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APRIL 6, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXII • NO 6
Octorara Students Create Living History Museum BY FRANCINE FULTON
Sports icons like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, historical figures like Harriet Tubman and Abraham Lincoln and creative people like illustrator Charles Schultz and musician Louis Armstrong were highlighted during a Living History Museum presented at Octorara
Elementary School on March 25. During the program, thirdgraders in the classes of teachers Dena Schott and Erika Lynch portrayed the famous characters, provided informational speeches about their lives and displayed posters they had created. Parents and other third-graders were invited to attend the presentation. See Living History pg 2
The two-story Brinton House, located at 17 Green St., Christiana, was built in 1867.
Christiana Historical Society Has A New Home BY FRANCINE FULTON
fter standing empty for several years, the Brinton House in Christiana will soon be the home of the Christiana Historical Society, with future plans calling for the establishment of a community room, a meeting space and an area to display historical exhibits. The two-story house, located at 17 Green St., next to Latta Memorial Presbyterian Church, is owned by the Borough of Christiana, but has been leased to the historical society. According to Darlene Colón, society president, the building once operated as a family nursery. “The Brinton family was very active in the Underground Railroad. One of the children married, so they built that house for him in 1867,” she explained. “(The property) was a nursery and they raised flowers. Years ago, there were greenhouses
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Christiana Historical Society vice president Jim Groff (left) and president Darlene Colón have announced that the Brinton House will become the society’s new home.
Third-grade students at Octorara Elementary School created a Living History Museum featuring their favorite people in sports, music and other fields.
there. They sold the property to the Smallwoods, and they ran the nursery, which is why the smokestack by the barn has the name ‘Smallwood’ on it. They grew magnificent roses.” A great deal of restoration work must be done in the building before it is ready to be occupied, including mold remediation. “The foundation is solid. Some of the floors have buckled (because of a water leak), so we have to get that done,” said Colón. “We will have to do major fundraising and we are looking at some grants.” Assistance will be provided by students from Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in Lancaster. “Thaddeus Stevens College has agreed to work with us and give us some of their students because all students have to do community service now,” said Colón. “(It is appropriate) since they are learning about painting, electrical work, carpentry and masonry.”
Area residents are invited to take part in a community garden cleanup at the Parkesburg Library on Saturday, April 9, beginning at 11:30 a.m. The gardens at the library include a pollinator garden at the main entrance and floral beds along the side of the building, as well as raised garden beds located in a fenced-in area behind the library that are used to grow vegetables.
See Historical Society pg 3
See Parkesburg Library pg 6
Parkesburg Library To Host Garden Cleanup BY FRANCINE FULTON
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