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Dear Church Family,

I am extremely excited to introduce you to someone I am getting to know. I think it is a match

made in heaven. I hope you will fall in love!

Before I make the introduction, I need to begin this letter where I ended in the February Epistle.

Here are the last few paragraphs:

“‘Lent is about the freedom which is gained only through exposure to the

truth…. The truth we are promised if we live the demands of this season

consists not in new furniture for the mind but in exposure to the reality of

God’s presence in ourselves and the world.’ (from Martin Smith’s A

Season for the Spirit, available at

http://www.norwichbookstore.com/book/9781596280069)

“This Lent the Ad Hoc Steering Committee established by the Church Council will be following

up the Questionnaire and Small Groups that many of us participated in this Fall. The

congregation will have the opportunity to reflect on its own truth, especially what it loves and

appreciates about this church and what it dreams it will do or become—which is another way of

saying ‘the reality of God’s presence in ourselves’ and in our congregation.

“New life is coming on the other side of this wilderness, Lent insists. I look forward to preparing

for that life with you in the season ahead.”

I am excited to announce on behalf of the Ad Hoc Steering Committee that the first phase of

their work is ready for you to see and give your response. Below you will find a series of

statements that the Steering Committee has drawn out of the comments you made on the

Questionnaire and in the Small Groups this fall. They are statements of Appreciation and

statements of Dreams. A member of the Church Council has called them “beautiful, inspiring

and exciting!”

By now maybe you have figured out who I am introducing you to: YOU! These statements are

introducing you to yourself as a congregation. They describe how the reality of God’s presence

is manifesting itself in you at this time. That is what I mean by saying it is a match made in

heaven. I hope you will read these statements and fall in love with this church all over again.

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That will happen only if we have heard you correctly as we interpreted your comments from the

fall. The Steering Committee knows that there is a chance we did not get these statements just

right, so we need your input now. The instructions for what we are asking you to do follow the

statements below. We hope you will come to the vestry to give your response, but if you cannot

make it there by Sunday, April 12th, we will describe below how you can reply by email or mail.

Your response is of the utmost importance!!! These statements will inform the Search

Committee as they put together the profile that your next settled pastor will see. They will help

determine the candidates who apply and the work the next pastor will expect to do here. They

will also help me know where to direct my energy in my remaining time as your interim pastor.

If you care where the church goes from here, please be sure to respond by April 12th.

Thank you! It is an honor to be able to participate in this process with you. The lay leadership

of this congregation is outstanding. You are very well served by their gifts, their dedication and

their hard work. Please thank them directly, but you can also thank them indirectly by rewarding

their work with the favor of your response.

Blessings on your wilderness journey this Lent,

Tom

on behalf of the Ad Hoc Steering Committee:

Storme Odell (in abstentia)

Dan Perry

Penny Perryman

Carole Taylor

Rob Taylor

Marcia Tomlinson

Charlotte Welch

Ad Hoc Steering Committee

Questions 1 and 5 Summary Statements

from the Questionnaire and Small Groups, Fall 2014

Welcoming, Supportive, Loving Community:

Appreciation: We appreciate that this is an open, welcoming church family: a community of

faith where we feel comfortable and at home, valued and supported.

Dream: We dream of being a vibrant, loving church community of all ages, a safe haven where

we welcome, forgive and support one another, a church where we want to be because it is

making a positive difference in our lives throughout the week and where we take the love we

find here out into the world around us.

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Positive Attitude and Positive Way of Working:

Appreciation: We appreciate the continually renewing spirit of positivity and hope here. We

appreciate that this congregation comes together and serves well as a united community when

needed.

Dream: We dream of being a church where we work together, pooling our individual talents and

resources in the service of God. We dream of being a church that moves forward as one through

changes, challenges and compromises. We dream of being a church that maintains a

predominantly positive attitude through healthy communication and ways of negotiating our

differences of opinion to reach decisions that are in the best interest of our shared mission.

Spiritual Life and Worship:

Appreciation: We appreciate this as a safe, peaceful and comfortable place for meaningful

worship and spiritual growth.

Dream: We dream of being a church where our spiritual growth is nurtured through worship and

a variety of programs, and where we feel joy, peace and a steady deepening of Christ-like love

and faithfulness among us.

Outreach, Service and Mission:

Appreciation: We appreciate the way this congregation responds to the Christian message with a

dedication to serving those in need and supporting local and global missions.

