During the Sunday morning church service at the Church of the Living Spirit on Oct 9, Alpha Husted presented a historical lecture on Jeremiah Carter, an influential founder of this place we now call Lily Dale. For without Jeremiah Carter, there would probably not be a Lily Dale!
Alpha has had a long illustrious career as a newspaper journalist and she has lived the past 20 years in Lily Dale - this combination makes for a well-researched and loving look at the history of Lily Dale.
The hours that Alpha spent researching were evident and her presentation was full of vivid detail. She told the story of the Laona Free Thinkers, Dr Moran, Dr Hedges, William Alden, and the beginnings of Lily Dale.
Alpha also presented us with a remarkable ink drawing of Jeremiah Carter created by her son. I have seen pictures of Jeremiah and it seems an accurate depiction.
As a lover of Lily Dale history, I enjoyed it all immensely, especially Alpha's story about how she found the gravestone of Dr Hedges.
I feel blessed to have attended Alpha's presentation and I look forward to more!
Alpha has had a long illustrious career as a newspaper journalist and she has lived the past 20 years in Lily Dale - this combination makes for a well-researched and loving look at the history of Lily Dale.
The hours that Alpha spent researching were evident and her presentation was full of vivid detail. She told the story of the Laona Free Thinkers, Dr Moran, Dr Hedges, William Alden, and the beginnings of Lily Dale.
Alpha also presented us with a remarkable ink drawing of Jeremiah Carter created by her son. I have seen pictures of Jeremiah and it seems an accurate depiction.
As a lover of Lily Dale history, I enjoyed it all immensely, especially Alpha's story about how she found the gravestone of Dr Hedges.
I feel blessed to have attended Alpha's presentation and I look forward to more!
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