… A story worth remembering

Former Williston resident Mark Hutchins, now a Californian, is constructing a first-person history of the restoration of the Old Brick Church in the 1960s for eventual archiving at the Dorothy Alling Memorial Library. This is part 1 of his first installment for the archives. Part 2 will be published in next week’s Observer, and the full history of the building’s restoration will be available at the library later this year.

“For three years, the town came together to save the church from demolition, as the owners had plans to sell the land for a gas station site,” Hutchins said. “Today the Old Brick Church is a much-loved landmark of Williston, thanks predominantly to a bunch of kids who worked hard to preserve it and inspired their parents and others to support their efforts. It is a story worth remembering.”