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SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXI • NO 28
Sportsmen’s Event To Feature Dinner, Prizes BY FRANCINE FULTON
Chester County Backyard Bucks will present the group’s annual Freedom Dinner/Sportsmen’s Event on Saturday, Sept. 11, at Wagontown Fire Company, 412 W. Kings Highway (Route 340), Wagontown. The event, which will feature dinner, silent and live auctions and prize giveaways, is open to people of all ages, including
hunters and non-hunters alike. Doors will open at 4 p.m. for a social hour, and there will be hors d’oeuvres and games. The silent auction will also be open, offering items such as nature-related artwork, fishing and hunting trips and coolers. “We will have hunting and fishing equipment, (including) handmade fishing rods,” said Art Lyle, one of the event organizers. See Sportsmen’s Event pg 2
Darlene Colón (far, left) dressed as Lydia Hamilton Smith, visits with decsendants of Peter Woods, who was involved in the Christiana Resistance.
Christiana Historical Society Sets Anniversary Event he Christiana Historical Society will hold its annual anniversary open house on Saturday, Sept. 11, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Activities will include historical exhibits and programs, re-enactors, book signings by local authors and a treasure hunt. The event is designed to highlight the Christiana Resistance, a slave rebellion that took place in
Civil War reenactors will be present at the open house.
was killed in the conflict, and others were wounded. About 40 people both black and Quaker - were arrested and held for trial on the charge of treason. A team of lawyers, led by Congressman Thaddeus Stevens of Lancaster, came to their defense and won. The event marked one of the first episodes of African American resistance to the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act. Events on Sept. 11 will be held at what was once known as the Zercher Hotel, 11 Green St., Christiana, the building in which those arrested were held while waiting to be transported to Philadelphia for a trial at Independence Hall, as well as at the neighboring historic property of William Brinton. Because it is the 170th anniversary of the Resistance, this year’s celebration will offer even more attractions, according to Christiana Historical Society president Darlene Colón. She is also a re-enactor and portrays Lydia Hamilton Smith, business partner of Thaddeus Stevens.
Limeville United Methodist Church (UMC) will offer an afternoon of family fun at its annual Kid Carnival on Saturday, Sept. 11, from 4 to 6 p.m. Activities will include face painting, sand art, children’s games and a puppet show. All events will take place outdoors in a grassy area behind the church, and there will be no charge for any of the activities. “We will have a bounce house, a barrel train ride and seven carnival-type games,”
See Anniversary Event pg 7
See Carnival pg 6
Youths who attend the Freedom Dinner/Sportsmen’s Event may win hunting- and fishing-related prizes.
Church To Offer Free Family Carnival BY FRANCINE FULTON
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