Dream: We dream of being a church that shines like a lighted window into the community, a

beacon for social justice, increasingly engaged in works of mission and widely known for

generously serving those in need.

Youth:

Appreciation: We appreciate that this congregation provides Sunday School and other programs

for children and youth.

Dream: We dream of being a church where children are cherished, where the congregation’s

multiple generations seek ways to reach out and provide encouragement, support and programs

for youth and young families.

Heritage:

Appreciation: We appreciate the rich history of this congregation and the contributions to this

community made by the church and its members over the years.

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Growth and Revitalization:

Dream: We dream of being a church that has all the people and resources that it needs to thrive

in the service of Christ. We dream of being a church that is growing because we have made it a

welcoming, loving, helpful place where others want to participate. We dream of being a church

that provides encouragement, support and programs for our church family and the community

around us.

The Building:

Appreciation: We appreciate the church building for its physical beauty and for providing a

peaceful place to worship as well as a resource for the greater community.

Dream: We dream of maintaining an active and fully utilized church building, busy every day of

the week serving the needs of the community.

Music:

Appreciation: We appreciate the choir, the organist and a variety of music from different

traditions.

Dream: We dream of being a church with a strong music program, offering diverse music for

worship, attracting more participation in the choir, and providing a vibrant center of musical

performance for the community.

Pastor:

Appreciation: We appreciate high quality worship services and sermons that feel personal and

meaningful.

Dream: We dream of having a long-term settled pastor who can effectively serve our diverse

congregation and who is available to and involved in the wider community.

Instructions

We offer two ways for you to respond to these statements. The preferred way is for you to come

to the vestry between now and April 12th and place color dots to reflect how the statements sound

to you.

If you cannot make it to the vestry, please follow the instructions below and send the statements

back to my email address (rev.thomas.cary.kinder@gmail.com) or to the church (PO Box 387,

Bradford 05033)) to my attention. Please include any comments or suggestions as well.

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Here are the instructions:

There are eighteen statements in all that need your response, nine Appreciation statements and

nine Dreams. Under each one you will be putting two letters, corresponding to the color dots in

the vestry:

First, write G (for Green) beneath each statement if it represents your viewpoint, or R (for Red)

if it does not.

and

Second, write B (for Blue) beneath the statement if you feel it is of relatively high importance or

priority for the church, and Y (for Yellow) if you feel it is of relatively low importance or

priority.

Comments: If the statement comes close to representing your views, but you would like to see it

changed slightly, please put a G on it and write in your suggested word changes. If you have

general comments about a statement topic or about the whole process, please send us those as

well. Thank you!!!

7 pm LENTEN SERVICES:

(Feb. 22 was at our church with Pastor Jordan Shaw of Grace UMC speaking)

March 1 at Piermont Congregational Church

with Pastor Cindy Batten of West Newbury Congregational Church speaking

March 8 at Grace UMC

with Fr. Daniel Locanga of Our Lady of Perpetual Help speaking

March 15 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help

with Marcia Tomlinson of Bradford Congregational Church speaking

March 22 at West Newbury Congregational Church

with Pastor Mal Kircher of Piermont Congregational Church speaking

March 29, Palm Sunday Choir Festival at Bradford Congregational Church

This year’s theme is E.A.S.T.E.R.

All donations received are used for the important work of the Inter Church Council.

LENT: from Middle English Lenten which is from the Old English lengthen: “the spring” which comes

from Germanic langattin: “long day”

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Report from the Finance Committee

The finance committee met on a cold January night to look at the finances of our

Church. We looked at prior year budgets and actual dollars spent to develop a

proposed budget for 2015-2016. With Pastor Karen’s resignation, there was

uncertainty about the direction of this Church and this was reflected in an overall

reduction of pledges for 2014-2015. The good news is special one-time gifts and

offerings are up as is loose collections; this speaks and reflects a positive direction.

This year an early pledge commitment will be vital to final submission and passage

of a meaningful budget at Annual Meeting this coming May. With a proposed

increase of funding from Trust Funds from $ 24,000 to $ 30,000 and based upon

last year’s reduced pledges, we are looking at a proposed deficit budget of

($15,253.00).

