| Greetings from the Worthington Historical Society, Our exhibit Harriett Langdon Pruyn Rice (1868-1935): Seeing Worthington Through A Different Lens, went up earlier this summer and has been earning rave reviews. Visiting hours will be Sunday, August 20, from 10 to 1 at the Worthington Historical Society building, 6 Williamsburg Road, by the roundabout and across from the post office and Corners Grocery. The exhibit includes approximately 50 photographs taken by this remarkable amateur photographer from about 1892 through 1906. Iced tea and cookies will be on hand. More details on the exhibit are below.Afterwards you can visit the South Worthington Church for their annual “Conwell Sunday” at 2:00. This beautiful and historic church usually opens just once a year for this memorable event. Along with the usual hymns and playing of the church organ, the church’s caretakers have a unique program in store: “We have recently rediscovered teachers’ records from Sunday schools that were held in the South Worthington Methodist Church. We will be recreating one of those Sunday school meetings…and perhaps having more fun than the students did back in the day. Come ready to choose the name of a student, find out how your alter ego did, and prepare to take the consequences!” Here’s a view from the church balcony:  |
| More on the Harriet Rice exhibit on display August 20 Harriet L. P. Rice, who married a Worthington native, lived in Albany, New York, and stayed in Worthington during the summers. Her photos of Town residents – taken free of charge in their homes, fields, pastures, and door-yards – are magnificent depictions of New England’s hardscrabble residents in their familiar and well-worn environs.The exhibit also includes her journal entries and photos of her husband, child, and Worthington residence. These photos were used to illustrate a re-printed edition of Snow-bound: A Winter Idyl, an extraordinarily popular poem published in 1866 by John Greenleaf Whittier.A detailed overview of the exhibit, with historical background and excerpts from her journals, can be downloaded at this link. This exhibit is supported in part by a grant from the Worthington Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. Other news Don’t forget that courtesy of WHS, you can get free admission for up to four people to Historic Deerfield, a museum dedicated to the heritage of the Connecticut River Valley. The free passes are held at the Worthington Library and can be signed out during library hours. Our next WHS event will be Night of the Living Dead VII on Saturday, September 16, 6:00pm at Center Cemetery on Sam Hill Road.At this designated time, a few spectres will rise from their resting places to vent their long-suppressed feelings to the living. The rain date will be the next day, same time. Admission is free. Hope to see you on August 20 at the exhibit! ~The Worthington Historical Society  |
