Open Hours at the Meeting House
Our building is open to the public from 2 to 4 p.m. on the first Saturday and third Sunday of each month, March through October. Stop by for a visit!
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Open Hours at Meeting House
Our building is open to the public from 2 to 4 p.m. on the first Saturday and third Sunday of each month, March through October. Stop by for a visit!
Open Hours resume March 5
Our first Open Hours of the year will be Saturday, March 5 from 2 to 4 p.m. Come visit us at our Meeting House, located at 6510 S. Franklin Road, to peruse our museum collection or view genealogy records. The…
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Photos: Old Fashioned Christmas 2021
Thank you to everyone who helped out or attended our Old Fashioned Christmas last night! We had 62 people in attendance. Organist Jim Kemp accompanied the carol singing on our building’s antique pump organ, Nancy VanArendonk spoke about the history…
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October 21: The Black Dress & Other Stories
Join us at the Meeting House on the evening of October 21 to hear spooky stories around the campfire! We’ll share ghostly tales from local and not-so-local history, as well as the story of the (in)famous Black Dress in our…
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Old Fashioned Christmas Celebration
Join us for our annual holiday celebration! Come to the Meeting House for Christmas carols accompanied by our original antique pump organ, holiday history and stories, candle luminaria lining the walkway, cookies and punch… and quite possibly a visit from…
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The Black Dress & Other Stories
Join us in October for spooky legends around a fire! Bring a lawn chair to the Meeting House parking lot, 6510 S. Franklin Rd, at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 21st (please park next door at the south end of The…
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VIDEO: Sesquicentennial Celebration special presentations
If you missed our Sesquicentennial Celebration (or just want to revisit some highlights), you can now view the videos of the day’s special history presentations on our YouTube channel! Learn about the history of the Meeting House and Big Run…
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Thanks for a great Sesquicentennial Celebration!
On Saturday, we had over 100 visitors to our Meeting House for our building’s Sesquicentennial Celebration. The event included special history presentations, demonstrations of pieces from our collection, an exhibit on the history of the Big Run Primitive Baptist Church…
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New Permanent Exhibit: Interurban Rails
We are pleased to unveil our newest permanent display: This section of interurban rails, once laid along Hickory Road between Wanamaker and Acton, was kindly donated by Bill Luebkeman. (Special thanks to Rich Hayes of Green Acres Landscaping for installing…
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