It has been suggested in prior years by Jim Thomas of the UCC Conference that we

should look at writing and submitting Narrative Budgets. In a narrative budget we

look not at the dollar amount of each area/part of our Church, but instead describe

how each area/part relates to the overall mission of our church. Pictures certainly

could be incorporated into the narrative to bring a visual representation and

expression.

As I was thinking about this idea of a narrative budget, the summary statements of

the ad-hoc Steering Committee sat within view. These statements are to be a

reflection of comments received in the surveys and group meetings. As I read

them, as all of you soon will, I began to understand why Jim feels a narrative has

such value in our budget process. Here is just one statement (still subject to

revision): “We appreciated the church building for its physical beauty and how it

provides a peaceful place to worship as well as a resource for the greater

community”. This brings such meaning to why we budget $ for fuel oil, lights,

propane, as well as ongoing repairs and maintenance.

At our February Church Council meeting, the proposed deficit was presented with

a discussion that resulted in a consensus that pledging is an emotional thing; it is

from our heart. As one that grew up close to my grandparents who had just entered

young adulthood as the Crash of 1929 resulted in the Great Depression, it was not

money directly that was discussed but how we care for those things we do have,

which resulting in an understanding of needs versus wants; it also resulted in

understanding of the importance of working hard and saving up for those things

that we felt were very important. Yes, budgeting is something we all do; some use

spreadsheet programs and others paper and pencil; however, ultimately we separate

needs from wants and we decide on what is most important to each one of us, from

our innermost being.

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Please take time to reflect on what you appreciated about our church and how you

see our church positively impacting those around us. How will you become

involved in forming a positive future?

In that spirit we will be asking for your pledge of time, talents and gifts.

Robert Taylor

PRAYER CONCERNS

Among those who were lifted up in prayer in the past month:

Dale McLam Gary Brubaker John Corliss Bert Dodson Ren Millican

Joe & Lucia Button Perry Sweitzer Dottie Dzenis Shirley Barbe Anita

Bean Peg Claflin Ginny Moore's father Scott Welch

Our sympathy and love to the family and friends of

Louise Allen Katherine Burgess

Dear church family,

We all know from our own homes that this is a season where it's hard to keep the

floors clean, as we track in lots of dirt and snow.

And unfortunately, it's in this season that our church custodian is temporarily

unavailable. Some dedicated church members have been working hard behind the

scenes to keep the church neat and clean, but we request that when you use the

vestry, please sweep the floor after, and generally tidy up after yourself.

Thank you so much!

Best,

Bridget Peters, Diaconate Chairman

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Second Sunday in Lent

Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16

Psalm 22:23-31

Romans 4:13-25

Mark 8:31-38 Or Mark 9:2-9

Third Sunday in Lent

Exodus 20:1-17

Psalm 19

1 Corinthians 1:18-25

John 2:13-22

Fourth Sunday in Lent

Numbers 21:4-9

Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22

Ephesians 2:1-10

John 3:14-21

Fifth Sunday in Lent

Jeremiah 31:31-34

Psalm 51:1-12

or

Psalm 119:9-16

Hebrews 5:5-10

John 12:20-33

Palm Sunday

Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29

Mark 11:1-11 or

John 12:12-16

Isaiah 50:4-9a

Psalm 31:9-16

Philippians 2:5-11

Mark 14:1—15:47

or Mark 15:1-39

Lectionary Readings for Lent

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Christian Ed

Our third annual Valentine's Dinner was a

great success!

One of the best parts of this event is that

both guests and hosts always have a great

time.

The vestry was beautiful and cozy, and

the food was delicious. We received $260

in donations, half of which will be used to

update our movie equipment.

See (next) what the children decided to do

with the money raised!

Desserts galore!

The feast included gluten free

pasta and meatballs, chicken

parmesan, salad, breads, and of

course spaghetti and meat sauce!

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The kids raised money with the Valentines Dinner. The proceeds went towards

new AV equipment as well as the Humane Society the kids also choose to spend

$50.00 on food to donate to the food shelf. During Sunday school they took a field

trip to Hannaford’s where the store manager told them how to find healthy shelf

stable foods and how to see how much the food cost.

The kids purchased 47 items totaling $46.7. Once we got back to church they set

up the food so the congregation could see what they had done!

Then on March 29th, they will be hosting coffee hour. They always look forward

to serving you treats!

Women’s Fellowship! I am interested in trying to start up the Women's Fellowship again. Several have

said they wished we never closed it. If anybody is interested in becoming a part of

it let me know. I don't plan on having more than two or three meetings a year as

we don't have that many fundraisers.

