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Christmas Candlelight

On December 9th and 10th, local reenactors portrayed the Wornall family and other 19th-century residents of Our Town during the annual Christmas Candlelight event. Proceeds supported the John Wornall House and the Alexander Majors House Museums.

Also featured in the January 21st issue of The Independent
Photo Credit: Emily Sloan

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Local reenactors portrayed the 18th century parlor game of Tableau Vivant. The actors are portraying the painting Washington Crossing the Delaware.
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Alice and Ron Willard portrayed Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and Jesse Walker McGraw portrayed Princess Helena

 

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