Saturday's Internet Edition, May 17, 2008.
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| MUSICIANS TREATED VISITORS at the 38th Annual Queen of the Trinity Star Pilgrimage to the sounds of a bygone era as they dined on a meal of “Southern Low Country” cooking. Pictured are, l-r, Arthur Ellis and Dan Woods, both of Fairfield, who played colonial dances such as “The Virginia Reel” and hymns including “Amazing Grace.” |
Each year visitors to the historic home experience the culture of a bygone era through food, music and southern hospitality courtesy of the Fairfield History Club.
The annual event included dinner on the grounds, a Tom Thumb style show, docent tours of the historic house, a bake sale, an historic melodrama, a Civil War re-enactment and musical entertainment.
Also present at the event were community artists and exhibitors from the Freestone County Museum and the Johnson-Sayers-Nettles Camp, No. 1012 of Teague.
Diners were treated to a Southern Low Country menu of fried chicken, honey-glazed ham, creamy mashed potatoes, seasoned purple-hull peas, collared greens cooked with salt pork, cheese grits, homemade bread-n- butter pickles, hot rolls, fresh fruit salad and a variety of
delectable desserts.
Throughout the afternoon visitors listened to music provided by Fairfield residents Arthur Ellis and Dan Woods who completed the atmosphere with tunes like "The Virginia Reel" and "Amazing Grace."
Following the meal, guests gathered on the front lawn for a style show that showcased clothing from area retailers Almost Paradise and Kennedy's Korner.
Afterwards, students from Fairfield high school performed an historic melodrama melding the life of W.L. Moody with Margaret Mitchell's "Gone With The Wind."
When the production ended, the Val Verde Battery fired 2 rounds on a 10-year-old Mountain Howitzer cannon thrilling visitors and the rest of the neighborhood.
Underwritting this year’s event was Community National Bank and Trust of Fairfield.
Money raised from ticket sales benefits the Fairfield History Club's local and GFWC/TFWC projects.