Let me know your interest.

Janice Larabee

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Diaconate message: What a winter it’s been! But …

We also know our native trees and flowers, all snug beneath an insulating blanket

of deep snow, will be all the stronger and heartier and more verdant for having had

this winter. Why? Because they will have had a long, uninterrupted winter’s rest.

No January thaws threatening to jumpstart an untimely awakening, followed by a

sudden killing deep freeze. North Country deep root freezes are necessary and

good for North Country trees and flowers.

The forecast for tonight …. 5 below zero … again.

How many times have we heard this the

past months. From the Orford bridge one

sees the fresh snowmobile tracks made

on the iced-over Connecticut River,

something we haven’t seen for a number

of years! And yet, this morning the

warning came over the news that March

29th is the deadline to remove fishing

huts from Vermont’s lakes and ponds.

The morning sun now actually rises in

the sky instead of its lateral mid-winter

track. Soon we will be springing our clocks forward and feeling the jubilation of

Spring to come. (Mud and Black Fly seasons are a metaphor best left for another

message.)

Lent is a time when we pause and reflect, pray and meditate. We purposely slow

down our spiritual metabolism in order to refresh, to nourish our faith by coming to

a standstill and listening for God. The penitential aspect of Lent seems cold, harsh

… sad … but in truth it is opportunity

made apparent by its very stillness, to

ingest the truth that we do not walk this

journey alone. It is a time during which

our ego pace slows and we think of

where we are spiritually.

For us, the rejoicing of Easter Arrived is

all the sweeter and lovelier and abundant

in color and song for having come

through this Lenten journey together.

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(Following is the corrected February article)

About Capt. Trotter, from a Bradford Author’s Viewpoint:

This information is from Marguerite Grow’s book, “Stories of Old Bradford”

published in 1955.

Capt. Trotter was 9 years old when hi step-father and mother found it necessary to

“give” him to a sea captain to serve as a cabin boy. He could barely read at this

point in his life. Billy, as he was called then, knew he’d have to learn to read and

also to figure in arithmetic and geometry. He slept on a heap of straw in the hold of

the ship – a collier or coal-bearing ship. Light for the darkness was whale oil

lamps. He was befriended by the “Boson” who helped him with his studies as well

as disciplining hi. Secretly he was keeping a primitive scrapbook citing the places

they went and the weather. On the cover, he had written “Mi Log.” His captain was

named Capt. Barr. They traveled to the Isle of Man through an angry sea. Over and

over Billy was sent up the greased slippery and swaying mat to take another reef in

the mizzen top sail or to reef or half-fold the fore sail. Billy knew that the slightest

slip meant instant death. Billy always aspired to become a captain even though

very few got to be more than sailors.

He was with Capt. Barr until he was nineteen and then shipped as a common sailor

on a boat bound for the United States. He worked hard and studied every spare

minute he had so it did not take him long to become a Second Mate which was a

hard job to hold. A second mate had neither the respect of the men under him not

the favor of the boatswain and captain above him. He had to work and live with the

men who despised him and try to keep enough discipline to make them obey the

orders of the first mate and captain. He got along faster than most sailors because

he was willing to work as hard as any of them and to do any dangerous task.

When in the United States William looked for a new job. He was hired by Clark

and Nightingale of Providence, Rhode Island. This company was engage in trading

with countries all over the world. Now he had the chance to see all the places he

had dreamed of and soon progressed to first mate and finally to captain.

At this time Spain and Portugal owned most of the land in Central and South

America. Because Spain was not interested in the welfare of her American

colonies, she made laws prohibiting trade of gold and silver with any colony other

than Spanish or Spanish controlled colonies. They could only barter with their

other goods – rubber or sugar cane. Therefore, Spain controlled nearly all the gold

and silver in the world. Companies encouraged their captains to get paid in gold

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and silver and to smuggle it out of South America. For this the captains received

extra pay. Capt. Trotter became quite skillful at smuggling gold and silver out of

Central and South America and became a very rich man.

Ms. Grow also tells the story of his first wife helping him with his smuggling as I

told you in a previous article.

