissler Farms, 421 Drytown Rd., Holtwood. The event will feature food from local businesses and farms, live music and outdoor games and activities. The fundraiser will be catered by TFB Catering, and live music will be provided by Dave Jones, a New Jersey-based musician who serves as the worship leader for Island Bible Church in Beach Haven, NJ.
presentations from historical fiction author Joel Moore and Civil War historian Bruce Mowday. Moore will cover biographical information on historical figures, display photographs from the war and offer book signings. Mowday’s presentation will detail the events of the Battle of Gettysburg.
“We are our history. It’s important to learn from the past to understand the present and try to mold our future,” Moore said. “At the encampment, you get to live history and walk through a timewarp to another era, so to speak.” For more information, visit www.southernlancasterhistory.org.
To build hope New Clinic for Special Children breaks ground BY ANN MEAD ASH
On April 4, the sun shone brightly over the tent set up at the site along Hatville Road in Intercourse where the new Clinic for Special Children (CSC) will be built. Herman Bontrager, board chair of CSC and chair of the Keeping the Promise: Building Hope Capital Campaign, welcomed the gathering, noting, “We have a perfect day.” The groundbreaking and tree planting that occurred on the site not only celebrated the new building, but also commemorated the
founding of CSC by Dr. Holmes Morton and his wife, Caroline, 34 years ago. “They had the vision and courage to establish a clinic to serve children with genetically transmitted diseases here in Lancaster County,” said Bontrager, who noted that the new building will help more families, allow for the innovation of new therapies, and be a place of comfort and hope for generations to come. He stated that more than 1,700 donors have contributed to the $8.8 million raised toward the $12.5 million goal of the campaign.
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on Friday as the encampment is set up. From 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., participants will have opportunities to learn about Civil War-era medicine, converse with actors playing the roles of both Union and Confederate soldiers and see demonstrations from a blacksmith. Registration is not required, but the program is structured to provide an educational outing for homeschooled students. Students will rotate through six informational stations and conclude the day with an artillery demonstration. On Saturday, attendees will be able to meet actors playing President Abraham Lincoln and the first family, who will answer questions about their lives and the Civil War. Actors playing prominent generals from the war will also be available to offer insight on the details of the conflict. At 1 p.m., a battle re-enactment between Union and Confederate soldiers will be held. Participants will have another opportunity to meet the president, first family and generals on Sunday. A battle re-enactment will take