Event Date: September 16, 2007
Scottish Heritage Day At Peace Church Plan to attend this year’s Scottish Heritage Day, Sunday September 16 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Historic Peace Church . This event is family friendly and free to the public. Bring blankets and lawn chairs as some of the entertainment is on the lawn. The program will consist of The Loud McLeod Trio performing at 2 p.m. , followed by the Scottish Heritage Dancers. At 2:40 p.m. there will be a brief intermission with cool drinks and shortbreads and cakes behind the church. At 3 p.m. the celebration moves inside the church with three lectures about Scots-Irish immigrants , interspersed with country music from the Springtime Skyscrapers Quartet. The quartet will present music and songs traditional to the historic period under discussion. The discussions will cover Scots migration to Northern Ireland and Scots-Irish immigration to America Where and how the Scots-Irish settled in America and how they fought in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. Their culture of democracy will also be addressed. A discussion on how the Scots-Irish culture has influenced the evolution of democracy and national character in America will also be included. The Springtime Skyscrapers will present a medley finale. The program concludes at 4 p.m. Peace Church is a 208 year old limestone sanctuary located on the corner of St. John’s Church and Trindle Roads near Camp Hill. It is maintained as a museum by the Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission and is open on Sunday Afternoons from June through September for free tours and cultural events. Parking is available in the office lot directly across St. John’s Church Road; handicapped parking is available behind the Resource Center (formerly the Gift Shop). For more information contact 717-422-5486 |
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