Vol. 7 No. 2 www.thaddeusstevenssociety.com Fall 2005
The Thaddeus Stevens Society will meet on Saturday, September 17, at 4 p.m. at the house of Maryann Craver at 138 W. Middle Street in Gettysburg.
Maryann lives in a house once owned by Thaddeus Stevens that has been restored to its appearance in the nineteenth century. Stevens was one of the largest property owners in Gettysburg in the 1830s.
Besides a tour of the house, there will be a business session at the meeting. For more information, call Ross Hetrick at 717-334-5227 or email contact@thaddeusstevenssociety.com
New Website
A new Thaddeus Stevens Society website has been set up recently at thaddeusstevenssociety.com. The site has a a variety of links at the bottom, which include information about biographies, the Lancaster house project, his iron mill at Caledonia and links to other Stevens sites. There is even a link to the Stevens joke book. The website will be constantly updated with the goal of becoming the the clearinghouse for all things concerning Thaddeus Stevens.
Generous Donation
The Society received a very generous donation of $1,000 from Kingsley and Mary Evans Smith in April. Mary is a descendant of Stevens's brother, Joshua Stevens. She and her husband, Kingsley, came up from Maryland to attend the events surrounding Stevens's birthday on April 4. This is the largest donation ever made to the Society and we greatly appreciate it.
The Society will be participating in the Adams County Heritage Festival on Sunday, September 18, from noon to 5 p.m. The fesitval, which celebrates the history and diversity of Adams County will be held at the recreation park in Gettysburg. We will have a booth at the event where we will distribute information about Thaddeus Stevens and sign up new members. If you would like to help out, please call Ross Hetrick at 717-334-5227 or email contact@thaddeusstevenssociety.com
Caledonia Blacksmith Shop
The blacksmith shop at Caledonia State Park has been open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays during the summer and will continue this schedule until Labor Day. The shop, which is the last remaining building of Steven's iron mill operation, is open from noon to 2 p.m. on Fridays and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. On Saturday and Sunday the shop is staffed by Pam Sheirer, who is an actual blacksmith and entertains vistors with pounding hot metal into intricate forms. It is definitely worth the time to visit the shop near Chambersburg.
This Tiffany stained glass window of Thaddeus Stevens is for sale on ebay for $52,000. If you have any thoughts on how we could get it, let us know. To To see the ebay listing, click here::
Stevens Stain Glass Window