Capt. Trotter retired to Bradford at thirty-seven years of age and built Trotter

House approximately where the Merchants Bank is now. It was three stories high

with the gable end toward the street and an upstairs and downstairs porch

supported by white pillars. To the south of the house were the stables, and beyond

those were the buildings housing the various businesses which he had built. On the

meadow below and behind Trotter House and the stables was the long row of

sheds, his distillery for changing grain into whiskey and his cotton factory.

Another story told by Ms. Grow is this: On approaching his store, he spotted a

crowd of hooting boys. He pushed his way through and saw that it was not an

animal they were heckling but a small ragged boy, a peddler of pins and needles.

He quickly sent the bullies on their way and put a protective arm around the

frightened boy. The boy explained that he and his father had come over from

Ireland and were on their way to Canada to make a new home. He had become

separated from his father and was lost. Capt. Trotter told the boy he needed

someone to clerk in his store as his clerk was going to Newburyport,

Massachusetts with a load of free good as there had been a huge fire there.

He took a bolt of men’s suit material from the shelf and assured the boy Francis

Kelly that he knew a lady who would make a suit of clothing for him. The other

boys in Bradford were very envious of him that night for Francis Kelly was living

with Capt. Trotter and hearing the story of the spear given him by the Hawaiian

King Kamehameha the first. He told him that there were about twenty islands in

the Sandwich Islands, eight or moiré are inhabited. The rest are just volcanoes. He

went on to say that each of tem had a king until Kamehameha united them. He was

called the Napoleon of the Pacific. Capt. Trotter went on to tell Francis the history

of these island discovered in 1778 when the Captain was 190 years old. Francis

wanted to know what this king looked like. Capt. Trotter said when he knew him

he was about 50 years old, his face was wrinkled, he had thick lips and a large

squatty nose, and keen dark eyes.

In answer to Francis’ inquiry about what they had to eat at a banquet, Capt. Trotter

said, “Roast dog which they ate every day, and in honor of the occasion, roast

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pork, chicken, wild birds, and birds’ eggs. For vegetables we had sweet potatoes of

which they raise many; taro, a kind of plant of which they eat the leaves and stems;

seaweed which they ate raw; coconut sprouts and leaves, pandarnus seeds; and

breadfruit, a big round fruit that grows on tall trees. Then there was ‘poi.’ That is a

kind of starchy paste made from taro roots. For desserts we had coconuts, bananas,

pandarnus nuts, chestnuts, and berries. We drank the water of green coconuts in

honor of the occasion.”

Capt. Trotter went on to describe their clothing, entertainment and games the

children played.

Eventually Francis’ Dad returned for his son. Just imagine the exciting stories

Francis told him!

About the author: Marguerite was the daughter of Angrer and Florence Martin

Grows and was born in 1905. She grew up in Bradford, was a graduate of Bradford

Academy in 1923. When I knew Marguerite, she lived across Route 5 from me in

the house now owned by Reginald and Ruth Bishop. She was the teacher at the

Valley School in North Thetford and had me type the manuscript of her 2nd book,

“Long Ago in Bradford.” She died December 21, 1962 and is buried with her

parents in the Upper Plain Cemetery. If I find more information when I return to

Bradford, I will write a postscript for a future “Epistle.”

Eris, Historian

Church Families from Long Ago – Part I - The Farnhams

The original spelling of this family name was “Farnum.” The Farnums came

from England and first settled in Andover, MA. The first of the family married in

1658 just fifteen years after the town was settled. His name was Ralph Farnum.

Roswell Farnum, Sr. was a descendant of the sixth generation of that early Farnum.

He was born in Plymouth, NH in 1792 and married first Ruth Bixby of Piermont,

NH. They had one son, Cyrus Conant who was born in Haverhill, NH June 27,

1818. Cyrus died in Memphis, TN February 26, 1863 while employed by the

Military Telegraph Dept. of the U.S. Government.

After Ruth died, Mr. Farnum married her sister Nancy April 29, 1822. They had

a son Roswell born in Boston, MA July 23, 1827 and a daughter Laura Ann. In

1830 the family moved to Haverhill, MA and in 1838 or 1840 moved to a farm in

Bradford, VT. Nancy was a member of the Congregational Church and died in

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Bradford at the age of 66 on January 30, 1860; her husband died on December 20,

1866 at the age of 68. Around this time or soon after, the younger members of the

family by mutual consent changed their name from Farnum to Farnham which they

believed to be the original and correct spelling of their name.

Roswell Farnham, Jr. attended Bradford Academy and in 1847 entered the

Junior Class of the Vermont University from which he graduated in 1849. He

immediately went to teach in Dunham, Quebec and taught in the Academy for a

little over a year. While there he married Mary Elizabeth Johnson born January 19,

1828, daughter of Ezekiel Johnson of Bradford. From Dunham they went to

Franklin, VT to teach in the Academy for over three years. In 1854 they were

called to take charge of Bradford Academy where they taught for over two years.

In 1857 Mr. Farnham was admitted to the practice of law at the Orange County

Bar. In 1859 he was elected States Attorney for Orange County, a position he held

for three years.

At the beginning of the Civil War in 1861, he was a

Corporal in the Bradford Guards. When the company was

reorganized to go into the field, he was elected and

commissioned to serve as a second Lieutenant and served

for three months at

Fortress Monroe and

Newport News,

Virginia in the First

Vermont Regiment of which the Bradford

Guards formed a part. He was at the Battle of

Big Bethel and acted as Provost Marshall of

all the forces at Newport News while he was

there. (photo sources: UVM digital and NY

Times)

On return to Vermont in August 1861, he resumed his practice of law; but in

1862 he resigned as State Attorney, was elected Captain of the Bradford Guards

and increased that Company to the full number required by the Government. The

Guards enlisted into the Twelfth Regiment and became Company H. Capt.

Farnham was appointed Lieutenant Colonel by Vermont Governor Holbrook. Mrs.

Farnham accompanied him for several exciting months. At the close of this second

term, he returned to his law practice in Bradford. He was elected to the Vermont

Senate in 1868 and 1869. In 1868 Colonel Farnham built for his family a lovely

home, which at that time was considered one of the best houses in the Village

(some say it was built in 1864). This home was later given by bequest from his

daughter Florence Osgood to our church. This house is now owned by David & Sol

Gaiser.

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Colonel Roswell Farnham was nominated for

Governor of Vermont in 1880 and served in that

capacity through 1882. He served three years as a

member of the State Board of Education and as

National Bank Examiner for the State of Vermont in

1889. Roswell and Mary Farnham had three

children: Charles Cyrus, born May 9, 1864;

Florence Mary, born October 30, 1866; and William

Mille, born July 5, 1869. For more information on

Florence Mary, see my articles on her as a Trust

Fund donor and also with regard to the stained glass

window given in her memory.

Both Roswell and Mary were members of our

church. Rev. McKeen says of them, “Colonel

Farnham and wife have for years been active

members of this church and persevering advocates and promoters of the best

interests of society generally.” He served as Clerk of our church from January

1880 to March of 1888 and from December 1894 to January 1899. He died January

5, 1903. The stained glass window was dedicated in his and his wife’s memory on

November 9, 1914. This may be the second oldest stained glass window in our

church.

Mary Elizabeth Johnson Farnham died January 16, 1913. Both Mr. & Mrs.

Farnham are buried in the Bradford Upper Plain Cemetery.

When I researched this family in 1991 as Chair for the House Tom for the VT

Bicentennial of statehood (1791-1991), I tried to locate the farm where Roswell

lived in his teenage years. I could not find the location for certain. Marguerite

Grow indicates in her book “Stories of Old Bradford” that it was on the Vermont

bank of the Connecticut River … probably on the Lower Plain. She writes, “ … on

the way to college on the coach that went past Roswell’s house on the crossroads

to Piermont, over Saddleback, and onto the Barre stagecoach road.”

If I find more information when I return to Vermont, I will write an additional

article.

Eris, Historian

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Memorial Lilies 2015 Order Form

Please place your order for this year's memorial lilies on or before March 31st.

Easter Sunday is April 5th.

1. $15.98 each.

20% of the purchase is donated to the UCC Flower Fund by the florist.

2. Make your check out to: UCC Flower Fund.

3. Print the name of the person(s) it is to be in memory of (as you wish it to be

printed in the bulletin insert).

4. Print your name on the “from” line (also as you wish it to be printed in the

bulletin insert).

5. Print to whom the plant should be delivered and give instructions if needed.

6. We will have large name tags in each plant – please look for correct name.

7. Help will be needed to deliver plants.

8. Mail the check and this form to:

Janice Larabee, P.O. Box 216, Bradford, VT 05033 In Memory of:

From:

Deliver to: